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a shot of Mae from the game Night in the Woods

Aimless Protagonists and Complicated Friendships: Videogame Perspectives on Delinquency

By Don Everhart • February 10th, 2021

Ringo Ishikawa and Mae Borowski portray different aspects of delinquency, while Persona 5 uses it only as it’s convenient for the plot and for game mechanics. Each game has a different perspective on relationships as a result.

Street Fight Break

By George Collazo • October 13th, 2011

Take They Might Be Giants, add in Rip Torn, hot sauce and street fight and what you have is a grand total of awesome.

Halloween Costume Contest Winner

By Team Unwinnable • October 10th, 2011

Congratulations to Jeff LaSala, whose pirate costume has won the Unwinnable Halloween Costume Contest, courtesy of HalloweenCostumes.com!

The Hardest Working Man in Virtual Showbiz – An Interview with Darren Korb

By George Collazo • October 10th, 2011

George Collazo talks with musician and sound designer Darren Korb about his work on the Bastion soundtrack and his upcoming musical, Marry Me!

T is for Turbo-Break

By George Collazo • October 7th, 2011

Drafthouse Films presents another awesome installment in their series, The ABCs of Death! T is for Turbo is splatterrific and a funfest in the vein of Hobo With a Shotgun.

Love Break

By Stu Horvath • October 4th, 2011

Paul Graham’s essay “How to Do What You Love” is exactly what you need to read, right now.

Halloween Costume Contest!

By Team Unwinnable • October 3rd, 2011

Unwinnable has teamed up with HalloweenCostumes.com to give one lucky reader a free Halloween costume. Find out how to win!

Geek Flea 2 – Thank You!

By Team Unwinnable • October 2nd, 2011

Unwinnable’s Geek Flea 2 was a huge success and we owe it all to you. Thank you!

Geek Flea II in Captured Light

By Daniel Imperiale • September 26th, 2011

The glorious sequel to The Unwinnable Geek Flea proved to be terribly photogenic. Just look how cute!

We’ve Come a Long Way: Unwinnable Looks Back at Video Power

By Ian Gonzales • September 22nd, 2011

Ian Gonzales looks back at the first-run syndication videogame game show, Video Power.

Record Break: Zombie Rollercoaster!

By Peter Lang • September 1st, 2011

Unwinnable would like to congratulate our NJ, NYC and Philly Zombies for breaking the Guinness World Record for most costumed riders on a theme park ride – and keeping it real…real cosplay.

Justice Break

By Stu Horvath • August 31st, 2011

Comics Alliance picks the best and worst Justice League lineups since the group’s inception in the ’60s. Unwinnable agrees and disagrees.

UNATCO Break

By Stu Horvath • August 26th, 2011

The original Deus Ex was conceived as the story of the biggest conspiracy theory ever, so it stands to reason that the plot lines of the three games might be a treacherous tangle for new players. Thank God for wikis, right?

Alex Winter has Never Heard of iTunes

By Olivia Noel Davis • August 24th, 2011

Alex Winter is working with VH1 to make an irrelevant movie about Napster. Clearly his priorities (cough, Bill and Ted, cough) are out of order.

Mole Man Attacks New York City

By John McGuire • August 23rd, 2011

Exclusive truth behind the earthquake that shook the tri-state area.

Ninja Break

By Stu Horvath • August 22nd, 2011

We dig Danny Choo’s ninja training photo gallery on Culture Japan. We didn’t see a single fruit, though.

Gremlins 2 Novelization Break

By Michael Edwards • August 16th, 2011

Michael Edwards takes a look at a very meta moment in the novelization of Gremlins 2.

Flabbergast – Zombie Zombie Mambo 7

By Mark Mariano • August 8th, 2011

After Lincoln goes down, Stax teaches the zombies to mambo, until he is saved by a mysterious stranger…

Taxidermy Break

By Chris Ferry • August 8th, 2011

Chris Ferry looks at Terrible Taxidermy for today’s Coffee Break.

We Have No Operators Standing By

By Stu Horvath • August 4th, 2011

Unwinnable controls the horizontal. Unwinnable controls the vertical. Sit back, relax and get in touch!

Study Shows Internet Explorer Users “Marginally Able to Cope with the Adult World”

By Peter Lang • August 2nd, 2011

Internet Explorer used exclusively by blithering idiots, BBC reports.

The “Common Sense” Reaction: Blame Videogames

By Peter Lang • August 2nd, 2011

British news outlets were perhaps too quick to blame Xbox for the death of Chris Staniforth.

Down With Superfluous Reboots!

By Peter Lang • August 2nd, 2011

The opinion expressed in this Coffee Break belongs to Peter Lang, who stands firm against the film reboot of Spider-Man.

Thundercats Premieres Tonight on Cartoon Network

By Peter Lang • July 29th, 2011

More than just nostalgia, the reboot of Thundercats premieres tonight at 8 on Cartoon Network, exposing the classic to a new generation of viewers.

‘Geek Stuff’ Host Robbed

By John McGuire • July 29th, 2011

The Geek community was shaken this month as ‘Big Kev’ Schwoebel’s home was burglarized. His show, ‘Geek Stuff’, is currently suspended as he attempts to recoup his losses.

Of Nostalgia Robots and Butt Dragons

By Peter Lang • July 15th, 2011

Unwinnable went to see Japanese cinematic madman Noboru Iguchi’s new film Karate-Robo Zaborgar at the NYAFF and it was the best decision we’ve ever made.

Cthulhu Crayon Break

By Stu Horvath • July 6th, 2011

David Milano read stories by H.P. Lovecraft to kids and had them draw the monsters. The results are amazing.

Murderbot Speaks

By John McMillin • June 30th, 2011

Unwinnable’s freshest writer, John McMillin, talks to Chrissy Murderbot about how video games continue to influence his music.

Brandon Lloyd Tells it True

By Ebenezer Samuel • June 28th, 2011

Eb Samuel interviews Brandon Lloyd of the Denver Broncos for Complex…about his taste in videogames.

Coffee Break Brick By Brick

By John McGuire • June 22nd, 2011

The Original Star Wars trilogy, in under three minutes, made using stop-motion Lego animation. How can you go wrong?

Coffee Rave

By Stu Horvath • June 21st, 2011

As old as the internet? Yep. Still hilarious? Most definitely.

Coffee Break of Mystery!

By Stu Horvath • June 10th, 2011

Edward Gorey’s intro for Mystery! messed up Stu Horvath’s brain when he was young. Now, thanks to YouTube, it can mess up yours too!

A Zombie Walk To Remember

By John McGuire • June 9th, 2011

Unwinnable’s John McGuire sits down with Jason Meehan, founder and organizer of the New Jersey Zombie Walk.

Coffee Break Nova

By Stu Horvath • June 8th, 2011

Nova on PBS generally meant nap time for us, but we still have fond memories of the title sequences.

By the Power of Coffee Break!

By Peter Lang • May 27th, 2011

Unwinnable presents the Bollywood masterpiece He Man: The Musical for today’s Coffee Break.

Coffee Breaks the Bat

By Peter Lang • May 25th, 2011

Unwinnable stumbled upon some great Batman coffee art on Imgur for today’s Coffee Break.

Coffee Breaks Are Not a Meme is a Meme

By Peter Lang • May 24th, 2011

Coffee Break submits to the meme.

Coffee Break O>Matic

By George Collazo • May 17th, 2011

Unwinnable watches The Chris O>Matic Show every Monday and so should you!

Cosplay Coffee Break

By Daniel Imperiale • May 6th, 2011

When Dan Imperiale went to Sakura-con, he sure as hell brought his camera to document all the weird cosplay he came across. And did he find it in spades. He’s still recovering from Asian culture overload, but his trauma is your gain. [slide]

Pancake Break!

By Kenneth J. Lucas • April 22nd, 2011

Jim’s Pancakes Look Delicious & Decorative