Podcasts
Why Republicans Needed Charlie Kirk
"The purpose of Charlie Kirk [was] to conceal from the Republican base what their policies actually are"
All-Consuming Event Releases Like Silksong Are Growing Fewer And Further Between
"Silksong and then GTA VI coming up are the two big launches that almost feel like the end of the big launch"
Why Demonschool Got Delayed, Even Though It’s Nothing Like Silksong
"It’s frustrating because we’ve really tried very hard to let people know that this game exists"
What’s Going To Be The Next Silksong?
"Given that Silksong is real and about to come out, what other super long-awaited games are left?"
Despite What NYT, WaPo, And Vanity Fair Seem To Think, We Still Need Critics
"You’re ceding that process to people who do not have experience or training or standards"
Let’s Remember Some Good Video Game Boats
"Assassin’s Creed is reinventing interest in sea shanties. Screw you, TikTok"
You Have To Hear Chris Plante’s Sandwich Story
"It’s somehow getting on us, but we’re so happy that we’re not gonna die"
Controversial Opinion, But Faceless Payment Processors Probably Shouldn’t Be Able To Run The Whole World From The Shadows
"They finally found a way to censor video games for real"
Why Disability Journalism In Games Needs To Evolve Beyond Marketing
"We’ve conditioned ourselves to believe that we’re all one big happy family"
Games Media Actually Had A Good Week, For Once
"Kotaku was sold to what is essentially a mom ‘n’ pop media company; Paste is owned by a guy"