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Hashtag GamerGate

#GamerGate Isn’t Over But

We should keep our defenses up but not let GamerGate eat up our time and energy anymore. Now is a better time than ever to develop great games that make a difference.

Ethics in Gaming Journalism

The “Actually, It’s About Ethics in Journalism!” Game

Please note: You might not be able to sign out again. Ever.

Brianna Wu

Brianna Wu Is Third Woman Since August to Be Driven From Home by Death and Rape Threats for Views on Gaming

I like to thank Elizabeth Simins for providing this article’s headline for free.

The Future Starts Here

No, @intel, That Is Not an Apology

The only thing this “apology” demonstrates is that Intel’s PR department is run by spineless weasels.

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What About #GBL and the Humanities?

Two fatal mistakes the humanities must avoid at all costs: putting themselves on the defensive about their own self-worth and/or positioning themselves in the “training” camp.

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The Declining Value of the Indie Game Customer

Puppyblog’s long, rambling, and eminently realistic blog post about indie game customers everybody interested in gaming culture and indie games should read.

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Operation Play

Worth checking out. I almost missed this.

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“Educators Had the Right to Feel a Little Freaked Out”

Microsoft’s never been education-centric, to say the least, and Minecraft is huge in game-based education across STEM.

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Teacher Survey: Digital Games in Class

Impressive, but I wonder whether tablets are particularly suited for collaborative game-based learning (which playing games in the classroom was all about in the first place).

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“LEGO’s Girl Problem Starts with Management” Indeed

LEGO should be ashamed. And the whole videogame industry suffers from the same problem.

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Reddit Goodness: Realistic Company Slogans

“You’ve got questions? We’ve got blank stares.”

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Aliens: Colonial Marines — Let’s Sue This Whole Mess from Orbit, It’s the Only Way to Be Sure

Ha! hold my Brain; be still my beating Heart.

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“You talkin’ to me?”: Dial-Up Sound, Visualized

Bleeoo SCREEEEEEE!

Photo by Capgros www.sxc.hu/photo/774431

Thank You, Microsoft, for Taking a Dump in My Living Room Every Time I Have to Use Your Crummy Software

Even worse than Adobe.

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#GrandTheftCulture | Space Night: Creative Commons vom Tisch, GEMA und BR verstehen sich wieder bei freundlichem Diebels

Die Rebellion gegen den Kulturschutzgeldring findet nicht statt.

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#GrandTheftCulture | GEMA-Gebührenerhöhung killt BR Kult-Klassiker Space Night

Neues vom Kulturschutzgeldring.

Côte Basque: Route de la Corniche by J. Martin

The Inception Tool: “Planting the Idea Into the Memory of the Machine That Every Password is Correct”

Most late postmodernity-flavored exploitation tool ever.

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Our Content Industries Are the Krupps and IG Farbens of the 21st Century

Whereby ”content” comprises the movie, music, and publishing industries: the Gangs of the New World.

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Skyrim Mod Nuked in Nick of Time, Warner-Licensed LOTR Games Rescued from Quality Hazard

War in the North is a great game if you have the episodic memory of a lobotomized squirrel.

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Neu in den deutschen Kulturcharts: Der Tophit »Lancierte Medienberichte« von #GEMA

Und jetzt alle.