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Weekly DLC: Border House News Roundup
Walkthrough Releases: …What did come out this week? Hawken? Anything else? Guild Wars 2‘s Wintersday event, held this Wendesday, pushed the game to the top of the PC downloads. (PC Gamer) Here’s the list of events. Naughty Dog studios, the … Continue reading
News Roundup: Thanksgiving Eve
Big release this week was Call of Duty: Black Ops 2. All right then…Oh, and a certain CIA Director turned real-life soap opera star has a rather prominent cameo (WSJ) …And struggling MMORPG Star Wars: The Old Republic went free-to-play … Continue reading
[Linkspam] Across the Divide
Hungry for something to read? Here’s a few articles that are worth your while. Sexism in Eve: Male Privilege (Haberdashers Run Amok): “Then we wonder why women don’t play EvE. We assume they don’t want to play it because it’s … Continue reading
Recommended Reading (And Watching)
Got a lot of good things to read on the internet, stranger! Issue 8 – Ctrl+Alt+Defeat. Our own editor, Gunthera, guest edited this month’s issue of Ctrl+Alt+Defeat, which focuses on diversity issues. A number of Border House authors (including yours … Continue reading
Posted in General Gaming
Tagged cosplay, ctrlaltdefeat, Deirdra Kiai, fake geek girls, linkspam, noshowconf, recommended reading, satire
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Lara Croft Reboot Link Roundup
Trigger warnings: discussions of rape. I quickly wrote my post last week, Lara Croft Reboot: Vulnerability Galore!, in order to make a quick assessment of the new Tomb Raider trailer and now widely sited Kotaku E3 interview with the game’s … Continue reading
Posted in Console Games
Tagged Kotaku, lara croft, linkspam, rape, rape culture, tomb raider, women
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[Linkspam] Across the Divide – 3/15/2012
Some interesting reads from around the web: U R so gay! Homophobia in gaming and why it hurts (Atomic) “Why is ‘gay!’ the first thing that a lot of people in gaming circles reach for when they need a … Continue reading
[Linkspam] Across the Divide
Here’s some things around the web that I read, and you should too! (or not, up to you) The Lovely, Colorful Platformer Scarygirl Arrives on XBLA (Kotaku): A ridiculously cute game with a young girl as the main character … Continue reading
[Linkspam] Across the Divide – 2/12/2012
Hope everyone is having a great 2012 so far! I’ve been trying to stay caught up with the influx of great posts showing up all over the web. Here are a few to share with you: The Return of … Continue reading
Across the Divide: 6/23/2011
Before I get to the links, I wanted to bring our readers’ attention to a fundraiser for the Sylvia Rivera Law Project that is being organized by TBH author Quinnae. SRLP is “a nonprofit legal aid organization that helps low … Continue reading
Across the Divide: 3/7/2011
Brought to you by this adorable video of my 4 month old Boxer harassing our 8 year old Min Pin for a treat: I play with you (WoW Official Forums): [Trigger Warning for ableism] “I work hard to be the … Continue reading

