Amanda Farough

Bio

Amanda was a Gaming Editor at Mic. She writes about the game industry, culture, and any strategy game she can get her hands on.
PlayStation’s system software has undergone some drastic changes since 4.00 was released on Sept. 13. The incremental fixes have been nice, but there hasn’t been enough of an iteration to fold in the key features of the PlayStation 4 Pro. The next…
On Tuesday, Wizards of the Coast announced that it has listened to its fans and has created a service, called D&D Beyond, to provide Dungeons & Dragons lore, rules, adventures and a much needed character builder to players who wish to move their…
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GeekGirlCon — a convention that takes place in late September each year and encourages female geeks and their supporters to “build a community, share facts and fandom and learn how they can help promote the role of women and other underrepresented…
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It’s midnight and I’m watching Ozark on Netflix — as one does in the middle of the night when sleep is evasive — when I see three messages pop up on my TV, all from accounts that I don’t recognize. Normally, I’d ignore them (as they were on my…
The Long Dark is almost a “survive a Canadian winter” simulator. All we’re missing is a Tim Hortons and a smattering of Ski-Doos. If you’ve been struggling to survive in Hinterland Studio’s freshly minted (and finally out of early access)…
Persona 5 is a much beloved, though somewhat problematic, game here at Mic. So we were pretty excited when Atlus and P Studio treated us to some wonderful news — especially for fans of Persona 4: Dancing All Night for PS Vita. Persona 3 and Persona…
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Dating simulators and visual novels have been enjoying a resurgence in the mainstream as of late. Dream Daddy is a reminder that well-written, sincerely witty dating sims can break the mainstream malaise and worm its way into our collective hearts.…
There are moments on gaming Twitter where the planets align and things are, for once, good. The quintessential bad takes that we associate with social media take a backseat and we’re able to enjoy the cream as it rises to the top. The cream was…
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I hate motion controls. Unless you’re asking me to bowl on the Wii, I will refuse your offers of motion controls every single time. But when I started playing Splatoon 2, I forgot to turn the damn thing off, and I actually found myself really…
The World Ends With You, a Square Enix title from 2007 (released in North America in 2008), made a number of narrative and unique design decisions that created an experience that transcends its age. It sometimes felt jarring, especially when I was…
In its many years, Civilization games have given us nations to defend, intellectual treasure to unlock and leaders to befriend (or betray). We’ve seen leaders of all kinds, including Gandhi (whose hilarious in-game propensity toward nuclear armament…
The Destiny 2 beta may have been extended, but access to the new social space was limited to about an hour on Sunday. So if you missed out on exploring the Farm, Destiny 2’s answer to the original game’s Tower, there were a few notable moments.…
Parked toward the front of Inkopolis Square sits a food truck. It isn’t an ordinary food truck. It’s Crusty Sean’s food truck. His tasty snacks provide special abilities, money-earning bonuses and experience bonuses, depending on what you eat. But…
Splatoon 2 has inked its mark on many a Nintendo fan’s heart since its official Switch release on Friday. If you’ve got your heart set on playing in competitive ranked play (and you’ve reached level 10), the ranking system needs only a little…
EVO 2017 had some pretty stellar moments, including incredible esports victories and a handful of gaming announcements. Among them were Dissidia Final Fantasy NT’s latest gameplay trailer and closed beta sign-ups, which is a demonstration on how to…
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Too many of the parenting circles that I used to consider myself part of demonize video games and screen time. By the severity of their well-meaning statements, you’d think that I was letting my children do hard drugs and vandalize the neighborhood.…
Overwatch fan art is everywhere, with no shortage of street-style Overwatch to drool over. There’s the adorable fan-fueled ‘ship between Lucio and Doomfist. And now, there’s a retro-flavored ’50s set to get excited about over at Art of Dat, run by…
Jinx has teamed up with Hot Topic — every burnout-raver kid’s dream destination in the late ’90s — to bring its self-named brand clothing to the mainstream. Jinx’s self-named collection — not to be confused with its licensed goods — debuted last…
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I’m sitting in a cafe, writing about my son and his love of video games, and I’m crying. (Of course I’m crying. I’m always crying.) But it’s almost his sixth birthday, so I’m allowed a little meltdown. Writing about him and how he’s grown as a…
I’ve been around Tumblr long enough to know that if there’s a fandom, there’s going to be strange fanart that comes from it. At first blush, this Super Smash Bros. fanart is that kind of “Tumblr Weird.” But let me tell you, these “Bearsionated”…