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So, let’s talk about Bayonetta 2 and gender

October 14, 2014
Bayonetta/Bayonetta 2/feminism/Game Theory/gender politics/Opinion

Opinion by Matt S. I think we all knew this would happen. Bayonetta 2, Nintendo’s big “adult” Wii U game release for the year, has become an instant source of controversy for its themes. Polygon’s review exemplifies this controversy best, with the critic broadly panning its approach to gender, and…

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Let’s talk about Assassin’s Creed: Unity and the boy’s club

June 13, 2014
Assassin's Creed Unity/E3/E3 2014/gender politics/Opinion/Ubisoft

Opinion by Matt S. It wouldn’t be an E3 without controversy. This year that controversy is a statement that an Ubisoft spokesman made to the effect of “there are no playable female assassins in Assassin’s Creed: Unity’s multiplayer component because animating women is too much work.” I actually wasn’t going…

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samus-zelda-and-peach-women-and-sexism

October 10, 2012
gender politics/Nintendo/Opinion/Peach/Samus/sexism/Zelda

Recently a really interesting discussion topic emerged over at the NintendoLife forums: it started with a simple question “what if Link was a girl?” and evolved into a broader discussion about Nintendo and its approach to gender in its games. It’s a long discussion, but let’s boil it down to…

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