by Melissa Brinks | Mar 23, 2025 | Opinion, Postgame
Welcome back to Postgame, Sidequest’s monthly-ish podcast where the editors lay down hot takes on cold games—in this case, flamin’ hot takes on games ranging from ice-cold to fresh out of the oven. Melissa and Zora sat down to discuss the representations of sexuality and gender in the Dragon Age series, with some (maybe) surprising praise and some (less) surprising criticisms. (more…)
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Melissa Brinks is Sidequest’s editor in chief, co-creator of the Fake Geek Girls podcast, author of The Compendium of Magical Beasts, and an aspiring beekeeper. She once won an argument on the internet, and tweets at @MelissaBrinks.
by Melissa Brinks | Oct 28, 2024 | Postgame
Welcome back to Postgame, Sidequest’s monthly-ish podcast where the editors lay down hot takes on cold games. This time, Maddi, Melissa, and Zora mourn the state of games journalism and try to understand how we got here and where we have left to go. It’s not all depressing—there are still good people doing good work!—but you might want to plan a candlelight vigil to follow this one. (more…)
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Melissa Brinks is Sidequest’s editor in chief, co-creator of the Fake Geek Girls podcast, author of The Compendium of Magical Beasts, and an aspiring beekeeper. She once won an argument on the internet, and tweets at @MelissaBrinks.
by Melissa Brinks | May 2, 2024 | Postgame, Video Games
Welcome back to Postgame, Sidequest’s monthly-ish podcast where the editors lay down hot takes on cold games. This month, Maddi, Melissa, Zainabb, and Zora discuss the best games ever, objectively. No, shh, we’re right. (more…)
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Melissa Brinks is Sidequest’s editor in chief, co-creator of the Fake Geek Girls podcast, author of The Compendium of Magical Beasts, and an aspiring beekeeper. She once won an argument on the internet, and tweets at @MelissaBrinks.
by Melissa Brinks | Apr 11, 2024 | Postgame, Tabletop Games, Video Games
Welcome back to Postgame, Sidequest’s monthly-ish podcast where the editors lay down hot takes on cold games. Maddi, Melissa, and Zora are back from our long-for-us, quick-for-you break, discussing all the things we did during the absence. By which we mean Baldur’s Gate III. (more…)
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Melissa Brinks is Sidequest’s editor in chief, co-creator of the Fake Geek Girls podcast, author of The Compendium of Magical Beasts, and an aspiring beekeeper. She once won an argument on the internet, and tweets at @MelissaBrinks.
by Melissa Brinks | Feb 29, 2024 | Postgame, Video Games
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Welcome back to Postgame, Sidequest’s monthly-ish podcast where the editors lay down hot takes on cold games. This month, Maddi, Melissa, Zainabb, and Zora discuss Where the Goats Are, a contemplative indie game by solo developer Memory of God, in a book club-style episode. (more…)
Melissa Brinks is Sidequest’s editor in chief, co-creator of the Fake Geek Girls podcast, author of The Compendium of Magical Beasts, and an aspiring beekeeper. She once won an argument on the internet, and tweets at @MelissaBrinks.
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