If you, or anybody you know, is in some facet of games media (influencers and podcasters are great too!) and is of ANHPI descent, I'd love to talk to about being a part of this pre-recorded panel during the month of May.

DMs are open as well.

Your boy would appreciate a repost!

This got no traction when I last mentioned it, but let's try again, because it's important to many people.

May is AAPI/ANHPI Heritage Month. I represent AAPI in Gaming, and I'd love to lead an AAPI in Games Journalism panel.

I'd love if my network can tag people they'd love to see as panelists.

It took me 75 minutes to get my order of an FFXIV box and an extra drink.

And my location opened 7 years before that one.

I hope that marquee location was faster. 🥲

Gotta love when the “fast food” takes an hour and a half to be done but the bag has been secured.

@kujoprime.bsky.social and I sort of ended up on opposite sides of the spectrum after enjoying the top so much but love reading his thoughts after doing all the interviews he did with Eka.

We're not done with 2026 yet.

I wasn't as crazy about #DosaDivas as I was when I previewed it at SGF and GDC.

There's a lot to enjoy here, but don't binge it like I pretty much did. Let this 10-to-13-hour game simmer and slowly cook.

Jollibee is teaming up with Square Enix for a Final Fantasy XIV collab tomorrow, and I’m looking to secure an appointment with Jolllibee to talk about it.

Any editors I know want this piece?

Just a quick shout to my network that I will once again be at Summer Game Fest Play Days this year.

I’ll be going under SmashPad but am also available to cover it in a freelance capacity for any publication looking for more coverage.

Add dvictorio@smashpad.com to your media lists and let’s talk!

For the record, I wanted Punk to win.

Does Punk retire here too? 😂

CM Punk with the OG entrance and ROH highlights.

Respect the business.

Danhausen and WWE casting more small people than Disney is willing to do for Snow White.

A coup de grâce through the table makes no sense because it’s reduced impact but okay.

Shinsuke for me. 😭

People hating on Sami Zayn just shows how flip floppy casual wrestling fans are lol

Rusev MVP of this one.

I don’t think any WWE ladder match will come close to the inaugural NXT North American championship, but this IC match certainly has the potential.

Rough reality with a very serious lawsuit.

But good to see athletes retire the right way.

For the record I took my partner and nephew to the Mario Galaxy movie separately and thought each watch was just as delightful.

So yes I’m fully capable of knowing what any piece of media is supposed to do and who it’s for. 😄

Yeah, I’m “lil bro” when I’m someone who’s been on the medium long enough to know that previews literally do not matter. Most responsible site owners, unless there was nobody else available wouldn’t contract a review to somebody that previewed it. It allows for clearer eyes and less bias.

Everything we support has some sort of evil within it, and that’s what sucks about the age we live in.

To see people say “bring back Vince” is still all sorts of tone deaf to me though.

But to see what TKO is forcing—the sponsored tables, ring, the high ticket prices, continuing to pander to Saudi Arabia when most of those fan are bought… it really makes it hard to support.

“So don’t support them.”

Yeah, just dump something that has been a real constant in your life.

There’s nothing like attending a wrestling event live. There is no energy like it, even when it’s scripted. The athleticism and risk that each of these “superstars” (who actually get paid less than a lot of FTE Bay Area residents) display is real, and no other live event is more interactive.

Creatively it’s run by a much better storyteller who cares, though still has his shortcomings, but also has to bend over backwards for corporate culture that keeps the company afloat more than its fans actually do.

In turn, it has to respect a casual market because it’s a kids’ program.

WWE is really a hard fandom to be a part of.

It’s been around so long that there’s a camaraderie that comes with being a wrestling fan, but most of the fond memories were from a time where toxicity was high.

I don’t think hallmark even has an Asian.

And my mom would probably love this. 😕

Adulting is understanding that if you don’t owe or get anything back, you did your taxes optimally and correctly.

A noir game is a noir game is a noir game.

Spider-Man Noir is 100x the Noir that Mouse P.I. claims to be.

Surely if you don’t read real noir fiction you at least read noir comics.

Nice getaway weekend with my girlfriend, except for when her time of the month decided to be 4 days early.

Shout out to all the taken homies out here doing their best. 🙃