Deadline for submissions: 1 December 2022 Lorna Piatti-Farnell and Carl Wilson In answer to the evolutionary portrayals of superheroes in our … More
Author: Carl Wilson
About Me
My current focus is on the evolving position of supernatural and superhero video game adaptations, and associated franchises, within contemporary … More
Of Selina Kyle and Harley Quinn: Branding and Controlling Women in Batman Video Games
In the collective Batman multiverse, nothing stays static for long. Over the eighty-years since Batman was created by Bill Finger … More
‘BioShock’ (2007): Toxicity and Contagion
For blood to be considered toxic, one may understand this to mean that the fluid that runs through the body, … More
#Alienday 2022: Game Over, Man? ‘Aliens: Fireteam Elite’ And The Direction Of The ‘Aliens’ Video Game Franchise
It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single xenomorph in possession of a good brain, must be shown in … More
This Year, I am Thankful for … Superman
It’s been a struggle, hasn’t it? I think it has been. Remember Joaquin Phoenix’s wheezy, scratchy laugh in Joker? That’s been … More
Frictions, Factions, and Fatalities: Adapting DC Comic Characters into Video Games
According to the online video game database Moby Games, Batman has starred in 105 titles, inclusive of downloadable content episodes, … More
Fanbase Press’ Scariest: ‘Dark Souls’ in The Age of Pandemic
To whoever finds this letter, I don’t believe in fate, yet how is it that I decide by coincidence to … More
Superheroes For Super Hire: Fandom, Ownership & Knowing When To Pass It On
Are We In A Crisis Event? You know that bit in every Batman film where Bruce Wayne goes inwardly moody … More
Branded a Tyrant: Rescuing Superman Video Games with the ‘Injustice’ Series
In 2017, with the release of video game Injustice 2, published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, Guinness World Records recognised … More
#DataMines: Mining in Games – Deep Sea Mining & Lasers
Part Nine & Ten: Deep Sea Mining & Lasers In the final blog post of this series, I thought it … More
#DataMines: Mining in Games – Surface Mining & Sub-Surface Mining
Part Seven & Eight: Surface Mining & Sub-Surface Mining The hit game of 2020 has everything in it. In Animal Crossing: … More
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