It's unapologetically dramatic, it’s cute as hell (literally), and it has *magic*

Interrogating "men don't talk to each other" through a game about communication

Interrogating "men don't talk to each other" through a game about communication

What happened to that girl who saw herself as an aspiring author? As it turns out, she's still a part of me

What happened to that girl who saw herself as an aspiring author? As it turns out, she's still a part of me

"The game coming to an end almost feels like grief. There is an emptiness and sense of loss that I don't know how to fill..."

YouTube video by Mothership Media LLC

YouTube video by Mothership Media LLC

"The game coming to an end almost feels like grief. There is an emptiness and sense of loss that I don't know how to fill..."

It's not fun to play and yet I had a great time

It's not fun to play and yet I had a great time

Things were neither better nor simpler for me in 1999, but it was easier to play Star Trek: The Next Generation - Birth of the Federation.

Things were neither better nor simpler for me in 1999, but it was easier to play Star Trek: Birth of the Federation.

Getting into tabletop RPGs is a daunting, intimidating affair; veteran GM Cat Bussell tells you how to get past the gatekeeping, and make the medium your own.

Bedazzling is in, and that includes your board games

Storytelling gives meaning to parts of a greater chaos

Storytelling gives meaning to parts of a greater chaos

A conversation about birdsong, Wilson's Promontory, and being quiet

A conversation about birdsong, Wilson's Promontory, and being quiet

A story of the ways long-held traditions can still surprise us and reveal us to one another

A story of the ways long-held traditions can still surprise us and reveal us to one another

"Sometimes, I feel as if I've simply outgrown gaming as a hobby..."

"Sometimes, I feel as if I've simply outgrown gaming as a hobby..."

After playing God of War in the wake of my mother's death, I'm not sure I'm ready to move forward

After playing God of War in the wake of my mother's death, I'm not sure I'm ready to move forward

After playing God of War in the wake of my mother's death, I'm not sure I'm ready to move forward

“It surprised me when we started getting eyes on the game, and people would bring up the cast’s number of women, or that we depict queer people… Like, isn’t this just how the world is?"

“It surprised me when we started getting eyes on the game, and people would bring up the cast’s number of women, or that we depict queer people… Like, isn’t this just how the world is?"

Searching for meaning in the ocean and inside of trees

A somewhat serious and somewhat silly Gaming Bill of Rights

A somewhat serious and somewhat silly Gaming Bill of Rights

Zoe and Mio's friendship helped me see shades of gray in how I express my grief

Studios Campo Santo, Giant Sparrow, Mobius Digital, and DigixArt have us thinking about how we move through the world

I’m a French Black woman whose favorite game of 2025 was not Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. And how could it be, when South of Midnight was released around the same time?

I’m a French Black woman whose favorite game of 2025 was not Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. And how could it be, when South of Midnight was released around the same time?

Sex scenes are still rare in games, and players' outlooks on them are notably nuanced

Sex scenes are still rare in games, and players' outlooks on them are notably nuanced

Sex scenes are still rare in games, and players' outlooks on them are notably nuanced