Episode 8 – Mass Effect By Sara Clemens, David Shimomura and Gavin Craig • June 19th, 2019 Gavin Craig joins the gang to talk about all things Mass Effect!
The Corpse Queen of Portugal By Jen Sisco and Robin Mazzolla • June 18th, 2019 Some lovers will go to great lengths to be together.
Unwinnable Monthly – June 2019 By Stu Horvath • June 16th, 2019 Get a nice cold lemonade (bourbon optional) and kick back with the latest issue of Unwinnable Monthly!
Byte Driver Review By Rob Rich • June 14th, 2019 Byte Driver is a sort of nostalgic, sort of straightforward, and more than sort of extreme multitasking challenge.
Masquerada and the Heart of the Queer Family By Jeremy Signor • June 12th, 2019 The status quo values blood and legacy while othering those that differ in the name of “family values”. The queer family is built from something else.
Here's the Thing The Joys of Animal Companions in Videogames By Rob Rich • June 12th, 2019 Rob waxes nostalgic about the different videogame animal companions he’s met over the years.
Coffee and Other Afterlife Necessities – The Story of The Valley of the Kings By Jen Sisco and Robin Mazzolla • June 11th, 2019 In this episode Robin takes you on an adventure through Egypt’s infamous Valley of the Kings.
A Review of Pluto TV Commercials By Amanda Hudgins • June 10th, 2019 Trapped in a world of re-runs of Forensic Files and World Poker Tour, I found myself drawn to one particular thing: the commercials of Pluto TV.
Man Against Time: The Big Clock on Blu-ray By Orrin Grey • June 10th, 2019 Orrin takes on The Big Clock, an unusual hybrid of noir and screwball comedy.
Dungeons & Dragons 1.5 Edition By Stu Horvath and John McGuire • June 10th, 2019 Did you know there was an unofficial 1.5 edition of Dungeons & Dragons? There was and it is mostly not good! Stu walks us through the history.
Backlog Almost the Only Cats I Have Ever Had By Gavin Craig • June 10th, 2019 Gavin talks about his cat. And his second cat. And his first first cat.
The Heavy Pour Into the Mystic By Sara Clemens • June 10th, 2019 If you’re one of the rare few terrified by horses, they’re pretty easy to avoid. Unless you play videogames.
Marx at the Arcade Interview By Adam Boffa • June 7th, 2019 Dr. Woodcock offered his thoughts on the developments in games labor and explained why he believes they could have impacts that go far beyond the industry.
Gingy's Corner Tokyo Chronos: Visual Novel in Virtual Reality By Gingy Gibson • June 7th, 2019 A title that does more to sell the software it runs on then the product itself.
DC’s TV Universe Represents Queer Heroes Like Marvel Won’t By Kenneth Shepard • June 7th, 2019 Avengers: Endgame is not the queer representation mainstream superheroes need, but DC’s TV universe is full of the heroes queer fans deserve.
Pets Feature Seven Videogame Chickens, Listed from Least to Most Likely to Kick My Ass By Melissa King • June 7th, 2019 Look at all these chickens.
The World Next Door Is a Nice Enough Neighbor By Sara Clemens • June 6th, 2019 Billed as hybrid of a puzzler and a visual novel with RPG elements, The World Next Door shows a lot of promise.
Finding Worth in Space Servitude By Levi Rubeck • June 6th, 2019 Joy in this game is finding solace in purgatory, stealing time from your corporate overlords, demanding value in one’s self not because of what you produce for your British AI warden.
The Burnt Offering The One Good Dog By Stu Horvath • June 6th, 2019 When pitches came in for the Pets Issue, Stu expected to get several pitches about the dog from Fable II. He got zero. So he wrote his own, goddammit!
The Space Between Lacks Meaning in Its Metaphor By Jeremy Signor • June 5th, 2019 Metaphor can be a powerful tool to lead audiences to some sort of meaning. The Space Between seems content to just bludgeon you with it.
Unmissable – Episode 8 By Sara Clemens and David Shimomura • June 5th, 2019 Game of Thrones is over, so let’s have Stu Horvath on to discuss it, even though he didn’t watch the show.
Let’s Talk to the Dead – The Fox Sisters and the Birth of American Spiritualism By Jen Sisco and Robin Mazzolla • June 4th, 2019 We have all played with a Ouija board, but few of us truly think we are contacting the dead.
Revving the Engine Hyper Jam By Stu Horvath • June 4th, 2019 Unwinnable talks to the folks behind the neon-soaked arena brawler Hyper Jam.
Another Look Dogs and Cities By Yussef Cole • June 4th, 2019 One very good boy navigates newfound sovereignty in the upcoming indie game Home Free.
Exploits Feature A Fable of Selfhood in the World of Tomorrow By Violet Shulman • June 3rd, 2019 World of Tomorrow’s Emilies aren’t quite people . . . They’re one person split in two, and this blurs the line between Self and Other into nonexistence.
Noteworthy Hip Hop – May 2019 By Noah Springer • May 31st, 2019 May was an eclectic month for hip hop. All sorts of flavors here, but mostly: Lizzo!
This Mortal Coyle Catboy the Cat, and Other Familiars By Deirdre Coyle • May 31st, 2019 Deirdre lists some of the best cat (or cat-looking, at least) familiars in pop culture.
Pets Feature Responsible Petting By David Shimomura • May 30th, 2019 What could be stressful about running a Twitter account about petting virtual dogs? A lot, apparently.
The Ballad of EarthBound’s Gay Tony By Jeremy Signor • May 29th, 2019 Gay representation isn’t about explicit labels, and it isn’t about hollow lip service. It’s about writing characters that are believably queer.
The Children’s Crusade – Certainly Not Child’s Play By Jen Sisco and Robin Mazzolla • May 28th, 2019 What happens when tens of thousands of children decide to take on a Holy Crusade? Nothing good.
Lovecraft Country/Ghosts of Saltmarsh By Stu Horvath and John McGuire • May 27th, 2019 We’ve doubled the meat this podcast, taking on the Lovecraft Country sourcebooks for Call of Cthulhu and Ghosts of Saltmarsh for 5E Dungeons & Dragons.
Downtown DIY By Steph Knarr • May 24th, 2019 The musicians of Pittsburgh’s DIY community are well-aware of their music’s past, but also keenly attuned to what’s currently popular.
The Usurper Noteworthy Metal – May 2019 By Astrid Budgor • May 24th, 2019 This month’s top contenders include two DBSM records because Astrid is a self-described predictable goth.
Five More From PAX East 2019 By Levi Rubeck • May 23rd, 2019 Cutting through my notes of PAX East 2019 (and earlier, gulp) to drop a few thoughts on small, punchy games coming forth hopefully soon.
Rookie of the Year Not. Today. By Matt Marrone • May 23rd, 2019 Fact: Arya Stark is the most badass character in the history of television.
Shakedown: Hawaii Shows Why Capitalism Sucks By Jeremy Signor • May 22nd, 2019 Placing you in the shoes of an unapologetic rich capitalist shows how much of a nihilistic circle jerk capitalism is.
Checkpoint Shadows Blunder Twice By Corey Milne • May 22nd, 2019 Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice can be crushingly difficult, but still manages to be one of the funniest games Corey’s played in years.
Documentary Sunday Agnès Varda’s The Gleaners and I and Faces Places By Megan Condis • May 21st, 2019 The late French New Wave director’s documentary is a lot like the misshapen spuds it chronicles.
The Red Ghost of the Southwest By Jen Sisco and Robin Mazzolla • May 21st, 2019 This tale of demons in the night in the American Southwest has one hell of a twist, folks!
