Game Studies Study Buddies

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Episodes

87 – Fisher – Capitalist Realism

October 31, 2025 • 178 mins

We talk about Mark Fisher’s Capitalist Realism. Preorder CMRN’s book! Preorder here as well! Buy the shirt! Support this show on Patreon! Buy books from our Bookshop.org page! Chris Hunt created the theme song for this show.

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86 – Jacob Geller

September 30, 2025 • 80 mins

Michael is out on family leave, so Jacob Geller comes in for an interview about making YouTube videos. Preorder CMRN’s book! Preorder here as well! Buy the shirt! Support this show on Patreon! Buy books from our Bookshop.org page! Chris Hunt created the theme song for this show.

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85 – American Truck Simulator

August 28, 2025 • 65 mins

The Summer of Simulation ends with an American Truck Simulator episode. You can watch the video version of this episode here: https://youtu.be/C1n8zfXSek0 Preorder CMRN’s book! Preorder here as well! Buy the shirt! Support this show on Patreon! Buy books from our Bookshop.org page! Chris Hunt created the theme song for this show.

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84 – Baudrillard – Simulacra and Simulation

July 31, 2025 • 153 mins

We talk about Jean Baudrillard’s Simulacra and Simulation. You can find Historiographies of Game Studies here. Preorder CMRN’s book! Preorder here as well! Buy the shirt! Support this show on Patreon! Buy books from our Bookshop.org page! Chris Hunt created the theme song for this show.

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83 – Raser – Simulation and Society

June 30, 2025 • 109 mins

We talk about John R. Raser’s Simulation and Society. Preorder CMRN’s book! Preorder here as well! Buy the shirt! Support this show on Patreon! Buy books from our Bookshop.org page! Chris Hunt created the theme song for this show.d

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82 – Gunkel – Gaming the System

May 31, 2025 • 154 mins

We talk about David J. Gunkel’s Gaming the System. Buy the shirt! Support this show on Patreon! Buy books from our Bookshop.org page! Chris Hunt created the theme song for this show.

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81 – Jørgensen – Gameworld Interfaces

April 30, 2025 • 93 mins

We talk about Kristine Jørgensen’s Gameworld Interfaces. Buy the shirt! Support this show on Patreon! Buy books from our Bookshop.org page! Chris Hunt created the theme song for this show.

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80 – Grand Theft Hamlet

March 31, 2025 • 123 mins

We talk about the film Grand Theft Hamlet. Buy the shirt! Support this show on Patreon! Buy books from our Bookshop.org page! Chris Hunt created the theme song for this show.

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79 – Humphreys – Manifest Destiny 2.0

February 27, 2025 • 104 mins

We talk about Sara Humphreys’ Manifest Destiny 2.0: Genre Trouble in Game Worlds. Buy the shirt! Support this show on Patreon! Buy books from our Bookshop.org page! Follow Ranged Touch on Twitter. Follow CMRN on Twitter. Follow Michael on Twitter. Chris Hunt created the theme song for this show.

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78 – Dibbell – My Tiny Life

January 31, 2025 • 127 mins

We talk about Julian Dibbell’s My Tiny Life. Buy the shirt! Support this show on Patreon! Buy books from our Bookshop.org page! Follow Ranged Touch on Twitter. Follow CMRN on Twitter. Follow Michael on Twitter. Chris Hunt created the theme song for this show.

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77 – Flanagan and Jakobsson – Playing Oppression

December 31, 2024 • 133 mins

We talk about Mary Flanagan and Mikael Jakobsson’s Playing Oppression. You can read the book open access on The MIT Press website: https://direct.mit.edu/books/oa-monograph/5547/Playing-OppressionThe-Legacy-of-Conquest-and Buy the shirt! Support this show on Patreon! Buy books from our Bookshop.org page! Follow Ranged Touch on Twitter. Follow CMRN on Twitter. Follow Michael on Twitter. Chris Hunt created the theme… Cont...

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76 – Trammell – Repairing Play

November 30, 2024 • 105 mins

We talk about Aaron Trammell’s Repairing Play. It is open access on The MIT Press’s website: https://direct.mit.edu/books/oa-monograph/5530/Repairing-PlayA-Black-Phenomenology Note: Did one last final check — Riven did eventually release for the Sega Saturn. Buy the shirt! Support this show on Patreon! Buy books from our Bookshop.org page! Follow Ranged Touch on Twitter. Follow CMRN on Twitter.… Continue reading <...

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75 – Jameson – Postmodernism

October 31, 2024 • 150 mins

We talk about Fredric Jameson’s “Postmodernism, or The Cultural Logic of Late Capitalism” which was originally published in New Left Review in 1984. Note: Checked one more time — Riven did eventually release for the Sega Saturn. Buy the shirt! Support this show on Patreon! Buy books from our Bookshop.org page! Follow Ranged Touch on… Continue reading

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74 – Guerra – Slantwise Moves

September 30, 2024 • 93 mins

We talk about Douglas Guerra’s Slantwise Moves: Games, Literature, and Social Invention in Nineteenth-Century America. Note: Checked again — Riven did eventually release for the Sega Saturn. Buy the shirt! Support this show on Patreon! Buy books from our Bookshop.org page! Follow Ranged Touch on Twitter. Follow CMRN on Twitter. Follow Michael on Twitter. Chris… Continue reading

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73 – Wardrip-Fruin – How Pac-Man Eats

August 31, 2024 • 142 mins

We talk about Noah Wardrip-Fruin’s How Pac-Man Eats. Note: Still confirming that Riven eventually released for the Sega Saturn. Buy the shirt! Support this show on Patreon! Buy books from our Bookshop.org page! Follow Ranged Touch on Twitter. Follow CMRN on Twitter. Follow Michael on Twitter. Chris Hunt created the theme song for this show.

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72 – Myst: Masterpiece Edition

July 30, 2024 • 120 mins

We talk about Cyan’s Myst. Note: Riven did eventually come out for the Sega Saturn. Buy the shirt! Support this show on Patreon! Buy books from our Bookshop.org page! Follow Ranged Touch on Twitter. Follow CMRN on Twitter. Follow Michael on Twitter. Chris Hunt created the theme song for this show.

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71 – Pinchbeck – Doom: Scarydarkfast

June 30, 2024 • 86 mins

We talk about Dan Pinchbeck’s Doom: Scarydarkfast. Buy the shirt! Support this show on Patreon! Buy books from our Bookshop.org page! Follow Ranged Touch on Twitter. Follow CMRN on Twitter. Follow Michael on Twitter. Chris Hunt created the theme song for this show.

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70 – De Koven – The Well-Played Game

May 31, 2024

We talk about Bernard De Koven’s The Well-Played Game. Buy the shirt! Support this show on Patreon! Buy books from our Bookshop.org page! Follow Ranged Touch on Twitter. Follow CMRN on Twitter. Follow Michael on Twitter. Chris Hunt created the theme song for this show.

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69 – Hunter – Playing Real

April 30, 2024 • 118 mins

We talk about Lindsay Brandon Hunter’s Playing Real: Mimesis, Media, and Mischief. Buy the shirt! Support this show on Patreon! Buy books from our Bookshop.org page! Follow Ranged Touch on Twitter. Follow CMRN on Twitter. Follow Michael on Twitter. Chris Hunt created the theme song for this show.

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68 – Švelch – Player vs Monster

March 31, 2024 • 89 mins

We talk about Jaroslav Švelch’s Player vs Monster. Buy the shirt! Support this show on Patreon! Buy books from our Bookshop.org page! Follow Ranged Touch on Twitter. Follow CMRN on Twitter. Follow Michael on Twitter. Chris Hunt created the theme song for this show.

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Game Studies Study Buddies

Episodes

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85 – American Truck Simulator

84 – Baudrillard – Simulacra and Simulation

83 – Raser – Simulation and Society

82 – Gunkel – Gaming the System

81 – Jørgensen – Gameworld Interfaces

80 – Grand Theft Hamlet

79 – Humphreys – Manifest Destiny 2.0

78 – Dibbell – My Tiny Life

77 – Flanagan and Jakobsson – Playing Oppression

76 – Trammell – Repairing Play

75 – Jameson – Postmodernism

74 – Guerra – Slantwise Moves

73 – Wardrip-Fruin – How Pac-Man Eats

72 – Myst: Masterpiece Edition

71 – Pinchbeck – Doom: Scarydarkfast

70 – De Koven – The Well-Played Game

69 – Hunter – Playing Real

68 – Švelch – Player vs Monster

Popular Podcasts

87 – Fisher – Capitalist Realism

86 – Jacob Geller