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 […]
I’m Tired of This BS: Label Your Shit
https://supernerdland.com/video/Label_yo_shit.mp4 There has been a lot said online about Vice’s recent article regarding Forza Horizons 3 and the state of Australia. But I don’t think the main issue is the fact that there is shoehorned politics in that piece. […]
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 […]
Magic: The Gathering — Fostering a Healthy Discourse
Hello, Magic: The Gathering fans. As you might know, I recently co-authored a script with Jeremy from MTG Headquarters – a video which went live today — about the state of discussion and openness in Magic: The Gathering. This article will serve as a […]
I’m Tired of this BS: Response to CBC ‘Analysis’ on the Gawker Media Bankruptcy Sale
Source Links — CBC article: http://www.cbc.ca/news/trending/gawker-bankruptcy-sale-auction-who-why-what-will-happen‑1.3721151 Terrill v Gawker: www.scribd.com/doc/296075078/Terrill-v-Gawker-Complaint
Gamers With Guns
Firearms ownership is very prevalent in the USA. About 23.1 million background checks were conducted in 2015 alone — the highest ever recorded since the current system for background checks was started in 1998. Despite the globalisation of game development in the […]
I’ve Got Next: Put Your Quarter Up!
An idea I’ve seen perpetuated over and over by the media is that gaming is not diverse enough. They make false claims that gaming is a Cis Het White Male™®© dominated hobby, contrary to the ubiquity of Twitch channels and […]
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 […]