Some exciting editorial changes have been happening! Welcome to our new Co-Editor Harriet Stilley Kelly who will be working with John Wills, & Aidan as Reviews Editor! And a huge thank you to outgoing editor @clloyd9 for all the incredible work he has done at the journal.

Late pledges are now activated on Kickstarter for the deluxe editions of Supercade, and I just added a new VIP Swag tier with discount to rewards! kck.st/41OKjlk - 100+ pages of new content - premium print upgrades - 25th Anniversary Special Edition 💥💕🕹️📚👾

Open Call for Papers! At the EJAC we’re looking for individual submissions on any area of US culture. We welcome articles, brief essays, roundtables, as well as more innovative journal article formats. Please submit your work or get in touch if you want to run ideas by us!

Available for Review: ‘Recreational Colonialism and the Rhetorical Landscapes of the Outdoors’ by Kyle Boggs. ohiostatepress.org/books/titles/9… Please DM us to express interest.

Great to present on horror videogames at British DiGRA in Birmingham today. Thanks to Dr. Poppy Wilde & team for the event!

The EJAC is looking for individual articles (circa 6-8k words) & special issues on any area of American culture 🇺🇸 Check out our CFP & how to submit here: call-for-papers.sas.upenn.edu/cfp/2025/05/24…

Had the pleasure of recently guesting on Every Single Sci-Fi Film* podcast alongside the brilliant Thomas Doherty , talking about On the Beach (1959).

This May I completed the Cats Protection #MilesforMoggies 10km challenge! Proceeds from my run were directed to their Belfast branch 🐈🐈‍⬛ If you would like to donate & help all the little moggies you still can: cats.org.uk/RGGENPMAX

CALL FOR PAPERS: "What's Class Got to Do With It? Rethinking TV from the Inside Out" - One-day symposium Leeds Uni Media, 19 Sept 2025 - Keynote: Philip Ralph - Abstracts (250 words) due 4 July at [email protected] whatson - Registration is free (details TBA)

#StreamingNow on C-Suite Radio Esther Wright & John Wills discussing #RedDeadRedemption: History, Myth, and Violence in the #VideoGame West (tinyurl.com/RedDeadBook - OU Press) - c-suitenetwork.com/radio/shows/ho…

The ‘golden age of clean energy abundance’ will not come from nuclear. This £14.2bn investment in Sizewell C will only add to consumer bills when the project arrives late and over budget. independent.co.uk/news/uk/politi…

Introducing the "American Dream/American Nightmare" conference speakers! Our second roundtable is on "Perspectives within "New" and "Emerging" Media" and features Prof John Wills (University of Kent, John Wills ), Dr Stephen Morgan (KCL), and Dr Sara Polak (Leiden University)...

It's less than 2 weeks to submit your abstract for and secure your spot in **Video Games and Our Futures** - we are looking forward! CfP gamevironments 2025 Research Day "Video Games and Our Futures" journals.suub.uni-bremen.de/index.php/game…

On the 50th Anniversary of Its Release, 'Jaws' Holds a Surprising Message for Us: Movies Should Feel Real   variety.com/2025/film/colu…

Call for Papers: European Journal of American Culture Special Issue: 'Post-9/11 Representation after 25 Years' Click here for the full CFP 👉ow.ly/9Avk50Wiiec European Journal of American Culture

🎧 Does our new episode cover all of Clint's top Western movies? Does Andrew Patrick Nelson share his brilliant observations? Does Matthew Chernov bring up Kevin Costner, Bruce Lee *and* Clyde the orangutan from Every Which Way But Loose? The answer to these questions is...

Wonderful man & family. Love to them.

Unbreakable. ✊

We're thrilled to announce that the full schedule of top-notch research talks for 𝐇𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐆𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 at Jagiellonian University, Kraków (3-5 Sep) is now online at ➡️ history-of-games.com/2025-krakow/ - both on-site and online registration options are available!