A year of misogyny in geek culture resurrected the booth babe debate that has contributed to a backlash against female fandom.
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Booth Babe Backlash
Feminist Game Studies
It isn’t difficult to find feminist game studies, or feminist gamers. The reputation of misogyny in video game culture, lack of women and racial minorities in the industry, the perpetuation of player stereotypes in games marketing and the popular press, and the dearth of non-white, female, or queer characters in games has provided plenty...
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Late to the Party: The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (1998)
As a games studies scholar, I risk my gamer credibility to admit that I have never played a single Zelda title.
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Ethical Gaming
As avid mediavores and media scholars, how should we consider our consumption of media products in light of the labor and environmental conditions of production?
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The Tester
Sony's new reality TV program on the PlayStation Network continues to raise questions about audience/player (mis)perceptions of labor and production in the games industry.
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