Janet, The Good Place and Morality By Sam Desatoff • August 8th, 2018 The Good Place smartly, and refreshingly, layers a lighthearted comedy on top of the typically grim theme.
Another Look Hood Cyberpunk By Yussef Cole • August 7th, 2018 Cyberpunk stories don’t generally want, or need, to change society. It seems, rather, that they’re perfectly content partying in the rubble.
Chasm Emerges from the Depths By Levi Rubeck • August 7th, 2018 Chasm ticks all the boxes, but at the same time suffers from its own success. I want it to be just a little bit more.
Elon Musk’s iPod Submarine Throws So Much Shade By Khee Hoon Chan • August 7th, 2018 Elon Musk, patron saint of mansplainers everywhere, now has another achievement he can unabashedly lay claims to.
Revving the Engine Mine 18 By Stu Horvath • August 6th, 2018 Mile 18, a game about an abandoned Appalachian mining town, explores local history through videogame development. We talk to lead developer Lacey Lansaw.
idk take your kid to see eighth grade By Amanda Hudgins • August 6th, 2018 Eighth Grade made me want to crawl out of my skin in a way that I haven’t felt since The Babadook but instead of a screaming child, it was middle school awkwardness
Minimalism and Collage in Minit By Andrew Bailey • August 6th, 2018 With each successive loop Minit prompts its player to consider what other seemingly standardized game mechanics would benefit from this same kind of microscopic lens.
Episode 3: Ghostbusters By Stu Horvath and John McGuire • August 5th, 2018 On tap for Episode 3: The Ghostbusters RPG, Bill & Ted’s Excellent Board Game and Goodman Games’ Into the Borderlands!
E-soterica Finding Peace Where I Can Get It By Alyse Stanley • August 2nd, 2018 These indie puzzle games have particularly calmed my mind, providing a soothing digital sojourn in this whirlwind news climate.
Exploits Feature Would the Real Dark Troopers Please Stand Up By Elijah Beahm • August 1st, 2018 Canon is a tricky thing, even for the people making it. Evidence: the new, streamlined Star Wars franchise’s continuity confusion.
