Bear heaven

Also: suspicious maps, Jeff the Killer, and roguelike taxes.

Pig becomes sand

Also: AI Minecraft, Cave Story unfiction, and a pumpkin surprise.

Shooting off screens: An interview with DVLSBLSH

by Dan Solberg 20+ years ago in magazine sidebars and web 1.0 galleries, the dominant visual representation of videogames was the screenshot. Capturing single instances of interactive media, screenshots were always a limited format for videogames PR, but that restricted context can also imbue screenshots with a level of

Behind the art of SpongeBob

A conversation with one of the internet's most ardent SpongeBob archivists.

Pandora's mailbox

Also: teleporting bread, emo spies, and MTV2.

We oughta goup up

Also: a good maggot bit, going Thatcher-free, and the suffering of Minecraft Steve.

Learning from Las Vegas’ Sphere

The Sphere is itself a symbol — but of what? 

The Gone Pebble

Also: machine megastructures, Columbo, and the ultimate hater.

End of Letterboxdelion

This week, we're discussing platform apocalypses, internet mysteries, and singing Toads. First time reading? Sign up here. Letterboxd defies god, pays price Anime, as they say, was a mistake. Film-reviewing platform Letterboxd compounded that mistake this week by deciding to remove anime masterpiece End Of Evangelion from eligibility

Unintelligible chittering

This week, we're discussing toads, monkeys, replicants, and Andrei Tarkovsky. First time reading? Sign up here. Did Toad kill E3? As everyone knows, the game industry trade show E3 is no more. Like a great marketing mirage, it disappeared as soon as a few companies stopped believing in

Lain chasing

Also: artisanal white noise, a card shop tycoon, and the giallo zone.

Yes yes yes

Also: strawberry man, ding-a-ling kid, and dog ahead

Islands in the net

Also: frog golf, ant tears, and medieval beats.

Mum ridge

Also: EX takes a load off

Blue man revisited

Also: fakes of a fake, cars at 1000x speed, and Sotenbori at sunset.

Nobody's hero

Also: oddball wikis, dating sims, and distant Waluigis.

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Every bedroom you've ever entered

Thoughts on guitars, tablature, and the internet (plus a bonus mixtape).

Cultural victories

Also: skeleton battles, Sonic mythology, and Letterboxd crimes.

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What’s the deal with Roblox? An EX Special Report

We turned our red Roblox caps backwards and started greeting our fellow kids.

Making robots smile

This week, we're talking about ethereal anime, internet rap, and Digimon mortality. First time reading? Sign up here. Want to write for us? Submit here.  This Week's Stories Pitchfork good? Pitchfork announced the hire of Mano Sundaresan, founder of the extraordinarily good blog No Bells, as

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Horse girl with a knife

Also: mind control gaming, Sonic kindergarten, and Fortnite simps.

Yeah!

Also: anti-easter eggs, Man-Crates, and cursed Vines.

Mmm, hoverbikes

This week, we're talking: * lost albums  * imaginary videogame consoles * secret corporate emojis First time reading? Sign up here. This Week’s Stories The secret history of Charli XCX’s Brat Charli XCX’s excx-ellent new album Brat is probably the most talked-about album in music right now, a

I have fins

This week, we're donning our borrowed skins, going PokéRogue, and learning how to tell cat-girl vtubers apart. First time reading? Sign up here. Love EX? Hate EX? Want to work with us? We’re listening: team@exresearch.co Pinterest has quietly become Valhalla for music pedants Shareable infographics