Games of Empire: Global Capitalism and Video Games Volume 29

by Nick Dyer-Witheford and Greig de Peuter

Book Overview

In the first decade of the twenty-first century, video games are an integral part of global media culture, rivaling Hollywood in revenue and influence. No longer confined to a subculture of adolescent males, video games today are played by adults around the world. At the same time, video games have become major sites of corporate exploitation and military recruitment. In Games of Empire , Nick Dyer-Witheford and Greig de Peuter offer a radical political...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0816666113
• ISBN13: 9780816666119
• Release Date: December 2009
• Publisher: University of Minnesota Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.94 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.4" x 8.3"