I haven’t been in the habit of doing year-in-review posts, so why not do one? Looking back at the blog, I’ve drifted away from the continuous navel-gazing of play experiences, towards lengthier, more thoughtful, and less frequent posts. Over the past few years, I’ve also refrained from re-posting or frequently commenting on gaming news, which has also slowed the rate…
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Tumblr
I’ve had a Tumblr “tumblelog” for over two years, but I’ve barely used it. I’d like to change that for a few reasons. There are cool things I find on the internet that I feel are not appropriate for my gaming blog: interesting quotes, random cool pictures, links, and other content that isn’t necessarily related to what I write about…
Discussion of My Post at Racialicious
My post (I also have a follow-up) about VideoGamer.com’s race “expert”, who was consulted to deliver the “verdict” on the racially-charged imagery in Resident Evil 5, was cross-posted over at Racialicious. Racialicious, a blog that discussses race issues and pop culture, is one of my favourite anti-racist blogs, so you can imagine how thrilled I was when they asked me…
WOC and Allies Blog Carnival – March 2009
The latest WOC (women of colour) and allies blog carnival is up. Two of my posts appear there, in the section on Gaming. Renee, the organiser, writes about the aims of the WOC blog carnival: Tell It Women Of Color Speak, is dedicated to giving voice to women of color. Historically we have been marginalized, exploited and silenced. Throughout our…
Featured on Blogs.com: My List of 10 Great Game Blogs
Blogs.com is a relatively new site created by Six Apart that wants to help readers find the best blogs around. They also feature Top 10 Lists from “celebrity bloggers and influencers” to help readers find new blogs. They have a section under Entertainment that collects lists of gaming blogs, too. I was recently invited to be a guest author there…