December 2011
5 posts
This.
Graduated.
GRADUATED. WHAT DO I DO?!
What do I do.
Freaking out.
Watched like 15 episodes of Community. Inspector Spaceman. Goddamnit. It’s like Troy and Abed were made for me.
Freakinfreakinfreakin
Life is life now what do I do.
Today my friend Brian told me:
went to gamestop the other day, saw a sight i feel like you’d love.
2 girls, probably age like 12-14 picking out a game trying to decide between battlefield 3 and fear 2.and a girl talking with her dad picking out a game, trying to figure out a good co-op game for them to play together,
heart warming.
<3<3<3<3<3<333333
I just called my senator to stop internet... →
Link dump
An illustrated review of the latest “Twilight” film
One of the most beautiful, magical ways to raise awareness ever
A super powerful, tear-inducing treatise on loving everyone, regardless of sexuality, and SUPER powerful responses to that post.
November 2011
6 posts
So…Arkham City was kind of like, whatevs. Naa mean?
Hurray US Senate! →
Boyfriend.
LinkedIn
David Fetzer has sent you a message.
Date: 11/09/2011
Subject: Collaboration
Hello, Ashley Birch. I appreciate your invitation to connect with me on Linked In. I feel that we could collaborate in a number of ways. However, before I consider a project, I’d like to see more of your work to confirm its worthiness of my efforts. Please send me links and a resume. If I’m...
Gamers Saved My Life
gamessavedmylife:
Dave Matney discusses how, after becoming a father at 17, and both enduring and engaging in infidelity, a group of gamers saved him from committing suicide.
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Wowie zowie what a story.
Games are goooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooood.
October 2011
6 posts
omgomgomg Gary Oldman is going to be the lead character in a serious film that people might actually see omgomgomg it has a 97% on rotten tomatoes omg omg omg don’t call it a comeback
I wanna play this one →
Gourmet Gaming features recipes based on video... →
Is this real? IS THIS REAL? MORE ARRESTED... →
September 2011
16 posts
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RPG's Saved my Life
gamessavedmylife:
James F credits RPGs for helping him overcome the trauma of sexual and physical abuse by teaching him to work hard and never quit.
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Games! GAMES! GAMEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEES!
Yes please I would like Mark Kozelek in another... →
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Emotional Bag Check →
emmyc:
painting-mydreams:
jonimitzer:
This site is my fucking jam right now. I am absolutely loving the idea and execution. Essentially, you can either “check” your own baggage, or “carry” someone else’s. To “check” it, you anonymously write your problems and wait for a response, which comes in the form of a song and a small (optional) message. Or to carry it, you read someone’s problem, and...
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How Shadow of the Colossus Taught me Empathy
gamessavedmylife:
Akshay Mathew relives a playthrough of Shadow of the Colossus that affected him so profoundly that he turned off the console before the last Colossus. Spoilers for Shadow of the Colossus.
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Games are good for you. Spread the word.
I am going to talk about bears at the King King in... →
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Catherine Helped Me Accept Cheaters
gamessavedmylife:
Schane Mitchell discusses how, after being cheated on 5 times by previous lovers, Catherine helped him understand their mental state, which enabled him to let go of the sense of pain and betrayal that he clung to due to their infidelity.
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Submit to How Games Saved My Life. Iz betta fo you.
How games saved my life: Writing ain't your thing?... →
gamessavedmylife:
Hey friends/followers of HGSML!
I was thinking about it and I realized that, as the website currently stands, it is a bit restrictive. Not everyone is comfortable typing out a 700-word testimony for a sub-section of the internet to read.
Therefore! I would like to open submissions up to any…
Do you like to draw, make videos or songs and want to submit to How Games...
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My Father the Hero
gamessavedmylife:
Adam Rippon, creator of Dragon Fantasy, discusses how the game is a tribute to his late father, his best friend, who planted the seed for his love of games at an early age.
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Games are good for you. Spread the word.
http://gamessavedmylife.com/
I can’t stop listening to this song.
Are you a girl? Have you Played Red Dead...
Those of you that listen to the HAWPcast know that I’m a film and media studies major at Occidental College. You probably also know that I’m way into video game gender studies. My professor has allowed me to fuse the two into a project that explores the female experience of the western genre through Red Dead Redemption.
WHAT I NEED, IF YOU COULD BE SO KIND:
Females of any age...
superiam8bit
(PSSSSST.
Has anyone done a custom domain name for their tumblr before?
Can you help me figure it out?)
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Mass Effect/Dragon Age Improved My Marriage
gamessavedmylife:
Kiel Cheiner credits Mass Effect and Dragon Age with helping to bring his wife closer together and strengthen the bonds of their marriage.
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Feel like getting a little blubbery?
Video games are good for you. Spread the word, submit a story.
I’m several years too late on this, but Gravity Bone is great. Download it free here.
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How Persona 4 Taught Me to Open Up to People
gamessavedmylife:
Ainsley Yeager discusses how, after years of putting on a facade and not opening up to friends, Persona 4 inspired her to be forthcoming about her social anxiety, and ultimately helped her defeat it.
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Look, y’all.
People are submitting really awesome stories about the positive power of video games.
It would be cool if you sent one, too.
Just saying.
August 2011
14 posts
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Teaching values in the world of albion
gamessavedmylife:
Anthony (not my brother) relates how Fable 2 helped him teach his brother morals, and transformed him from an aggressive terror into a more well-mannered, value-conscious child. Spoilers for Fable 2.
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I got this blag, see. It’s called How Games Saved My Life, see. If you have a story, I would love for you to contribute!
This is a really great write-up about Eve, StarCraft 2’s first female pro player.
Also, in response to my write-up about Harvest Moon, a fella named Ben Murga sent me this playlist of the Harvest Moon 64 soundtrack. The internet is a great place. Ben is looking for a job in the games industry - wish him good luck!
“I don’t feel that it is necessary to know exactly...
monmignon:
Michel Foucault
How Games Saved My Life
Hey all!
This is the shortest turn around ever. Inspired by the stories you all submitted, I’ve decided to start a new tumblr entitled “How Games Saved My Life” to catalog all the awesome testimonials of life-changing experiences that games have afforded people. I would love to include the stories you all have already provided, but only if you’re comfortable. So! If...
Holy shit, everyone. Thank you all so much for your contributions, I really loved reading all the stories you submitted. People that think games are bullshit need look no further than the awesome, inspiring posts you all sent me.
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Gaming: The childhood friend that grew up with me
optimisticcynic:
(This post is in response to Ashley Burch’s inspiring post about Harvest Moon 64, but you don’t have to care about that post to read this one!)
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An inspiring/wonderful response. Thank you for it!
How Harvest Moon saved my stomach lining
I’ve always had anxiety - and resultant stomach problems - but it manifested first when I was a kid; I don’t remember what age, just that it was a young one. A girl in my circumstance really didn’t have anything legitimate to be anxious about, but anxiety is inherently illogical, and, apparently, doesn’t always discriminate as far as age is concerned.
My anxiety was set...
“Like the number one argument I hear against [incorporating minorities into games], especially, what I just said, worrying about offending people. ‘Why do we have to put a minority character or a female character in a game just so we don’t offend minorities or females?’ To me, it’s never been about that, at all, to me. It’s not about fairness, it’s not...
A.) This legislation could easily kill any semblance of internet privacy we still have, and I encourage you to, if you feel compelled, at least sign this petition or personally contact your congressman.
B.) My brother is writing Borderlands 2.
“A girl once asked me to keep my dorm door unlocked so that she could wake me up...”
– This is fucking adorable. Also from Reddit.
July 2011
14 posts
Except The Dream: Sexism, Courage, and Heroism:... →
websnark:
We are on the far side of the San Diego ComiCon. This is a con where DC’s creators have had their most direct exposure to their current fanbase’s reactions to the New 52. In particular, they’ve heard loud and clear that the ongoing lack of gender parity both in the comics and behind…
Articles like these are why I love RPS. →
