Newsletter Featured Resident Evil 9: Capitalism Doesn't Care About You Resident Evil Requiem released on February 27th, and has lived rent free in my brain ever since. It seems to be that way for many others too, surpassing 5 million units sold as of March 4th. I love this series with all my heart. It's goofy, has cheesy
Newsletter Featured The Video Game Crash of 1983 Some of my oldest childhood memories revolve around my Playstation 2. I was addicted to it. I wish there was a way for me to figure out how many hours I spent playing Lego Star Wars or Star Wars Battlefront 2, but my best guess would be that it'
Interview The Comfort of Art The holiday season is upon us once again. The neighbors have decorated their homes. Department stores are playing Mariah Carey and Pentatonix on repeat. We have even gotten more snow in a Chicagoland December than I can remember in the last few years. I take solace in the holiday celebrations.
Newsletter The Fragility of Male Ego In 2014, the misogynist movement named GamerGate was born through various websites such as 4chan and 8chan. It initially targeted game developer Zoe Quinn after their ex-partner made false accusations that Zoe traded sexual favors for positive reviews of their game Depression Quest. As it persisted, the movement began rejecting
Newsletter Propaganda in Games Propaganda has always been used as a tool to drum up support during wartime. From advertisements, to posters, to celebrity endorsements. It was instrumental during World War 2 when selling war bonds and ramping up production of supplies for the military. After the United States entered a Cold War with
Newsletter The Militarization of Mass Effect What if humanity did imperialism in space and we were all cool with it?
