"Where is all the good writing about games?"
Welcome back readers. Special thanks this week to Julián Ramírez for providing the fish pic. This week the around-the-site news I want to highlight is the opening of submissions for our end-of-year review! Kaile’s taking point this year and they’ve got the…
Welcome back readers. The news this week that Uppercut is putting their operations on pause is understandable but still gets me. I’m very glad to see an uptick in independent, direct-support outlets, but I also want to see a level of visibility…
Welcome back readers. This week’s plug: the Games for Gaza bundle on Itch is still going for a few days. They’ve smashed all their goals, which is great, but I’d like to see how much further this one can stretch. Check it…
Welcome 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…
Welcome back readers. It’s October! This marks the beginning of the most important holiday season of the year for disaffected millennials everywhere. While I’m thinking of what costumes I should put together this go-round, I’ll also be keeping an eye out for…
Welcome back readers. Unity’s the talk of the town this week, having announced a raft of changes to their business model that seem heavy on punishing smaller studios for using their engine and downright ephemeral on safeguarding against exploitation or abuse. I…
Welcome back readers. It’s somehow already September and I am wishing a very cathartic Labour Day weekend to everyone involved in any kind of strike action right now. As of this publication, this group may imminently expand to include videogame voice actors….
Welcome back readers. Around the site, we have not one, not two, but three new episodes of Keywords on Play for you to catch up on, featuring guests Felania Liu, Stephanie Harkin, and Xavier Ho. Phew! On to the written stuff! This…
Welcome back readers. No major updates around the site this week. Instead, let’s dive right in to this week’s picks. This Week in Videogame Blogging is a roundup highlighting the most important critical writing on games from the past seven days. Past,…
Welcome back readers. Around the site, we’ve got a new Keywords for your listening pleasure. As a recap, Keywords in Play is running a mini-series over the next few issues highlighting Chinese-Australian collaborations in game studies scholarship. This issue’s guest is cultural…