Move over, brogrammers. The next generation is here, in the form of an entrepreneurial nine-year-old blonde girl on a scooter.
As of writing this, Mackenzie Wilson, 9, has raised more than $14,000 on Kickstarter to create a role-playing video game. She — or, more accurately, her mom — set up the page two days ago, asking for a paltry $829. Read more.
My rebuttal to group of entitled male gamers who say strong female characters in video games are unrealistic and should have strength and intelligence penalties.
Come on over to Button Mashers and join the conversation!
How did Skyrim get so glitchy?
Blow off steam by abusing a female shock-collar-wearing slave
And my favourite, a Q&A with the Toronto Gay Gamers.
And knee-jerk reactions, here’s an open letter to angry fanboys I posted over at Button Mashers.
My latest Q&A for Button Mashers, featuring award-winning indie game developer Mare Sheppard, who co-founded the Difference Engine Initiative, a project that “aims to diversify what kind of videogames are made” by “introducing new gamemakers from under-represented groups into our community.”
Canoe’s new video game blog, Button Mashers, of which I am a contributor, has officially launched, and we’ve already got lots of great content up.
That includes my first of many planned Q&As with folks from the gaming industry or video game culture. This one’s with Katherine Curtis, a.k.a., The Naked Nerd from Naked News (where, fun fact, I used to be a writer).
Curtis made a really fun interview, chatting about women in gaming, playing games with your kids, turning nerdom into a career and more. Here’s one choice quote:
And when I’m playing online, I’m not there to make friends or get dates. I’m there to kill things and collect loot.
Check out the rest here, browse the blog and join the comments!
I’ve been wetting my feet over at the Canoe Tech Blog in preparation for next week’s launch of Button Mashers, our new video-game blog, for which I will be a regular contributor.
I’m a new/casual gamer, so rather than write straight reviews, I plan to explore the gaming industry in Canada, issues and controversies du jour and gaming culture and communities.
A few things I’ll be working on in the coming weeks include profiles on The Naked Nerd, the Toronto Gay Gamers and the Difference Engine Initiative. I’ll post a link when we launch.
