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Self Nominations Open
The self-nomination period for the 2027-9 Digital Games Research Association Executive Board will be open from now to 30 September. Please consider if you have the time and passion to donate your time to serving DiGRA through a seat on the executive board. Eligibility criteria: Open roles: The President is responsible for ensuring the continuity…
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Published: Games and Literature (Open Access)
The volume »Games and Literature« explores the intersections of literary studies and digital games. This volume examines how games function as narrative media, cultural artefacts, and objects of scholarly preservation.
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Call for papers – ‘‘Exploring Kingdom Come: Deliverance’’
We invite submissions for the EHGS 2(1)/2027 special issue devoted to Kingdom Come: Deliverance, a series of role-playing video games developed by Warhorse Studios and set in medieval Bohemia. This thematic issue seeks to examine Kingdom Come: Deliverance (2018) and Kingdom Come: Deliverance II (2025) not merely as works of entertainment but also as sites…
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International Conference “Digital Games in Japanese Studies – Current Perspectives” | Registration Open
The registration for the international conference “Digital Games in Japanese Studies – Current Perspectives is now open!
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Extended Deadline – CfP: »It’s Dangerous to go alone! Take this [method].« Methods for analysing digital games, illustrated on the ›The Legend of Zelda‹ series
Abstract Deadline extended to 03 August. We are looking for abstracts for an upcoming volume on methods for researching digital games and game culture, using The Legend of Zelda as an example.
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DiGRA 2026 Rising Stars of the Year
The DiGRA Executive Board is pleased to announce that Jailyn Zabala (student track) and Dr. Maria O’Brien (ECR track) have been selected as our Rising Stars of the year. This award recognizes the exceptionally high quality research produced by both scholars. Both have received a complimentary 1 year DiGRA membership along with the honor. Please…
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CfP: »It’s Dangerous to go alone! Take this [method].« Methods for analysing digital games, illustrated on the ›The Legend of Zelda‹ series
We are looking for abstracts for an upcoming volume on methods for researching digital games and game culture, using The Legend of Zelda as an example. More information at https://phillipbrandes.de/cfp-its-dangerous-to-go-alone-take-this-method/#CfP_Englisch
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DiGRA 2026 Distinguished Scholar
DiGRA’s Distinguished Scholars are happy to announce they have inducted Dr. Hanna Wirman as their newest member for the year 2026.
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Announcing the DiGRA Rising Star Spotlight (2026 Q2) Recipients
We are delighted to announce the scholars selected for the third round of the DiGRA Rising Star Spotlight. This round continues to celebrate emerging researchers whose work contributes to the richness and diversity of game studies.
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Call for Papers: The Playful Monster
There has already been quite a bit of discussion around the paradox of horror, but I think there is still something interesting in coming at it through things like toyetic culture, everydayness and small-scale forms of horror play. So, the hope is to bring together a group of people with overlapping interests and see what…