October 29th
byWelcome back readers. The thing I want to plug this week is a bundle currently running over on Itch: Games for Gaza. I have no affiliation with it other than wanting to see it do well–but it really would do my heart…
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October 22nd
byWelcome back readers. I want to extend my heartfelt thanks this week to our Discord community–the regulars (and not-so regulars!) there have been an essential pillar for helping us find and connect with interesting and underappreciated avenues for writing with the near-complete…
October 15th
byWelcome back readers. We’re running a shorter issue this week, but one packed with pieces that hit hard and cut deep. Thanks, as always, for sticking with us on our ongoing quest to share the words and bring them into conversation. This…
September 10th
byWelcome back readers. Site updates! Kaile’s been hard at work not only putting together the (*cough cough* Patreon-exclusive) monthly roundup, but expanding our social media presence into a number of the places people have landed since Twitter began its medium-motion implosion into…
August 27th
byWelcome back readers. I am fully in my Armored Core VI era this weekend. Kind of relieved that it’s broken the Diablo IV spell I’ve been under, honestly! I’ll be keeping an eye out in the weeks to come for the kind…
August 20th
byWelcome back readers. Five days until Armored Core 6 but who’s counting? No news around the site to report this week, but my heart goes out to anybody crunching to get an AC review in by the embargo date. Or Starfield for…
August 6th
byWelcome back readers. Happy Baldur’s Gate III week to those who celebrate. As for me, if I end up having to take a suspicious Monday Mulligan getting the roundup out in a couple weeks, well, consider this Armored Core For Shadowing. This…
June 25th
byWelcome back readers. We squeaked this week’s issue in just in the nick of time–in my time zone, at least! So whether you’re a night owl like me or you’re checking in the next morning, kick back with us and tuck in…
June 18th
byWelcome back readers. Let’s start this issue off with some news from around the site. First up, new Keywords! This edition’s guest, Dr. Gejun Huang, is our first in a miniseries highlighting intersections between Chinese and Australian games scholarship. Check it out…
May 15th
byWelcome back readers. Thanks for bearing with me during my first ever “Zelda Mulligan” during my tenure here–first only, perhaps, because I joined Critical Distance the year after the last Zelda came out. While I can hardly say I’ve got a probably-two-hundred-hour…