July 20th
byI’m back from GaymerX and I have a whole trenchcoat full of new genders to pass out. Many thanks to our deputy curator Zach Alexander for covering the roundup in my absence. Let’s get down to business to defeat the Huns. It’s…
Episode 18 – The Great Curator
byThis month’s podcast is all about a subject near and dear to our hearts: curation. Here at Critical-Distance we curate games writing and other forms of criticism. But what about curation of the games themselves? Steam is getting flooded with new releases…
July 13
byHello, and welcome to another rock-solid episode of This Week in Video Game Blogging! I’m Zach, and not to make mountains out of molehills, but we have an Everest-sized pile of links this week. Before we get into this week’s Big Topic,…
July 6th
byIn the not-too-distant future, This Sunday, AD, There was a dork named Kris Not too different from you or me. They worked at CritDistance Institute, Just another curator in a red jumpsuit. They did a good job updating the place, But their…
June 29th
byWhat a week, eh? Let’s get straight to the links. It’s This Week in Videogame Blogging! A Look Back to Look Forward We kick things off with Austin Walker and Cameron Kunzelman, who over at Paste have offered up a productive postmortem…
June 22nd
byHello. Hi. Oh geez, it’s late. I’m late. It’s like I haven’t been here for, what, a month? Oh geez. Oh dear. Gosh, don’t even listen to me, let’s just get to this so I can get to bed and you can…
Episode 17 – The Blogfather
byDue to some unforeseen circumstances (namely, an impromptu digital game conference), Mattie Brice is unavailable to bring us a podcast this month. Fortunately, we dug into the archives and found this gem: an unreleased interview with Michael “Brainygamer” Abbott. Recorded about two…
June 15th
byHello and welcome to Critical Distance, where representation of all races, creeds, and genders is always in the budget and never a post-production afterthought! And now, it is our pleasure to present you with a veritable feast of critical thinkers who aren’t afraid…
June 8th
byAlright Mark, you only get to make one first impression. Make it count. H-hey everybody. I have a scab on my thigh. … Hey look! It’s This Week in Videogame Blogging! The Forest Patricia Hernandez expresses disappointment with Tomodachi Life‘s heteronormativity over…
June – July 2014: ‘VINPCs’
byBlogs of the Round Table – June 2014 As promised, Blogs of the Round Table is back with another rousing topic. This time, it’s ‘VINPCs’: As players, writers and readers, we are often focused on player-characters: the protagonists, anti-heroes and avatars whose…