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The Problem With Profiting Off Of Sexism In Games

January 8, 2012Erik Kain

Long-time commenter davidlosangeles has a smart comment on the nature of sexism and racism in society in the thread to the last post on Star Wars: The Old Republic and the violence toward women found in that game: Sexism is like racism, it is not principally about the thought inside of someone’s head, whether they […]

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The Gaming Industry’s Girl Gamer Problem

January 8, 2012Erik Kain

Last week I wrote about the option in Star Wars: The Old Republic to torture a slave companion named Vette by shocking her with a shock-collar and making her watch as your Sith Warrior had sex with the widow of a man you’d just killed. I said this was a sign that games and the […]

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‘Star Wars: The Old Republic’ First Impressions

November 27, 2011Erik Kain

I’ve been playing the tester version of Star Wars: The Old Republic for the past few days and I’m impressed. I can see why analysts predict the new Bioware title will steal away droves of World of Warcraft subscribers. I won’t say too much just yet, but so far the game is a lot of fun. […]

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