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Critical Distance | Where’s all the good writing about games?
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A community blog for videogame criticism and the preservation thereof. Publishers of This Week in Videogame Blogging and many fine Critical Compilations! https://critical-distance.com
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Critical Distance | Where’s all the good writing about games? @critdistance.bsky.social · Oct 17
Hello new followers! We are an organization dedicated to highlighting and preserving a record of the best writing about videogames. We post weekly roundups roughly every Sunday at our website:

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Critical Distance | Where’s all the good writing about games? @critdistance.bsky.social · 2d
Last month in videogame blogging:

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Critical Distance | Where’s all the good writing about games? @critdistance.bsky.social · 3d
This week: Somebody found Polybius! Or maybe not. But hey, it's October:

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October 5th
Welcome back readers. We’ve got nineteen new-and-cool selections for you this week. If this is your first visit, we have a Patreon that has helped us bring you a slice of online games crit ea…
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Critical Distance | Where’s all the good writing about games? @critdistance.bsky.social · 9d
This week: 21 articles on culture movements, maps, difficulty, dungeon crawlers, and much more. No Freddi Fish articles this week, sorry:

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September 28th
Welcome back readers. We’re two for two on this recent streak of on-time Sunday updates. I’m hoping to keep this up as I adapt my schedule to accommodate a couple of new work commitment…
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Critical Distance | Where’s all the good writing about games? @critdistance.bsky.social · 16d
This week: Literary editions, punk rock, TikTok nostalgia bait--oh, and videogames, too, we promise:

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September 21st
Welcome back readers. Behold! A rare on-time-ish Sunday post! If you are as amazed by that feat as I am, what would you say are the odds we can translate that amazement into Patreon support? Eh? Eh…
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Critical Distance | Where’s all the good writing about games? @critdistance.bsky.social · 21d
This week: Dev communities, pop VNs, Garfield Kart, and more:

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September 14th
Welcome back readers. If you haven’t already seen it, Kaile’s latest Patreon recap is live–we made the difficult decision to delay it so as not to compete with the release of Holl…
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Critical Distance | Where’s all the good writing about games? @critdistance.bsky.social · 24d
hello! new patreon post is out! blame silksong:

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Critical Distance | Where’s all the good writing about games? @critdistance.bsky.social · 28d
This week: 23 reads on Silksong (discourse), King's Field (-likes), and political economy (no catch):
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September 7th
Welcome back readers. We’ve got a big issue this week–23 article picks, and the decision to draw the line even there had more to do with not wanting this post to be delayed into Wednesd…
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Critical Distance | Where’s all the good writing about games? @critdistance.bsky.social · Sep 2
This week: sustainable play, FMV games, outsider art, and more:

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August 31st
Welcome back readers. It’s the last week for Queer Games Bundle over on Itch. Good cause, good games, good deal! I just checked the numbers and in my time with Critical Distance I have collec…
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Critical Distance | Where’s all the good writing about games? @critdistance.bsky.social · Aug 25
This week: Sixteen new picks on Atari RPGs, spectacle and vastness, the eroticism of game overs, and more:

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August 24th
Welcome back readers. Two more weeks for the Queer Games Bundle. This is one case of line-goes-up I’m always happy to see. Check out our Patreon if you like what we do and want to help us con…
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Critical Distance | Where’s all the good writing about games? @critdistance.bsky.social · Aug 18
This week: Nightmare Kart Arcade, guides writing, the Hylian language, and more:
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August 17th
Welcome back readers. The Queer Games Bundle just crossed another fundraising goal! You’ve got three more weeks to see how many more goals it can smash. Ultra-compact Patreon plug! On with th…
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Critical Distance | Where’s all the good writing about games? @critdistance.bsky.social · Aug 11
This week: Fifteen picks on porn censorship, BDS, Mega Drive shmups, and more:

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August 10th
Welcome back readers. This week I’m plugging the Queer Games Bundle again. Worth your time, worth your support. We also are always happy to have you check out our Patreon! This Week in Videog…
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Critical Distance | Where’s all the good writing about games? @critdistance.bsky.social · Aug 5
This week: Sixteen new picks on memory, porn, representation, culture, and much more:

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August 3rd
Welcome back readers. This week I’m plugging this year’s Queer Games Bundle over on Itch, which recently went live. Right now is always the best time to support queer and trans game dev…
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Critical Distance | Where’s all the good writing about games? @critdistance.bsky.social · Jul 29
This week: Twenty five pieces spanning censorship, porn games, media artifacts, historical game studies, writing advice, and much more:

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July 27th
Welcome back readers. We’ve got a big issue for you this week. If you appreciate our weekly/monthly/annual work keeping abreast of important and interesting critical games writing, give our P…
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Critical Distance | Where’s all the good writing about games? @critdistance.bsky.social · Jul 21
This week: games-as-theatre, porn games, ghost games, and lots more:

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June 20th
Welcome back readers. First, I’m going to re-up this itch bundle. Good if you like TTRPGs. Also good if you don’t like ICE. Good all around. Next I’m going to plug our Patreon per…
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Critical Distance | Where’s all the good writing about games? @critdistance.bsky.social · Jul 15
This week: Death Stranding, critical practices, tennis games, and more:

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July 13th
Welcome back readers. I have a few links for you before we begin the issue part of the issue. First up, Kaile’s monthly recap is out and it’s a banger, taking stock of the last two year…
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Critical Distance | Where’s all the good writing about games? @critdistance.bsky.social · Jul 11
New Month in Videogame Blogging is out!

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Critical Distance | Where’s all the good writing about games? @critdistance.bsky.social · Jul 7
This week: Death Stranding 2, Maddy Thorson's romhacks, SNES RPGs, and more:

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July 6th
Welcome back readers. Mondays (which, officially, are the day after this issue comes out each week) are when we talk about what old games we’ve been playing this week over on the Discord serv…
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Critical Distance | Where’s all the good writing about games? @critdistance.bsky.social · Jun 30
This week: Pride, and also some Wrath. Also lots of other good stuff!

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June 29th
Welcome back readers. This afternoon we’ve been figuring out, to some mild psychic damage, just low long our Discord server has been around (the answer is about five years!), so come and say …
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Critical Distance | Where’s all the good writing about games? @critdistance.bsky.social · Jun 24
This week: Promise Mascot Agency, adult games, RESISTing choice-based design, and more:

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June 22nd
Welcome back readers. Fifteen fresh picks this week. Your readership and support keep this train running, so come hang out on our Discord, and consider taking a look at our Patreon. This Week in Vi…
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Critical Distance | Where’s all the good writing about games? @critdistance.bsky.social · Jun 17
This week: the craft of video essays, RPG adaptations, the Pokémon nostalgia trap, and more:

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June 15th
Welcome back readers. We’ve got 17 new-and-cool picks for you this week. Keep the recommendations coming by joining our Discord, and keep the whole operation going by supporting our Patreon! …
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Critical Distance | Where’s all the good writing about games? @critdistance.bsky.social · Jun 10
This week: Player archaeology, horror intersections, horse interventions, and more:

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June 8th
Welcome back readers. Happy Nintendo Switch 2 week to those who celebrate? I got my thumb caught hard in the new joycon attachment mechanism within five minutes of opening the box. I did not get Ma…
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Critical Distance | Where’s all the good writing about games? @critdistance.bsky.social · Jun 3
This week: Wizardry, Shenmue, Dumpy Kong, and more:

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June 1st
Welcome back readers. If you’ve been out of the loop on games writing for a month or two, Kaile’s got you covered with a hefty recap for April and May over on our Patreon! For as little…
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Critical Distance | Where’s all the good writing about games? @critdistance.bsky.social · Jun 1
We've got a big issue of the Patreon roundup this month!

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Critical Distance | Where’s all the good writing about games? @critdistance.bsky.social · May 27
This week: ecocritical adventure, rekooperative kaizo, criticism-as-cruelty, and more:

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May 25th
Welcome back readers. This Monday is a civic holiday where I am not, but all the same I still got you. Here’s another fifteen fresh picks on games old and new, topics recent and evergreen. If…
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Critical Distance | Where’s all the good writing about games? @critdistance.bsky.social · May 13
This week: Despelote, time loops, parenthood, going out of bounds, and more:

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May 11th
Welcome back readers. This issue is out pretty late for my local timezone, but it’s here! If you want to do the funniest thing ever you can join our Discord and submit really long pieces for …
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