Two of our favorite things at Game on Girl cross paths today: tabletop and video games. Simon Berman from Privateer Press joins us to discuss the Kickstarter for WARMACHINE: Tactics. Tactics takes Privateer Press's popular tabletop miniatures game and translates it to digital format. If that wasn't awesome enough, the solo player campaign has a kick ass female lead, Lt.… Continue reading Episode 74 – Simon Berman: WARMACHINE: Tactics
We introduced you to the documentary Wonder Women and the companion game Wonder City in episode 65. This week, we take our love of the documentary one step further by interviewing the director, Kristy Guevara-Flanagan. Kristy takes us through her inspiration for the documentary, the process to make it, and what it's like to interview some of the big name supporters… Continue reading Episode 73 – Kristy Guevara-Flanagan
This week we share our top five favorite robots. Some heroic, some dangerous, some beloved favorites, we discuss how robots help us better understand our own humanity. Listen and let us know who your favorite robots are in the comments. Until next time, game on! Regina & Rhonda
Our guest this week is Jenny Haniver, gamer, writer, and curator of Not in the Kitchen Anymore. Jenny records her interactions playing Call of Duty on Xbox Live with a female gamer tag. Listen to hear her story about how the site came about and some of her experiences in this not so female friendly culture. A… Continue reading Episode 71 – Jenny Haniver: Not in the Kitchen Anymore
Hold on to your hats, Game on Girl fans! We've got a great show for you this week. Kelly Sue DeConnick is a multifaceted author, Japanese manga adapter and editor, and all around cool chick. This is a fantastic conversation and we're sure you'll want to check out her work after you listen. We close out the show… Continue reading Episode 70 – Kelly Sue DeConnick
Toria joins us again this week to discuss the second episode in Feminist Frequency's Tropes vs Women in Video Games series, The Damsel in Distress Part Two. In the second episode in the series, Anita Sarkeesian takes on more modern representations of this long standing plot device. We discuss the uses and abuses of the trope, Sarkeesian's research… Continue reading Episode 69 – Feminist Frequency’s Damsels in Distress Part 2
This week we have the honor of having the hosts of Man Date Mondays join us on the show. YouTubers Aaron and Rusty invited us to be on their show a few months ago and we promised to have them on the show to give them the Game on Girl treatment. Listen for a great conversation about building community and friendships through… Continue reading Episode 68 – Man Date Monday Invades!
Well it's that time of year. E3 happened last week. We recorded this episode shortly after some pretty controversial events happened at the Microsoft press conference. Listen to hear us discuss the power of language and how we should all be kinder to each other. Click here to see a transcript and a video of the… Continue reading Episode 67 – E3 Does it Again
Want more action in your MMORPG experience? Andy Velasquez, Lead Producer on Neverwinter, the D&D MMORPG from Perfect World and Cryptic Studios, talks with us this week. Andy shares some of the challenges faced by game producers and the many reasons he plays Neverwinter even when he's not at work. Have you tried Neverwinter? It's a… Continue reading Episode 66 – Andy Velasquez from Neverwinter
Occasionally, there is a movie or a documentary that changes your entire world view. This is not one of those times. The PBS Independent Lens documentary, Wonder Women, reaffirms everything we talk about on Game on Girl. Women (and men!) want strong heroes of both genders. Even better than that, they have a game for you… Continue reading Episode 65 – Wonder Women
