Game Awards – Celebration of talent or a Marketing Extravaganza?
The Game Awards 2024 is over and the winners are announced. However, are they still following the same pattern that …
“What is this place?”: A dual view into narrative and player participation in Swords of the Serpentine
Put your thinking caps on, roll some dice and let us talk about playing TTRPGs!
Worlds in a Finnish Theater: League Finals, Community, and Döner Kebab
I travelled to Helsinki to watch League finals in a cinema, and it was worth it. #leagueoflegends #esports #community #worldfinals
Playing Under Pressure: The Struggle of Staying Current with New Game Releases
With the new year having just arrived there's plenty of new games coming out soon to look forward to. But …
Menu Madness in God of War
A look into the bafflingly implemented equipment system of Sony’s 2018 flagship title. #GOW #PlayStation 4 #Action #Adventure
Across the Atlantic – game communication on NA vs EU servers
Communication can play a great role in winning, which is why online games have several options to accommodate all kinds …
Creating Games as a Hobby – Lessons Learned from five years of Game Jamming
Game jams are a fun way to try making games as a hobby, but you can learn some serious skills …
PowerPoint Adventures: How I Turned Birthday Cards into Interactive Games
Discover how I utilised PowerPoint as a game-making tool. And it was rewarding.
The open world may have a design paradox
What is an open world? The discussion in this article may lead to a design dilemma: freedom and difficulty of …
” All you need is some rules and dice, this sentence is a lie.” How to get into tabletop roleplaying in 2025?
Starting a new year as an experienced or new tabletop roleplaying game hobbyist can be a daunting task. With Dungeons …
Games against loneliness?
A recent study shows people value social games as important to connecting with others more highly than ever. Even after …
Unpacking: the puzzle game that might break your heart
Hidden within a game about unpacking boxes comes some of the greatest craftsmanship in design and storytelling. Unpacking is one …
The wonderful world of cosplay – TF2 arrives to Desucon Frostbite
A cosplay group showed me how fun cosplaying can be!
Elisa Masters Espoo 2023 was a Blast! – A devoted FURIA fan’s perspective
I went to see my favourite team play live in the final of the recent CS2 event hosted in Finland.
A Frozen Lake Whereupon / Something Fishy Is Going On – A ProPilkki 2 Poem
A northern pastime, where you sit still / Waiting patiently, what a thrill
Moving From Gratuitous Violence To Diplomacy
Could games be used as systems for a more ethical narrative instead of always opting for violence?
Hard to define genre
We should (re)think about video game labels, and there is research to show us why.
A Private Investigator’s Notes
This is a retelling of a short custom tabletop roleplaying game campaign among friends.
“Humanity is dead, long live humanity”: talking with the solo designer of the Fragged TTRPG
Can there be a better galaxy when no humans remain? I talk to designer Wade Dyer about Fragged Empire and …
A Sentient Skateboard Rolls Around Middle-Earth – Roleplaying with Chat GPT
Can AI roleplay? Should all game masters of flesh and blood retire? Let's find out!
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