This whimsical game lets the players game as henge (hen-gay), magical animal creatures with the ability to take human form. Game play focuses on cooperation and effective communication. Check out the last few hours of their Kickstarter project and support this great game. Let us know what you think in the comments!

Until next time, game on!

Regina & Mark (filling in for Rhonda)

1. ERIK O (from the comments) (Peggle plushie & game code)
2. Curtis Lu @curtislu (Plants vs. Zombies t-shirt - sorry only got one of these)
3. James @Emp0rt (Plants vs. Zombies Walnut hat)
4. Chris N @CtrlChris (Popcap water bottle, lanyard, and Peggle plushie)
5. Becca Moulton @_sing_opera (Magic cards, lanyard, Tomb Raider illustrated story)

And the winner of the Anywhere MOGA is:

Curtis who said in the comments "My chosen weapon for Zombie kill of the week would be a vaporizer."

We verified that Curtis Lu is the same as Curtis so we redrew for the Moga (thanks Curtis for being gracious about the rules). The Moga was drawn separately after the first five loot bags so they stand as is. I've redrawn for the Moga and the new winner is:

Beth Case @Desdemina

Congratulations everyone!

To claim your prize you need to send me your mailing address. You can send it via:

• DM @game_on_girl 
• "CONTACT US" on this web page and fill out the form there
• Email me directly rhonda at gameongirl dot com. 

We're all out of loot for now but keep an eye out here and on twitter. 

Please see #GoGgimme rules. 

"There's all this Game on Girl talking and yet you're rarely on Steam."

I confessed that my professional and personal life has gotten in the way of "serious" gaming but that I still game socially everyday. I then sent him an invite to Bookworm Heroes, my new social gaming addiction. A little role play, a little word building. Pretty much perfect for the amount of time I have to game right now.

From there we started discussing other games we played together.

"What was that one game we started that we didn't really get back to?" asked Ryan.

"Which one? That's most of the games we've all played recently."

"The MMO?"

"Oh Guild Wars 2."

"Right. That one. That was the last big one we all got together and didn't play."

So I asked because the answer had been bugging me for awhile: "Why didn't you like it, Ryan?"

"It wasn't WoW."

He said it. What I had been thinking for ages but had never said. As much as I loved the streamlined questing, the story elements, and the artwork of Guild Wars 2, I couldn't engage with the game the way I normally would with an MMO. I couldn't figure out why... I think in part it was timing and the other part was the lack of commitment from my fellow gamers. We just didn't "click" with Guild Wars 2 as a group.

So then I said it.

"I miss WoW. I miss playing Sunnybee (my main avatar - a human warlock)."

Ryan said, "Yeah me too. You were just getting good with Sunny when we quit."

It was true. I wrote about the first time we all raided together and the satisfaction I felt from that experience. We had managed to get decent gear and I was finally understanding spell durations and not to "clip" my duration spells. It was also one of the first times we had all worked together as a group.

We started talking about going back to WoW, resurrecting our accounts and old friends (avatars) and how it might actually be fun to <gasp> play a panda. A hush fell over the table and Ryan said, "After all the grief you've given WoW, after all the stuff you've said about Blizzard on the show, how can you go back?"

I thought for a moment about going back in secret... starting a new account and not telling anyone, perhaps most importantly one of my closest gaming friends, Mark, who was furious with Blizzard after D3 and pandas and pokemon pets. But I knew that would be beyond disingenuous. Game on Girl was created based on my gaming experience and has grown into something amazing and dynamic and awesome and I couldn't start lying about that.

It's been a couple of weeks since this conversation and Ryan started a new trial account to test the waters. I've been tempted but I still haven't committed myself to going back into the WoW fray. I can't quite bring myself to do it even though the thought of playing again is compelling. The time commitment keeps me from opening a browser and reinstalling the game.

So, dear readers, I ask you: what is a gamer to do? To WoW or Not to WoW? Please leave your thoughts in the comments.

Bridging the gap between gamers and non-gamers: this is a topic that we've addressed many times on the show. This week we talk to 

As always, we'd love your feedback. Let us know what you think in the comments here, on our Facebook page, or on our Twitter account. 

Until next time, game on!

Regina & Rhonda

1. deadlegs
2. @RedDragonRecord
3. @GabriellPC
4. @MrProducer2
5. @_lugum_
6. @TheMeanerGeek
7. @Radiofubar
8. @Thiefofhearts
9. @Krystacubw
10. @UziSuzuki

Congratulations and thanks for entering.

These codes should have been sent to you already, if not, contact me.
You must follow @game_on_girl on Twitter to get your game codes.
If you leave a comment on the post, you must leave your email for me to get you the game code.  

We got a lot of great loot while we were at PAX East. This week we're going to give that away in 6 different grab bags that have random loot in them. But one of them will contain a Moga Pocket Controller for Android phones. 

So again this week enter to win one of the game codes. To qualify:

1. Leave a comment in this post and tell me "My chosen weapon for Zombie kill of the week would be ________________________."

-OR-

2. Look for my tweets with #GoGgimme and respond. I'll tweet today, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday.

One entry per person.

Winners will be chosen randomly and announced next Friday, May 17.

Please see #GoGgimme rules. 

We analyze her argument in the first episode, Damsel in Distress Part 1, and its relation to many of the discussions we have at Game on Girl. Joining me and Rhonda is Toria Spencer, one of the writers for the site for an engaging discussion that ranges from religion, to wrestling, to the significance of dames. 

We'd love to hear your comments about our discussion and your thoughts on Tropes vs Women in Video Games. Leave your comments here, follow us on Twitter, or "Like" us on Facebook.

Until next time, game on!
Regina & Rhonda & Toria 

1. Alpine & Alison @FOTIpod
2. Amy J
3. Indio Tech Know @IndioTechKnow
4. Jared L. Pace @iLegionaire
5. Jeff Lenz @lenzj27

These codes should have been sent to you already, if not, contact me.

This week we interviewed Matt & Mike from Indie Game Stand and they gave us TEN game codes for our listeners. What?!

So again this week enter to win one of the game codes. To qualify:

1. Leave a comment in this post or in the Episode 60 post and finish the sentence, "I am independent from the perils of ___________________."

-OR-

2. Look for my tweets with #GoGgimme and respond. I'll tweet today, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday.

One entry per person. Tell your friends.

Winners will be chosen randomly and announced next Friday.

To claim your prize.
When leaving a comment on the blog to qualify for a giveaway, please leave your email address so we can contact you.
When retweeting with #GoGgimme you must follow @game_on_girl so we can direct message you your winnings.  

Only one entry per contest.

Names are randomly chosen using Virtual Hat. Names drawn are final. 

Prizes must be claimed within 2 weeks of winners being announced. Unclaimed prizes are returned to the loot pile and saved for a new giveaway to be announced.

These rules may be changed at any time to ensure security and fairness of the giveaways.

This week, we chat with Matt Cangialosi and Mike Gnade with Indie Game Stand. Every four days the Indie Game Stand offers a new game and you pay what you want for four days. Listen to the episode to hear more about their community and the dynamic indie game market.

We'd love to hear your feedback about the show. Leave your comments here, follow us on Twitter, or "Like" us on Facebook. Keep an eye out for some free codes from Indie Game Stand!

Until next time, game on!

Regina & Rhonda 

Was he "resigned" for the right reason?

Regina asked me if I had heard about game company executive who got fired. (She had not actually read about it and wasn't sure on the details.) I asked her if she knew why and she said it had something to do with something that he said on Twitter that had pissed a bunch of people off. 

I said something along the lines of, “Let me guess. He basically told all gamers to piss off and except the big publishers as their gaming overlords who can do no wrong.” 

Regina laughed and said, “Something like that.” 

“Are you serious?” I asked incredulously. 

Again Regina said, “It was something like that.” 

At this point I was pissed off and excited to have something to write about in my ongoing crusade against the big video game publishers. I grabbed my torch and my pitchfork and merrily skipped away to the interwebs for a good old fashioned riot of the townsfolk. Unfortunately, when I got there, things were not as they were advertised, at least not in my opinion. 

What I found was not someone who was maliciously flipping the bird at gamers, but somebody who was having a lunchtime conversation with a friend. Mr. Orth and his friend could have just as easily been having this same conversation in line at a deli, or walking to or from their office. Had it been overheard in that context it probably never would have mattered. But since it was “over heard” on Twitter it was a big deal. 

Don' get me wrong, I think Mr. Orth's opinions about always online systems in the context of the gaming world are completely wrong. But they are his opinions and he has the right to state them to his friends on his personal time. I mean, after all, who amongst us has never stated something that was an unpopular opinion or something that could be misconstrued? 

To those who think justice was served by Mr. Orth being let go from his position at Microsoft was justice, remember that the next time you're having a conversation with your friends in a not so private forum. 

My personal feeling is that Mr. Orth wasn't “resigned” because he was insensitive to the outraged gamers on the internets, but more to the fact that he may have corroborated a rumor that could have serious impact on future sales. In other words gamer folk, he most likely wasn't crucified for you. He was more likely crucified because of something he may have given you. Information. That's my opinion. Obviously, since I am neither a fly on the wall at Microsoft nor employed there, this is just my guess. 

Until next time...

“Remember the Athenians.”