Growing up as a queer child in Mississippi, I got my Nintendo in 1985, and I've been lost in this world ever since. When I was scared because my church said people like me were going to burn in hell, 'Final Fantasy,' 'Dragon Warrior' and 'Super Mario' offered a lifeboat.

Most members of Gamergate, the alt-right movement best known for harassing women in the game industry, operate under a veil of anonymity.

Gamergate gave birth to a new kind of celebrity troll, men who made money and built their careers by destroying women's reputations.

Ordinarily, I develop videogames with female characters that aren't girlfriends, bimbos and sidekicks.

Demand to know the school's accreditation. Regional accreditation is preferable to national, particularly if you want to transfer credits. Check with the certifying association or potential employer in your field to ensure successful completion of the program will actually qualify you for that job.

It's not unusual for a would-be entrepreneur to get turned down half a dozen times before finding a willing investor - yet in most companies, it takes only one 'nyet' to kill a project stone dead.

After 'Game of Thrones,' having a character like that, that's like the pinnacle of your career.

Nobody gets into a band and thinks they're going to have a 30-year career.