The Computer Games Journal is a worldwide, peer-reviewed publication providing knowledgeable, well-written articles from academics and practitioners that are relevant to the games industry. It aims to encourage and promote research into games development and the games industry as a whole. The journal publishes up-to-date research and opinions on current games development and industry issues, and also provides a format for airing ground-breaking dissertations and essays from computing and games students.

Topics of interest in The Computer Games Journal include, but are not restricted to:

- games programming and technology

- graphics, audio and storyboarding

- entrepreneurship and business models

- game genres, and gamers' preferences and purchasing habits

- IP and ownership issues

- the moral and legal implications of game content (namely violence and other adult themes in games), and the behavior of gamers (e.g. 'griefers')

• Up-to-date coverage of all aspects of the games industry
• Publishes expert research and opinion articles, and outstanding student dissertations and essays
• Covers programming, technology, gamer preferences, business, legal and entrepreneurship topics and more