Clash Royale

book User's Guides to Popular Culture How to Play Video Games

by Mia Consalvo

Abstract: This chapter explores how gaming capital—the deep knowledge about how a game works—operates in Supercell’s free-to-play, player-versus-player tower defense game Clash Royale. By examining high-profile YouTube content creators, Mia Consalvo explores how the video game strategy guide maker not only has garnered more attention from game fans and the industry but also now requires a greater commitment to producing content to stay relevant with constantly updated game releases.

This essay may be found on page 185 of the printed volume.