We have found the reviewers for this article! Thank you everyone who reached out & help spread the word๐
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We are looking for 2 reviewers for an article on vision and horror games. Please contact Hyerin at helenadichter@gmail.com if you are interested!๐ฅฐ
Please note that all reviewers for Press Start must be current students or within 1 year of graduation.
We are still looking for peer reviewers!
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We are looking for 3 reviewers for an article on the Cities: Skylines II modding community. See the attached image for the abstract. Please contact Mark at mhi267@uky.edu if you are interested!
๐Please note that all reviewers for Press Start must be current students or within 1 year of graduation
Yes, we can acquire review copies, depending on the publisher. You can let us know which book you are interested in reviewing, and we will check!
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๐We 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?
Hey all, we are extending the deadline for our 2026 issue to December 10, 2025๐
This is an excellent chance if you have a paper you're working on right now but need just a bit of extra time!
We look forward to your submissions๐
Should you be interested in reviewing a particular title, or wish to propose a book for review (including non-English titles), please contact the Editors-in-Chief, Andrew Fleshman and Meg Ritchie (eic.press.start@gmail.com).
08.11.2025 03:00 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Book reviews should contain 1200-1500 words including references and abstract, submitted in our template, and in APA style. Selected manuscripts will be published in our 2026 issue. Please see our Guidebook for more information and submission guidelines.
08.11.2025 02:59 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0
The editorial board of Press Start invites book reviews for its upcoming regular issues!
- Word count: 1200-1500
- Deadline: 31 January 2026
More information in the thread, and please see the attached image for the list of available books for review:
Open Call for Papers 2025๐ฅฐ๐ข
Press Start is currently seeking full-length game studies papers from current grad students/recent grads. Submit by November 10, 2025, for a potential spot in our 2026 issue!
More details below in this thread๐
#CallForPapers #GameStudies
10 days left until the deadline!
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We are still looking for two more reviewers! If you love Pokรฉmon, please consider helping us out by reviewing this article๐
Email Mark at mhi267@uky.edu if you are interested!
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We're looking for three reviewers for an article concerning Pokรฉmon and the deconstruction of the Hero's journey. Please check the attached image for the abstract. (1/2)
โผ๏ธCall for reviewersโผ๏ธ
We are looking for three peer reviewers familiar with textual analysis and/or media philosophy for a manuscript titled "The Look of Gaming's Cognitive Bond" ๐ท Please check the attached image for the abstract. (1/2)
DM us or email Mark at mhi267@uky.edu to express interest or ask questions! Please note that all reviewers for Press Start must be a student, or within one year of having graduated. (2/2)
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โผ๏ธCall for reviewersโผ๏ธ
We're looking for three reviewers for an article concerning Pokรฉmon and the deconstruction of the Hero's journey. Please check the attached image for the abstract. (1/2)
DM us or email Rory at rgra0649@uni.sydney.edu.au to express interest or ask questions! Please note that all reviewers for Press Start must be a student, or within one year of having graduated. (2/2)
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โผ๏ธCall for reviewersโผ๏ธ
We are looking for three peer reviewers familiar with textual analysis and/or media philosophy for a manuscript titled "The Look of Gaming's Cognitive Bond" ๐ท Please check the attached image for the abstract. (1/2)
๐Call for a book review๐
We are looking for 1 person to review Anastasia Salter's (2025) book, Undertale: Can a Game Give Hope? (press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...)
If you're interested, please email Meg and Drew at eic.press.start@gmail.com
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Timur Slavgorodskii-Kazanets is a second-year Digital Media PhD student at the University of Salford, Manchester. His research focuses on understanding how video game narratives can depict socio-political issues and contribute to the construction of the playerโs identity.
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Sara Bimo (she/her) is a PhD Candidate in Communication & Culture at York University. Her research examines perceptions and imaginaries of technological infrastructures and the intersection between non-rational world-making, identity formation, and political resistance.
Twitter: sara_bimo
Mark Hines is a PhD candidate in English at the University of Kentucky. He is interested in representations of race and gender in virtual and fantastic worlds. His dissertation explores fantasy games and their racial groups since 2020.
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Ambrin Hasnain (she/her) is a PhD student at the University of Melbourne on Wurundjeri Country. She is interested in understanding how coloniality informs everyday practices and her research examines colonial and decolonial tropes and practices in Australian video games.
18.08.2025 15:10 โ ๐ 5 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0๐ขPress Start is delighted to welcome our newest board members! We'll be introducing one member every day in this thread, so please give them all a warm welcomeโฅ๏ธ
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Our open call for papers is also now available in 19 languages! Follow the link below to see the full translations:
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Research articles should contain 5000-8000 words including references and abstract, submitted in our template, and in APA style. Please see our About page (press-start.gla.ac.uk/press-start/...) for more information and submission guidelines.
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Open Call for Papers 2025๐ฅฐ๐ข
Press Start is currently seeking full-length game studies papers from current grad students/recent grads. Submit by November 10, 2025, for a potential spot in our 2026 issue!
More details below in this thread๐
#CallForPapers #GameStudies
Several authors who have contributed to the newest issue have shared their socials with us:
- Chelsea Russel: chelseasbitstream.myportfolio.com
- Edward Strazd: x.com/SimplyEdwardGG
- Joel White: @joelalwhite.bsky.social
- Mark Hines: @markshines.bsky.social