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I am a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a B.A. in Global Studies. I'm a freelance writer, podcast producer, and occasional radio producer. I'm currently based in Charlotte, N.C.
My interests range from creative writing, podcasts of all shapes and sizes, international politics, foreign languages, international travel, and tea. Lots and lots of tea.
Games Journalism - Features & Editorials
Humans love to imagine how it might all end: how our society could collapse at any moment, leaving the Earth a barren wasteland. We have a long history of imagining nightmare scenarios, as well as what would happen to the small percentage of us who might survive.
Warren Graham is not the most interesting character in Life is Strange. He's the second most interesting character. After the endlessly relatable Max Caulfield, Warren Graham is the most intriguing character of Dontnod's breakout hit. The Internet is awash with people who have played through Life is Strange and have come away with a strong opinion of Warren.
As often happens every year or so, controversy erupts over a much anticipated video game's release. It can be due to game glitches, backtracking on features offered, or even publishers getting into conflicts with game journalists over reviews.
Games Journalism - Interviews
A recent indie game has found success with an unusual formula: mix together a Kickstarter, one bumbling Victorian explorer, an episodic murder mystery, and more bad puns than you can ever imagine. That game is Bertram Fiddle, an indie point-and-click adventure from Rumpus Animation, and it's quite possibly one of the finest point-and-click comedy murder mystery adventure games set in Victorian London you will play today.
It's a simple story. A young witch, alone in a world full of evil and uncertainty, must go on a quest to save her home from destruction. Yet she has almost no knowledge of how to control her magic, and no one to guide her.
Games Journalism - News
Authorities in South Korea have uncovered a match-fixing and gambling operation that involved major figures in the StarCraft II eSports world, leading the Korean e-Sports Association (KeSPA) to issue several lifetime bans.
Harmonix has confirmed that some of its employees posted five-star Amazon reviews for Rock Band 4. Talk of the possible link between the reviews and Harmonix surfaced on the /r/games subreddit on Wednesday. A few Redditors posted screenshots of reviews with authors that appeared to be Harmonix employee.
Ralph Baer, the man who laid the foundations for much of today's video game industry, passed away yesterday at his home in New Hampshire. He was 92 years old. Originally the son of an immigrant Jewish family escaping Nazi persecution, Baer served in the US Army before going to school for Television Engineering.
