Greetings, We just wanted to let you know that the new issue of Flow: A Critical Forum on Television and Media Culture is out. This 5p3ci4l \/i)e0 G4m3s I55ue features columns by Judd Ethan Ruggill and Ken S. McAllister, Zach Whalen, Joanna Slimmer, Avery Alix, Casey O'Donnell, Elliot Panek, Suzanne Freyjadis-Chuberka, and Nina B. Huntemann. Please visit the journal at http://www.flowtv.org to read these columns and contribute responses to them. This issue's columns in brief: "Beyond the Steady State" by Judd Ethan Ruggill and Ken S. McAllister: Meditations on the need for and the logistical constraints impeding the creation of computer game archives. "Game Studies and Web 2.0: Finding an Audience Online" by Zach Whalen: Given gamers' tech-enabled nature, how is gameology literature received online? "Kings, Queens, and Jackasses: Playing with Gender in Online Poker" by Joanna Slimmer: In online poker rooms, players are bluffing about more than their cards. "Online Game Talk and the Articulation of Maleness" by Avery Alix: How is masculinity constructed and policed in gamers' online communications? "The Wii-volution will not be Televised: The XNA-cution of a Business Model" by Casey O'Donnell: While Nintendo's Wii has been causing a stir among gamers and the general public alike, Microsoft is fundamentally changing the way video games are created. "Who are Wii? The Study of Console Fandom" by Elliot Panek: While How does gaming fandom in general and the new console fandom in particular compare to other forms of media fandom? "Getting Girls to Play: The Broadening of the Video Game Market" by Suzanne Freyjadis-Chuberka: Guitar Hero's innovative gameplay appeals to casual and hardcore gamers alike -- including the Frag Dolls! "Pink Slips for Booth Babes?: No Way! Re-train and Re-skill!" by Nina B. Huntemann: The enduring question of women and gaming finds one possible answer in the booth babe. We look forward to your visit and encourage your comments. Best wishes, Flow Editorial Staff ---- For past messages, visit the Screen-L Archives: http://bama.ua.edu/archives/screen-l.html