New by me at The A.V. Club! I got to do my first ~Preview~ piece and take a look at the playtest for ABOUT FISHING, the new super atmospheric game from the developer who brought us the inimitable Arctic Eggs! Go read it!!

I had the great honor of doing this year’s IGN Awards art direction and I’m super happy with how they turned out! I went for a Y2K sci-fi aesthetic with holographic stickers and all. More to come throughout the week!

I love living near the Nintendo Store 🥹 I went to snag a game and a few presents and got so many freebies! The magazine is a holiday gift guide I'm going to cut up and use for journaling.

2025 was a helluva year. Published some of the best work I’ve ever done, but still going into 2026 on the job market. So check out my website and keep me in mind if you find yourself needing a writer/producer/editorial multi-hyphenate. Happy Holidays!!! www.mattkimwrites.com

People really don't know just how tough it is to equip so many different musical instruments in the span of a single Game of the Year medley for The Game Awards.

"And it's out now" 😭 please...let me rest......

SW33P

Coven of the Chicken Foot is EXTREMELY my shit hot dang.

2023 / 2025 #TheGameAwards

I wrote dis! I interviewed the composer, Lorien Testard who shredded the guitar. READ NOW!

He's got a knife!

I have some more £10 commissions available. It doesn't have to be of a goblin, but I really love goblins so that's the examples you can see here! If you would like a commission please send me a message, thank you!

PSA if you're planning to dig into Metroid Prime 4: Beyond tonight -- Save yourself the woe of having a 98% scan completion at the end of the game by making sure you scan these 3 guys in the tutorial area! We've got plenty more tips, video, and a guide in-progress here! www.ign.com/wikis/metroi...

I'm unfortunately using YouTube Music after canceling Spotify because I already pay for YouTube Premium (I use YouTube almost daily), but if I end up getting annoyed enough with how poor of an experience it is I'm probably going to Qobuz.

Spotify is garbage on every count: Its treatment of artists, its ICE advertising, the CEO's investment in military AI, its leading role in the commodification and AI slopification of music, its terrible audio quality—you name it. So I quit, and put together a complete guide to getting off Spotify:

I understand why people stay on services that suck but not Spotify. There’s so many other platforms that are 1-to-1 the same but with less garbage if not objectively better.

I managed to start and get 70 hours in Baldur's Gate 3 last week with my partner. It was the best Thanksgiving week I've had?? I wanted to hold off playing until we both had time (and BG3 had all its updates) and hot damn we're already scheming to do another run, hopefully with more friends.

This new season of Fionna and Cake is so good 😭 I'm still constantly surprised how it keeps the spirit of the original while maturing the tone and jokes a bit.

As opposed to doing a retro review, I decided to muse about the Gainax Pose in Gunbuster and how it's preferential shorthand is far more meaningful than the Akira slide.

You know what, just go ahead and delay to 2027 at this point. 🫥

Teen Vogue has incredible reporting. This is messed up.

okay, update: i have had this question answered, and I am now looking to speak to game QA testers ON the record about the weirdest, silliest-sounding things they've had to do to make sure games work. the wackier the better. happy to keep folks anon if they prefer. DMs open, email/Signal in bio

I still can't believe Nintendo randomly dropped a major ACNH announcement and reveal randomly on a Thursday morning. Y'all, I'm so happy 😭

If you are interested in indie games coming to Xbox, give the ID@Xbox Showcase a watch! I got a chance to work on this and am proud of what the team put together www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rtt...

have a scored review, as a treat: www.ign.com/articles/pok...

New Unlocked! We had to hold it to align w/Keeper's review embargo so we could talk freely... With the great @timoflegend.bsky.social & @leepetty.bsky.social from @doublefine.com! We chat w/them (no spoilers) about Keeper & why we love it, then talk ROG Xbox Ally X! www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwgW...

Always ecstatic for new Pokemon time 🥹 Getting a Pikachu and Sableye are my top priorities for this one!

my latest investigation for @consumerreports.org is based on months of reporting and 60+ lab tests of leading protein supplements we found that most protein powders and shakes have more lead in one serving than our experts say is safe to have in a day (🧵) www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein...

New Review! 2XKO has sunk its hooks into me. Super fun characters, excellently designed mechanics, and welcoming to newcomers while still being fiercely technical at higher levels. www.ign.com/articles/2xk...

It's Monday...

United States immigration authorities are moving to dramatically expand their social media surveillance, with plans to hire nearly 30 contractors to sift through posts, photos, and messages to target people for deportation.

Hello! I have some more commissions available now, so please send me a message if you would like to have one. Thank you very much!

We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.

a spider can fly on a current of air

Obsessed with Blue Prince? Me too. That’s why you should check out Tonda Ros react to a @blueprincegame.bsky.social speedrun! Plus, I helped edit and produce this episode, which was super fun! 💙

Soberano Jr. didn't wrestle, he just came out to dap up Pikachu and show off his custom gear for Mexico's favorite Pokemon: Gengar.

Pikachu and Eevee in Arena Mexico

Ah.. this is a fair bit more than we were expecting😅 It was out of my budget with the rumored prices and especially out of it now. I hope they have it to try somewhere. I'd at least just like to hold one and see how it works!

It’s soup season! #art

Y'ALL LIKE REVOLUTIONS? Storming the Bastille. Facing off with tanks. Canceling a streaming subscription. Here's a breakdown of why they happen -- and how -- with the world's foremost expert in revolutions and social change. (And yes there are tips.) www.alieward.com/ologies/revo...

Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles may not contain every piece of content across the various re-releases, but with the new voice acting and updated UI, it's by far the best way to play this classic on modern hardware. Our review: bit.ly/46TTvHC

We got to play the Battlefield 6 single-player campaign! For all of my fellow FPS fans who love campaigns and are curious to hear what this one's all about (and if it's any good), our friend Mark Medina has you covered! Watch or read on @ign.com: www.ign.com/articles/bat...

I went to the real-life Lumiose City, Paris (!!) and played Pokemon Legends: Z-A for an hour. You can Mega Evolve different Pokemon in the same battle!… with some caveats. Read my full preview: bit.ly/46jsCwF

An instantly engaging pilot! I saved this until I had time to watch it on the big screen with popcorn and that was the right choice. I can't wait to see what they do with this show!!!

Congratulations to the team that worked on the Knights of Guinevere. The pilot is amazing <3

timeline cleanse: franky watches the garbage truck pick up the trash this morning

Too many neat games are out this month but I'm gonna find time to play this one 👀👀👀👀