Me on your podcast when you invite me to talk about my SUPER MARIO GALAXY book

#Batman #Knightfall made me a comic book reader. The local shop would set aside new issues for me, and I’d pick them up every two weeks with money from my paper route. Can’t to see this. youtu.be/9NApbwwm4aU?...

ICYMI: @shacknews.com EIC Asif Khan and I reminisced over my playthrough of #Quake’s shareware episode in celebration of the game’s 30th anniversary! Watch the VOD here www.youtube.com/live/mn47Aud...

Happy 30th birthday, #Quake! If you haven’t yet, read the #longread about the game’s creation FOR FREE @shacknews.com (based on interviews with the dev team), or buy it on Kindle or in paperback. *Shacknews: www.shacknews.com/article/1011... *Paperback/Kindle: www.amazon.com/dp/B07VFBJ8GX

Digging through old gaming stuff and found some gems. Here’s one. More later.

There's a lot more writing on South of Midnight I intend to do in the future (yeah that's a tease) but my review I wrote last year is some of my strongest work I think www.pcmag.com/reviews/sout...

Rest in peace, Bobby Prince. For anyone who grew up playing first-person shooters in the ‘90s (and, later, ports to consoles), Bobby Prince defined a generation. My absolute favorite track out of all his fantastic work is Doom E2M6, “Sinister.” youtu.be/q7MGbUYslrU?...

This was part of my motivation to write books about gaming history. Most YouTube “retrospectives” consist of personal ‘member berries, not dev stories. Our 24 ‘Til Launch series at @shacknews.com is one way to spark that discourse. youtu.be/l5Rj8M6FRYU?...

Crazy deal for the best comic strip of all-time.

Shut up. Sit down And go fucking play south of midnight right now and I'm not asking www.theverge.com/games-review...

Did You Know? @shacknews.com has a newsletter! Once a month, no spam. Sign up at www.shacknews.com.

We've got a big one today. Almost 20 years after Maxis released Spore, we talked to eight people -- including Will Wright -- about the studio's big experiment.

My thoughts on the Nintendo Direct? No system gets every game, but the Nintendo Switch 2 has nearly reached the point where it's viable as a primary console, and I think that's awesome. www.pcmag.com/opinions/oca...

today I am hype as hell for the newest episode of Casual Magic, because I got to talk to one of the greatest artists in the history of Magic, Richard Kane Ferguson! Just the absolute coolest. www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhp-...

If you’re kvetching about “another” Ocarina of Time remake, there’s only been one, and it came out 15 years ago. The rest were ports. Let people enjoy things.

Xenoblade Chronicles 1-3 are all getting Nintendo Switch 2 Edition releases. #XenobladeChronicles #NintendoDirect #Gaming

Nintendo announces The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake for 2026

This is the only reasonable path forward. It's not Marathon. It's not whatever new IP they are working on. Yes, those can exist and could be amazing, but the answer is and always has been Destiny 3. Having an older player base isn't a bad thing.

what a day for me: pokopia DLC, dragon's dogma 2 DLC, more rhythm heaven, big walk, and orbitals, duskbloods network test, deltarune date, ocarina. who even has time for gta really.

I’m so happy. ❤️ youtu.be/r8eMoxo4ipE?...

It would have made capturing footage a lot easier, for sure, but I'm happy I got to play the original version for that extra bit of authenticity.

If only @mossrc.bsky.social had had access to this version in 2023. store.steampowered.com/app/3298130/...

HELL YES. That’s a Doom joke. But yeah, I’m excited.

Xbox Series X25 Limited Edition console reveal trailer #SummerGameFest #Xbox #Gaming

Valor Mortis Announcement Trailer #SummerGameFest #Xbox #Gaming

Halo: Campaign Evolved Release Date Trailer #Xbox #Halo #Gaming

Happy #Switch2 anniversary! The @shacknews.com staff share their favorite game in the console's first year. youtube.com/shorts/Y9TGb...

The Star Fox revival continues in magnificent fashion on Nintendo Switch 2

There is literally over 200 custom options in an accessibility menu to make the game easier or harder. The fact this is even a discussion is so silly. I don't know what else Yacht Club could have possibly done to make the game anymore welcoming to players of all skill levels.

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For anyone interested in the Stay Awhile and Listen series: The third and final book is still happening! Just not any time soon. Reason: Lots of books ahead of it.

Happy Pride Month!

Happy Pride Month!

That’s a wrap on filming for the next @shacknews.com gaming documentary! Look for it later this summer.

Jetting off to LA on another top-secret project for @shacknews.com. Here’s a hint. Stay tuned! #gamedev #gamedevelopment

If you consider yourself a creative person and you use AI to create anything (pics, text, music, video, code--anything), then you're not a creative person. You're a hack. www.shacknews.com/article/1491...

A weekend spent editing one book and reading agent’s notes on another. I live for this. #amwriting #amediting

Have you heard the news? The four id co-founders are headed to QuakeCon to celebrate 30 years of the ‘con and 35 years of id Software!

Happy 10th anniversary to DOOM 2016! To celebrate, read our @shacknews.com long read, STAIRWAY TO BADASS, about how the game was made. www.shacknews.com/article/9966...

I saw Mortal Kombat II and loved it. My review at @shacknews.com - www.shacknews.com/article/1490...

I cannot begin to thank you enough for this, @davidlcraddock.bsky.social! And thanks to the team at @shacknews.com for all the support.

I sat down with @larrynightdive.bsky.social for a wide-ranging interview on his career in gaming, his family, his t-shirt collection, and more. www.shacknews.com/article/1490...

ICYMI: The latest @shacknews.com documentary takes a look at the origin story of IO Interactive’s upcoming 007 First Light. Watch it here! youtu.be/fyzNoTRbUQs?...

Go vote!

POLL: Should I serialize my next book about video games? Take the poll in the latest edition of my blog/newsletter! davidlcraddock.substack.com/p/poll-seria...

Completed a knife-only run with Chris in Resident Evil on PS1, and in under 2 hours. First time! High school me would be proud. (Achievement courtesy of Retro Achievements.)

More video I edited.