Video games are a defining part of mass visual culture. Today, more than half of all American households own a dedicated game console and gaming industry profits trump those of the film industry worldwide. In this book, Soraya Murray moves past the technical discussions of games and offers a fresh and incisive look at their cultural dimensions. She critically explores blockbusters including The Last of Us, Metal Gear Solid, Spec Ops: The Line, Tomb Raider, and Assassin's Creed to show how they are deeply entangled with American ideological positions and contemporary...