Jake Should Be Writing
Jake Steinberg, Sarah Leonhardtthe intersection of video games and storytelling
| Platform |  | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Weekly |
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| Issues | 36 | Founded | 2 years ago | Last Issue | 17 days ago |
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My Ongoing Affair With Emulation
The AYN Thor is an extremely dangerous device to place into the hands of a person like me.
For the uninitiated, the Thor is an Android emulation handheld designed in the image of a Nintendo 3DS. A clamshell little freak machine. A pair of...
We Are All Becoming More Thick
Xenoblade Chronicles is a masterpiece.
Xenoblade Chronicles 2 makes me regret videogames.
I thought it was important to be upfront about my position in all of this.
See, I streamed the entirety of the first Xenoblade Chronicles on my Twi...
Against "Video-Gamey"
What would we call a “video-gamey” video game if we did not already know what a video game is?
IGN, in its review of Pragmata, calls it “a video game-ass video game.” The phrase is meant to signal the presence of gaming sensibilities that...
What Got You to Me
“Hi Jake, you have been scientifically selected to share your views on a 12-minute national survey and you will be awarded $30 for your participation.”
I read it, then I open a new tab and start searching. The message gives me just enough...
You Don’t Understand Pokémon
“What a frightening thing is the human, a mass of gauges and dials and registers, and we can read only a few and those perhaps not accurately.”
Steinbeck opens the body and leaves us to read it. So much of us is built to communicate, to...
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Jake Steinberg is a writer and video game streamer who explores storytelling craft and critical analysis in gaming culture. Jake’s debut book has been acquired and is set to be published next year.
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