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Star Wars Video Games: A Fraught History
A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, Star Wars games thrived under the LucasArts label. Spanning genre and...
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The Tragic Death of the PS Vita
Every month we produce one episode specifically for our Studying Pixels Plus members. This here is one of them. To access...
Which Gamer Type Are You?
Six categories, nine vastly different types. This time, we do a bit of introspection, look at what motivates us to play...
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The Best Mashups That Don’t Exist
Say you could cobble together any video game franchises and pair any developer studio with any series. What would you desire...
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10 Awesome Easter Eggs
Easter eggs can be so much: from an earthly form of crediting developers to self-reflective humor, up to entire transformations of...
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Reading Miguel Sicart’s Against Procedurality
“Players don’t need the designer”, says Miguel Sicart, “they need a game, an excuse and a frame for play.” How much...
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What Makes a Good Research Question
Every month we produce one episode specifically for our Studying Pixels Plus members. This here is one of them. To access...
Should We Shun Hogwarts Legacy?
On more than one occasion, J.K. Rowling has proven to be profoundly ignorant to the concerns of trans people. So should...
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Elden Ring
Rise, Tarnished! Elden Ring has been getting nothing but perfect reviews, but does it really live up to the hype? The short answer...
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The Origins of Final Fantasy
Every long-running franchise has an origin story, and Final Fantasy is no exception. This week, we discuss the creative endeavors of Final Fantasy creator Hironobu...
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Stefan H. Simond
Game studies scholar from Germany.
Dan Hughes
Japanese scholar from Texas.
Reading Waddington’s Locating the Wrongness in Ultra-Violent Video Games
The list of controversies revolving around violence in video games is long. But is there anything morally wrong with explicit violence in games? And moreover, where does our the apprehension towards violence in games come from? Join us for...
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Star Wars Video Games: A Fraught History
A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, Star Wars games thrived under the LucasArts label. Spanning genre and platform alike, there was no shortage of interesting and compelling video game stories told in the broader Star...
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The Tragic Death of the PS Vita
Every month we produce one episode specifically for our Studying Pixels Plus members. This here is one of them. To access it, please log in with your Patreon account below.To view this content, you must be a member of...