Persona is a game series that means a lot to many different people. Originally splitting from the Shin Megami Tensei series, Persona 1, known as Revelations: Persona was released in 1996 and has continued to be a staple JRPG series […]
Lessons Learned From Games: Final Fantasy IV and Redemption
Games have been a big part in helping me work with what I cope with, or at least has been enough of a distraction in the times in which it was needed. And I know it’s a big reason why […]
Anime Expo 2018: All Grown Up
Every year in Los Angeles, the Society for the Promotion of Japanese Animation hosts the largest anime and Japanese pop culture convention in North America, dubbed Anime Expo (AX). With humble roots starting back in 1992, Anime Expo has become […]
Google Has Been Under Investigation For Labor Practices In the US For Over Two Years
Google has recently come under fire after their decision to fire an employee, James Damore, after Damore published a controversial memo internally detailing his views on how the company engages in ideological discrimination, and how Google could improve project make-up. […]
SAG-AFTRA Strike Negotiations and the December 1st Deadline
(Note: Part one of two articles. First the news, with an opinion piece on my thoughts coming soon.) With the SAG-AFTRA video games strike nearing a month and a half in length, a lot of people are left wondering where everything stands […]
Survival Horror: From Drought to Shovelware Glut
Horror, particularly Survival Horror, is in an odd place right now. As the fervour over the Silent Hills Playable Trailer neatly demonstrated, there is still a ravenous hunger for big-budget survival horror, just as the project’s collapse is a perfect […]
Something Stinks In Visual Novels, and It’s Not The Sex Scenes
Visual novels are getting a big push lately on Steam. It seemed the flood gates opened at some point, and we are now awash with the medium on the platform. I generally view this as a good thing despite visual […]
[Republished] A Day at ShemFest.
Header image via @xzhyrax This article first appeared on Justin Knights personal blog Grandmother’s Floor First off I must apologize as this post is a day late because even though I am almost in my forties, I cannot handle hangovers very […]
eSports Is Getting Big, And Here Are The Scandals To Prove It
With the overall gaming market getting larger every year, we’ve seen a similar rise in the prominence of eSports. A near $100 billion dollar industry is spawning $20 million dollar DOTA 2 tournaments, and coverage of Street Fighter V hit […]