Crossplay
Patrick Klepek, Deborah Chantson, Joe, Ravi Hiranand, Patrick IcasasA newsletter at the intersection of parenting and video games.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Twice weekly |
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| Issues | 329 | Founded | 4 years ago | Last Issue | 4 days ago |
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I’ve been covering games since I was 14. Now, I’m 40 years old, and a father of two young daughters. I want to bring writing, reporting, and observations about the world of games from a parent’s perspective.
Currently based near Vancouver, Canada, Deb Chantson is a mom to two school-aged boys and is a freelance writer/narrative designer for video games, TV, and novels.
A guy in his early thirties writing about how being caretaker and sole guardian of his brother with Down syndrome intersects with family, friends, leisure, politics, and life.
Ravi is an experienced journalist who's spent decades at places like CNN covering world news, tech and games. Now he writes a free weekly newsletter on games at https://ravi64.com/
Marketer, writer, gamer, and lifelong learner that wants to share awesome things with awesome people.
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