August 16th
byWhere have all the flowers gone? And if your answer to that is anything but “Oklahoma!” we can never be friends. But that’s enough deep cut references out of me for one opener — let’s move ahead and get going with This…
August 9th
byAh, yeah, it’s getting to be that time of year. When the heat feels like a damp breath on the back of your neck and the cat is shedding enough fur to produce an entire extra cat.* There’s nothing for it except…
July 2015
byHello, my friends! In my continued effort to re-emerge from hiding after my (successful!) PhD qualifying exams, I am back with another month of LPs! Before we get started, I want to extend special thanks to Riley MacLeod for taking over in…
August 2015: ‘Nostalgia’
byCould it be that it’s been a whole year since BoRT pioneer Alan Williamson descended into a vat of liquid steel, leaving Lindsey Joyce and I with but a thumbs up and a word of encouragement as we carried his legacy forward?…
August 2nd
byGood morning, Sunday readers! I think it’s morning. Yes? Technically. Like my cat I have lost all sense of time except dawn and dusk. But enough of my crepuscular hunting patterns, it’s time for This Week in Videogame Blogging! Academic Rigor Skepchick’s…
July Roundup: ‘Pure Fun’
byIt’s probably really cheeky to start off this roundup by saying how much fun I had reading the contributions, isn’t it? Well, I’m going to do it anyway: I had to much fun reading this month’s contributions! On a more serious note,…
Minisode 05 – Text Games, Far Away Places
byWe have a new minisode of the Critical Distance Confab. These minisodes are a chance for me and a guest co-host to highlight some games that have gotten virtually no criticism written about them. This is our chance to correct that. They…
July 26th
byAh, July’s all but over. It seems like just yesterday my neighbors were popping firecrackers on our drought-parched lawns… no, wait, they’re still going, nevermind. Anyway. My neighbors’ dubious fire safety standards aside, let’s get right to it with a brand, sparkling…
July 19th
byReaders, how has your week been treating you? Because I watched all of Steven Universe, and now, I am full of emotions. Enough about me, though. Let’s get this fusion dance started, combining your gem and mine to form This Week in…
Episode 28 – Uninterviewable
byContinuing our themed series on videogame critical publications, this month we turn our lonely eyes toward Unwinnable, which last year launched a weekly e-zine component. Editor-in-chief Stu Horvath was gracious enough to join me to talk about Unwinnable, Unwinnable Weekly and all…