SXSW Gaming Awards Finalists Announced

Mix of blockbusters and indie faves top the list of noms

"...the street from the SXSW Gaming showfloor at the Convention Center...."

Jan. 26, 2016 Screens Post by Tucker Whatley

Now Streaming in Austin: RTX For Austinites

A new way to get a taste of Rooster Teeth's annual convention

"...RT's stars and shows and their distinctive take on gamer culture beyond simply gaming. Of course, there will also..."

July 5, 2019 Screens Column by Richard Whittaker

Rooster Teeth's RWBY Gets Official Game

Plus the web anime hit unleashes the volume two trailer

"...If you read this week's story about local gamer/machinima gathering RTX you'll know Rooster Teeth's annual shindig is..."

July 4, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Video Game News Bites

ATX's first LGBT gaming con, SXSW announces Gaming Awards hosts, & more

"...LGBT Gaming Convention Set for Next Spring..."

Dec. 11, 2014 Screens Post by James Renovitch

SXSW Gaming Events

The little brother of the Fest grows up

"...On the main show floor at the Convention Center, conference-goers can play demos of new and unreleased..."

March 17, 2017 Screens Feature by Tucker Whatley

Morgan Romine

Shooting her way into the public eye

"...Romine, captain of the Frag Doll video-game team says, "Gamer culture tends to be very cynical and shy about..."

March 2, 2007 Screens Feature by Joey Seiler

Not Just for Geeks

Gaming at Worldcon 97

"...Wander the halls at the World Science Fiction Convention, and you'll spot every species of the genus Science..."

Sept. 19, 1997 Books Feature by Allen Varney

No Badge Required

Your guide to free events at week two of SXSW

"...going to any of the events in the Austin Convention Center, such as the Gaming Expo, the MetroRail line..."

March 18, 2016 Features Feature by Tucker Whatley

Geeks of Color Expo Shows the Future We Were Promised

Three-day event creates a space for Black creatives to celebrate themselves

"...Geeks of Color Expo 2020 is a family-friendly three-day convention where people of color can celebrate and share their..."

Feb. 14, 2020 Screens Feature by Clarissa Rodríguez-Abrego

The New Nerddom

Wizard World Austin Comic Con tackles diversity

"...Post-gamergate, and the public harassing and persecution of feminist game..."

Oct. 5, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Chewies and Spikes And Jaynes, Oh My

Wizard World Austin Comic Con returns

"...the films ("I had to find out from the gamer community and the group I have on facebook that..."

Nov. 13, 2011 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fear Knows No Limits

Steve Niles' cross-platform experiments in terror

"...but the media guest at this weekend's World Horror Convention has spent more than two decades writing on the..."

April 29, 2011 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Queer Queer Queer Movies

SXSW films for homos, films for this homo.

"...might just see The 2 Bobs instead (6:45, Austin Convention Center), but that's more gamer nerd than gay nerd...."

March 13, 2009 Qmmunity Post by Andy Campbell

What's a Rooster Teeth? The Beginner's Guide to RTX

A veteran explains this week's convention for noobs

"...1: RTX is Rooster Teeth’s yearly convention here in Austin. Rooster Teeth is a local production..."

Aug. 2, 2018 Screens Post by Bailey Shelden

SXSW Gaming at a Glance

From the Expo to the Awards, it's time to play

"...Based at the Austin Convention Center, the Fest brings a number of luminaries to..."

March 16, 2018 Screens Feature by Milo Webb

Girls Gone Geek

Weird Girls is an Austin-based website and YouTube channel dedicated to all things geeky, but from a female perspective

"...entries on anything from cosplay techniques to book reviews, convention etiquette to fantasy film-casting. What makes it different from..."

May 23, 2014 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Gay Place Goes to Comic Con Austin

What? Gays who like comics, card games, and roleplay? Shut yo' mouth!

"...As I entered the Austin Convention Center, the cosplay crowd was already out in full..."

Nov. 18, 2010 Qmmunity Post by Nakia

Twitch Phenomenon Ninja Discusses Streaming in the Mainstream

Turning subscribers into fame

"...as you skyrocketed to stardom. You’re obviously an elite gamer with massive pro success on the sticks, but what..."

March 11, 2022 Features Feature by Derek Udensi

DVDanger: RWBY Volume 4

Star Barbara Dunkelman on Rooster Teeth's anime smash

"...adding marketing manager and co-manager of Rooster Teeth's annual convention RTX to her resume) might seem unlikely. However, according..."

June 8, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Gay Place

Some weeks are for the birds, others for the bears

"...HavenCon weekend with a fashion show of their most gamer-chic and comic-cool collections. Plus, they're auctioning off some of..."

April 22, 2016 Column by Sarah Marloff

Best of Austin – Thursday

BOA all day, erryday

"...pop culture takes are available at Flatstock in the Convention Center, 11am...."

March 20, 2015 Features Feature

Shout OUT: Shane Brown

These are the people in our gayborhood: Gaymer geek

"...talking to different groups. "I was recently at a convention called the Texas Furry Fiesta. I knew next to..."

March 13, 2015 Qmmunity Post by Blake McCoy

The AggreGAYtor: October 2

What happened today in gay? Here’s your QILTBAG recap of queer news.

"...Next year’s GaymerX convention has set a date. Soon to be announced: a..."

Oct. 2, 2013 Qmmunity Post

Local Gaming News-Bites

For those not following every game developer's Twitter feed

"...shorts on their site. It's definitely for the hardcore gamer crowd (jokes include, "I had my Asari phase in..."

April 27, 2012 Screens Post by James Renovitch

Screenburn Arcade Finds Its Audience

And it’s roughly 14 years old

"...at Screenburn have always awkwardly split the difference between gamer paradise and convention stodginess. This year, to their credit,..."

March 11, 2012 SXSW Post by James Renovitch

Burn After Reading

ScreenBurn at SXSW Arcade: totally free, totally open to public

"...table with controllers and modified games created to help gamers with disabilities of all kinds. This is an underserved..."

March 5, 2010 Screens Feature by James Renovitch

Gaymerz

Screenburn was a teenage boy's paradise.

"...back, as my father was (and still is) a gamer. When I was a kid my brother, father, and..."

March 21, 2009 Qmmunity Post by Andy Campbell

Playing Around

Reports From Interactive Panels on Gaming

"...Austin Convention Center, Monday, March 12Warren Spector Presentation: The Future of..."

March 16, 2007 Screens Feature by Carson Barker