Episode 19: Kratos is a Giant P*nis: Video Games and the Manly Man Archetype (“Save As” to download or head over to iTunes to subscribe) This week we talk about masculinity in games…yep, you read it right. Masculinity. Duke Nukem, Gears of War, Kratos, and androgynous JRPG boys. Links of […]
Monthly Archives: September 2011
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Episode 18: Quick and Dirty: Free Games and Extra Life (“Save As” to download or head over to iTunes to subscribe) This week we have sick kids and co-hosts so we did a quick podcast to choose the winner of the copy of Deus Ex: Human Revolution and run down […]
This year Alex and I are participating in the Extra Life Marathon to raise money for the Children’s Miracle Network. I play specifically for Riley Children’s Hospital in Indianapolis, IN. Riley is a wonderful hospital that does great work for under/un-insured children in the area. Peanut had plastic surgery on […]
Ten days and counting before the end of our contest to win a copy of Square Enix’s Deus Ex: Human Revolution. No trivia questions to answer, no raffle tickets to buy, just leave a comment about our podcast on iTunes and we’ll draw the winner from the commenters on next […]
Thanks to the great post that Alex wrote on representations of women in games I started to think about representations of African Americans in games and decided to come up with my own list of “good” characters. The only well done (playable) characters that I could think of are the […]
Episode 17: You Say Feminist Whore Like It’s a Bad Thing: Race and Gender in Dead Island and Deus Ex (“Save As” to download or head over to iTunes to subscribe) We talk about Techland’s Dead Island, Eidos/Square Enix’s Deus Ex: Human Revolution, Tea Party Zombies, and Slavery: The Game. […]
I’ve been talking (and thinking) a lot lately about the differences between historical accuracy and the perpetuation of past culture (ie. the treatment of women in LA Noir and Madmen). I do have a genuine interest in creating representations of cultures in the past, and I think we can learn […]
From all of us here at Not Your Mama’s Gamer, we want to wish you a happy Labor Day! Take some time to celebrate the hard working folks behind our favorite pastime, the game developers. Heck, take it one step farther and pay tribute to the hard working game character. […]
I am a god. At least, I want to be. Video games offer me a peek into a world where I control my fate. My choices dictate outcomes. We see the result of our own ripple effect in the world in video games. My choice has impact. My will has […]