Stephanie Harkin
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![A history of Barbie video games made in Australia Krome Studios Torus Games.](https://www.gameshub.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2023/08/barbie-beach-vacation.jpg?w=310)
Barbie Down Under: A History of Australian Barbie Video Games
Australian studios contributed creativity and humour to the Barbie franchise in an era when US publishers looked to the country…
![A Mending](https://www.gameshub.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2022/12/a-mending.jpeg?w=310)
Exploring crafting games and storytelling traditions with 'A Mending'
It's fun to gather friends for a tabletop game, but there are also several designed for solo play that invite…
![Growing up and growing old in Wayward Strand](https://www.gameshub.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2022/07/wayward-strand.jpg?w=310)
Growing up and growing old in Wayward Strand
A growing number of games are exploring teen and young adult perspectives, and Wayward Strand has its own unique interpretation.
![Girl Gamer Magazine](https://www.gameshub.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2021/10/girl-gamer-magazine.jpg?w=310)
What happened to ‘Girl Gamer’? Searching for Nintendo’s forgotten pre-teen girl magazine
The era when a 'girl gamer' was highly valued by Nintendo might’ve been forgotten to history, were it not for…
![Jane Friedhoff’s Lost Wage Rampage is a playful, political look at girlhood.](https://www.gameshub.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2021/08/lost-wage-war-1-1.png?w=310)
What can games tell us about girlhood?
From Life is Strange to The Walking Dead to Lost Wage Rampage, videogames can depict girlhood in groundbreaking, complex ways.