video games

Gayming: LGBTQ representation still missing or hidden in video games

March 29, 2021 By Frazer Heritage

If gaming companies and writers continue to shy away from making LGBTQ representation explicit, the cycle will just continue.

Game Workers Unite! Organizing to beat the video game bosses

August 29, 2019 By Dave McKee

Lots of game workers know what unions are and what they’ve accomplished, but they tend to view that as something that happened in another time.

Video games become the latest target in mass shooting outrage

August 14, 2019 By Michelle Zacarias

Whether the media is blaming mass shootings on metal, rap, or video games, the message remains the same - policymakers have no intention of addressing gun violence.

Indigenous news: juvenile justice, Juneau artist, cultural appropriation, gaming

August 6, 2015 By Andrea Perkins

The game "Never Alone" was developed with participation of the Cook Inlet Tribal Council, a group that works with indigenous Alaskans living in city settings.

“Final Fantasy,” capitalism, and the environment

October 24, 2013 By Jon Hochschartner

"Final Fantasy VII" centers on a militant ecological group called AVALANCHE, which is trying to stop the Shinra corporation from destroying the planet in its pursuit of Mako energy.