"Where is all the good writing about games?"
Between vintage games collections, retro aesthetics, and the increasing interest in games from the museum sector, the position of games in their own time is a topic close to many people’s hearts. Games themselves are a medium that plays with time, inheriting questions of pacing and anticipation from cinema.
Welcome back readers. I’ll start with a Patreon update before getting into this week’s issue proper. As you might have seen, we shook the can pretty hard last week. We’re not quite underwater yet, as we indeed have been a couple of…
Welcome back readers. If you’ve been procrastinating getting a submission together for our Friendslop Essay Jam, a predicament I have absolutely no stake or prior experience in, I have good (bad?) news: the deadline for submission has been extended from August 20th…
Welcome back readers. Hey! In case you needed a nudge, you’ve got a little over a week left if you’d like to participate in our Friendslop Essay Jam. A pretty big one-of-those came out this week and we’ve included an article about…
Welcome back readers. Lots of good stuff to share this week–21 reads in all. A critical blackjack? No, no, not my best work. To support our best work–compiling and organizing a living timeline of critical games writing every week–please consider our Patreon….
Welcome back readers. This was neat. Lots of interesting stuff for me to read through over the next few weeks. Over here on Critical Distance, we’ve got 19 picks for you this week, including two from that jam I just linked. If…
Welcome back readers. Kept you waiting, huh? It’s taken me an extra day to do the work, but we’ve got 23 new-and-interesting picks ready to go this week, so pull up a chair and grab a beverage. While you’re here, I also…
Welcome back readers. Let me start with some around-the site news. First, we published the roundup for our second Fansite Jam! If you haven’t already done so, go check out the submissions! In a less cheerful update, it appears that the web…
Welcome back readers. We’ve seen some awesome WIPs for the Fansite Jam so far. You’ve still got a month to work on your entry if you want to participate (I’d love to have you participate). Jam details are here here, and the…
Welcome back readers. The big thing I want to put on your radar this week is that we’ve officially launched our 2026 Fansite Jam! Check out the jam details here, and if you’re looking for inspiration, you can start with our 2024…
Welcome back readers. I’ve got a quick pre-announcement this week before we get into the weeds with the reads: it’s time to dust off your HTML skills like it’s 1998, becuase we’re hosting another Fansite Jam very soon. Expect a dedicated announcement…