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Why can’t we all just play nice?
I’m relatively new to the concept of esports, games that feature professionally ranked teams who make a living out of competing in tournaments for large prizes. In fact, I’m actually a spring chicken when it comes to competitive games … Continue reading
Hate Speech in Online Games
Main stream news site MSNBC has published an article about the widespread use of hate speech in online games. It’s an introduction to what many of us have either experiences first hand, have friends who’ve experienced abuse online, or we … Continue reading
Posted in Console Games, General Gaming, MMORPGs, Virtual Worlds
Tagged abuse, hate speech, homophobia, misogyny, online games, racism, sexism, speech
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The dilemma of character versus gameplay
Last week on the blog we ran a cool piece by Jadelyn on playing female characters in games and it got me thinking. I ended up going on a thinking trip about Zoey, then to Lilith from Borderlands, and then … Continue reading
Posted in General Gaming
Tagged abilities, Android, board games, Borderlands, characters, decisions, equality, Fantasy Flight Games, gender, min-max, MMORPG, online games, opinion, RPG, Soul Calibur
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