In: Reviews by Leah "WhiteGodiva" Haydu
22 May 2011Strategy games and I don’t get along. We never have. I’ve tried many times to get into the genre, in large part because the marketing for these titles often tries to trick me into thinking it’s something I really want to play. Featuring large-eyed, anime-inspired characters peering enthusiastically from the cover art of a game [...]
In: Reviews by Leah "WhiteGodiva" Haydu
11 May 2011I play some pretty obscure games. I’m not saying that in a hipster, you’ve-probably-never-heard-of-them kind of way, but rather as a method of describing my style of choice. A lot of what I gravitate toward tends to be sort of strange, in an often distinctly Japanese way. These types of games aren’t ones I necessarily [...]
In: Articles by Leah "WhiteGodiva" Haydu
7 Apr 2011I’ve taken a lot of flak from my friends recently about Pokémon. This isn’t the first time this has happened. I was a relative latecomer to the Pokémon series of games, largely for the same reason it took me so long to give in to the Harry Potter hype: I was, obviously, too cool for [...]
In: Articles by Leah "WhiteGodiva" Haydu
8 Mar 2011Yes, I know it’s March. I’m not late; I’m retro. Anyway, since everyone else has already had his or her say, I wanted to put my two cents in and talk about my favorite games of last year. My “best of” lists tend, in general, to be a bit different from most people’s, largely because I [...]
In: Podcasts by Edie Sellers
1 Sep 2008Penny Arcade Expo is one of the few gamer shows that is seems too short. Platform Nation was there at the final day of PAX 2008 to witness the final wind-down of this huge event. GamerEdie Sellers was joined by a host of other Platform Nation hosts, including Chiahippo (Platform Nation), Mrs. LeftyBrown (The Married [...]
In: Podcasts by Edie Sellers
10 Aug 2008In this very special episode of GameHounds, Alex P. Keaton says goodbye to his sister Mallorie… Wait, that’s not right. Sorry. Channeling 80s sitcoms again. In this very special episode of GameHounds, Edie Sellers and Cooper Hawkes welcome a guest host, Mrs. LeftyBrown of The Married Gamers podcast. They talk about dead celebrities and colored [...]
In: Podcasts by Edie Sellers
31 Jul 2008Simon is back! Okay, so he didn’t get much of a tan down in Mexico, but he does return to the Humpdate ready to chat about the latest in gaming news. In addition, he offers some insight into gaming south of the border. Let’s just say, if you wanna feel like a rock god, head [...]
In: Podcasts by Edie Sellers
15 Jul 2008It’s day two of E3, though technically it’s the first day. Hawkes and Edie round up Sony and Nintendo press briefings, which were — let’s just say they spanned the scope of impressive to laughable. Also, we chat about Edie’s hands-on with Bethesda’s Fallout 3 and Sega’s Total War for the PC. Rather than spending [...]