The Code

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

Sunday, May 31, 2015

Patreon Supporter Thank Yous For The Month

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As detailed in the post below, every month I'll be thanking my loyal patrons that give as little as a dollar a month to my Patreon ca...
Saturday, May 30, 2015

Here's Why You Should Support The Code (And Get Free Stuff)

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I have over 13 years of experience in graphic design and web design & have been a prolific freelance writer on geek culture in g...
Friday, May 29, 2015

You Can Now Watch Kung Fury Online for Free? Radical!

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Photo via Laser Unicorn After the trailer concept for Kung Fury, an explosion-drenched tribute to ridiculous action movies of the 80s we...

Leigh Alexander: "All The Women In Games I Know Are Tired"

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Photo courtesy of Shuterstock Leigh Alexander is the former news editor of Gamasutra, as well as an author, creator of Lo-Fi Let's P...
Wednesday, May 27, 2015

"Other" Histories of Fantasy: Legend of the Rest of the World

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Photo via yahoo.com Phenderson Djèlí Clark, an Afro-Carribean-American spec fiction author (with my personal favorite work being the ama...

That's No Starship. That's An Office Building!

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Chances are, if you read this blog, that you're either a Star Trek fan, or you know someone who is. The collectibles connected to the...
Tuesday, May 26, 2015

No "Queens" In Afrika: Steamfunk Writer Gives You A History Lesson

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Photo courtesy of ProfessorOfTruth Balogun, an important name in the category of steamfunk (a mix of African-American culture and steamp...

Incredible Lego Vampire Hunter Kit

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Photo via Guy Himber For the Lego enthusiast that also has the grim duty of hunting the (tiny) undead, V & A Steamworks has unveiled...

Toyota Uses Chocobo Theme In New Ad

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Photo illustration via autoevelution.com Toyota's been making waves in the past past year in Japan by pairing its line of hybrid car...
Monday, May 25, 2015

Stupid Sexy Loki: The Problem With LGBT Villains

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So when Loki: Agent of Asgard was announced, hot on the heels of the first Avengers movie taking heaters by storm, Andrew Wheeler noted so...

Follow Me: On The Beautiful and Tragic Weirdness of Sonic Adventure

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US Sonic Adventure cover art courtesy of the Sonic Wiki Sonic, for better of for worse, has been the face of SEGA back in the long-ago w...
Friday, January 9, 2015

Pushing Pixels: How Shovel Knight Was Inspired By 8-Bit Limits

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A before and after look at the original and then simplified look of the King Knight Released last year by indie developer Yacht Club Gam...
Thursday, January 8, 2015

Intel Apologizes for #Gamergate, Funding 300M Diversity Initiative

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Photo courtesy theverge.com Intel recently announced at the Consumer Electronics Show that it invest $300,000,000 in a "Diversity ...

How Nerds Dreamt of Rebel Alliance But Became The Empire

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 Laurie Penny, author of Unspeakable Things: Sex, Lies & Revolution, is also a prolific columnist and blogger and has written on every...
Wednesday, January 7, 2015

Now You're Playing With (Word) Power

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Screenshot via Dejobaan Games Text-based games have been a part of interactive entertainment since the first home computers. Ask most ...

Steam Users to Valve: #GamerGate Group's Gotta Go

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A few months ago, Steam introduced what was called the "Discovery Update" to the service. One of its biggest additions was introdu...
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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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