The Usurper Noteworthy Metal – April 2018 By Astrid Budgor • April 24th, 2018 Spring is here, so Astrid turns to wintry black metal to ward of the Florida sun.
Feature Humor and the Homicidal Octopus By Khee Hoon Chan • April 23rd, 2018 Never aggravate an octopus.
Feature Excerpt The Origins of Assassin’s Creed By Yussef Cole • April 20th, 2018 Yussef Cole explores the complex relationship between Assassin’s Creed: Origins, Egypt and blackness.
Last Week's Comics Last Week’s Comics – Not So Silent Interlude 2 By Ian Gonzales • April 18th, 2018 Team Unwinnable’s Comics Editor wants your help! Tell us about your favorite manga.
This Mortal Coyle Phase Scout Jess By Deirdre Coyle • April 18th, 2018 After the world ends, Phase Scout Jess and I meet in an industrial park, attempting to harvest resources from the same dumpster. I’m wearing a Black Flag t-shirt.
Letter from the Editor Unwinnable Monthly – April 2018 By Stu Horvath • April 16th, 2018 The April issue of Unwinnable Monthly is out now! Get the grand tour here!
Excerpt The Games of Appalachia By Dylan Bishop • April 11th, 2018 If game development can flourish in the foothills of West Virginia, it can also crop up in a small town near you.
What to Do When No One’s Doing Anything By Amanda Hudgins • April 11th, 2018 I’m sick of this bullshit. Publication silence on sexual misconduct and harassment in games journalism isn’t helping anyone but the accused.
Documentary Sunday AlphaGo By Megan Condis • April 10th, 2018 What if artificial intelligence reveals a different way for us to be human?
Here's the Thing Monster Hunter and the Mainstream By Rob Rich • April 9th, 2018 Monster Hunter: World is a prime example of how a series can change itself to appeal to a mainstream audience without forsaking long time fans.
Backlog Violent Videogames are Violent By Gavin Craig • April 6th, 2018 Taking action on gun violence doesn’t require defending the too-often stupid violence in videogames.
This Mortal Coyle The Lone Wanderer By Deirdre Coyle • April 5th, 2018 Deirdre writes about Fallout 3, library school and killing our alternate selves.
The Usurper Noteworthy Metal – March 2018 By Astrid Budgor • April 4th, 2018 The latest metal gems unearthed on Bandcamp.
Revving the Engine Genesis Noir By Stu Horvath • April 2nd, 2018 What would you do to stop a murder at the beginning of time?
Exploits Feature On Canon By Gavin Craig • April 2nd, 2018 If we must have canons, let’s build our own and blow them up every now and then.
Rookie of the Year Halt and Catch Death By Matt Marrone • March 29th, 2018 I used to believe I was immune to regret. I wore it like a tacky t-shirt. Now I know I have a virtually endless string of regret. Not bad choices, necessarily. Just so much taken for granted.
Another Look Surrounded by Strangers By Yussef Cole • March 28th, 2018 It is uniquely difficult coming to terms with your own identity when parts of your family, whether through language, distance or culture, feel like strangers.
Last Week's Comics Last Week’s Comics 3/28/2018 By Michael Edwards • March 28th, 2018 Team Unwinnable’s Michael Edwards is happy to delve back into the world of everyone’s favorite rabbit ronin.
The Heavy Pour It’s the Little Things, Kiddo! By Sara Clemens • March 27th, 2018 Thankfully, simple pleasures aren’t hard to come by.
Checkpoint Hollow Colossus By Corey Milne • March 26th, 2018 For all the politics in Wolfenstien II: The New Colossus, the game rarely lets players have a chance to examine them.
Feature Don’t Go In the Woods By Stu Horvath • March 23rd, 2018 Stu Horvath discusses the new horror film They Remain with director Philip Gelatt and author Laird Barron, who penned the story from which the film was adapted.
Excerpt The Man of Many Ways By Kate Gray • March 21st, 2018 Was it Mario who blinded the cyclops or Odysseus? I forget.
Letter from the Editor Unwinnable Monthly – March 2018 By Stu Horvath • March 16th, 2018 Unwinnable Monthly 101 is here – find out what’s inside!
Revving the Engine Sky Noon By Stu Horvath • March 15th, 2018 We chat with the developers of Sky Noon about the joys of a good grappling hook, among other things.
Here's the Thing The Fandom is Trash By Rob Rich • March 14th, 2018 Rob rants about people taking their “love” of something way too far.
The Usurper Noteworthy Metal – February 2018 By Astrid Budgor • March 14th, 2018 There are no gatekeepers here at The Usurper. Witness: Necronomidol, the most metal thing you’ll hear this month.
Artist Spotlight A Chat With Sara Alfageeh By Stu Horvath • March 9th, 2018 Illustrator Sara Alfageeh shares her history and her art.
The Board Soul Choices By Jeremy Signor • March 8th, 2018 Painful choices are what makes games interesting. Fact or Fiction embodies this philosophy.
Checkpoint DEFCON By Corey Milne • March 8th, 2018 These are games about waiting on the end of the world.
Another Look PaRappa and Me By Yussef Cole • March 7th, 2018 Playing PaRappa now, I feel nostalgic about not only its mechanics and aesthetics but also its place in the long, weird journey I’ve taken with coming to terms with hip-hop and its implications for my own identity.
Last Week's Comics Last Week’s Comics 3/7/2018 By Ian Gonzales and Sara Clemens • March 7th, 2018 Team Unwinnable shares their thoughts on Saga # 49 and The Terrifics # 1.
This Mortal Coyle Bea Santello By Deirdre Coyle • March 6th, 2018 My favorite of Bea’s qualities is that she’s tired.
The Burnt Offering The New Make-Believe By Stu Horvath • February 28th, 2018 When most folks have a mid-life crisis, they buy a sports car. Stu Horvath frets about his ability to run tabletop roleplaying games.
Who’s that Knocking at My Door? By James Fudge • February 27th, 2018 A specter is haunting James’ family.
Feature Excerpt Observer’s Videogame Aesthetic By Edward Smith • February 26th, 2018 It is not discursive or a broad parable; Observer’s themes are emotional and less tangible.
Letter from the Editor Diversity and Inclusion are Fucking Important By Stu Horvath • February 23rd, 2018 Yesterday, we called for submissions from writers of diverse backgrounds. I want to talk about the thinking behind that decision.
Feature Excerpt Peaks and Valleys in Observer By Reid McCarter • February 22nd, 2018 Reid McCarter explores a cyberpunk landscape made of emotions and memories.
Letter from the Editor Unwinnable Monthly – February 2018 By Stu Horvath • February 16th, 2018 We hit our 100th issue and handed it off to Bullet Points. Get the skinny here!