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Tag Archives: Elder Scrolls
Border House DLC: This Week in Videogames
Walkthrough Big releases: Far Cry 3, and “Dragonborn” DLC for Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. Also, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City has been born again as an iOS app. Eh, there are plenty of console-to-iOS reboots of much better games. Like … Continue reading
Posted in General Gaming
Tagged anita sarkeesian, Elder Scrolls, fake geek girls, hitman: absolution, humble bundle, news roundup, Square Enix
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Sex Negativity & Skyrim
The following is a guest post from Bobby Arthur: Bobby Arthur is a freelance writer and marketing communications professional living in Toronto. He can be reached at bobby@thejuiceagency.ca and his XBLA Gamertag is WhiskerRub. Odds are there is someone in your life who … Continue reading
Posted in Console Games, PC Games
Tagged Bethesda, Elder Scrolls, featured, sex, sex negativity, skyrim
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To the Ends of the Earth: A Review of Elder Scrolls V- Skyrim
You could say I found my womanhood on the island of Vvardenfell. My life has been, in many ways, a master class education in the fact that games are never “just games.” You see, the setting of Elder Scrolls III: … Continue reading
Posted in Console Games, General Gaming, PC Games
Tagged Elder Scrolls, Morrowind, Review, sexism, skyrim, women in games
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