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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"

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"

Congratulations To Zohran Mamdani, NYC’s (Second) Gamer Mayor

"Unfortunately, our first gamer mayor – at least, in terms of policy – is Eric Adams"

It’s Never Too Late To Talk About A Video Game

It's also never too late to have *obviously correct* opinions about video game mechanics

Why Roblox Mega-Hits Like Grow A Garden Are Outpacing Steam’s Biggest Games

"Stop thinking of this as a video game. It’s social lubricant"

How Giant Bomb Went Un-Corporate

"The reality is, we don’t know how to make something like Giant Bomb work inside a corporation"

We’re In The Era Of The Business Idiot

"We’re watching what happens when the people who don’t really understand work control everything"