Lil scoop as a Tuesday treat. A kickstarter (Project Phoenix) which raised $1m in 2013 and features work from Uematsu and others has resurfaced today after going silent back in March 2019. www.thegamer.com/crowd-funded...

Following its trailer at last month’s State of Play, I interviewed ILL director Max Veherin. Really fun discussion about its Mouthwashing and Half-Life inspirations, how movie directors have directed scenes in the game, and how it fits the survival horror landscape. www.thegamer.com/ills-directo...

YEPPP www.thegamer.com/grand-theft-...

HOLD TIGHT

I’m angry at the state of games. I’m angry at the state of games media. I’m angry at greed. I’m especially angry at Google. I’m angry.

truly nothing better than having you there

In light of everything, here are some articles, interviews, and reports I’m extra proud of. The last 48 hours have been rough, but I remain determined to deliver quality. I imagine a lot of games media doesn’t really know who I am, but I bet a lot of them have sourced my work!

I love my coworkers a lot. Beautiful, talented people. That is all.

I’m looking to speak to some devs at Pearl Abyss working on Crimson Desert. Do I know anybody who knows anybody?

I’m looking to speak to some devs at Pearl Abyss working on Crimson Desert. Do I know anybody who knows anybody?

Went through ~50 Forza Horizon 6 reviews on Metacritic and only found ~2 others written by women. Feels like a good moment to say: diversify your feature and editorial benches. It matters because coverage isn’t neutral when the same voices keep setting the tone.

Games media has an attribution problem, and that’s like the one way we can help each other in these shitty google times.

PR friends, sorry if I’ve not got back to you. Had some surgery, intended to be back on Wednesday but it’s taking a little longer to recover!

Games media has an attribution problem, and that’s like the one way we can help each other in these shitty google times.

Grim www.thegamer.com/amazon-is-be...

my9games.com (I think)

I interviewed the Diablo 4 devs about the Warlock class and the pitch is basically: “what if the solution to demons… was more demons”. My full interview! ⋆˚꩜｡ www.thegamer.com/diablo-4-war...

A couple of weeks ago, I had the honor of interviewing Nick Apostolides (Leon) and Angela Sant’Albano (Grace). Two very cool humans and two great interviews. Give them a read! www.thegamer.com/resident-evi... www.thegamer.com/resident-evi...

A couple of weeks ago, I had the honor of interviewing Nick Apostolides (Leon) and Angela Sant’Albano (Grace). Two very cool humans and two great interviews. Give them a read! www.thegamer.com/resident-evi... www.thegamer.com/resident-evi...

Two BIIIIG interviews dropping around midnight BST.

Two BIIIIG interviews dropping around midnight BST.

Demon Tides is one of my favourite platformers in recent memory, and one with some surprisingly grand ambitions that it absolutely lives up to - roll on Bubsy 4D! www.thegamer.com/demon-tides-...

Just finished Disco Elysium for the first time. Legitimately at a loss with what to play next.

Dedicating this one to all the chuds on Reddit who said I was talking shit www.thegamer.com/final-fantas...

First review of the year and kicking things off very strongly with the brilliant Nioh 3, which I’ve not put down over the past two weeks. My review: www.thegamer.com/nioh-3-review/

Playing through Bloodborne for the second time in my life and for the first time in five years and what a different experience it is. My first playthrough was my first time playing a souls game and I basically speed ran it because I was terrified.

Direct flight from Chicago to London was cancelled last night. This was the replacement flight they tried to put us on.

My last big one for the year is the second part of my interview with Alix Wilton Regan, aka Lara Croft. A nice way to round out 2025, and now my break begins. Two days of Christmas festivities with family, then off to Chicago to celebrate my wonderful friend @peterspittech.bsky.social’s wedding.

My last big one for the year is the second part of my interview with Alix Wilton Regan, aka Lara Croft. A nice way to round out 2025, and now my break begins. Two days of Christmas festivities with family, then off to Chicago to celebrate my wonderful friend @peterspittech.bsky.social’s wedding.

3 years ago I started work on a SIGNALIS video essay. It ended up feature length, and subsequently sat on my hard drive as a rough cut. Until today. After numerous passes, I've finally hit publish on The Emotional Horror of SIGNALIS. Hell can be a place of healing.

I’m gonna do something I very rarely do and advocate for myself openly: This year I’ve done some pretty wild stuff, spoken to some amazing people, and broken a few big stories. My role has become less focused on writing guff (although there will still be a little, gotta keep the lights on)

I’m gonna do something I very rarely do and advocate for myself openly: This year I’ve done some pretty wild stuff, spoken to some amazing people, and broken a few big stories. My role has become less focused on writing guff (although there will still be a little, gotta keep the lights on)

Hellllooo I had a lovely chat with Devora Wilde bout "mean women" and Lae'zel being gay (and Solasta 2 and Clair Obscur: Expedition 33!) www.thegamer.com/devora-wilde...

Games media: a rising tide lifts all ships. Let’s source each other properly, yeah? If we all do that, we’ll get some level of trust from the hellscape that is google, and it will help to weed out the shitty scraper sites (I hope).

Me and Alix Wilton Regan have been planning to chat Perfect Dark for a while now. We finally managed that yesterday. Sounds like, as you might expect, it wasn’t handled too well. www.thegamer.com/joanna-dark-...

Me and Alix Wilton Regan have been planning to chat Perfect Dark for a while now. We finally managed that yesterday. Sounds like, as you might expect, it wasn’t handled too well. www.thegamer.com/joanna-dark-...

Legit one of the stinkiest TGA fits I’ve seen. Why is the suit so shiny? Why is it three sizes too big?

Geoff. It’s 3:30am here in the UK. I don’t need to be hearing Miss Piggy singing.

I love Jennifer English man. So well deserved.

LONG OVERDUE AND WELL DESERVED

Here it is! Absolute labour of love putting this together. From day one, Cyberpunk 2077 has been a story about mortality, and what it means to live on after you die. It was a pleasure to speak with Paweł Sasko and Cherami Leigh about this story. www.thegamer.com/the-making-o...

🚨 I reviewed KIRBY AIR RIDERS for Kotaku 🚨 Noise is not chaos! Quantity is not depth! Don't believe the siren song of the cult fanbase of the original! Once you get past all that, Air Riders is an extremely fun game that's kinda hard to play for more than an hour at a time!

Good podcast. You should check it out.

Fun little story after speaking to Abigail Thorn. Baldur’s Gate 3’s Nocturne was pitched to her as a “sexy demon” and was only changed as she was in the booth. www.thegamer.com/baldurs-gate...

Skate’s early access launch pulled in over 20M players, a massive moment for the series. Steam numbers have dipped since, but the team says they’re focused on rebuilding trust and shaping the game fans want. I talked with the devs about what’s next. www.thegamer.com/skate-early-...

I spent a large portion of my day crunching numbers, finding out just how much Nintendo is neglecting marketing Metroid Prime 4, and oh boy. www.thegamer.com/nintendo-rea...

I spent a large portion of my day crunching numbers, finding out just how much Nintendo is neglecting marketing Metroid Prime 4, and oh boy. www.thegamer.com/nintendo-rea...

Forgot to share this last week but I wrote a little piece about Jennifer English's win at the Golden Joysticks and the sheer importance of queer joy in the lives of LGBTQ+ people: www.thegamer.com/clair-obscur...