A look at trending issues around GamerGate. SPOILER: Zoe Quinn is the focus, not gaming journalism. Continue reading
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Seven Questions for Every Video Game Kickstarter
I recently read an article from the developer of one unreleased Kickstarted video game pointing out the flaws of other failed Kickstarted video games and saw an interesting discrepancy. The Kickstarter page listed 10 developers working on the project, while the article author indicated that “just two programmers and one part-time artist” worked on getting … Continue reading
The Yogventures Collapse: A Case Study in Kickstarter Video Games Failure
When Kickstarter-backed projects like Yogventures collapse, it’s important to look closely at them to see what the lessons are. In this case, it appears a key lesson is, “The backers are screwed”. Continue reading
A Man Walks Into A (Mana) Bar…
It’s of concern when the most entertainment I got from my time at the Melbourne Mana Bar was by myself in the toilets. Continue reading
The Trade-Off For Female Pro-Gaming: Visibility versus Meritocracy
I want to see equitable treatment of men and women in the gaming scene. Unfortunately I don’t think puting male and female pro-gamers in the same open-for-all tournament structure is going to help achieve this. Continue reading
The Played Gaming List – June 2014
I haven’t been updating this blog because I’ve been playing video games instead. This is my current list.
(This post may contain some *SPOILERS* for some titles. Not many and not big spoilers, but just in case…) Continue reading
Kickstander: Pre-Funding and A Question of Trust
Pre-funding titles in alpha, beta, etc is an act of trust… and there plenty of reasons why that trust is being eroded. Continue reading
Brothers – A Tale of Two Sons: The Heartstrings Are A Tricky Instrument
Playing Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons made me feel some things, but it probably wasn’t what I was meant to feel. (Contains ***SPOILERS*** about the game’s narrative.) Continue reading
From Vicarious to Evil
Around the start of the year I changed the name of this blog from Vicarious Existence to Evilasahobby. Here’s why. Continue reading
Things Fall Apart; The Centre No Longer MMOs
I previously said that massively multiplayer online games (MMOs) don’t have the future they once did. Time to elaborate on that. Continue reading
World Class Villains 