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Arcade Academia

@arcadeacademia.bsky.social
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We're @daleyday.bsky.social and @songofthenight.bsky.social, two nerdy gals with an academically focused gaming podcast 🎙️✨ linktr.ee/arcadeacademia

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Arcade Academia @arcadeacademia.bsky.social · 9h
In an article about the influence of games like Five Nights at Freddy’s and Poppy Playtime, researchers Tegan Pyke and Ida Martine Gard Rysjedal identify the recurring themes, and the reflections of reality, that makes these games especially unsettling. 😱 Read the whole thing here:
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View of Scary Business: Mascot Horror as Product and Reflection of Platformisation
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Arcade Academia @arcadeacademia.bsky.social · 9h
How is academia defining the growing “mascot horror” subgenre of survival horror games? 🐻 We did the homework so you don’t have to. 🤓📖 #videogames #fnaf #poppyplaytime #gartenofbanban #horrorgames
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Arcade Academia @arcadeacademia.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
What horror games are YOU playing this Halloween? Let us know in the comments! 🎃
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Arcade Academia @arcadeacademia.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Spooky season is FINALLY underway, so why not try out some horror games to celebrate? 👻👾 It was hard to narrow it down, but we picked ten of our favorite retro horror titles that deserve some attention this Halloween season! #videogames #retrogames #halloween #horrorgames
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Arcade Academia @arcadeacademia.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
October Releases! There’s a whole new batch (or should we say patch? 🎃) of games releasing this month, some spookier than others. 👻 What will you be adding to your backlog? #videogames #gaming #indiegame #castlevania #ghostsofyotei
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Arcade Academia @arcadeacademia.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Video game preservation efforts are constantly shifting, so we’ve rounded up the latest examples to keep you in the loop! 📰🎮 #videogames #gamespreservation #playstation
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Wins and Losses in the World of Video Game Preservation
How has the approach to preservation changed since our first episode?
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Arcade Academia @arcadeacademia.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Amid worries that physical discs are being driven to extinction, the gaming community has one guarantee of a physical release in the future: The Witcher 4. 💿 Well...kind of. 😵‍💫 #videogames #witcher #gaming #sony #physicalmedia #witcher4
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Arcade Academia @arcadeacademia.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
StarCraft: Legacy of the Real-Time Strategy by Simon Dor is an in-depth look at the history and impact of the real-time strategy game on the rise of esports, gaming culture, and how niche interests like RTS gaming can and have been made immensely profitable.
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Arcade Academia @arcadeacademia.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
THE book about StarCraft is available for FREE 🙌 ⭐ In the wake of the big StarCraft 2030 announcement at last weekend's BlizzCon, this is a worthy read to check out. 📖 Read the whole book here: www.jstor.org/content/oa_b... #gaming #StarCraft #blizzcon #videogames #rts
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Arcade Academia @arcadeacademia.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
If you’ve ever written a paper, programmed or designed a game, reported on the industry, litigated a case involving games, taught a class, or have just amassed information about your favorite game, we want to talk to you! ✨
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Arcade Academia @arcadeacademia.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Our podcast (which, really, is much more than just a podcast—we do articles, videos, and more) is dedicated to bringing academia into the arcade. That means speaking with people who have dug the deepest into the subject, experts in their respective fields.
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Arcade Academia @arcadeacademia.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
WE WANT YOU 🫵 to talk about your video game research! 🎮📚✨ #videogames #gaming #academia #indiedev #podcast
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Arcade Academia @arcadeacademia.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
BlizzCon returned with a vengeance this weekend and no shortage of huge announcements. We’re wondering which was most important to you, dear readers? 👀 ⭐ StarCraft Open World Shooter (2030) 😈 Diablo V ♾️ Warcraft Forever ⚔️ Warcraft III: Forsaken Kingdom #gaming #blizzcon #wow #diabloV #starcraft
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Arcade Academia @arcadeacademia.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
The Nintendo Direct promised a lot of ports, but not many new titles. The ones that were announced really stood out! #nintendo #apothecarydiaries #persona6 #kirby
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Arcade Academia @arcadeacademia.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
What did you think of yesterday’s Nintendo Direct? We have a few favorites to look forward to! #nintendo #nintendodirect #metroid #pokopia
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Arcade Academia @arcadeacademia.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Happy anniversary to one of the GOATS of gaming! 🗡️🎉 #zelda #legendofzelda #nintendo
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Arcade Academia @arcadeacademia.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
It’s hard to believe The Legend of Zelda is already 40 years old 😱. Even more impressively, the franchise keeps innovating and has a massive influence on modern-day gaming. It’s not a stretch to say the series is one of the most important of all time, with seemingly no end in sight.
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Arcade Academia @arcadeacademia.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Today, Nintendo held a direct in celebration of The Legend of Zelda’s 40th anniversary, revealing new footage for the upcoming remake of Ocarina of Time, a Zelda-themed Switch 2, and a slew of collaborations. If you missed it, here are all the reveals from the Direct! ✨
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Arcade Academia @arcadeacademia.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
We looked into the academic studies surrounding parasocial relationships and what kind of interactions (with fictional characters or otherwise) feel like infidelity.
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Arcade Academia @arcadeacademia.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
According to Rockstar, players will be “a steward” of the relationship between Lucia and Jason. According to some people online, counts as cheating in an IRL relationship.
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Arcade Academia @arcadeacademia.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Is holding hands with a video game character cheating? 💔😱 #gaming #gta6 #relationships
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Arcade Academia @arcadeacademia.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
www.researchgate.net/publication/...
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(PDF) Hot Games: Towards a Holistic Assessment of the Planet Warming Emissions of Video Games based on 2024-2025 Data
PDF | Following on recent reports on specific platforms or companies, this paper provides an assessment of the global impact of the production and use... | Find, read and cite all the research you nee...
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Arcade Academia @arcadeacademia.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
At Arcade Academia we have this topic earmarked for further investigation. 🔎
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Arcade Academia @arcadeacademia.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
“Even a crude annual estimate of the sector’s emissions surfaces important implications and invites scrutiny of data and methods.”
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Arcade Academia @arcadeacademia.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
The study works off of publicly available data and extrapolates from there with the stated purpose of sparking further discussion on sustainability within the realm of video games.
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Arcade Academia @arcadeacademia.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
The paper takes a direct look into the carbon emissions contributions of PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo, cloud gaming, and individual play on PC and consoles.
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Arcade Academia @arcadeacademia.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
A Swedish study partnered with the Sustainable Game Alliance published a paper last month breaking down the game industry’s impact on global warming, taking into account everything from development to cloud gaming services.
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Arcade Academia @arcadeacademia.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
September is here along with vampires, 90s anime aliens, giant sandworms, and Michael Meyers. 🔪✨ Which one of these enemies are you ready to take on? 🧛‍♂️🪱👾 #videogames #gaming #orbitals #halloween #silenthill
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Arcade Academia @arcadeacademia.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
It turns out that yes, just about everything can run Doom.
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Arcade Academia @arcadeacademia.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
It sounds like science fiction, but the research is part of a growing field exploring how biological neurons learn, process information, and interact with complex environments. Previous experiments had cells trying out Pong, so Doom is a leap forward in complexity.
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Arcade Academia @arcadeacademia.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Researchers have successfully used living brain cells to play DOOM. 🧠🎮 In a recent experiment, lab-grown human neurons were connected to a system that translated their activity into in-game movement, allowing the cells to interact with the game.
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Arcade Academia @arcadeacademia.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
This is just one example of how indie studios have had to adapt to the ever-shifting media landscape and mass layoffs to stay afloat.
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Arcade Academia @arcadeacademia.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Some past winners of this game jam include Costume Quest, Stacking, and Iron Brigade. The process was internally documented and posted on the Double Fine site as a movie in 2021.
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Arcade Academia @arcadeacademia.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
In the past, Double Fine has used the game jam as “a two-week period in which we forget about all the things we should be working on to pitch one another our wildest game ideas, choose our favorites, and make prototypes of them.”
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Arcade Academia @arcadeacademia.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Making Amnesia Fortnight 2026 - Indie Reboot: A Double Fine Productions Game Jam, Documentary and Kickstarter Campaign public is an attempt to support the studio following its exit from Xbox.
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Arcade Academia @arcadeacademia.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Continuing in a tradition established in 2007, the once again indie studio Double Fine is set to host their game jam, Amnesia Fortnight. This time, fans will be invited to participate via a Kickstarter campaign to choose an idea that will be developed into a small but full-fledged game.
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Arcade Academia @arcadeacademia.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Ever experience game-related ruminations? Media anhedonia? Feeling bummed once you reached the credits? You’re not alone. You can read the full study here:
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Post-game depression scale - a new measure to capture players' experiences after finishing video games - Current Psychology
Post-game depression is the sense of emptiness that arises after completing a deeply immersive game. Although this phenomenon is widely reported by players (e.g., in social media), little research has...
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Arcade Academia @arcadeacademia.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
The study further found RPGs players are most susceptible to post-game depression due to the nature of the game—after spending hours embodying a character and forming bonds with NPCs, players are likely to struggle with letting go of that world.
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Arcade Academia @arcadeacademia.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
...Our research shows that for many gamers, the virtual world becomes such a significant source of emotions that returning to everyday life requires time and appropriate psychological tools.”
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Arcade Academia @arcadeacademia.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
According to Dr. Kamil Janowicz, “P-GD is a specific type of grief after loss, reminiscent of parting with a loved one or the end of an important life stage. ...
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Arcade Academia @arcadeacademia.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
In two studies across 373 gamers, researchers noted four aspects related to being bummed at a game's end: game-related ruminations (intrusive thoughts about the plot); challenging end of experience; necessity of replaying the game; and media anhedonia (a loss of interest in other media products).
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Arcade Academia @arcadeacademia.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Ever end a game a feel like you’ve lost a friend? A part of yourself? Earlier this year, Polish researchers published the first official examination of post-game depression (P-GD). #videogames #gaming #academia
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Arcade Academia @arcadeacademia.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Each video has advertised the group’s memecoin with the apparent goal of “HIGHER MARKET CAP = MORE LEEKS.”
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Arcade Academia @arcadeacademia.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Their stated motivation is, in part, connected to the Stop Killing Games movement and upset over the phasing out of physical discs. Rockstar has yet to make any official statement about the leaks, the content of which we outlined here.
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Arcade Academia @arcadeacademia.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Since August 18th, a group called CyberLeek has been posting cutscenes and gameplay allegedly from GTA 6. #videogames #GTA6 #GTAleaks
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Arcade Academia @arcadeacademia.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Other games that are banned for “incentivized drug use” include State of Decay, Wasteland 3 and Saints Row IV. If these games are meant for adults, why should they be banned for this reason? Why are games handled differently than a television show like Breaking Bad, for example?
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Arcade Academia @arcadeacademia.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Because of this, the Australian Classification Board refused to give the game a classification, meaning that both physical and digital sales are blocked. This controversial decision has raised questions of how games are classified in Australia as compared to film and television.
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Arcade Academia @arcadeacademia.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
The issue is that there is a mechanic in which a player can smoke marijuana and gain a perk that allows them to see Michael Meyers’ location as he tries to kill his victims.
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Arcade Academia @arcadeacademia.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Ahead of its September 8th release, Halloween: The Game has effectively been banned in Australia and New Zealand not because of the game’s gratuitous violence, but because it “contains illicit drug use that is linked to an incentive or reward.” 🔪🍃❌ #videogames #halloween #horror #australia
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Arcade Academia @arcadeacademia.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
These are staggering, but perhaps unsurprising numbers. The top earning games are typically high budget productions with microtransactions baked in. The bottom one percent likely accounts for many one time purchase indie titles. Were you surprised by these estimates? 🤔
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