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A screenshot from Fear and Hunger 2: Termina with a young student in a dark basement looking one way while a hideous creature emerges towards her from behind

Games with Teeth

By Hayes Geldmacher • February 21st, 2024

I painstakingly prepared for each enemy encounter as though it was my last and walked into every room with the learned caution of a once-captured animal.

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Unwinnable Monthly – February 2024

By David Shimomura • February 19th, 2024

The really weird stuff happens in February.

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A sampling of several characters from Fortnite's character selection screen.

Fortnite, Eminem and Kidproofing Media in the Age of Content

By Holly Boson • February 22nd, 2024

Eminem’s presence in The Big Bang can be interpreted as an apology to the players following their disastrous attempts at childproofing.

The Price of Freedom

By Stu Horvath and John McGuire • February 19th, 2024

Better dead than Red!

Four workers in total body suits with square helmets, flashlights, and some industrial gear pose as if something terrifying lurks just out of the frame

Lethal Company and the Ethos of the “Bad Job”

By Joshua M. Henson • February 16th, 2024

It is a fact of playing a horror game ad nauseam that it will at some point become less scary, and this is another facet of the gameplay loop that invokes the feeling of working a drab retail position.

Here's the Thing

A shelfie of several of Rob's colorful transforming toys.

Growing Pains

By Rob Rich • February 16th, 2024

Rob revisits his thoughts on toy collecting and how his loose but still focused approach is great, but can also be a real pain at times.

Forms in Light

A hazy blue view of Bright Falls Light & Power from Alan Wake 2.

Pacific Palettes

By Justin Reeve • February 15th, 2024

Games like Alan Wake 2 provide a glimpse into the Pacific Northwest, allowing us to experience the multifaceted architectural identity of a region largely untouched by modern media.

Noah's Beat Box

The photograph "A Great Day in Hip Hop" by XXL.

Museum Piece

By Noah Springer • February 15th, 2024

A pilgrimage to “The Culture: Hip Hop & Contemporary Art in the 21st Century” at the St. Louis Art Museum.

A screenshot from the trailer for Conan the Barbarian, where the title warrior is shirtless on a beach swinging with his sword drawn gracefully above his head

What is Best in Life: Conan Movies on 4K

By Orrin Grey • February 14th, 2024

When the pouty virginal princess asks Zula how one goes about getting a man, no one but Grace Jones could sell her response, as she growls, “You grab him! And take him!”

Casting Deep Meteo

The Wanamaker Organ at the Macy’s City Center, the largest playable organ in the world.

PAX Unplugged 2023

By Levi Rubeck • February 14th, 2024

Breakfast tacos, cloudy donuts, Dark Souls on cardboard and one really, really big organ.

Area of Effect

Art from Great Ace Attorney features Ace performing his famous point while several portraits of the rest of the cast fill the space behind him.

The Call is Coming from Inside the Courtroom

By Jay Castello • February 13th, 2024

Great Ace Attorney, set in Meiji era Japan and Victorian London, manages to upend the sacred space of the courtroom.

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