The best video games follow Kurt Vonnegut’s Rules for Fiction Writing. I wrote an essay about it that may be useful and interesting for game devs, critics, and anyone who’s ever wondered “Does this game suck?”

The proliferation of AI-generated music on YouTube is an actual catastrophe for artists and people who make things with their human heads and hearts. It's awful. And then there's the inconvenience of searching for music to listen to, and every result is AI... Bad technology. Rich people ruined it.

One time I accidentally cut my fingertip off with a razor blade because I was cutting toward myself instead of away. About two months later I was showing someone how the accident happened and did it again.

This is hopeless but I’ve been trying to figure out the first video game I ever played for about ten years and despite being decent at research, I can’t figure it out. Help me! It was a very old game. Like, late 80s if I had to guess. And you played as a guy with a hat who had to catch bombs in…

Are you looking for a film camera to start 2026? Here’s my list of the best ones to buy for under $100. casualphotophile.com/2024/06/03/b...

idk why yall always talking about Heat when Ronin is right there ?

Put together a sort of "everything you need to know" about Lack of Love. See it here. www.ggdreamcast.com/games/lol-la...

Missing my dog today, and my car that I sold when my wife and I had kids.

Wrote about the worst camera I’ve ever used and why I like it. casualphotophile.com/2025/12/30/s...

2026 goal is to make a video game.

all of my favorites

Why do people like this get paid to write when places could pay me, not a scumbag, instead?

Been feeling so sad and happy, emotionally wrecked and filled up at the same time since I finished The Last Guardian. I so badly want to interview Fumito Ueda and his colleagues who worked on that game now… what an awesome thing they made.

Freelance writing is really tough and I am struggling to keep going. I mean, I will keep going, because I’m both very stubborn AND incredibly stupid, but it just feels really tough right now. Okay goodnight. Hope the rest of your year is perfect! 😆😆😆

Finished this just now. Gorgeous piece of work. Massive emotions. I love the people who made this and feel grateful to have experienced it.

Two random complimentary DMs about some articles I did. what a nice night.

Wish I had this book when I found that fuzzy jelly bean in that shoe in that bin in that alley that time

My kids were making Christmas cookies so I tried to make the Katamari Prince. He was delicious.

mfw no one’s replying to my pitch emails

Smugly waiting for the Resonance of Fate cultural reappraisal.

Some days you just gotta set the bar ridiculously low, so today my only goal is to drink enough water to be adequately hydrated.

These will never not cheer me up. (Manicure by my daughter.)

Going through some things in the office today and was struck by how l beautiful the Japanese Dreamcast release of Shenmue 2 is. The packaging, art, manuals, discs… they’re all gorgeous.

Really seems like a lot of changes are coming right away in early 2026 and I’m frankly very worried. 🙃 2025 has been a really great year for my writing work. I really hope we can keep it going.

I have so many strong opinions about The Game Awards and the games that were represented, nominated, and won, but it’s so hard to decide what to say about it, because you don’t want to be a wet blanket. But I don’t agree with basically anything that happened that night. 😄

It’s nice when you find a creative culture critic whose interests just happen to mesh with your own. Every single month, Nick had a handful of pieces in Retro Gamer that resonated with me so nicely. It was always a joy to see what he came up with.

I think about this quote at least three times a week.

At the very least, this game should have been nominated for best score at the game awards. Great music. The game itself is phenomenal too, and interviewing Takahashi was a highlight of my year. He deserved success. Read my article in Retro Gamer Magazine and see. Then go buy this game.

please stop

interviewed a legend, wrote a thing. go buy retro gamer. it's a great magazine full of neat stuff

This year I paid ~$34,000 to my mortgage company, yet the total debt was only paid down ~$5,000 with the rest going mostly to interest. People scream and froth over the idea of socialism, but no one talks about how we working class are supporting the wealthy/powerful every day via interest payments.

I’ve owned PS2 Shadow of the Colossus since the day it came out about a million years ago. My original save file got up to Colossus 6, and then I fell off (figuratively) and never played it again. Just finished the remaster on PS5 this morning and I have a lot of feelings. How about you???

Is this everyone’s “beating Shadow of the Colossus” for the first time experience or just me?

Two colossi to go.

Deadly Delivery is a hilarious and often dreadful co-op delivery game. It's also my latest review for @uploadvr.com www.uploadvr.com/deadly-deliv...

Henry’s smart and insightful editing has helped me be a better writer every time we’ve worked together, AND he’s let me publish some of the silliest sentences of all time. But most of all he’s been endlessly generous, thoughtful, and truly kind. Wishing you nothing but good, pal!!! 🫡

Game journalist friends; someone connect me with Peter Moore (former Sega America President). I have like, five questions for a story.

“…the supposed headache havers are boring liars, weak of eye and brain. More to the point, Virtual Boy has enough excellent games to make owning and playing one worth any quantity of mythological headaches.“ Some writing I whipped up in a half hour here: www.lowpolypigeons.com/blog/life-is...

Shadow of the Colossus is the sixth best video game ever made.

My favorite rabbit. Vib Ribbon art by @pcarredo.bsky.social

Being sick and simultaneously having insomnia is a new and interesting experience. Here’s a flyer for Dreamcast stuff from back when life was almost perfect.

Listen, I want it to be real more than anyone. But that Shenmue 4 trailer is not a legit trailer.

I’m still looking for people to chat with about their video game collections. Please reach out and we will feature your story in Retro Gamer.

Do you collect video games and systems? I’m writing the next issue of Retro Gamer Magazine’s ongoing feature “Collector Corner” which profiles a game collector and spotlights their collection every month. If you’d like the chance to appear in the magazine and to chat about the games you love LMK!

Thanks so much Alex. I’m really glad you like the magazine, and very happy to see another of your great videos!!!

Had a tricky couple of days mentally, which is okay. But today I got to play a game with @henrystockdale.com, so that’s great, and one of my favorite game devs sent me a signed copy of their games as a thank you for an article I wrote on their work. (WHAT?) People are so nice and life is very sweet.

Thinking of my friend Bruce this morning, who’s no longer with us. When we were kids he’d do this bit where he’d get mad at a game, all rage and physical humor, and then when it came time to smash the controller to pieces he’d have a hilarious change of heart. Was like being friends with Jim Carey.

Just a reminder from lived experience... if you're feeling a bit down or struggling right now, go for a walk or run. It's not going to totally fix anything, but it will help a lot. Taking my own advice and I'll see you all tomorrow.

I cant process this. Nick brought so much heart to his work, and the times that we chatted over calls or on his streams he was just so kind.

Very interesting list and some great commentary from @yochriscruz.bsky.social www.rollingstone.com/culture/rs-g...