"Where is all the good writing about games?"
I wonder how many people’s New Year’s Resolution will be to improve their critical reading skills? My guess is that the number is vanishingly small. Despite having a reputation for self-indulgence, media criticism is ultimately not something that benefits you individually in…
The holiday season is upon us. Not long ago, family, food, and festivities have descended on unsuspecting folks’ schedules, and in just a few more days, family, food, and festivities will descend once again. The break in between, at least in America,…
Direct Download We end this year of interviews with Mark Brown of Game Maker’s Toolkit. Mark Brown went a different direction with his video based video game criticism. Instead of interviews, opinion shows or holistic game examinations, he devoted his channel to…
I stumbled upon Critical Distance as a confused, wide-eyed high school senior. At the time, my idea of games writing began and ended at reviews, features, and news stories on mainstream outlets like GameSpot, IGN, Polygon, and Kotaku. While I grew an…
Last Friday, as Joe Koller was streaming Invisible, Inc for our 2016 fundraiser, he described using our archives to learn about interesting observations that had been made about the game. Despite the fact that Invisible, Inc is a relatively niche title that…
What kind of critical practice can be built in videogames blogging? What techniques can we use as feminists to make the best intervention into how games are made? How do we relate to dramatic political change from inside of a bubble that…
Haywire Magazine founder and Critical Distance contributor Joe Koller is streaming Invisible, Inc for us today! Watch over at our fundraiser page, and please consider pledging to our campaign or sharing it with others.
Why is Critical Distance an important resource? I have my own answers to this: as a historian, I value our conservation work; as a young academic from a low income family, I care deeply about free educational resources; and I believe that…
Thank you for all your support for our fundraising campaign. Our next fundraising target is $1900 – once we reach this, we can reboot the Month in Let’s Plays feature, as well as the Critical Discourse letter series. Critical Let’s Plays are…
The great folks over at Haywire, who have helped a lot of games critics to develop and build careers, have very kindly given their support to our fundraising campaign, and are offering extra rewards to anyone who backs us at, or increases their…