Studios say the number is unrealistic − that it amounts to actors not assuming any financial risk for content that flops. But actors simply want to adapt existing payout models to changing technology.
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Starfields is one of the biggest games of 2023 – but it’s joined other recent games like Baldurs Gate 3 in being boycotted by conservatives because of the way it interacts with gender.
The genre has long been viewed as too exclusive, too expensive and too stuffy. Thanks to video games, that’s starting to change.
Some Latin American players expressed concern about the colonial role their player character will play in the story.
Mathematical models, video games and experiments with ants can all further our understanding of the dynamics of war.
Audiences are essentially paying Sony for the privilege of watching an extended advert.
There’s more to NPC streaming than strange gimmicks. The rise of the trend showcases how gamer cultures and adult content make for lucrative bedfellows.
Microsoft’s takeover of the gaming giant is turning into a nailbiter.
Even games with female protagonists had more dialogue from male characters.
Tears of the Kingdom doesn’t hand hold, with the narrative full of abstract and surreal moments that keep players guessing.
More and more artists and filmmakers are exploring the aesthetic and narrative possibilities of making films inside video games. Here’s why.
I’m a game design researcher focused on creating systems that allow games to be played by anyone. There cannot be a better example of that than The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.
Policymakers, tech companies and schools should all be part of conversations about how our society is responsible for the new realities of tech in the home after COVID-19 lockdowns.
Despite calls to boycott the game by trans activists, the game has proved wildly popular – particularly among Black gamers.
Vampire Survivors distils the essence of compelling ‘just-one-more-go’ design to create an extremely satisfying game.
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.
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Evolutionary Biologist, ARC Future Fellow, UNSW Sydney
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Senior Lecturer, Queensland University of Technology
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Director of the International Gaming Research Unit and Professor of Behavioural Addiction, Nottingham Trent University
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Senior Lecturer in Digital Cultures, SOAR Fellow., University of Sydney
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Associate Professor in Politics, University of Leeds
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Researcher: Digital Literacy and Digital Wellbeing, Western Sydney University
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Lecturer in Digital Cultures, University of Sydney
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Professor of Psychology, Stetson University
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PhD Candidate in Recreation and Leisure Studies, University of Waterloo
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Professor of American History and Culture, University of Kent
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Professor of Computational Media, University of California, Santa Cruz
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Senior Lecturer, School of Media, Film and Journalism, Monash University
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Associate Professor of Communication Studies, West Virginia University
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Knight Chair in Interactive Media; Associate Professor of Communication, University of Miami
