"There Are No Women and They All Play Mercy": Understanding and Explaining (the Lack of) Women's Presence in Esports and Competitive Gaming. - Maria Ruotsalainen; Usva Friman (Nordic DiGRA, 2018)

"I never gave up": engagement with playable characters and esports players of overwatch. - Tanja Välisalo; Maria Ruotsalainen (FDG, 2019)

"Overwatch is anime" - Exploring an alternative interpretational framework for competitive gaming. - Maria Ruotsalainen; Tanja Välisalo (DiGRA, 2020)

"Not Only for a Celebration of Competitive Overwatch but Also for National Pride": Sportificating the Overwatch World Cup 2016. - Riikka Turtiainen; Usva Friman; Maria Ruotsalainen (Games Cult., 2020)

"Sexuality does not belong to the game" - Discourses in Overwatch Community and the Privilege of Belonging. - Tanja Välisalo; Maria Ruotsalainen (Game Stud., 2022)

Meta as a Social Contract in Competitive Play. - Maria Ruotsalainen; Mikko Meriläinen (Games Res. Pract., 2025)

Introduction to the Special Issue on Meta: "About, Within, and Around" the 20th Annual Tampere University Game Research Lab Spring Seminar. - Rainforest Scully-Blaker; Johan Kalmanlehto; Henry Korkeila; Maria Ruotsalainen (Games Res. Pract., 2025)