May 8th
byThis week as I read games blogging from around the web, I’m thinking about how games criticism reflects the many uses of software as tools and contexts for cultural practices. A game can be like a pair of shoes that you slip on…
April Roundup: ‘Food’
byEvery time I think I’m full I end up heading back to grab just one more plate. I don’t know if it’s the venue or the company but I keep coming back for more. Over the course of April we sat down…
Minisode 12 – Not Dark Souls
byTime for a few games more from the Critical Distance Confab. The purpose of these minisodes is for two of us to highlight 3 games each. These are games that haven’t gotten a lot of criticism or any at all. The idea is…
May 1st
byWelcome back to another roundup on critical distance! I’m Emma, here to point you in the direction of some good content. With that being said, let’s take a look at This Week in Videogame Blogging! Unsurprisingly, Dark Souls From the inclusion of…
April 24th
byIt seems that class politics’ time has come in games criticism, with labor issues at the forefront of analyses of both the industry and its products this week. Creators Working conditions and practices have been a major topic of discussion, with a…
Episode 35 – Camp’s Signal
byWelcome to another interview on the Critical Distance Confab! This month our guest is Chris Franklin, aka Campster, talking about his YouTube series Errant Signal. Over time, he has innovated on an established YouTube format to evolve his own personal style, featuring holistic close readings…
April 17th
byThanks for checking in for another round-up of the week’s videogame blogging! Once again, there’s a chunk of potentially triggering material at the bottom of this post, so in case you choose not to venture into those depths, I will promptly issue…
April 10th
byOne thing that most games share in common is the sense that they are a world apart from the lives that we ordinarily live. This week’s round-up of some of the most provocative writing on games is organised around ideas about separation…
April 2016: ‘Food’
bySalutations once more, people of the internet. I hope you brought your appetite because for this month’s edition of Blogs of the Round Table we want to hear all your thoughts on ‘food’: What is the role of eating in games? How…
Minisode 11 – Grab Bag of Games
byA fistful of games on the Critical Distance Confab. These minisodes highlight games that haven’t received a lot of critical attention, in the hope that one of you intrepid listeners will try one of them out and correct that oversight. The games we…