"Where is all the good writing about games?"
Welcome back readers. This week our featured plug is for the Trans Witches Are Witches bundle on Itch organized by friend-of-the-site Nathalie. 69 independent games, stories, and artworks for 60 US dollars–the price of a AAA game, nice. That’s a lot of…
Welcome back readers. Last week I took some time at the top of the issue to plug our currently-in-progress First Foot Forward jam (which I am technically still plugging this week; you should totally submit). This week I’d like to draw your…
Welcome back readers. The first thing I want to talk about this week is that Critical Distance is hosting another writing/video essay jam! This time, we’re welcoming submissions in any medium with the theme of First Foot Forward: player agency as explored…
Welcome back readers. There were a lot of layoffs this week in games and culture press, as well as the games and wider tech industries. “Support independent crit”, a drum we beat fairly regularly here, is pretty cold comfort when tens of…
Welcome back readers. After a short break and a jam-packed catch-up issue, we’re getting back to our usual weekly stride with thirteen new-and-cool selections for your reading pleasure. This Week in Videogame Blogging is a roundup highlighting the most important critical writing…
Welcome back readers. We’re back from break, and ready to kick off a new year of outstanding crit with a double-wide issue to catch us up. Hope everyone found some kind of rest over the interregnum. This week’s around-the-site update: our Year-In-Review…
Welcome back readers. We have a bunch of announcements to pack in this week, so bear with me because there’s important and exciting stuff to discuss! Kotaku Interview with Ben Abraham First, Kotaku just published an interview with Critical Distance founder Ben…
Welcome back readers. Halloween the calendar holiday may nominally be over for the year, but like any enthusiastic spooky month reveller keen to get their money’s worth out of all the costume pieces they gleaned from the Value Village racks, we see…
Welcome back readers. We’re running a slightly shorter issue this week, with a conspicuous density of horror games represented in the selections. As it should be. This Week in Videogame Blogging is a roundup highlighting the most important critical writing on games…
Welcome back readers. Before we get into today’s textual business, can I interest anyone in some new TMIVGV? This Week in Videogame Blogging is a roundup highlighting the most important critical writing on games from the past seven days. Parser Tricks This…