Tag Archives: Leigh Alexander

The Trouble With We Men

Posted on July 30, 2013 by Sidney Fussell

  “Videogames are sexist” passes over my ears no different than “the sky is blue.” It’s obvious. But given the strident hostility towards the women combating sexism (most famously, Anita Sarkeesian) it seems that sometimes the obvious is invisible. And … Continue reading →

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The Endgame:The Horror of Absence in The Last of Us

Posted on July 11, 2013 by Javy Gwaltney

“I love order. It’s my dream. A world where all would be silent and still, and each thing in its last place, under the last dust.” –Samuel Beckett, Endgame [Spoilers for The Last of Us ahead, y’all] Since its release, … Continue reading →

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I Am Many: Multiple Identities in Persona 3

Posted on June 18, 2013 by Mark Filipowich

Ever notice how most fiction treats a breakdown of identity as just about the worst thing that can happen? Oedipus’s tragedy stems from not knowing who he “really” is, Mad Men is all about characters creating and escaping their “real” … Continue reading →

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“Know The Void Before It Destroys You:” Starseed Pilgrim and Atheism

Posted on April 4, 2013 by Kaitlin Tremblay

“I implore you. Know the void before it destroys you.” — Starseed Pilgrim The inspiration and companion piece for this article, “Cut Off” A Dead Space Memoir” by Samantha Allen is a moving and poignant piece, comparing the narration and playthrough … Continue reading →

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InnerSpeaker: Introspective Games Criticism as Cultural Ambassador

Posted on December 8, 2012 by Steven Sukkau

If you haven’t read Jenn Frank’s heartbreaking piece on the death of her mother and the meaning of the game Super Hexagon, well maybe you will now. As well, there was recently a strange companion piece where Cameron Kunzelman argues … Continue reading →

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Sadistic Design in Spec Ops: The Line

Posted on July 18, 2012 by Karl Parakenings

“Yet to go further in tackling these issues I’d like to look at them as symptoms, not as the problems themselves. There’s something wrong with our commercial games, and with the core audience that buys and loves them. There’s something … Continue reading →

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