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Writing and musings from Shawn Struck on "geek culture" like video games, technology, web design, tabletop games and more.

Tuesday, January 22, 2019

Guest Comic: Playing Runescape With Your Grandmother Means...

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Artist and gamer Cibayara Acosta recently penned a comic on what happened after she got her grandmother into Runescape and invested in the a...
Friday, September 7, 2018

More Livestreamed Preview Valkryia Chronicles 4 TODAY

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Hey all, yesterday's exclusive livestream playthrough of the upcoming Valkryia Chonicles 4 was such a success, I'm doing some more o...
Thursday, September 6, 2018

Exclusive Preview Valkryia Chronicles 4 LIVESTREAM play-through TODAY 4PM

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Cover art for U.S. Release of Valkryia Chronicles 4 In addition to everything else I do, I've taken up live-streaming and set up a t...
Thursday, July 5, 2018

Complete Event Schedule For DexCon 21 This Week

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Description: Logo for DEXCON 21 It's been a little quiet on The Code lately, and that's because I've been hard at work with...
Wednesday, June 6, 2018

Telltale Tell-All: How Toxic Work Culture Drives Away Best Devs

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Description: "Telltale Games Will Remember That" Writing for The Verge, Megan Farokhmanesh, does a deep dive into the arduous...
Monday, June 4, 2018

Flash Memory: Preserving Web Games For The Future

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Description: A tombstone with a tuft of grass with the symbol for the program Adobe Flash wedged in it at an angle. Last year, Adobe an...
Friday, May 11, 2018

Fanvid Friday: The Greatest Teacher, Failure Is

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Last year, I shared a bit about the history of fan videos and the culture and people who make them . Today I want to share an amazing fan ...
Wednesday, May 9, 2018

Latest Steven Universe Episode Changes EVERYTHING

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The most recent episode of the Carton Network series Steven Universe , entitled "A Pale Rose" dropped a stunning revelation tha...
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May '18 Thanks & How You Can Help The Code, Get Free Stuff!

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Here's this month's Patron Thank Yous: Cargo, who had nothing to link to, but is a great dude! Thanks, Cargo.  Daphny Drucilla De...

NEW Reward Announcement: Tiny Treasures

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I offer people who subscribe to my Patreon various rewards: shout-outs, link-backs, free downloads, and even large surprise packages. Today...
Tuesday, May 1, 2018

Mass' Effect: Why Are Fat People Vilified In Video Games?

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Description: Screenshot from Silent Hill 2. A fat, white man with blond hair wearing a backwards baseball cap & striped shirt points a...
Monday, April 30, 2018

Video Game Subtitles: The Good & The Bad

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Nowadays, most video games, from the tiniest independent title to the AAA blockbusters have subtitles. Subtitles are important not just for ...
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Tuesday, April 24, 2018

Leveling the Playing Field: Video Games & Accessibility

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Description: Close up of a pair of hands holding a Playstation 4 controller. The controller is a deep blue, and a light on the front of th...
Thursday, April 19, 2018

Wrestling With Depression: Gentleman Jervis Speaks On Mental Health

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As most longtime readers of The Code know, I'm a huge fan of pro wrestling , especially independent pro wrestling. One of the appeals of...
Wednesday, April 18, 2018

Yakuza 6: The Song of Life PS4 Review

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Does The Dragon of Dojima's Swan Song Strike The Right Notes? Description: Screenshot of a close-up of of the back of Kiryu Kazama. ...
Wednesday, August 16, 2017

New Archive of 30 Years' Classic Sci-Fi Available For Free

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Archive.org recently added a gigantic collection of the influential science fiction magazine  Galaxy Science Fiction  to its site that is f...
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Shawn Struck's writing has appeared on the front page of Yahoo!, in 1UP.com, PC Magazine, 411 Mania, and Associated Content. He lives in a secret hideout in Somerset, NJ. Any posts made here are solely of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of the author's employers or affiliates. All posts are controlled solely by the author and produced independent of any employer, organization, or entity unless otherwise noted.
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