You are never going to believe what @lollie.me and I got to do this past week. For @griffinmcelroy.bsky.social's Trial by Fieri series we had the privilege of putting the man himself into Majora's Mask.

Want to learn the long, messy history of Dragon Quest before you start DQ7? The wonderful @andrewrweb.bsky.social guides us through its timeline Plus (!!!) this episode has one of my favorite Patreon bonus segments yet: a guide to savoring Dragon Quest by @108.bsky.social!

Welcome to Mothership. ✨ mothership.blog

Genuinely the only thing keeping me going—but it really is keeping me going—is how good it is to see people link arms and push for this to end. I cannot stop thinking about how much love people can have for their neighbors, and how much work and money is poured into breaking that love apart.

As a kid, I always dreamed of being a contestant on Nick Arcade. Tragically, it was canceled after only two seasons. My dream never came true. UNTIL TODAY.

I crammed all of your favorite video game podcasts into one Holiday Special! What are your favorite gamers grateful for? Hear from @kumail.bsky.social and Emily V. Gordon, @austinwalker.bsky.social @lucyjames.games @blessingjr.bsky.social @chrisbratt.bsky.social @teanah.bsky.social, and more!

ALERT: After a decade at rest, The Final Pam has BREACHED CONTAINMENT. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORfJ...

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I'm SO excited to finally get to show you the front AND back covers for The Adventure Zone: Story and Song graphic novel! The book will be out on July 14, 2026, and It's available for preorder now! theadventurezonecomic.com 🎉💖

Formal post soon, but for the first time in eight (!) years, I'm open for illustration & short comics work! I'd love to do more TTRPG equipment & character designs/ illos; book covers; & book interiors. I also love making short comics & would love to be a part of more anthologies! www.careydraws.com

25 away from hitting my next paid newsletter subscriber goal of 500, which is unreal. $4/month, $40/year, or barter; two-week free trial for first timers. weekly ind. punk + rocknroll coverage from an ex-p4k editor who has written for other big pubs. find your new favorite weirdo guitar band.

To appreciate the scale of Nintendo Switch 2's record-breaking sales, you need to know the long, messy history of Nintendo's launches. (If you enjoy Post Games, this YouTube version is an easy way to share the show with a friend!)

For years, I hoped NPR, NYTimes, or the ghost of Gimlet would make a video game podcast. A weekly, hour-long audio magazine with essays, interviews, tight editing, and a cheeky sense of humor. Nobody made the show I wanted to hear. So, I made it myself. Here's the first episode of Post Games.

Our GoFundMe to assist our former colleagues at @polygon.com is now live! Please support them if you can, and share widely even if you can't! Thank you all for the kindness and care you've shared with Polygon and the union over the last 2 days — it means the world to us all. gofund.me/a21cbbdc

i wanted to collect links people are posting to good polygon-adjacent sites + ways to follow/support folks who've been laid off from there - almost certainly extremely incomplete but maybe it'll be helpful? haunts.neocities.org/polygon

Chuck Schumer pisses pants, gestures around the room as if to say ‘it feels good, actually,’ paving the way for everyone to just start rippin’ piss right in their pants

pleased to reveal BATTLE FOR L.A.: a see/saw benefit 40 songs, previously unreleased, to benefit those impacted by the Eaton and Palisades fires Sweeping Promises, Tyvek, Shogun, Gee Tee, Bermuda Squares, Celebrity Sighting, Still Animals + 34 others see-sawdotfun.bandcamp.com/album/battle...