Xavier Ho | Keywords in Play, Episode 30
https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/p83gks/Keywords_in_Play_Xavier_Ho_final_final_8spaj.mp3 Download “Keywords in Play” is an interview series about game research supported by Critical Distance and the...
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Welcome back readers. Around the site, we have not one, not two, but three new episodes of Keywords on Play for you to catch up on, featuring guests Felania Liu, Stephanie Harkin, and Xavier Ho. Phew!...
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Welcome back readers. Happy Baldur’s Gate III week to those who celebrate. As for me, if I end up having to take a suspicious Monday Mulligan getting the roundup out in a couple weeks, well, consider...
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Welcome back readers. No major news to report around the site this week, and since we are apparently once again Doing A Discourse, I’ll count my blessings on that front. Let’s get right to the writes!...
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Welcome back readers. Five days until Armored Core 6 but who’s counting? No news around the site to report this week, but my heart goes out to anybody crunching to get an AC review in by the embargo...
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Welcome back readers. I am fully in my Armored Core VI era this weekend. Kind of relieved that it’s broken the Diablo IV spell I’ve been under, honestly! I’ll be keeping an eye out in the weeks to come...
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Welcome back readers. It’s somehow already September and I am wishing a very cathartic Labour Day weekend to everyone involved in any kind of strike action right now. As of this publication, this group...
View ArticleSeptember 10th
Welcome back readers. Site updates! Kaile’s been hard at work not only putting together the (*cough cough* Patreon-exclusive) monthly roundup, but expanding our social media presence into a number of...
View ArticleSeptember 17th
Welcome back readers. Unity’s the talk of the town this week, having announced a raft of changes to their business model that seem heavy on punishing smaller studios for using their engine and...
View ArticleSeptember 24th
Welcome back readers. Well, that didn’t take all that long in the grand scheme of things–but still longer than it would have had Unity never tabled those disastrous changes to their monetization in the...
View ArticleOctober 1st
Welcome back readers. It’s October! This marks the beginning of the most important holiday season of the year for disaffected millennials everywhere. While I’m thinking of what costumes I should put...
View ArticleBrendan Keogh | Keywords in Play, Episode 31
https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/yamw6q/Keywords_in_Play_Brendan_Keogh_final_bbwld.mp3 Download “Keywords in Play” is an interview series about game research supported by Critical Distance and the...
View ArticleOctober 8th
Welcome back readers. There are a couple of updates I’d like to mention this week before we begin. First, the latest episode of Keywords in Play is now live! This episode’s guest is Dr. Brendan Keogh,...
View ArticleOctober 15th
Welcome back readers. We’re running a shorter issue this week, but one packed with pieces that hit hard and cut deep. Thanks, as always, for sticking with us on our ongoing quest to share the words and...
View ArticleOctober 22nd
Welcome back readers. I want to extend my heartfelt thanks this week to our Discord community–the regulars (and not-so regulars!) there have been an essential pillar for helping us find and connect...
View ArticleOctober 29th
Welcome back readers. The thing I want to plug this week is a bundle currently running over on Itch: Games for Gaza. I have no affiliation with it other than wanting to see it do well–but it really...
View ArticleNovember 5th
Welcome back readers. This week’s plug: the Games for Gaza bundle on Itch is still going for a few days. They’ve smashed all their goals, which is great, but I’d like to see how much further this one...
View ArticleNovember 12th
Welcome back readers. The news this week that Uppercut is putting their operations on pause is understandable but still gets me. I’m very glad to see an uptick in independent, direct-support outlets,...
View ArticleCall for Submissions: This Year in Videogame Blogging 2023
Hello! This is a post to announce that Critical Distance is already compiling its annual This Year in Videogame Blogging roundup! We’ve decided, due to the shaky and fractured social media landscape we...
View ArticleNovember 19th
Welcome back readers. Special thanks this week to Julián Ramírez for providing the fish pic. This week the around-the-site news I want to highlight is the opening of submissions for our end-of-year...
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