Alex started off the week with her, Confessions of a First-Time Pokemon Player and shared with us how and why she is so fascinated with the new Pokemon X and Y games. As a first time player myself I can really understand.
Alisha shared her feelings about the rumor that TellTale Games just might be working on a Game of Thrones game with the world.
Just in time for Thanksgiving, Nicole mused about why its so difficult to get families to play video games together at the holidays. Some good points for folks to consider as we move into the holiday season and we find ourselves with lots of relatives around when all we really want to do is kill zombies or rob and torture people.
Sarah used her Turkey Day post to examine the portrayal of indigenous folks in video games in her “Decolonizing Gaming” post. Definitely one to check out as we consider what Thanksgiving means to other folks.
And finally, I (Sam) round out the week thinking about how no matter how much next gen gaming may change the way that we watch tv or interact with our consoles, one thing has not changed…the disturbing use of rape as a trope in video games or various genres. Check out what I have to say about the time that I have spent playing a couple of the new next gen titles in Rape as a Trope: Next Gen Games and Last Gen Misogyny.
