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Tag Archives: fighting games
Harassment in nerd spaces, and encouraging honesty
by Maddy, originally posted at Metroidpolitan Maddy writes about video games and geek culture for the Boston Phoenix magazine, and she manages their website. In her free time, she plays the keytar and makes cosplays. She is composing a musical … Continue reading
Posted in General Gaming
Tagged anime boston, conventions, fighting games, harassment, sexism
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Recommended Reading: Ada Lovelace Day Edition
It’s Ada Lovelace Day! If you don’t know, Ada Lovelace Day is a day for celebrating and recognizing women in STEM fields. There ALD website has a directory of articles about women in STEM for today, but there are two … Continue reading
Posted in General Gaming, Web
Tagged Ada Lovelace Day, dear ada, fight night, fighting games, harassment, sexism
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Why King of Fighters Makes Me Hate Myself
The following is a guest post from Jean-Paul Malone: Jean-Paul Malone is a white, bisexual cis-male from Scotland who has been gaming since the heady days of the Sinclair ZX Spectrum 48k. He likes 2D fighting games a lot, but … Continue reading
Posted in Console Games, General Gaming
Tagged character design, fighting games, King of Fighters, kof, sexism
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