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WRITING GAME HISTORIES

  • Writer: Dean Guadagno
    Dean Guadagno
  • 1 minute ago
  • 2 min read

Alexander Vandewalla, Angus Mol, Christoffer Mitch C. Cerda, Corine Gerritsen, Ed Vollans, Esther Wright, Holly Nielsen, Iain Donald, James Coltrain, Keerthi Sridharan, Leyla Johnson, Maurice Suckling, Nick Webber, Nikhil Murthy, Poppy Wilde, Rachael Hutchinson, Robert Houghton, Rüdiger Brandis, Tess Watterson






This book offers an accessible introduction to the dynamic intersection between history and games, and the flourishing discipline of Historical Game Studies. From the representation of the past found in games with historical themes and settings- both digital and analogue- to the histories we might write about games, their development, use and the cultures and discourses that surround them, these methods offer something very new to the study of history.


How do we approach games as objects of historical study, or as ways of creating narratives and representations of the past? What methods and approaches do we need to account for when understanding the complex and multifaceted histories of games, as well as the myriad ways in which games have and continue to engage with history? Writing Game Histories answers these questions and more, offering the perfect guide to this rapidly growing and increasingly popular field of research, and provides an invaluable resource for considering its future.

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English

Hardcover


9781350468252

2026

272

English

Paperback


9781350468269

2026

272

English

eBook


9781350468276

2026

272

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Writing Game Histories

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Publishers: #Bloomsbury (Bloomsbury)

Languages: #English

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Year: #Year2026


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Games:

#Anito (Anito: Defend a Land Enraged)

#APlagueTale (A Plague Tale)

#Yakuza (Yakuza)


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