"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. In lieu of my usual, broad reminders that systemic violence and injustice remain a stark reality for Black and Brown folks regardless of who the incoming and outgoing establishment politicans may be at any given point, this week I’m…
Welcome back readers. Hey, cheers to you, really, for having the energy to click on our latest issue after the week it’s been. Hope you’ve had the chance to catch your breath after this extended (inter)national nightmare of the last four years….
Welcome back readers. First, the most important stuff: Check out the ways in which you can support protests against anti-Black and Brown police violence in the US and abroad. Thread collating ways you can support Mi’kmaw fisheries. Legal Fund for organizers fighting…
Welcome back, readers. This week I am again linking the Milwaukee Freedom Fund, which is currently supporting protestors in Kenosha fighting for racial justice and an end to state-sanctioned racist violence and murder with bail and attorney support. You can donate to…
Welcome back, readers. This week I’d like to start by directing your attention to The Okra Project, which supports Black Trans people with home-cooked meals and resources! Check them out. Around the web, Heterotopias has a new issue, with a theme of…
Welcome back, readers. First, our usual starting point. You may not be reading about the protests against anti-Black police brutality in the headlines as often these days, but they go on. No justice, no peace. Second, did you see our new Critical…
Welcome back, readers. First off, police still haven’t been defunded yet, and most officers who have killed Black people behind the cover of a badge are still free, so here are some links to start your day: Donate to The Bail Project…
Welcome back, readers. I know it’s been a hard week for many folks in and approximate to the US. Those of us who enjoy the privilege of not having to constantly think about the murderously-racist enterprise of law enforcement in the West…
Welcome back, readers. Hey! We’ve got a new TMIVGV, courtesy of Connor which you should check out! I happen to be mired in the depths of a very, very grindy game right now, so having some thoughtful games writing to listen to…
Welcome back, readers. No news around the site this week off the top of my head, but I would like to expend a special thanks to our community members on our public discord, who have been submitting recommendations and helping us to…