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

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

March 5, 2021By oomzerBlog Posts, Bulletin, Field Reports

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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Understanding Alternative Histories: The Ethiopian Japaniser Movement

Understanding Alternative Histories: The Ethiopian Japaniser Movement

February 25, 2021By GuthixianBlog Posts, In Depth

This fourth article in a series of deep dives into alternative historical depictions of Africa and Colonialism in video games focuses on Ethiopia. In its quest for modernisation, Ethiopia looked east to Japan and the Meiji movement. The Historical Flavour mod for Victoria II simulates Ethiopia’s development throughout the nineteenth and twentieth century. How is the legacy of the Japaniser Movement represented?

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The Alternative History of Neocolonialism

The Alternative History of Neocolonialism

February 18, 2021By GuthixianBlog Posts, In Depth

This third article in a series of deep dives into alternative historical depictions of Africa and colonialism in video games focuses on post-colonialism. The end of formal colonialism marked the beginning of neocolonialism. A Victoria 2 mod set in the Cold War simulates this with a system of economic spheres of influence. How does it affect Africa?

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Understanding Alternative Histories: Katanga

Understanding Alternative Histories: Katanga

February 11, 2021By GuthixianBlog Posts, In Depth

This second article in a series of deep dives into alternative historical depictions of Africa and Colonialism in video games focuses on Congo. Following the independence of Congo in 1960 its southernmost province of Katanga broke away as its own republic, receiving heavy Belgian and mercenary support. A popular Hearts of Iron IV mod set in the 1960s depicts an alternative Katanga. How does it fare?

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