Hey all, we are extending the deadline for our 2026 issue to December 10, 2025📅This is an excellent chance if you have a paper you're working on right now but need just a bit of extra time! We look forward to your submissions😉

The editorial board of Press Start invites book reviews for its upcoming regular issues! - Word count: 1200-1500 - Deadline: 31 January 2026 More information in the thread, and please see the attached image for the list of available books for review:

Open Call for Papers 2025🥰📢 Press Start is currently seeking full-length game studies papers from current grad students/recent grads. Submit by November 10, 2025, for a potential spot in our 2026 issue! More details below in this thread👇 #CallForPapers #GameStudies

10 days left until the deadline!

We are still looking for two more reviewers! If you love Pokémon, please consider helping us out by reviewing this article😍 Email Mark at [email protected] if you are interested!

‼️Call for reviewers‼️ We're looking for three reviewers for an article concerning Pokémon and the deconstruction of the Hero's journey. Please check the attached image for the abstract. (1/2)

‼️Call for reviewers‼️ We are looking for three peer reviewers familiar with textual analysis and/or media philosophy for a manuscript titled "The Look of Gaming's Cognitive Bond" 📷 Please check the attached image for the abstract. (1/2)

‼️Call for reviewers‼️ We're looking for three reviewers for an article concerning Pokémon and the deconstruction of the Hero's journey. Please check the attached image for the abstract. (1/2)

‼️Call for reviewers‼️ We are looking for three peer reviewers familiar with textual analysis and/or media philosophy for a manuscript titled "The Look of Gaming's Cognitive Bond" 📷 Please check the attached image for the abstract. (1/2)

🆙Call for a book review🆙 We are looking for 1 person to review Anastasia Salter's (2025) book, Undertale: Can a Game Give Hope? (press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...) If you're interested, please email Meg and Drew at [email protected]

📢Press Start is delighted to welcome our newest board members! We'll be introducing one member every day in this thread, so please give them all a warm welcome♥️

Open Call for Papers 2025🥰📢 Press Start is currently seeking full-length game studies papers from current grad students/recent grads. Submit by November 10, 2025, for a potential spot in our 2026 issue! More details below in this thread👇 #CallForPapers #GameStudies

🌟New Issue Published!!🌟 We are thrilled to announce the publication of the latest issue of Press Start! Huge thanks to all our authors and reviewers for their hard work and dedication. Please check it out and share widely: press-start.gla.ac.uk/press-start/...

🌟New Issue Published!!🌟 We are thrilled to announce the publication of the latest issue of Press Start! Huge thanks to all our authors and reviewers for their hard work and dedication. Please check it out and share widely: press-start.gla.ac.uk/press-start/...

We are looking for three peer reviewers for a manuscript titled "Third places and community environments in gaming"😊 Please check the attached image for the abstract! (1/2)

We are looking for three peer reviewers for a manuscript titled "Third places and community environments in gaming"😊 Please check the attached image for the abstract! (1/2)

We're still looking for a reviewer!

We are looking for one more peer reviewer for a manuscript titled "Playfully Anachronistic and Historically Inauthentic: Understanding Resistance to Diverse Representation in Call of Duty: Vanguard"😀 Please see the attached image for the abstract (1/2)

AMAZING NEWS!!! Hi everyone! We are extremely happy to share that our website is finally working! We are all back at work and will soon get in touch with you if you have a manuscript or a book review under review with us. 😃

Website Update #2 We were hoping that the problem would be resolved last week, but unfortunately it has not. We are actively working with the University of Glasgow to fix it ASAP and will keep you updated on any progress. Thank you again for your patience and understanding🫶

Hi Everyone, as some of you may have noticed, our website is currently offline due to difficulties with the Open Journal System. We're working to resolve the issue as quickly as possible and will let you know once it's fixed. Thank you for your patience💙

We're still looking for one more reviewer for this article!

Hi, apologies to all the professors who have reached out to us for book reviews--all reviewers for Press Start need to be students or recent graduates (within one year of graduation)📚

Another call for reviewers! We're looking for one reviewer for a manuscript about horror games, gaze behavior and threat fixation amongst different types of players. Have a look at the abstract below and email us at [email protected] if you're interested!👁️

🌞Hello everyone, we're looking for three reviewers for a manuscript about typologies of logical contradictions in video game worlds. Please have a look at the abstract in the thread and email us at [email protected] if you're interested!

If you know any game studies-related hashtags or starter kits Press Start can be a part of, please let us know!🌞

The special issue was guest edited by Zahra Rizvi and Souvik Kar and is titled "The Playful Postcolonial: Culturing Videogames in India"💙

🌟SPECIAL ISSUE PUBLISHED🌟 Hi everyone, we are announcing the publication of our latest special issue! 📚🎮A massive thank you to all our board members, reviewers, and authors for their contribution. You can check the issue here: press-start.gla.ac.uk/index.php/pr...

Press Start Journal is now on Bluesky! We are an open access, peer-reviewed journal run by and for students that publishes academic research on Game Studies🌞 For more information, please take a look at our website: press-start.gla.ac.uk #AcademicSky #Gamestudies