Mer

Mer

@drowwpoison.bsky.social

(she/her) I write about art and games 👾 nyc 👾 words at GameObserver, Unwinnable, Whitehot, IMPULSE, Art Spiel, and more https://mariamora.cargo.site/

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I wrote this!! I played KOTOR for the first time last year and it has changed the way I interact with games. I’m forever grateful I didn’t give up despite spending a ridiculous amount of time in Taris bc I couldn’t figure out the map lmao I love u KOTOR!!

Unwinnable@unwinnable.com

"She seemed to exist independently of me before I arrived to this universe, and would continue to after I moved on." @drowwpoison.bsky.social tells the story of how KOTOR's Bastila Shan shifted her expectations in videogames:

A bit late, but we are featured in @ign.com! I'm so proud of everyone in this community and of what we're achieving together! This has always been about more than just ME, it's about the people behind it who have poured their blood, sweat, and tears for us, and we will continue this fight for them 💪

I covered this news for @gameobserver.bsky.social and here I mention how all of these comments are, at the end of the day, speculation. There are reasons to be cautiously optimistic about the future of Mass Effect, and I’m choosing to do that gameobserver.com/former-ea-ma...

gameobserver.comFormer EA Senior Manager Unsure Mass Effect Will Make It Under EA’s New OwnershipFormer EA senior manager Emmanuel Rosier raises concerns about Mass Effect and BioWare’s future following EA’s $55 billion buyout.

Huge congrats to Kaelin, Kris, Francis, and the rest of the team!! This looks amazing, I'm adding The Eventide to my Steam wishlist asap :)

Studio Reset@studioresetgames.bsky.social

We're so excited to finally announce: The Eventide! A single-player supernatural mystery adventure game set in a neon-noir Canadian cityscape, you investigate with a team of detectives who each see the truth a little differently... 🇨🇦👻 Follow us for more and wishlist now!

I interviewed former BioWare developers Kaelin Lavallée, Francis Lacuna and Kris Schoneberg about their new studio @studioresetgames.bsky.social !! We talked about the lessons they’re implementing, what they’ve left behind, and what’s ahead. Read below :)

GameObserver@gameobserver.bsky.social

Mer had the opportunity to talk to three games industry veterans who chose to open their own, small-scale studio focused on sustainability. Enter Studio Reset. @studioresetgames.bsky.social gameobserver.com/studio-reset...

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"Disco Elysium depicts these men not solely as individuals making bad choices, but also as products of their environments: imperialist violence, the drug trade, and economic plight." - from @madisyn-writes.bsky.social 's first for the site www.mothership.blog/disco-elysiu...

mothership.blogDisco Elysium and the myth of the male loneliness epidemicDespite Disco Elysium predating this reckoning, its story and characters offer useful ways to interpret this modern myth

written by me! In this piece I talk about the dangerous potential NVIDIA's DLSS 5 has to perpetuate the same misogynistic standards female players and characters have always been subjected to, read below

GameObserver@gameobserver.bsky.social

DLSS 5 may put the power in people's hands in the future, but when does it cross the line? Is its standard for realism truly realistic? gameobserver.com/opinion-will...

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