Games of empire : global capitalism and video games - Dyer-Witheford, Nick, 1951-; De Peuter, Greig (Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, 2009)
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.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Keywords: Video games -- Social aspects; Video games -- Economic aspects; Capitalism -- Social aspects; Imperialism -- Social aspects