Let me state again how much fun I had at Origins. I know I said this in my article last week, but I want to be clear that I had a great time with everything I did and with everyone I got to spend time with. What I didn’t enjoy was the seven...

This was my 3rd year going to Origins Game Fair in Columbus, OH. I drive up to Rochester, NY to meet-up with fellow Rogue Princess Ang and pack into her car for the 6 hour drive out to Columbus. I get to sit in the front because out of all of us in...

The last of the background info on which I will build my own findings… Ewan Kirkland. Another important figure in Silent Hill writing is Ewan Kirkland, author of “The Self-Reflexive Funhouse of Silent Hill” (2007), “Restless dreams...

The Background (well, half of it, at any rate): When it comes to scholars on the topic of video games, especially about Silent Hill 2, Marc Santos, Sarah White, and Ewan Kirkland have been some big names who certainly cannot be ignored. These...

Unless you: Know no video gamers. Do not use any social media. Have never used the internet, ever. You’ve probably heard a little something about the Xbox One, its original announced features, and the retraction of most of those features when...

Origins was fantastic. Pretty much everything about the experience this year was enjoyable. The games I played were all good, I got to see good friends I only get to see at cons and got to meet new, awesome people that will hopefully be friends in...

  At the end of January, I moved back to my hometown. It was a combination of factors (great job opportunity, being closer to family, health problems… ) and overall everything was going to be great. The only problem? All of my gaming...

*Originally this story appeared on my previous blog, Adventurer Misadventures. Because I am a strange creature of many odd whims, one day I decided “You know what would be hilarious? A mash-up of Doctor Who and The Phantom of the...

This Wednesday, I will be loading up my car with suitcases, game bags, a variety of beverages, snacks and three friends (including fellow Rogue Princess Alana). We’re heading down to Columbus, Ohio for Origins Game Fair. Origins is the first of...

Recently I’ve been inundating myself with a lot of comic book heroics . . . sans the comic books. What that actually means is I’ve been watching old comic book based cartoons. Staples of my childhood—I am going to pretend my childhood is not...

My tale of relearning Magic: the Gathering and finding friends along the way.