Index

Contents

Introduction: Creative Game Studies   1

1   Life after Gamification: How I Broke Up with Nike+ FuelBand   26

2   Independent Gaming: Take Care of Your Own Video Game   45

3   They Leak! Hacking PlayStation (as a) Network   69

4   A History of Boxes: Game Archaeology and the Burial of
    E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial   88

5   GamerGate: Becoming Parasites to Gaming   104

    Conclusion: At the Time of Writing   120

    References   128
    Index   140