“Toxic behavior doesn’t just hurt the individual it hurts our entire industry,” said the head of Xbox, Phil Spencer, dur…
Kiev Major Concludes With Weird Montage Of Women; Production Company Later Deletes Video
Last weekend’s Kiev Major crowned OG as a four-time Majors winner and celebrated the CIS region’s Dota 2 history. After…
Our Thoughts On Overwatch's Tracer Being Gay
With the release of Overwatch’s holiday comic, gamers saw the game’s first openly gay character: Tracer. Many of us…
The Tropical Island Dilemma: Challenging Video Games' Stereotypes
According to video games, the only thing I'm interested in—when I'm not being lazy—is sunshine, fun and carefree…
The Most Diverse Video Game Cast Is Getting Even More Varied
Not just one old person. A few of them. Not just one shade of brown person but lighter and darker tones. Not just…
If anyone can make indie games, then where are the Black and Latino people? Developer Shawn Allen—one of the relative…
Was PAX East's Diversity Lounge A Success? I Asked People Who Went
Ubiquitous webcomic Penny Arcade's taken some rather poor stances on diversity in the past, leading some people (myself…
Why I Didn't Attend PAX This Weekend
PAX is a behemoth. A monolith. It's nearly outgrown the ubiquitous webcomic that spawned it. It's an incredibly popular…
PAX Will Now Have "Diversity Lounges", Penny Arcade Says
The organisers of the Penny Arcade Expos will next year be introducing "Diversity Hubs" in an attempt to be more…
In SpyParty, Your Prejudices Might Just Be Why You Got Shot in the Head
When SpyParty creator Chris Hecker says he wants his tense, psychological espionage simulation to be the most diverse…
This Is Why We Need More Black People Making Video Games
When I traded correspondence with writer David Brothers last week, I made the argument that video games needs its…
This Is How We Get More Black People In Video Games
It's Black History Month, that time of year when people look at exceptional achievements and moments having to do with…
This eloquent Kill Screen piece ruminates on why diversity should be important to the future of video games.
Gaming Accessibility Project Hopes To Help More Developers Make Games Disabled Gamers Can Play
There are two kinds of accessibility that come up in gaming discussions. One is that understanding how a game works,…
The Gamers We Can't Spot A Mile Away
Boston is my birthplace and always my home, but I haven't lived there since late 2005. So for three years and…
Disabled Gamers Laud The Old Republic as 2011's Most Accessible Title
The advocacy publication for disabled video game enthusiasts has named Star Wars: The Old Republic its Mainstream Game…
Even If Yoshi Is Gay, Where are the Other Gay Video Game Heroes?
Can an egg-laying dinosaur without sex organs be gay? IGN's Jack DeVries makes the case that Mario's green dinosaur…
Rockstar, Obama Put Latinos Front And Center
While it's unlikely that the White House coordinated with the makers of Grand Theft Auto, the two parties managed to…