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Marijam Didžgalvytė

Wholesome Games, Escapism, and the Reproduction of the Status Quo

A version of this article was first published on Radical Art Review in Autumn 2021.

4 min readJan 23, 2022

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Wholesome Games, Escapism, and the Reproduction of the Status Quo

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Marijam Didžgalvytė

The 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…

1 min readFeb 9, 2018

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The Uber Game Shows the Latent Power of Political Video Games

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Marijam Didžgalvytė

Games Industry’s Uneasy Relationship With Taxes

Video games industry wishes to have its cake and eat it — while boasting to everyone that will listen about its huge revenues and…

5 min readJan 4, 2018

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Games Industry’s Uneasy Relationship With Taxes

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Marijam Didžgalvytė

Luxury Housing for All — Because Nothing Is Too Good for the Working Class

With 14,000 people registered homeless in Newham alone, the lack of housing in the UK has reached crisis point. Philip Hammond may have cut…

1 min readDec 10, 2017

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Luxury Housing for All — Because Nothing Is Too Good for the Working Class

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Marijam Didžgalvytė

Esports 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…

4 min readNov 21, 2017

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Esports *Could* Be Sexy, So What’s Going On?

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Marijam Didžgalvytė

How Lithuania Built a Games Industry From Scratch in 20 Years

Lithuanian developers are so self-deprecating it is almost frustrating. For every achievement of Lithuania’s games industry that veterans…

1 min readOct 18, 2017

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How Lithuania Built a Games Industry From Scratch in 20 Years

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Marijam Didžgalvytė

‘Corbyn Run’ Highlights the Stakes of This Week’s British Election

The free mobile game’s simplistic, sure, but it’s sending a potentially powerful message to voters.

1 min readJun 21, 2017

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‘Corbyn Run’ Highlights the Stakes of This Week’s British Election

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Marijam Didžgalvytė

Why The Games Industry Should Not Stay Neutral This Election

One cannot logon to the internet or turn on the TV without being barraged by the latest developments on this unpredictable, yet crucial…

1 min readJun 21, 2017

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Why The Games Industry Should Not Stay Neutral This Election

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Marijam Didžgalvytė

Game 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…

4 min readMay 12, 2017

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Game Development Studios Care About The Mental Health Of Their Staff…. When It Brings Money.

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Marijam Didžgalvytė

Why It Sucks That Esports Are Coming To The Olympics

Donald 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…

5 min readApr 21, 2017

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Why It Sucks That Esports Are Coming To The Olympics

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Marijam Didžgalvytė

Marijam Didžgalvytė

Writer on technology | video games | politics | social relations | modes of production | Yes to Fully-Automated Luxury Communism, Post-rock, Bikes, IPA..

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