A Love Letter to Bit Bash By Amanda Hudgins • August 19th, 2019 I didn’t have an idea except I wanted to smash guitars on stage, and I knew that if I was ever going to do this, it would have to be Bit Bash. I thought they would say no.
Dragonlance By Stu Horvath and John McGuire • August 19th, 2019 Get your lance! Get your dragon! We’re talking about Dragonlance this week!
Unwinnable Monthly – August 2019 By Stu Horvath • August 16th, 2019 Summer is on its way out, but Unwinnable Monthly is here to keep your spirits up!
The Last Softball Player By Levi Rubeck • August 15th, 2019 “When he suggested we attend a baseball game, I wasn’t shy in my disinterest. We lost touch immediately after that.”
Queer Cooperation By Jeremy Signor • August 14th, 2019 Experiences that network queer people together are key to queer survival. That makes games that do that while fostering a sense of cooperation absolutely vital.
Episode 13: Blackout Club By Sara Clemens and David Shimomura • August 14th, 2019 Come for the Stranger Things comparisons, stay for the harrowing tales of sins Unwinnablers committed!
Collision Detection Abe’s Oddysee, Ahead of Its Time By Ben Sailer • August 14th, 2019 The PlayStation classic Oddworld: Abe’s Oddysee offers poignant commentary on how to handle catastrophic circumstances that feel bigger than yourself.
Rookie of the Year Am I Dead? By Matt Marrone • August 13th, 2019 Do you ever wonder what happens to those Words with Friends rivals when you move on to other apps?
Forms in Light Planning Novigrad By Justin Reeve • August 12th, 2019 If The Witcher 3’s largest city seems easy to navigate, it’s all in your head.
Checkpoint SMASH By Corey Milne • August 7th, 2019 In Corey’s mind, Nintendo is only second to Disney when it comes to pure brand power. And he has the nostalgia to prove it.
Review of Dead or Alive II By Alan Smithee • August 5th, 2019 Dead or Alive 2 is one of the newest slot machines, and it has already become a cult favourite.
LJN Dungeons & Dragons Toys By Stu Horvath and John McGuire • August 5th, 2019 We open up Stu’s toy chest and (CAREFULLY) play with his LJN D&D toys. We also talk about Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night and the D&D Young Adventurers Guides.
Transforming Bodies By Jeremy Signor • August 1st, 2019 Transformation is oftentimes central to the queer experience. That’s why bodies that represent humanity’s transformative nature are so appealing.
The Kremer Museum By Stu Horvath • July 31st, 2019 Over the course of human history, the problem with paintings is that you have to go see them. With The Kremer Museum, a virtual reality art collection, that’s been changing.
Mario Maker 2EZ By Amanda Hudgins • July 29th, 2019 Probably because game design is dead, but also because it’s kind of fun in a “piss off your parents and slide down the hardwood floors in your hallways with furniture polish on your socks” kind of way.
Microaggressions By Jeremy Signor • July 24th, 2019 The more media takes little swipes at the core of who you are, the more you wonder if you should be consuming it in the first place.
Feature Excerpt Silly Old Bear By Dick Page • July 22nd, 2019 The review-bombing of Devotion was never about Winnie the Pooh.
Feature Excerpt Springfield Forever By Noah Springer • July 22nd, 2019 Some mobile games are only entertaining for a few hours. For Noah, The Simpsons Tapped Out has proven fun for nearly a decade.
Forgotten Realms By Stu Horvath and John McGuire • July 22nd, 2019 We’re back to the regular format, looking at Forgotten Realms, the Jaws board game and the Tales From the Loop follow-up, Things From the Flood.
Episode 11 – Stranger Things By Sara Clemens and David Shimomura • July 18th, 2019 Stranger Things are afoot as Sara and David talk about the third season of Netflix’s popular 80s pastiche
A Joyous Insignificance Among the Stars By Levi Rubeck • July 18th, 2019 Will future generations know about the simple technologies we take for granted but have a high likelihood of getting lost in the oncoming floods?
The Gay Dating Conundrum By Jeremy Signor • July 17th, 2019 Dating sims are increasingly taking on a queer bent, but few examine the quiet devastation of absence felt by the rural gay.
Unwinnable Monthly – July 2019 By Stu Horvath • July 15th, 2019 You’ve probably already watched the season of Stranger Things, so why not binge on the latest issue of Unwinnable Monthly?
Fuck-’em-Up By Davis Cox • July 15th, 2019 The latest fucking-em-up title is My Friend Pedro, a sidescrolling shooter focused on high-flying leaps and a plethora of ricocheting bullets.
Freedom is the Lance By Levi Rubeck • July 12th, 2019 I dream of the actual sense of commanding space and time through piloting a vehicle
The McMaster Files Putting the “U” in Trauma By Jason McMaster • July 12th, 2019 In the vein of Dwarf Fortress and Rim World, Barotrauma players make their own stories. And an uncanny number of them end in death.
Here's the Thing I Gave Up on Dark Souls to Play Dragon’s Dogma By Rob Rich • July 11th, 2019 Rob has always had a love/hate relationship Dark Souls, but it wasn’t until recently playing Dragon’s Dogma again that he realized why.
Rookie of the Year I Beat Bethesda By Matt Marrone • July 10th, 2019 Matt achieved just about everything in the “Early Access” version of The Elder Scrolls: Blades without paying a cent.
Checkpoint Baker Dill and the Justice Tuna By Corey Milne • July 9th, 2019 Corey spoils Serenity, an incredibly stupid film that’s still managed to burrow into his subconscious.
Scorpion and Sub-Zero Should Make It Official By Chris Lawrence • July 8th, 2019 For MK12, I want to see a kiss.
Paper Anniversary, plus Planet X Games! By Stu Horvath and John McGuire • July 8th, 2019 We celebrate our one year anniversary with a look at some of our favorite tabletop roleplaying things. Plus: we talk to Levi Combs of Planet X games about his forthcoming grindhouse D&D module.
Labor and Capital By Justin Reeve • July 5th, 2019 There’s something strange about the dockworkers in Dishonored 2. It’s not the way they talk, though – it’s the way they walk.
The Burnt Offering Grab Bag By Stu Horvath • July 5th, 2019 Stu has a handful of thoughts on everything from The Name of the Rose to dungeon synth.
Collision Detection When Amazon Gamifies Hell, Who’s Gaming Who? By Ben Sailer • July 3rd, 2019 Videogames placed in Amazon warehouses are allegedly intended to boost employee morale. However, reality may be less altruistic than the company’s PR spin.
The Heavy Pour Performing the Play By Sara Clemens • July 2nd, 2019 Sara gets hype over E3’s Dying Light 2 demo, glorious goofs and all.
This Mortal Coyle Hoshi from How to Date a Magical Girl By Deirdre Coyle • July 1st, 2019 Why bother trying to date in a dating sim when you can play with one very good dog!
Gingy's Corner Valthirian Arc: Hero School Story By Gingy Gibson • June 28th, 2019 Valthirian Arc: Hero School Story is the world’s premier No Child Left Behind simulator.
Revving the Engine Jupiter & Mars By Stu Horvath • June 28th, 2019 James Mielke guides us through the post-human neon ocean of Jupiter & Mars.
The Homoeroticism of Contra and Altered Beast By Jeremy Signor • June 26th, 2019 Embracing the homoerotic undertones of video games can help gaymers grapple with their own sexuality.
