Episode 100: Ubisoft Forward and Esther Wright on Rockstar Games
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Bob talks about the history game news from Ubisoft Forward, and then (19:15) chats with Esther Wright about her new book, Rockstar Games and American History: Promotional Materials and the Construction of Authenticity (https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/9783110716610/html). Bob and Esther also talk a bit about the recent leak of Grand Theft Auto 6. Bonnie and Clyde, anyone? Episode topics include Skull and Bones, Valiant Hearts, Assassin's Creed, Assassin's Creed Valhalla, Assassin's Creed Codename Jade, Assassin's Creed Codename Red, Assassin's Creed Codename Hexe, Red Dead Redemption, Red Dead Redemption 2, LA Noire, and GTA 6.
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