this piece is the first one in my loose series I’m hoping to do this year about women, writing, and games. I’d love to speak to more women game writers/developers about their work and experiences!

u know how recipes by suburban ladies always have like 8 paragraphs on forgiveness before they tell u the ingredients for mac salad 🪺 i wanted 2 channel that for my new blog about why i love dessert and lebkuchen from @astralshiftpro.com's little goody two shoes 🍪 plant-or-beast.net/posts/2026-0...

Hello! I'm now the Account Director of Two Frogs in a Trenchcoat, doing marketing for indie games! We work on PR, creators, community, and connections - helping indies make a bigger splash in a crowded pond. 🐸 email us at [email protected] Here's me with a Bordallo Pinheiro ceramic frog 😄

Between e-waste, rare materials, logistics, and now genAI, gaming's impact on the global climate is significant. We speak to the Sustainable Games Alliance, Playing for the Planet, the Videogame History Foundation, and more to understand what's happening and what they're trying to change.

it's illegal to be queer in nigeria, but queer people still exist there (as they do everywhere). nigerian reporter ebenezer mowete spoke to queer local gamers about how they do and don't express their identities when they play --> www.mothership.blog/queer-nigeri...

What a cool game. Read my review for @startmenu.bsky.social !

To those affected by The Escapist freelance freeze - helpful to know that the good folks at Rogue.site are opening up freelance pitches bsky.app/profile/rogu...

Fantastic read.

We're starting up a new issue today, beginning with @youmeyou.bsky.social on Baby Steps. bulletpointsmonthly.com/2026/02/04/m...

Reviewed Master of Piece for The Phrasemaker. It is a genuinely fun spin on the massively overcrowded Roguelike Deckbuilder space.

Good morning! February marks the 10th anniversary of Stardew Valley. I had the great pleasure of speaking to ConcernedApe ahead of the occasion about the last ten years and his plans for the future. It's a nice long one, please enjoy: www.ign.com/articles/sta...

A month shy of our 6 month anniversary (!), we're opening up freelance at Rogue. We're a small business, but we want to help build a place where new writers can flourish. [email protected] Instructions below! www.rogue.site/news/were-op...

i wrote about perfect tides: station to station and interviewed @meredithgran.com for @mothership.blog. one of the best games i've played in a while! www.mothership.blog/perfect-tide...

What @creepyjar.com have achieved with @starrupture-game.com is special. Mixing so many genres and subgenres could've ended up being the gaming equivalent of too many cooks in the kitchen, but they've already made it all work cohesively even in Early Access. My review for Button Musher.

Is this the revival of Kami’s golden age of tourism?  We couldn’t be happier to have welcomed 200,000 climbers to the mountain over the weekend.

Want to see your writing in glorious print? In ON3 we are going to mentor and showcase new voices. Email [email protected] with an example of your work and any relevant experience by 8th Feb. on.games #GamesJournalism #GamesWriting

One week left to pitch! Feel free to reply/DM with any questions.

my first story for mothership! i'll be doing culture stuff and also investigative stuff, so using this post as a reminder to please reach out if you have something you want to share. (info in bio!) it's very rare to have support as a freelancer for investigative work. let us tell your story ✨

Played this last year at DevGamm and had a blast. A cool twist on the deckbuilding genre with some fantastic artwork.

Fantastic read on a striking game that I missed entirely. Time to fix that.

We created a Starter Pack so you can follow all of our contributors at once! If you see a name in here that isn't on the site yet, stay tuned... their stories will be going live in the coming days! go.bsky.app/GUEXLYQ

Under the influence of new medications, herbs, and the Sand Pest, I wrote a Pathologic 3 review for Pathologic sickos. I love philosophizing Russians, Strugatskian towns, and stories about plague. Always appreciate a read and a share.

Perfect Tides: Station to Station is a lovingly crafted, often uncomfortable look at the transition into adulthood. @taylorjrioux.bsky.social reviews.

You can climb anywhere in Cairn, but now you can play Cairn anywhere! Cairn is launching Steam Deck verified so you can take the adventure with you!

I’m an experienced game critic/journalist looking for work! I’d love to continue writing about games, but I’d happily consider PR, consulting, narrative, or non-gaming editorial work. I have experience hosting and producing podcasts, and I’m comfortable on mic and camera. Portfolio/email in bio! 🧵

❄️⛸️❄️It was amazing to show the first peek of the game to people at @mivsmagfest.bsky.social ❄️⛸️❄️

Four more Steam reviews and we'll hit the 200 reviews mark. It doesn't mean anything but it's a nice round number and who doesn't love nice round numbers? 🙂 store.steampowered.com/app/2747770/...

here for all of the sites mentioned, but i would also like to add @stopcar.ing, @unwinnable.com, @startmenu.bsky.social, @intothespine.bsky.social, @noescapevg.com, @bpmonthly.bsky.social, @bloomedwings.bsky.social, @innerspiral.lol, @mads.haus and @deletedsavesmag.bsky.social 💜

SEO-funded games journalism is in freefall with no floor and it's up to you now to fund quality coverage out of pocket. Support @aftermath.site, @remapradio.bsky.social, @secondwindgroup.com, @vgbees.com, @rogue.site, @skyboxcritics.com, @bloodgodpod.bsky.social, @mothership.blog, @3ma.bsky.social

A fantastic piece about one of the most unique gaming experiences out there. In the most realistic zombie apocalypse, your biggest enemy truly is boredom.

Hello, it is time for the Annual Tweet! Are you working on a COOL, NEAT, and perhaps even EXTREMELY WEIRD video game that'll be launching in 2026? If the answer is YES then let me know in the replies below! I want to get eyes on some coverage candidates before the year begins to consume us all.

We traveled back up to Edinburgh to be there as Rockstar Games and its fired union members took their case to court: www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnui...

Patrick Dane's final piece for This Week in Videogames was his 2025 Game of the Year list, which he tackled with great enthusiasm and excitement. As an avid follower of live-service games, he was eager to make sure the standout titles in the space this year received their due. Thank you, Patrick.

New year, new thread of gaming/tech/entertainment writing opportunities! Including full-time, freelance, and mock review things when I find them. Things I've found in January 2026 are below - please do share and tell a friend 💛

if there are any sites looking for a freelancer to review/cover yakuza kiwami 3 who has also reviewed infinite wealth + pirate yakuza and wrote about the series at length in the past, i'm truly the girl for it 💜 aware this is a little early shares appreciated 💜

youtu.be/icR8vvu5UuY?... a comprehensive and nuanced piece of criticism of gen-AI in videogames and condensed into an 11 minute video, great stuff.

We spoke to a dozen professional concept artists who are currently or have previously worked in game development about whether generative AI image tools have made their jobs any easier. Zero said it did. Most said it made things harder. thisweekinvideogames.com/feature/conc...

Buried in this article are FIVE DIFFERENT WIP versions of Begin Again. Unbelievably cool.

Ending the work year feeling very thankful and unbelievably privileged to have worked with so many great people and talented teams who've trusted me with their games as a freelancer. Shoutout to all of the press and creator pals who've believed in those titles and have shown them some love, too 💛

I love handing over Game of the Year to VGIM readers. A small way for the community to show some love to the games that mattered to them.

the good news is that the media attention and support from an audience has helped Horses do well enough that Santa Ragione has been able to pay all its owed royalties and loans. so it's not in debt. the bad news is it's still not enough to keep the studio together. www.ign.com/articles/hor...

Subscribe to Unwinnable before the end of the year and get all the 2025 issues free! That's twelve issues of Unwinnable Monthly AND twelve issues of Exploits for five clams. Feed your brain over the holidays! unwinnable.com/subscribe/ (@unwinnable.com)

If I had known the two paragraphs about genAI in my article today would be so controversial, I would have expanded them a bit! Here's a rough transcript of the relevant portion of my interview with Swen Vincke, so everyone has all the context. (Full article here: www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...)

this interview is essential reading for SILENT HILL fans 🐜🦟🦗 i know i wrote it 🤧 but 😇😈 silent hill f producer motoi okamoto and scriptwriter ryukishi07 were just so honest with me about their vision for the franchise, and what they need from you... www.gamesradar.com/games/silent...

I know the holidays are the worst for hiring but I'm still looking for work :') my website goes into detail on my contributions to Civ VII, MMS, and Hindsight: emmkid.info I'm quick, adaptable, and eager to learn from smart people who enjoy abusing custom slack emotes

@alphanomos.bsky.social is a delight and you should be playing the demo right now (especially if you've been itching for something similar to Hifi Rush)! ✍️ Brawling On The Beat @aiig.bsky.social

My review of Scrabdackle, a special game almost solely made by an ambitious, talented maniac called @jakefriend.bsky.social . Not only is Scrabdackle fun to say, it is incredibly fun to play. My personal pick for 2025's hidden gem. Congratulations to jake and @fellowtraveller.games.

My review of Scrabdackle, a special game almost solely made by an ambitious, talented maniac called @jakefriend.bsky.social . Not only is Scrabdackle fun to say, it is incredibly fun to play. My personal pick for 2025's hidden gem. Congratulations to jake and @fellowtraveller.games.

Not one, but two classic literature quotes in a review of a Doom 2 total conversion mod. Beautiful

Working with Ash on her brilliant VA-11 Hall-A book has been comfortably among the most enjoyable things I've done in 2025. Please consider commissioning her!