There are calls to boycott the latest release due to the game’s questionable depiction of Russia.
- Professor in American Media and Culture, University of Kent
Video games were once thought to offer an escape from everyday life – but they often hold a mirror to what we do in reality.
Post-apocalyptic visions reflect society’s fears – and gamers get to immerse themselves in it.
Rockstar Games’s latest release has set a new precedent for realism, but living the “every day” in games can easily test our patience.
The story of this video game speaks to what seems a powerful political moment, of an American nation literally at war with itself.
Positive gesturing aside, Disney hasn’t changed much since its first feature film – except it’s now very, very rich.
Hollywood turns its hand to the worst environmental disaster in US history – from which the environment is strangely missing.
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