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
Category: Video Games
CFP – Superheroes: A Companion
Superheroes: A Companion Deadline for submissions: 30 November 2021 Lorna Piatti-Farnell & Carl Wilson lorna.piatti-farnell@aut.ac.nz & carl@carl-wilson.com A new collection … 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
#DataMines: Mining in Games – Cap Lamps & Pickaxes
Part Five & Six: Cap Lamps & Pickaxes Without question, experimentation and industriousness are qualities linked to those that go … More
#DataMines: Mining in Games – Hazardous Environments & Minecarts
Part Three & Four: Hazardous Environments & Minecarts Mine themed levels always signify a hazardous environment when they appear in video games. … More
#DataMines: Mining in Games – Raw Materials & Drills
Part One & Two: Raw Materials & Drills Are you missing our mines? Feeling underwhelmed that you can’t get underground? … More
“We’ll always have Iceland, Indy”: Indiana Jones and His Adventures in Video Games
Founded by George Lucas in 1971, Lucasfilm is the production company famously behind the Indiana Jones and Star Wars movie … More
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