Coombes, M. (2024). Phantom Memories and Phantom Worlds: Videogame Embodiment and the Uncanny (Doctoral Thesis). University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.
Selected for University of Auckland Dean's List. The Dean's List recognises theses that are of exceptional quality in every respect including scholarship, research content, quality of expression and accuracy of presentation. Inclusion on the Dean's List is awarded to a small percentage of doctoral candidates each year.
Coombes, M. 2025. Black Sun in the Land of Shadow: DLCs and Textual Depletion in Shadow of the Erdtree (2024). Journal of Games Criticism, 6(1).
28/03/25 Mother 3 (2006)
27/02/25 Kirby: Canvas Curse (2005)
30/01/25 Tony Hawk's Underground 2 (2004)
30/12/24 Slipknot (1999)
22/12/24 R4: Ridge Racer Type 4 (1998)
30/11/24 The Land Before Time (1988)
06/07/24 AGGRO DR1FT (2023)
04/07/24 The Lady from Shanghai (1947)
04/06/24 Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (2024)
17/01/24 Distant Voices, Still Lives (1988)
After the Burial of Dog Stanley (2018)
Coombes, M. (2025). Fantasy and Finitude in Shadow of the Erdtree (2024). Proceedings of DiGRA Australia 2025. Digital Games Research Association Australia.
Coombes, M. (2024). I Love My Undead Family: Prosthetic Limbs and Homecoming in Resident Evil 7: Biohazard. Proceedings of DiGRA Australia 2024. Digital Games Research Association Australia.