E-soterica Sokpop’s World In Miniature By Alyse Stanley • October 17th, 2018 Terrariums let you play god with none of the responsibilities. The Sokpop Collective’s Simmiland lets you do it in real time.
Unwinnable Monthly – October 2018 By Stu Horvath • October 16th, 2018 It is time for the October issue of Unwinnable Monthly! Find out what’s behind the cover.
Nukes Are Bad By David Shimomura • October 16th, 2018 Nuclear weapons are terrifying. Videogames would do well to remember that.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Other Strangeness By Stu Horvath and John McGuire • October 15th, 2018 Turtle Power! The guys discuss the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles RPG from Palladium Books.
Checkpoint Quiet Adventure By Corey Milne • October 14th, 2018 Loosely based around Scandinavian folklore, Burly Men at Sea tells the tales of three bearded brothers who kind of just meander into adventures.
Documentary Sunday Atari: Game Over Featuring an Interview with Andrew Reinhard By Megan Condis • October 13th, 2018 Andrew Reinhard, author of Archaeogaming: An Introduction to Archaeology in and of Video Games, explains why its important for archaeologists to study games.
Collision Detection The Inseparable Politics of Homo Machina By Ben Sailer • October 13th, 2018 Underneath this mobile game’s unassuming plot lies deep historical inspiration intricately connected to the social upheaval surrounding its source material.
The Burnt Offering The Rulebook Tarantella By Stu Horvath • October 12th, 2018 The mind behind Unearthed Arcana stumbled on a roleplaying publishing paradox: you need rulebooks to make money, but the more rulebooks you publish, the more unwieldy your game.
History in Color By Justin Reeve • October 11th, 2018 Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey‘s depiction of painted Greek statues not only strays from its predecessor, it challenges an orientalist tradition clung to by the art world.
A Bus Full of Dogs in El Salvador By Levi Rubeck • October 11th, 2018 As the world shrinks, Stonebot games shows the value of staying local, thinking big, and defending man’s best friend.