The PowerSwitch – April Fool’s Day in Gaming – Episode 19

The decline of April Fool’s Day in 2017, the top five best jokes in the gaming world to come from April Fool’s Day, catching up with the latest indie games on Nintendo Switch, LEGO City Undercover, Attack on Titan video games, and Peter’s top five favorite games of all time

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Smashing the Text: Gaming Fan Practices

An audience’s passion for a work of media takes shape in many different forms. Some viewers show their devotion by taking in everything the work has to offer or creating their own works, based off of that text. In addition, it is also entirely common for these viewers to dress up as their favorite characters, while attending conventions where other fans meet up. Simply stated, fandom knows no limits. While the recent readings for class have echoed these sentiments, these analyses were primarily considered in a context based in television. My own personal media experience offers a unique insight, in

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