The James Bond of First Light is hot in a grown up way
"In order to live out the masculine fantasy of being James Bond, you do actually have to make this guy attractive to women in a way that male video game protagonists usually are not."
Personal Essay
11 articles
Tomodachi Life is helping me check in on myself
Caring for my Mii self encouraged me to care for my real-life self as well
As a disabled games reporter, I've only been able to attend one in-person event
The impact on my career and relationships with other journalists is tangible
I only play games when I'm exhausted and that changes everything
Somewhere between burnout and bedtime, video games stopped feeling like entertainment and started feeling like shelter.
Slay the Princess reminds me how glad I am that I’m not my father’s daughter
On queer awakening, world-ending princesses, and becoming incomprehensible
Pokopia is my post-gender utopia
The most recent Pokémon game takes a lax attitude toward gender and pronouns
Playing pretend
When disinformation and propaganda are everywhere, it feels all the more important to remind myself what fiction can be
My 10-year journey to save Life Is Strange's Chloe Price, and how doing so saved me, too
On dysphoria, coming out, and making hard choices
After my ADHD diagnosis, I began to rethink how I play games
Gaming can be a very seductive way to self-medicate, or at least self-soothe
A love letter to the rhythm game communities that helped me find myself
It was in the arcade around DDR machines that I first met people like me — kids picked on for being "weirdos," for being neurodivergent, for being queer.
The tavern keeper I couldn't be: How running a restaurant made me a better Dungeon Master
Being a DM and running a restaurant both require high emotional intelligence and awareness
