Power-armor slick with rain, with the din of gunshots thundering across the desert, the female gamer holsters her rifle. She can be found venturing across the apocalyptic wastelands, flying intergalactic spaceships, looting dungeons and ancient temples, and sniping German soldiers in the ruins of World War 2. The rise of the hardcore girl gamer ( Read more... )

After Twilight, a new trend in the publishing industry flooded bookshelves, imbuing a sense of horror in the avid reader and writer. I speak of the scourge of the literary world: young adult paranormal romance.

These books are only fantasy insofar as they are fantasies; that is, the fantasies of the writer. In some cases, the paranormal elements ( Read more... )

Author's note: I realize many of the terms used within this article are known only within certain circles. I will try my best to define these terms as I go along. As well, keep in mind that in this article, I will only be writing about slash in relation to slash within preexisting shows/anime/video games/books, rather than original works ( Read more... )

The last couple weeks I have been faithfully playing Bioshock, which is now up there with my top favorite games, but I have to say that the ending was just a disappointment. Like the Fallout 3 or American McGee's Alice endings, I can't help but think they were rushed ( Read more... )

Writing my Fallout fan fiction has brought me to the realization that I know little to nothing about the geography of the East Coast. It's so much simpler, living here on the West Coast, with only three states to count -- and Canada. How in the world do people travel to the Commonwealth (Massachusetts) from the Capital Wasteland (Washington DC) via ( Read more... )

To those less well-versed in either genre, I beg of you: stop confusing science fiction and fantasy. They are very different. Yes, many people like both fantasy and science fiction, but that does not mean the genres are interchangeable. So, stop. Please, just stop.

This includes bookstores, who cram together Tolkein and Asimov onto the same shelves ( Read more... )

Games often throw me into moral dilemnas. Too often. The Tenpenny Tower quest in Fallout 3 is a prime example of something I had to think about for a long time before making a choice.

As you have probably guessed from my previous journal entry, my party in Mass Effect always consisted of Tali and Garrus. However, the most shocking thing that ( Read more... )

This entry is for all my fellow Mass Effect fangirls out there who were not satisfied with the Kaiden romance option in Mass Effect. As well, I think a Tali romance would have been interesting ( Read more... )

It's been many years since I last watched DBZ. Many, many years. Eight, maybe. I was twelve at the time, so I guess it's saying a bit. Regardless, I watched that show, every slow, slogging episode like a cult ritual. It was a guilty pleasure from which many horrible, horrible fan fics arose. But like when I re-watched Dragon Ball, Buffy, and Sailor ( Read more... )