July 2nd
The familiarity of portrayals of combat, pain, and trauma were explored by many critics this week, as people look at how tropes get started, how they are perpetuated, and how they can be subverted. E3...
View ArticleJuly 2017: ‘Denouement’
Once the immediacy of time draws to a gentle rest, there are still the odds and ends to sweep up. These moments of quiet, or reflection, or picking up the pieces are worth considering indulgent and...
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June Roundup: Time
Although we are separated by great distances it is nice to be back in your lives, internet friends, no matter how or when you come across this edition of Blogs of the Round Table. ‘Time’ is something...
View ArticleJuly 9th
“Progress” has become a problematic idea of late: the notion that the passage of time will push society generally in the direction of civil rights has become a truism, but the idea has been brought...
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From the question of what’s wrong with games criticism, to critical writing on games that ask what’s wrong with us, this week brings us a bumper crop of original, inventive work. It’s not easy to keep...
View ArticleEpisode 47 – A Measured Response: Hbomb
http://www.critical-distance.com/podcast/Critical-Distance-Confab-episode-47.mp3 Direct Download I managed to snag critic, rhetorician and YouTube vaudevillian Harry Brewis, more commonly known as...
View ArticleJuly 23rd
The notion of the “possibility space” is important for many of the pieces of writing featured this week: whether that’s the space for creation that’s opened up or shut down by state institutions, the...
View ArticleJuly 30th
Developers and critics alike have been discussing important games from the past this week, covering the gamut from Flash games to Far Cry 2. Meanwhile, newer cultural hits such as Dream Daddy and 17776...
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July Roundup: Denouement
After the end, there’s always the hope of a quiet, calm, and collected cool down. Time enough to settle into a cafe up the street, get a favorite drink, and get ready to bask in the atmosphere, joy,...
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This week’s games criticism takes us to world’s of economic disparity, both imagined and real, and introduces a slew of writing on Tacoma, Fullbright’s spiritual successor to Gone Home. Welcome to This...
View ArticleAugust-September 2017: Oceans
Hello again to all games critics, to those still developing their sea legs and those who’ve charted the whole internet. I come to you (belatedly. Sorry) with another edition of Blogs of the Round...
View ArticleAugust 13th
Follow me as we dive back into gaming’s history to learn something, stand alone against inner demons, and collectively stand together in self sacrifice. Welcome to another installment of This Week in...
View ArticleEpisode 48 – The Critic and the Dragon
http://www.critical-distance.com/podcast/Critical-Distance-Confab-episode-48.mp3 Direct Download Joining me for this month’s interview is author of actual books and YouTube critic Joseph Anderson....
View ArticleAugust 20th
Drama! Intrigue! Chicanery! Lengthy internal monologues, heated Twitter feuds, and much more! No, it’s not a telenovela. It’s This Week In Videogame Blogging. What’s wrong with the industry? There were...
View ArticleAugust 27th
This week, we find ourselves peering backward in time, examining the world as it was, as it is again, and as we understand it now because of that we learned before. Part nostalgia, part history, but...
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Minisode 14 – We’re Back
http://www.critical-distance.com/podcast/Critical-Distance-Confab-minisode-14.mp3 Direct Download After a year-long hiatus, the minisodes are back on the Critical Distance Confab. In case you missed...
View ArticleSeptember 3rd
A guilty pleasure of mine is critical writing that takes things to that meta level. Critical writing about criticism. This week, writers came up with taxonomies, heuristics, and semiotic analyses. I’ve...
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September 10th
A critical game, a video essay with limited narration, and in-depth interview pieces – this was a week of experimentation in games criticism, and this week’s roundup is all the richer for it. Burning...
View ArticleSeptember 17th
This was a week of controversies. Since one of the most significant issues this week was a famous Youtuber’s racist outburst, the final section of this roundup comes with a general content warning for...
View ArticleEpisode 49 – Heavy Eyed
http://www.critical-distance.com/podcast/Critical-Distance-Confab-episode-49.mp3 Direct Download This month on the Critical Distance Confab, all the way from New Zealand, is YouTuber Mitch Cramer....
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