Games Criticism (with Erick Verran)

Update: 2025-08-25

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Bryan and Nathan are joined by games scholar Erick Verran to talk about video game criticism and writing. They discuss the pitfalls of professional scholarship, the differences between European and American games writing, and the beauty of classic gaming magazines like Electronic Gaming Monthly.

Find Erick Verran at https://linktr.ee/erickverran

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Games Criticism (with Erick Verran)

Nathan Wainstein and Bryan Counter

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Games Criticism (with Erick Verran)

Nathan Wainstein and Bryan Counter

Games Criticism (with Erick Verran)