Added: 16.05.2015 14:16 | 7 views | 0 comments


Historically, games have respected women about the same as you might respect a banana peel, or a used tissue. Women have been sexualised, objectified, belittled, discriminated against and misrepresented at every juncture. But in the past couple of years, more and more games have started to feature women characters not as damsels in distress, or jiggle-physics-enabled arm candy, but protagonists. The Last of Us: Left Behind and Tomb Raider are a couple of noteworthy efforts, also Gone Home, Life is Strange and Remember Me. By no means have these titles "fixed" gaming's relationship with women, but they are, for the most part, a step in the right direction at the very least, they're a step towards the right direction. Lately however, I think there's been something opportunistic about the way games are treating women. The announcement this week that the new Assassin's Creed, entitled Assassin's Creed: Syndicate, would feature a playable female as well as male protagonist smacks...

Added: 16.05.2015 8:16 | 41 views | 0 comments


Crystal Dynamics and Square Enix have released some new concept art for the upcoming Rise of the Tomb Raider.

Added: 14.05.2015 14:16 | 10 views | 0 comments


Sony Computer Entertainment UK has no concerns about the PS4's Christmas games line-up, despite going up against the likes of Halo 5, Forza Motorsport 6 and Rise of the Tomb Raider on Xbox One, UK MD Fergal Gara has said.

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Final Fantasy and Tomb Raider publisher Square Enix on Tuesday announced financial performance for its fiscal year ended March 31, 2015--and the results were strong.

Overall, Square Enix--which also runs various non-gaming business units--posted revenue of ¥167.9 billion ($1.4 billion) for the year. That's up 8.3 percent. Profit, meanwhile, rose a healthy 49 percent from ¥6.6 billion ($55 million) to ¥9.8 billion ($81.6 million).

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Final Fantasy and Tomb Raider publisher Square Enix on Tuesday announced financial performance for its fiscal year ended March 31, 2015--and the results were strong.

Overall, Square Enix--which also runs various non-gaming business units--posted revenue of ¥167.9 billion ($1.4 billion) for the year. That's up 8.3 percent. Profit, meanwhile, rose a healthy 49 percent from ¥6.6 billion ($55 million) to ¥9.8 billion ($81.6 million).