Flagship Issues

Sep
21

Astrolabe 26: Prerelease jitters, a paper-thin debut, and gaming's greatest innovators

Fight, Magic, Items is almost here! Check out all the latest news—including an exclusive excerpt on io9 and where
10 min read
Sep
08

Astrolabe 25: Why I'm not gonna write about The Rings of Power

Fight, Magic, Items: The History of Final Fantasy, Dragon Quest, and the Rise of Japanese RPGs in the West is
6 min read
Jun
30

Astrolabe 24: You play. I play. Cosplay.

Before opening this issue, I want to acknowledge the ghastly decision by the Supreme Court of the United States to
12 min read
May
20
Astrolabe 23: Don't wait, read.

Astrolabe 23: Don't wait, read.

Endless books, endless worlds, endless possibilities Recently, I made an offhand joke on Twitter that gained wings and went mini-viral
10 min read
Apr
21

Astrolabe 22: What can Nintendo learn from Elden Ring?

In case you missed it: Nerdist debuted the cover for my upcoming book about the history of Japanese RPGs, Fight,
13 min read
Oct
26
Astrolabe 21: Why does everyone think writing's easy?

Astrolabe 21: Why does everyone think writing's easy?

Writing's (not) easy My guess is that a large portion of Astrolabe's readers are also writers
12 min read
Oct
04

Astrolabe 20: The retro appeal, three dragon quests, and the boutique publisher powering up video games

Welcome to Astrolabe 20! For this milestone moment, I'm handing the feature section in this issue over to
11 min read
Sep
17

Astrolabe 19: Why you need to pre-order this issue, FFVI for people with jobs, and Austin Channing Brown's quest to prove she's still here

Join 'round this soapbox, fellow villagers, for Astrolabe's very first guest editorial is here! This issue, I&
10 min read
Jul
26

Astrolabe 18: Welcome to Fandom with Amy Ratcliffe, 1.22474487139 reasons to love NieR, and why you shouldn't throw out your old TV

Welcome to Fandom, Kid. What was your first fandom? Not the first thing you loved, or your favourite show as
13 min read
May
18

Astrolabe 17: Growing up out loud with Patrick Klepek, Fabulous Nova Crystallis, and judging books by their covers

Growing up Out Loud It was 2007, and I was 23 years old when I started a book blog called
14 min read