<p>This innovative book examines how videogames engage with crime and its control. It treats games as ideological representations, in which ideas about policing, justice, and criminality are formed and reproduced. Covering over fifty videogames and blending insights from criminology, game studies, affect and social theory, the book explores how games reproduce injustice and inequality. </p><p> Central to the book is the idea of the 'ludic unconscious'--the notion that in videogames the convergence of gameplay mechanics and narrative sensibilities are affectively and politically meaningful. It is an essential read for students and academics interested in the intersections of crime, ideology, and play.</p> New Horizons in Criminology A Criminology of Videogames: Ideology, Affect, and Play, (Hardcover) Author: Vladimir Rizov ISBN: 9781529245424 Format: Hardcover Publication Date: 2026-08-18 Page Count: 170 Book format Hardcover Fiction/nonfiction Non-Fiction Genre Political & Social Sciences Publication date June, 2026 Pages 170 Subgenre Criminology Series title New Horizons in Criminology Number in series 0 Edition 1 Publisher Bristol University Press Language English Edu focus Social Science Educational level General Is collectible N Binding type Case Binding Recording time 0 min Retail packaging Single Piece Assembled product dimensions (l x w x h) 6.14 x 0.44 x 9.21 in Assembled product weight 0.92 lb Bisac subject heading Social Science