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The Beat Box
A man with gold teeth within concentric circles.

Noteworthy Hip Hop – February 2021

By Noah Springer • March 1st, 2021

Hey you guys! Noah is doing album roundups again!

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A green and a pink inkling staring at each other with menace.

We Found Love in a Chatless Place: Community through Silent Multiplayer

By Emma Kostopolus • February 26th, 2021

Painting in a world where no one has mouths but they must speak.

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Videri String Quartet

Videogame Chamber Music

By William Dowell • February 26th, 2021

“One Winged Angel” is plenty haunting to start but then you hear the string quartet version. Find out what goes into that.

Letter From the Editor

Unwinnable Monthly – February 2021

By Stu Horvath • February 14th, 2021

February sure is long for the shortest month, right? Pass the time with the new Unwinnable Monthly.

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50 Years Later, Superman Defeats the Klan Again

By Harry Rabinowitz • February 10th, 2021

Superman punching Nazis, chucking Klansmen and standing up for diversity has never been this good.

Heaven from the Other Side

By Yussef Cole • February 8th, 2021

Blasphemous serves as an aesthetic exploration of the mind of the devout.

Letter to a Heroine

Mei

By Melissa King • February 5th, 2021

“News stories don’t always have to be major, they just have to matter.”

World Tour

France

By Oluwatayo Adewole • February 4th, 2021

A discussion on cycles of violence.

Rookie of the Year

More Songs About Bob and Judy

By Matt Marrone • February 3rd, 2021

Did David Byrne invent Twin Peaks? Matt thinks so.

Here's the Thing

No Man’s Sky vs. Cyberpunk 2077

By Rob Rich • February 2nd, 2021

The edgelords never get what they want, do they?

Forms in Light

Marble Madness

By Justin Reeve • February 1st, 2021

Marble, marble, everywhere. Why is it all white and shiny?

The Beat Box

RIP MF DOOM

By Noah Springer • January 29th, 2021

Just remember ALL CAPS when you spell the man name.

Revving the Engine

Torchlight III: Relight the Torch

By Jason McMaster • January 28th, 2021

A little time, some love and some Diablo DNA and what do you get?

Always Autumn

Loxahatchee Boys

By Autumn Wright • January 27th, 2021

There is a queerness to winter in Florida.

Collision Detection

In Videogames, Everybody’s Working for the Weekend

By Ben Sailer • January 26th, 2021

Work sucks, I know.

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The Thrill of Being the World’s Only Active Player

By Henry Ewins • January 21st, 2021

I wanted to know how and why developers can be inspired to go so against the grain that they sacrifice what seems like the most fundamental of any creator’s wants – having an audience…

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The Plagues of Dunwall

By Alma Roda-Gil • January 21st, 2021

The rich and powerful never think that the problems of the common people will affect them.

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.

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Birth of Masculine Bodies

By Zsolt David • December 17th, 2020

Press button to move legs.

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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.

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