Agreed! I think thatβs the core reason why the OSR exists and how a solid, but trimmed down, game like Shadowdark has such a big following. Eat snacks, roll some dice, and maintain a (somewhat) consistent schedule to see friends.
That's right! The legendary Roberta Taylor will be teaching through play March 9 at Walkthrough and all interested in board game design are welcome to attend. RSVP at the link below and make sure you're ready for an evening of fun!
πΎThe Games & Storage special issue of Critical Studies in Media Communication is officially out!
πThanks to editors @nickttaylor.bsky.social, @thechristinet.bsky.social, and Robyn Hope for putting this together.
π‘Be sure to check out my article on Satellaview restoration, ππ’π΅π¦πππͺπ΅π¦ ππ³π€π©π’π¦π°ππ°π¨πͺπ¦π΄!
Weβre looking for someone at a senior level to work with the best faculty and students in game design.* come join us!
*okay, Iβm a bit biased.
Replaying Japan 2026, the 14th International Japan Game Studies Conference, will be held August 18-21 2026 at Ritsumeikan University Osaka Ibaraki Campus.
The theme is Intersections of Popular Culture and Transmedia Entertainment.
#replayingjapan #gamestudies #japanstudies
www.replaying.jp
Save the Games 2.0 Call for Papers is open! The symposium will be held at The Strong in Rochester, NY on July 29 and 30. The deadline for submissions if February 20, 2026! www.museumofplay.org/save-the-gam...
π¨ANNOUNCEMENT!π¨
We have decided to offer a small submission deadline extension to Wednesday, January 14 at 11:59 PM PT. Please note that this will be the final deadline!
event.fourwaves.com/cgsa2026
One thing I miss about PokΓ©mon is when they'd design each Pokedex to look sort of like the handheld console you were playing the games on at the time
Hi folks! Iβm currently co-editing a special issue for GAME about queer and trans games studies. Find the full cfp here www.gamejournal.it/n-132025-bey..., deadline for abstract submission is 12 January 2026!
Calling all #artist and #researchers #scholars on #nostalgia β submit to our ANNUAL NOSTALGIA SYMPOSIUM FOR 2026.
π nostagain.ca/cfp2026
π§· Due Jan 6, 2026
Follow us on @nostagain.bsky.social
πWe are still looking for reviewers for the following books:
- The Rule Book: The Building Blocks of Games
- Seeing Red: Nintendo's Virtual Boy
- Fifty Years of Dungeons and Dragons
- Run and Jump: The Meaning of the 2D Platformer
- Undertale: Can a Game Give Hope?
In Memoriam: Marsha Kinder 1940-2025
In Memoriam: Marsha Kinder 1940-2025
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Marsha Kinder, Emerita University Professor at the University of Southern California and a pioneering figure in film, television, and digital media studies.
Our brand-new and bilingual website for CGSA 2026 is now live (a whole day early, go us!): event.fourwaves.com/cgsa2026
We're officially ready receive your wonderful proposals (click the "Submissions" tab in the top-left).
As always, email us if you encounter any issues or have any questions. <3
A creepy screenshot of Lavender Town from Pokemon Red & Blue
Girls will be like βI know a placeβ and then take you here
Meet the dynamic duo behind Strange Pixel Studio! @gcwblomquist.bsky.social is a writing wizard, music maestro, and design doctor. He relies on a deep lore of cosmic horror to build unknowable and perplexing characters for our players' delight and terror.
#IndieDev #GameDev #PixelArt #RetroHorror
Congratulations!
Next time someone asks me why I, as an assistant professor with a PhD, would spend my time researching the connections between games culture and larger political culture, I am just going to show them these two images.
Happy 25th anniversary to the release of PokΓ©mon Gold and Silver in North America!
To mark the occasion, I wanted to share this amazing pixel art of Red Gyarados and me from the incredibly talented @coryrupert.bsky.social.
It's the opening slide for all my PokΓ©mon talks!
Congratulations!!
10 horror movies to get to know me:
ποΈ The Exorcist (1973)
πͺ Halloween (1978)
π₯ Alien (1979)
π Evil Dead II (1987)
π§ββοΈ 28 Days Later (2002)
πΊ Insidious (2010)
π€ Doctor Sleep (2019)
βοΈ Colour Out of Space (2019)
π§ββοΈ The Lighthouse (2019)
π΄ Nope (2022)
π£β¨Call for Papers!π£β¨
CGSA 2026 will take place at Concordia University in Montreal, Quebec from June 11-14th, 2026.
This yearβs chosen theme is βOn Repeatβ.
Submissions are due January 7th, 2026 at 11:59 PM PST
Full CfP here: gamestudies.ca/conference-c...
I'm once again sharing my starter pack of Canadian Game Studies Folks!
Follow and let me know if you, or someone you know, might be a good fit. πΉοΈβ¨
A pixel art scene of the Pokemon Gyarados at the Lake of Rage. Top down view. There is a sunset happening in the back. A fishing hut is seen in the lower right. A mountain range is seen behind the lake. At the shoreline, a trainer and their Meganium can be seen, ready for battle.
I don't repost stuff often enough
#pixelart
Gregory Blomquist is up next with his presentation βShadowing the Shadow Broker: Transmedia Detectives and Media Heterarchy in Mass Effectβ which continues a trend in #ICGAN2025 by referencing media scholar Henry Jenkins!
#uwaterloo #thegamesinstitute #researchimpact #interdisciplinaryresearch
Delighted to have given a PokΓ©mon talk at MVC Comic-Con this weekend! While there, I was asked, βwhy give a talk on PokΓ©mon?β From discussions of strategy, collecting, ethics, and preservation, PokΓ©mon allows us to ask important questions on video games through the biggest franchise in pop culture.
In honour of Pokemon Red/Blue's North American release anniversary later this month, I decided to take a nostalgia-fueled journey through the classics!
I'm thrilled to be part of a great line-up at this year's MVC Comic-Con sharing my PokΓ©mon research!
Thank you to the Olds (@oldslibrary.bsky.social), Carstairs, Sundre, and Didsbury Libraries for organizing and hosting the event!
