Cheating: Gaining Advantage in Videogames
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A cultural history of digital gameplay that investigates a wide range of player behavior, including cheating, and its relationship to the game industry.
Acknowledgments viiIntroduction: To Cheat or Not to Cheat: Is That Even the Question? 1A Cultural History of Cheating in GamesCreating the Market: Easter Eggs and Secret Agents 17Guidance Goes Independent: The Rise of Strategy Guide Publishers 41Genies, Sharks, and Chips: The Technological Side to Cheating 65Game PlayersGaining Advantage: How Videogame Players Define and Negotiate Cheating 83The Cheaters 107Busting Punks and Policing Players: The Anticheating Industry 129A Mage's Chronicle: Cheating and Life in Vana'diel 149Capital and Game EthicsCapitalizing on Paratexts: Gameplay, Ethics, and Everyday Life 175Notes 191References 211Index 221
