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Can it wait for a bit? Garrus is in the middle of learning how...

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 20:22:33 -0500

Can it wait for a bit? Garrus is in the middle of learning how to calibrate.

On Transgender Characters

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 22:57:56 -0500

If it were in your power, would you feature a trans* character as a lead, or do you think that that would be putting too much on the writing team’s shoulders in terms of representation and factual/political correctness? As someone who is highly involved in the game industry, do you think there would be a backlash from the industry or fans if a trans* character was a lead? Is video game culture ready for a trans* companion? — venak-hol

No, I don’t think video game culture is ready for transgender characters— not as major plot characters, and certainly not as a lead. It’s not ready for major characters that are gay, either. Heck, it’s barely ready for ones which are female.

Does that mean the industry should wait until it is? Probably not.

Yet I am also not the one whose money is being put on the line when it comes to making a major game. With hundreds of millions of dollars now sunk into your average video game title, it could perhaps be viewed as understandable why publishers would be risk-averse. The tried-and-true is safer. The audience they already have, and have had since gaming’s inception, is safer. Or is it?

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Feminist Frequency: Twitter vs Female Protagonists in Video Games

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 23:23:20 -0500

Feminist Frequency: Twitter vs Female Protagonists in Video Games:

femfreq:

Thanks #XboxOne #E3 press conference for revealing to us exactly zero games featuring a female protagonist for the next generation.

— Feminist Frequency (@femfreq)

June 10, 2013

Above is a tweet I made this afternoon in reaction to the fact that none of the games presented at…

Huh, turns out Garrus is real…

Tue, 04 Jun 2013 01:11:29 -0500

Huh, turns out Garrus is real…

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Sat, 27 Apr 2013 08:13:43 -0500

God yes. On so many levels. Love the one that got detention for...

Wed, 10 Apr 2013 18:37:28 -0500

God yes. On so many levels. Love the one that got detention for being smarter than the teacher.

Pretty sure I’ve never seen a male NPC do that dance...

Wed, 03 Apr 2013 19:42:06 -0500

Pretty sure I’ve never seen a male NPC do that dance Vega’s attempting…

My newest piece of Mass Effect gear. They shipped them without...

Thu, 27 Dec 2012 22:04:46 -0600

My newest piece of Mass Effect gear. They shipped them without telling me, so it was like a Christmas surprise!

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Sun, 23 Dec 2012 13:59:16 -0600

I decided to do a quick render of the geth trooper model I made...

Sun, 23 Dec 2012 01:42:31 -0600

I decided to do a quick render of the geth trooper model I made using the Legion skin, and with the (alas yet unfinished) N7 Valiant model. I’ll make a new render once I finish the Valiant’s textures.

Omni gel is real! From @joebilde on twitter.

Mon, 17 Dec 2012 18:48:28 -0600

Omni gel is real! From @joebilde on twitter.

Oh Garrus, you’ve been had.

Sat, 08 Dec 2012 16:46:16 -0600

Oh Garrus, you’ve been had.

weissidian: I recently acquired 1000 followers so I thought I...

Sat, 08 Dec 2012 11:41:44 -0600

weissidian:

I recently acquired 1000 followers so I thought I would throw free art at you lovely individuals.

One winner will be chosen, they will have a choice of any 5 of the following pieces to be made into small, 8x10 prints. As much as I would love to give you a whole mess of Mass Effect prints, I’m afraid you get a choice of 5 and only 5! I just can’t decide which ones to give so I’m going to make you suffer through choosing for me, hehe:

-Aria T’Loak - Garrus Vakarian - Garrus and FemShep - Jack - Liara T’Soni-

-Miranda Lawson - Samara the Justicar - Shakarian - Tali’Zorah - Tela Vasir-

RULES:

I will ship to Canada and US only

1 like and 1 reblog only

follows are not required but they are extremely appreciated!

Your askbox must be open so I can contact you. If I am unable to contact you or you do not respond to me within one week, the prints will be given away to someone else.

You gotta be comfortable with giving me your mailing address

Random number generator will determine the winner

The winner will be chosen January 8th, 2013

You may also participate in my Homestuck Print Giveaway if you are interested as well!

I totally forgot to update the world on this. Plus I totally...

Thu, 06 Dec 2012 22:10:19 -0600

I totally forgot to update the world on this. Plus I totally forgot to work on it for like a month. In any case I’d say texture is 60-70% done. Painstaking, but rewarding!

stumpynat: Easily one of my favorite scenes in the entire Mass...

Thu, 06 Dec 2012 18:45:04 -0600

stumpynat:

Easily one of my favorite scenes in the entire Mass Effect franchise.

Amusingly enough, I have apparently used the “it has a fare meter” tag before. Multiple times.

Chora's Den

Sun, 11 Nov 2012 22:32:09 -0600

Kaidan: I see why this place is so popular. It's got quite the, uh, view.
Ashley: Hey, Lieutenant, put your tongue back in your mouth before you trip on it.
Ashley: A million light years from where humanity began and we walk into a bar filled with men drooling over half-naked women shaking their asses on a stage. I can't decide if that's funny or sad.
Kaidan: What? You don't think they're here because of the food?

Vernon: Where are we?

Thu, 25 Oct 2012 00:41:17 -0500

Vernon: Where are we?
Triss: In a forest?
Vernon: Very funny.

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Thu, 04 Oct 2012 10:07:12 -0500

The beginnings of the American Revolution, simplified

Wed, 03 Oct 2012 00:28:38 -0500

BRITISH EMPIRE: All right, fine, your stupid embargo worked. We won’t levy any more taxes-
AMERICAN COLONIES: Huzzah! Time to get drunk!
BRITISH EMPIRE: Except on tea.
AMERICAN COLONIES: What?
BRITISH EMPIRE: Get over it, it’s just tea. Seriously, where do you get this idea that you’re special and should never have to pay taxes? We hope that idea doesn’t go on to infect your political discourse centuries from now.
AMERICAN COLONIES: We’re not buying your stupid tea.
BRITISH EMPIRE: Are you being serious right now? What are you going to do, just stop drinking tea?
AMERICAN COLONIES: Yes. We’ll drink coffee.
BRITISH EMPIRE: Do you even know what that is?
AMERICAN COLONIES: No, but we’ve heard it’s good and we’re feeling surly.
BRITISH EMPIRE: Fine, whatever, we don’t even care what you do anymore.
BRITISH EAST INDIA COMPANY: Actually, we are pretty much bankrupt, so you need to make them drink the tea.
BRITISH EMPIRE: Oh, for—just drink the tea.
AMERICAN COLONIES: No.
BRITISH EMPIRE: Do it.
AMERICAN COLONIES: NO.
BRITISH EMPIRE: Drink it.
AMERICAN COLONIES: Fuck you.
BRITISH EMPIRE: Drink it or we’ll punch you in the face.
AMERICAN COLONIES: *Boston Tea Party*
BRITISH EMPIRE: What the hell?
AMERICAN COLONIES: We heard it was Indians.
BRITISH EMPIRE: That’s interesting, because we heard it was a bunch of colonists wearing paint and dressed in costumes that were remarkably similar to what a crowd of drunks who wanted to look like Indians would assemble if the only supplies they had were found in an alley behind a bar.
AMERICAN COLONIES: You get all types in Boston.
BRITISH EMPIRE: …*Coercive Acts*
AMERICAN COLONIES: Oh, it is ON.

My brand! I HAVE SPECIAL EYES!

Wed, 03 Oct 2012 00:27:16 -0500

My brand! I HAVE SPECIAL EYES!