video game studies
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CAN ‘RED DEAD’ BE REDEEMED?: RACE AND GAMEWORLD CONTEXTS
by Regina D. Hamilton First published May 2023 Download full article PDF here. Abstract In the video game Red Dead Redemption 2, there are no Black communities in the game’s version of the American West, and there is never any explicit mention in the game of American slavery or the racism that followed Black people… Continue reading
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