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A woman with blonde hair holds up a small doll in front of a dollhouse.

Where is the Weird?

By Phoenix Simms • February 5th, 2026

I miss AA and AAA being unabashedly bizarro in their design, whether they’re story-driven or not.

Don't Stop Believing
Art from Anthem shows a dynamic combat scene featuring four characters wearing large, powered exosuits.

Grieving with Anthem

By Elijah Beahm • February 4th, 2026

Almost everyone you meet has lost something, trying to find some way to move forward, to rebuild.

Here Be Monsters
A close-up image of a doll-like figure with a cracked white face and dark, bobbed hair, wearing a dark blue school uniform. Ropes are tied around its wrists and upper arms, suggesting it is a scarecrow or puppet.

Puberty is Hell: Growing up in Silent Hill f

By Emma Kostopolus • February 3rd, 2026

Silent Hill f did nothing else so much as remind me just how badly being a teenager sucked.

Sounds from RPGS

By Stu Horvath • February 2nd, 2026

What does an RPG sound like?

Exploits Feature

Something to Touch

By KM Nelson • February 2nd, 2026

“The point is not realism, but presence and sensation.”

Mind Palaces
A still from Barquero of a rugged man leaning forward in the bright sun, a beat up hat on his head and a well-worn shirt worn open barely hanging on to his shoulders.

A Fistful of Westerns

By Maddi Chilton • January 30th, 2026

There’s nothing as satisfying as a well-framed shot of a horse running fast.

Past Presence
A screenshot from Angeline Era shows a birds-eye view of a rolling green landscape. In the center, a lone figure examines an angelic statue.

Angeline Era vs Videogames

By Dr. Emily Price • January 29th, 2026

In Angeline Era, discursive difficulty leads to meaningful experiences.

Run It Back
A scene from Palestine 36 shows several men riding through an arid landscape on horseback.

2025

By Oluwatayo Adewole • January 28th, 2026

This month we reflect on the year gone past and how the spirit of revolution never really dies.

Feature Story

Tithonus’ Drone: Myth, Loss and Memory in Phoenix Springs

By KM Nelson • January 27th, 2026

What is the point of a memorial to the dead if there is no one to receive it?

Feature Excerpt
A man pulls a syringe full of glowing yellow liquid from a bottle in a scene from Re-Animator.

Grad School is the Scariest Part: On Re-Animator

By Alexander B. Joy • January 26th, 2026

Re-Animator’s gory packaging and squeamish set pieces mask a trenchant – and accurate – sendup of all the reasons why graduate school is a toxic mess.

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