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“Plague, Inc.” Will Put You in the Mood to Destroy the World

This is the opposite of the games I usually play and it is a very welcome break. There is no plot. I AM the plot.

dufrau —

Jul 6, 2017

game review

Nerd Culture

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“What Remains of Edith Finch” is Trying to Break Your Heart

You are sure that you are marching each Finch toward their death, and you want to do something different, but these stories have already been written.

Jenna —

Jun 22, 2017

queer your tech

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Four Totally Weirdo Apps That Are Useful and Fun

The world can only be described with that upside down smiley face emoji; here are some apps that make like the 20th century Dadaist movement had smartphones.

A.E. Osworth —

Jun 10, 2017

game review

Nerd Culture

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“Prey” Has It All: Scary Space Monsters and A Canonically Queer Female Protagonist

I died a lot of times! I also collected every piece of trash I ever saw, turned myself into a bottle of whiskey to sneak into a narrow doorway, and…

dufrau —

Jun 8, 2017

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video games

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Making Imaginary Wine While The World Burns

Taking on a virtual vineyard in “Terroir” turned out to be the best way to cope with 2017.

Heather Davidson —

Jun 6, 2017

game review

video games

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“Little Nightmares” Is Full of Grown-Up Terror

So basically, in summary, they took all the things you were afraid of as a child and they made a four-hour-long game that I recommend.

Jenna —

May 25, 2017

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Four Affordable Games with Weird, Escapist Worlds For Escaping To

These games were low or no-cost investments for me that have yielded hours of forgetting exactly how bad things are right now.

A.E. Osworth —

May 20, 2017

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Add Queer & Trans Developers to One 52-Hour Train Ride, Get Rad Inclusive Games

Whether through choices in game design or getting to know other queer attendees, many of us found Train Jam to be an amazing opportunity to express our identities, learn new…

Creatrix Tiara —

May 15, 2017

game review

Nerd Culture

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“Everything” Is a Video Game, Maybe

“You have to wonder which things came and went while you were busy being Saturn and now you maybe won’t have a chance to be them ever at all.”

dufrau —

May 11, 2017

Nerd Culture

queer your tech

geekery

8 More Women Gamers on YouTube and Twitch

Because you can never have a stable of too many awesome folks making video game videos without the heaping dose of toxic masculinity.

A.E. Osworth —

Apr 29, 2017

game review

video games

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“Ladykiller in a Bind” Is the Surprise Love Story I Didn’t Know I Needed

Think of the 2001 Disney Channel Original Movie Motocrossed without the bikes and plus a whole lot of kink.

Jenna —

Apr 27, 2017

Nerd Culture

queer your tech

geekery

11 Women Gamers Who Let You Watch Along on YouTube and Twitch

You never have to watch a cis white dude play video games again.

A.E. Osworth —

Apr 22, 2017