"Where is all the good writing about games?"
Between vintage games collections, retro aesthetics, and the increasing interest in games from the museum sector, the position of games in their own time is a topic close to many people’s hearts. Games themselves are a medium that plays with time, inheriting questions of pacing and anticipation from cinema.
Welcome back readers. I mentioned last week that I would be plugging the Patreon a little harder going forward. We’ve experienced some really great community growth in the last couple of years–there are lots of fun conversations happening on our Discord for…
Welcome back readers. First order of business today–I’m plugging the Patreon, and will be doing so more regularly going forward. We are a directly reader-supported operation. That support is what allows us to highlight cool and interesting games writing year-round, produce monthly…
Welcome back readers. We’re coming up on the submission deadline (December 22) to get your picks in for our end-of-year review! If you haven’t already done so, check out the announcement post for details, and if you’d like, join our Discord and submit…
Welcome back readers. Some announcements before we get started this week! First things first, we’ve opened our submission window for our year-in-review. Check this announcement post for details, and if you’d like, join our Discord–it’s the most direct way to put your…
Welcome back readers. Follow us on Bluesky. This Week in Videogame Blogging is a roundup highlighting the most important critical writing on games from the past seven days. Stalking Ruins This week we’re opening with a spread of selections that span digital…
Welcome back readers. Here are fifteen new and cool pieces of writing on the current, the not-so-current, the timely, and the timeless games and ideas-in-games. This Week in Videogame Blogging is a roundup highlighting the most important critical writing on games from…
Welcome back readers. It was very painful this week to hear of Game Informer’s sudden shuttering, layoff-ing, and off-lining, as such a long-running publication that has continued to publish good work for nearly as long as I have been alive. These folks…
Welcome back readers. We’ve got strong representation in this week’s picks from indie, smaller-scale, and less high-profile games–maybe you’ll find something new to play. If you want to share your writing about your own sicko faves, come see us on our Discord….
Welcome back readers. Around the site, Kaile has cooked up a standout TMIVGV with some really choice picks. If you haven’t already done so, be sure to check it out! This Week in Videogame Blogging is a roundup highlighting the most important…
Welcome back readers. This week I’m keeping the sectioning more streamlined. As always, if you want to add to my reading list, or perhaps share some work you’re still putting together, Come hang out on our Discord! This Week in Videogame Blogging is…