Laura Dale
Syfy
United Kingdom
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I'm a lot more excited to play Marvel's Avengers with Ms. Marvel as the hero
Sure, Avengers that don't look like their movie actors are fine, but getting to smash some heroes as Kamala Khan in a big budget game is much more interesting. → Read More
Console-Tation: Finding the Kiss Kiss Bang Bang of video games
Are you looking for new games to play? Are you trying to find a game that mixes two of your hyper specific interests? Console-Tation is here to help. → Read More
An extended look at Little Hope, Supermassive's next horror game
If you look back over the last decade of releases from UK development studio Supermassive Games, the two that are best-known have a lot in common. Both 2015's Until Dawn and 2019's The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan are interactive horror games where players make choices about how a cast of young adults should act with the ultimate goal of keeping them alive. → Read More
Poor LGBTQIA+ representation kept me from enjoying one of Netflix's sweetest anime
I loved Carole & Tuesday, but by the third time a queer character jumped to violence unprovoked, I was done. → Read More
Right now, Animal Crossing escapism is keeping me sane
With my usual daily routine out the window for a while, I've been picking fruit, planting flowers, and visiting my friends thanks to a gentle island getaway. → Read More
Jadzia Dax, Deep Space Nine, and an early sci-fi trans allegory handled with respect
From subtle corrections on her name to discussing her relationship with her ex-wife, Jadzia Dax often feels like a well respected trans character. → Read More
Coffee Talk is about the mundane calm of serving coffee to an anxious werewolf
Coffee Talk is a pleasantly abstract take on the mundane joys of everyday life, viewed through a fantasy lens. → Read More
Why can't we get some popular sports anime with female leads?
In a world where mostly women watch anime volleyball and swimming, where's our roller derby anime with female leads already? → Read More
Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts makes coming out as gay simple and direct
No dancing around the subjects, just a young boy getting to fall in love with another boy over their shared love of hip-hop. → Read More
Kind Words offers a positive space to send supportive letters to strangers
Somehow, Kind Words has amazingly managed to keep its community supportive, friendly, and free of trolls. → Read More
A history with dementia made Twin Peaks: The Return a tough watch
Knowing family and friends effected by degenerative brain conditions made the story of Dougie incredibly moving, yet tough to experience. → Read More
This Dutch university is inspiring students to create games that could change the world
How one university is encouraging students to develop games with ethics professors, sustainable food charities, and city council members, to enact real change. → Read More
Why one moment in The Rise of Skywalker left me really disappointed
Going into The Rise of Skywalker, I only had one thing I really didn't want to see happen. Unfortunately, I left the movie disappointed. → Read More
A look back at how female video game protagonists have developed this decade
From GLaDOS and Shepard, to Aloy and J.J. Macfield, we're taking some time to look at how video game protagonists have changed in the past ten years. → Read More
How Nintendo's history of 8bit tunes made their orchestral tracks so catchy
In terms of the current big players in the home console market, Nintendo easily has the longest legacy-making games. With the first attempts at making games releasing in arcades in the mid-'70s and their first home consoles in the early '80s, Nintendo got their start right at the birth of modern gaming and created many of their most beloved franchises during their earliest years. → Read More
Celeste's creator's silence on their trans protagonist isn't great representation
When you refuse to confirm a character is LGBT, only hinting at that fact, ambiguity will fall on the side of maintaining the status quo. → Read More
Consentacle is a board game about having consensual alien sex in space
Without speaking a word, I'm going to tell you where you can and cannot insert those tentacles. → Read More
Rose Quartz, Pink Diamond, and Steven Universe's dismantling of 'perfect' characters
From head of a rebellion loved by all, to deceiving those closest and abandoning your friends, Steven Universe slowly dismantles its own perfect character. → Read More
The joy of easy cute games
While most people consider challenging games like Dark Souls to be "real" games, there's so much joy to be found in easy, cute, joyful gaming experiences. → Read More
Animal Crossing, stop reminding me I'll never pay off my mortgage
Look, I want to move to a new town, make some friends, and help my community, but stop reminding me about the realities of the housing market. → Read More