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Unwinnable Monthly – August 2024

By David Shimomura • August 15th, 2024

Sometimes the fastest way to enjoyment is taking the long way around.

Noah's Beat Box
Fallout 4's Sole Survivor and their dog explores the Wasteland.

Memories of a Commonwealth

By Noah Springer • August 14th, 2024

I’ve lived in a number of cities over my life, but my memories of Boston seem to feel stronger, maybe because of my time in Fallout 4.

Casting Deep Meteo
A black-and-white photo of the band Orchid rocking out on stage in all their middle-aged glory.

Orchid in Defiant Embrace of Age

By Levi Rubeck • August 14th, 2024

The members of Orchid got together, found the weight of the years less cumbersome than they imagined, and in the most pure punk spirit of all said, “Fuck it.”

Area of Effect
Red, yellow and white onions piled on a counter.

The Play Space

By Jay Castello • August 13th, 2024

Wandrer.earth logs all the roads you’ve walked on (via a Strava integration). There is no way that these numbers will move considerably, ever, but seeing where I’ve been is compelling enough.

I Played It, Like, Twice...
A closeup of the board for Scooby Doo 2 Monsters Unleashed, with a purple layout, comic drawing of the control room, bats, and skulls with peace symbols for eyes for some resaon

The Monster Race: Simple Times with the Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed Game

By Orrin Grey • August 12th, 2024

When it comes to comparing the Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed Game to any of the other Scooby-Doo games we’ve covered here, there’s really no comparison at all.

The Court of Ardor

By Stu Horvath and John McGuire • August 12th, 2024

Wait a minute, this isn’t Middle-earth!

Rookie of the Year
A "no parking" sign used by the production team of the TV show Evil stapled to a telephone pole.

My Neighborhood is Literally Evil

By Matt Marrone • August 9th, 2024

A lot of shows are filmed in my neighborhood, but in the past few years, nothing has made its presence felt as much as Evil.

Interlinked
Art from Dragon Age: The Veilguard shows the adventuring party standing in a large ruined temple, staring out across a lush and green valley.

Bio Domes

By Phoenix Simms • August 8th, 2024

Dragon Age: Veilguard is being released during a period of global climate change, which makes some players view the game and its devotion to world building with an ecological slant.

Here Be Monsters
An oil rig, far out on stormy seas.

HR is Having a Field Day: Still Wakes the Deep as the Lovecraftian Banal

By Emma Kostopolus • August 7th, 2024

Still Wakes the Deep is essentially just being stuck in Hell with all your worst coworkers.

Mind Palaces
Detail from the cover of Jenny Erpenbeck's Kairos featuring a cropped photo of a woman's blue eye and a large black dot evoking a period at the end of a sentence.

Booking It (Vol. 2)

By Maddi Chilton • August 6th, 2024

The thrilling conclusion to Maddi’s quest to read the entirety of the International Booker Prize longlist.

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