The Usurper Noteworthy Metal – October By Astrid Budgor • October 29th, 2018 Astrid Budgor may be sick, but so is NECRONOMIDOL’s newest album.
The Scariest Book I’ve Ever Read in My Life By Rob Rich • October 26th, 2018 Rob Rich opens up about the scariest book he’s ever read, why it’s so terrifying, and how it came from a very unlikely source.
Feature Excerpt A History in Translation By Odile Strik • October 25th, 2018 Heaven’s Vault turns learning a language into a game mechanic.
Revving the Engine Skye By Stu Horvath • October 24th, 2018 Unwinnable chats with Cian Roche of Puny Astronaut about their forthcoming game of relaxation and exploration, Skye.
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.
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 Usurper Noteworthy Metal – September 2018 By Astrid Budgor • October 12th, 2018 It’s all love this time around in a month full of new metal favorites.
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.
Another Look Couples Fighting By Yussef Cole • October 5th, 2018 Unlike the anonymous nastiness of online competition, “couch co-op” games like Overcooked engender a different, more personal form of stress.
Here's The Thing I Hate My Dream Job By Rob Rich • October 4th, 2018 After years of dreaming of getting paid to review videogames, Rob finally got that chance. Then, after almost a decade, he realized that he hated it.
No Accounting for Taste On Being Human. Or Not By Adam Boffa • October 3rd, 2018 Automata wonders whether humanity is as important as it thinks it is.
The Heavy Pour Station to Station By Sara Clemens • October 2nd, 2018 When stuck sweaty on an overheated subway platform, it’s hard for Sara not to think that she could do a better job managing things. With Mini Metro, she can give it a shot.
Backlog Shut It Down By Gavin Craig • October 1st, 2018 Gavin Craig talks about how institutions are just that: institutions. And they can overstay their usefulness.
Feature Excerpt Your Hands Are Always Tied By Adam Goodall • September 27th, 2018 A card game wrestles with the darker side of the clothing production and its own mission to change how players see the world.
Rookie of the Year The Running Matt By Matt Marrone • September 25th, 2018 Matt Marrone muses where he’d escape to if faced with the dilemma of Stephen King’s The Running Man.
This Mortal Coyle Top Ten Characters I Hate By Deirdre Coyle • September 24th, 2018 September 2018 is the first anniversary of This Mortal Coyle and, to celebrate, Deirdre Coyle lists ten characters that make her blood boil.
Feature Suspended, Mid-air By Davis Cox • September 21st, 2018 The fervor that fueled indie success after success on Kickstarter in the early 2010s has fizzled. Now, all that’s left are the dissatisfied, both fans and creators alike.
Unwinnable Monthly – September 2018 By Stu Horvath • September 17th, 2018 September is here, and so is the new issue of Unwinnable Monthly. Find out what is behind the cover…
Rookie of the Year Cheap Wine By Matt Marrone • September 14th, 2018 A hootenanny revival becomes a gothic short story after a song about booze and memories best forgotten.
This Mortal Coyle Wayward Manor By Deirdre Coyle • September 13th, 2018 Both Deirdre and the titular sentient house in Wayward Manor just want to be left alone.
Backlog Culture is Not Canon By Gavin Craig • September 12th, 2018 Star Wars is a case study in how canon can grip a culture, and what happens when fandom turns toxic.
Another Look The Grandeur of Overwatch League’s Grand Finals By Yussef Cole • September 11th, 2018 An arena’s gravitas and a bit of Blizzard showmanship make OWL feel like a real sporting event
No Accounting for Taste Studio Ghibli and the Climate Crisis By Adam Boffa • September 10th, 2018 A pair of ‘90s Ghibli films reveal the depths of our environmental problem but refuse to give up hope.
Here's the Thing Cut Hasbro Some Slack By Rob Rich • September 6th, 2018 So many toy collectors complain about how “cheap” Transformers toys have become, and blame it on Hasbro’s (and Takara’s) laziness. Rob thinks that’s bullshit.
The Usurper Noteworthy Metal – August 2018 By Astrid Budgor • September 4th, 2018 It’s hard to argue against the rise of antifa black metal bands. But then, it’s hard to extricate current stylings from black metal’s past too.
Episode 2: Shanghai Tunnels of Portland By Jen Sisco and Robin Mazzolla • September 4th, 2018 Beneath the city streets of Portland, Oregon, lies a secret system of tunnels that led from many of the most notorious brothels and bars to the waterfront…
Documentary Sunday The Rachel Divide By Megan Condis • August 31st, 2018 In the wake of current events, we might ask why Netflix thought that pulling Rachel Dolezal back into the spotlight was a good idea at all.
Collision Detection Whether its NFL or RPG, A Party Trumps Its Players By Ben Sailer • August 30th, 2018 How communities and players lose sight of the people behind their beloved teams.
Revving the Engine Deep Rock Galactic By Stu Horvath • August 28th, 2018 Dwarves bein’ dwarves. In space. We chat with Søren Lundgaard, CEO of Ghost Ship Games, about Deep Rock Galactic.
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.
Feature Excerpt Climbing the Virtual Mountain By Rowan Evans • August 23rd, 2018 When rendered in videogames, a mountain becomes more than an obstacle. They’re living sites, where introspection, healing and learning take place.
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.
Feature Excerpt Never Alone Again (Digitally) By Gavin Craig and David Wolinsky • August 20th, 2018 Meditations and musings on the lack of solitary videogame experiences, and what that might mean.
The Heavy Pour Death Rattles By Sara Clemens • August 17th, 2018 AMC’s The Terror understands that, sometimes, the Arctic’s silence haunts most of all.
