Do any large gaming or tech news sites still exist that would be interested in a pitch a 4000-ish word article telling the story of how Orson Scott Card got involved with Shadow Complex and why Donald Mustard wanted to convince people Card created it?

I was chopping some wood and a piece broke off, hit the ground at a weird angle, and then popped back up and smashed me directly in the forehead. No concussion, but my head was swimming for a few days after.

How have I never even heard of this movie? Something was clearly missing from my life until today. Now I just need to find time to watch it.

The Video Game Research Library is one of my favorite projects I do. For 2026, I wanted to share a new link every single day to a great piece of writing, documentary, or podcast about video games I’ve collected over the years. I hope you’ll find this journey as interesting as I do…

The secret project has been revealed: Video Games as Literature is planning to play the top 100 games in the Video Game Canon in 2026! Check out my blog for all the details!

Met David Sedaris after a reading and when he said he was hungry I offered him the bag of Fritos I just bought from the vending machine. He declined. And she wasn’t famous yet, but Abby Wambach sold me a can of Coke at least once.

another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls

It occurs to me, why isn’t there a stealth game where you play as Santa and you have to traverse the booby-trapped houses of people trying to catch jolly old St. Nick to deliver presents and/or coal?

The king of the tech bloggers blows all his goodwill on Christmas Day! You hate to see it…

It's the Christmas issue of Famitsu, so that means many Japanese gaming industry folks gave their personal Game of the Year lists. I'll update this thread periodically since there's a lot of them once again.

Star Wars is a Christmas movie! m.youtube.com/watch?v=ISca...

I legitimately forgot that Chris Evan’s wasn’t included in the original “Chair” teaser. Plus, they already brought him back once in a joke cameo in Deadpool & Wolverine (though, yes, he was playing Human Torch). It’s hard to play it straight as Cap’s epic return after that.

Battlefield head, Infinity Ward co-founder and Respawn CEO Vince Zampella has died, aged 55. www.videogameschronicle.com/news/battlef...

Uh… how did *AI* finish coloring in this piece of paper?

"tyrannosaurus rex" is kinda one of the craziest called shots of all time if you think about it some dude in 1905 was like 'this was definitely the most badass dinosaur so I will name it as such' and 120 years of research and new discoveries keeps proving him right.

TOO SOON Immaculate Grid!

Even as someone who liked Jaws on the NES back in the day, this re-release has me asking why? I’m very curious to see what changes are being made to the Enhanced Edition. It sounds like an entirely new game.

This has to be a joke, right?

This article is incredible. The author claims a bunch of boomer and millennial stuff actually belongs to Gen X and unironically praises drinking out of the hose as a generation-defining trait. Congrats Xers, you’re well on your way to becoming the new boomers. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/t...

No one has ever beaten Bill Elliott's NASCAR Challenge

Never has a GIF been so appropriate…

So Netflix is buying Warner Bros. and that includes WB Games. That seems less than ideal…

Actor Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, known for his roles as Shang Tsung in Mortal Kombat (1995), Nobusuke Tagomi in The Man in the High Castle, and Chang in The Last Emperor (1987), has passed away at 75.

This is sick.

Audio-visual librarians are quietly amassing large physical media collections amid the IP disputes threatening select availability.

It is with a heavy heart that we share the news that our colleague Nick Thorpe passed away on Monday. He was an incredibly lovely person, a talented writer and an essential part of the magazine. Our thoughts go out to all his friends and family at this difficult time. Rest in peace, friend.

idk it just makes me sad

Main Takeaway… I love Yacht Club and it sucks that they’re struggling. I hope Mina is a big hit for them and they can keep doing what they do. Were the Shovel Knight spinoffs any good? I never played them. Secondary Takeaway… SHOVEL KNIGHT 64 IS REAL!

Doom is better with a controller! I’ve been saying it for 30-aught years now!

ANXIETY: Nothing in your life will ever go right DEPRESSION: You’re worthless and you’ll always be alone GUY WHO REALLY LIKED MAXIMO GHOSTS TO GLORY FOR PS2: Capcom should make another Maximo game. I’d buy it

“That’s the Chicago way!”

I think I’m just immune to Fortnite. Terminator, Evil Dead, and Star Wars skins couldn’t get me to play. And now an entire Simpsons mode couldn’t do it. Maybe if they ever add a Tremors mode I’ll *really* think about it.

Dear Santa, I’ve been a very good boy this year…

Me seeing everyone talking about this Jonathan Bailey person…

Why is he still complaining about this? The Most Dangerous Game is 100 years old Lord of the Flies is 70 years old The Long Walk and The Running Man are 40 years old All of these things predate Battle Royale and The Hunger Games by many decades! www.avclub.com/tarantino-hu...

Yes… one step closer to getting Ninja Gaiden III ON Switch Online.

Ken Burns' Gaming

Probably not too different from most people’s lists, but here’s how I’d rank ‘em… 1. Empire Strikes Back 2. Star Wars 3. The Last Jedi 4. Return of the Jedi 5. The Force Awakens 6. Rogue One 7. Revenge of the Sith 8. Solo 9. The Phantom Menace 10. Attack of the Clones 11. The Rise of Skywalker

This is what I say whenever someone thinks my Video Game Canon project is dumb. This is all meant to be fun! And FWIW, more than 1000 games have been picked at least once. Going way down the list is where the most fun is.

Yes, today is the 20th anniversary of the launch of the Xbox 360. But what’s more important is that today is also the 20th anniversary of the debut of Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved. The true killer app of the 360’s launch and rivaled only by its sequel as the greatest twin-stick shooter of all time.

OK, why did no one tell me about Sektori? It looks like what you’d get if you melded together Geometry Wars and Just Shapes and Beats.

So the Games section of Paste became its own thing, Endless Mode, in the Spring. And now Endless Mode is being folded back into The AV Club. I am so very confused, but I’m glad all the same people are still involved.

This is it. I nearly suffocated by using the reetroom. I’m asking my doctors agreeing on a short cure. Only really sure painful prolonged angona is hereafter the grim reaps me. Please donate on the funeral fund me now.

🤖🌟 Issue 6 of APWOT is live on Kickstarter! 🌟🤖 Featuring a beautiful lenticular cover of Astro Bot marking both our feature interview with the game’s director, Nicolas Doucet, and the 30th anniversary of PlayStation. Get in there! 💫 kck.st/4i1GAHT 💫

Why do all of these people look like they drank from the false grail?

Well shoot, I can give you three: 1) It’s not as good as Mario Kart 8 2) It’s not even the best game on the Switch 2 so far this year 3) “Buzz” is hard to quantify, but I can think of a dozen games with more “Buzz” and there’s only 5-6 GOTY slots available at these shows. Now to read the article…

The Mets sold an estimated $250 million in tickets last year. And sold the naming rights to the stadium for $20 million. On top of all that, there’s concessions, merchandise sales, advertising, their TV contract, and a handful of other ways they make money. There’s NO WAY they lost money.

THEY HAVE NAMES?!?