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How Grannies are portrayed in Casual Games
Did you know that #grannies are popular in #casualgames alongside zombies and ninjas? Sara Mosberg Iversen has analyzed the representation of old women (grannies) featured as player-characters in four casual digital games: Super granny, Granny vs. zombies, Angry gran and Granny Smith. In the article “Not without my kitties”: The old woman in casual games…
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Merchandise: Easy cash-in or a vital experience?
We all have run into merchandising. Whether it’s bands, movies or tv-series, at least the popular ones have toys, clothing, gadgets and so on tied into them. Videogames or gaming in general are no different. You can buy almost anything with the theme of a certain intellectual property. This also includes works that expand game…