The McMaster Files A Smaller World By Jason McMaster • May 10th, 2020 With everything that’s going on, Jason’s found that his favorite Twitch streamers have helped make things a bit easier and the world a little smaller.
Here Be Dragons: Reigo: King of the Sea Monsters (2005) By Orrin Grey • January 28th, 2020 Fans of people yelling, bad CGI, and characters repeating themselves – and one another – your proverbial ship has come in.
Here's the Thing Monster Hunter and the Mainstream By Rob Rich • April 9th, 2018 Monster Hunter: World is a prime example of how a series can change itself to appeal to a mainstream audience without forsaking long time fans.
Monster Issue – Theme Recap By Team Unwinnable • October 28th, 2016 Sink your fangs into excerpts from all the theme stories in the Unwinnable Monsters issue.
Joseph Stalin was a Monster By Charles Francis Moran VI • February 21st, 2013 Charles Moran feels there’s no enemy like a Red enemy.
Worlds Without End By Jill Scharr • December 31st, 2012 Jill Scharr examines how “endings” aren’t what they used to be.
Of Men and Monsters – A Look at Historical/Fictional Mash-Ups By Kenneth J. Lucas • March 1st, 2012 Ken Lucas takes a look at historical figures who are zombie killers, vampire hunters and demon slayers.
Monster Movie Mash – Part Five By Team Unwinnable • October 28th, 2011 Ken Lucas watches Lifeforce, Ian Gonzales watches Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter and Tim Mucci watches Cronos and together they share their first impressions.
This One Isn’t About Difficulty By Malindy Hetfeld • April 15th, 2019 Is the discussion about game difficulty really about difficulty, or is it more about who we serve when we make player skill a game’s main selling point?
Demanding More from our Sad Dads By Elijah Beahm • June 26th, 2023 There’s a time and place for gaming’s sad dads as protagonists, but over the last decade or so, they’ve become worryingly common.
For the Good of All Mankind: The Two Earliest Films Starring the Silver Masked Man By Orrin Grey • March 2nd, 2023 The state of these pictures can be attributed to the fact that they were the first of their kind, filmed simultaneously, on a shoestring budget and in quite a hurry.
Interlinked The Prince of Hades Laughs with a Mouthful of Blood By Phoenix Simms • December 8th, 2022 Zagreus is definitely a liminal figure trapped in a purgatorial space – and this metaphor extends to the entire setting of Hades.
Assigned, (De)limited Desire Flying Shop of Horrors By Trevor Richardson • October 26th, 2022 Fanaticism, embodiment, and economics have been stitched together to loom dreadful over all.
This Mortal Coyle The Ultimate Apocalypse Team By Deirdre Coyle • November 4th, 2021 Hunters/Gatherers/MacGyver-ers Assemble!
genre fiction by people who aren’t cis white dudes By Amanda Hudgins • November 25th, 2020 Every few years there’s a push for people to read more books by writers who are not white or writers who are not male or writers who are not cis-gendered or Western.
Dungeon Crawling in a Dating Sim: An Interview with Victoria Tran and Tanya X. Short By Alyssa Wejebe • April 28th, 2020 Date your weapons!
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.
Backlog Partial List of Reasons for Writing a List in Place of a Column By Gavin Craig • March 7th, 2019 People love lists. See: the entirety of the internet.
Backlog What Matters and What Matters Last By Gavin Craig • December 4th, 2018 It’s a difficult thing to write about videogames when one doesn’t play very many videogames.
The Ethics of a Human Whopper By Levi Rubeck • June 14th, 2018 These ideas, of food in games as something more than a vessel of health or the act of consumption, settles like a river mist over Vampyr.
Boyfriend Dungeon Weaponizes Cuddles By Levi Rubeck • May 9th, 2018 Boyfriend Dungeon wears a dating sim on its sleeve but bears a dungeon crawler as its beating heart.
Tomb Raider and the Problematic Messiah By Elijah Beahm • April 6th, 2018 Religion in games is something you rarely see. It’s even stranger to imagine it utilized as a key aspect of any AAA project. See Crystal Dynamics’ Rise of the Tomb Raider.
Letter from the Editor Unwinnable Monthly – March 2018 By Stu Horvath • March 16th, 2018 Unwinnable Monthly 101 is here – find out what’s inside!
The Tentacled Spirit of Yharnam, in Card Stock By Levi Rubeck • January 16th, 2018 The pitch void and tentacled spirit of Yharnam has come to your table, in a much more accessible package of thick board stock and gory ink, as Bloodborne: The Card Game.
Last Week’s Comics 5/17/2017 By Ian Gonzales and Michael Edwards • May 17th, 2017 Team Unwinnable ponders a little about DC’s upcoming Doomsday Clock and review the Allred family jam, Bug!: The Adventures of Forager #1.
Here's the Thing Sick of Chosen Ones By Rob Rich • April 12th, 2017 Why does it always have to be a prophecy?
Last Week’s Comics 9/8/2016 By Sal Lucci, David Shimomura and Michael Edwards • September 7th, 2016 Team Unwinnable share their thoughts on The Killer Inside Me # 1, The Witcher: Curse of Crows # 1 and Predator Vs. Judge Dredd Vs. Aliens #2.
Games Should Make Us Smarter, Not Stronger By Matt Sayer • August 16th, 2016 Link never asked who put a slingshot in a massive treasure chest. Guardians never asked why guns pop out of aliens. We should not just accept it, too!
Last Week’s Comics 7/27/2016 By Ian Gonzales, David Shimomura and Sara Clemens • July 27th, 2016 The LWC gang shares their thoughts on this week’s ElfQuest, Cryptocracy & Predator Vs Judge Dredd Vs Aliens in this week’s erroneously named Last Week’s Comics.
Last Week’s Comics 2/10/2016 By Ian Gonzales, Michael Edwards and Sal Lucci • February 10th, 2016 Team Unwinnable shares their thoughts on this week’s Interceptor # 2, King’s Road # 1 and last week’s Lone Wolf 2100 # 2.
The Best Music of 2015 By Team Unwinnable • December 29th, 2015 Everyone on Team Unwinnable loves music. Just not the same music.
Senses All Turned Up: An Interview with Stephen Graham Jones By Stu Horvath • August 31st, 2015 “It’s not just being scary on the page, it’s being scary in a way that plugs into the psyche of the audience.” Stu interviews horror writer Stephen Graham Jones
The Burnt Offering An Appreciation of Witcher’s Work By Stu Horvath • July 14th, 2015 Stu Horvath praises The Witcher 3 and its multi-faceted protagonist Geralt of Rivia.
The Unseen – A Guide to Recent Lesser-Known Horror Films By Stu Horvath • February 10th, 2015 Stu Horvath recommends a comprehensive list of nearly 80 excellent horror movies you’ve never heard of.
Last Week’s Comics 11/12/2014 By Ian Gonzales and Sal Lucci • November 12th, 2014 Ian Gonzales reviews Avengers & X-Men: Axis #4 and Sal Lucci checks out The Humans #1 in this week’s edition of Last Week’s Comics.
Last Week’s Comics 10/22/2014 By Ian Gonzales • October 22nd, 2014 Ian Gonzales flies solo today with his review of Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 10 #8 and Unity #0 in this week’s edition of Last Week’s Comics.
Last Week’s Comics 9/3/2014 By Ian Gonzales, Brian Bannen, Sal Lucci and Michael Edwards • September 3rd, 2014 Ian Gonzales reviews Grendel vs. The Shadow #1, Brian Bannen is back with Wayward #1 and Low #2, Sal Lucci checks out All-New X-Men #31 and Michael Edwards takes on Groo vs. Conan #2 in this week’s edition of Last Week’s Comics.
Things to Come By Jordan Mammo • June 19th, 2014 Jordan Mammo’s outlook is a little more positive after E3 2014.
EATEATEATEATEAT: An Interview with Laird Barron By Stu Horvath • June 9th, 2014 In this Unwinnable Weekly reprint, Stu Horvath talks to Stoker Award-winning horror author Laird Barron about his life and work.
