Video Game Policy

<p>This book analyzes the effect of policy on the digital game complex: government industry corporations distributors players and the like. Contributors argue that digital games are not created nor consumed outside of the complex power relationships that dictate the full production and distribution cycles and that we need to consider those relationships in order to effectively read and analyze digital games. Through examining a selection of policies e.g. the Australian government’s refusal (until recently) to allow an R18 rating for digital games Blizzard’s policy in regards to intellectual property Electronic Arts’ corporate policy for downloadable content (DLC) they show how policy that is to say the rules governing the production distribution and consumption of digital games has a tangible effect upon our understanding of the digital game medium.</p>