Assassin’s Creed: Origins Review
This time around, it’s time to assassinate in Ancient Egypt After the disappointing sales of 2015’s Assassin’s Creed: Syndicate Ubisoft decided to spend more time developing the next Assassin’s Creed…
The Popular Memory of Trench Warfare of WWI Is Often not Engaged in Video Games
Popular memory of WWI is something that video-games are scared to engage In his article “It’s Hard to Play in the Trenches: World War I, Collective Memory and Videogames”, Adam…
Players Don’t Reflect Themselves into their Avatars
Avatars don’t seem to be projection of the identity of the player In his article “Getting Into the Game: An Examination of Player Personality Projection in Videogame Avatars” Casey Hart…
Injustice 2: My Thoughts on the DLC Fighters
It’s time to rank the DLC fighters of Injustice 2. The very first text I wrote for Playlab! was a review of the DC Comics fighting game Injustice 2. A…
Fingerpori: Heimo-peli arvostelu
Fingerpori-lautapelin helmasynti on luovuuden puute. Kaksimielisyyksien ja puujalkavitsien ehdoton ykkössarjakuva, Pertti Jarlan Fingerpori, on nauttinut suurta suosiota jo yli vuosikymmenen ajan. Ei ole siis mikään ihme, että Fingerpori on laajentunut…
JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Eyes of Heaven Review
Eyes of Heaven is a bizarre game, but is it bizarre enough? JoJo's Bizarre Adventure is a long-running and beloved manga and anime series, following the adventures of the Joestar…
Lads like Call of Duty: The statistical analysis of video game preferences
From fans of FIFA to those who enjoy The Sims, there is plenty to analyze about gaming preferences. In their article "The Structure of Video Game Preference", Rune Klevjer and…
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The Limitations of Gameplay in Games Examining the JFK Assassination Cause Players to Challenge the Official Historical Narrative
JFKreloaded and Call of Duty depict one of the JFK assassination in a way that creates uncertainty The assassination of John F. Kennedy has been depicted in multiple forms of…
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Grim Fandango Remastered Review
Back in 1998 LucasArts released an adventure game called Grim Fandango where the player follows the adventures of Manuel ”Manny” Calavera in the Land of the Dead. Despite being considered…
Games to look for in 2018
2018 is going to be an interesting year for gaming. As the end of 2017 is drawing closer, this is a good opportunity to take a look into the future…
Papers, Please succeeds in replicating Weber’s Iron Cage of Bureaucracy in Video Game Form
The depiction of bureaucracy in Papers, Please reflects the ideas of Max Weber. Glory to Arstotzka!
Attacktix Review
Attacktix is a mini-figure based game, featuring familiar faces from StarWars, Transformers and Marvel Back in 2005 Hasbro released a mini-figure based franchise called Attacktix Battle Figure Game, featuring characters…
Video Games are not Seen as a reliable source of historical knowledge
Gamers do not see historical games as reliable sources of knowledge