March 16th
byWelcome back readers. I’m not plugging the Patreon this week. I can only do so much when I have chosen to put together the issue when I haven’t had any dinner yet. This week, you’ll have to plug the Patreon yourself by…
March 9th
byWelcome back readers. Check out our Patreon to support CD–now (and always) with 100 percent less LLM-generated article curation than the leading brand. This Week in Videogame Blogging is a roundup highlighting the most important critical writing on games from the past…
March 2nd
byWelcome back readers. This issue was published fifteen minutes later than it otherwise would have been because after a couple of months of sustained plugging I was a little stumped on coming up with a new way to plug our Patreon. With…
February 23rd
byWelcome back readers. Note to self: plug the Patreon! Ah, well met, fair traveller! Have you checked our fine Patreon? Every little bit helps! This Week in Videogame Blogging is a roundup highlighting the most important critical writing on games from the…
February 16th
byWelcome back readers. We’ve got a nice compact issue for this week. Think of it as a little CD snack (curator’s note: please do not attempt to snack on CDs. They’re quite jagged, probably made with toxic chemicals, and above all, inedible)….
February 9th
byWelcome back readers. Apologies for my absense last week. I caught a nasty strain of flu, and I think having it right after a bout of COVID made it a nastier experience still. Owing to that, this week’s issue is extra-long–29 picks,…
January 26th
byWelcome back readers. The first thing I’m going to plug this week is an Itch bundle–this one is a big collection of TTRPGs and materials in support of the Trans Empowerment Project. Good games, good creators, good cause. The second thing I’m…
2024 Critical Distance Update
byI last gave an update on Critical Distance’s finances at the beginning of 2024. Now that it’s a new year, it seems like a good time to check in again. We are just on the brink of financial stability. Some months we…
January 19th
byWelcome back readers. I mentioned last week that I would be plugging the Patreon a little harder going forward. We’ve experienced some really great community growth in the last couple of years–there are lots of fun conversations happening on our Discord for…
January 12th
byWelcome back readers. First order of business today–I’m plugging the Patreon, and will be doing so more regularly going forward. We are a directly reader-supported operation. That support is what allows us to highlight cool and interesting games writing year-round, produce monthly…