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Read more about the article Ironman Requires Iron Will
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.

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Read more about the article Pixels & Peculiarity – Yume Nikki Review

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.

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Read more about the article Wolfenstein: The New Order Review (PC)

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

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Read more about the article At a Loss for Words: Boggle review

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

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Read more about the article Dark Souls & Choices and consequences.

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…

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Read more about the article The Virtual Bully and the Victim

The Virtual Bully and the Victim

  • Post author:Matias Puronlahti
  • Post published:March 5, 2018
  • Post category:Game Research Highlights

Who cyberbullies and victimizes who online, and why?

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Read more about the article The Hegemonic Masculinity of Rules Lawyering

The Hegemonic Masculinity of Rules Lawyering

  • Post author:Jukka Särkijärvi
  • Post published:March 2, 2018
  • Post category:Game Research Highlights

Rules lawyering as an expression of masculinity.

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Read more about the article DreamWeb (Amiga/DOS) review

DreamWeb (Amiga/DOS) review

  • Post author:Aleksi Kesseli
  • Post published:March 1, 2018
  • Post category:Game Reviews

Insane in the membrane – DreamWeb

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Read more about the article JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Eyes of Heaven Review

JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Eyes of Heaven Review

  • Post author:Antti Takku
  • Post published:February 27, 2018
  • Post category:Game Reviews

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…

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Read more about the article Breaking Illusions
Illusion master.

Breaking Illusions

  • Post author:Sami Kepsu
  • Post published:February 27, 2018
  • Post category:Game Research Highlights

Challenging the concept of immersion, flow and presence

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Read more about the article Oscar and the SMB Monster

Oscar and the SMB Monster

  • Post author:Oskari Vaaras
  • Post published:February 26, 2018
  • Post category:Features

Based on a true story, this is a tale of a foolish knight who faces the horrors of the Super Mario Bros. movie. Once upon a time in the kingdom…

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Read more about the article Developing Players, Playing Developers: User Content in Little Big Planet

Developing Players, Playing Developers: User Content in Little Big Planet

  • Post author:Juliana Vaculíková
  • Post published:February 23, 2018
  • Post category:Game Research Highlights

LittleBigPlanet or LBP is an example of a participatory and a convergence culture whose users show a strongly socially-oriented attitude to technology.

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Read more about the article The Emancipated Player Creates Meaning and Enjoys the Game
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The Emancipated Player Creates Meaning and Enjoys the Game

  • Post author:Sami Kepsu
  • Post published:February 21, 2018
  • Post category:Game Research Highlights

Introducing an open-minded and critical player type Different players enjoy different things in video games, but a certain type of player actively strives to create meaning and wants to experience…

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Read more about the article Madness and Shadows – Darkest Dungeon

Madness and Shadows – Darkest Dungeon

  • Post author:Jukka Särkijärvi
  • Post published:February 20, 2018
  • Post category:Game Reviews

In Darkest Dungeon, you direct a party of four adventurers onwards through the dungeon in the dwindling light of their torches. They wade through blood and corpses to put an…

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Read more about the article Narratives of Escape Rooms

Narratives of Escape Rooms

  • Post author:Markku Vesa
  • Post published:February 19, 2018
  • Post category:Game Research Highlights

Some escape rooms are experimenting with ways of bringing new genres into the scene In their article titled ’Escape Rooms and the Seductive Ubiquity of Capture’ published in Analog Game…

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Read more about the article I’m Happy when I stop Hopping

I’m Happy when I stop Hopping

  • Post author:Oskari Vaaras
  • Post published:February 16, 2018
  • Post category:Game Reviews

In Happy Hopper you hop until you drop from boredom. It won’t take long until you get to the latter part.

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Read more about the article Lads like Call of Duty: The statistical analysis of video game preferences

Lads like Call of Duty: The statistical analysis of video game preferences

  • Post author:Antti Takku
  • Post published:February 15, 2018
  • Post category:Game Research Highlights

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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Read more about the article Canonizing Bioshock: Cultural Value and the Prestige Game

Canonizing Bioshock: Cultural Value and the Prestige Game

  • Post author:Aleksi Kesseli
  • Post published:February 14, 2018
  • Post category:Game Research Highlights

The cultural value of Bioshock : the poster child of prestige games Felan Parker explores in his article “Canonizing Bioshock: Cultural Value and the Prestige Game” how Bioshock (2007) exemplifies…

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Read more about the article What is LOVE?

What is LOVE?

  • Post author:Oskari Vaaras
  • Post published:February 13, 2018
  • Post category:Game Reviews

Indie platformer LOVE shows how something simple and short can be relaxing and fun.

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Read more about the article Greed Playing in LoL – Winning at All Costs
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Greed Playing in LoL – Winning at All Costs

  • Post author:Sami Kepsu
  • Post published:February 12, 2018
  • Post category:Game Research Highlights

  Subversion of the meta in League of Legends: innovation or a punishable act? In his article, Scott Donaldson examines the relationships between player community norms and developer-created rules of…

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