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E3 2015 Hype Masterpost: The Games That Already Stole Our Hearts
You totally saw this coming, didn’t you? While everyone is (rightfully) discussing the ladies who swept E3 this year, I asked both our writers and awesome community what games they’re most excited to...
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The Dreaded Hardcore Gamer Test: Do You Use Default or Inverted Controls?
Recently, Kayla had an interesting idea to conduct a little FemHype survey with both our writers and friends in the community. Her question: just how many people use default or inverted controls and...
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Gender Representation in Tabletop Role-Playing Games: A Personal Memoir
Tabletop gaming, specifically role-playing games, have an interesting history when talked about with gender issues in mind. Granted, this is all from my perception, but I do recall a number of those...
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Historical Accuracy & Video Games: The Actual Facts
One of the recent issues in the gaming industry that has been at the forefront of arguments is representation, especially in terms of gender, sexuality, and race. Some developers, when asked about why...
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A Tourist’s Tale: 10 Days in ‘Skyrim’ + Its Health Benefits
Bethesda’s Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is an amazing open world platform with a ridiculous number of missions that your character can partake in. More than that, it is a beautiful world with many...
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#INeedDiverseGames Reading List: Your Comprehensive Guide
By far, the Tumblr ask below was most polite message we received in the days following Sheva’s recent article, “How a Lack of Racial Diversity Inhibits ‘Life Is Strange’.” Initially, her impressions...
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The Preservation of Culture: In ‘Kisima Ingitchuna,’ You’re Never Alone
In a voice rich with age, an Elder of an Inuit tribe begins a story in his own language. This story is not an old Inuit legend, but it is shaped as one—steeped in meaning and life. The main characters...
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I’ve Been Here Before! Replayability & Cost-to-Value Ratio in Games
Video games are not cheap, which I am sure you all know—especially if you buy new releases. When buying new, you are looking at an outlay of between $35 and $55 for whatever it is. Given that...
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#GamesSoWhite: Our Rec List of Diverse Games You Need to Play NOW
Last week, another incredible piece by Tauriq Moosa was featured on Polygon. In it, he describes the inherent race problem that has all but saturated the games industry—and popular culture—for some...
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Justified Violence: The Gameplay, Gore, & Girlfriend of ‘Tomb Raider’
I went into Tomb Raider (2013) knowing a lot of the controversy surrounding it—that there is a great deal of violence against women, that there are several assaults that are problematic, and the like....
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