June 29th
byWhat a week, eh? Let’s get straight to the links. It’s This Week in Videogame Blogging! A Look Back to Look Forward We kick things off with Austin Walker and Cameron Kunzelman, who over at Paste have offered up a productive postmortem…
June 22nd
byHello. Hi. Oh geez, it’s late. I’m late. It’s like I haven’t been here for, what, a month? Oh geez. Oh dear. Gosh, don’t even listen to me, let’s just get to this so I can get to bed and you can…
Episode 17 – The Blogfather
byDue to some unforeseen circumstances (namely, an impromptu digital game conference), Mattie Brice is unavailable to bring us a podcast this month. Fortunately, we dug into the archives and found this gem: an unreleased interview with Michael “Brainygamer” Abbott. Recorded about two…
June 15th
byHello and welcome to Critical Distance, where representation of all races, creeds, and genders is always in the budget and never a post-production afterthought! And now, it is our pleasure to present you with a veritable feast of critical thinkers who aren’t afraid…
June 8th
byAlright Mark, you only get to make one first impression. Make it count. H-hey everybody. I have a scab on my thigh. … Hey look! It’s This Week in Videogame Blogging! The Forest Patricia Hernandez expresses disappointment with Tomodachi Life‘s heteronormativity over…
June – July 2014: ‘VINPCs’
byBlogs of the Round Table – June 2014 As promised, Blogs of the Round Table is back with another rousing topic. This time, it’s ‘VINPCs’: As players, writers and readers, we are often focused on player-characters: the protagonists, anti-heroes and avatars whose…
April – May Roundup: ‘The Right Touch’
byYou ever find yourself staring at a computer screen with no idea how to open a piece? Great, me neither. Blogs of the Round Table made its triumphant return in April on a new two month schedule: our theme was “The Right…
June 1st
byHello everyone, Lindsey here: long time reader, first time contributor. I’m excited to be here and really just hope I don’t break anything during This Week in Videogame Blogging! Themantics In my attempt to blend “semantic” and “theme” into one word, I…
May 25th
byHello! It is May 25th – or, as we call it in the UK, 25th May. It’s a beautiful summer’s day in Britain, which means there are only a few hours until it rains again. So let’s get this over with so…
May 18th
byGood morning, or other period of the day in which you find this. I’ll bet you just woke up, though. It’s okay, I won’t judge. Welcome to This Week in Videogame Blogging! Game Studies A great piece of entry-level reading for anyone…