Playing Through Grief in Mass Effect 3 By Richard Kelly • October 23rd, 2024 As is the nature of war, several difficult decisions must be made.
Friction Burns For Commander Shepard, Ignorance Is Access By Ruth Cassidy • January 31st, 2022 Shepard’s xenophobia and its invisibility are both tools to give players what they want: as much access to the game’s world as possible, without the social cost.
Feature Excerpt This Is My Favorite Shop in the Citadel By Emma Kostopolus • December 20th, 2021 The ethics of Mass Effect roleplay.
Queer Representation Needs More than a Past By Jeremy Signor • January 15th, 2020 Queer representation doesn’t mean tacked-on queer pasts for characters. Queer representation means understanding that queer people have a present, too.
Episode 9 – Mass Effect By Sara Clemens, David Shimomura and Gavin Craig • June 19th, 2019 Gavin Craig joins the gang to talk about all things Mass Effect!
Backlog What Was the Question? And Why Do You Ask? By Gavin Craig • January 15th, 2019 The most complicated question in Mass Effect: do geth units have souls?
Who We Are By Jeremy Signor • August 16th, 2018 Embodying a role can allow us to step outside ourselves and examine what makes us tick.
Backlog The Adult in the Room By Gavin Craig • June 14th, 2018 Among a cast of characters who often seem like children, Thane Krios is one Mass Effect‘s few adults.
Here's The Thing The Mass Effect Issue: The Original Mass Effect Isn’t a Great Game By Rob Rich • June 13th, 2018 The first Mass Effect doesn’t hold up.
Feature The Mass Effect Issue: Romancing the Krogan By Khee Hoon Chan • June 8th, 2018 Why can’t Wrex get some love?
