Feature Excerpt A New York Adventure By Alyssa Hatmaker • July 12th, 2018 The Blackwell Convergence captures the ambiance and rumble of “old” New York as it tells the story behind one author’s decades-long writer’s block.
Feature Excerpt Remembering Doom on SNES By Ben Sailer • July 12th, 2018 Doom for the Super Nintendo was an incredible feat of technical trickery. It’s also my favorite game of all time that I never want to play again.
Ill Considered’s Sublime Echolocation By Levi Rubeck • July 12th, 2018 I watched Lost Highway alone at midnight, on a sweltering Northern California summer evening, and when it was finally over I only really retained two thoughts.
Game Workers Unite Condemns ArenaNet for Inciting Further Harassment of Their Employees By Team Unwinnable • July 12th, 2018 Why have ArenaNet and Mike O’Brien not condemned the harassment of Jessica Price, Peter Fries and countless others in the games community?
Wanderlust – Rolling Green By Taylor Hidalgo • July 10th, 2018 The Great Plateau’s first moments are a promise of a grand Hyrule. They capture my imagination long before I know what I’m doing.
Why Are Videogames And Its Community So Terrified Of Women? By Khee Hoon Chan • July 10th, 2018 Some felt Price’s supposed aggression was uncalled for, but this grossly overlooks the context that women working in videogames and tech often have unsolicited advice tossed to them by men with far less or zero experience in that field.
Pilot: Monster Manual II By Stu Horvath and John McGuire • July 8th, 2018 The debut episode of The Vintage RPG Podcast! Stu and John discuss Monster Manual II for first edition Dungeons & Dragons, the Big Trouble in Little China board game and much more!
Rookie of the Year Finding the Holy Grail. Again. By Matt Marrone • July 6th, 2018 The folk rock band The Innocence Mission has faded into obscurity, but its small, cult-like following continues to do some crazy things in the name of fandom. Or maybe it’s just me.
If the Devil Is to Exist in This World, It Cannot Look Like a Devil By Orrin Grey • July 6th, 2018 Orrin Grey digs up Toho’s “Bloodthirsty Trilogy,” three Japanese vampire films that underscore the influence of Hammer films while showcasing the potential for Japan’s horror film future.
Revving the Engine Mothergunship By Stu Horvath • July 6th, 2018 Joe Mirabello talks Mothergunship and creating the most ridiculous guns in videogames.
