The Precursors of Escape Room Design
Escape rooms combine digital and non-digital game ideas.
Identification in the Apocalypse
Identification in The Walking Dead is a fluid, ongoing process.
Built for Speed – Retro racing on the go
Built for Speed is an oldskool mobile racing game with a fun track editor. Let’s see what this Finnish free-to-play …
Capitalism and Unfairness in Competitive Board Games
Games offer a good medium for critical reflection of social inequality.
Finnkino Leffapeli – Casual mobile gaming in the movies
Finnkino, the largest cinema chain in Finland, has recently released Leffapeli (Finnish for “Movie Game”), a new crossmedial game to …
The Allure of Struggle and Failure in Cooperative Board Games
Failing together is fun.
Warhammer Age of Sigmar Review
A friend of strategic fantasy tabletop wargaming? Look elsewhere.
Postcolonialism, Case: Civilization V
Civilization V is biased, imperialist and silences contrary voices. Like real history.
Hitman (Season One) Review
A welcome return to form by one of the stealth genre’s greatest.
Knutepunkt 2017 – Two Decades of Art, Design, and Scholarship
The Nordic larp conference turned 20. This is how it was.
ASCII Graphics in Roguelikes
Nostalgia and old-school gameplay philosophy dictate the complex conventions of roguelikes
Dice Hunter: Quest of the Dicemancer
Nifty visuals can’t quite save this light crapshoot of a dice-rolling game.
Review: Legend of Grimrock
Legend of Grimrock is old school. The kind where bullying is encouraged.
Transistor (iOS)
An excellent atmospheric action-adventure that shines even pocket-sized.
Megazone Laser Tag
Legen – wait, four hours of Megazone laser tag? – dary!
Conan: Adventures in an Age Undreamed Of Review
Become a king by your own hand in this great Conan tabletop rpg
The perfect ethical competition
Transforming violence into meaningful struggle in multiplayer games #ethics #ganking #trash-talk #multiplayer
Review: Marvel Avengers Academy
Marvel Avengers Academy is a peculiarly addictive little mobile toy.
NeoNinja Review
A fast-paced puzzle-action game for dexterous and persistent players.
The decline of video game cover artistry
The decline of video game cover art
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