Some Notes on Games Journalism
I haven’t disappeared. Really. In fact, I just wrote a piece on Dragon Age for PopMatters (“The New Age: Reflections on the Dragon Age series.” Oct 30 2012). In the article […]
View ArticleWomen are not Objectives
Most recently I’ve written on PopMatters about a very, very, very, very troubling game called Expeditions Conquistador (PopMatters. Feb 18 2013) (it’s wonderfully designed, but more about why it’s so […]
View ArticleKenji Eno and the Loss of a Conversation
On July 29 2011, Takeshi Miyaji, the creator of the Grandia series, passed away. I was saddened when I heard because I played Grandia when I was still in 7th or […]
View ArticleCatch 404: the Importance of Protecting Games Writing
Final Fantasy VII was re-released on steam this week. It seems like every year that game is being re-released on another platform. It’s easy to call foul every time Square-Enix […]
View ArticleGOTY: resembling a goat; in the manner or fashion of goats
Every New Years I get swept up in the same retrospective fever as the rest of the internet. However, I never feel like I have enough to add to the […]
View ArticleThoughts on Games Writing and Community Involvement
Somewhere around the cusp of November-December my one hundredth article of videogame criticism was posted on PopMatters. Shortly after, my fiftieth blog post of videogame/pop culture criticism on this...
View ArticleGamers are the Worst: and other personal thoughts
If you’ve been paying attention to the world lately, than like me you’re probably a little angry, frightened and exhausted (Crabapple, Molly. “We Must Risk Delight After a Summer of […]
View ArticleThe Playstation Is Dead. Long Live Playstation.
[Originally posted on PopMatters] As everybody is aware by now, Sony has officially unveiled the Playstation 4. The announcement was hardly a surprise and Sony are all but guaranteed to be rewarded...
View ArticleMultiplayer, Multispeaker: How We Talk About Games
As editor of the second edition of “Critical Discourse” for Critical Distance (please hold your applause to the end) on Danger featuring Gita Jackson, Aevee Bee and Nick Dinicola, I was a part of...
View ArticleThoughts on Video Game Criticism
Can’t tell the difference between real art and high kitsch – Buck 65 So Grand Theft Auto V was released and Lana Polansky wrote everything that ever needs to be said about it (“Top Ten Grand Theft...
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