January 16th
Welcome back, readers. I’m tired. There’s a point to that remark. Which is to say: I don’t know how these writers do it, week-to-week, article-to-article. Seriously! Even so, I’m grateful for it,...
View ArticleDecember 2021
Hello readers, December is traditionally a good month for “festivities” but a slow month for “discourse”, with many critics, essayists and content-makers opting to take a little break or put out some...
View ArticleJanuary 23rd
Welcome back, readers. Some great writing this week–worth, as always, fending off the ever-encroaching brain fog to read, collate, and present. Hope it helps you start your week off with the ol’...
View ArticleJanuary 30th
Welcome back, readers. I’m sorry to say I goofed it a bit last week by neglecting to mention Connor’s latest TMIVGV! Check that out if you haven’t already, and remember to use the #TMIVGV tag on...
View ArticleFebruary 6th
Welcome back, readers. Anyone else at the “I’m just going to play videogames and meeet the functional minimum for my work commitments until something meaningfully changes for me” stage of pandemic...
View ArticleApril Tyack | Keywords in Play, Episode 17
https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/download/kiyagv/17-april-tyack.mp3 Download “Keywords in Play” is an interview series about game research supported by Critical Distance and the Digital Games Research...
View ArticleFebruary 13th
Welcome back, readers. I’ve got a couple of updates from around the site before we get going this week. First, there’s a new Keywords in Play! This episode’s guest is April Tyack, and the topic is the...
View ArticleJanuary 2022
Hello readers, I hope you’re well. Here are January’s vods and odds. This Month In Videogame Vlogging highlights the most compelling critical videos about videogames from the previous calendar month....
View ArticleFebruary 20th
Welcome back, readers. Connor’s latest video roundup is live for your viewing pleasure, and there’s something slightly fishy afoot. I feel like the last TMIVG was, like, a week ago, which I can only...
View ArticleFebruary 27th
Welcome back, readers. You probably don’t need me to tell you that it hasn’t been a great week for a lot of people on several different fronts. Before we get on with our usual curation business,...
View ArticleMarch 6th
Welcome back, readers. Apologies in advance–there is some material I didn’t read this week, which I promise is on my list for next. A lot of people went long this week! Elden Ring looms large in my...
View ArticleEsther Wright | Keywords in Play, Episode 18
https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/download/82rzwz/18-esther-wright.mp3 Download “Keywords in Play” is an interview series about game research supported by Critical Distance and the Digital Games Research...
View ArticleMarch 13th
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...
View ArticleMarch 20th
Welcome back, readers. There’s another large Ukraine charity bundle running since last we published, this time running through Humble Bundle. Check it out! This Week in Videogame Blogging is a roundup...
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Book Launch: Pandemics & Games Essay Jam (Online)
Event Details Date: March 26, 2022 1pm – 2pm Eastern time Location: Discord Join Critical Distance and Arizona State University’s Center for Science and the Imagination for the launch of our new, free...
View ArticleMarch 28th
Welcome back, readers, and thanks for your patience as I took a little extra time to prepare this week’s issue. While I’ve got you, we just recently celebrated a book launch for Sickness, Systems,...
View ArticleFebruary 2022
Hello readers, Vods. Vods, vods, vods. The vods have arrived. Get your vods below. This Month In Videogame Vlogging highlights the most compelling critical videos about videogames from the previous...
View ArticleApril 3rd
Welcome back, readers. It’s taken me until the wee hours of the morning local time to do so, but we’re here with the latest crit, and we’re calling it Sunday gods darn it! Around the site, Connor’s...
View ArticleApril 10th
Welcome back, readers. Let’s get right into it, shall we? We’ve read a bunch of cool stuff this week and I’m looking forward to sharing it! This Week in Videogame Blogging is a roundup highlighting the...
View ArticleCritical Distance Patreon Update
Hello readers! First, and I don’t say this often enough, I’d like to thank everybody here–readers, supporters, folks who point us in the direction of articles, who hang out on our Discord–everyone, for...
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