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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…
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“Chornobyl in Video Games” Book Call for Chapters
The 1986 Chornobyl catastrophe remains one of the most consequential technological disasters of the twentieth century, with enduring cultural, political, and environmental implications. In recent decades, Chornobyl and its surrounding Exclusion Zone have also become a significant site of representation within digital games, where history, memory, and speculative fiction intersect in interactive form. This edited…
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Call for Chapters
Call for chapter proposals for Dragon Age: Worlds of Power and Play, an edited collection examining the Dragon Age franchise through narrative, systems design, identity, ethics, player agency, and transmedia storytelling. Abstracts (max 750 words) are due June 1, 2026; submissions and inquiries should be sent to reardond@mst.edu .