Uppercut

Slay the Princess screenshot in first person perspective of the player character reaching out a clawed hand to the Princess who says "Maybe I'll see you in another life."

"I’ve only talked about the violence so far, and while it’s core to Slay the Princess’ story. It’s simply an expression of its truest theme: love.

And as it turns out, love hurts. A lot."
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For the evening crowd, I wrote about the lack of queer identity in Metaphor and how that undercuts the message it’s trying to impart on the player. Even if they’ve been mid to terrible at representation lately, that element is a big part of what makes ATLUS’ biggest games so beloved.

"ATLUS’ flagship games live in the queer milieu and that’s why it’s so strange and disappointing that Metaphor: ReFantazio doesn’t engage with these themes whatsoever"
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Alright, enough time has passed and now the real Metaphor: ReFantazio discourse can begin!

Not only is this title painfully straight for an ATLUS game, this cis-heteronormativity directly undermines the game’s central themes.

Read on for more in my @uppercut.bsky.social debut!!!

The deadline for pitches is today at 7pm PST!

Happy Pride! Uppercut is open to pitches again 😊🌈

In honor of @uppercut.bsky.social being back on the scene, sharing a piece I wrote for them a couple years back about Beacon Pines, a game I don’t think gets talked about enough.

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a piece i wrote for uppercut got me quoted in the bbc. also ty rules as an editor, go pitch your shit

Uppercut let me write a weird manifesto about my beef with MMOs through the lens of an EXTREMELY niche game so all this to say you should absolutely send Ty your pitches uppercutcrit.com/the-one-who-...

Never dead, just resting!

oh SHIT, the king is back

YOU LOVE TO SEE IT. Ty is a dream to work with and I can’t express how much Uppercut as an institution means to me. Before I started GameSpot, I was its managing editor and my work with Ty, K, Monti, Andrew, and all our pals is foundational to who I am now. Please pitch!! 🏳️‍🌈✨💕

One of my favorite pieces ive evwr written was for Uppercut Crit, on long distance relationships and finding joy in the moments you can. Fantastic outlet that you should pitch your weird little ideas to: uppercutcrit.com/long-distanc...

BEAMING BEAMING BEAMING

File under: Shit we absolutely LOVE TO SEE

We’ll be taking 2 pitches to publish this month. Here are the submission guidelines as well!: uppercutcrit.com/write-for-us/

Please get ideas in by Friday, June 6 at 7pm PST!!!

If you’d like to submit, PLEASE read our pitching guidelines and send your ideas to: uppercutpitches at gmail dot com. Rate is $100 for between 800-1200 words. Ideas don’t have to be Pride themed, but those are of course welcome!

Happy Pride! Uppercut is open to pitches again 😊🌈

The player we can’t write about and football’s ‘systemic failure’ to deal with sexual violence A Premier League player is representing his club despite facing accusations of sexual violence. And nobody can talk or do anything about it.

A player at a Premier League club has been accused of sexual assault by four different women and has carried on playing.

We can't name him for legal reasons.

“It’s a systemic failure,” says Nazir Afzal, the former Chief Crown Prosecutor for North West England.

✍️ @mjslater.bsky.social

Hey folks, As we get further into November I just want to be transparent about our plans for the coming months. Once this month ends, we will no longer be accepting pitches for the foreseeable future. This includes our annual letter series, which unfortunately won’t be happening this year. As much as I care about this work and want to continue it, the fact of the matter is I’m pretty much completely burnt out, disillusioned, and way understaffed and underfunded. I need to walk away for the time being for my own sake. The site is going to stay up, nothing will be deleted or lost. But no new commissioned work after November will be happening for a while. I may post occasionally as I feel inclined, but that will be the extent. Indie Mixtape will continue, and hopefully find a home somewhere else. The Patreon will be shutting down. Thank you to everyone who supported me/us over the years. It has meant a ton to us and helped us to make at least a small impact during our time in op

An update on Uppercut's future:

uppercutcrit - Twitch Just some queer nerds looking to have fun with our community

Ty will be live with Slay the Princess in a little under 10 minutes! twitch.tv/uppercutcrit

Indie Mixtape Episode 42. This IS Halloween Ty and HB celebrate scary season with some icky, creepy, and weird indie games. Games discussed in the show: How Fish is Made FAITH: The Unholy Trinity Amanda the Adventurer HEXCRAFT: Harlequin...

It's Halloween season baybee! We're celebrating all month, starting with our first Indie Mixtape episode of the month featuring some very scary indie games:

How Fish is Made
Amanda the Adventurer
HEXCRAFT: Harlequin Fair
Let's MEAT Adam
FAITH: The Unholy Trinity
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Indie Mixtape Ep. 41. An Ocean of One’s Own This time on Indie Mixtape, Ty and HB explore the oceans of alien worlds, do Russian folk magic, traverse dimensions to fulfill bounties, ruminate on being a shitty teen, and experience the existentia...

New Indie Mixtape is out! (Apologies for the audio goof this weekend, if you got a weirdly short Mixtape ep in your podcatcher, redownload for the full ep!!!) uppercutcrit.com/41-an-ocean-...

Stray Gods’ story about moving forward leaves Medusa behind Note: This article contains spoilers for Stray Gods, as well as discussions of sexual assault. Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical is pretty much exactly what the title implies. The player characte...

"Instead of Stray Gods treating Medusa as the victim she is, and trying to provide a path to redemption/healing that the other, frankly worse, Idols get, it instead flirts with compassion for the gorgon, while ultimately abandoning her as a lost cause."
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Seasons screamings, writers! Our pitches are now open through Monday, October 2 at 5pm PST and we're specifically looking for ideas that have to do with horror/Halloween! Check out our guidelines and send your ideas to uppercutpitches@gmail.com uppercutcrit.com/write-for-us/

uppercutcrit - Twitch Just some queer nerds looking to have fun with our community

We're live on Twitch playing Game of Fortune! twitch.tv/uppercutcrit

Indie Mixtape Episode 40. What’s Up With This Funky Lil’ Tree Guy? In this episode, meet another of our rotating guest hosts, HB! We do some gardening in a mental hospital, hang out in a nunnery, lead a revolution, and patrol fantasy roadways. Games played in the ...

The latest episode of Indie Mixtape, featuring our new host HB, is live now! Check it out via the link or wherever you get your podcasts: uppercutcrit.com/40-whats-up-...

Highlights from The Mini Indie Showcase 23 Our pals over at Six One Indie have started a rad tradition of hosting a video showcase for indie games ahead of PAX events each year. This year was no different, with their Mini Indie

Better late than never, here are our highlights from the
Six One Indie Mini Indie Showcase 23: uppercutcrit.com/highlights-f...

uppercutcrit - Twitch Just some queer nerds looking to have fun with our community

We'll be co-streaming the Six One Indie Mini Indie Showcase in about 40 minutes! twitch.tv/uppercutcrit