August 2020
byWelcome back, readers. I hope you’re all safe and well, or as safe and well as possible between all the pandemic, wildfires, hurricanes and ongoing police violence. Today I am trying to find the light at the end of the tunnel of…
Breath of the Wild
byCritical Distance is proud to present this Critical Compilation on Nintendo’s acclaimed 2017 The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, curated by Autumn Wright. Autumn is an essayist doing criticism on games and other media. Follow their work at @TheAutumnWright. In…
Jamie Woodcock | Keywords in Play, Episode 6
byDownload “Keywords in Play” is an interview series about game research supported by Critical Distance and the Digital Games Research Association. This episode we speak with Dr Jamie Woodcock. Jamie is a researcher based in London. He is the author of…
September 13th
byWelcome back, readers. This week I’m plugging BlackGameDevs, a website and resource that collects information on Black creators who do all the things that go into making games. I know developers read our site, so if you’re looking for talent for your…
September 6th
byWelcome back, readers. This week I am again linking the Milwaukee Freedom Fund, which is currently supporting protestors in Kenosha fighting for racial justice and an end to state-sanctioned racist violence and murder with bail and attorney support. You can donate to…
Dishonored
byCritical Distance is proud to present its newest Critical Compilation, spotlighting Arkane Studios’ 2012 stealth action game Dishonored and its sequels, curated by Heather Dowling. Heather is a screenwriter at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama in London. When she’s…
August 30th
byWelcome back, readers. The Milwaukee Freedom Fund is currently supporting protestors in Kenosha fighting for racial justice and an end to state-sanctioned racist violence and murder with bail and attorney support. You can donate to them here. Around the site, Connor is…
July 2020
byHello, Readers. It’s late August 2020, by which I obviously mean it’s time to think about videos from July 2020. Here’s where you can support protesters against police violence in North America. These columns seem to be getting larger every month, thanks…
August 23rd
byWelcome back, readers. Feels strange that summer is winding down–that technically 2020 is winding down. What is time, again? Keep safe, everybody. There seems to be no end of fires this year (some of them quite literal), and accompanying them no shortage…
Final Fantasy VII
byThis highly-anticipated Critical Compilation for Square Enix’s 1997 RPG Final Fantasy VII and its 2020 remake comes to us via Drew Byrd. Drew Byrd holds at least two media studies degrees and works primarily in public education. You can follow him on…