At Quinni-Con 2013, 11 costumed contestants took to the stage to compete in a send-up of the US electoral system called Cosplay Candidate. The host, A Count Named Slick-Brass, was serious from the start, eliminating one candidate before she even…
Quinni-Con 2013 had a lot of cosplay. These are the 23 cosplayers who dared to enter the cosplay contest. Honorable mentions went to the Feferi/Eridan Homestuck duo and the TARDIS from Doctor Who. Third place went to The Ice Queen…
And in PayPal is still evil news, Paypal refused to release crowdfunding to Skullgirls developer Lab Zero because they refused to acknowledge that the money was raised for development, not product. Paypal wouldn’t give up the money unless Lab Zero agreed to be 100% responsible for refunds on a product people pre-paid for in a game they already own and enjoy enough to prepay for product. All but $35,000 have been released now but the story’s not over. Lab Zero is out for blood and will be filing complaints to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau because no other bank or banking service pulls this nonsense.
PayPal Refuses to Release Crowdfunding to Skullgirls Developer
I had a hole in my schedule over the weekend and that was supposed to be filled with convention coverage. That’s when I did a quick search online and found out about Quinni-Con. This is a Japanese culture and entertainment…
Another week, another new set of deals at my partner store with GameFanShop. GameFanShop is an online store for downloadable computer games. You visit the site with my link, pick out what you want, and I get a small commission…
I’m working my way through the new Tomb Raider right now and really enjoying it. The game is just a more evolved version of the original games on the PlayStation. It has all the same elements–the platforming, the puzzles, the…
This is how you make money on the Internet–not with a bang but with a very slow crawl to more viewers.
So now it turns out I need around 1,500 readers to get that $5 for my hypothetical site. Say I want to pay myself $500 for the month. It’s not a ton of money. I need 150,000 page views. That jumped right up there, didn’t it?
And that’s assuming you get a $5 CPM rate from your ad dealer and half of your visitors use ad blocking software.
Ben Kuchera of the Penny Arcade Report breaks down how Internet ads actually pay out and why donation projects like Kickstarter might be the easier way for everyone to be happy.
Ad-blockers, the games press, and why sexy cosplay galleries lead to better reporting
Megan Marie, who exposed the terrible Tomb Raider incident at PAXEast this year, comes back with another article explaining why she cosplays. Spoiler alert: cosplay is not consent.
Another week, another set of new deals at my GameFanShop partner store. You order the game through my partner link, register your account, and receive the download code for Steam, Origin, or whatever the manufacturer’s download site of preference is.…
There are a whole lot of things wrong with the gaming industry and how they determine who their market is. Getting more diverse developers working on games would be a good first step to fixing it.
Why your games are made by childless, 31 year old white men, and how one studio is fighting back
When it comes to Spring Into Suspense, we’ve covered everything from orchestral scoring to spiraling structures in video games, books, theater, comics, and film. Yet there is an entirely different school of suspense that has become synonymous with horror films.…
Must Read: Misogyny, Sexism, And Why RPS Isn’t Shutting Up. John Walker of Rock, Paper, Shotgun breaks down the typical troll derailment tactics used when anyone tries to discuss the role of women in video games and fan culture.
I’m well aware of the love it or hate it reaction to ambiguous, exploration-driven indie games. For every rave about a Journey, there’s an equally passionate pan. The pros and cons are sometimes even the same on both sides of…
Have you had a chance to check out my GameFanShop partner site yet? Each Monday, they update their weekly deals. Some are brand new, some are carried over, and some are gone entirely. I’ll be doing a quick update post…