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Roar Uthaug’s ‘Tomb Raider’ Should Have Stayed Entombed

Roar Uthaug’s ‘Tomb Raider’ Should Have Stayed Entombed

Roar Uthaug's insistence upon combining faux gravitas with action results in countless scenes of unintentional hilarity.

I’ve Got You Under My Skin: The Constancy of Cloning and of Gamer Identity in ‘Hardcore Henry’

I’ve Got You Under My Skin: The Constancy of Cloning and of Gamer Identity in ‘Hardcore Henry’

Henry isn't the only surrogate for gamer identity in Hardcore Henry.

Good Hair Is Wasted on Humans

Where Did All the (Action Figure) Girls Go?

Big Breasts and Badasses: The Dividing Line of Gender Representation in Gaming

Big Breasts and Badasses: The Dividing Line of Gender Representation in Gaming

In which the author suggests that the new Lara Croft might be the best example of androgyny in gaming.
Some Worlds Are Best Seen From Outside Your Own Eyes

Some Worlds Are Best Seen From Outside Your Own Eyes

I don't have a problem if you want to play Grand Theft Auto from a first person perspective. Knock yourself out. But I won't be doing so anytime soon.

A Good Menu Sets the Mood: Part 4

Sadism Is Fine As Long As It’s Short

Playing to Suffer, Suffering to Play

Survival as Facade in ‘Tomb Raider’

The Horror of ‘Tomb Raider’

Bringing “It” Out in Lara Croft