Portal 2’s “Want You Gone” perf. by Sabrina Valenzuela feat. David Nyman
I honestly like this song more than Portal’s “Still Alive”. It has a bit more to it but I can understand why it isn’t quite as iconic. Luckily, there are a few like Sabrina Valenzuela and David Nyman...
View ArticleIt’s Okay to Not Complete Games
That’s not something you hear often, is it? We groan about the amount of entertainment out there waiting to be consumed, but the number of hours in the day are not enough time to see let alone finish...
View ArticleFemhype: “Vilifying Mental Illness: Horror Games & The Insanity Trope” by...
Yesterday I showed an article discussing the importance of representation of people with physical disabilities and how games have the ability to be empowering. Now there’s an article by Lindsay of...
View ArticleLego Films Shows Us Lego-fied Versions of Popular First-Person Games
If they made Lego sets for video games ,does that mean video game sets could end up in the next Lego movie? Could they make video game adaptations of things that are already games? Would they look...
View ArticlePolygon: “Can we stop calling Splatoon a shooter now?” by Ben Kuchera
An interesting article on Polygon by Ben Kuchera on how Splatoon is not a shooter and why we shouldn’t call it that. At first, I didn’t quite it. It wasn’t until I read this part where I finally...
View ArticleCracked Lists 7 Great Examples of Foreshadowing Used in Video Games
Sometimes video games can be really clever with their stories. As Cracked points out, some games make really good use of foreshadowing.
View ArticleCould Portal Be a Feminist Masterpiece? – PBS Game/Show
Jamin of PBS Game/Show argues on this episode that Portal is a feminist masterpiece to which I hesitantly disagree. Portal is an important game and putting why I disagree accurately into words has...
View ArticlePortal’s “Still Alive” Jazz Cover perf. by The Consouls (feat. Suzanna Wellink)
Ah yeah, this is super cool. A wonderfully fun jazz cover of “Still Alive” from Portal performed by The Consouls and Suzanna Wellink.
View ArticleCakes Are a Lie, But Not These Donuts – Rosanna Pansino’s Portal Themed Donuts
Rosanna Pansino creates some delicious looking Portal donuts perfect for tomorrow’s Donut Day.
View ArticlePortal’s “Still Alive” A Capella Cover perf. by Peter and Evynne Hollens
I don’t think I’ve featured Peter Hollens on this website for a while. I don’t think I’ve featured a cover of a Portal song for a while either. Luckily, this fixes both those concerns and boy, is it...
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