GYGO: Gaming Continues To Refuse Accountability

GYGO: Gaming Continues To Refuse Accountability

Content warning: sexual harassment and misconduct; murder, femicide, and violence (this is labelled below.)

Hi there, welcome to Get Your Game On! My name is Zainabb and I am tired. There’s some bleak news this week regarding harm caused to marginalised people and the failure within gaming to hold those people accountable. Please prioritise your safety while reading this week’s news, remember to support marginalised members of our community, and make space wherever you can for comfort and joy. (more…)

GYGO: Gaming Continues To Refuse Accountability

GYGO: BotW VR, Assassin’s Creed Vikings, and BioWare’s Anthem Woes

Happy Wednesday! What games are you playing this week? I have been obsessed with Watch Dogs 2, which has gameplay similarities to GTA V, but you play as a hacker trying to take down major corporations that are stealing people’s personal data. You get to explore different areas of San Francisco, steal cars, steal money directly from people’s phones, sneak into buildings, and much more. I’m also currently installing The Division 2, which I’m excited to play. Let us know on Twitter what you’re playing! Here’s your weekly dose of news. (more…)

GYGO: Gaming Continues To Refuse Accountability

GYGO: SonicFox, Dragon Age 4, and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Happy Wednesday! What games are you playing this week? I finally bought a Switch last month and have been happily playing Night in the Woods, Let’s Go: Eevee, Skyrim, and Paladins on it. I also started Doki Doki Literature Club, which is available free for PC and Mac. Let us know on Twitter what games you’re playing and what upcoming games you’re excited about! (more…)

BioWare: Breaking Up Is Hard to Do

“My Dearest BioWare:

“The time we spent together in Mass Effect 2 were the best 386 hours of my life. And even though you never gave me Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic III or Jade Empire II, I still keep Star Wars: The Old Republic updated on my PC with plans to complete every class story one day.

“You’ve taught me so much, BioWare. Before I met you, I never truly knew how to love. Now I can’t play any other game without trying to flirt with every NPC I encounter. I never knew aliens and robots could be so attractive. But you have opened my eyes to enchantments I never dreamed could be real. You made me understand that games are more than just L33T stats and the best armour. If it weren’t for you, I’d never have known about mods. You taught me that choices kind of matter, and when it turns out that they really don’t, I know now that fanfic and fan art and headcanon can fill every hole.

“Well, almost every hole…” (more…)