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Snow Whites, Red Roses and Blue Dahlias - when we talk about Telltale Games' The Wolf Among Us as noir, what do we mean?

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Women who play as over-sexualized female characters in games are more likely to objectify themselves and participate in rape myth acceptance, according to a recent Stanford study published Oct. 11 in Computers and Behavior.

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Inspired by a short story and an exhibition, InRetroSpect's Kris Darby singles out an AI character in Assassin's Creed: Revelations and follows them. This podcast chronicles that journey, which reflects on the sinister shift from game player to stalker and the significance we can attach to the overlooked characters in gaming.

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Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure marks the first time developer 5th Cell's charming word-focused puzzle game has been paired up with a licensed property. It's a heck of a pairing that mixes the abilities of series protagonist Maxwell, who has a magical notepad that lets him create anything, with traditional superheroes like Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman and a host of others.

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I've always wanted to be the "Perfect Woman". Society seems to insinuate that as soon as you appeal to men in all the right ways, all gates magically open for you and you never have to worry about bills ever again. Also, it seems, you are nothing without a man who can validate you like a parking ticket. You must talk about how amazing he is all the time and how all of his hobbies have become yo...

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In the final part of his keynote speech, creative director Neil Druckmann gives us his original interpretation of The Last of Us ending and explains his motivation for creating that ending. He also addresses the idea of Tropes vs. Women in Video Games, feminism in the gaming industry, and why it's in desperate need of a revival.

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GameFront: "Surprising no one, the launch of Grand Theft Auto V has been accompanied by considerable controversy over the games depiction of women. Even before it launched, dialogue, characters, acts of violence and a very specific mini game have all been called out to varying degrees for passive and active forms of misogyny."