SIX OF THE BEST… games I stopped playing
I love games. Board games, card games, casual app games, and even computer and console games. But at some point you just have to put down the controller and say "no more". For various reasons, [...]
SIX OF THE WORST… things about playing against the computer
As much as I love playing games with other people, sometimes* it's not possible to have them around. Sometimes you're stuck playing a game you love by yourself. Enter the computer player -- a reasonably-sophisticated [...]
Zombie unReality: Survival Street Games & Virtual Reality, Arizona Sunshine
If you close your eyes and imagine a post-apocalyptic world where you are a hardened survivor, fending off the undead with your trusted machete, Michelle, at every turn and generally being a lone badass, well, [...]
H1Z1: This Is Your Life
You’ve got your MMO’s (massively multiplayer online game) - which are basically just an extension of your life. Because, let’s face it, when I’m playing WoW I’m not Bella Blitz I’m Bellsangue, blood-elf from hell, [...]
SIX OF THE WORST… things to do on the toilet (besides pooping)
You knew this column would eventually get back to the subject of poop. You just knew it. Here are six of the worst things to do on the toilet... besides pooping, that is*: 6. Anything [...]
Grandma: A Different Kind of Geek
It took me a long time to realize that I was a geek for what I liked. I thought that to be a geek you had to be really into sci-fi and fantasy and gaming [...]
When Social Groups Collide: Trust, Relationships, and Real Names
Recently, a friend in one of my social groups (call it Group A) told us that he and his partner are leaving the state and traveling to Far, Far Away so that he can become [...]
33: A BSG Tabletop Tale
Hi, my name is Sara, and it’s been (at least) one year since I last played Battlestar Galactica. This is not entirely by my choice alone, mind you. You cannot play Battlestar Galactica by yourself. [...]
Platforming & Me: A Hate/Hate Relationship
Hi, my name is Sara, and it’s been 5 months since I played a platforming game. Jump. Run and jump. Double jump. Fall. Die. Those last two are what I do best in platform games. [...]
Would You Like to Watch a Game?
Hi, my name is Aaron and sometimes I’m a lazy bastard. I love playing games, experiencing the highs and lows, seeing how gameplay evolves, how characters develop, how worlds come together, exploding someone’s head in [...]