"Where is all the good writing about games?"
Welcome back readers. I know there’s plenty of distracting news right now about buffoonish fascists who can’t seem to follow quarantine protocols during a pandemic, but it’s not the real news. I also know this opening section used to be a breezy…
Welcome back, readers. It’s been an eventful week in the news. Something I haven’t seen a lot of coverage on lately is the ongoing protests against state-sanctioned violence against Black and Brown people. Check out this resource to find out how you…
Welcome back, readers. There still hasn’t been any justice for Breonna Taylor. Protests go on, whether they’re in the news or not. Check out this resource on ways to organize, donate to, and support resistance efforts against state-sanctioned oppressors and murderers of…
Welcome back, readers. It’s been a week, huh. Anyways, in the face of enough constant societal and political upheavals to give anybody whiplash and then motion sickness, I’m once again this week going to plug BlackGameDevs, a website and resource that collects…
Welcome 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…
Critical 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…
Download “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…
Welcome 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…
Welcome 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…
Critical 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…