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200 10$aGames of empire$b[electronic resource] $eglobal capitalism and video games /$fNick Dyer-Witheford and Greig de Peuter
210   $aMinneapolis $cUniversity of Minnesota Press$dc2009
215   $a1 online resource (336 p.)
225 1 $aElectronic mediations ;$v29
300   $aDescription based upon print version of record.
311   $a0-8166-6610-5 
320   $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
327   $aGame engine : labor, capital, machine -- Immaterial labor : a workers' history of videogaming -- Cognitive capitalism : electronic arts -- Machinic subjects : the XBOX and its rivals -- Gameplay : virtual/actual -- Banal war : full spectrum warrior -- Biopower play : world of warcraft -- Imperial city : grand theft auto -- New game? -- Games of multitude -- Exodus : the metaverse and the mines.
330   $aIn the first decade of the twenty-first century, video games are an integral part of global media culture, rivaling Hollywood in revenue and influence. No longer confined to a subculture of adolescent males, video games today are played by adults around the world. At the same time, video games have become major sites of corporate exploitation and military recruitment.In Games of Empire, Nick Dyer-Witheford and Greig de Peuter offer a radical political critique of such video games and virtual environments as Second Life, World of Warcraft, and Grand Theft Auto, analyzing them as the exemplary
410  0$aElectronic mediations ;$v29.
606   $aVideo games$xSocial aspects
606   $aVideo games$xEconomic aspects
606   $aCapitalism$xSocial aspects
606   $aImperialism$xSocial aspects
615  0$aVideo games$xSocial aspects.
615  0$aVideo games$xEconomic aspects.
615  0$aCapitalism$xSocial aspects.
615  0$aImperialism$xSocial aspects.
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