Not Your Mama's Gamer

This week we talk about the joys and problems of playing games together in co-op mode. The struggles of playing games offline and on and, of course, Sam and Alisha talk about State of Decay 2...again. What We're Playing: Inside (iOS) Dead by Daylight Kitty Keeper Hearthstone Overcooked 2: Campfire Cook Off Borderlands (GOTY Edition) Truberbrook State of Decay 2 What We're Reading Trail of Lightnin...

This week we are joined by TreaAndrea Russworm (UMass-Amerhearst) to talk about Far Cry: New Dawn (Ubisoft 2019), race, and representation. What We're Playing: The Division 2 Night in the Woods Into the Breach State of Decay 2 What We're Reading The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin Gaming Representation ed. Jennifer Malkowski and TreaAndrea Russworm What We're Drinking: New City Mule Ginger Beer Old F...

This week Sam talks with EightBitBlonde (content creator, freelance community manager, and Xbox MVP) and Moto (content creator and Xbox MVP) about their work (and hers) in the games community, the MVP (Most Valuable Professional) Award Program, and other things game related. What is the Xbox MVP Award? It is an award bestowed upon people who are "community leaders who’ve demonstrated an exemplary...

This week we talk about some of our favorite books about video games. You knew we were book nerds before you got here! What We're Playing: Anthem Far Cry New Dawn Insane Robots Overcooked 2 Last Year: The Nightmare Tetris 99 Katamari Reroll Apex Legends What We're Reading: Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia owens Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi Unapologetic: A Black, Queer and Feminist Mandate for Radical Mo...

This week we all played YIIK: A Postmodern RPG and we've come together to talk about it. What We're Playing: Samsara Smoke and Sacrifice Roterra Anthem (demo) Stardew Valley YIIK What We're Reading: The Gamer’s Brain by Celia Hodent Games User Research Computer Games and Technical Communication: Critical Methods and Applications at the Intersection  What We're Drinking: Ginger Peach Sparkling Wate...

This week look back on our favorite and least favorite games of 2018 and talk about the games we are looking forward to most in 2019.  What We're Playing: Subnautica Diablo III Assassin's Creed: Odyssey Divinity Original Sin II Crusader Kings II Return of the Obra Dinn Bury Me, My Love What We're Reading: The Gamer’s Brain by Celia Hodent An Unkindess of Ghosts by Rivers Solomon Rock Needs River b...

This week we talk we talk about thoughtful gift giving for holidays or just because. We hope that this comes in handy for some of you who may be finishing up your holiday shopping or thinking about what to buy loved ones on any other occasion. Giving yourself the change to tell them "I see you!" What We're Playing: Kingdoms and Castles Katamari Damacy Reroll Fortnite Creative Strange Brigade Mutan...

This week we talk with Valdemar Andreasen (@fauxvaldemar), Lead Game Designer on Forgotton Anne (Throughline Games). We have a conversation talking about design, connection, and the concept of thrownness in Forgotton Anne. What We're Playing: Persona 5 9-9-9 Final Fantasy Tactics Pokemon Let's Go Eevee Spyro Reignited World of Final Fantasy Reigns Game of Thrones Dead by Daylight Divinity Original...

This week Alisha and Sam (@saffista) are joined by the fabulous T.L. Taylor (@ybika) as we talk about E-Sports, live streaming, and her new book Watch Me Play: Twitch and the Rise of Game Live Streaming. Episode Note: there is a brief segment in recording where the audio goes wonky (yes, that is the technical term), we have reduced the distortion as much as possible but rest assured it lasts less...

This week Alisha and I answer questions from folks in the community and tried out a new Booze and Games Pairing segment. Come see which booze we think goes with games that we choose for one another What We're Playing: -Fallout 76 (beta) -Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 -Whispering Willows -The Room -Reigns: Her Majesty What We're Reading: -Watch Me Play: TL Taylor -Restart: Gordon Korman What We're Drin...

This week we talk with Partnered Mixer content creator, blogger, podcaster, and freelance Community Manager and Consultant, Alicia Alexandra (@eightbitblonde) about Shadow of the Tomb Raider (2018). What We're Playing: Maplestory 2Forza Horizon 4FigmentThe Gardens BeneathState of Decay 2Reigns: Her Majesty What We're Reading: Algorithms of Oppression by Safiya NobleSurvive the Night by Danielle Ve...

This week Samantha, Alisha, and Jordyn sit down and talk about the indie games they've been playing lately.

This week Alisha and Samantha sit down and talk about PAX West, salty gamers, and whatever else comes to mind.

This week Alisha and Samantha sit down and talk about social gaming.

This week we are joined by Melissa Boone and Jerome Hagan, Team XBox User Researchers who focus on Minecraft, online safety, and Gaming is For Everyone.

This week we talk with TreaAndrea Russworm and Yussef Cole about Detroit: Become Human. 

Episode 174: The Shape of Things to Come: Our Favorites From E3 2018 (Click to download, or find us on iTunes, BlogTalk Radio, Stitcher, Google Play, or TuneIn).  With E3 ending this week Alisha and Sam have come together to talk about the games that they are most looking forward to in the coming year. Sam tries to keep it […]

Episode 173: Hate-Play and Hashtags: A Conversation with Megan Condis (Click to download, or find us on iTunes, BlogTalk Radio, Stitcher, Google Play, or TuneIn). This week we have a conversation with Megan Condis, author of the new book Gaming Masculinity: Trolls, Fake Geeks, and the Gendered Battle for Online Culture. We chat about toxicity and hope in the game community, academia, and […]

Episode 172: Regular People in Irregular Circumstances: A Conversation with Undead Labs (Click to download, or find us on iTunes, BlogTalk Radio, Stitcher, Google Play, or TuneIn). This week we are joined by Brant Fitzgerald and Geoffrey Card of Undead Labs as we talk about the zombie survival game, State of Decay 2. This time around we talk about mechanics, weapons, […]

Episode 171: Take the Cannoli: How Mafia (the game) Can Serve As a Model for Video Game Design (Click to download, or find us on iTunes, BlogTalk Radio, Stitcher, Google Play, or TuneIn).  This week we have a conversation with Alisha Karabinus and Rachel Atherton (@wrathertweets) about their research on how analog games, like the forum based social deception game […]

Episode 169: The Stories of The Station: A Conversation with Kevin Harwood (Right click and save as to download, or find us on iTunes, BlogTalk Radio, Stitcher, Google Play, or TuneIn). This week we talked with Kevin Harwood, the Creative Director & Producer of The Station Games (The Station). We had a great conversation about […]

Episode 168: She Came to Slay: A Conversation on Community Building and Video Games (Right click and save as to download, or find us on iTunes, BlogTalk Radio, Stitcher, Google Play, or TuneIn). This week we are joined by NYMG and Mixer community member Nicole Kirchoff (@NKirc) as we talk about gaming, building community around games, and slaying monsters with friends. We […]

Episode 167: No Such Thing As A Stupid Question: Taking On Your Questions (Right click and save as to download, or find us on iTunes, BlogTalk Radio, Stitcher, Google Play, or TuneIn). This week Alisha and Sam answer questions submitted to the show and throw in one (each) of their own. It was a shorter episode, but it was a blast. Send […]

Episode 166: Looking Back, Looking Foward: Our Favorites of 2017 and Most Anticipated of 2018 (Right click and save as to download, or find us on iTunes, BlogTalk Radio, Stitcher, Google Play, or TuneIn). This week we chat about our favorite games from last year and the games that we are most excited to play in 2018. We're joined by two new voices […]

Episode 165: Thunderbird Strike and the Power of Indigenous Game Design: A Conversation with Elizabeth Lapensee (Right click and save as to download, or find us on iTunes, BlogTalk Radio, Stitcher, Google Play, or TuneIn). This week we had an amazing conversation with the fabulous Elizabeth LaPensee, Indigenous scholar, artist, and game designer who talks with us about (among other things) her […]