Author: IllTemperedTuna
Of Games, Engines, and Culture Wars: A 2024 GDC Retrospective
Something is rotten in the streets of San Francisco. Excrement bakes into the asphalt as the light of day burns the refuse into the asphalt. Needles pile from wasted years of moral highs. The Game Developers Conference has wrapped. Elbow rubbed elbow and jerk rubbed jerk among the usual crowd playin...
Read MoreCulture War Update: A Glance into the Mirror as the Blood Splatters
The other day, I wrote an article that I’m regretting. Blood was in the water, targets were exposed, backs were turned, and I found myself driving the knife… It’s easy to get angry, to let the madness of the day fuel a building desire for revenge, to find excuses to wage war against those ...
Read MoreThe Game Developers Conference: Getting to Know Our Betters
Video games are fun. We LOVE games, darn it! But do video games love us back? Let me tell you something you may already know: The world ain’t sunshine and rainbows. This industry is infected with haters, cowards, bullies, and activists, and they will beat us down and cancel us for eternity if we l...
Read MoreNeckbeards Slay the Dragon
Being a neckbeard ain’t so bad. There are three kinds of people in our space of Geeks + Gamers: neckbeards, pussies, and asshole activists. Gamergate 2.0 started harmlessly enough. Wolverine is six feet tall now, and Deadpool is a pivotal piece of the Marvel Universe. SWEET! Give us more of this s...
Read MoreAz vs. Act Man: A Requiem for the Haters from the Geeks and the Gamers
Geek cannibalizes gamer in a world devoid of brotherhood as the networks of whisper pump us with poison. View counts tally as consumers shuffle rage baits. The algorithm craves its blood, and we happily oblige. Having your guts spilled on Twitter for spectacle is just another given Sunday in our s...
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