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Mar
06
I wrote a thing! How Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Unites Parents and Kids Across Generations

I wrote a thing! How Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Unites Parents and Kids Across Generations

I was absolutely tickled to speak with Final Fantasy VII Rebirth's director Naoki Hamaguchi about his experience as a father, and how games like Final Fantasy VII Remake and Rebirth are using nostalgia to reach a whole new audience through the original generation of Final Fantasy VII fans: our kids.
3 min read
Jan
17
Substack has a nazi problem, so Astrolabe has a new home. Again.

Substack has a nazi problem, so Astrolabe has a new home. Again.

For the third time in its short existence, Astrolabe has a new home—hopefully a permanent one this time.
6 min read
Dec
18
Here's my 2023 Award Eligibility post!

Here's my 2023 Award Eligibility post!

Plus recommendations, because recommending other people's work is sexy.
7 min read
Oct
04

Fight, Magic, Items is a year old!

The history of Japanese RPGs is a year older, but my book's just getting started
11 min read
Apr
18

Announcement! Fight, Magic, Items is going global!

Publisher Yatakhayloon announces Saudi Arabian edition of my book on the history of Japanese RPGs
1 min read
Feb
21

I sold a book! Announcing "Fight, Magic, Items: The History of Final Fantasy, Dragon Quest, and the Rise of Japanese RPGs in the West" (Running Press // October, 2022)

Cue Victory Fanfare You've maybe noticed Astrolabe's been a little quiet for the past few months.
4 min read
Oct
18

Behold! I wrote a Dungeons & Dragons

Announcing "Dame Beatrice J. Delacroix III's Guide for Training Your New Beholder" Y'alllllll. I
2 min read