Dyer-Witheford, Nick, 1951-

Games of empire : global capitalism and video games / Nick Dyer-Witheford and Greig de Peuter. - Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, c2009. - xxxv, 298 p. ; 22 cm. - Electronic mediations ; 29 .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Game 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.

9780816666102 (hc : alk. paper) 9780816666119 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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Video games--Social aspects.
Video games--Economic aspects.
Capitalism--Social aspects.
Imperialism--Social aspects.

GV1469.34.S52 / D94 2009

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