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"Where is all the good writing about games?"
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Hello new followers! We are an organization dedicated to highlighting and preserving a record of the best writing about videogames. We post weekly roundups roughly every Sunday at our website:
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This week: genre talk, gay Dragonball, Zelda Musou musings, and more:
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November 23, 2025 at 8:37 PM
This week: genre talk, gay Dragonball, Zelda Musou musings, and more:
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November 18, 2025 at 1:12 PM
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This week: 25 picks on Ball x Pit, 1000x, Hades II, Bloodlines 2, and much more:
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November 16, 2025 at 7:46 PM
This week: 25 picks on Ball x Pit, 1000x, Hades II, Bloodlines 2, and much more:
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November 15, 2025 at 3:31 AM
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This week: community and continuity form a thematic throughline for seventeen new picks:
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November 9th
Welcome back readers. Okay, I lied a small lie last week. I’m not going to plug our money stuff this week. Instead keep your focus on The Jamaican government’s official portal for Hurri…
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November 9, 2025 at 8:43 PM
This week: community and continuity form a thematic throughline for seventeen new picks:
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As the fall sets in, here's our monthly Patreon supporter roundup for October!
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November 4, 2025 at 6:14 AM
As the fall sets in, here's our monthly Patreon supporter roundup for October!
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This week: 31 terrifying picks on haunted houses, costumes, Blue Prince, cozy games, friction, media literacy, and much, much more:
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October 26th
Welcome back readers. We’ve got an absolutely stacked issue this week at 31 new-and-cool picks. If you like what we do here, please do check out the Patreon! I’m going to go lie down fo…
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October 27, 2025 at 12:23 AM
This week: 31 terrifying picks on haunted houses, costumes, Blue Prince, cozy games, friction, media literacy, and much, much more:
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This week: Somebody found Polybius! Or maybe not. But hey, it's October:
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October 5th
Welcome back readers. We’ve got nineteen new-and-cool selections for you this week. If this is your first visit, we have a Patreon that has helped us bring you a slice of online games crit ea…
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October 5, 2025 at 5:13 PM
This week: Somebody found Polybius! Or maybe not. But hey, it's October:
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This week: 21 articles on culture movements, maps, difficulty, dungeon crawlers, and much more. No Freddi Fish articles this week, sorry:
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September 28th
Welcome back readers. We’re two for two on this recent streak of on-time Sunday updates. I’m hoping to keep this up as I adapt my schedule to accommodate a couple of new work commitment…
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September 28, 2025 at 7:09 PM
This week: 21 articles on culture movements, maps, difficulty, dungeon crawlers, and much more. No Freddi Fish articles this week, sorry:
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This week: Literary editions, punk rock, TikTok nostalgia bait--oh, and videogames, too, we promise:
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September 21st
Welcome back readers. Behold! A rare on-time-ish Sunday post! If you are as amazed by that feat as I am, what would you say are the odds we can translate that amazement into Patreon support? Eh? Eh…
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September 21, 2025 at 11:41 PM
This week: Literary editions, punk rock, TikTok nostalgia bait--oh, and videogames, too, we promise:
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This week: 23 reads on Silksong (discourse), King's Field (-likes), and political economy (no catch):
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September 7th
Welcome back readers. We’ve got a big issue this week–23 article picks, and the decision to draw the line even there had more to do with not wanting this post to be delayed into Wednesd…
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September 9, 2025 at 8:38 PM
This week: 23 reads on Silksong (discourse), King's Field (-likes), and political economy (no catch):
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This week: sustainable play, FMV games, outsider art, and more:
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August 31st
Welcome back readers. It’s the last week for Queer Games Bundle over on Itch. Good cause, good games, good deal! I just checked the numbers and in my time with Critical Distance I have collec…
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September 2, 2025 at 7:25 PM
This week: sustainable play, FMV games, outsider art, and more:
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This week: Sixteen new picks on Atari RPGs, spectacle and vastness, the eroticism of game overs, and more:
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August 24th
Welcome back readers. Two more weeks for the Queer Games Bundle. This is one case of line-goes-up I’m always happy to see. Check out our Patreon if you like what we do and want to help us con…
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August 25, 2025 at 9:17 PM
This week: Sixteen new picks on Atari RPGs, spectacle and vastness, the eroticism of game overs, and more:
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This week: Nightmare Kart Arcade, guides writing, the Hylian language, and more:
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August 17th
Welcome back readers. The Queer Games Bundle just crossed another fundraising goal! You’ve got three more weeks to see how many more goals it can smash. Ultra-compact Patreon plug! On with th…
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August 18, 2025 at 8:33 PM
This week: Nightmare Kart Arcade, guides writing, the Hylian language, and more:
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This week: Fifteen picks on porn censorship, BDS, Mega Drive shmups, and more:
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August 10th
Welcome back readers. This week I’m plugging the Queer Games Bundle again. Worth your time, worth your support. We also are always happy to have you check out our Patreon! This Week in Videog…
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August 11, 2025 at 7:42 PM
This week: Fifteen picks on porn censorship, BDS, Mega Drive shmups, and more:
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This week: Sixteen new picks on memory, porn, representation, culture, and much more:
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August 3rd
Welcome back readers. This week I’m plugging this year’s Queer Games Bundle over on Itch, which recently went live. Right now is always the best time to support queer and trans game dev…
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August 5, 2025 at 3:43 AM
This week: Sixteen new picks on memory, porn, representation, culture, and much more:
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This week: Twenty five pieces spanning censorship, porn games, media artifacts, historical game studies, writing advice, and much more:
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July 27th
Welcome back readers. We’ve got a big issue for you this week. If you appreciate our weekly/monthly/annual work keeping abreast of important and interesting critical games writing, give our P…
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July 29, 2025 at 12:49 AM
This week: Twenty five pieces spanning censorship, porn games, media artifacts, historical game studies, writing advice, and much more:
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This week: games-as-theatre, porn games, ghost games, and lots more:
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June 20th
Welcome back readers. First, I’m going to re-up this itch bundle. Good if you like TTRPGs. Also good if you don’t like ICE. Good all around. Next I’m going to plug our Patreon per…
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July 21, 2025 at 7:48 PM
This week: games-as-theatre, porn games, ghost games, and lots more:
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This week: Death Stranding, critical practices, tennis games, and more:
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July 13th
Welcome back readers. I have a few links for you before we begin the issue part of the issue. First up, Kaile’s monthly recap is out and it’s a banger, taking stock of the last two year…
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July 15, 2025 at 1:57 AM
This week: Death Stranding, critical practices, tennis games, and more:
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