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JE Sawyer Comments on Writing Characters From Marginalized Groups

JE Sawyer, lead gameplay designer and project director of Fallout New Vegas, recently commented on his personal blog regarding how to write characters hailing from marginalized groups in video games. In this post, he notes four major points: “Represent marginalized

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JE Sawyer Comments on Writing Characters From Marginalized Groups

JE Sawyer, lead gameplay designer and project director of Fallout New Vegas, recently commented on his personal blog regarding how to write characters hailing from marginalized groups in video games. In this post, he notes four major points: “Represent marginalized

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Mass Effect 3 Live Action Trailer

Get. Hype. Bioware is getting ridiculously good at trailers, aren’t they? Things of interest: ‘real life’ omnitool, Reapers and Husks. Oh, and major cities being attacked.

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Mass Effect 3 Live Action Trailer

Get. Hype. Bioware is getting ridiculously good at trailers, aren’t they? Things of interest: ‘real life’ omnitool, Reapers and Husks. Oh, and major cities being attacked.

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Roundup of Unusual Size: Stock Drops and Bouncy Castles

Nightmare Mode is republishing Dire Critic’s ‘Roundup of Unusual Size’, a collection of links put together by site friend, Kris Ligman. It’s like Critical Distance, except we post on the six days of the week that Ben Abraham doesn’t, and

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Roundup of Unusual Size: Stock Drops and Bouncy Castles

Nightmare Mode is republishing Dire Critic’s ‘Roundup of Unusual Size’, a collection of links put together by site friend, Kris Ligman. It’s like Critical Distance, except we post on the six days of the week that Ben Abraham doesn’t, and

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Is Anya Stroud Being Changed To Fit Gender Stereotypes In Gears of War 3?

Full disclosure: the post has been edited to address some of the issues brought up in the comments. Oh, one of these posts, you may be thinking to yourself. Let’s just get some things out of the way before I

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Is Anya Stroud Being Changed To Fit Gender Stereotypes In Gears of War 3?

Full disclosure: the post has been edited to address some of the issues brought up in the comments. Oh, one of these posts, you may be thinking to yourself. Let’s just get some things out of the way before I

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Roundup of Unusual Size: I am transfarring this to you FROM THE PAST.

Nightmare Mode is republishing Dire Critic’s ‘Roundup of Unusual Size’, a collection of links put together by site friend, Kris Ligman. It’s like Critical Distance, except we post on the six days of the week that Ben Abraham doesn’t, and

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Roundup of Unusual Size: I am transfarring this to you FROM THE PAST.

Nightmare Mode is republishing Dire Critic’s ‘Roundup of Unusual Size’, a collection of links put together by site friend, Kris Ligman. It’s like Critical Distance, except we post on the six days of the week that Ben Abraham doesn’t, and

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Rocket Bear Games Announces Public Beta For Infested Planet

After a year of development, the upcoming debut game by Alex Vostrov is finally launching a beta on June 21st. Infested Planet is a top-down procedurally generated RTS which pits players against a relentless alien swarm which adapts and drastically

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Rocket Bear Games Announces Public Beta For Infested Planet

After a year of development, the upcoming debut game by Alex Vostrov is finally launching a beta on June 21st. Infested Planet is a top-down procedurally generated RTS which pits players against a relentless alien swarm which adapts and drastically

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Roundup of Unusual Size: The ABCDs of the Day – Anime, Bayonetta, Cupcakes and Death

Nightmare Mode is republishing Dire Critic’s ‘Roundup of Unusual Size’, a collection of links put together by site friend, Kris Ligman. It’s like Critical Distance, except we post on the six days of the week that Ben Abraham doesn’t, and

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Roundup of Unusual Size: The ABCDs of the Day – Anime, Bayonetta, Cupcakes and Death

Nightmare Mode is republishing Dire Critic’s ‘Roundup of Unusual Size’, a collection of links put together by site friend, Kris Ligman. It’s like Critical Distance, except we post on the six days of the week that Ben Abraham doesn’t, and

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UPDATED: Who Is and Who Isn't On The Develop 100?

Heck, you may be asking yourself what IS the Develop 100 at the moment, no? For those of you not in the know, the Develop 100 is an effort not unlike Metacritic, except it aims to rank development studios around

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UPDATED: Who Is and Who Isn't On The Develop 100?

Heck, you may be asking yourself what IS the Develop 100 at the moment, no? For those of you not in the know, the Develop 100 is an effort not unlike Metacritic, except it aims to rank development studios around

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El Shaddai Dated, Trailer, Box Art, Website and More

Ignition Entertainment have officially announced the release date for El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron for North American shores. Mark your calendar, folks, it’s slated to release on July 26th. The game will launch September 9th for those of you

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El Shaddai Dated, Trailer, Box Art, Website and More

Ignition Entertainment have officially announced the release date for El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron for North American shores. Mark your calendar, folks, it’s slated to release on July 26th. The game will launch September 9th for those of you

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The Future of The Xbox Brand and Shifting Marketing Strategies In The Gaming Industry

Too often we berate companies like Microsoft for being out of touch with what their consumers actually want, for exhibiting an utter lack of introspection. In the latest Microsoft Blog, however, it has becomes clear that this isn’t the case

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The Future of The Xbox Brand and Shifting Marketing Strategies In The Gaming Industry

Too often we berate companies like Microsoft for being out of touch with what their consumers actually want, for exhibiting an utter lack of introspection. In the latest Microsoft Blog, however, it has becomes clear that this isn’t the case

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