Letter from the Editor Unwinnable Monthly – September 2022 By David Shimomura • September 19th, 2022 Welcome to the spoopy season, new columnists await!
Assigned, (De)limited Desire The Dodo Wears Labelle By Trevor Richardson • August 25th, 2022 Label has her would-be muses dress up to spur her inspiration, but what materially occurs is a transaction of influence.
Letter to a Heroine Isabelle By Melissa King • September 28th, 2020 Melissa King appreciates Isabelle from Animal Crossing.
The Heavy Pour Buddies By Sara Clemens • August 12th, 2020 Social distancing can be lonely. Animal Crossing makes it a little less so.
Here's the Thing Three Quick Ones By Rob Rich • July 14th, 2020 Rob dives into how two series took a step forward in their decades-spanning gameplay formula this year, albeit to varying success.
Another Look Software Object Crossing By Yussef Cole • June 8th, 2020 Animal Crossing’s villagers are carefully calibrated to fall somewhere between comforting, digital companion and glorified gashapon capsule.
Collision Detection Finding Meaning in Animal Crossing’s Weird-Ass World By Ben Sailer • May 7th, 2020 Animal Crossing: New Horizons has dominated social media since its release. This explainer might help you understand the appeal, or it might not explain anything at all.
Animal Crossing and Queer Agency By Jeremy Signor • April 2nd, 2020 Animal Crossing gives queer folks the kind of agency they may not have in the real world.
Feature Excerpt Picking Fruit in Hyrule: Playing Breath of the Wild Like It’s Animal Crossing By Alyssa Wejebe • February 21st, 2020 If you’re sick of emptying your pockets to Tom Nook and microtransactions, another Nintendo mainstay may be exactly what you’re looking for.
Unwinnable Monthly, February 2020 By Stu Horvath • February 17th, 2020 The February issue of Unwinnable Monthly is here to infect your brain!
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.
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.
Unmissable: Episode 4 By Sara Clemens and David Shimomura • March 28th, 2019 It’s all about games on this week’s episode of Unmissable!
Backlog Quick Takes By Gavin Craig • May 17th, 2018 Gavin reveals a perhaps troubling obsession with mobile games in a short survey of what he’s been playing lately.
Pocket Camp: An Exercise in Capitalist Banality By Khee Hoon Chan • December 7th, 2017 And if you’re a bourgeoisie Whale—what videogame companies call their biggest spenders who are willing to drop at least $100 per month on freemium games—well, you’ve exactly the corporate wet dream Nintendo wants to hook in.
Trading Cards with a Fierce Bite By Jose Cardoso • February 24th, 2017 “The [amiibo card] system feels like DLC schemes used in the mobile environment.”
Animal Crossing is a Cracked Mirror By Steven Messner • September 3rd, 2015 “Cinders became more than a village. It was a canvas for Brittany and I to paint on together.” Steven Messner and his wife escape with Animal Crossing.
How Videogames Taught Me to Travel By Michael Fraiman • August 19th, 2013 Michael Fraiman credits his love of travel to his journeys through digital lands.
Giving Back By Jane Riley • July 15th, 2013 Jane Riley argues the constructive points of Animal Crossing‘s idyllic, community-driven experience.
From the Journal of an Accidental Mayor: Day 24 By Jacob Siegal • June 28th, 2013 Jacob Siegal uncovers the surreal horror of being a public servant in Animal Crossing.
Daily Quests By Gus Mastrapa • June 14th, 2013 Clean the baby’s bottles? Or sell the oranges in Animal Crossing?
Crossing Off By Gus Mastrapa • May 24th, 2013 Gus Mastrapa isn’t a list-maker. Thankfully, his wife Alexis is.
Living Room By Steve Haske • September 30th, 2012 The walls, both physical and virtual, are closing in on Steve Haske.
Unwinnable Presents: Unlistenable Episode 48 By Team Unwinnable • September 24th, 2012 This week the team has Sam Machkovech from The Daily and Steve Haske from A Jumps B Shoots and EGM!
How I Met My Wife By Gus Mastrapa • April 27th, 2012 Gus Mastrapa explains how Larry Flynt and Pokemon were pivotal in meeting the love of his life.
