Nostalgia in Video Games
The video game industry and video gamers are in a peculiar bind. Depending on who you ask, gaming is either more popular and profitable than ever, in spite of the…
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Historical Revisionism and Critiques of Video Games
On 21 August 2020, Activision released a teaser trailer for its upcoming first-person shooter franchise Call of Duty Black Ops: Cold War. It attracted social media indignation for its use…
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YouTube Nerd Essays and Mental Health: A Paean
If you have been engulfed by the all-consuming black hole that is depression or anxiety, or have found yourself peering over its event horizon, then you may be fortunate enough…
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A Screenshot, a Meme and a “Transphobic” Tweet: How Game Journalists Hounded One Man Out of Work
Sean Halliday, a community manager for Good Old Games, was fired after he accidentally tweeted under a hashtag with sociopolitical connotations. Now he’s been hounded out of a second job…
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Feminist Frequency and the Truth About Video Games
Since 2013, the Feminist Frequency series Tropes vs Women has been an important voice in examining and reshaping how female characters are portrayed in video games. Featuring executive director Anita…
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