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Letter From the Editor

Unwinnable Monthly – January 2021

By Stu Horvath • January 15th, 2021

Happy new year, gang! Let’s see how Unwinnable is kicking off 2021.

Here's the Thing

Why I’m Leaving YouTube

By Rob Rich • January 13th, 2021

After almost five years and hundreds of videos, Rob’s calling it quits and it’s all YouTube’s fault.

Forms in Light

Bizarre Banality

By Justin Reeve • January 12th, 2021

The house in Gone Home is WEIRD.

Another Look

Take a Look

By Yussef Cole • January 11th, 2021

Take a load off. Soak it in.

Collision Detection

Countering COVID-19 Disinformation in Five Minutes or Less with Go Viral!

By Ben Sailer • January 8th, 2021

Separating fact from fiction on the Internet and in the media is more difficult than ever. In the middle of a global pandemic, the consequences are potentially lethal. Could a simple browser game be part of the solution?

Letter to a Heroine

Fischl

By Melissa King • January 7th, 2021

Was it lonely, being left in your library by yourself? I was lonely like you once, too.

This Mortal Coyle

Joy Johnson-Johjima from Monster Camp

By Deirdre Coyle • January 6th, 2021

If I overheard someone talking about a bookish goth who listens to Rumours on repeat too much, I’d assume they were talking about me.

Self-Insert

Rarepairs

By Amanda Hudgins • January 5th, 2021

Their pairing often isn’t just not canon – it’s so far off the beaten path that other writers maybe don’t even see it themselves…

World Tour

Germany

By Oluwatayo Adewole • January 4th, 2021

Bring out your beers and your bratwurst, and let’s get going! On tap: Herzog’s Aguirre and Wenders’ Wings of Desire.

Rookie of the Year

365 Days of Halloween

By Matt Marrone • December 29th, 2020

Practically every time we saw Phoebe Bridgers in 2020, she was wearing a full-body skeleton costume. 

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A Year at a Comics Store

By Harry Rabinowitz • December 28th, 2020

If you ever encounter a good bookseller, be nice to them. Okay? Okay.

Traces

Marching On

By Diego Nicolás Argüello • December 23rd, 2020

“I am the end. Do you understand? This world, and this tapestry, I would devour. It is my purpose.”

Noteworthy Hip Hop

Rediscovering 24-Carat Black

By Noah Springer • December 22nd, 2020

Noah talks to Zach Schonfeld about his new book on the overlooked legacy of funk and soul band 24-Carat Black.

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Avatar Forever

By Harry Rabinowitz • December 21st, 2020

Writer Gene Luen Yang understands exactly what made Avatar great, and continues the magic in comic book form.

Always Autumn

Winter’s Wind

By Autumn Wright • December 21st, 2020

If death is inevitable in Outer Wilds, then so is Timberhearth.

Revving the Engine

Adios: Farewell, Goodbye, Good Luck, So Long

By Stu Horvath and David Shimomura • December 18th, 2020

Unwinnable talks to Doc Burford about his forthcoming game Adios, a melancholy game about a pig farmer who won’t dispose of the mob’s bodies any more.

Feature Excerpt

Birth of Masculine Bodies

By Zsolt David • December 17th, 2020

Press button to move legs.

Feature Excerpt

Who Firewatches the Firewatchers

By Caroline Delbert • December 17th, 2020

Marshall played Firewatch and thought being a firewatcher sounded good, so he volunteered.

Letter From the Editor

Unwinnable Monthly – December 2020

By Stu Horvath • December 15th, 2020

Volume 7 comes to a close. Find out what treasure this issue contains!

The Fail Cycle

Fight or Flummoxed

By Declan Taggart • December 15th, 2020

Declan wrestles with a puzzle game…

Forms in Light

Formal and Vernacular Architecture

By Justin Reeve • December 14th, 2020

The game world in Breath of the Wild is filled with interesting architecture

Collision Detection

On Videogames, Accessibility and the Winter From Hell

By Ben Sailer • December 10th, 2020

Videogames are more accessible than ever thanks to increased digitization. Facing what will be the harshest winter in a generation, this is a godsend that is easy to miss, but should not be taken for granted.

Rookie of the Year

I’m Slowly Cracking Under the Weight of Tap Sports Baseball

By Matt Marrone • December 9th, 2020

Now I live in fear that my favorite player of all time will show up in a mystery box.

Here's the Thing

It’s Okay To Let Stuff End

By Rob Rich • December 8th, 2020

Rob posits that, in a lot of instances, it’s better to let the stories and characters we love end rather than drag things out so long they become boring or just plain bad.

Another Look

Crowded Apocalypse

By Yussef Cole • December 7th, 2020

“A vibrant wasteland, a sparkling new way to experience a dull old formula.”

No Accounting for Taste

Leap of Faith

By Adam Boffa • December 4th, 2020

When game industry realism and creative ambition collide.

Self-Insert

Tagging

By Amanda Hudgins • December 3rd, 2020

Tagging fics is both a conversation and a function in fanfiction.

Exploits

2010 – 2019

By Stu Horvath • December 1st, 2020

Do not party like it’s 2019. Wear masks. Be socially distant. Stay home.

The Heavy Pour

Christmas Time is Here

By Sara Clemens • December 1st, 2020

Fact: There is one single, perfect, perennial Christmas album.

This Mortal Coyle

The Forest Spirit

By Deirdre Coyle • December 1st, 2020

“I would be grateful to see the forest come to life.”

Letter to a Heroine

Fire Keeper

By Melissa King • November 30th, 2020

Will you continue to guard the flame? Will you return to as it always has been?

World Tour

Brazil

By Oluwatayo Adewole • November 27th, 2020

Welcome to this month’s stop on our world tour! Take a break from post-election stress, sip your Cachaça and let’s dive right in to Bacurau.

The Beat Box

Noteworthy Hip Hop – November 2020

By Noah Springer • November 27th, 2020

Fresh hip hop for you!

Revving the Engine

Enter the Void: Solar Ash

By Sara Clemens • November 25th, 2020

Unwinnable chats with Alx Preston about the follow-up to Hyper Light Drifter.

Feature Excerpt

Keep Calm with a Cup of Coffee

By Katiee McKinstry • November 24th, 2020

Katiee McKinstry chats with developer Andrew Jeremy about the joys of chilling out in coffee shops.

Feature Excerpt

Oishi: The Yakuza and the Koan

By George Umbarger • November 24th, 2020

What’s the Yakuza series have to do with Zen Buddhism? More than you think!

Always Autumn

Sagittarius

By Autumn Wright • November 22nd, 2020

“Every time I describe a city I am saying something about Venice.”

Letter From the Editor

Unwinnable Monthly – November 2020

By Stu Horvath • November 19th, 2020

Find out what’s behind the demon skull!

Try Reading...

Coven Edition

By Harry Rabinowitz • November 13th, 2020

Witchy comic recommendations for our resident hexers.

Here's the Thing

On The Legend of Korra and Imperfection

By Rob Rich • November 4th, 2020

Korra’s way of bringing some particularly significant character flaws to light through the eyes of their children makes them feel even more like human beings.

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