Games of empire : global capitalism and video games /
Nick Dyer-Witheford and Greig de Peuter.
- xxxv, 298 pages ; 22 cm.
- Electronic mediations ; v. 29 .
- Electronic mediations ; v. 29. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: Games in the age of empire -- Game engine : labor, capital, machine -- Immaterial labor : a workers' history of videogaming -- Cognitive capitalism : electronic arts -- Machinic subjects : the Xbox and its rivals -- Gameplay : virtual/actual -- Banal war : Full spectrum warrior -- Biopower play : World of warcraft -- Imperial city : Grand theft auto -- New game? -- Games of multitude -- Exodus : the metaverse and the mines.
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Video games--Social aspects Video games--Economic aspects Capitalism--Social aspects Imperialism--Social aspects