Mining, Mayhem, and Bugs: A Deep Rock Galactic Review
Fight monsters, mine riches, and cause chaos with your dwarf crew — welcome to Deep Rock Galactic!
Across the Atlantic – game communication on NA vs EU servers
Communication can play a great role in winning, which is why online games have several options to accommodate all kinds of players. How do players on different servers use these options?
Who gets to decide? – Representation and inclusion in Overwatch community
When two Overwatch characters were revealed to be LGBTQ, discussions flared in the community. Tanja Välisalo and Maria Ruotsalainen ask: Who has the right to have a say in what kind of representation is included in a game?
Overwatch 2 PVP Beta shows promise for the future
Overwatch 2 will most likely be the one to save Overwatch from its current demise with reworks, new abilities, heroes, maps, and excitement.
Battlefield 2042: A step into the future or a step backwards?
Is there something absolutely new and unique in Battlefield 2042, or does the game fall short?
A Guidebook for Travelling Through Post-Apocalyptic Areas in the World of Metro
Do you have a desire to look at the remains of civilization, left after the nuclear war? Follow the travel guide and explore the great variety of in-game locations.
Gripping Shootouts in the Living Room – Half-Life: Alyx
A technical marvel, Half-Life: Alyx offers a meaty and polished experience unparalleled in the VR space.
Different types of challenges in games.
How can games challenge us? Here I discuss three different types of challenges: Problem solving, mechanical actions, and social interaction.
Constructing player identity in Counter-Strike.
Stöhl and Rusk use ethnographic methods to see what tools are being used for identity construction when playing, and what these identities are.
Escape from Tarkov: I Sell Old Graphics Cards on The Black Market and I’m Filthy Rich
Escape from Tarkov pushes you to your tactical limits in a realistic and hardcore first-person shooter. Do you have what it takes to escape? Or will you fall to some guy sitting in a bush?
Manners maketh player – How bad player behaviour is perceived in CS:GO esports.
In this article, the authors explore different kinds of bad behaviour in CS:GO esports, from throwing to bug exploitation, and how they are perceived by the spectators.
PAYDAY 2: Heist Banks, Get Money, Become Infamous
A review for PAYDAY 2, a co-op first person shooter focused on pulling off daring heists. Does it still hold up after 7 years, or should the Payday Gang cash out?
How the COVID-19 pandemic has affected the CS:GO Esports experience?
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a massive impact on the world, and Esports is no different. In this text, I will explore some changes that the CS:GO scene has experienced during the pandemic. #csgo #esports #pandemic #covid19
Valorant – Watch out, Valve and Blizzard
Riot Games has decided to take over the gaming sphere in all genres, and Valorant is their take on arguably the biggest competitive genre there is – shooters.
Overwatch – The Story Told Across Mediums
Overwatch surely has plenty of characters to choose from, their stories explained in materials used for promoting the game, but how are the stories explored in the game itself?
The Case of Excessive Realism in Games
Games seek to be more and more realistic both graphically and gameplay-wise. Usually, authenticity enhances immersion. However, in some cases, games can be too real which affects negatively the gaming experience.
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Call of Duty: Warzone – Another Battle Royale Game
Battle Royale games are released one after another. Is Call of Duty: Warzone something that stands out from the others?
Escape From Tarkov – An extremely intense looter-shooter
Escape From Tarkov can be incredibly fun and extremely infuriating at the same time. It's an intense experience that calls the player to do just one more raid, again and again.
Unpopular opinion: Why I think Fallout 76 is actually a pretty decent game
Fallout76 has been criticized as a historically bad Fallout game. I don’t agree with that and here’s why.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 – Blackout review by an FPS gamer
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 poses quite a steep learning curve even to experienced FPS gamers.