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Sea Change: An Apology and Declaration

Posted on July 3, 2013 by Medium Difficulty

The past two weeks have been a source of reflection for us who write and edit for Medium Difficulty. First and foremost, the editor who posted Michael Robinson’s article “This Week In Twitter Chaos: A Plea For Civility” wants to … Continue reading →

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An Apology

Posted on June 25, 2013 by Medium Difficulty

We’ve made an editorial decision to pull our last article, and offer a brief apology. It has become clear that we’ve disappointed many of our readers and lost their trust, for reasons that we should have been more mindful of. … Continue reading →

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Holding Pattern

Posted on February 1, 2013 by Medium Difficulty

You may have noticed Medium Difficulty’s prolonged absence. This is largely due to an unfortunate combination of events including, but not limited to, the intellectual labour required by a server change and the fickle demands of “real life.” This post … Continue reading →

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Hi, folks!

Posted on January 7, 2013 by Medium Difficulty

You might notice a few layout changes and quirks on MD today and over the upcoming week. We’re changing to a more budget-conscious hosting solution and trying to whip our laggard designers into finalizing our new layout. Please bear with … Continue reading →

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Interview: Kyrie Ru of Overture Interactive

Posted on December 15, 2012 by Medium Difficulty

[Trigger warning: this interview involves discussion of depictions of rape and sexual violence. Links may be NSFW. Medium Difficulty does not endorse the views contained here, but believes that they are worthy of presentation and discussion.] Could you describe Kurovadis? … Continue reading →

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Medium Difficulty Needs YOU!

Posted on September 12, 2012 by Medium Difficulty

You, our readers, have supported us by reading the site, sharing articles you love, and commenting on interesting articles. The time has come to ask you for help. We’ve put a lot of ourselves into this site, including a large … Continue reading →

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Delays!

Posted on September 8, 2012 by Medium Difficulty

Hi guys! We had to deal with some emergency medical stuff today! Given our new mandate of “post and let people know what’s happening,” I thought I’d let everyone know that while there won’t be a post today or tomorrow, … Continue reading →

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Announcement: A Change of Pace

Posted on September 6, 2012 by Medium Difficulty

Readers of Medium Difficulty: since we’ve started this site we’ve been working hard to bring you the best game criticism we can, and we want to thank your for taking the time to read our articles; we hope you’ve been … Continue reading →

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Gamer Profiles: The Game Historian

Posted on August 15, 2012 by Medium Difficulty

Carly A. Kocurek I am a video game historian. I have spent hours tracking down arcade uprights for historically significant but rare games. I have pored over trade journals from the 1980s. I have played games I wish – desperately … Continue reading →

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Brief Downtime

Posted on June 12, 2012 by Medium Difficulty

Hi everyone, Because of recent security issues on the back end, as well as some long-standing problems with performance, we’re moving hosts from June 11th to June 13th. We’ll put our efforts towards polishing the site’s editorial process and be … Continue reading →

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