Here's the Thing Monster Hunter and the Mainstream By Rob Rich • April 9th, 2018 Monster Hunter: World is a prime example of how a series can change itself to appeal to a mainstream audience without forsaking long time fans.
Backlog Violent Videogames are Violent By Gavin Craig • April 6th, 2018 Taking action on gun violence doesn’t require defending the too-often stupid violence in videogames.
Far Cry 5’s Paranoid Right Wing Fantasy By Jed Pressgrove • April 6th, 2018 Far Cry 5 is clearly a right-wing fantasy that uses an extreme religious cult to mock the American left.
Tomb Raider and the Problematic Messiah By Elijah Beahm • April 6th, 2018 Religion in games is something you rarely see. It’s even stranger to imagine it utilized as a key aspect of any AAA project. See Crystal Dynamics’ Rise of the Tomb Raider.
This Mortal Coyle The Lone Wanderer By Deirdre Coyle • April 5th, 2018 Deirdre writes about Fallout 3, library school and killing our alternate selves.
The Usurper Noteworthy Metal – March 2018 By Astrid Budgor • April 4th, 2018 The latest metal gems unearthed on Bandcamp.
Last Week’s Comics Last Week’s Comics 4/4/2018 By Sara Clemens and David Shimomura • April 4th, 2018 Team Unwinnable share their thoughts on Saga # 50 and Dark Nights Metal # 6.
Rest In Power Caleb Scofield By Levi Rubeck • April 4th, 2018 A memorial for Caleb Scofield, bassist of heavy metal crushers Cave In, Old Man Gloom, and Zozobra.
Monster Closets Prey (2006) By Brock Wilbur • April 3rd, 2018 Brock revisits Prey in hopes of finding some kind of redeeming quality in its appropriation of Cherokee culture.
E-soterica The Quiet Exclamation of ASMR By Khee Hoon Chan • April 3rd, 2018 “We don’t really choose our bodies, or the way they fail us, and I feel this is one reason trans people seem to connect with the theme of body horror,” said Soria. “For me, it’s mostly the way I’m seen that feels different from who I am.”
