Critical Distance & Chris Plante

Subject: Critical Distance & Chris Plante
Sources: Twitter, Gamasutra.
Date Compiled: June 27th, 2015.
Credits: Original Investigation.
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03.05.14: Critical Distance supported me (and Hardcasual) in 2009. Now I (and you) can support it and @KrisLigman http://www.patreon.com/critdistance?rf=47882&ty=2  https://archive.is/y4hLV

Articles with Potential Conflicts of Interest:
10.29.09: The Week In Game Criticism: Cursed, Pets, Less Than Charted  https://archive.is/4LzvC
11.05.09: The Week In Video Game Criticism: The Beatles, Torchlight, Prince Of Persia  https://archive.is/Dt7WR

Summary:
The tweet suggests there was some support between Plante (and Hardcasual) and Critical Distance. It's unknown if the support is financial or not. Critical Distance apparently supported both in 2009 and featured Hardcasual in two articles on Gamasutra. Distance issues are suggested when the writer or outlet that is covering a subject is also supporting that subject. I found no disclosure of this potential conflict of interest.

07.17.15: Chris Plante has denied that the support was financial. https://archive.is/4OraH