Exploits Feature Legendary By Yussef Cole • July 1st, 2020 “Legendary is a show that does a great job highlighting artists and creatives and queer folk with caring attention, rather than crass appropriation.”
Mazes and Monsters By Stu Horvath and John McGuire • June 25th, 2020 We watched Mazes and Monsters so you don’t have to. Please don’t watch Mazes and Monsters.
The Beat Box Music for the Revolution By Noah Springer • June 18th, 2020 Noah highlights some new hip hop albums well suited for our moment in history.
Letter From the Editor Unwinnable Monthly – June 2020 By Stu Horvath • June 17th, 2020 Hey, Unwinnable is ten years old!
Try Reading... The Road to Dawn By Harry Rabinowitz • June 12th, 2020 On a road trip and in Tillie Walden’s Are You Listening?, the “frontiers” are less about physical locations and more about us.
Musings Legacy of Brutality By Blake Hester • June 12th, 2020 You know what they say: Friends that kill together, stay together.
Rookie of the Year The Sleepover By Matt Marrone • June 11th, 2020 A 4-year-old’s request makes the insanity of the world fade for a bit.
Here's the Thing Difficulty is Hard By Rob Rich • June 11th, 2020 A lot of people who play games love a challenge, but Rob posits that designing a good challenge is a challenge in and of itself.
Revving the Engine Endling: Extinction is Forever By Stu Horvath • June 10th, 2020 “It’s definitely not a Disney movie.”
No Accounting for Taste Beyond the Farthest Shores By Adam Boffa • June 10th, 2020 Ursula K. Le Guin leaves no stone in Earthsea unturned, even when that means challenging her own history.
Forms in Light Architecture of the Pharaohs By Justin Reeve • June 10th, 2020 An introduction to the structures of Egypt’s Pharaonic Period by way of Assassin’s Creed: Origins.
The Fail Cycle Gaming 21 Times Slower By Declan Taggart • June 9th, 2020 What titles can an ancient netbook even run? Left with no other gaming PC, Declan finds out.
Collision Detection Redefining the Race By Ben Sailer • June 9th, 2020 The future of virtual and real-world racing are becoming increasingly intertwined. Could the two someday become one and the same?
This Mortal Coyle Gerry from Graveyard Keeper By Deirdre Coyle • June 8th, 2020 I mean, really now, who hasn’t wanted to be friends with a talking, alcoholic skull?
Another Look Software Object Crossing By Yussef Cole • June 8th, 2020 Animal Crossing’s villagers are carefully calibrated to fall somewhere between comforting, digital companion and glorified gashapon capsule.
Back to the Future: Dice Through Time By Stu Horvath and John McGuire • June 8th, 2020 Great Scot! We’re talking with Chris Leder, lead designer of the Back to the Future: Dice Through Time board game.
Feature Excerpt Still Fallen: The Delicious, Open World Mystique of Fallen London By Khee Hoon Chan • June 5th, 2020 Failbetter Games’ impeccable prose has kept this browser game alive for a decade now.
Feature Excerpt Everyone’s Already in Jail: Astral Chain, Freedom Wars, and Social Control By Don Everhart • June 5th, 2020 While the main characters in one game are police and in the other they are prisoners, there isn’t much difference in the rhythms of their lives.
Killer By Stu Horvath and John McGuire • May 18th, 2020 The RPG most likely to get someone to call the cops on you.
Revving the Engine Omno: In Search of Awe By Stu Horvath • May 14th, 2020 Omno seemed to want to wander, to find adventure, to “be awed by the world around him.”
Try Reading... Buck Destiny By Harry Rabinowitz • May 14th, 2020 In Norroway, is destiny something to fulfill or defy?
Forms in Light Japan Style Architecture By Justin Reeve • May 13th, 2020 The structures in Sekiro were clearly created by people with a passion for traditional architecture
Here's the Thing The Weird and Disturbing World of Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends By Rob Rich • May 12th, 2020 Rob remembers one of his favorite cartoon shows, about a foster home for imaginary friends, and realizes that it’s kiiiiiiiiiinda disturbing when thinking about the details.
The Fail Cycle Gotta Bro Fast By Declan Taggart • May 11th, 2020 Declan gets a taste of speedrunning at the cost of his laptop.
Self Insert Expectations By Amanda Hudgins • May 11th, 2020 There’s a different expectation in books versus fanfiction; one predicated on tags and warnings.
Lord of the Rings Adventure Game By Stu Horvath and John McGuire • May 11th, 2020 Remember the Lord of the Rings Adventure Game from Iron Crown Enterprises? I bet you don’t!
The McMaster Files A Smaller World By Jason McMaster • May 10th, 2020 With everything that’s going on, Jason’s found that his favorite Twitch streamers have helped make things a bit easier and the world a little smaller.
Rookie of the Year The New York Times Bestseller List, July 25, 2021 By Matt Marrone • May 9th, 2020 If we make it through all this craziness, Matt predicts that next summer’s must-reads will definitely have a running theme.
This Mortal Coyle Iris From the Drawn Trilogy By Deirdre Coyle • May 8th, 2020 The concept of turning artwork into reality—into an escape—has never been more tempting.
The Beat Box Noteworthy Hip Hop – April 2020 By Noah Springer • May 8th, 2020 Noah finds a bit of normalcy in hip hop when that quarantine paranoia begins to set in.
Collision Detection Finding Meaning in Animal Crossing’s Weird-Ass World By Ben Sailer • May 7th, 2020 Animal Crossing: New Horizons has dominated social media since its release. This explainer might help you understand the appeal, or it might not explain anything at all.
Musings Persona 5 and the Eternal Classroom By Blake Hester • May 6th, 2020 Persona 5 is a glorious reminder that even if high school sucked, being a kid kinda ruled.
Behind the LudoNarraCon 2020 Poster: An Interview with Leonie Yue By Alyssa Wejebe • May 6th, 2020 For many folks, their first exposure to LudoNarraCon was the poster. We talk to the artist.
Become a Raccoon Detective in Backbone: An Interview with Developer EggNut By Alyssa Wejebe • May 5th, 2020 Don’t get in the way of a raccoon detective on a case!
Feature Excerpt Sticks and Stones Might Break My Bones But Words Will Never Hurt Me By Autumn Wright • May 4th, 2020 Marvel’s New Warriors series is an attempt to land the most expensive “how ya doing fellow kids” meme in the history of late capitalism.