This is Mercy, a healer in the video game “Overwatch,” which I played quite a bit last winter. However, the story here is that the pink skin/outfit she’s wearing was a special fundraiser for the Breast Cancer Research Foundation. Players usually earn new skins for their characters by playing the game. But the only way … Continue reading Gamers are great!!
Hard to believe it’s been a year since I bored you with my adventures as the Gaming Grandma. But I’ve been too busy gaming to bother writing about it for the two or three readers who might be interested. I mean, who wants to watch the news these days? So I’ve been gaming like crazy. … Continue reading Yes, of course Grandma is still gaming
It was cold and snowing yesterday, and I spent the afternoon playing video games. Some Assassin’s Creed: Origins, a bit of Warframe, but mostly Civilization VI. The latter is full of historical references and quotations. With real-world headlines in the back of my mind, I paused for a long time when this came up on my … Continue reading Unexpected sources
I am not, it seems, the only gaming grandma on the internet. Today, quite by accident, I came across Shirley Curry of Rocky Mount, VA. If the information on her YouTube channel is up to date, she’s 81 years old. And yes, she runs her own YouTube channel devoted to — what else — her playing … Continue reading Gaming Grandmas Guild?
In recent months I’ve developed a severe allergy to national news for the obvious reason: “If it bleeds, it leads.” (Try as I might, I cannot confirm the source of that phrase although everyone has heard it and it’s been around as long as I can remember.) Even local news outlets succumb to it, but at … Continue reading If it bleeds, it leads … in the real world
Hard to believe the last time I wrote about gaming was January 15, 2015. But I didn’t feel well enough to play for much of last year, so I guess it shouldn’t be such a surprise. Back then I went from Destiny to Far Cry 4 to Shadow of Mordor, which I’d gotten for Christmas. As … Continue reading Older and slower, but still gaming
