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I\u2019ve known that representation in games mattered ever since that day in 1987 when I finished Metroid and discovered that intergalactic bounty hunter Samus Aran<\/a> was that rarest of things (for the time): a cool female video-game protagonist. I loved playing as Mario<\/a>, or Link<\/a>, or any intrepid hero, but I was particularly\u2026<\/p>\n

Read more…<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Source – kotaku.com<\/p>\n

All content and images belong to their respected owners. This article is aggregated for informational purposes only with full credit to the source.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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