Slate's 'Game Club' kicks off third year
by Ben Gilbert 
on Dec 18th 2009 1:00AM
Out of the handful of mainstream media outlets that handle video games in a capacity beyond
when controversy strikes or
the occasional blockbuster's release,
Slate.com's "Game Club" annually gets together for a critical discussion on the year in games. This year's crew includes Chris Suellentrop, Leigh Alexander, Mitch Krpata and Jamin Brophy-Warren, and covers everything from the beauty and simplicity of
Canabalt to the "shocking and meaningless"
Modern Warfare 2 airport scene (their words).
Rather than present a top 10 list list like
some mainstream publications choose (we're looking at you,
Time Magazine!), the group discusses various themes that pervaded their favorite (and less than favorite) games of 2009. You might call it "game criticism," but we just call it "an interesting read."
