This Week in Videogame Blogging

June 14th

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Greetings, fellow travelers of roads perhaps sometimes better off not taken to begin with. As I write this, it’s early Sunday morning, so here we go: it’s time for This Week in Videogame Blogging! It’s (Still) Not About The Witcher 3 The…

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June 7th

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Greetings, Sunday readers! It is I, your senior curator. Did you miss me? I’ve been off fighting a few dragons of a more mundane variety (see: taxes, traveling, and day job), but I trust my capable team have kept your eyeballs busy…

May 31st

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You are in a maze of links, all alike. Obvious exits are Forward, Back and [x]. >n You can’t go that way. >i You are carrying: a lantern, a blue keycard, a can of chainsaw fuel, a sense of existential dread and…

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May 24th

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I haven’t done this in a while, so excuse me while I shake some of the rust off. Welcome to another round of This Week In Video Game Blogging! The Look Back Starting off today we take a look into the past….

May 17th

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Whoa, talk about a lot of good writing to get through in This Week in Videogame Blogging! Let’s get right into it. In trying to figure out what to say this week, and by say, I mean figure out how to structure…

May 10th

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Friends, it has been too long. I’ve been looking forward to kicking back, pouring a hot beverage and sharing a leisurely Sunday afternoon with you over another This Week in Videogame Blogging! Sensual Design Let’s start with a few pieces on how…

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May 3rd

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Hello, dearest games literati, and welcome to another edition of This Week in Videogame Blogging! This week’s theme is that there is no theme; instead, enjoy a mixed bag of thoughtful bites on everything from international politics to level design in Dark…

April 26th

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Hello again, readers! The weather’s been unpredictable where I am, and the question “Do I need a coat?” has become the subject of intense philosophical debate and meteorological scrutiny. But you know what’s always stylish, flattering, and appropriate for whatever life throws…

April 19th

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Welcome to This Week in Videogame Blogging! There’s a lot of writing this week, let’s go through them. First, Erik Bigras explores the epistemological boundaries around our concept of a “good” videogame, and Andy Astruc writes of their experience playing Skyrim’s “Live…

April 11th

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Hello, readers! If you’re anything like me, you’re choking down a boatload of antihistamines to survive a brutal allergy season. And so, bleary-eyed, exhausted, and sniffling… I bid you welcome to another installment of This Week in Videogame Blogging. Worldbuilding If you’ve…