Abstract
With another generation of games consoles upon us, this chapter explores just what is at stake in the sexual metaphors of filiation and succession, evolution and inheritance that underwrite the video game ‘hardware cycle’. Crossbreeding queer theory with platform studies, it addresses the history of the PlayStation brand and the Metal Gear Solid and Forbidden Siren series, arguing that ideas about sex (and, more specifically, heterosexuality) play a key role in shaping the production and reception of games and gaming hardware.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Rated M for Mature: Sex and Sexuality in Video Games |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Academic |
| Pages | 13-27 |
| ISBN (Print) | 1628925744 |
| Publication status | Published - 22 Oct 2015 |
Keywords
- queer theory
- Video Games
- Digital Culture
- sexuality