War Games: Memory, Militarism and the Subject of Play

by Philip Hammond

Book Overview

Many of today's most commercially successful videogames, from Call of Duty to Company of Heroes, are war-themed titles that play out in what are framed as authentic real-world settings inspired by recent news headlines or drawn from history. While such games are marketed as authentic representations of war, they often provide a selective form of realism that eschews problematic, yet salient aspects of war. In addition, changes in...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1501382527
• ISBN13: 9781501382529
• Release Date: June 2021
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.83 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"