D&D: Esport of the Future? By Michael Tresca • August 29th, 2018 Hasbro’s CEO has been drawing a lot of buzz about what the prototypical RPG could soon become.
Documentary Sunday Won’t You Be My Neighbor? By Megan Condis • August 24th, 2018 How do we teach kids about the complicated modern topics that throw even grown-ups for a loop? This looks like a job for Mr. Rogers.
Rookie of the Year Snake Vs. Writer’s Block By Matt Marrone • August 22nd, 2018 Some people have real addictions. Some succumb to them. I’m terrified of developing a real addiction because I can’t shake Snake Vs. Block.
Checkpoint The Blind God By Corey Milne • August 21st, 2018 God of War is just the latest example of how outside narratives are at the mercy of the established Western studios.
This Mortal Coyle Spyro the Dragon By Deirdre Coyle • August 20th, 2018 Spyro the Dragon’s thwarted vacation helped fuel the escape from my own.
Auteur Theory and Games By Malindy Hetfeld • August 20th, 2018 There’s a certain romanticism to the idea that a single individual could not only develop a recognizable brand for themselves, but maintain it across their work.
The Boxes and Paraphernalia of Captain Spirit By Khee Hoon Chan • August 16th, 2018 Objects carry with them an innately human connection; but in Captain Spirit, what’s left behind when these items are taken away also conjures an achingly compelling narrative.
The Usurper Noteworthy Metal – July 2018 By Astrid Budgor • August 16th, 2018 What can I say, it’s a death metal kind of month.
Remothered: Tormented Fathers perpetuates horror’s harmful anti-trans stereotypes By Bryan Cebulski • August 15th, 2018 Horror about sex and gender shouldn’t be off limits. But Remothered: Tormented Fathers isn’t even about sex and gender.
The Burnt Offering Dungeons & Dragons Is a Double-Edged Sword By Stu Horvath • August 15th, 2018 Dungeons & Dragons is the gateway into tabletop roleplaying, but for many players, it is also the final destination.
