When you’ve read enough stories, watched enough movies, and played enough video games, you’ll quickly become familiar and exhausted by The Hero’s Journey – otherwise known as the monomyth. From The Lord of the Rings, Star Wars, and The Legend of Zelda, it’s a trope that has been passed down several narrative generations and is […]
When we last covered Game Devs of Color Expo in 2020 (and before I became power hungry for the Gaming Editor title /s), the world had more of a consensus to do virtual things. Virtual and remote activities did not have to fight the phrases “back to normal” and “Zoom fatigue” as much back then. […]
If you’re a discerning Filipino Pokémon fan like me, you might have noticed something sorta kinda pinoy going on with the news updates for the upcoming Generation 9 games. Pokémon Scarlet and Violet are releasing on November 18, 2022 on the Nintendo Switch, marking them the second mainline franchise games on the console after Pokémon […]
Our website constantly runs into the question: Are Asian Americans Adequately Represented? My personal mission as Gaming Editor is to spotlight the stories unseen in gaming in front of and behind the devkit. From the Intercom is here to answer a question that’s been in the back of our minds forever: Who is More Asian […]
Hoa in Vietnamese means flower, one of humanity’s most enduring symbols of growth, hope, and peace. Skrollcat Studio’s video game of the same name embodies those idioms and more by rooting a bucolic, humble, and uniquely Vietnamese fable into a short and sweet indie classic. Hoa is a hand-painted puzzle platformer that has you play […]