Tag Archives: Maddy Myers

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 →

Posted in Critical Conversation | Tagged accountability politics , anita sarkeesian , Feminism , gamers against bigotry , gaming as women , Gender , Leigh Alexander , Maddy Myers , misogyny , next gen , Patricia Hernandez , resident evil 6 , sexism , The Last of Us , tropes vs. women | 13 Comments

Contemplating The Mirror: Manhunt Revisited

Posted on February 5, 2013 by Javy Gwaltney

Memories Rockstar’s Playstation 2 games were the video nasties of my generation. I remember my father reading an article in USA Today about prostitution in Grand Theft: Auto Vice City and telling me that I couldn’t have it. Likewise, the … Continue reading →

Posted in Critical Conversation | Tagged Action games , Bioshock , Brian Cox , Dead Island , Gameranx , Gore , GTA , Hotline Miami , IGN , Javy Gwaltney , Journey , Kentucky Route Zero , Kotaku , Levin Buchanan , Maddy Myers , Manhunt , Metal Gear Solid , Paolo Pedercini , Playstation , Riptide , Rockstar , Snuff films , spec ops: the line , The Most Beautiful Thing in the World , The Running Man , The Walking Dead , Thirty Flights of Loving , To the Moon , Unmanned , Vice City , Violence , Yager | 1 Comment

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