Studying Pixels combines game studies and a joyful engagement with video game culture. Every Sunday, game studies scholar Stefan Heinrich Simond and Japanese scholar Dan Hughes cover anything from reviews of contemporary games to news stories and from academic deep-dives to controversial discussions—all wrapped up in a sincere appreciation of everything geeky. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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episode 7: Why are all games about time loops these days? (with Federico Alvarez Igarzábal)
What if we could start all over again? – These days, a whole bunch of games tries to answer this question. From Hades to Returnal, from Loop Hero to 12 Minutes, and most recently: Deathloop. To help us understand why there is such an abundance of time loop games, we are joined by game studies scholar Federico Alvarez Igarzábal.
Shownotes- 00:05:24 Why are all games about time loops these days? (with Federico Alvarez Igarzábal)
- Time and Space in Video Games (Federico Alvarez Igarzábal)
- 00:38:16 Fatal Frame: Maiden of Black Water
- 01:01:19 Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack
- Turns out the Nintendo Switch Online’s N64 emulator isn’t as bad as it seems (Adam Vjestica)
- Nintendo draws attention (and ire) to its weak online offering (Rob Fahey)
- Second Quarter Financial Results and Corporate Management Policy Briefing for Fiscal Year Ending March 2022 (Nintendo)
- 01:12:28 Netflix Sets Launch of Games in Mobile App Worldwide, Including ‘Stranger Things’ Titles (Todd Spangler)
- 01:20:05 Announcing the close of Harry Potter: Wizards Unite (Niantic)
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