She’s Just Not That Into You
April 11, 2009 – 10:45 am | 11 Comments

On a recent trip up to Chicago, I attended an event called “A Girlfriend’s Guide to Gaming” — a sweet little cocktail soirée aimed at twentysomething women and introducing them to the Nintendo brand.

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The Killcreek Curse
September 21, 2008 – 11:04 pm | 9 Comments
The Killcreek Curse

Ever since Stevie “Killcreek” Case burst out on the gaming scene in 1996 to beat John Romero at his own game (one of the good ones he worked on, Quake, not the infamous one that …

ET: Quake Wars may give you a malignant tumor!
May 30, 2008 – 12:26 pm | 7 Comments

Okay NOT REALLY!! But whenever I get asked about this game (I’ve been playing it a LOT lately, it’s ten tons of fun), and people find out that there is no standard deathmatch in …

Macho Males: Sexism and Objectification in Video Games
May 22, 2008 – 10:07 am | 35 Comments
Macho Males: Sexism and Objectification in Video Games

I’m sure that many of the males out there are so sick and tired of walking around (innocently minding their own business) and hearing women shout things like, “Hey you, the fireman over there, come …

An Unreal (III) Obsession: Confessions of a Girl in Love
May 17, 2008 – 1:19 am | 11 Comments

No no, c’mon guys, don’t stop reading just because you think this is going to get mushy. Sure I am in love, but at least it’s with a game! If you must know the sordid …

Video Games beneficial to society, schools, and the children!
May 3, 2008 – 10:32 am | 19 Comments

More ammo for the gamer arsenal!! Scholarly research demonstrates that video games offer intricate learning experiences and are the forerunners of instructional tools that will determine how we learn in the future.

Enemy Territory Infomercial?
April 30, 2008 – 4:50 pm | 15 Comments

The new trailer for the console version of Enemy-Territory: Quake Wars is officially my new favorite video game advertisement ever (replacing the dark and yet compelling Gears of War commercial that featured Gary Jules’ version of Mad World). Stop playing GTA4 for a second and watch it here!