Monday, February 10, 2025

Welcome to S-Rank

S-Rank is a website about board games, the internet, books, puzzles, retro video games… you know, the important stuff. 

I’m Justin Davis, S-Rank’s creator and author. By day I lead a team at the video game and entertainment website IGN. I’ve been there for (omg) almost 15 years. In my earlier years as an IGN Editor I had the pleasure and privilege to run projects like Top 100s and Game of the Year awards among many others. I also had the opportunity to write a lot of things I remain quite proud of.

These days I’m in a more behind-the-scenes role. If I had something I really wanted to get off my chest about a big video game, I’d still publish it on IGN.

S-Rank, on the other hand, is a home for writing and deep dives on topics like: Magic: the Gathering, indie video game books and zines, internet culture, retro fantasy art, tabletop RPGs, and a general log of what I’m playing, reading, and watching.

S-Rank is an extension and expansion of Paperwave, a newsletter I started in 2021 focused on cozy tangible objects we all love. I loved working on Paperwave, and a lot of S-Rank’s writing is still focused on these subjects. Just with permission to broaden out a little into other topics, as well.

Social media and centralized platforms were a mistake. It’s time for small sites about weird stuff to make a comeback. I intend to make S-Rank my online home, and I’m happy to invite you in, too.