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If there’s any truth to the Iron Man movies I just got a bunch of cool guy points for my classic rock reference. A while ago I was watching Main Event TV on Youtube cover news of a new Kickstarter project. It’s called GTFO: A Film About Women in Gaming. The film is set to be a documentary detailing the treatment of women in video games, both in the industry and consumer level (i.e. gamers). At first glance this seems like it could be an idea. After all, women are a demographic of gamers that gets a lot of grief. I know it’s not all of us, or even most of us, but there are a lot of male gamers who are just outright terrible towards any girl with the audacity to join an Xbox Live lobby or wear a Zelda t-shirt. It’s a problem worth discussing. So why am I wary about this film? Click to read the whole article at MyTide.Net

How to Beat Sony

By now you’ve probably heard that on May 21 Microsoft will be having a conference to announce the next generation Xbox console. This is coming just a few months after Sony’s PS4 conference. We’ve got a good idea of what’s going to be in Sony’s console, so now is a fair time to start thinking about the odds of either winning the console war. Unless Microsoft has done an extraordinary amount of work undercover, Sony is already going to have the advantage of being released first out of the two. We already know what Sony’s bringing to the table, so let’s see what Microsoft needs to do to get ahead. Click here to read the whole article at MyTide.net.

Tropes Vs. Women and the Responsibility of a Kickstarter

Okay, show of hands: who has heard of Tropes vs. Women in Video Games? Okay, great. You can put your hands down… did you just put your hand down the front of your pants? This is embarrassing, let’s move on. Last year, Anita Sarkeesian ran a Kickstarter to fund a series of videos exploring the role females have had in video games along with the cultural and critical implications. The Kickstarter was a huge success, and for good reason. How women are treated in video games is an important and interesting thing to talk about. But I have a problem with the series so far. No, it’s not the arguments or observations she’s making. It’s the way the series is being run that’s got me nervous. CLICK TO READ THE WHOLE ARTICLE

Stop Screwing With Kingdom Hearts

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thelatenightgamer:

It is the year 2013. Two-thousand freaking thirteen. And yet still no Kingdom Hearts 3. I hope you see what is terribly wrong with Square Enix just by that fact. Do you know when Kingdom Hearts 2 came out? 2005. That game is older than half of the kids on Xbox Live. They know that people have been wanting the game since the cutscene at the end of KH 2. It’s not like there hasn’t been time to develop a new Kingdom Hearts game (more on that later). So what’s the problem?  CLICK TO READ THE WHOLE ARTICLE

Okay, just two things you should probably also know. 

1) I’m not sure if you mean the scene where Kairi gives Sora the letter from Mickey, or if you mean the secret ending with the people in armor with capes when you are talking about the cutscene at the end of KH2. Either way, both of these things have already been addressed. The message was addressed in the most recent game, which did take place after KH2 and it is said to be the bridge game to KH3, like Chain of Memories was between 1 and 2 so it’s not like this is anything new per se but it is shitty for people without the system I’ll admit. However, people DID manage to play KH2 without playing CoM somehow, so it may be possible to do the same with this one. I guess we will see. But basically, Mickey wanted Riku and Sora to take the exam to become true Keyblade masters because Xehanort is coming back and shit is going down.

And the secret ending was not for KH3, like many people believed, but for KH Birth by Sleep or KH0. Which is the game for the PSP that was released 2 and a half years ago.

2) This one is minor, but their was never a game released for the iOS. It was released for Japanese cellphones, and then immediately remade into a DS game because they realized just how many people they were alienating with that. So that kind of reduces the number of systems a person would need to play all the games.

Though, by the end of next year, a person will probably only need a PS3 to play all the games from the looks of it. 

I meant the secret ending (I never saw it on my game because the disc sucked and would freeze on Mickey’s letter).

Yeah, I could have done more research on it. This isn’t one of my better articles. 

Stop Screwing With Kingdom Hearts

It is the year 2013. Two-thousand freaking thirteen. And yet still no Kingdom Hearts 3. I hope you see what is terribly wrong with Square Enix just by that fact. Do you know when Kingdom Hearts 2 came out? 2005. That game is older than half of the kids on Xbox Live. They know that people have been wanting the game since the cutscene at the end of KH 2. It’s not like there hasn’t been time to develop a new Kingdom Hearts game (more on that later). So what’s the problem?  CLICK TO READ THE WHOLE ARTICLE

It's Cool; We Didn't Want to Make Money Anyway

Hey everyone, how was your Spring Break? I went to New Orleans but the most noteworthy thing about my trip is that I didn’t see any of the spots from the level in THUG 2. Anyway, while I was gone Microsoft apparently itself in more hot water Bill Gates in a jacuzzi. Because people like to get worked up, there have been a ton of rumors surrounding Microsoft’s next home console. This is usually just a bunch of meaningless speculation, but it seems like one of these rumors has gotten a bit more substance. It looks like the next Xbox console will require a constant internet connection to play even single-player games. And just like cursed frogurt with potassium benzoate in the toppings, that’s bad.Click here to read the whole article.

Bitcoin Is Scary

Did you guys know that you can make money on the internet? Now, I don’t mean doing freelance writing to support your filthy Pop Tart habit. I’m talking about creating money. Money with real value that you can use to buy the services of bounty hunters. Or you know, indie games. What I’m talking about is Bitcoin, the world’s first universal currency. Now that Bitcoin is becoming more valuable than cigarettes in the apocalypse, the whole idea is getting really exciting. Also, it’s kind of freaking me out.

Game Journal: Slender: The Arrival

Last summer, the horror game Slender: The Eight Pages was a huge hit on the internet. Apparently people get a kick out pinpointing the exact moment when a person doing a Let’s Play urinates his or herself. I’m more into watching tapes of  eight year old boys getting their hearts broken but you know, diff’rent strokes. Last week a full version of this game was released, complete with an actual plot. Since I just love screwing with my future self, I decided to not only buy the game, but ensure that I played it by promising to write two reviews on it. Oh joy. Click to read the whole article.