Well hello there blog I-have-forgotten-about-and-not-looked-at-in-years. How's things?A lot has changed in that time, but I'm still gaming. It's been a constant in my life when everything around me has shifted. I spent most of lockdown (wasn't that a fun time?) playing Red Dead Redemption 2, Cyberpunk 2077 - with only a few glitches - dusting off The Sims 4 to explore the world while I couldn't, and...

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Continuation of an article I wrote back in 2012. View the first part here. Women in video games are incredibly sexualised. I loved Lara Croft when I was young, and she has grown with me throughout my life. When I was a child I did not notice her DD breasts and preposterous proportions— I saw a strong, independent bad- ass who I could look...

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This week I unearthed another old article I wrote back in May 2012. I was googling myself - as you do - and unexpectedly found it in the archives of a website I used to write for. I'd completely forgotten about it. As the blog title suggests, it's looking at the term 'Girl Gamers' and seems just as topical now as it did...

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This is an article I wrote as part of an assessment a few weeks ago. Rather than go to waste, I thought I'd share it here.  How to: Use Twitter for promotion Valuable Followers First things first, follow like-minded individuals. Connect with fellow artists, designers, small businesses and entrepreneurs, and get to know other competitors in your field. It goes without saying, the more people...

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There has been talk amongst the gaming giants of cross-network play recently. Microsoft announced on Monday that it will support cross-platform play between players on PC and Xbox One. It is now up to developers and other platforms to support the feature. Sony replied today to Gamespot today: "Playstation has been supporting cross-platform play between PC on several software titles starting with Final Fantasy...

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