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Blizzcon: A much better apology

October 28, 2011
Blizzcon: A much better apology

I said yesterday that my next post would be about happy things, such as Pandas or Monks. It IS a happy post. As an update to yesterday’s post, it seems something has finally filtered though. I appreciate the apology, it’s worlds apart from what I actually expected to get from Blizzard at this stage. Thank you Mike Morhaime, I will be optimistic and hope that this is a sign of continued improvement on Blizzard’s track record when it comes to their record on handling QUILTBAG issues, sexism, and hate speech in general. Bashiok Community Manager Dear members of the...

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Brief Blizzcon Observations

October 22, 2011

There is so much going on here, I have met way too many awesome people, and am sad to realise I will never get to spend enough time with all of them. I have a ton of photos of cosplayers, bloggers, and story-related panels, but I know next to nothing about the big mechanics changes. I’m really enthusastic about the MoP expansion, which has been an utter surprise to me. Also american keyboards are weird, so please excuse the odd typing. As I don’t have much time before I need to rejoin my friends in the convention centre, I...

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A wild Obscurecast appears

September 29, 2011

Yes, I have been very quiet this year – despite predicting that I would be a very active poster in the summer. Oops. However I have re-discovered my enthusiasm for games and gaming in general again, and even went along to the Eurogamer Expo in London this year. As a result Obscurecast is back, with a brand new third co-host – Razerbug – and of course myself and Gazimoff. Next week we hope to have spinks of Spinksville on the show to discuss more Eurogamer Expo nuggets of goodness. We also plan to have a roundtable on the fantastic...

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Basement-dweller

March 29, 2011
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This is a rather rambly post, not a polemic. Classism. It’s a word with a long history, but something I read in a WoW community elsewhere kind of gave me a little light bulb moment. If you want to put someone down in WoW, do it based on their actions and behaviour, not on guesses about their living situations. ‘Basement-dweller’ as an insult takes on a new meaning when more people than ever before are unable to pay the rent due to unemployment. Folk who can move back in with their parents are the lucky ones – pooling resources...

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