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Unwinnable Monthly – June 2019

By Stu Horvath • June 16th, 2019

Get a nice cold lemonade (bourbon optional) and kick back with the latest issue of Unwinnable Monthly!

Current Issue

Exploits Feature

A Fable of Selfhood in the World of Tomorrow

By Violet Shulman • June 3rd, 2019

World of Tomorrow’s Emilies aren’t quite people . . . They’re one person split in two, and this blurs the line between Self and Other into nonexistence.

Land of the Lost: The Story of Doggerland

By Jen Sisco and Robin Mazzolla • June 25th, 2019

For those of you that fear rising waters and tidal waves, this episode is not for you.

Feature Excerpt

Lo-Fi Hip Hop Beats To Have a Nervous Breakdown To

By Ana Diaz • June 25th, 2019

At least an entire generation working themselves to death can listen to some cozy beats while they do it.

Call Me Billy: Creepshow’s Unsung Feminist Hero

By E.E.W. Christman • June 24th, 2019

Upon rewatching, Creepshow accidentally offers up a feminist icon.

Tony DiTerlizzi Interview

By Stu Horvath and John McGuire • June 24th, 2019

This week, we have a nice long chat with children’s book author and legendary Dungeons & Dragons artist Tony DiTerlizzi!

Feature Excerpt

Order and Chaos

By Justin Reeve • June 24th, 2019

Behind Hitman 2‘s stark, modernist buildings lies a symbolic crusade to reclaim the architectural style.

voidrun image with a pixelated purple spaceship and laser beam

Running the Void Beyond Bitmaps and Chiptunes

By Levi Rubeck • June 20th, 2019

Benjamin Soulé’s Voidrun expertly navigates limitation, inspiration, and curse-sputtering difficulty.

Magazine Columns

dissecting the world

The Burnt Offering

Stu Horvath

too much analysis?

The Heavy Pour

Sara Clemens

finding deeper meaning

Another Look

Yussef Cole

fictional companions, goth concerns

This Mortal Coyle

Deirdre Coyle

where games meet real life

The Collision Detection

Ben Sailer

on the shelf

Backlog

Gavin Craig

monthly metal

The Usurper

Astrid Budgor

streaming documentaries

Documentary Sunday

Megan Condis

ridicule and reverence

Rookie of the Year

Matt Marrone

a monthly soapbox

Here's the Thing

Rob Rich

games and ennui

The McMaster Files

Jason McMaster

games and world history

Checkpoint

Corey Milne

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