2024 Critical Distance Update
byI last gave an update on Critical Distance’s finances at the beginning of 2024. Now that it’s a new year, it seems like a good time to check in again. We are just on the brink of financial stability. Some months we…
January 19th
byWelcome 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…
January 12th
byWelcome 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…
January 5th
byWelcome back readers. I’ve been away for a couple of weeks! While I always take one week off around the holidays, this year I was persuaded (by myself) to extend that holiday to two weeks on account of catching COVID (Curator’s note:…
This Year in Videogame Blogging: 2024
byWelcome back to Critical Distance‘s annual roundup of great videogame blogging! We’ve taken one more trip around the Sun in our ongoing mission to highlight and archive some of the best, most thought-provoking and poignant writing about games, whether that writing comes from…
December 15th
byWelcome 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…
December 8th
byWelcome back readers. We’ve got a shorter issue for you this week, with nine picks from (mostly) the past week. If you’re looking forward to a very, very long issue, the submission window for our end-of-year review is currently open. See the…
December 1st
byWelcome 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…
Call for Submissions: This Year in Videogame Blogging 2024
byHello everyone, It’s December 1st, which means it’s time to start compiling Critical Distance’s annual This Year in Videogame Blogging roundup. Through the rest of this month, we’ll be looking out for the best examples of games criticism that came out in…
November 24th
byWelcome 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…