GYGO: Banned Memes, Cancelled Esports, and Resurrected Franchises

GYGO: Banned Memes, Cancelled Esports, and Resurrected Franchises

Welcome to Gygo! I’m Kael, your local gaming news finder, and I’ve found myself stuck in yet another Oxygen Not Included binge this past week. Of course, that didn’t stop me from finding all these sweet headlines for your reading pleasure! (more…)

GYGO: Banned Memes, Cancelled Esports, and Resurrected Franchises

Games To Know Me: Wendy Browne Talks BioWare, Feelings, and Telltale

Welcome to “Games To Know Me,” a series where Sidequest writers tell us about the games that have affected them! Inspired by Chris Leddy’s viral tweet, we’ve asked our writers to think about five games that are important to them and why.

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Get Your Game On: If I Could Step Into Westworld…

Ever wondered what it would be like to step into your favourite game? Numerous stories have explored this concept. The latest addition to this list and to the list of my obsessions is HBO’s Westworld. If you’ve got a few thousand dollars to spare, you can step into the wild west world created by Delos Corp and live out your cowpoke dreams.

“The guests don’t return for the obvious things we do, the garish things. They come back because of the subtleties. The details. They come back because they discover something they imagine no one noticed before. Something they fall in love with. They’re not looking for a story that tells them who they are. They already know who they are. They’re here because they want a glimpse of who they could be.” – Anthony Hopkins as Dr. Robert Ford

I’m not gonna lie, if Bioware created a game like this for real, I would strongly consider selling my first born just to spend a day on the Normandy. It’s nice to watch a show that focuses on powerful, nuanced narratives and intriguing characters that force the viewer to question our assumptions, all within a world whose intricacies will be increasingly recognizable to gamers and developers. Especially when the NPCs start taking on a life of their own and their (our?) puppetmaster pulls the strings…

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Critical Mission Failure: The Significance of Death in Video Games

Critical Mission Failure: The Significance of Death in Video Games

When I played Final Fantasy XI, my first MMO, I kept a gallery of all my favourite death moments. The best was the time I went to introduce myself to Tiamat, the dragon that used to take about 36 players three hours to kill on a good day. I managed to survive three hits before adding another glorious death to my gallery. My gaming has since branched off to include many other titles, but I still take the time to appreciate some of my greatest moments of critical mission failure. (more…)