Game & Word
Jay RooneyWhere gaming meets humanity. Games + Arts + Sciences + Humanities. A 2022 Substack Featured Publication!
| Platform |  | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Weekly |
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| Issues | 122 | Founded | 5 years ago | Last Issue | 15 days ago |
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Squid Pro Quo
The Eldritch Economy of Worshipping Things That Hate You
This is a companion piece to Issue 5.11. If you haven’t read the main feature yet, you might want to start there… though this one stands on its own if you insist.
Issue 5.11: Gods, Mods, and Sacred Fraud
Game & Word Volume 5, Issue 11: Sunday, Apr. 26, 2026
Game & Word is a Substack Featured Publication, recognized by Substack for quality, consistency, and accessibility.
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Publisher: Jay Rooney
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My Latest: On Crimson Desert vs. The Gaming Press
Image Credit: Pearl Abyss [Author Screengrab]
Hey everyone,
First off, I owe you all an apology. It’s been a minute since the last longform Game & Word piece, and I truly appreciate your patience more than you know. But why has it taken s...
Is GDC Over?
What’s in a name? That question’s been on my mind (and, I’m sure, the minds of many others) since October 2025, when the organizers of the Game Developers Conference (GDC), announced a rebrand. Going forward, they said, GDC would be known a...
BONUS QUEST: The Banned Bible Book That “They” Don’t Want You to Play
The Book of Enoch, Heaven’s System Failure, and the Video Games That Keep Repeating the Crime
This bonus content is available exclusively to paid subscribers of Game & Word. If you’re reading this, thanks for supporting independent games c...
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I write about the intersection of video games and the arts, sciences, and humanities, and provide fractional marketing services to indie game studios.
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