A little while back Anita Sarkeesian of Feminist Frequency put together a Kickstarter to launch a series of videos she called Tropes vs Women in Video Games. The aim was to look at some commonly used tropes and examine them from a feminist perspective. A few delays, Internet riots, and abhorrent comments and actions from male gamers later, the series finally launched. Above is the first episode, investigating the oft-used Damsel in Distress trope.
Nanci spotted something interesting this morning that I think is rather timely. Earlier this week, I was fuming to some friends over the Tomb Raider reboot. This was a game that I thought had a lot of potential to be both entertaining and (forgive the horrid play on words) game…
Play in new window | Download Authors Christie Golden and Timothy Zahn discuss tropes in Star Wars and literature. They also take questions from fans in the second half of the panel.
Download This episode we talk about Supergiant's new game, Pyre! We also catch up on books with literary non-fiction, female character tropes, monsters, and plot vs. prose, plus a little bit of Fullbright's new game, Tacoma. Games: Tacoma Pyre Books: Six Wakes – Mur Lafferty Between The World And Me…
