by Zainabb Hull | Sep 29, 2022 | Roundtables, Video Games
I can’t speak for the whole of Sidequest, but when I feel the first day of crisp autumn air or see the first morning with a dusting of frost, something changes in me. The transitory seasons are where it’s at, in my opinion, and while games may not have mastered the art of pumpkin-flavored everything or the itchiness of spring allergies, they nonetheless have done a pretty good job of exploring the beauty of seasonal changes. This month, we’re talking about gaming seasons—the literal and the figurative.
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Zainabb Hull is an editor at Sidequest, a freelance writer and videographer, and sort-of artist. They’re also a trans, queer, and disabled brown femme. They tweet into the void at @ZainabbHull.
by Zainabb Hull | Jun 8, 2022 | News, Tabletop Games, Video Games
Content note: mention of suicide.
Welcome back to Get Your Game On! My name is Zainabb and I wrote this during a Major Flare Up, please be proud of me. The world continues to be a stinky trash fire so I’ve decided to escape by overhauling my entire Sims 4 neighbourhood, beginning with a fancy beach house and a cute crafty cabin by the water. I legitimately made myself a bit sad when I finished the cabin because it came out really well but it’s not real and I can’t actually live there.
Rest when you can, friends, and keep kicking up a fuss the rest of the time. Here’s this week’s gaming news. (more…)
Zainabb Hull is an editor at Sidequest, a freelance writer and videographer, and sort-of artist. They’re also a trans, queer, and disabled brown femme. They tweet into the void at @ZainabbHull.
by Melissa Brinks | Nov 30, 2021 | Roundtables, Video Games
We’re getting into hibernating season up here in the Northern Hemisphere, which means it’s time for feasting. The crops are ready for harvesting. The cornucopia is assembled. What are we eating (in games)?
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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 Connie Ricketts | Jun 7, 2021 | Essays, Video Games
I’ve been playing The Sims for almost as long as I can remember. My first copy was burned onto a disc with a paper cover, given to me by the uncle that used to sell pirated DVDs at car-boot sales. My memories from that part of my life are hazy and jumbled, mixed up by the loss of my grandma when I was seven. (more…)
Connie Ricketts is a writer based in Scotland. She’s interested in everything (a blessing and a curse), and you can find her and her writing @conniericketts_ on Twitter.
by Melissa Brinks | May 30, 2019 | Roundtables, Video Games
Video games and pop music. Who’d have thunk it? Marketing departments, probably. But marketing or no marketing, we have some thoughts on the ways video games are using pop music, and, most importantly, why any game that hasn’t asked Carly Rae Jepsen to do the soundtrack has made a grave misstep. (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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