Bulletin: Half-Life, Company of Heroes 3, Skull & Bones and more!

Bulletin: Half-Life, Company of Heroes 3, Skull & Bones and more!

July 25, 2021

It has been a while, but we’re back with a bulletin! It’s not workable to recap everything that happened since the last (real) bulletin, nevertheless, here are some cool items on Half-Life, Company of Heroes 3, War Thunder, Skull & Bones, Red Dead Redemption 2, the Studio Ghibli Museum and Age of Empires 3: the African Royals!

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Bulletin: Steam Summer Sale Edition

Bulletin: Steam Summer Sale Edition

July 3, 2021

It’s that time of year again where Steam is plundering out wallets with all the discounts. As we like games (you must have gathered by now), here’s some of our picks of this Steam Summer Sale! Mind you, almost any game is on sale right now, but there are some games you just might want to check out, especially with such a huge discount! Did we miss your favorites? Let us know what games we should definitely play!

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Bulletin: E3 2021 Edition

Bulletin: E3 2021 Edition

June 18, 2021

This week saw the all digital edition of E3, one of the largest gaming conventions. Over the course of the event many new (and old) games were announced, or recent releases were put in the spotlight. So in this bulletin, we will go over all the past-related games coming to us in the future, or the games you should definitely play! Prepare for plenty of trailers.

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Bulletin: Wrath of the Druids, MAMG 2021, many things Paradox and more!

Bulletin: Wrath of the Druids, MAMG 2021, many things Paradox and more!

May 13, 2021

As we haven’t had a bulletin last week, this week’s bulletin might bundle some topics and games together. But do not worry, there will still be plenty of cool stuff to read about! In this week’s bulletin, we discuss EU4, Imperator Rome and Paradox, Fantasy games and Medieval Europe, The Middle Ages in Modern Games Conference, LEGO Medieval Castle, Uncharted 4’s 5 Year Anniversary, Skull & Bones Delayed Again, Valhalla DLC Wrath of the Druids and Stories about Valhalla!

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Bulletin: Hades, Isonzo, Black Legend, the Black Trowel Collective and more!

Bulletin: Hades, Isonzo, Black Legend, the Black Trowel Collective and more!

March 26, 2021

In this week’s bulletin, we discuss Hades winning at the BAFTA’s, a Ghost of Tsushima movie, Black Legend, Animal Crossing, Verdun Follow-up Isonzo, Aris on the Modern Myth Podcast, a never ending game of D&D, Sebastian Hageneuer on Uncharted and the History of Shareware and Demos. And yes, no Valheim for the first time in two months!

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Bulletin: Minecraft, Valheim, Crusader Kings III and more!

Bulletin: Minecraft, Valheim, Crusader Kings III and more!

March 12, 2021

In this week’s bulletin, we discuss Minecraft’s Anishinaabe culture, Valheim, Frozenheim, an interview with Guthixian, the Six Days in Fallujah Saga, Stronghold: Warlords, some cool presentations on video games and history and an awesome mod for Crusader Kings III!

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Bulletheim: Valheim, Crusader Kings III, ink 1.0 and more!

Bulletheim: Valheim, Crusader Kings III, ink 1.0 and more!

March 5, 2021

You might have missed the bulletin last week, so we’re back with a bulletin filled with two weeks worth of gaming news, mostly about Valheim (just kidding, but there is a lot)! In this week’s bulletin we discuss: Crusader Kings III, Valheim, Hades winning at the Gayming Awards, ink version 1.0, Pieter van den Heede on WW2 in video games, Temples & Tombs, Blood Feud, Techland’s bad management and Humankind’s modding tools!

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Bulletin: Mars Horizon, Shao Jun, Hades, Valhalla and more!

Bulletin: Mars Horizon, Shao Jun, Hades, Valhalla and more!

January 22, 2021

In this week’s bulletin, we discuss Mars Horizon, Hades and masculinity, Assassin’s Creed Valhalla and Shao Jun, Charles Games’ Engine, an interview with Mohawk Games, new Civ VI DLC, a free GDC Showcase, Epic moving to films and our In Depth & Stratigraph of this week!

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Stratigraph: an Ode to Wikipedia

Stratigraph: an Ode to Wikipedia

January 19, 2021

Last week (15th of January), Wikipedia celebrated its 20th anniversary. Those who watch some of our streams know that Wikipedia holds a special place in these play sessions, as we often need to look things up in the online encyclopedia (Wiki-crutch). Because of all that it’s done for us and you, here’s an ode to Wikipedia!

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Bulletin: Assassin’s Creed, Hades, Age of Empires 4 and more!

Bulletin: Assassin’s Creed, Hades, Age of Empires 4 and more!

January 8, 2021

In this week’s bulletin, we discuss an Assassin’s Creed themed Bionic Arm, 5GDC talks you can watch, Hades GOTY, Age of Empires 4, Nazis in video games, VALUE Lectures, Minecraft Earth, some more Assassin’s Creed, Castles of Mad King Ludwig: Collectors Edition and a 2006 cancelled Tomb Raider Game.

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Bulletin: Nunami, The Anything Gallery, Hades and more!

Bulletin: Nunami, The Anything Gallery, Hades and more!

January 1, 2021

It’s the first bulletin of 2021! Let us start by wishing you all a happy New Year, and lets hope it will be different from 2020. The bulletins will stay the same however! In this week’s bulletin, we discuss Nunami, fire in video games, The Anything Gallery. Game Maker’s Notebook: Hades, an exhibition about Animal Crossing and an update to Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic!

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Bulletin: Flash games, Civilization VI, TIPCO2 and Dr. Ymir!

Bulletin: Flash games, Civilization VI, TIPCO2 and Dr. Ymir!

November 27, 2020

A slightly less dense bulletin compared to last week, but nevertheless enough fun stuff to talk about! In this week’s bulletin, we discuss Flash Games on The Internet Archives, a deep dive in UI/UX design for Troy, Civ VI, Valhalla, Dr. Ymir, TIPCO2 and a new video on Imperator Rome!

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Bulletin: Valhalla Edition! (just kidding)

Bulletin: Valhalla Edition! (just kidding)

November 20, 2020

In this week’s bulletin, we discuss a lot of stuff about Assassin’s Creed Valhalla (duh), Skull & Bones, Nioh 2, LEGO Colosseum, History in Comic Books, Call of the Sea, Crusader Kings 3, the Inkulinati demo, DiGRA Italia Symposium, Project 007, Immortals Fenyx Rising, Play the Past and Nebuchadnezzar!

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Bulletin: Port Royale 4, Farmville, Valhalla, Spelunky 2 and more!

Bulletin: Port Royale 4, Farmville, Valhalla, Spelunky 2 and more!

October 2, 2020

In this weeks bulletin, we discuss Port Royale 4, Farmville, a dissertation on game heritage, Crusader Kings 3, Waterlooplein VR, the new Valhalla Trailer, a Spelunky 2 Speedrun, Sands of Salazar, Mount & Blade II, a conference on ancient video games and the Stratigraph round-up!

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Bulletin: Crusader Kings III Edition!

Bulletin: Crusader Kings III Edition!

September 4, 2020

In this weeks bulletin, we only focus on Crusader Kings III. Just kidding of course! We definitely discuss CK3, but also Age of Empires III, Curious Expedition 2, the representation of Islam in video games and another interview with Sid Meier!

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Bulletin: Civ VI, Total War Saga: Troy, Animal Farm & more!

Bulletin: Civ VI, Total War Saga: Troy, Animal Farm & more!

August 21, 2020

In this weeks bulletin, we discuss the release of Civ VI’s Android version, Total War Saga: Troy, Excavate! Egypt, an Animal Farm video game, the new DLC for Total War: Three Kingdoms, Hades, Raji: An Ancient Epic and the re-opening of the National Video Game Museum!

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Bulletin: Ghost of Tsushima edition (just kidding)

Bulletin: Ghost of Tsushima edition (just kidding)

July 24, 2020

You’ll probably have noticed by now, but last friday Ghost of Tsushima was released. Many people, including our own Dr. Random were quite hyped for the game. You can’t visit any website about games without seeing something about Tsushima. Luckily for you, we have dug up some other interesting news items and features!

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Bulletin: Settlers of Catan, Bannerlord Roleplaying, Humankind Open Dev, VALHEIM and much more!

Bulletin: Settlers of Catan, Bannerlord Roleplaying, Humankind Open Dev, VALHEIM and much more!

June 19, 2020

In this weeks bulletin (it’s a big one) we talk about the Settlers of Catan, Bannerlord Roleplaying, a Racial Justice Humble Bundle, an apology from the devs of Little Devil Inside, the VALHEIM trailer, the Humankind Open Dev, the New World Combat Trailer, Total War Saga: Troy, the Paradox Insider Update, the use of video games to treat ADHD, Ran: Lost Islands open beta test, This War of Mine being added to Polish reading lists and finally a round up of our new Stratigraphs!

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Bulletin: we stand with POC, ‘Artifacts of Play’ & Total War Saga: Troy

Bulletin: we stand with POC, ‘Artifacts of Play’ & Total War Saga: Troy

June 5, 2020

Before we discuss any game related news, we want to share some of the thoughts and messages of POC we have been reading, and open up our platform for POC who want to share their thoughts about history, games, and systemic racism. We further discuss artifacts of play, 10+ lessons from Mobile 4X games, Valhalla’s ‘Hidden Blade’, the Total War Saga; Troy exclusive and the decreased spawn rates in Pokémon on tragic anniversaries.

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Bulletin: Valhalla, Mafia Trilogy, Huitzilopochtli Zenyatta and free Civ VI!

Bulletin: Valhalla, Mafia Trilogy, Huitzilopochtli Zenyatta and free Civ VI!

May 22, 2020

In this weeks bulletin, we discuss the things we have learned about AC: Valhalla so far, the unveiling of 2K’s Mafia: Trilogy, a full motion video game called Deathtrap Dungeon, a revisit to LucasArts’ ’90s cult classic The Dig, the addition of a Aztec god to Overwatch, the International Day of the Museum in Animal Crossing and finally the release of new DLC for Civ VI and where to get the game for free!

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Bulletin: free Discovery Tour, new Civ VI content, Lego ideas, Crusader Kings III release date and more!

Bulletin: free Discovery Tour, new Civ VI content, Lego ideas, Crusader Kings III release date and more!

May 15, 2020

In this weeks bulletin, we discuss mystery adventure game Call of the Sea, gameplay trailers, new content for Civ VI, Empire of Sin, AC: Odyssey, 26 Lego Ideas, Political Communication in Horror Games, Female Fronted FPS, the new Unreal 5 Engine, Nights of Fire: Battle for Budapest review, free AC Discovery Tours, the Crusader Kings III release date and an extended look at Ghost of Tsushima! It’s a long one!

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Bulletin: digital convention, art in Animal Crossing and the graphics of strategy games, Industries of Titan and more new games!

Bulletin: digital convention, art in Animal Crossing and the graphics of strategy games, Industries of Titan and more new games!

April 24, 2020

In this weeks bulletin, we discuss a digital convention, a call for papers, art content for Animal Crossing, new games Landlord’s Super, Industries of Titan, Before We Leave, The Dark Pictures Anthology: Little Hope, how video games misrepresent Ghandi, a discussion of graphics in strategy games, free Total War: Shogun 2, a dev asking for campfire stories, Dr. Random on the radio, the normality of No Man’s Sky and free ebooks!

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Bulletin: ancient games, Mastermind, free Assassin’s Creed, Aliens and Minecraft with VALUE!

Bulletin: ancient games, Mastermind, free Assassin’s Creed, Aliens and Minecraft with VALUE!

March 20, 2020

In this weeks bulletin, we discuss ancient football-basketball, the history of Mastermind, the kind words of the Ubisoft CEO, the free weekend of Assassin’s Creed Odyssey, the history behind aliens in video games and the new VALUE Minecraft server! 3400-year-old ballgame court discovered in Mexico In 2015, archaeologists started an excavation in Etlatongo, a 3400-year-old … Read More

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Bulletin: updates, free games and awesome archaeology

Bulletin: updates, free games and awesome archaeology

February 14, 2020

Paradox testing new subscription based service Paradox Interactive, known for awesome strategy games such as Europa Universalis IV and Hearts of Iron IV, are testing a new subscription service for EU4. The game has a great amount of DLC which can be bought through Steam, and buying it all at the same time can cost … Read More

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Field Reports – Cheating the Past

Field Reports – Cheating the Past

April 15, 2019 Welcome to the latest Field Reports! We've got announcements, we've got memes, we've got games!The only thing we don't have, is time to actually play those games! Someone please finish writing my article for me so I can play through Prey. After that, I can FINALLY start Sekiro and see what all this fuss is [...] Read More
Field Report – Emulating the Past: Piracy or Preservation?

Field Report – Emulating the Past: Piracy or Preservation?

August 15, 2018 Why shutting down ROM websites is a mistake Oh man, remember that game from your childhood that you used to play so much? Yeah, the one with the swords, colourful animals, and the jumping and what-not! You should replay that, it’s going to be so much fun! But wait, your parents sold off your old [...] Read More
Field Reports – Prepare to Die in Medieval Japan

Field Reports – Prepare to Die in Medieval Japan

July 16, 2018 Ninjas! Lore! Resurrection! Excitement! Dark Souls is my favourite game of all time. ALL time. I know every square inch of the game by heart and I've done everything that's possible in the game (twice) like challenge/speed runs, pvp, and coop. I've dragged friends into this hellhole of despair, and I'm only partially sorry for [...] Read More
Field Reports #37: Herald

Field Reports #37: Herald

June 21, 2018 What better news to kick off our new-fangled Field Reports with than news about Herald, the Dutch game about colonialism and identity in the 18th century. Roy van der Schilden of Wispfire talked about the development of Herald during our Interactive Pasts Conference in 2016, and the second part of the game is now available [...] Read More
Hear ye hear ye! Field Reports new and improved!

Hear ye hear ye! Field Reports new and improved!

June 20, 2018 Oh hello! It's been a while, hasn't it? So apparently writing a Field Reports every two weeks AND combining work and other activities is sliiiiightly too much to handle. I got behind on writing the Field Report, then more and more articles piled on, then something came up, then another thing, and before you know [...] Read More
Field Reports – A New Direction

Field Reports – A New Direction

April 1, 2018 I've had the pleasure to report on a wide variety of topics about video games, archaeology, and video games for the past 1,5 years. News about the newest Assassin's Creed, interesting discussions concerning violence and video games, the representation of colonialism in strategy games: you name it, and I've written about it. But it's time [...] Read More
Field Reports #35 – Writing Stories And History

Field Reports #35 – Writing Stories And History

March 5, 2018 As if writing interesting and captivating stuff isn’t hard enough, someone had to go and invent video games. The once intimate bond between a writer and their editor has been forcefully disrupted by the need to cooperate with graphics, gameplay, and audio. No longer is the writer free to do as they wish, but they’re [...] Read More