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Oct
5
COLUMN: ‘The Aberrant Gamer’ - What Your Dating Sim Choices Say About You
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[The Aberrant Gamer is is a biweekly, sometimes NSFW column by Leigh Alexander, dedicated to the kinks and quirks we gamers tend to keep under our hats – those predilections and peccadilloes less commonly discussed in conventional media.]
Ah, the much-lauded Choice in Games. We can analyze and discuss until we’re blue in the face those […]
Sep
6
COLUMN: ‘The Aberrant Gamer - What Women Want’
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[Back after a few months’ hiatus, The Aberrant Gamer is happy to return as a biweekly, sometimes NSFW column by Leigh Alexander, dedicated to the kinks and quirks we gamers tend to keep under our hats – those predilections and peccadilloes less commonly discussed in conventional media.]
“Why don’t women like the big console games?” Someone […]
Aug
21
COLUMN: ‘The Aberrant Gamer - Uncanny Valley Of The Dolls’
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[Back after a few months’ hiatus, The Aberrant Gamer is happy to return as a biweekly, sometimes NSFW column by Leigh Alexander, dedicated to the kinks and quirks we gamers tend to keep under our hats – those predilections and peccadilloes less commonly discussed in conventional media.]
“Make her boobs bigger,” someone says.
“No, no,” I argue. […]
Mar
30
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By now, just about everybody’s heard of Miss Bimbo, the browser-based “game for girls” that’s ruffling feathers with its […]
Mar
23
COLUMN: ‘The Aberrant Gamer - Auto-Neurotic Asphyxiation’
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[The Aberrant Gamer is a weekly, sometimes NSFW column by Leigh Alexander, dedicated to the kinks and quirks we gamers tend to keep under our hats – those predilections and peccadilloes less commonly discussed in conventional media.]
We throw around lots of insults on message boards and comment threads, but there is perhaps none so common […]
Mar
13
COLUMN: ‘The Aberrant Gamer - What’s My Motivation?’
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[The Aberrant Gamer is a weekly, sometimes NSFW column by Leigh Alexander, dedicated to the kinks and quirks we gamers tend to keep under our hats – those predilections and peccadilloes less commonly discussed in conventional media.]
I never had any designs on becoming a game journalist. Actually, I went to a two-year acting conservatory, and […]
Mar
7
COLUMN: ‘The Aberrant Gamer - Completion Anxiety Disorder’
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[The Aberrant Gamer is a weekly, sometimes NSFW column by Leigh Alexander, dedicated to the kinks and quirks we gamers tend to keep under our hats – those predilections and peccadilloes less commonly discussed in conventional media.]
If you’re reading this column, you definitely own at least a couple video games. You probably own several, and […]
Feb
28
COLUMN: ‘The Aberrant Gamer - My Week With Pleo’
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[The Aberrant Gamer is a weekly, sometimes NSFW column by Leigh Alexander, dedicated to the kinks and quirks we gamers tend to keep under our hats – those predilections and peccadilloes less commonly discussed in conventional media.]
Here at the Aberrant Gamer, we primarily deal with all the ways that games become part of our reality. […]
Feb
14
COLUMN: ‘The Aberrant Gamer’: Be My Valentine - The Top 5 Game Romances
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[The Aberrant Gamer is a weekly, somewhat NSFW column by Leigh Alexander, dedicated to the kinks and quirks we gamers tend to keep under our hats – those predilections and peccadilloes less commonly discussed in conventional media.]
Last week’s column wondered how games might mature enough to allow for believable sexuality, and concluded that aiming for […]
Feb
9
COLUMN: ‘The Aberrant Gamer’: Getting To The Action
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[The Aberrant Gamer is a weekly, somewhat NSFW column by Leigh Alexander, dedicated to the kinks and quirks we gamers tend to keep under our hats – those predilections and peccadilloes less commonly discussed in conventional media.]
It’s easy to knock action video games. It’s all vaguely silly, implausible stuff – bullet time, acrobatic corkscrews, explosions, […]