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Noise Complaint
Detail from the cover art for Better Lovers' God Made Me an Animal features two dark figures with heart eyes attached to each other by their tongues. On each of their chests is one half of a broken heart.

Better Vibes With Better Lovers

By Ben Sailer • July 30th, 2024

Ben goes to see metalcore supergroup Better Lovers and comes away with a renewed affection for his city and the power of the riff.

Funeral Rites
A drawing of a river cutting through a valley, rendered in striking black and red ink.

Smelting RPGs Down to Simple Bliss with Outcast Silver Raiders

By Justin Reeve • July 26th, 2024

“Perhaps out of a sense of satire or perhaps just because I really like horror movies, metal and the occult, I wanted to create something that would have been absolutely forbidden in my house.”

Feature Excerpt

The World Outside the Glass was Almost Gorgeous

By Will Borger • July 25th, 2024

The first step to solving a problem is admitting a problem exists, and the role you played in causing it. None of us are innocent.

Feature Excerpt
A Los Angeles beach on an overcast day.

The Games Space

By Jay Castello • July 24th, 2024

Geoff is excited for videogames at Opening Night Live in August. Geoff is excited for videogames at the Game Awards in December. Geoff is excited for videogames at Summer Game Fest in June. Soon it will be August again.

Letter to a Heroine
Melissa King's pink pompadoured FFXIV character, Bobot Bobot, celebrates a victory with two pink-suited Fall Guys.

Bobot Bobot and the Power of Cute

By Melissa King • July 23rd, 2024

Mel’s back with an essay praising the most important heroine of all: herself.

Nonhuman Meditations
Artwork depicting Godzilla curled up in the Roman Colosseum while spotlights shine on him from several angles.

Godzilla: From Nuclear Trauma to Emotionally Recovering in the Colosseum

By Alyssa Wejebe • July 22nd, 2024

While Godzilla was created from nuclear warfare – he’s ultimately not his creator. Or he doesn’t have to be.

Here's the Thing
Kurt Russell as Lee Shaw in Monarch: Legacy of Monsters.

Godzilla’s Legacy of Humans

By Rob Rich • July 19th, 2024

Rob has always rolled his eyes whenever people complain about spending too much time with the people in Godzilla films, and watching Monarch: Legacy of Monsters gave him even more Strong Opinions on the subject.

Letter from the Editor

Unwinnable Monthly – July 2024

By David Shimomura • July 19th, 2024

It’s Skinner’s game industry.

Forms in Light
A busy street in Tokyo, filled with colorful ads and signage.

Taming the Beast

By Justin Reeve • July 18th, 2024

The tale of Japan’s Bubble Economy and the metaphorical devastation wrought by Godzilla provides valuable lessons for the future of generations everywhere.

Always Autumn
An illustration from the manga Chainsaw Man shows a man with shaggy hair pensively reviewing a newspaper, coffee mug in hand.

Hoplophobia

By Autumn Wright • July 17th, 2024

In the great tradition of obscuring the true big bad of its story, the ostensible antagonist of Chainsaw Man is a compelling kaiju.

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