I've been slowly making my way through this collection and it's quite good. Should be required reading for anyone who talks about games for a living. Also a painful read as someone who left the academy in part because of how impoverished the support for my work was. punctumbooks.com/titles/histo...

Incidentally, if anyone wants to commission a piece that talks about how the narratives in this book speak to the persistent rift between academic game studies and popular games criticism, hit me the fuck up.

Elon Musk's bad Lord of the Rings tweets have Tolkien scholars horrified. from @johnsemley3000.bsky.social, magnificent art by @anjalinair.bsky.social

I was interviewed for this article in Wired about how the far right is using and abusing LOTR in their social posts to gain support for their bullshit:

The blood on our Controllers - The Complicity of the Game Industry in the Palestinian Genocide Is OUT!! youtu.be/g7488to6Jpc?...

Just beat this one! Loved it and will be playing again! 🎲🎲🎲🎲

I was interviewed for this article in Wired about how the far right is using and abusing LOTR in their social posts to gain support for their bullshit:

Actual Tolkien nerd @johnsemley3000.bsky.social went deep on how poorly Elon Musk, MAGA, and other right-wing tech bros understand the Lord of the Rings. And can we all just admire this art by @anjalinair.bsky.social: www.wired.com/story/elon-m...

A sneaky weekend drop of the new GAME STUDIES STUDY BUDDIES, in which we spend 3 hours talking about a book that is 80 pages long! It's worth it, though, as few texts have been as impactful on how we talk about our present moment as Mark Fisher's CAPITALIST REALISM: rangedtouch.com/2025/10/31/8...

The Independent Workers' Union of Great Britain (IWGB) has accused Rockstar of union busting after the studio reportedly dismissed 30 to 40 employees last Thursday (October 30) www.gamesindustry.biz/iwgb-accuses...

More than 1,200 video game journalists have left major publications in the past two years, and not returned to the media, according to data supplied to VGC. www.videogameschronicle.com/news/more-th...

Save 50% on #NewBook Indigenomicon by Jodi Byrd @arsavium.bsky.social, which brings video game studies and Indigenous studies into conversation with Black studies, queer studies, and Indigenous feminist critique. buff.ly/FBknSYW

Hi, I spent 10+ years researching all sorts of PC RPGs: AAAs, indies, RPG Maker, non-English, etc. Together with 167 volunteers, I created/edited The CRPG Book: crpgbook.wordpress.com You can download it for free, or buy a hardcover edition from Bitmap Books - ALL author's revenue goes to charity!❤️

So, today I'm announcing a new book project... and doing a call for papers: crpgbook.wordpress.com/2025/10/31/t... It's an anthology of video game history outside the usual US perspective - an accessible & exciting panorama of different realities - and I'll pay 300 USD per article. Please share :)

The Excavation of Hob's Barrow is a blood-curdling 55% off in the Steam Halloween sale! A perfect time to play our folk horror adventure game inspired by movies such as The Wicker Man & the works of M.R. James, with a little pinch of Twin Peaks and Lovecraft. store.steampowered.com/app/1182310/...

I have an upcoming guest lecture at UDelaware on my usual schtick - violence prevention in games both commercial and serious. Come hang out if you want to hear me on my soapbox! (do I need more than one headshot plz say no) 🫥 events.udel.edu/event/games-...

When @wired.com made FOIA-based stories free, subscriptions went up. When @404media.co published public records reporting without a paywall, new sources came forward. We spoke to both about why dropping paywalls like this is good for journalism — and for business.

This interview with Janet Murray on the misogyny and masculinist attitudes in game studies is deeply depressing. But rings entirely true. www.jstor.org/stable/jj.31...

@johnsemley3000.bsky.social Hey John! Someone sent me your post on Twitter asking for an academic to talk about memes and LOTR! I'm locked out of my account over there but if you DM me here I'm happy to chat and give you my email!

#gamestudies book launch in Toronto! November 14th at 7pm! www.eventbrite.ca/e/of-floatin...

🔴 LIVE NOW: Join us for this timely discussion about making FOIA-based reporting free at this defining moment in our history. Featuring @404media.co’s @josephcox.bsky.social, @wired.com’s @katie-drummond.bsky.social, and FPF’s @caitlinvogus.bsky.social and @laurenleharper.bsky.social.

Next time someone asks me why I, as an assistant professor with a PhD, would spend my time researching the connections between games culture and larger political culture, I am just going to show them these two images.

Hey so the thing I alluded in my latest essay? That's out now, for free! This is a project we've been working on for over a year at this point, and I'm so happy to see it out. Weird to see my name next to some amazing writers and scholars like this! playstorypress.org/books/the-ps...

We're happy to announce the call for contributions for our new HGN theme: Fictions! Following a successful event last month, this theme explores the relationship between history and fiction in games, and how they shape each other. www.historicalgames.net/call-for-con... #gamestudies #gamingthepast

In This article “Weak Men and Strong Women,” Kenzie Gordon and Sarah Stang critically examine how two major franchises, Tomb Raider and The Witcher 3, handle gender-based violence, arguing that their portrayals reinforce harmful stereotypes ⚔️ Studies in the Fantastic: muse.jhu.edu/article/970184

Check out these authors❗ @kenzitronic.bsky.social @sarahstang.bsky.social #GameStudies #GenderedViolence #FeministCritique

OPEN CALL FOR STREAMERS Defeating Games for Charity is back for its third year in 2026, come raise money with us! We're looking for volunteers to stream a meaningful game to them and give entertaining, informative commentary. Everyone is welcome to apply! Learn more at defeatinggames.com/apply

Who should stream in Defeating Games 2026 to help raise money for the Video Game History Foundation? Tag someone you think would be a good fit for the event! Application period is open now, more information at defeatinggames.com/apply

it's been a banner week for the argument that milquetoast values-neutral technocratic neoliberalism is basically fash-lite, huh

WE ARE VERY CLOSE TO SELLING OUT THE FIRST PRINT RUN OF THIS BOOK! Please continue to buy it and send it around. It is available on all store fronts you might want to purchase it at!

Grad student sprints ahead with gaming subculture research – The Brock News brocku.ca/brock-news/2... #brocku

Check out @emmavphd.bsky.social's webinar session on Oct 18th at 12 pm (EST) entitled "Voices of Women and Gender Diverse Gamers"! Hosted by the John Humphrey Centre for Peace and Human Rights: www.jhcentre.org/news-and-eve... #brocku

I will be on this panel tomorrow at 12:00 p.m. EST! www.jhcentre.org/events/onlin...

Maybe biased since I'm helping to organize this, but this is such a wonderful event for anyone doing work in and around games - we welcome submission formats of all sorts and the event is fully hybrid! Please consider submitting something #gamestudies

The latest Video Game History Hour podcast talks to Dr. Stephanie Harkin, lecturer at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, about her research on video games in girls’ lifestyle magazines like Girl Gamer & Total Girl: gamehistory.org/episode-141-...

My friend Sama'a has two little girls to feed and clothe, and after two years of genocidal horror she is tired in ways we cannot fully understand. Please give what you can to help her family survive. gofund.me/db56c7ce3

Anything you can give makes a difference for my friend Sama'a and her family. They have small children to feed and clothe and every day brings new horrors to endure.

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Anti-Zionist Jews gathered in the streets of Jerusalem to support a state of Palestine. Zionists cannot stand seeing the Palestine flag on the streets of Jerusalem. The capital of the State of Palestine is Jerusalem. Judaism is NOT Zionism 🇵🇸✡️ (Credit: Jewish Voice)

Please please please everyone (pls reskeet) who is involved with a uni/college academic program (broadly speaking) conected to games Could you write a quick comment + links if any apply to what you and your institution are doing in that sphere? I need to show what's out there. 1/ #AncientBluesky 🗃️

Seeing the book you spent five years working on for sale on Amazon: 🙂 Seeing the book you spent five years working on ready for people to read and cite on JSTOR: 😀😁😃😍😇😭🥰

@sparklebliss.bsky.social , @emmavphd.bsky.social , Alisha, and I were recently on the New Books Network podcast to talk about Historiographies of Game Studies! Check it out! And huge thanks to Rudolf Thomas Inderst for having us on! newbooksnetwork.com/historiograp...

Utah was the first state to allow open carry on campus. A would-be assailant could walk right onto campus armed as they please and nobody could’ve done a thing about it.

The Play for Peace: Games for Palestine charity bundle is now live! Nearly 400 games from creators all around the world, with proceeds going directly to Gaza relief efforts. Bundle link: itch.io/b/2979/play-... We made a launch trailer to celebrate this moment👇 Please RT.

Congratulations @emmavphd.bsky.social, @sparklebliss.bsky.social, @cmejeur.bsky.social, and @onlyalishak.bsky.social! And thanks to @punctumbooks.bsky.social for publishing! 👾 Find "Historiographies of Game Studies" on JSTOR here: bit.ly/3JDOha2

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After 5 years of hard work by @sparklebliss.bsky.social, @cmejeur.bsky.social, @onlyalishak.bsky.social, myself, our contributors, and the lovely people at @punctumbooks.bsky.social Historiographies of Game Studies is out NOW! You can read all 780 pages for FREE. 🔓 punctumbooks.com/titles/histo...

It is, indeed, a VERY BIG BOOK. 780 pages and FREE to download here: punctumbooks.com/titles/histo... #gaming #GameStudies

Came in from mowing the yard to find my editor copies arrived! She’s here, and she’s CHONKY. So much great game studies content past, present, and future in this collection. Get your free open access ebook or order a physical copy at @punctumbooks.bsky.social website!