"Where is all the good writing about games?"
Welcome back readers. With so much of social media in flux at the moment–if it’s not sites in danger of crashing entirely it’s gruelling rounds of layoffs–this feels like a timely moment to highlight that Critical Distance maintains its own community Discord…
Welcome back readers. I promise you that I did not pull a Bilbo Baggins this week by deliberately making sure there were precisely 13 selections for our closest issue to Halloween; it really just did happen that way by chance. But now…
Welcome back readers. The situation is looking a little dire this week in games press, with news of sites going dark and layoffs. This sucks. There are good tidings in independent and middle-state spaces, however, with new issues from both No Escape…
Welcome back readers. One item of news from around the site this week: there’s a new episode of Keywords in Play! The Keywords team will be taking a short break in August before returning later in the year. This Week in Videogame…
Welcome back readers, and happy Mother’s Day. . . .Look, if we’re being honest it’s been a pretty fucked up week for a lot of moms, or really anybody who likes having human rights but isn’t a white moneyed republican. Kaile reblogged…
Welcome back, readers. First things first, thank you this week to everyone who circulated our Patreon Update or became a backer! We’ve seen a boost in support that has helped pull us out of immediate peril, and we’re incredibly grateful for that….
Welcome back, readers. There a few things I’d like to give mention to this week before starting. First, I’d like to highlight two charity bundles on Itch right now. It’s likely you’ve already seen this one bringing together an enourmous number of…
Welcome back, readers. New Keywords this week! Our latest episode’s guest is Felan Parker. Check it out! This Week in Videogame Blogging is a roundup highlighting the most important critical writing on games from the past seven days. Cold Open This week’s…
Welcome back, readers. New TMIVGV this week! Check out some of the goodest and coolest video crit to come out in the last while, courtesy of, as always, Connor. This Week in Videogame Blogging is a roundup highlighting the most important critical…
Welcome back, readers. Things remain a little quieter this week in the back half of summer, but we’re still here with a slate of new, urgent, and provocative critical pieces gathered here for your reading pleasure. This Week in Videogame Blogging is…