July 4th
byWelcome back, readers. At the time of this issue’s publication, you have a few hours (about 8?) left to pick up the Queer Games Bundle over on Itch if you’ve been meaning to but haven’t yet! Around the site, Connor’s back with…
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June 20th
byWelcome back, readers. If you happen to be looking for cool indie games to buy this weekend made by Black creators, this thread details some good starting points. This particular thread’s a year old but all the games listed are still great…
Queer Games Criticism in 2021 (so Far)
byWelcome back gaymers! Pride Month is a year-round affair here at Critical Distance–the same goes for Wrath Month–but all the same it feels timely in June to highlight some of the best damn queer-themed writing featured in our weekly roundups through the…
June 6th
byWelcome back, readers. Remember that bundle on Itch we mentioned last week, with the proceeds going towards aid for Palestine via UNRWA? You’ve probably read this elsewhere already, but that bundle is live, bringing together over a thousand different games, works, and…
May 30th
byWelcome back, readers. There’s a big bundle of games, art, and other work being put together by some folks on Itch, with the proceeds going towards aid for Palestine via UNRWA. It doesn’t appear to be live yet but when it does…
February 21st
byWelcome back, readers. In case you’ve missed them: Call for submissions to a volume and archive of Black creators working in, on, and around games. Call for a special issue themed around Decolonizing Queer Games and Play for First Person Scholar. Call for…
February 14th
byWelcome back, readers. Over the last couple of weeks, I’ve highlighted this call for submissions to a collected volume and archive of Black creators working in, on, and around games, as well as Khee Hoon Chan and First Person Scholar’s call for…
February 7th
byWelcome back, readers. To begin, I’d like to bring your attention once more this week to this call for submissions to a collected volume and archive of Black creators working in, on, and around games. This call runs until mid-March! Over at…
January 31st
byWelcome back, readers. So here’s a very cool thing that’s happening: a collected volume and archive of Black creators working in, on, and around games, with a call for submissions. Check it out! This Week in Videogame Blogging is a roundup highlighting…
January 24th
byWelcome back, readers. A new American administration takes charge, but the offices and infrastructures that facilitate systemic racism remain unchanged or even strengthened. The immediate threat of a fascist insurrection seems to have diminished but there’s little else to celebrate when Black…