
A publication about the stories in video games and the stories they create for us.
| Platform | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Twice weekly | |
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| Issues | 98 | Founded | 2 years ago | Last Issue | 13 days ago |
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After seventeen months, ninety-eight articles, and somehow only one accidental publishing incident, I am taking a step back from this Substack.
Kind of. Let me explain.
I have come to the decision to pause these weekly Thursday articles f...
A tale of the world's slowest assassination.
Gloom enshrouded the keep. Blood red and fire green tainted its stone walls. Its floors were covered with the bodies of those tasked with protecting it—their oaths incomplete.
Let’s get this out of the way. I was a big fan of Transformers as a kid.
“Well, that’s quite alright,” I hear you say. “A lot of kids were fans of Transformers.”
Yeah, but, you see, um… I was a big fan of the Michael Bay Transformers movi...
A part of me withers away and dies every time I hear a person or publication refer to the PlayStation 3 as a “retro console.” I mean, come on! That system only released, like, checks notes twenty years ago…
Oh God.
I am currently going...
Or standing, if that’s more your style.
Of all the things that attracted me to play Mixtape—and there were many, including the fact the game comes from a renowned Australian developer, its John Hughes-style storytelling, and, of course, th...
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The writers behind this newsletter.
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he/they | I drink coffee, gin, and bourbon, and I'm a scholar of medieval literature and videogames. I'm here for some community with gamers who also overthink everything they encounter.
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