November 10th
Welcome back readers. This week we’re taking a one-week break from our usual practice of highlighting the most important critical writing on games from the past seven days. The writing will still be...
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Welcome back readers. As promised, after a week to take stock, we’re back at it. To close the gap, this week’s issue is correspondingly embiggened, but even this must be considered an abridged list....
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Welcome back readers. Follow us on Bluesky. This Week in Videogame Blogging is a roundup highlighting the most important critical writing on games from the past seven days. Stalking Ruins This week...
View ArticleCall for Submissions: This Year in Videogame Blogging 2024
Hello everyone, It’s December 1st, which means it’s time to start compiling Critical Distance’s annual This Year in Videogame Blogging roundup. Through the rest of this month, we’ll be looking out for...
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Welcome back readers. Some announcements before we get started this week! First things first, we’ve opened our submission window for our year-in-review. Check this announcement post for details, and if...
View ArticleDecember 8th
Welcome back readers. We’ve got a shorter issue for you this week, with nine picks from (mostly) the past week. If you’re looking forward to a very, very long issue, the submission window for our...
View ArticleDecember 15th
Welcome back readers. We’re coming up on the submission deadline (December 22) to get your picks in for our end-of-year review! If you haven’t already done so, check out the announcement post for...
View ArticleThis Year in Videogame Blogging: 2024
Welcome back to Critical Distance‘s annual roundup of great videogame blogging! We’ve taken one more trip around the Sun in our ongoing mission to highlight and archive some of the best, most...
View ArticleJanuary 5th
Welcome back readers. I’ve been away for a couple of weeks! While I always take one week off around the holidays, this year I was persuaded (by myself) to extend that holiday to two weeks on account of...
View ArticleJanuary 12th
Welcome back readers. First order of business today–I’m plugging the Patreon, and will be doing so more regularly going forward. We are a directly reader-supported operation. That support is what...
View ArticleJanuary 19th
Welcome back readers. I mentioned last week that I would be plugging the Patreon a little harder going forward. We’ve experienced some really great community growth in the last couple of years–there...
View Article2024 Critical Distance Update
I last gave an update on Critical Distance’s finances at the beginning of 2024. Now that it’s a new year, it seems like a good time to check in again. We are just on the brink of financial stability....
View ArticleJanuary 26th
Welcome back readers. The first thing I’m going to plug this week is an Itch bundle–this one is a big collection of TTRPGs and materials in support of the Trans Empowerment Project. Good games, good...
View ArticleFebruary 9th
Welcome back readers. Apologies for my absense last week. I caught a nasty strain of flu, and I think having it right after a bout of COVID made it a nastier experience still. Owing to that, this...
View ArticleFebruary 16th
Welcome back readers. We’ve got a nice compact issue for this week. Think of it as a little CD snack (curator’s note: please do not attempt to snack on CDs. They’re quite jagged, probably made with...
View ArticleFebruary 23rd
Welcome back readers. Note to self: plug the Patreon! Ah, well met, fair traveller! Have you checked our fine Patreon? Every little bit helps! This Week in Videogame Blogging is a roundup highlighting...
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