Sheena Goodyear, girl reporter

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.

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.”

7 months ago
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Bloggin’

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.

1 year ago
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A story I wrote recently about Canada’s competitive video game industry.