MandieM

MandieM is a gamer girl with a double-life. In the day, she masquerades as TaskHeroGirl, a valiant freelance copywriter. At night, she turns back into the mild-mannered MandieM, gamer extraordinaire. She likes games that are packed full of great stories, filled with inspiration and meaning, or even just good, clean, silly fun. When she's not writing at GameSkinny or working, she's probably tucking into the newest Steam game or finding her way through some distant dimension.

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ArchAge Launch Suffering From Issues; Trion’s Servers Under Attack

Although ArcheAge's monumental launch has attracted a plethora of Patrons and Founders, launch struggled from the first moment it began. Today, Trion revealed exactly why so many issues were occurring - a horrifically timed DDoS attack.

Why I Love Trion’s Trove Community

Imagine a community where people are actually friendly and more than willing to help. So far, that's been my impression of Trove.

A Short Introduction To Trion’s Trove Alpha

Trion's Trove Alpha is turning out to be pretty involved. If you're curious about the basics, learn more in this short overview.

Planet Explorers Review

I've just started digging into Planet Explorers, Pathea Games' newest adventure sandbox game. It's a brilliant, extensively large mix of exciting features that I can't wait to explore.

16 Incredibly Difficult Video Game Levels and Moments

Older games didn't need to have the complexity level today's games hold; they could be annoying and maddening without any of the usual flash and sizzle. This list outlines several maddening games from before 2007.

The Skinny on Rolling Stone’s Insider Chat with Dong Nguyen, Flappy Bird Creator

Flappy Bird developer Dong Nguyen is three parts mystery man, one part passionate indie developer. Nguyen admits some surprising things, and details why he chose the take the game off the market in the first place. But is a new Flappy Bird version due?

Planet Explorers Introduction Media – In Early Access Now!

Imagine a game where Battlefield Heroes, The Sims, Minecraft, and Spore got together and created a game. That'd be the new Planet Explorers game by Pathea.

17 Awesome Video Game Moments and Memories

The moments that made us laugh, cry, rage, and even gasp with surprise, all wrapped up with video.

Top 10 Really Stupid Video Game Endings

There's nothing worse than getting to the end of a game and finding...absolutely nothing of value.

JTP? For Me? I’m So Glad to Be Here

A JTP internship? For me? Awww, thanks! My experiences with the JTP.