April 21st

Welcome back readers. This week the thing I’m plugging is the Palestinian Relief Bundle over on Itch. They’ve smashed their initial goals and I hope to see them smash a bunch more. Check it out! This Week in Videogame Blogging is a…

April 14th

Welcome back readers. Per my lofty aspirations last week, I did technically manage to publish our Fansite Jam Roundup before the next TWIVGB–even if I had to fudge things a bit and put this issue out a day late. Oh, speaking of…

Critical Distance Fansite Jam Roundup: March 2024

Welcome back sickos. At the end of February something special caught our eye: Phil Salvador’s Final Fantasy VIII is the Best And If You Don’t Agree I Will Destroy You. A deliberate throwback to 90s web design and a less-consolidated, more creative…

April 7th

Welcome back readers. Kaile’s prepared a real banger of a TMIVGV for your viewing pleasure. Over twenty picks, and they still found time to watch that 4-hour Noah Caldwell-Gervais odyssey on the Diablo series. Check it out! In other site news, I’m…

March 31st

Welcome back readers. Thank you to everyone who submitted work to our fansite jam! The jam submission window has officially drawn to a close, but since it’s going to take me some time (a week, perhaps?) to prepare our showcase roundup issue…

March 24th

Welcome back readers. Would you like to submit to our fansite jam and share what makes your inner goblin tick? You’ve got one week left to get your entry in, so if you want to get the full details, come see us…

March 17th

Welcome back readers. Want to read some cool words about Final Fantasy Tactics? Roguelikes? Not one, but two web sites dedicated to a “Mega Man”? Sure, you could wait till the end of the month like a square, or–and here’s an idea–you…

March 10th

Welcome back readers. Our fansite jam is off to a spirited start, with both progress updates and submissions already starting to come in, including from some of the CD team! If you want a sneak peak before the submission deadline of March…

March 3rd

Welcome back readers. I think somewhere around here I’ll stop apologizing for occasionally taking until Monday to put out an issue. It’s a good problem to have, as our community grows and I’m put in touch with more and more writing I…

Critical Distance Fansite Jam 2024

Howdy folks! We were recently (see: in the last day or so) very tickled by the debut of Phil Salvador’s new fansite Final Fantasy VIII is the Best And If You Don’t Agree I Will Destroy You. It’s a project that hearkens…