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Pixel art Ghosts in front of haunted house.

Unwinnable Monthly – May 2022

By David Shimomura • May 18th, 2022

New Columnist Alert!!

Current Issue

Exploits Feature

Almost Ready to Face the Present

By Levi Rubeck • May 2nd, 2022

Louise Erdrich’s The Sentence has reminded us that we are more resilient than we often believe ourselves to be.

Noteworthy Hip Hop – May 2022

By Noah Springer • May 27th, 2022

In anticipation of Kendrick Lamar dropping his first album in five years this month, some of the top rappers in the game decided to put on a hip hop clinic.

Four portraits of the lead characters from the cover of the 4K version of the film Wild Things

Something Bad Might Happen: Wild Things (1998) on Unrated 4K

By Orrin Grey • May 26th, 2022

Wild Things is a product of its time in so many ways.

Revving the Engine

In a screenshot from the videogame Pull Stay, a man in glasses and a plaid shirt holds a mug of coffee. His face seems to be illuminated by computer glow.

Network Effects

By Phoenix Simms • May 26th, 2022

Pull Stay is personal, pulling from solo developer Nito Souji’s experience as a hikikomori, his unique sense of humor and his favorite genre of beat ‘em ups.

Feature Excerpt

In a screenshot from Demon's Souls, a beleaguered knight stands in the ruined courtyard of a great grey cathedral.

Why Aren’t There Treasure Chests in Demon’s Souls?

By Jon Thumas • May 25th, 2022

Not having treasure chests is a provocative decision for a Japanese action RPG to have made in 2009, but it was far from a transgressive one.

Feature Excerpt

Cyberpunk 2077 is a Haunted House

By Alma Roda-Gil • May 24th, 2022

Just because death permeates Night City doesn’t mean it’s a privilege afforded to everyone.

two horses facing off against each other. image from IMDB.

Body Image and Self-Loathing in Centaurworld

By Gingy Gibson • May 23rd, 2022

Or, How Horse Learned to Stop Fearing and Love Her Bod

Central Casting

By Stu Horvath and John McGuire • May 23rd, 2022

Tired of rolling dice for the same old characters? Add some unexpected zip with the Central Casting books!

The title screen for La Llorona, with the name of the movie opaquely set over a glowering sculpture of a skull

Strange Things Happen There: Two Early Mexican Horrors

By Orrin Grey • May 17th, 2022

A piece of history – not merely Mexican cinematic history, not merely horror history, but a broader snapshot of a period in time, and the changes that were happening around it.

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