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IGF 2018 Spotlight: Excellence in Narrative

Nic Reuben - January 11, 2018

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Gamegate Whining Reveals ArenaNet Spinelessness. Who’s Next?
Gamergate, that perpetual sludge of “alt-right” Nazi cosplayers, men’s rights activists and literal human goblins, is entering the fourth year of its onslaught against the video game industry. In 2018, the “movement” of living, breathing fecal matter has decided to try its hand at innovation by pretending to be concerned customers. Recently, Guild Wars 2 developer […]
The Sexism Problem Gaming Won’t Let Go
You have likely heard of the controversy involving Elias Viglione. The indie developer of Hero Siege recently went on a sexist rant on Twitter that lead to a huge backlash from the gaming community. The kerfuffle led Elias to release an apology that blamed his sexism on, among other things, being drunk and having temperament issues. […]
Where’s Gaming’s Direct Action Movement?
There’s no question that Bully Hunters was a shitshow through and through. Sold as a gang of skilled vigilantes that would enter online games and e-kill shit-talking pests, it turned out to be just as flawed in execution as it was in concept. As sad as getting back at an in-game annoyance by handing them […]
Catching Kitties, Abstract Art & Monitoring the Market: Inside Jam for Change 2018
Jam for Change was a game jam that took place during London Games Festival on Saturday 7th and Sunday the 8th of April. It was an event in support of the charity women’s aid, who provide services and give and help to women and children who are victims of violence and domestic abuse. Anyone could […]
These Horizon Zero Dawn Photographers Find the Soul in the Machines
Despite being released way back in the murky, pre-technology days of slightly over a year ago, Guerrilla‘s open-world masterpiece Horizon Zero Dawn continues to inspire a wealth of a new fan art, cosplay, and incredible photography. To celebrate Aloy’s one year anniversary, New Normative asked some of our favourite capture artists to share stories from their […]

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IGF 2018 Spotlight: Excellence in Narrative