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We need to talk: Sexism in video games and gamer culture
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A trope is a common or recognizable device that conveys information to an audience, often about an element or role within a story. There are many problematic tropes for female characters in popular media,...
Grab your controller: it’s time to do your homework assignment
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Growing up, your parents might have told you to stop playing video games and study for school. How could they have possibly known that one day, your encyclopedic knowledge of video games might actually...
Music in video games: From Tony Hawk to Grand Theft Auto
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I would never say I have an eclectic taste in music. I am basically one of those people that get mainstream music shoved down their throat while listening to the radio, oblivious to all...
NOLAG and Games on Campus: Gaming groups you should check out...
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If you’re a self-identified hardcore gamer, someone with a casual interest in video games, or a student hoping to make new friends and learn about gaming, check out Network of Local Area Gamers or...
Devil May Cry 3 changed my life
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An influential game from my youth
I started playing video games on an old PC with Windows 95. The games had to be run in DOS every time I wanted to play. For a while...
What it means to be a “gamer” these days
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I like playing Monopoly. Does that make me a gamer? Maybe. According to the very broad definition Wikipedia supplies—“those who spend much of their leisure time playing or learning about games”—I can be considered...
“White Christmas” by Bing Crosby
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I suppose for most Winnipeggers to have snow on Christmas day is not all that uncommon. In fact, it would probably be unnatural to not have had snowfall yet in the season, but growing...
