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The AggreGAYtor: September 20
Best of Austin roundup... for Queers!
"...Gamers Against Bigotry: best path to inclusive gaming..."

Sept. 20, 2013 Chronolog Post

RTX 2013: The Rooster Teeth Bite Back
And this time the gamer gathering is planning a big Spill
"...And then there's the normal panoply of companies, gamers, fan groups and vendors that'll be burning through your..."

July 4, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Felicia Day, Defender of the Earth
'The Guild' star plays Asteroids tonight at the Alamo with 'Rock Jocks'
"...Amazing Race season 17) are a pair of dysfunctional gamers. Meanwhile, their alien adviser is a nicotine addict who..."

June 27, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Who Highlights the Highlighter?
Local meetup puts faces to crowdfunding campaigns
"...in the past with raising funds for his nonprofit, Gamers Against Bigotry, and shares his expertise...."

June 21, 2013 Screens Feature by James Renovitch

BioWare to Fight New Star Wars
Locally based Mass Effect creators one of three firms on new games
"...audience." Meanwhile, Disney Interactive will reach out to casual gamers with mobile, social, tablet and online gaming...."

May 6, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Ouya: The People's Gaming Console
Could Julie Uhrman's Kickstarted project be the innovation the gaming industry was waiting for?
"...Its low cost and open-source nature have independent developers, gamers, and Android enthusiasts excited to see the journey finally..."

March 8, 2013 Screens Feature by Sean Carey

This Week's Waste of Time
Three browser games to keep you occupied and unproductive
"...game takes only a few moments, but Ishii keeps gamers thinking about how they play. And you can play..."

Feb. 8, 2013 Screens Post by James Renovitch

SXSW Eco: Beyond the Burlap Bag
Environmentalists ponder how to mainstream eco-culture
"...problem related to AIDS. Field said, "Within two weeks, gamers had found solution to this problem that had stifled..."

Oct. 10, 2012 News Post by Richard Whittaker

FF2012: The Good, The Bad, And the Weird of Fantastic Fest
Surviving the liver-crunching, spine tingling, head-expanding fest
"...With high profile incidents of misogynistic trolling of female gamers, and the whole Readercon furore, it seems like geekdom..."

Oct. 2, 2012 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

FF2012: Gamers Get Down
Fantastic Arcade snaps

Sept. 22, 2012 Screens Post by James Renovitch

Whipping Gamers Into a Frenzy
A taste of the Fantastic Arcade

Sept. 7, 2012 Screens Feature by James Renovitch

ATX Games Up for Steam Greenlight
Winners get backing of web behemoth
"...PC gamers already know about Steam, but for the rest of..."

Aug. 31, 2012 Screens Post by James Renovitch

Up Too Early
Google Streetview fashion critique from Barton Skyway
"...my kneecaps and the tops of my garter socks. Gamers can be so cruel...."

July 21, 2012 Chronolog Post by The Luv Doc

Neighborhood 3: Requisition Of Doom
Theatre proves a most relevant medium for addressing issues about video game culture
"...What price gamers pay for doing horrible things in a virtual world..."

July 20, 2012 Arts Review by Dan Solomon

RTX 2012: Enter the Noob
Sole non-gamer in Austin attends RTX 2012, is bemused
"...of camaraderie that spontaneously erupts whenever two or more gamers meet flesh-to-flesh for the first time (as opposed to..."

July 9, 2012 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

The Week in Gaming Events
You will have to leave the house
"...things deem necessary to keep the attention of ADD gamers that turns me off. If I want to see..."

June 15, 2012 Screens Post by James Renovitch

Gaming Stuff To Do This Weekend
Because sitting on your couch sometimes isn't enough
"...you got a taste for watching the world's best gamers go head to head at this past SXSW Screenburn..."

May 25, 2012 Screens Post by James Renovitch

Marvel Makes the Ultimate Television
The House of Ideas launches new Spider-Man this weekend
"...So it's not often that hardcore gamers get told to turn their machines off. But when..."

March 31, 2012 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

In Play
Thatgamecompany puts out another experimental release that dazzles the eyes and the mind
"...and experimental output serve as gateway games for casual gamers to engage with the somewhat intimidating world of hardcore..."

March 30, 2012 Screens Feature by James Renovitch

The Future of Games
as predicted by journalists at SXSWi
"...Webb pointed out that this trend might alienate hardcore gamers in an attempt to lure new blood to the..."

March 12, 2012 SXSW Post by James Renovitch

Gaming Stuff Overheard Online
I've always wanted to have a gossip column, so …
"...it's the only movie about indie games, so indie gamers might be a bit biased. Whatever about it, any..."

Dec. 15, 2011 Screens Post by James Renovitch

SXSW Screenburn Moves to Palmer
Gamers no longer allowed Downtown
"...the bridge to check out the games? Do Austin gamers really care? Hopefully this move is an indicator that..."

Oct. 31, 2011 Screens Post by James Renovitch

How To Do Things With Videogames
With minimal tech jargon, Ian Bogost explores how games have become embedded in all aspects of our lives
"...shapes and pixelated icons. To Bogost, average people are gamers because video games have become so prevalent as to..."

Sept. 30, 2011 Books Review by James Renovitch

The Geek Shall Inherit the Earth
A dystopian future meets a pop-culture obsessed past in Ready Player One
"...a nerd's nerd, because even in this town of gamers, comic lovers, sci-fi cinephiles, and pop-culture know-it-alls, it's hard..."

Aug. 19, 2011 Books Feature by James Renovitch

sxswi: Felicia Day Keynote
There's more to say about Felicia Day in words & images
"...follows a group of MMORPG's (massively multiplayer online role-playing gamers) otherwise known as the Knights of Good (also the..."

March 16, 2011 SXSW Post by Belinda Acosta

Naked City
"...economies to artificial intelligence to the changing demographics of "gamers" (Fri.-Sun., Feb. 18-20; Omni Austin Hotel at South Park,..."

Feb. 18, 2011 News Feature

In Play
The year in gaming
"...the Fable series, and may have doomed it. Hardcore gamers were disappointed by the dumbed-down controls and lack of..."

Jan. 7, 2011 Screens Feature by James Renovitch

What Are You Looking At?
The year in pop-culture fixations
"...made headlines, finally putting to rest the idea that "gamers" are space-Marine-controlling basement-dwellers. No headlines yet, but Independent Games..."

Dec. 24, 2010 Screens Feature

Tron: Legacy
After touting this reboot for the past year, Disney has finally unleashed this immersive spectacle about man and machine.
"...a drawback for the film's two core demographics, namely proto-gamers who grew up with the original film and its..."

Dec. 17, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Video Game Gift Guide
Downloadable edition
"...Bit.Trip.Runner has a crossover appeal that Fate lacks. Casual gamers will enjoy the peppy musical attributes while hardcore gamers..."

Dec. 2, 2010 Screens Post by James Renovitch

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