Saw my first pintail duck last weekend - look at this gorgeous duck!! It's so cool seeing the local marsh land recovering after some really rough seasons!

Finished "On the Calculation of Volume 1" by Solvej Balle today. It's an absolutely gorgeous story about how we experience time. If you like strange, emotive science fiction, then please do yourself a favour. A genuine marvel.

Finished "On the Calculation of Volume 1" by Solvej Balle today. It's an absolutely gorgeous story about how we experience time. If you like strange, emotive science fiction, then please do yourself a favour. A genuine marvel.

In light of today’s Xbox showcase: a reminder that the BDS boycott against Xbox and Microsoft products is still ongoing. If you say you oppose Israel’s genocide of Palestinians, or oppose ICE here in the US, Microsoft is not a neutral company in either of these stories.

As an extra note, if you need someone for preview events or coverage of something like GDC or SGF, it’s a very quick 1hr45mn flight to LA for me. I spent years covering E3, tech shows, previews, and more - and I’m happy to keep doing so.

buy my book! or don't! make your own choices!

The Duster Bluffs in Big Hops is totally inspired by Bianco Hills in Mario Sunshine. The windmills for sure, but also, the piece of music has the same string of notes as the bianco hills theme inside it! It's so cool to see the inspiration here as a Mario Sunshine obsessive 😅 loving it a lot!

Just watched Baz Luhrmann's Strictly Ballroom for the first time. What a gorgeous film, and you can see so much of what would end up in romeo+juliet and Moulin Rouge in it. Some dated language use (particularly an out of nowhere homophobic slur) but has aged generally pretty well, too!

Playing Silent Hill 2 for the first time. What is Toluca Prison's deal? What did I ever do to it, man?

Oh hell yeah!! Congrats!! 🎊

Cannot stop thinking about the text from the credits cinematic... why did they write that to such jaunty music???

I finished Final Fantasy Tactics - god, what do I do now?? Easily one of my favourite Final Fantasys, what a game!

queers? queers

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It's so cool that the Fallout show exists in the way it does. Some of the cinematography in the latest episode is still spinning around in my head. Can't stop thinking about just how *good* it looks.

Now that we're firmly in 2026, I've got pitches I want to talk to you about! If you're looking for feature pieces, opinion pieces, news and reviews, I'm looking too! Shares appreciated, email is [email protected]

in observance of scott adams dying, here is an archive thread of the old twitter bit i did where i reclaimed dilbert from him and declared myself the true creator of dilbert

I've been commissioned to write a piece about games based on real places that changed peoples' perception of that place or had some kind of local impact - are you a dev who made a game like this? Or are you a player who has a story about a game that inspired you to visit somewhere? Let me know!

I hit the button ✅😭🐸 🚨BIG HOPS is OUT NOW🚨 Get it on Steam | Switch | PS5 for just $17.99 with our 10% launch discount! #indiegames #nintendoswitch #ps5

Hi #PortfolioDay ! I’m Ida, a queer Malaysian-Chinese artist that loves drawing fantasy art! 💖🎨 [ #Dnd #art #ocsky #oc ]

As it suddenly seems to be en vogue again, I made a quick Starter Pack of my own - politics, video games, politics in video games, all the topics. go.bsky.app/PyCENnn

I'm into chapter 4 of FF Tactics now. Absolutely love this game. Bit sad it seems like it's gonna be over soon, though!

Can't believe the game's finally releasing in a few weeks...

Reminds me of the Gamecube menu when there's no disk inserted

we'll launch mothership.blog in its final form on jan. 26, featuring stories by amazing writers like @nicolecarpenter.bsky.social, @nicoleclark.bsky.social, @susanapolo.bsky.social, @supercrip1994.bsky.social, & @applecider.bsky.social. you can subscribe early for a LIFETIME 15% OFF discount!!

Congrats on this, both! It's really exciting to see a website like this filling that space 😊 If you're in a position to, go subscribe!

support mothership! ive got a couple pieces on the works and hopefully more in-depth, investigative pieces to come!

a cool article about a cool website ;)

hi! i'm co-founding a new gaming website with my former polygon colleague @zoehhannah.com. it's called mothership.blog. i made it for someone like me... the kind of website i always wished we had in our space. watch the video to learn more :D

While no one could possibly play every incredible indie from this past year, there are tons of wonderful titles out there for every gaming style. We're shining a spotlight on some 2025 indies that deserved a little more attention and are more than worth your time! nosmallgames.com/2026/01/11-o...

If you haven't already, January is a good time to cancel your Xbox Game Pass in solidarity with Palestine. Read more about the boycott on our website and sign our pledge at nogamesforgenocide.com

Just found out my wife might be losing her job, so I'm desperately searching for work. Contract, full-time, freelance, whatever. Press, PR, consulting, anything. I have 16 years of editorial experience and have been writing about games for 13. Reviews, news, previews, guides, etc. RTs appreciated.

I haven't responded to so many of the great comments in here - I just wanted to say a blanket thanks to people who engaged. Lots of thoughts, thanks so much!! 😊

This is getting published a little later than intended but it's here now: a short, sharp write-up on the political resonance of FFT: The Ivalice Chronicles in the year of No Kings protests — one turn-based battle after another ✊ www.theguardian.com/games/2026/j...

I had a chat with The Game Bakers about Cairn, one of my most anticipated games of 2026 www.gamesradar.com/games/advent...

This is less of an 'I'm more free for freelance opportunities' post. It's more of an 'I'm going to be messaging/emailing you soon about whether I can help' post. Because, let's be honest, the former barely does anything. Hope to chat soon!

extremely grumpy that I have so many ideas and so many things I want to get done creatively and so little time

Does anyone have any games they'd consider great but not "fun"? In the sense that The Long Walk (2025) is a great but not typically fun film?

Looking for some 2025 indies that are under 2 hours? I wrote about five of the best for GR+✨ www.gamesradar.com/games/year-i...

Fucking ghouls

Nee years goal is to finally work up the courage to get a septum piercing. I've got plenty of tattoos, but somehow, that still freaks me out!

If you're looking for the who's who, the up-and-coming burgeoning talents, the OGs, and "and everything in-between" of the games media space, @brianbarnett.bsky.social created two amazing Starter Packs, so come say "Hi!" and do be kind, as it does pay it forward! 🔗: go.bsky.app/CYTAdwq

So, uh, I'll be on the news beat at @eurogamer.bsky.social a few days per week for a few weeks/months. Op-eds probably coming too. Super excited to be working with the former VG247 gang again (plus new faces).

Feels like an ongoing issue with this new "AI" is that people are struggling to tell the difference between "genAI" and "AI/Machine Learning". One is a copywrite infringement machine, the other is a tool used in programming for years. Like Aaron points out, ghosts already exist in timetrials etc

Looking for games enthusiast writers (both freelance and staff writers/editors) stationed in the NEW YORK area. If that's you I wanna know for some lists I'm working on!

It's hard to ask for writing work when so many people are losing their gigs left and right. I have a FT thing outside of game, so prioritize those who don't. With that said, I'd like to do more than I did last year. If you need game reviews, previews, features, tech stuff, etc. - I'm available

hey so like are any of these incredibly skilled writers i know and adore ever going to get hired or are we all just going to be screaming into the void forever as the field slowly dies and the same $5-20 is passed around between indie startups asking for a friend

Feels like an ongoing issue with this new "AI" is that people are struggling to tell the difference between "genAI" and "AI/Machine Learning". One is a copywrite infringement machine, the other is a tool used in programming for years. Like Aaron points out, ghosts already exist in timetrials etc

I'm so impressed by how engrossing this game's narrative is with such (by today's standards) simple presentation. The "state of the realm" and "encyclopedia" sections are also really helping to fill out the world, I think.

Being a freelancer is expensive! Some unique opportunities opened up for me and I need your help to make them happen.