End of an era! I’m relieved to hear you’re not going far, but you added so much to IGN, both publicly and behind the scenes. Congrats on the new adventure! Good morbo friend 🫡

An AI Upheaval Is Coming for Media. This Journalist Is Already All In. AI-assisted stories accounted for nearly 20% of Fortune’s web traffic in the second half of 2025. Most are written by Nick Lichtenberg.

Fortune should be mortified—"A story by Lichtenberg sometimes starts with a prompt entered into Perplexity or Google’s NotebookLM, asking it to write something based on a headline he comes up with. He moves the initial drafts into a content-management system and edits the stories before publishing."

Screenshot of guy in sweater reclining at his desk with the headline An AI Upheaval Is Coming for Media. This Journalist Is Already All In. A Fortune editor has cranked out more than 600 stories using the technology; ‘this won’t be seen as some people’s idea of journalism’

"So you agree? You're not a journalist?"

more than anything else, journalists are very good at circling the wagons when other journalists are threatened. this just did not happen for gamergate. if you see someone being harassed and you're a cis white hetero guy, the best thing you can do is position yourself between them and abuse.

worst day of the year. hour stolen from night time given to the smug idiot breakfast eaters. the rise and shine clowns

Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness Is Headed to Nintendo Switch Online - IGN Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness is finally headed to Nintendo Switch Online this March. As it's a GameCube game, it will only be available for Nintendo Switch 2 users.

I know this isn’t the Pokemon news of the day but man, this game was/is so slept on www.ign.com/articles/pok...

The other student then resumed and passed her test and then I passed mine. The last thing Mr. Walker said to me, without a single hint of irony or jest, was “hey, just watch the speed, okay?” My jaw dropped, indignant, as he drove away. I wonder how that odd man is doing.

Still in the car, I explained the situation to Mr. Walker. Another student was taking her test and I was waiting in the backseat. He looked back and said, “get in the drivers seat. And gun it to the DMV.” I probably went at least 20 mph over the speed limit, but we got to the DMV in time.

I had my driver’s ed course with my best friend. She took her final test first, passed, and went directly to the DMV for her license. When she got there, she realized Mr. Walker forgot to sign her test. The DMV closed in an hour and then would be closed for the weekend. She was devastated.

Mr. Walker would usually fall asleep if you had him for an earlier slot. He always made everyone stop at 7/11 so he could get a Milky Way. One summer, there was a rumor that he died. When he walked through the high school the first day of the year, everyone thought they saw a ghost. He was unfazed.

“You rent, how did you paint?!” I painted. I simply did it.

As a renter for the past 13 years, I just have to say: the security deposit is the fee you pay to decorate

Landlord Laura why would you do this to me

A man crying

Do you know the pain of finding the absolute perfect beach apartment, one that ticks every box, is on the cutest street with the perfect layout and so much natural light… and then the landlord calls you, after hyping it up ALL DAY, to say, “oh sorry I already approved someone”

Shot from the stands of the Bad Bunny halftime show.

What a moment.

A little off but close enough

Emerging from post-Sundance hibernation to declare: I'm on the lookout for a new full-time job. Seeking Chicago-based or remote editing and writing opportunities—don't have to be in the field; I'm extremely open to copywriting, technical writing, marketing stuff, etc. Email and portfolio in profile.

And what if Lady Gaga showed up during the Super Bowl halftime show to perform underrated “Born This Way” banger “Americano”? What THEN?

Oh fully. I am BEGGING for a little more imagination!!

🫡🫡🫡

Something about the “reveal” feels as icky as the project itself? Just clearly not thought-through and feels like HBO and Hasbro… don’t respect what they’re working with?

I am no longer in entertainment media. I am no longer in games media. None of this has any bearing on my day to day anymore. None of this, honestly, really matters. That said…

Why do you drop news of a Baldur’s Gate 3 HBO show after work hours on a Thursday on DEADLINE?!

YESSSSS I’m genuinely so excited to read this

Good morning!

February marks the 10th anniversary of Stardew Valley. I had the great pleasure of speaking to ConcernedApe ahead of the occasion about the last ten years and his plans for the future. It's a nice long one, please enjoy:
www.ign.com/articles/sta...

My great nerd shame is that I’ve never done a Star Trek, but I’ve gotta say, I’m really enjoying this Starfleet Academy

(Love you forever and you DID deserve defending from that bullshit)

The luxury of being dragged for your bad takes and not… everything else 🫠 The luxury! I yearn to be judged for my shitty opinions!

I like the liquid glass iOS update 😔

I am an unabashed Christopher Nolan stan, but I do think it would be really funny if The Odyssey just sucks