Chapter 2 “The True West” and “Real Crime Stories”: Constructing a Discourse of Historical Authenticity

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Acknowledgements V
3. Contents VII
4. List of Abbreviations XI
5. Introduction: The American History of Rockstar Games 1
6. Chapter 1 Rockstar’s West(s) 31
7. Chapter 2 “The True West” and “Real Crime Stories”: Constructing a Discourse of Historical Authenticity 47
8. Chapter 3 “Rockstar Recommends”: Constructing a Discourse of Cinematic Authenticity 68
9. Chapter 4 Playing Outlaw, Playing Detective: The Limits of Historical Gameplay 103
10. Chapter 5 Women in Rockstar’s American History 137
11. Chapter 6 Other(ed) Histories 182
12. Epilogue: “Rockstar Games Presents” . . . American History? 215
13. Bibliography 233
14. Index 263