Newsletter
Happy International Working Women’s Day! We are standing with working class, precarious, colonized, and otherwise marginalized women today (for the rest of the month, and every day). This week, we published three essays and a podcast: one article and pod on video games and nostalgia, one on how to
Essay
Dip rejects nostalgia-dipped understandings of the current video game culture and industry.
Podcast
On this episode of Chaos and Conviviality, Dip details GamerGate 1.0, and 2.0 and discusses the the linkages between "core gamer" culture and fascism. Dip shares some suggestions on how to combat right-wing influence in gaming through a four-point framework: build, fight, empower, and inspire. This
Newsletter
On Feb 28, the US & Israel bombed Iran, causing many casualties and the death of Supreme Leader Khamenei. We stand in solidarity with the people of Iran and oppose US-Zionist aggression wholeheartedly. This week, we wrote about the misleading nature of “cycles of violence” and how to start organizing.
Essay
Dip explores the idea of Cycles of Violence using AAA games and traces the potential for more robust conceptions of violence.
News
Happy Lunar New Year and Ramadan, everyone! We are thinking and acting in solidarity with Palestinians, Sudanese folks, and Chinese folks against Sinophilia (which is just Sinophobia). This week, we have three essays for you: An "arts and culture" one that discusses imperialism in videogames, a more political
Essay
Dip discusses the imperial nature of many shooter games and speculates about what a truly anti-imperial shooter could look like.