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Read more about the article Four waves of historical awareness – history of Finnish gaming

Four waves of historical awareness – history of Finnish gaming

  • Post author:Esko Kykkänen
  • Post published:June 16, 2021
  • Post category:Game Research Highlights

Jaakko Suominen categorizes four different waves of historical awareness in digital gaming that emphasize certain characteristics in writing and presenting Finnish gaming history.

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Read more about the article Watch morning turn to day and day into night as you Slay the Spire

Watch morning turn to day and day into night as you Slay the Spire

  • Post author:BPuha
  • Post published:June 15, 2021
  • Post category:Game Reviews

Choose your character and go face endless enemies in a fantastic roguelike deck builder.

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Read more about the article The Joys of Sniffing Cartridges – Is There a Correct Way to Play?

The Joys of Sniffing Cartridges – Is There a Correct Way to Play?

  • Post author:AFinn
  • Post published:June 14, 2021
  • Post category:Game Research Highlights

Is there a wrong way to play a game? C. Thi Nyugen argues that, while there's nothing wrong with breaking the rules, the best way to play is to do as you're told.

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Read more about the article Ticket to Ride – a game that takes you on an adventure

Ticket to Ride – a game that takes you on an adventure

  • Post author:THellstrom
  • Post published:June 11, 2021
  • Post category:Game Reviews

Ticket to Ride North America is a board game that takes the players on an adventure around North America. It's especially good for players, who are interested in traveling and exploring the world!

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Read more about the article Unfair advantages

Unfair advantages

  • Post author:Teemu M.
  • Post published:June 10, 2021
  • Post category:Features
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Exploring the nature of competitive gaming through two kinds of fairness.

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Read more about the article Petscop – The Greatest Game You’ll Never Play

Petscop – The Greatest Game You’ll Never Play

  • Post author:AFinn
  • Post published:June 9, 2021
  • Post category:Features

What can game developers learn from the most horrifying Let’s Play on the net?

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Read more about the article For Honor: You Fight For Honor, You Don’t Have To Fight With Honor

For Honor: You Fight For Honor, You Don’t Have To Fight With Honor

  • Post author:AAhonen
  • Post published:June 8, 2021
  • Post category:Game Reviews

For Honor pits knights, samurai, Vikings and Chinese warriors against each other in a 3D fighting game, who will reign supreme?

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Read more about the article Videogame music deserves more recognition than it gets.

Videogame music deserves more recognition than it gets.

  • Post author:Joel Alanko
  • Post published:June 7, 2021
  • Post category:Features

Does videogame music matter or is it just there to fill the silence?

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Read more about the article How do sports-themed video games help in real life sports?

How do sports-themed video games help in real life sports?

  • Post author:THellstrom
  • Post published:June 4, 2021
  • Post category:Features

Can sports-themed video games be beneficial in real life sports? Can it develop the players’ intelligence in real life as well? Let’s find out.

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Read more about the article World of Warcraft’s optimization crisis

World of Warcraft’s optimization crisis

  • Post author:Teemu M.
  • Post published:June 3, 2021
  • Post category:Features
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The evolution of this monolithic MMO has not been without hitches, and it might have an issue of identity.

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Read more about the article Planet Coaster – Build your dream amusement park.

Planet Coaster – Build your dream amusement park.

  • Post author:Joel Alanko
  • Post published:June 1, 2021
  • Post category:Game Reviews

Planet coaster is probably the best amusement park sim that has been done to this day.

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Read more about the article The Archaic Attitude Towards Video Games in German TV Coverage

The Archaic Attitude Towards Video Games in German TV Coverage

  • Post author:Markus Kämäräinen
  • Post published:May 31, 2021
  • Post category:Game Research Highlights

A study shows that German public television holds still a persistent and biased view on video games.

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Read more about the article Legends of Andor: an easily approachable fantasy board game

Legends of Andor: an easily approachable fantasy board game

  • Post author:SLehikoinen
  • Post published:May 28, 2021
  • Post category:Game Reviews

Defend the realm against hordes of enemies in a high-fantasy board game!

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Read more about the article Assassin’s Creed 2 – The sequel that defined a series.

Assassin’s Creed 2 – The sequel that defined a series.

  • Post author:Aleksi Tikkakoski
  • Post published:May 27, 2021
  • Post category:Game Reviews

Assassin’s Creed 2 takes the first game in the series and improves it in every way possible.

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Read more about the article Pyre – the stars have joined us.

Pyre – the stars have joined us.

  • Post author:Teemu M.
  • Post published:May 26, 2021
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Supergiant Games’ third release, Pyre, is a tale well worth experiencing.

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Read more about the article Horizon Zero Dawn – A post-apocalyptic machine hunt.

Horizon Zero Dawn – A post-apocalyptic machine hunt.

  • Post author:Aleksi Tikkakoski
  • Post published:May 25, 2021
  • Post category:Game Reviews

Horizon Zero Dawn is a post-apocalyptic action role-playing game with a focus on ranged combat and stealth, with a solid protagonist and an interesting world to explore.

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Read more about the article Swipe for fun and games, maybe find a life-long partner along the way

Swipe for fun and games, maybe find a life-long partner along the way

  • Post author:Jere Salomaa
  • Post published:May 24, 2021
  • Post category:Game Research Highlights

An exploration of Tinder’s gamifying aspects and its magic circle.

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Read more about the article Fitness Boxing – Time to burn some calories!

Fitness Boxing – Time to burn some calories!

  • Post author:Joel Alanko
  • Post published:May 20, 2021
  • Post category:Game Reviews

Fitness Boxing offers a good training method to burn calories at home with your Nintendo Switch, but the actual game feels poorly made.

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Read more about the article Live out your dreams of becoming a dungeon exploring merchant – Moonlighter review

Live out your dreams of becoming a dungeon exploring merchant – Moonlighter review

  • Post author:Esko Kykkänen
  • Post published:May 19, 2021
  • Post category:Game Reviews

Moonlighter is a fresh take on the rogue-lite genre. The game offers tons of fun in the form of challenging dungeons and surprisingly entertaining shopkeeping.

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Read more about the article The hassle of setting up a game server during an ordinary evening

The hassle of setting up a game server during an ordinary evening

  • Post author:SLehikoinen
  • Post published:May 18, 2021
  • Post category:Features

Being an ordinary gamer, I am by no means a wizard with servers and operating systems. Regardless, I tackled the problem of hosting a Terraria server around the clock and wrote my thoughts about all of the hassle.

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