Recent content by ellieallegro

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    Is it really an issue of gender equality?

    I've said it before in a previous thread: People are asking the wrong question. It's not how can we arbitrarily make video games more equal by incorporating more women into the design process, it's why aren't there more women making video games in the first place. It's because we have better...
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    Anita Sarkeesian "I'm not a fan of gaming" leaked 2010 video reveals

    I have to hand it to Anita she might or might not know video games but she sure does know how to market herself. I don't really see why people care if she is a fraud or not since the only power she has is the attention people give her which seems to be alot. Good on her, I say for taking...
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    Grand Theft Auto 5 Review - People Suck

    Meh, so it's Hotline Miami with good graphics and cars. You are supposed to hate the characters.... that is kinda the point. It's holding up a mirror to the glorification of violence and how some people are just scumbags. No real reason why, they just are. It's a good life lesson if you haven't...
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    Poll: Should I get Rome 2 Total War?

    If you want to beta-test it for free then sure, pick it up.
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    Lionhead Dev: Half of Developers Will Be Women in 10 Years

    No offense given or taken.
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    Lionhead Dev: Half of Developers Will Be Women in 10 Years

    Business success based on merit and dreams? The last time I checked you can't pay rent or make payroll with unicorn horns and bigfoot pelts. I kid, I kid. Seriously, though I can't tell if you are trolling or not but if you aren't I hope you have the one thing that all of the other creative...
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    Unskippable: Hyperdimension Neptunia Victory, Part 2

    What the hell just happened? I think I might of blacked out there for a second....
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    Jimquisition: Downloadable Discontent

    Good idea: Skyrim:Dragonborn, CIV V Brave New World. Purchased both. Bad idea: Virtually every other dlc by major companies out there. Here is a recent example: I was all set to buy the new Rome (I am a huge fan of the original as well as Shogun) but now they have a "pre-order bonus" on-disc...
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    Lionhead Dev: Half of Developers Will Be Women in 10 Years

    Exactly my point. Thank you. Again, women aren't in IT or programming games because they lack the skills or interest. I work with a team that is 60/40 women that analyzes big data sets for the bio-tech industry. We all use R, SPSS and Stata on a daily basis (among other programs). Does anyone...
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    Lionhead Dev: Half of Developers Will Be Women in 10 Years

    Good. And men should want this change as well because it might, emphasis on might, change the industry for the better as far as working conditions are concerned. I'm sure a lot of just out of college "men-folk" put up with shitty overtime hours and unrealistic deadlines just for the chance to...
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    Would you support a cure for homosexuality and transexualism?

    But... but their is a cure for homosexuality et al. It's called stop being a bigoted ass because the world has bigger problems than what hole they want to have or where they want to stick it.
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    Heteronormaltivity in games

    Saints Row 4. Wanna be a X? Yes, you can. Yes, yes, that too. And scene. That said I don't mind playing a hetero-normative male if the narrative is well written and engaging (see: Red Dead Redemption) Not everything has to have the token xyz character. However, I find flat characters of...
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    Your favorite youtuber, and why?

    My top five: JesseCox: For not giving an f about anything except for making things fun. Tabletop: Cause Wil Wheaton and tabletop games are awesome. Dodger: I weep for your to-do list girl. Seriously, I am convinced she has one of those harry potter necklaces that allow her to be in two...
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    Jimquisition: I'm Going To Murder Your Children

    Jim mirrors exactly my sentiments on what I like to call a horrible risk/reward career. If I was a creative and was thinking about getting into the video game industry I would have three choices: Put up with abuse and ignore it, hire a pr firm to do it for me or just not do it at all and find...
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    The Big Picture: In Defense of "Booth Babes" (sort of)

    Personally, I find it sad that the vast majority of people can't seem to separate or tell the difference between "the actual person" and the job/entertainment personality they play a part of or do. Granted, living adjacent to the entertainment industry in LA all my life might have given me a...