Feel immensely proud to contribute to EOY coverage at GamesRadar+, and there’s more from me to come!

EOY doesn't stop just because it was the weekend! Here's @jchivers.bsky.social with the best ongoing games of 2025:

Hades and Powerwash Simulator crossover when

seeing halo on playstation must be what it felt like to see a mcdonalds in moscow in 1990

Battlefield 6 seems pretty excellent. First time I’ve cared about a Battlefield game since BF3.

I'm certain they'll refuse to debate this, but like with Visa and MasterCard I think we need to shout about this. Whatever you think about the idea of it, its implementation is fucking terrible. Ofcom were told it was terrible for months. They did it anyway. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/72...

Had an excellent time chatting to Pierre Tarno of Sloclap last week and am very proud of this interview! Check it out if you love Rematch, football, or good chats www.gamesradar.com/games/sports...

I spent most of the last two weeks playing Dune: Awakening - the verdict? It’s a solidly okay video game www.gamesradar.com/games/surviv...

Kind of hooked on Derail Valley now, since it’s basically ETS2 but with trains.

The final Update Patch from @jchivers.bsky.social for now is here, highlighting leaked games, mixed Elden Ring Nightrein reviews and more. www.patreon.com/posts/update...

Update Patch returns and @jchivers.bsky.social is here to round up everything from Brian Eno taking a stand against Microsoft to the fate of Project Milo. www.patreon.com/posts/update...

Update Patch is back with @jchivers.bsky.social reporting on a new Persona game coming to the west, a Call of Duty being taken off sale and more. www.patreon.com/posts/update...

Update Patch is back with @jchivers.bsky.social rounding up everything from GTA VI breaking records and Destiny 2 getting a Star Wars expansion. www.patreon.com/posts/update...

Update Patch returns after a turbulent week for the industry, with @jchivers.bsky.social rounding up everything that happened. www.patreon.com/posts/update...

What a joke

I reviewed Skin Deep for GamesRadar+! Had a fantastic time with this one, and am so proud to have published my first review here. www.gamesradar.com/games/stealt...

A puzzle platformer that takes clear inspiration from the classics and mixes that with crisp, modern animation, Bionic Bay is a brilliant platformer and well worth your time. - @jchivers.bsky.social monstervine.com/2025/04/bion...

I think startmenu is neat. You should support us so that we can keep going. www.patreon.com/c/startmenu?...

BBC News just described the Supreme Court ruling as something women’s rights campaigners are “celebrating”. Fuck off, BBC. It’s a massive blow to women’s rights, the only people celebrating are the loathsome TERFs. LGBT with the T, now and forever.

The absolute breathtaking lack of empathy people seem to have for the disabled in this country is horrendous. Cutting PIP rather than taxing the rich is never the right decision, PIP should be substantially higher and easy to access. But no, now it’s Labour voters going on about “benefit scrounges”.

Very proud and privileged to share my first indie piece for GamesRadar+! I trawled through a bunch of demos to bring you this list of the 10 you need to play before Next Fest ends! www.gamesradar.com/games/the-10...

Finished GTA: San Andreas today, for only the second time ever. Still the best GTA, and I will fight anyone who says otherwise.

New piece by me in Gamesradar! I just wanna mosey about rural areas on a dirt bike, is that too much to ask?

Gato Roboto is such a breezy and fun little game

The dynamic duo

In a world of constant turmoil and uncertainty, Joe Chivers has found something beautifully reassuring about Baltaro, and that is the fact that THE. NUMBERS. WILL. ALWAYS. GO UP. www.startmenu.co.uk/home/winter-...

I’ve finally got around to playing Hollow Knight after all these years. I think I may have finally found a Metroidvania that I actually like? Someone play the breaking news music

I really like that BlueSky is, in name and visual design, exactly what you'd imagine a fictional social media network from like, Life is Strange to look like

What do you do on a weekend when you’re depressed? Make banana bread, obviously

RIP Gordon Matta-Clark, you would have loved The Backrooms

Can’t say that I remember that Beatles song

on balance one of the coolest things to ever happen. a lost world

A core part of growing up is realising ABBA are actually brilliant

Really proud of this piece I wrote for Gamesradar+! I have to shout out both indie games and Sold Out Software wherever I go www.gamesradar.com/games/2024-h...

We really need to talk about game install sizes as a people - 154GB is just absurd

Metaphor Refantazio really goes places, huh

Give us a follow, we’re nice, honest

It’s genuinely kind of absurd how much better the vibes are here compared to Twitter

Kind of funny that X is currently less popular on the App Store than the *checks notes* Costa Coffee app

Hey everyone! I’m a queer freelance games journalist and I’m available for work! I can write news stories, features, reviews, lists and more. I’ve previously been published in PC Gamer, Metro, The Guardian, Techradar and more. Reposts are very much appreciated ❤️

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Repping that massive weekend headache. It’s not even a hangover

Press y to make Mario release his wondrous seed

Proud of this piece I wrote for Techradar Gaming www.techradar.com/gaming/conso...

Fuck it, here’s some bubble waffles and bacon that are excellent

I genuinely have to keep fighting urges to use this like late 00s Twitter and talk about sandwiches that I’ve eaten.

Ready for the Twittle-tattle