Press Start Journal

Open Call for Papers 2025🥰📢 Press Start is currently seeking full-length game studies papers from current grad students/recent grads. Submit by November 10, 2025, for a potential spot in our 2026 issue! More details below in this thread👇 #CallForPapers #GameStudies

We have found the reviewers for this article! Thank you everyone who reached out & spread the word🔥

We are looking for 2 reviewers for an article on vision and horror games. Please contact Hyerin at helenadichter@gmail.com if you are interested!🥰 Please note that all reviewers for Press Start must be current students or within 1 year of graduation.

Still looking for peer reviewers!

We are looking for 3 reviewers for an article on the Cities: Skylines II modding community. Please contact Mark at mhi267@uky.edu if you are interested! 🌟Please note that all reviewers for Press Start must be current students or within 1 year of graduation

Hey all, we are extending the deadline for our 2026 issue to December 10, 2025📅This is an excellent chance if you have a paper you're working on right now but need just a bit of extra time! We look forward to your submissions😉

Should you be interested in reviewing a particular title, or wish to propose a book for review (including non-English titles), please contact the Editors-in-Chief, Andrew Fleshman and Meg Ritchie (eic.press.start@gmail.com).

Book reviews should contain 1200-1500 words including references and abstract, submitted in our template, and in APA style. Selected manuscripts will be published in our 2026 issue. Please see our Guidebook for more information and submission guidelines.

The editorial board of Press Start invites book reviews for its upcoming regular issues! - Word count: 1200-1500 - Deadline: 31 January 2026 More information in the thread, and please see the attached image for the list of available books for review:

Open Call for Papers 2025🥰📢 Press Start is currently seeking full-length game studies papers from current grad students/recent grads. Submit by November 10, 2025, for a potential spot in our 2026 issue! More details below in this thread👇 #CallForPapers #GameStudies

Ten days left until the deadline!

We are still looking for two more reviewers! If you love Pokémon, please consider helping us out by reviewing this article😊

‼️Call for reviewers‼️ We are looking for three peer reviewers familiar with textual analysis and/or media philosophy for a manuscript titled "The Look of Gaming's Cognitive Bond" 📷 Please check the attached image for the abstract. (1/2)

‼️Call for reviewers‼️ We're looking for three reviewers for an article concerning Pokémon and the deconstruction of the Hero's journey. Please check the attached image for the abstract. (1/2)

DM us or email Mark at mhi267@uky.edu to express interest or ask questions! Please note that all reviewers for Press Start must be a student, or within one year of having graduated. (2/2)

DM us or email Rory at rgra0649@uni.sydney.edu.au to express interest or ask questions! Please note that all reviewers for Press Start must be a student, or within one year of having graduated. (2/2)

🆙Call for a book review🆙 We are looking for 1 person to review Anastasia Salter's (2025) book, Undertale: Can a Game Give Hope? (press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book…) If you're interested, please email Meg and Drew at eic.press.start@gmail.com

@sara_bimo Timur Slavgorodskii-Kazanets is a second-year Digital Media PhD student at the University of Salford, Manchester. His research focuses on understanding how video game narratives can depict socio-political issues and contribute to the construction of the player’s identity.

Sara Bimo @sara_bimo (she/her) is a PhD Candidate in Communication & Culture at York University. She examines perceptions and imaginaries of technological infrastructures and the intersection between non-rational world-making, identity formation, and political resistance.

📢Press Start is delighted to welcome our newest board members! We'll be introducing one member every day in this thread, so please give them all a warm welcome♥️