No regrets in my Spotify wrapped

Let’s effing gooooo Seahawks!

Holy shit this game. Nothing like baseball.

Making my @rollingstone.com debut writing about Monolith's incredible F.E.A.R. and how the story's meaning has kind of gotten lost over the years. Alma isn't F.E.A.R.'s villain. Armacham and the people that made her are. She's as much a victim as anyone else, a spirit of vengeance made, not born.

Jen has been in the hospital most of October. These hospital stays and the recovery are the most challenging her Myasthenia Gravis has ever been. If you’re able to share this post / donate we would be forever grateful. Thank you again for all of your help ❤️ gofund.me/f6a578450

Welp. That one’s gonna hurt for a while. Love love love this team, though. Bring back Naylor and let’s run this shit back.

Pain. Forever pain. Go M’s.

To be a Seattle sports fan is to suffer. It can be no other way.

Why Dan Wilson? Just why?

I've always loved oral histories, so it was pretty cool to sit down with the AlbionTV crew and... basically tell the story of AlbionTV. This took a long time to come together, and I'm pretty proud of it.

Ok, Battlefield 6 is officially awesome. Find out why in my review for @ign.com . If you watch the video version you even get to see my smiling face in a little interview at the end. Win/win!

If there’s a better way to spend a quiet Saturday night at home than a spooky cocktail and a plate of tacos, I don’t know what it is.

The mariners have taken years off of my life tonight, but it’s so worth it. On to Toronto!

By the time the Mariners game ends I’m going to have a stress-induced Walton Goggins hairline.

Huge thank you to @yochriscruz.bsky.social for letting me take the reigns on the @rollingstone.com TGS coverage this year. It was an awesome show, with a great mix of sure to be massive hits with hidden gems that are worth your time an attention. Check it out!

If anyone is wondering, the game of show from Tokyo Game Show was actually “attack the shark plushie”, as demonstrated by this Shiba Inu puppy

There are some cool ass games at Tokyo Game Show

Landed in Japan. Whacky shenanigans are officially afoot.

Cal Raleigh. Incredible.

this happened in V for Vendetta

Dan is an incredible editor, and if ever there was a jersey that needs to be hung from the IGN rafters, it's his. His uncompromising expectation as an editor have made me much better writer, and I'm so thankful to have had the chance to work with him periodically over the last few years.

Some personal news: I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting. Thread incoming. substack.com/@karenattiah...

ARE YOU OR HAVE YOU EVER BEEN A FREELANCER IN VIDEO GAME/TECH/CULTURE JOURNALISM? I want to talk to you for a story! DM me, email me, or hit me up on Discord (AlyssaMerc/alyssamercante) Please signal boost!

Terrence Crawford is the best boxer on the planet. My god.

For no reason in particular, reminder that now is always a great time to donate to Trans Lifeline if you have the means: translifeline.org/donate/

Well folks, I have some personal news. I've officially quit my very normal day job, and have accepted a full time job in the video game industry. Without going too deep on details just yet, I'll be writing a lot, playing a lot of games, and still be able to freelance on the side.

Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles might be my most anticipated game from PAX West. I played about an hour of it behind closed doors, and had a great conversation with game director Kazutoyo Maehiro and art director Hiroshi Minagawa about legacy and inspiration.

Aaaanddd there it is. Invented a new kind of butt fumble even. Once a jet always a jet. Going to be a long season of Sam Darnold hell.

Oh good, now my fate and happiness is in the hands of Sam Darnold. Oh boy.

Nom (Xbox controller for reference)

Another PAX in the books! Great weekend of awesome games and amazing times with friends(new and old).

PAX West!

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Ziff Davis and IGN routinely decide that work done by our laid off colleagues is not important. But inevitably, that crucial work falls onto those who remain. Not this time. Not anymore.

I hope someone says this at my funeral

Chomp

Now that the AI bubble is ready to burst, I wonder what the next big tech grift will be. I feel like we are past due for a good robot-themed ponzi scheme, or some bizarre wearables that, while uncomfortable, are also quite bad at measuring whatever they are meant to track.

Ok, hear me out. Oregon trail meets space RTS, set in the Battlestar Galactica Universe. Read my preview to see what I mean.

What do we name our new tortoise?

Your resident Shooter Guy™ is at it again! This time we've got a review in progress, with my impressions from the Battlefield 6 beta. Check it out! www.ign.com/articles/bat...

Booting up some Dark Souls HD and WHY IS MY DUDE RYAN REYNOLDS

If you are a video person who was laid off today and knows how to shoot on location, please email me. I don't have a lot of work, but we will need videographers from time to time and I want to know you.

I just want people who do great work to have job security and a good work environment. Every day that gets harder to see. Something has to give, there is way too much talent without a permanent home, and to great a need for their talents.

Throwing this out here once more for #PAXWest2025 friends: I have a hotel room for cheap cheap to help out anyone that is looking for a place to stay close to the convention. Let me know!

Lord help me, here we go again.

Cal Raleigh. That is all.

Indian tacos on the rez just hit different.

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I spoke with people in Gaza who've been accused of being scammers or even AI.