Feature Excerpt Donut County and the Boisterous History of White Guilt By Jason Dafnis • March 26th, 2019 The quirky indie game makes a statement on gentrification, capitalism, and – in the raccoon BK’s character – the weaponization of racial guilt.
Feature Excerpt Replaying Deus Ex In An Age of Conspiracy Theorists By Mark Hill • March 26th, 2019 Nineteen years after its release, Deus Ex’s story reveals its age far more than its clunky graphics ever could.
The Family Curse – The Tale of Lemp Mansion By Jen Sisco and Robin Mazzolla • March 26th, 2019 Money can’t buy happiness, especially when there is a curse involved.
The Beat Box Noteworthy Hip Hop – March 2019 By Noah Springer • March 26th, 2019 Fresh hip hop selections for March!
Protected: The Vengeful Dead, and Other Gothic Horrors from the Fiend Folio By Stu Horvath • March 25th, 2019 There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.
The Toxicity of Power in Devil May Cry 5 By Malindy Hetfeld • March 25th, 2019 In Devil May Cry 5, the message of both gameplay mechanics and narrative is the same – the predominately male player is the most important aspect of the world, shaping it to his will using the power he gains.
No More Mercy: Karate Kid Showdown on Blu-ray By Orrin Grey • March 25th, 2019 Just the story of a small town boy who moves to California and learns martial arts.
Flesh Without Blood By Astrid Budgor • March 22nd, 2019 Alita does not pass as human, either as actor or character, but the film remarkably doesn’t see “human” as the only option…Or, put another way: there is more to life than humanity.
Let the Hero Speak By Levi Rubeck • March 21st, 2019 Fiction finds common ground by showing us the ubiquity of life’s specificities—I may not have lost my hometown, but I can relate to the loss of loved ones.
Feature Friday Nights in the Hostile Environment By Rob Haines • March 20th, 2019 British developer PanicBarn’s Not Tonight offers a Brexit-flavored critique of the past ten years of the hostile environment.
