"Where is all the good writing about games?"
Welcome back readers. This week I want to once again shout out the Trans Witches Are Witches bundle on Itch, which runs for another five days as of publication. Around the site, we also have Connor’s latest TMIVGV available, so check that…
Welcome back readers. This week our featured plug is for the Trans Witches Are Witches bundle on Itch organized by friend-of-the-site Nathalie. 69 independent games, stories, and artworks for 60 US dollars–the price of a AAA game, nice. That’s a lot of…
Welcome back readers. Last week I took some time at the top of the issue to plug our currently-in-progress First Foot Forward jam (which I am technically still plugging this week; you should totally submit). This week I’d like to draw your…
Welcome back readers. The first thing I want to talk about this week is that Critical Distance is hosting another writing/video essay jam! This time, we’re welcoming submissions in any medium with the theme of First Foot Forward: player agency as explored…
Welcome back readers. There were a lot of layoffs this week in games and culture press, as well as the games and wider tech industries. “Support independent crit”, a drum we beat fairly regularly here, is pretty cold comfort when tens of…
Welcome back readers. After a short break and a jam-packed catch-up issue, we’re getting back to our usual weekly stride with thirteen new-and-cool selections for your reading pleasure. This Week in Videogame Blogging is a roundup highlighting the most important critical writing…
Welcome back readers. We’re back from break, and ready to kick off a new year of outstanding crit with a double-wide issue to catch us up. Hope everyone found some kind of rest over the interregnum. This week’s around-the-site update: our Year-In-Review…
Welcome back readers. We’ve got a few updates from around the site to go through. First, the latest Keywords is up, and this episode’s guest is Florenece Smith-Nicholls. Check it out! Next up, I just want to give a gentle heads-up that…
Welcome back readers. I want to thank the community once again for helping us reach our GoFundMe target so quickly. While we intend to keep the campaign up a little while longer, if you’re still looking to help us out, a more…
Welcome back readers. Let me give my deep and heartfelt thanks to everyone who over the past week supported our GoFundMe, which hit its target within hours (hours!!) of launching. You have carried us through the emergency and sent us a very…