Ubisoft Raising the Bar with Unusual Difficultly Slider

The more I read about the changes Ubisoft has been making to South Park: The Fractured But Whole, the more I'm okay wit

Weekly Link Round Up

We're throwing it down early this week. Man...it's been a long one, hasn't it? Not Monday though. That flew by fast. Bu

School-Based Games Do Exist - That's Not The Issue

The Guardian decided to tackle a very important question, that no one has asked: why don't more video games take place

Stephen King's Advice on the Perfect Desk

This cartoon by Zen Pencils is based on an excerpt from Stephen King's memoir/writer's guide, On Writing: A Memoir of t

Game Writers Award Announced for Nebula

Video game writers! This year it's your year. After decades of hard work and dedication, the Nebula Awards is finally l

"Handbook For Mortals" Shows the Trad Publishing Industry is Corrupt, Too

One of the persistent drumbeats that traditional publishers and authors like to sneer is that only getting published ma

How Important are Female Protagonists in Video Games?

Quantic Foundry, a consulting practices that focuses on analyzing games and gamers, created a survey to find out the no

What Video Games Would Make It To The Olympics?

No shock here: The Olympic Committee will most likely not allow violent video games to be part of the games in the near

New Twist in Retracted "Violent Video Game" Study

Kids and future academics. Remember to always verify your work and don't fudge your papers to tweak them in your favor.

Errata Audiobook

The print edition and ebook of Errata have been out for yonks, but now, by the wonders of Bandcamp, you can get the ful

QuakeCon 2017 - Mini Review

This weekend I finally attended QuakeCon. In the umpteen years that I've lived in Texas, I've never been. The timing wa

Cosplay Tips - Juding and Prepping for Cosplay Contests

Welcome to another installment of Cosplay Tips, FAQ's, and Q&A's visa-vie, me! With the fan convention season in fu

Weekly Link Round Up

It's another week coming to a close...thank goodness. It's been a long one, hasn't it? Thankfully we've had a lot of ga

YouTube's Ad Rules Hitting Gaming Channels

YouTube is making it a challenge to monitize these days. If you're a video game content creator, or you watch videos on

Nestle Sued for 'Breakout' Clone & Advertisement

More courtroom drama! Atari is suing mega-brand Nestle for copyright infringement on Breakout. The game where you bounc

The Gaming Room

Nerd conventions, we need to have a talk.As the culture of geeky-ness expands, fan-themed conventions are doing their b

11 Best Post-Apocalyptic Novels

Post-apocalyptic fiction has become increasingly popular recently, especially in the horror and action genres. For some

Prime Discount New Game Releases Gone!

Bad news Amazon Prime Members: Our 20% discount on new game releases (physical copies) has been removed.Most game pre-o

Why Content Mills Are Bad For Writers [Rant]

A while back, I talked about how I wished there was a "Uber for writers," a place for on-demand work where writers

Pokémon Go Fest Aftermath

Did you attend Pokémon Go Fest this year? The inaugural festival to celebrate the one year release of the game ended up

Houston, We Have a Healer Problem

MMO Examiner recently posed an important question: Is there a shortage of healers in Final Fantasy XIV? I'd argue that