Hi all, we are looking for three peer reviewers for an article on Chinese indie games. Please see the attached image for the abstract. Please note that all reviewers for Press Start must be current students or within one year of graduation. Contact info in the replies👇

We are excited to announce our keynote speaker for #Ludo2026 Dr. @poppywilde.bsky.social, author of "Posthuman Gaming: Avatars, Gamers, and Entangled Subjectivities" (Routledge, 2023)! Please find more info on her work via 👉https://www.poppywilde.co.uk/ #ludomusicology #vgm #gamestudies #gameaudio

"Hiring of college grads is down across the board. But certain majors are able to access opportunities in a wider array of industries, new LinkedIn data shows." ENGLISH ENGLISH ENGLISH 69% VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS 68% www.forbes.com/sites/courtn...

@alexvandewalle.bsky.social and I have a habit of dreaming up long term gaming projects in bars and at conferences. This one was on a walk back from a bar. We're delighted to share a call for papers for an edited collection on: *Ten Years of Assassin’s Creed Odyssey: Legacy, Impact, Future*

A lot of people don't realise this but in the UK we have to replace our Prime Minister every two or three years or else the rights revert back to Marvel

If you missed last month’s discussion panel for our Analogue theme, you can now find a recording of the event on the HGN blog and YouTube channel! Watch this space for our next theme announcement, coming soon… www.historicalgames.net/recording-hg...

"Tell Jabba I'll get him his money..."

Sad to learn of passing of eminent historian Carlo Ginzburg; his "The Cheese and the Worms" is one of the books that had the most impact on me as a grad student, as the writing is lively & builds insight from small, carefully observed details of the historical record en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Che...

I’ve officially resigned as Associate Editor for Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience. It used to be a reputable journal, but became a case study in how forced automation destroys academic integrity. 👇

hi friends- we're looking to hire a progression designer on my team! we're remote friendly (1 onsite/year) and implementation skills are a must for this role. i absolutely love this team and game. i'm not the hiring manager, but my DMs are open for questions! job-boards.greenhouse.io/teamlfg/jobs...

Okay here's my 2p romance game: - make characters who want to but can't - list 6 things you'll never talk about in increasing intensity, end with "I love you" - frame conversations where you try and say "I love you" while obeying your restrictions - at every scene end cross out a restriction

RIP John Blanche, one of the greatest to ever do it. A pillar of the Warhammer universe. See you again, in the grim darkness of the far future.

❌ NO: This is not a legit video of President Donald Trump’s name being removed from the side of the #KennedyCenter as onlookers cheer. It's AI-generated. ⚠️ Purveyors of misinfo often use breaking news on controversial or political topics to spread falsehoods. 🔗 go.newslit.org/KennedyCenter

Publication day. Thank you to @enwright.bsky.social, Iain, and Nick for making this so. I think this is a meaningful contribution to the field of historical games. My chapter is on historical rhetoric and board games, with a case study on Crisis: 1914. lnkd.in/evi5Z7Nw

LOVE THIS! Here’s the US link:

Writing Game Histories edited by Esther Wright, Iain Donald & Nick Webber explores how games shape—and are shaped by—our understanding of the past, offering a clear introduction to the fast‑growing field of Historical Game Studies. Discover the book https://bit.ly/4sAXVLm

Wolf's public engagement also poor, contribution to next REF cycle negligible

Incidentally if you like what you've been seeing here lately (the games and history/gender/sexuality/Humanities things mostly, although the cricket too if that works), I am actively job hunting.

So happy I could contribute the text Historical Theory and Game Design to the amazing Writing Game Histories anthology by @enwright.bsky.social, Iain Donald, and @doktornick.bsky.social! ✍️🕹️📜 Hit me up if you want to chat about anything related to historical game development 😺 Link in the comment!

Absolutely thrilled to have a chapter in this book (alongside other wonderful historical game developers and academics)! Huge congrats to Esther, Nick, and Iain 🎉 Can’t wait to read the book!

It's publication day for Writing Game Histories!! 🥳🎉 Please do recommend it for your library, but it's also out in paperback so not as hideously expensive as academic books can be: www.bloomsbury.com/uk/writing-g... @doktornick.bsky.social @doni.bsky.social @historygamesnet.bsky.social

It's not 1536, but Anne Boleyn has taken over the news. Recently a team of computer scientists, electrical engineers and a historical novelist think they have discovered the “true face” of Anne (& her mother) by applying AI-based computational facial recognition to Holbein sketches. The catch? /1

Hi all, looking for a detailed map of Great Britain (c. 1800–1803), esp. London but ideally all of England, Ireland & Scotland, to geolocate letter addresses for a digital edition. Freely usable would be great. Any tips or leads much appreciated! #earlymodern #history #digitalhumanities #geolocation

my gf works corporate and is on a training about AI and there's a word cloud for "what do you use AI for." the largest word by far is "Nothing" and the trainer is PISSED

Hello! This gig has gone live for a Narrative Designer at Rebellion. A good part of it is implementation rather than writing, but there's some of that, too. Also, HUGE BONUS, you get to be on the same team as me! Hey, where are you going? apply.workable.com/rebellion/j/...

Some weekend reading for you!

New on the HGN blog today! Guest speaker for our upcoming “Analogue” discussion panel Liz Davidson (@beyondsolitaire.bsky.social) reflects on 3 recent historical board game projects, and the balance between “authenticity” and “accuracy” in game design: www.historicalgames.net/accuracy-vs-...

Our next HGN panel is coming up next week, 19th May. Our brilliant panel will be talk all things analogue games and history Come join us! 👇👇

This is next week! Come and join us! #historicalgames #gamingthepast

New today on the HGN blog - the first post from our event panellists! Izzy Bartley explores the coloniality of collecting in museums and Western boardgames. www.historicalgames.net/parallel-play/ #gamestudies #historicalgames #gtp #skystorians

Our Analogue theme event will take place online on Tuesday 19 May, 16:00-17:30 UK time - just 2 weeks away! We're joined by the excellent Izzy Bartley, @beyondsolitaire.bsky.social, and @theoldkingscrown.bsky.social. Tickets here: www.tickettailor.com/events/histo... #gamestudies #skystorians #gtp

(I make a "mouth" with the side of my hand and draw little eyes above it) Richard Dawkins: hmmmm (I put lipstick around the "mouth") Richard Dawkins, suavely: well hello

This is very exciting news -

The robots have colonised my local park over the past month and the discourse has been incredible. nowthenmagazine.com/articles/why...

I’m going to be in Bristol next week (Monday to Wednesday) for the Festival of History Heritage in Games! I’ll be speaking about my research and locating longer histories of play, and I’m also on a panel discussing the use of history in digital games 🎮 www.tickettailor.com/events/brist...

it's that time of year again...are you a historical videogame player living in the Netherlands? do you want to contribute to player-focused research on past-play? come sign up for a gameplay session so i can watch you 👀 for science! check out edu.nl/cd849 to learn more 🏛️🎮⚔️🎲

Hi! I'm a scientist studying artificial stuff in animal nests, and I'm looking for a #Pokémon expert. 🌍 Yup, I found some Pokémon in a nest!! 😲 Specifically, the question concerns dating pieces of packaging, which might be tricky. Who knows EVERYTHING about Pokémon? Who can I send a DM to? 😅

The first post for our Analogue theme is up! @malcolmcraig.bsky.social explores depictions of armed American masculinity in a Cold War context across Tabletop Role-Playing Games like Delta Force: America strikes back!, Twilight: 2000, & The Price of Freedom: www.historicalgames.net/manly-men-wi...

New post on the HGN blog: for “Fictions,” Christopher Gerteis discusses HashimaXR, an immersive heritage project that grapples with the blurring of historical fact and fiction, contested historical and political memory & the meaning of “historical play” www.historicalgames.net/island-that-...

New FUNDED PhD opportunity with me, @doktornick.bsky.social, and @bomlab.bsky.social on 'Playing in Public: Game-Based Interventions for Sustainability, Community and Environmental Engagement' as part of the CreaTech Frontiers CDA scheme! Deadline: 10 April Details: www.bcu.ac.uk/research/our...

🚨NEW ARTICLE OUT🚨 My most recent paper on historical agency & games is available in open access! It deals with environmental studies, posthumanism, fantasy, the 'ontological turn' in the philosophy of history & my upcoming video-game, Galar. Quick thread on the contents 🧵1/6 #gamestudies #gtp

Sorry I know the world is in a terrible fix but I've been laughing at this for ten minutes now

We're announcing our new theme: Analogue. It's an open call, and full details are available on the HGN blog here: www.historicalgames.net/call-for-con...

If you need evidence that the HGN blog is the place to go for quality #historygames writing, look no further than this piece. Absolutely fantastic dive on the complexities of video game time - even in historical games that may look very simple on the outset.

New on the HGN blog, the next post in our Fictions theme. Sara Morini explores how Raid on Taihoku reworks time to create narrative fiction and rewrite history. Enjoy! www.historicalgames.net/raid-on-taih... #gamestudies #gamingthepast #skystorians

A bit of weekend listening/watching to brighten your Sunday!

On the HGN blog: an interview with @drandrewsneddon.bsky.social & Dr Victoria McCollum @ulsteruni.bsky.social on the amazing Witches of Islandmagee project. Huge thanks to Kirstin Mitchell (HGN Research Assistant Extraordinaire) for leading this conversation! www.historicalgames.net/interview-wi...