PlayLab! Magazine

“Yes, my Gatekeeper”. A Review of Atmosfear: The Gatekeeper

Post author:Oskari Vaaras
Post published:March 30, 2018
Post category:Game Reviews

Atmosfear: The Gatekeeper is a DVD board game where its main attraction is also its biggest flaw.

A Second Look at Flow Theory in Games.

Post author:Nyx Hor
Post published:March 29, 2018
Post category:Game Research Highlights

tl;dr: Culture defines the Flow experience.

The old gang returns

Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus Review (PC)

Post author:Sami Kepsu
Post published:March 28, 2018
Post category:Game Reviews

Bigger and badder, this Wolfenstein sequel expands on its predecessor

Injustice 2: My Thoughts on the DLC Fighters

Post author:Antti Takku
Post published:March 27, 2018
Post category:Features

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…

Considering play: From method to analysis

Post author:Aleksi Kesseli
Post published:March 26, 2018
Post category:Game Research Highlights

The methods of gamestudy: formalism vs situationism and more

Following the footsteps of sex toys

Post author:Oskari Vaaras
Post published:March 23, 2018
Post category:Game Research Highlights

To make gaming experience more pervasive, game controllers need to be redesigned to better include body to playing.

Cars 3: Driven to Win_20180224092500

Cars 3: muutakin kuin pelkkää kilpa-ajoa

Post author:Sini Jaatinen
Post published:March 22, 2018
Post category:Game Reviews

Aja itsesi voittoon ja pidä hauskaa elokuvasta tuttujen hahmojen parissa Cars3 -pelissä

Pokémon Go Further

Post author:Oskari Vaaras
Post published:March 21, 2018
Post category:Game Research Highlights

The global phenomenon Pokémon Go doesn’t use the full potential of pervasive gaming.

Fingerpori: Heimo-peli arvostelu

Post author:Antti Takku
Post published:March 20, 2018
Post category:Game Reviews

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…

Defcon (Introversion Software) taken from Steam http://cdn.edgecast.steamstatic.com/steam/apps/1520/0000000629.jpg?t=1478098162

Just War: Ethical Issues Surrounding Warfare

Post author:Sami Kepsu
Post published:March 19, 2018
Post category:Game Research Highlights

Zagal’s article focuses on some of the different ways that war is represented and portrayed in videogames

Your favourite heroes ready to kick some alien buttocks once again!

Ironman Requires Iron Will

Post author:Sami Kepsu
Post published:March 16, 2018
Post category:Features

Introducing the mode that transforms xcom from just a game to an experience analogous to life.

Pixels & Peculiarity – Yume Nikki Review

Post author:Pietari Kaartinen
Post published:March 15, 2018
Post category:Game Reviews

Surreal and unyieldingly cryptic even after 14 years, the dream world of Yume Nikki has not lost its touch.

Enlightenment

Videogame consumption: The apophatic dimension

Post author:Jerkko Hietanen
Post published:March 14, 2018
Post category:Game Research Highlights

Can spiritual concepts be applied to videogames – the case of the apophatic

Integrating games into the art world

Post author:Aleksi Kesseli
Post published:March 13, 2018
Post category:Game Research Highlights

Integrating games into the art world: A case study of Jason Rohrer’s games The question “are video games art?” has caused a lot of discussion and debate over the last…

“Battle of the Reds and the Whites in Finland in 1918” Review

Post author:Markku Vesa
Post published:March 12, 2018
Post category:Game Reviews

A century-old boardgame with unbalanced gameplay makes for a good conversation piece

Wolfenstein: The New Order Review (PC)

Post author:Sami Kepsu
Post published:March 9, 2018
Post category:Game Reviews

Wolfenstein is back, and means business

At a Loss for Words: Boggle review

Post author:Sami Kepsu
Post published:March 8, 2018
Post category:Game Reviews

Simple yet challenging, this game boggles the mind in a good way

Dark Souls & Choices and consequences.

Post author:Aleksi Kesseli
Post published:March 7, 2018
Post category:Features

Choices and consequences in Dark Souls There's no shortage of essays praising the merits of Dark Souls' design, so writing about the subject feels redundant at this point. However, it…