I Accidentally a Film Festival: Part One By Orrin Grey • September 28th, 2018 Orrin Grey embarks on a film festival…in his living room. Join him as he watches The Twilight People, The Ghoul and Bruce’s Deadly Fingers.
Feature Excerpt Your Hands Are Always Tied By Adam Goodall • September 27th, 2018 A card game wrestles with the darker side of the clothing production and its own mission to change how players see the world.
Rookie of the Year The Running Matt By Matt Marrone • September 25th, 2018 Matt Marrone muses where he’d escape to if faced with the dilemma of Stephen King’s The Running Man.
The Donner Party By Jen Sisco and Robin Mazzolla • September 25th, 2018 Chow down on a feast of facts about the Donner Party!
This Mortal Coyle Top Ten Characters I Hate By Deirdre Coyle • September 24th, 2018 September 2018 is the first anniversary of This Mortal Coyle and, to celebrate, Deirdre Coyle lists ten characters that make her blood boil.
Feature Suspended, Mid-air By Davis Cox • September 21st, 2018 The fervor that fueled indie success after success on Kickstarter in the early 2010s has fizzled. Now, all that’s left are the dissatisfied, both fans and creators alike.
Choreomania By Jen Sisco and Robin Mazzolla • September 18th, 2018 Dance, dance, dance until you collapse, collapse, collapse.
Unwinnable Monthly – September 2018 By Stu Horvath • September 17th, 2018 September is here, and so is the new issue of Unwinnable Monthly. Find out what is behind the cover…
Masks of Nyarlathotep By Stu Horvath and John McGuire • September 16th, 2018 Things get dicey for the guys as the international horror conspiracy of Masks of Nyarlathotep for Call of Cthulhu threatens to swallow them whole.
Rookie of the Year Cheap Wine By Matt Marrone • September 14th, 2018 A hootenanny revival becomes a gothic short story after a song about booze and memories best forgotten.
This Mortal Coyle Wayward Manor By Deirdre Coyle • September 13th, 2018 Both Deirdre and the titular sentient house in Wayward Manor just want to be left alone.
Backlog Culture is Not Canon By Gavin Craig • September 12th, 2018 Star Wars is a case study in how canon can grip a culture, and what happens when fandom turns toxic.
Another Look The Grandeur of Overwatch League’s Grand Finals By Yussef Cole • September 11th, 2018 An arena’s gravitas and a bit of Blizzard showmanship make OWL feel like a real sporting event
The Blood Countess Elizabeth Bathory By Jen Sisco and Robin Mazzolla • September 11th, 2018 This week’s Notorious Narratives exhumes the mystery of the Blood Countess.
No Accounting for Taste Studio Ghibli and the Climate Crisis By Adam Boffa • September 10th, 2018 A pair of ‘90s Ghibli films reveal the depths of our environmental problem but refuse to give up hope.
Here's the Thing Cut Hasbro Some Slack By Rob Rich • September 6th, 2018 So many toy collectors complain about how “cheap” Transformers toys have become, and blame it on Hasbro’s (and Takara’s) laziness. Rob thinks that’s bullshit.
Exploits Feature Unknown Influences By Noah Springer • September 4th, 2018 What happens when a fiction leaks out into the world and changes it?
The Usurper Noteworthy Metal – August 2018 By Astrid Budgor • September 4th, 2018 It’s hard to argue against the rise of antifa black metal bands. But then, it’s hard to extricate current stylings from black metal’s past too.
Episode 1: The Catacombs of Paris By Jen Sisco and Robin Mazzolla • September 4th, 2018 Deep beneath the beautiful and historic streets of Paris lies the Empire of Death.
Episode 2: Shanghai Tunnels of Portland By Jen Sisco and Robin Mazzolla • September 4th, 2018 Beneath the city streets of Portland, Oregon, lies a secret system of tunnels that led from many of the most notorious brothels and bars to the waterfront…
The West End Games Star Wars RPG By Stu Horvath and John McGuire • September 3rd, 2018 Learn about the Star Wars RPG, Colt Express, Big Trouble in Little China board game and more in this episode of the Vintage RPG podcast.
Documentary Sunday The Rachel Divide By Megan Condis • August 31st, 2018 In the wake of current events, we might ask why Netflix thought that pulling Rachel Dolezal back into the spotlight was a good idea at all.
Collision Detection Whether its NFL or RPG, A Party Trumps Its Players By Ben Sailer • August 30th, 2018 How communities and players lose sight of the people behind their beloved teams.
Revving the Engine Deep Rock Galactic By Stu Horvath • August 28th, 2018 Dwarves bein’ dwarves. In space. We chat with Søren Lundgaard, CEO of Ghost Ship Games, about Deep Rock Galactic.
Documentary Sunday Won’t You Be My Neighbor? By Megan Condis • August 24th, 2018 How do we teach kids about the complicated modern topics that throw even grown-ups for a loop? This looks like a job for Mr. Rogers.
Feature Excerpt Climbing the Virtual Mountain By Rowan Evans • August 23rd, 2018 When rendered in videogames, a mountain becomes more than an obstacle. They’re living sites, where introspection, healing and learning take place.
Rookie of the Year Snake Vs. Writer’s Block By Matt Marrone • August 22nd, 2018 Some people have real addictions. Some succumb to them. I’m terrified of developing a real addiction because I can’t shake Snake Vs. Block.
Checkpoint The Blind God By Corey Milne • August 21st, 2018 God of War is just the latest example of how outside narratives are at the mercy of the established Western studios.
This Mortal Coyle Spyro the Dragon By Deirdre Coyle • August 20th, 2018 Spyro the Dragon’s thwarted vacation helped fuel the escape from my own.
Feature Excerpt Never Alone Again (Digitally) By Gavin Craig and David Wolinsky • August 20th, 2018 Meditations and musings on the lack of solitary videogame experiences, and what that might mean.
Episode 4: Dark Sun By Stu Horvath and John McGuire • August 19th, 2018 On tap this week: Dark Sun, Tales From the Loop and World Champ Game Company!
The Heavy Pour Death Rattles By Sara Clemens • August 17th, 2018 AMC’s The Terror understands that, sometimes, the Arctic’s silence haunts most of all.
Unwinnable Monthly – August 2018 By Stu Horvath • August 16th, 2018 The August issue of Unwinnable Monthly is out now. Find out what’s inside!
The Usurper Noteworthy Metal – July 2018 By Astrid Budgor • August 16th, 2018 What can I say, it’s a death metal kind of month.
The Burnt Offering Dungeons & Dragons Is a Double-Edged Sword By Stu Horvath • August 15th, 2018 Dungeons & Dragons is the gateway into tabletop roleplaying, but for many players, it is also the final destination.
The McMaster Files The Deal By Jason McMaster • August 14th, 2018 New life in the McMaster household brings with it a somber remembrance of friends past.
No Accounting For Taste Justice League and the Absence of Politics By Adam Boffa • August 13th, 2018 What is Justice League trying to say? It really isn’t sure.
Here's The Thing Superman’s Disguise isn’t as Silly as You Think By Rob Rich • August 9th, 2018 Everyone always makes fun of the absurdity of Superman’s “Clark Kent” disguise, but Rob thinks it’s a lot more plausible than people give it credit for.
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.