Episode One-Crunch and Toxic Masculinity in the Games Industry
On this inagural episode of Palin’ Around, Caitlin, Jess, and Sam share their vision for the show, then dive into a discussion on the connections between crunch, tech fetishization, and the toxic masculinity that pervades gaming across the board.
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Sam @threedsboy
Articles referenced in the show:
https://cdn.ymaws.com/www.igda.org/resource/resmgr/2017DSS/!IGDADSS2017_SummaryReport.pdf
https://kotaku.com/inside-rockstar-games-culture-of-crunch-1829936466
http://www.vulture.com/2018/10/the-making-of-rockstar-games-red-dead-redemption-2.html
https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2018/10/are-videogames-too-long.html
https://kotaku.com/inside-the-culture-of-sexism-at-riot-games-1828165483
https://www.polygon.com/2018/7/10/17550276/guild-wars-2-arenanet-firings-jessica-price-gamergate
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