April 9th
Welcome back readers. Whether you happen to be recovering from a holiday weekend or just business-as-usual, thanks for stopping by! We’ve got eleven new picks for your reading pleasure, so let’s dig...
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Welcome back readers. While we’re running a slightly smaller issue this week, we’ve still got seven polished and provocative selections for you to dig into. Let’s get right into it. This Week in...
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Welcome back readers. We’ve got some good stuff earmarked for you this week, with writing spanning time periods, game genres, and industry trends. Let’s dive right in. This Week in Videogame Blogging...
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Welcome back readers. Layoffs in tech and culture writing have become so ubiquitous of late as to invite desensitization, but to echo Kaile’s sentiment this week, Vice’s choice to wind down Waypoint...
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Welcome back readers. We’ve got a diverse slate of cool-and-neat picks for you this week, so let’s tuck right in! This Week in Videogame Blogging is a roundup highlighting the most important critical...
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Welcome back readers. Thanks for bearing with me during my first ever “Zelda Mulligan” during my tenure here–first only, perhaps, because I joined Critical Distance the year after the last Zelda came...
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Welcome back readers. We’re firmly and decisively on-time this week, Zelda or no Zelda. Just don’t ask me about my email turnaround. This Week in Videogame Blogging is a roundup highlighting the most...
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Welcome back readers. We’ve got a little bit of everything this week, with the highlights spanning DOOM WADs, interviews, viral hits and sleeper hits. Let’s tuck in. This Week in Videogame Blogging is...
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Welcome back readers. This year’s edition of the Queer Games Bundle hosted on itch.io is live and runs through the duration of Pride Month, so let me open this week’s issue with a nice lil’ plug for...
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Welcome back readers. I took a day to myself this weekend to attend some local Pride festivities, so we’re operating on a Monday schedule this week. Speaking of which, let me plug that Queer Games...
View ArticleGejun Huang | Keywords in Play, Episode 26
https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/yvu99t/Gejun_plus_intro9p6d7.mp3 Download “Keywords in Play” is an interview series about game research supported by Critical Distance and the Digital Games Research...
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Welcome back readers. Let’s start this issue off with some news from around the site. First up, new Keywords! This edition’s guest, Dr. Gejun Huang, is our first in a miniseries highlighting...
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Welcome back readers. We squeaked this week’s issue in just in the nick of time–in my time zone, at least! So whether you’re a night owl like me or you’re checking in the next morning, kick back with...
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Welcome back readers. In this week’s around-the-site news, Kris, Second Theytriarch of the Critical Distance Family, is retiring from official duties at the site. Kris has been a crucial mentor through...
View ArticleTingting Liu | Keywords in Play, Episode 27
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Welcome back readers. Around the site, we’ve got a new Keywords for your listening pleasure. As a recap, Keywords in Play is running a mini-series over the next few issues highlighting...
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Welcome back readers. No major updates around the site this week. Instead, let’s dive right in to this week’s picks. This Week in Videogame Blogging is a roundup highlighting the most important...
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Welcome back readers. Started a new job this week, putting a hard reset on my work/sleep schedule and bringing you this week’s issue a conspicuous number of hours early. Can I keep it up? Only time...
View ArticleFelania Liu | Keywords in Play, Episode 28
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View ArticleStephanie Harkin | Keywords in Play, Episode 29
https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/z6jhqy/Keywords_in_Play_Stephanie_Harkin_final_ad2v6.mp3 Download “Keywords in Play” is an interview series about game research supported by Critical Distance and the...
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