Research outputs
2025
Nerfing My Religion. A Cognitive Mapping of Faiths in Crusader Kings III and Europa Universalis IV
McMahon, C. (2025). Nerfing My Religion. A Cognitive Mapping of Faiths in Crusader Kings III and Europa Universalis IV. Gamenvironments, 22, 22-57.
Input/output: Mapping sex and sexuality in AAA video game playspaces through the metal gear solid series
McMahon, C. (2025). Input/output: Mapping sex and sexuality in AAA video game playspaces through the metal gear solid series. In Bloomsbury Handbook of Sex and Sexuality in Game Studies (pp. 281-293).
Pay to Play: The Ideology of Microtransactions and Loot Boxes in Video Games
McMahon, C. (2025). Pay to Play: The Ideology of Microtransactions and Loot Boxes in Video Games. In T. -A. Wilska, & J. Nyrhinen (Eds.), Young People in Digital Environments: Agency, Opportunities and Risks (pp. 172-186). Edward Elgar Publishing. Retrieved from https://www.e-elgar.com/
Pay to play: the ideology of microtransactions and loot boxes in video games
McMahon, C. (2025). Pay to play: the ideology of microtransactions and loot boxes in video games. In Young People in Digital Environments (pp. 173-187). doi:10.4337/9781035329250.00021
2024
The New American War Film
McMahon, C. (2024). The New American War Film. MEDIA WAR AND CONFLICT, 17(3), 440-442. doi:10.1177/17506352241241478
BIG GAME PLAYERS - THE BENEFACTOR MODEL
McMahon, C., & Templeton, P. (2024). BIG GAME PLAYERS - THE BENEFACTOR MODEL. In CONTRADICTIONS IN FAN CULTURE AND CLUB OWNERSHIP IN CONTEMPORARY ENGLISH FOOTBALL (pp. 61-79). doi:10.1108/978-1-83549-023-520241004
CLEAN SHEETS - SPORTSWASHING IN FOOTBALL
McMahon, C., & Templeton, P. (2024). CLEAN SHEETS - SPORTSWASHING IN FOOTBALL. In CONTRADICTIONS IN FAN CULTURE AND CLUB OWNERSHIP IN CONTEMPORARY ENGLISH FOOTBALL (pp. 81-98). doi:10.1108/978-1-83549-023-520241005
CONCLUSION: THE GAME'S GONE
McMahon, C., & Templeton, P. (2024). CONCLUSION: THE GAME'S GONE. In CONTRADICTIONS IN FAN CULTURE AND CLUB OWNERSHIP IN CONTEMPORARY ENGLISH FOOTBALL (pp. 99-109). doi:10.1108/978-1-83549-023-520241006
Contradictions in fan culture and club ownership in contemporary english football: The game's gone
McMahon, C., & Templeton, P. (2024). Contradictions in fan culture and club ownership in contemporary english football: The game's gone. doi:10.1108/9781835490235
FC ' TIL I DIE - ECONOMIC AND CULTURAL ASSET STRIPPING
McMahon, C., & Templeton, P. (2024). FC ' TIL I DIE - ECONOMIC AND CULTURAL ASSET STRIPPING. In CONTRADICTIONS IN FAN CULTURE AND CLUB OWNERSHIP IN CONTEMPORARY ENGLISH FOOTBALL (pp. 45-60). doi:10.1108/978-1-83549-023-520241003
INTRODUCTION: FOOTBALL WITHOUT FANS IS NOTHING?
McMahon, C., & Templeton, P. (2024). INTRODUCTION: FOOTBALL WITHOUT FANS IS NOTHING?. In CONTRADICTIONS IN FAN CULTURE AND CLUB OWNERSHIP IN CONTEMPORARY ENGLISH FOOTBALL (pp. 1-25). doi:10.1108/978-1-83549-023-520241001
PLC UNITED - FROM CLUBS TO CORPORATIONS
McMahon, C., & Templeton, P. (2024). PLC UNITED - FROM CLUBS TO CORPORATIONS. In CONTRADICTIONS IN FAN CULTURE AND CLUB OWNERSHIP IN CONTEMPORARY ENGLISH FOOTBALL (pp. 27-43). doi:10.1108/978-1-83549-023-520241002
In Football Terms: The Performativity and Performance of Football Twitter
McMahon, C. (2024). In Football Terms: The Performativity and Performance of Football Twitter. In Textxet Studies in Comparative Literature (Vol. 108, pp. 227-240). doi:10.1163/9789004703858_014
2022
The corruption of play: Mapping the ideological play-space of AAA videogames
McMahon, C. (2022). The corruption of play: Mapping the ideological play-space of AAA videogames. doi:10.1108/9781801177368
2020
Neoliberalism and the Corruption of Play in AAA Video Games
McMahon, C. (2020, February 28). Neoliberalism and the Corruption of Play in AAA Video Games.