The Sims uses the slogan “Play with Life” and it’s true. Sims is and has always been a giant sandbox with an ever-increasing world of options. It has a variety of appeal. If you like to design and build houses and buildings, you can do that. If you like to give Sims opposite personality traits, …
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Fear and Loathing on the Marketing Campaign Trail ‘12: Mass Effect 3
Mass Effect: Reapers? For those of you who live under a rock or have the world’s most thorough ad blocker, Mass Effect 3 is going to be released in just under a week on PS3, Xbox 360, and PC. This is the third and final part of the story surrounding Commander Shepard–a character whose gender, …
GeekGirlCon: No, I am not a Booth Babe
All right, kids! After a fall quarter from hell and surviving an over-booked-but-fun holiday adventure I am finally writing up my thoughts on the GeekGirlCon panel titled, “No, I am not a Booth Babe: Sexism in the Video Game Industry” featuring the ladies of CrabCat Industries–Elizabeth Heckmaier, Jessica Merizan, and Hilary Shapiro. The original plan …
Come Do That Lindy Hop and You Will Never Stop
Lindy hop (commonly and inaccurately known to the masses as “swing dancing”) is a social, partnered dance form that came out of Harlem during the late 20s and thrived through the 30s and 40s. It went underground for nearly 40 years before being revived in the late 1980s. More importantly: IT IS FREAKING AWESOME. OH …




























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