incredibly proud to have contributed to this list, thanks a million to @diegoarguello.bsky.social for the opportunity!!

I got to write a bit about Okami and the urgent climate action our planet needs!

1000xRESIST: On Endings and Evangelion 1000xRESIST wants us to think not just about the impact our choices will have on the world, but what impact we have on our choices.

just finished 1000xresist with my partner and i loved @gottsdamn.bsky.social‘s paste article on the ending choices so much i read three paragraphs of it out loud www.pastemagazine.com/games/1000xr...

Even Real-Time Strategy First-Timers Will Enjoy Age of Mythology: Retold Age of Mythology: Retold is a challenging but rewarding real-time strategy that even first-time players of the genre will enjoy.

For @pastemagazine.bsky.social I reviewed Age of Mythology: Retold, a game that rules that I am unfortunately too stupid to play.

PUBG Publisher Acquires Hi-Fi Rush Studio Tango Gameworks Paste Magazine is your source for the best music, movies, TV, comedy, videogames, books, comics, craft beer, politics and more. Discover your favorite albums and films.

For @pastemagazine.bsky.social; Tango Gameworks, founded by veteran director Shinji Mikami, has been acquired by PUBG publisher Krafton, saving the studio from the closures Xbox announced in May.

Nine Sols, Two Utopias Nine Sols, a Taiwanese game that's part Metroid and part Dark Souls, decries the false utopia engineered by the People's Republic of China.

New for @pastemagazine.bsky.social, I talk about Nine Sols, a Taiwanese game that's part Metroid and part Dark Souls, and how it decries the false utopia engineered by the People's Republic of China

Thank you for reading it ♥️

Grief and Grace Along Route Zero Paste Magazine is your source for the best music, movies, TV, comedy, videogames, books, comics, craft beer, politics and more. Discover your favorite albums and films.

A few months ago I wrote Grief and Grace Along Route Zero. This is Pt II.

Indika The Folk Hero (Gamify Your Religious Trauma) Indika wants us to read it as a piece of folklore, and in turn examine the ways religion also resembles folklore.

For @pastemagazine.bsky.social I wrote about folk, faith, Indika, and religious trauma.

"I'm eternally waiting for my bear to say its grace."

Bō: Path of the Teal Lotus Is a Charming, Sometimes Messy, Love Letter Squid Shock Studios' debut game Bō: Path of the Teal Lotus is a gorgeous love letter to the Metroid-style genre, but has a few warts.

Writing for @pastemagazine.bsky.social I cover Bō: Path of the Teal Lotus; a game I really enjoyed but had a few kinks to iron out.

I've considered hopping into the GP ecosystem because there is a huge library of games I'd want to play, it just seems like too much money to throw at what would be a headache to navigate

Microsoft Announces Changes to Xbox Game Pass Paste Magazine is your source for the best music, movies, TV, comedy, videogames, books, comics, craft beer, politics and more. Discover your favorite albums and films.

For @pastemagazine.bsky.social I detail the new changes Xbox is making to Game Pass, and ask: what the hell is a Game Pass? Seriously, what is it?

Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, Remakes, and Anti-Revisionism Final Fantasy VII Rebirth begs us not to compare it to the original game in the most thought-provoking way.

For @pastemagazine.bsky.social I talk about Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, remakes and remasters as corporate revisionism, and how we should feel about that. This one's a doozy.

The 10 Most Embarrassing Things in Kingdom Hearts Paste Magazine is your source for the best music, movies, TV, comedy, videogames, books, comics, craft beer, politics and more. Discover your favorite albums and films.

I wrote a totally normal list for @pastemagazine.bsky.social talking about Kingdom Hearts and the most embarrassing things it's done. Totally normal list.

Alan Wake II: Night Springs Is An Exciting and Appropriately Meta Follow-Up Paste Magazine is your source for the best music, movies, TV, comedy, videogames, books, comics, craft beer, politics and more. Discover your favorite albums and films.

For my first - ever - review, I scored Alan Wake II: Night Springs for @pastemagazine.bsky.social

While simply just being a fun time, it goes beyond that in furthering the meta narrative spiral Remedy built in the base game.

1000xRESIST: On Endings and Evangelion 1000xRESIST wants us to think not just about the impact our choices will have on the world, but what impact we have on our choices.

Writing for @pastemagazine.bsky.social I talk 1000xRESIST, an evolution of ending choices in games, and what it means to carry values into the future

Been forgetting to post here as well so here's a dump of some writing from the last month:

Developer Behind Baldur's Gate 3 Opens New Studio in Poland Paste Magazine is your source for the best music, movies, TV, comedy, videogames, books, comics, craft beer, politics and more. Discover your favorite albums and films.

For @pastemagazine.bsky.social I dive a little bit into the historical reasons that make Poland the perfect location for Larian Studios' seventh location.

GTA VI Set to Come Out in Fall of 2025 GTA VI will be out in the Fall of 2025, according to a new earnings report from its layoff-happy publisher Take-Two Interactive.

Writing for @pastemagazine.bsky.social, I talk about the Take-Two earnings call that revealed the #GTAVI release window - and other details that demonstrate a dismal state of the industry

"It’s a tune you can’t quite place, one that calls to you from your youth."

For this week's Fragments, Perry Gottschalk (@gottsdamn.bsky.social) remembers road trips of old, and Twilight Town.

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VI. Andrea Saravia Pérez | Played Off Andrea Saravia Pérez is a Narrative Designer formerly of Firaxis Games. In this final interview, we discuss the importance of not staying down. Played Off is a video interview series with those affected by the layoffs in the video game industry. Renaissance Hat Productions: https://renaissancehatproductions.carrd.co/ Small Loan Studio's itch page: https://smallloanstudio.itch.io/ Untamed: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2570160/Untamed/ Games Industry Job Hunt Slack: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdbQPuhhYxmDzPNAKrYtDCmAPsz_JGTuqYFuYA-8syeYWrJag/viewform Amir Satvat's Games Jobs Resources: amirsatvat.com

Played Off Episode VI - Andrea Saravia Pérez

Andrea is a Narrative Designer formerly of Firaxis Games. In this final interview, we discuss the importance of not staying down.

V. Blake Hester | Played Off Blake Hester - Something Rotten cohost, formerly of Game Informer - joins me this episode. In this interview, we talk about the state of journalism inside an...

Played Off Episode V- Blake Hester

@metallicaisrad.bsky.social - Something Rotten cohost, formerly of Game Informer - joins me this episode. In this interview, we talk about the state of journalism in/outside of games, and the importance of institutional knowledge.

IV. James Bartholomeou | Played Off James Bartholomeou is a Public Relations freelancer in the games industry. In this interview, we discuss UK labor law, imposter syndrome, and how to help those getting laid off during this time. Played Off is a video interview series with those affected by the layoffs in the video game industry. Women-led Games: https://www.womenledgames.com/ Latin American Games Showcase: https://www.lagshowcase.com/ Games Industry Job Hunt Slack: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdbQPuhhYxmDzPNAKrYtDCmAPsz_JGTuqYFuYA-8syeYWrJag/viewform Amir Satvat's Games Jobs Resources: amirsatvat.com

Played Off Episode IV - James Bartholomeou

James Bartholomeou is a Public Relations freelancer in the games industry. In this interview, we discuss UK labor law, imposter syndrome, and how to help those getting laid off during this time.

This article came out after revisiting a video essay from 4 years ago and convincing @dangerhazzard.bsky.social I could do better. If you read this piece and want to know what Emily is Away is about:

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III. Andrew Buczacki | Played Off Andrew Buczacki is a Senior Mission Designer formerly of Drifter Entertainment. In this interview, we discuss post layoff systemic violence, the potential fu...

Played Off Episode III - Andrew Buczacki

Andrew is a Senior Mission Designer formerly of Drifter Entertainment. In our chat, we discuss post layoff systemic violence, the potential future of the games industry, and how the landscape has changed.

anytime a piece of mine makes it into Critical Distance I feel immensely honored - check out the rest of this incredible list for some of the best writing on games this last week

April 14th Welcome back readers. Per my lofty aspirations last week, I did technically manage to publish our Fansite Jam Roundup before the next TWIVGB–even if I had to fudge things a bit and put this i…

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This week: Seventeen new highlights, all wrapped up in the maximum amount of allowable aliteration

Turn of the Zillennial This is the real lesson of Emily is Away and the series as a whole. It isn’t a statement that over time, friendships fade. It’s that the experiences you have with them are vastly more personal than wh...

"Homework be damned, I have to check AIM. Maybe Emily is on."

The Emily is Away series presents a generational crisis to @gottsdamn.bsky.social: unwinnable.com/2024/04/12/t...

Turn of the Zillennial This is the real lesson of Emily is Away and the series as a whole. It isn’t a statement that over time, friendships fade. It’s that the experiences you have with them are vastly more personal than wh...

writing for @unwinnable.com, I use the Emily is Away trilogy of games to have a crisis regarding generational identity

This Month in Videogame Vlogging: March 2024 Welcome back, viewers. Thank you all for checking out the first two videogame video essay roundups! The response was quite nice and we got a little landslide of recommendations based on it. Also, i…

This month: videos on yellow paint, bodies, resurrecting dead games and art for no one.

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