Hello readers and welcome to this birthday edition of Shoot the Rookie! My little blog is 2 years old today so I just wanted to do a quick celebration/analysis of the last year. I hope you’ll join me for the fun and festivities! Continue reading “Happy 2nd Blogiversary To Meeee!”
Blogovision 2019: The Results
*mysterious voice crackles through the tannoy*
Here it is Blogovision fans, the moment you’ve all been waiting for. The votes are in – the decision has been made. So why not join us for this most joyous of moments as we reveal the winner of Blogovision 2019! Continue reading “Blogovision 2019: The Results”
An Antidote to Violence and Vitriol
The idea that video games are a direct cause of violence has been in the news a lot recently. Some of this news has come from a certain president who decided to focus on video games as a cause of gun violence, rather than addressing the bigger picture. I don’t feel qualified to write an essay on the realities of this, but what it did remind me of is that no matter what the facts of video game related violence, games are still undoubtedly responsible for many positive things in our lives, and the article that follows is aiming to show just that. Continue reading “An Antidote to Violence and Vitriol”