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The game that’s all about jumping comes alive in a film where the story is secondary to celebrating decades of Mario.
Cold war intrigue and an international legal fight were behind one of the most popular video games ever.
Historical patterns of scapegoating Jews persist into the modern day through our often unknowing and unconscious replication of images which date back centuries.
It might have been a show about a zombie apocalypse adapted from a hugely popular game but The Last of Us managed to offer audiences a lot of novel material.
Ash Ketchum is retiring from the Pokémon franchise, but this doesn’t spell the end of Pikachu.
There are fears that these high-level acquisitions will cause market stagnation and allow Microsoft to form a monopoly on the gaming industry.
In its simulation of real world living, without real world limits, The Sims offers players the chance to embody characters that represent their true selves.
People form as strong attachments to gaming universes and can mourn their loss as keenly as physical places.
How The Last of Us bucked the trend for failed video game adaptations and instead added depth to a much beloved game.
Black footballers in the game are given lower scores for technical or cognitive ability than white players.
Without an educator to critically engage students about learning in a game, the learning can be misinformed or lost.
HBO’s adaptation of the beloved game might finally break the streak of terrible TV adaptations.
Far from high adrenaline combat or difficult puzzle solving, cosy gamers seek respite in their choice of games – but where did the trend come from? A gaming expert explains.
Screenshots began as a simple way to document electronic images, but have evolved into forms of expression of their own.
Accessibility can be a major barrier between people with disabilities and their favourite games.
For decades extremist groups – especially the far right – have used gaming and game-adjacent platforms to try to radicalise gamers.
Findings from a Victorian coroner’s report remind us we still don’t fully understand how problematic gaming ties into other factors in a person’s life.
The games industry is evolving with the changing values of its players.
Despite their vulnerability to co-ordinated attacks, community reviews can be a vital tool to make games better.
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Senior Lecturer, Queensland University of Technology
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Evolutionary Biologist, ARC Future Fellow, UNSW Sydney
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Director of the International Gaming Research Unit and Professor of Behavioural Addiction, Nottingham Trent University
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