Author: Porter Simmons

Porter Simmons is a writer and e-commerce director from Salt Lake City. You can find his latest posts on 11pm.blog or follow him on Twitter @portersimmons5.

Games

Building Bridges with Call of Duty: Warzone

Post author By Porter Simmons
Post date September 30, 2020

How Call of Duty’s battle royale mode helped me bond with my brothers-in-law during quarantine. Read more

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The Reckless Gender Politics of Call of Duty: Warzone

Post author By Porter Simmons
Post date September 13, 2020

Warzone resurrects the Gulag. Read more

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Path of the Jedi: Sound In Dark Forces II

Post author By Porter Simmons
Post date June 5, 2020

I spoke with former LucasArts sound designer David Levison about how he used sound in Dark Forces II to pay tribute to Doom, Quake, and the existing Star Wars universe, and create one of gaming’s first immersive worlds. Read more

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Lego Star Wars, Fifteen Years Later

Post author By Porter Simmons
Post date April 15, 2020

As a teenager, I begged my parents to let me play first-person shooters. Looking back, though, it was the family-friendly stuff that made the most lasting impact. Read more