Episode 44: I See Dead People: Games to Play On All Hallow’s Eve (Or Any Other Time) (“Save As” to download or head over to iTunes to subscribe) The episode where we talk about scary games that we recommend (or not) for this bewitching season. We go through some AAA titles and Indie titles alike. Sam [...]
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Episode 44: I See Dead People: Games to Play On All Hallow’s Eve (Or Any Other Time)
October 17th, 2012 
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Episode 27: Brains! Making, Using, and Eating Them: On Countdowns and Cognition in Video Games
January 27th, 2012 dr. b. Episode 27 : Brains! Making, Using, and Eating Them: On Countdowns and Cognition in Video Games (“Save As” to download or head over to iTunes to subscribe) This week we talk about the games that we are anticipating most in 2012. 2011 gave us a lot of solid games to play. Will 2012 do the [...]
Zombies Might Just Save the World
October 24th, 2011 dr. b. In our last podcast we talked about just what zombies mean in a larger cultural context. A new government publication brought it back to light for me this week so I thought I’d take a minute to throw out a few final ideas before some strange dude comes and eats my brains. Zombies first hit [...]
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Tags: cultural critique, games and education, survival horror, zombies 
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Episode 17: You Say Feminist Whore Like It’s a Bad Thing: Race and Gender in Dead Island and Deus Ex
September 9th, 2011 dr. b. Episode 17: You Say Feminist Whore Like It’s a Bad Thing: Race and Gender in Dead Island and Deus Ex (“Save As” to download or head over to iTunes to subscribe) We talk about Techland’s Dead Island, Eidos/Square Enix’s Deus Ex: Human Revolution, Tea Party Zombies, and Slavery: The Game. Don’t miss this one because [...]
Posted in 360, PC, PS3, Uncategorized Tags: diversity, podcast, podcasts, survival horror 4 Comments »
Hardcore Mama: Should Kids Be Off Limits?
March 18th, 2011 dr. b. Ok, so I am doing the unthinkable and rehashing a post from the past (albeit from my personal blog) because it’s a topic that I have been thinking a lot about and one that I have been thinking a lot about recently, especially with the release of the Dead Island trailer. We talked about it [...]
Posted in 360, PS3, Uncategorized Tags: Culture, feminism, intersectionality, motherhood, survival horror 2 Comments »
