"Where is all the good writing about games?"
I want to make this clear from the get-go: there are no April Fool’s jokes to be found here. Just 100% undiluted Blogs of the Round Table. This month, we were discussing “Extended Play” “Have you ever been so immersed or so…
Hello, friends! March is here, and I, for one, hope Spring just gets on with it, already. While winter gives us the opportunity to hunker down, curl up, and stay under the covers just a little longer, this particular winter has also…
Well friends, we’ve come to the end of another very short February, and to show my dedication to you, I’ve decided to spend today indoors to do this roundup even while a sudden heatwave is bringing temperatures as high as -7. No…
Bah, Valentines Day. More like Valen-CRIMES Day, amirite? It took me thirty minutes to come up with that intro. Romance is great and all, but at a certain point isn’t it just better to have someone to have a coffee and shoot…
I think we can all agree that yesterday was a big day. Here at Critical-Distance, we had an amazing new guest curator (Jill Murray!) to present This Week in Video Game Blogging, and there was also a big thing with lots of…
Hello and Happy New Year. I hope you’ll join me in collectively wishing for a better 2015 than 2014. Given the new year, many people are naturally thinking about making resolutions. Of course, making a resolution is easy, but having the resolve…
Hello party people. If you’re like me than you’ve started the new year by gorging on leftovers, drinking spiked coffee and remaining in your pajamas until even the cat gives you that “you need a shower” look (You know the one). What?…
I feel like I’ve been here before. In fact, I have! But the first time I didn’t have nearly so much experience. I wonder if this will change anything. Many games offer a New Game + option, a new save file with…
Perhaps, if you are like me, this Monday is hitting you like a ton of bricks. Perhaps, if you are American like me, you are also feeling the additional strain of returning to “real life” after a long holiday weekend. Perhaps, if…
It’s that time of year again (at least for those of us in the Northern Hemisphere) when the weather is turning cold. Holidays are approaching that focus less on going out and more on cozying up inside. Some of us may travel…