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Postpartum: Mainichi – How Personal Experience Became a Game

Posted on November 12, 2012 by Mattie Brice

This will be a design article on my game Mainichi, aiming to be insight to my thought process during its creation and serve as a guide for others to make games. To get the most out of this, download Mainichi … Continue reading →

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Metatopia 2012 – Panel Schedule

Posted on October 29, 2012 by Jonathan

There’s a designer convention coming up next week in Morristown, NJ. It’s called Metatopia, and it’s main focus is to let designers come out and playtest their new games with a wide group of people who are interested in seeing … Continue reading →

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Should game developers avoid triggering players’ PTSD?

Posted on August 13, 2012 by Zoya

This post might contain triggers due to discussions of PTSD. It’s nice on a blog like this to be able to see a trigger warning and then make an informed decision about whether or not to read on. Edge magazine … Continue reading →

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WisCon Panel “Gender and Class in Gaming”

Posted on June 12, 2012 by Gunthera1

The Shepard/My avatar discussion from WisCon was one of several gaming related panels this year. A section titled “Gender and Class in Gaming” had the following description: This panel uses Dragon Age II, Mass Effect and classic tabletop games as … Continue reading →

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Same Sex Romance and Mass Effect 3

Posted on May 22, 2012 by Gunthera1

Though rare, same sex romance options are not new to video games. We have seen them Jade Empire, The Sims, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, and the Dragon Age series. But lately, BioWare has had some shining moments in this … Continue reading →

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The Border House Podcast – Interview: Choice of Games Designer Heather Albano

Posted on October 27, 2011 by Mattie Brice

  A first of hopefully many to come, this is TBH Podcast’s answer to the community’s request for experts in the industry to speak on diversity issues. I had an awesome time talking with Heather Albano, designer at Choice of … Continue reading →

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Armor Watch

Posted on August 25, 2011 by Gunthera1

We have written about women’s armor in video games several times. Too often we see characters in plate mail bikinis and high heels. But a Tumblr titled Women Fighters in Reasonable Armor has me looking for some positive examples of … Continue reading →

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Duke Nukem Forever – Wallowing in sexism

Posted on March 26, 2011 by Gunthera1

  In some games we find sexism buried within plot points or seen through the stereotyped portrayals of female characters. Duke Nukem Forever is not one of those games. There is no need to look deeply into gameplay or storyline … Continue reading →

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Life Flashes By: A Conversation

Posted on February 7, 2011 by Denis Farr

One of our staff writers released a game last November. Considering it is a game that features a middle-aged woman as the protagonist, it seems odd that we never actually, you know, provided our readers here with a link. What … Continue reading →

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An Open Letter to Destructoid on Jim Sterling’s Misogyny

Posted on February 4, 2011 by Guest

The following is a guest post by Anna Anthropy: Anna Anthropy is a white, transdyke game designer, critic, and sadist. She is interested in the dynamics between the game designer and game player, and works to enable all people to … Continue reading →

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