Marijam DidžgalvytėWholesome Games, Escapism, and the Reproduction of the Status QuoA version of this article was first published on Radical Art Review in Autumn 2021.Jan 23, 2022Jan 23, 2022
Marijam DidžgalvytėThe Uber Game Shows the Latent Power of Political Video Games<… >Some political games have an explicit agenda, and some don’t. Cliff Harris’s Democracy series is focused on simulating the economic and…Feb 9, 2018Feb 9, 2018
Marijam DidžgalvytėGames Industry’s Uneasy Relationship With TaxesVideo games industry wishes to have its cake and eat it — while boasting to everyone that will listen about its huge revenues and…Jan 4, 2018Jan 4, 2018
Marijam DidžgalvytėLuxury Housing for All — Because Nothing Is Too Good for the Working ClassWith 14,000 people registered homeless in Newham alone, the lack of housing in the UK has reached crisis point. Philip Hammond may have cut…Dec 10, 2017Dec 10, 2017
Marijam DidžgalvytėEsports *Could* Be Sexy, So What’s Going On?Domains are getting registered, licensing deals signed and public relations teams hired: esports Olympics are coming to town. If the word…Nov 21, 2017Nov 21, 2017
Marijam DidžgalvytėHow Lithuania Built a Games Industry From Scratch in 20 YearsLithuanian developers are so self-deprecating it is almost frustrating. For every achievement of Lithuania’s games industry that veterans…Oct 18, 2017Oct 18, 2017
Marijam Didžgalvytė‘Corbyn Run’ Highlights the Stakes of This Week’s British ElectionThe free mobile game’s simplistic, sure, but it’s sending a potentially powerful message to voters.Jun 21, 2017Jun 21, 2017
Marijam DidžgalvytėWhy The Games Industry Should Not Stay Neutral This ElectionOne cannot logon to the internet or turn on the TV without being barraged by the latest developments on this unpredictable, yet crucial…Jun 21, 2017Jun 21, 2017
Marijam DidžgalvytėGame Development Studios Care About The Mental Health Of Their Staff…. When It Brings Money.Recently, some members of the Royal Family: Harry, William and Kate, were wheeled out to talk about the importance of good mental health…May 12, 2017May 12, 2017
Marijam DidžgalvytėWhy It Sucks That Esports Are Coming To The OlympicsDonald Trump is US President, France is about to be ruled by a Neo-nazi and the Conservative party is likely to sweep the majority of the…Apr 21, 2017Apr 21, 2017