March 17th

Welcome back readers. Want to read some cool words about Final Fantasy Tactics? Roguelikes? Not one, but two web sites dedicated to a “Mega Man”? Sure, you could wait till the end of the month like a square, or–and here’s an idea–you…

March 10th

Welcome back readers. Our fansite jam is off to a spirited start, with both progress updates and submissions already starting to come in, including from some of the CD team! If you want a sneak peak before the submission deadline of March…

March 3rd

Welcome back readers. I think somewhere around here I’ll stop apologizing for occasionally taking until Monday to put out an issue. It’s a good problem to have, as our community grows and I’m put in touch with more and more writing I…

Critical Distance Fansite Jam 2024

Howdy folks! We were recently (see: in the last day or so) very tickled by the debut of Phil Salvador’s new fansite Final Fantasy VIII is the Best And If You Don’t Agree I Will Destroy You. It’s a project that hearkens…

February 25th

Welcome back readers. It was looking like it was going to be a Monday Mulligan for a little bit there, but I rallied and here we are. Take a load off with these fifteen cool-and-interesting picks while I go stretch my back….

February 18th

Welcome back readers. Today’s around-the-site news is that our monthly roundup of video crit is back! Kaile has served up a cool baker’s dozen picks for your audiovisual perusal, so go check it out! This Week in Videogame Blogging is a roundup…

February 11th

Welcome back readers. We’re back again this week with another longer issue–Since the start of the new year we haven’t published a weekly issue with fewer than seventeen picks. I say something about this semi-frequently, but it bears repeating: our roundups wouldn’t…

February 4th

Welcome back readers. Monday Mulligan strikes again, but I’d like to think it was worth the wait; we’ve got another big issue this week stuffed to bursting with the good stuff. Take a load off and settle in for a spell. This…

January 28th

Welcome back readers. I’m told it doesn’t hurt to ask now and then: are you interested in supporting our work on Patreon? We’re an entirely reader-funded operation, and it’s your support that has allowed us to compile and present timely, important, subversive,…

January 21st

Welcome back readers. Third long issue in a row! I do occasionally have to find a stopping point somewhere on busy weeks, but it’s always better to have more to choose from on my reading list. In the meantime, keep the recommendations…