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Happy Pride! Uppercut is open to pitches again 😊🌈
"I’ve only talked about the violence so far, and while it’s core to Slay the Princess’ story. It’s simply an expression of its truest theme: love.
And as it turns out, love hurts. A lot."
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And as it turns out, love hurts. A lot."
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July 17, 2025 at 1:42 AM
"I’ve only talked about the violence so far, and while it’s core to Slay the Princess’ story. It’s simply an expression of its truest theme: love.
And as it turns out, love hurts. A lot."
uppercutcrit.com/slay-the-pri...
And as it turns out, love hurts. A lot."
uppercutcrit.com/slay-the-pri...
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For the evening crowd, I wrote about the lack of queer identity in Metaphor and how that undercuts the message it’s trying to impart on the player. Even if they’ve been mid to terrible at representation lately, that element is a big part of what makes ATLUS’ biggest games so beloved.
"ATLUS’ flagship games live in the queer milieu and that’s why it’s so strange and disappointing that Metaphor: ReFantazio doesn’t engage with these themes whatsoever"
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Metaphor: ReFantazio is Painfully CisHet and We Need to Talk About It – Uppercut
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July 15, 2025 at 1:59 AM
For the evening crowd, I wrote about the lack of queer identity in Metaphor and how that undercuts the message it’s trying to impart on the player. Even if they’ve been mid to terrible at representation lately, that element is a big part of what makes ATLUS’ biggest games so beloved.
"ATLUS’ flagship games live in the queer milieu and that’s why it’s so strange and disappointing that Metaphor: ReFantazio doesn’t engage with these themes whatsoever"
uppercutcrit.com/metaphor-ref...
uppercutcrit.com/metaphor-ref...
Metaphor: ReFantazio is Painfully CisHet and We Need to Talk About It – Uppercut
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July 14, 2025 at 4:11 PM
"ATLUS’ flagship games live in the queer milieu and that’s why it’s so strange and disappointing that Metaphor: ReFantazio doesn’t engage with these themes whatsoever"
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Alright, enough time has passed and now the real Metaphor: ReFantazio discourse can begin!
Not only is this title painfully straight for an ATLUS game, this cis-heteronormativity directly undermines the game’s central themes.
Read on for more in my @uppercut.bsky.social debut!!!
Not only is this title painfully straight for an ATLUS game, this cis-heteronormativity directly undermines the game’s central themes.
Read on for more in my @uppercut.bsky.social debut!!!
Metaphor: ReFantazio is Painfully CisHet and We Need to Talk About It – Uppercut
uppercutcrit.com
July 14, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Alright, enough time has passed and now the real Metaphor: ReFantazio discourse can begin!
Not only is this title painfully straight for an ATLUS game, this cis-heteronormativity directly undermines the game’s central themes.
Read on for more in my @uppercut.bsky.social debut!!!
Not only is this title painfully straight for an ATLUS game, this cis-heteronormativity directly undermines the game’s central themes.
Read on for more in my @uppercut.bsky.social debut!!!
The deadline for pitches is today at 7pm PST!
Happy Pride! Uppercut is open to pitches again 😊🌈
June 6, 2025 at 2:31 PM
The deadline for pitches is today at 7pm PST!
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Happy Pride! Uppercut is open to pitches again 😊🌈
June 1, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Happy Pride! Uppercut is open to pitches again 😊🌈
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In honor of @uppercut.bsky.social being back on the scene, sharing a piece I wrote for them a couple years back about Beacon Pines, a game I don’t think gets talked about enough.
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How the Metafiction of Beacon Pines Maps a Gentler Road to Healing – Uppercut
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June 1, 2025 at 8:41 PM
In honor of @uppercut.bsky.social being back on the scene, sharing a piece I wrote for them a couple years back about Beacon Pines, a game I don’t think gets talked about enough.
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a piece i wrote for uppercut got me quoted in the bbc. also ty rules as an editor, go pitch your shit
We’ll be taking 2 pitches to publish this month. Here are the submission guidelines as well!: uppercutcrit.com/write-for-us/
Write For Us – Uppercut
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June 1, 2025 at 4:37 PM
a piece i wrote for uppercut got me quoted in the bbc. also ty rules as an editor, go pitch your shit
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Uppercut let me write a weird manifesto about my beef with MMOs through the lens of an EXTREMELY niche game so all this to say you should absolutely send Ty your pitches uppercutcrit.com/the-one-who-...
June 1, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Uppercut let me write a weird manifesto about my beef with MMOs through the lens of an EXTREMELY niche game so all this to say you should absolutely send Ty your pitches uppercutcrit.com/the-one-who-...
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oh SHIT, the king is back
Happy Pride! Uppercut is open to pitches again 😊🌈
June 1, 2025 at 3:01 PM
oh SHIT, the king is back
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YOU LOVE TO SEE IT. Ty is a dream to work with and I can’t express how much Uppercut as an institution means to me. Before I started GameSpot, I was its managing editor and my work with Ty, K, Monti, Andrew, and all our pals is foundational to who I am now. Please pitch!! 🏳️🌈✨💕
Happy Pride! Uppercut is open to pitches again 😊🌈
June 1, 2025 at 3:01 PM
YOU LOVE TO SEE IT. Ty is a dream to work with and I can’t express how much Uppercut as an institution means to me. Before I started GameSpot, I was its managing editor and my work with Ty, K, Monti, Andrew, and all our pals is foundational to who I am now. Please pitch!! 🏳️🌈✨💕
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One of my favorite pieces ive evwr written was for Uppercut Crit, on long distance relationships and finding joy in the moments you can. Fantastic outlet that you should pitch your weird little ideas to: uppercutcrit.com/long-distanc...
June 1, 2025 at 2:51 PM
One of my favorite pieces ive evwr written was for Uppercut Crit, on long distance relationships and finding joy in the moments you can. Fantastic outlet that you should pitch your weird little ideas to: uppercutcrit.com/long-distanc...
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BEAMING BEAMING BEAMING
Happy Pride! Uppercut is open to pitches again 😊🌈
June 1, 2025 at 2:46 PM
BEAMING BEAMING BEAMING
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File under: Shit we absolutely LOVE TO SEE
Happy Pride! Uppercut is open to pitches again 😊🌈
June 1, 2025 at 2:39 PM
File under: Shit we absolutely LOVE TO SEE
Happy Pride! Uppercut is open to pitches again 😊🌈
June 1, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Happy Pride! Uppercut is open to pitches again 😊🌈
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A player at a Premier League club has been accused of sexual assault by four different women and has carried on playing.
We can't name him for legal reasons.
“It’s a systemic failure,” says Nazir Afzal, the former Chief Crown Prosecutor for North West England.
✍️ @mjslater.bsky.social
We can't name him for legal reasons.
“It’s a systemic failure,” says Nazir Afzal, the former Chief Crown Prosecutor for North West England.
✍️ @mjslater.bsky.social
The player we can’t write about and football’s ‘systemic failure’ to deal with sexual violence
A Premier League player is representing his club despite facing accusations of sexual violence. And nobody can talk or do anything about it.
www.nytimes.com
May 31, 2025 at 8:43 AM
A player at a Premier League club has been accused of sexual assault by four different women and has carried on playing.
We can't name him for legal reasons.
“It’s a systemic failure,” says Nazir Afzal, the former Chief Crown Prosecutor for North West England.
✍️ @mjslater.bsky.social
We can't name him for legal reasons.
“It’s a systemic failure,” says Nazir Afzal, the former Chief Crown Prosecutor for North West England.
✍️ @mjslater.bsky.social
An update on Uppercut's future:
November 10, 2023 at 2:38 PM
An update on Uppercut's future:
Ty will be live with Slay the Princess in a little under 10 minutes! twitch.tv/uppercutcrit
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Just some queer nerds looking to have fun with our community
twitch.tv
November 1, 2023 at 12:35 AM
Ty will be live with Slay the Princess in a little under 10 minutes! twitch.tv/uppercutcrit
It's Halloween season baybee! We're celebrating all month, starting with our first Indie Mixtape episode of the month featuring some very scary indie games:
How Fish is Made
Amanda the Adventurer
HEXCRAFT: Harlequin Fair
Let's MEAT Adam
FAITH: The Unholy Trinity
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How Fish is Made
Amanda the Adventurer
HEXCRAFT: Harlequin Fair
Let's MEAT Adam
FAITH: The Unholy Trinity
uppercutcrit.com/42-this-is-h...
Indie Mixtape Episode 42. This IS Halloween
Ty and HB celebrate scary season with some icky, creepy, and weird indie games. Games discussed in the show: How Fish is Made FAITH: The Unholy Trinity Amanda the Adventurer HEXCRAFT: Harlequin...
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October 15, 2023 at 7:32 PM
It's Halloween season baybee! We're celebrating all month, starting with our first Indie Mixtape episode of the month featuring some very scary indie games:
How Fish is Made
Amanda the Adventurer
HEXCRAFT: Harlequin Fair
Let's MEAT Adam
FAITH: The Unholy Trinity
uppercutcrit.com/42-this-is-h...
How Fish is Made
Amanda the Adventurer
HEXCRAFT: Harlequin Fair
Let's MEAT Adam
FAITH: The Unholy Trinity
uppercutcrit.com/42-this-is-h...
New Indie Mixtape is out! (Apologies for the audio goof this weekend, if you got a weirdly short Mixtape ep in your podcatcher, redownload for the full ep!!!) uppercutcrit.com/41-an-ocean-...
Indie Mixtape Ep. 41. An Ocean of One’s Own
This time on Indie Mixtape, Ty and HB explore the oceans of alien worlds, do Russian folk magic, traverse dimensions to fulfill bounties, ruminate on being a shitty teen, and experience the existentia...
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October 2, 2023 at 5:42 PM
New Indie Mixtape is out! (Apologies for the audio goof this weekend, if you got a weirdly short Mixtape ep in your podcatcher, redownload for the full ep!!!) uppercutcrit.com/41-an-ocean-...
"Instead of Stray Gods treating Medusa as the victim she is, and trying to provide a path to redemption/healing that the other, frankly worse, Idols get, it instead flirts with compassion for the gorgon, while ultimately abandoning her as a lost cause."
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Stray Gods’ story about moving forward leaves Medusa behind
Note: This article contains spoilers for Stray Gods, as well as discussions of sexual assault. Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical is pretty much exactly what the title implies. The player characte...
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September 27, 2023 at 8:18 PM
"Instead of Stray Gods treating Medusa as the victim she is, and trying to provide a path to redemption/healing that the other, frankly worse, Idols get, it instead flirts with compassion for the gorgon, while ultimately abandoning her as a lost cause."
shorturl.at/yCRUX
shorturl.at/yCRUX
Seasons screamings, writers! Our pitches are now open through Monday, October 2 at 5pm PST and we're specifically looking for ideas that have to do with horror/Halloween! Check out our guidelines and send your ideas to uppercutpitches@gmail.com uppercutcrit.com/write-for-us/
Write For Us
So you want to write for Uppercut... Here’s a quick explanation of how pitching us works! At Uppercut, we prioritize critical work that provides an insight or angle on games that isn’t b...
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September 25, 2023 at 4:22 PM
Seasons screamings, writers! Our pitches are now open through Monday, October 2 at 5pm PST and we're specifically looking for ideas that have to do with horror/Halloween! Check out our guidelines and send your ideas to uppercutpitches@gmail.com uppercutcrit.com/write-for-us/
We're live on Twitch playing Game of Fortune! twitch.tv/uppercutcrit
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Just some queer nerds looking to have fun with our community
twitch.tv
September 19, 2023 at 10:54 PM
We're live on Twitch playing Game of Fortune! twitch.tv/uppercutcrit
The latest episode of Indie Mixtape, featuring our new host HB, is live now! Check it out via the link or wherever you get your podcasts: uppercutcrit.com/40-whats-up-...
Indie Mixtape Episode 40. What’s Up With This Funky Lil’ Tree Guy?
In this episode, meet another of our rotating guest hosts, HB! We do some gardening in a mental hospital, hang out in a nunnery, lead a revolution, and patrol fantasy roadways. Games played in the ...
uppercutcrit.com
September 15, 2023 at 7:42 PM
The latest episode of Indie Mixtape, featuring our new host HB, is live now! Check it out via the link or wherever you get your podcasts: uppercutcrit.com/40-whats-up-...
Better late than never, here are our highlights from the
Six One Indie Mini Indie Showcase 23: uppercutcrit.com/highlights-f...
Six One Indie Mini Indie Showcase 23: uppercutcrit.com/highlights-f...
Highlights from The Mini Indie Showcase 23
Our pals over at Six One Indie have started a rad tradition of hosting a video showcase for indie games ahead of PAX events each year. This year was no different, with their Mini Indie
uppercutcrit.com
September 14, 2023 at 7:01 PM
Better late than never, here are our highlights from the
Six One Indie Mini Indie Showcase 23: uppercutcrit.com/highlights-f...
Six One Indie Mini Indie Showcase 23: uppercutcrit.com/highlights-f...