After a major reshuffle in Reach's editorial strategy, my Mirror Gaming / All Out Gaming role is at serious risk of being canned, leaving me without work before the week is out. Luckily for you, you can hire me now for entertainment writing, PR and social media work! joekimey[at]gmail[dot]com

Hollow Knight: Silksong arrives today as the sequel to one of my all-time favourite games and instead of playing it for 16 hours before work tomorrow I have to play a stupid gig in my stupid community with my stupid friends

Iconic moment at the Downton Abbey premiere

I'm not joking I have been scouring the internet for Hollow Knight: Silksong preorder details like I'm desperate to spend money. No other game in history has pushed me to beg for more capitalism. I am so cooked

my hardcore band is playing some shows in bristol come if you’re nearby or else x

This is so fascinating by way of being entirely unfascinating. Knowing this is happening at all is pretty massive, so I'm gonna take it. Nobody come near me on Sept 4 I'll be like a furious territorial dog

Hey cool news i didn’t share here - I sing (playing fast and loose with that term) in the Hardcore band Circumvent. Come to a show in Bristol if you’re around and book us elsewhere. Can’t wait to get this onstage. Nervous, but excited 🏄🏻‍♂️

Altopsy interviews XWeaponX Tomorrow Subscribe to the newsletter for free to read it first Altopsy.substack.com

i’m really glad i took some time to get off twitter and axe my account (my mental health wouldn’t have survived another minute), but man, it really feels like i’m outside of the conversation with my fellow game journalists. Sorry i promise i’m still here!! am i shouting into the void!!!! miss you!!!

NEW FEATURE ALERT: the Elden Ring movie news is huge, but I’m not sure Alex Garland is the right pick for director www.allout-gaming.com/news/elden-r...

also I'm going to bring back Altopsy soon I'm very sorry I've been sooooo busy being at work and being under lots and lots of stress (generally speaking) go subscribe for free to be notified when I post the good stuff x x x altopsy.substack.com

hi everyone i moved into my girlfriend’s place and played some more gigs. shit rocks. eventually i will make video games the core part of my personality again but today is not the day i guess! love you

this month has been so crazy and i’m exhausted but ripping South West Suplex in Plymouth with the lovely Tension was a real highlight!! i <3 rock music 📸: Callum Spicer (cspcr on Insta)

actually i do have something to post about - i took my dad to see Limp Bizkit, the last band on his concert bucket list, and it was bonkers. i packed a chainsaw but didn’t get it past security they really keep that shit locked down

i just realised that i’m so far disconnected from any online discourse that i literally don’t know what to post about. is this freedom ??? am i maturing ?????? this is great anyway see you in another couple of months

Sorry I've been quiet over here everyone (this is basically the only place left where my gaming journo peers are lol hello) but I've been working very hard - specifically on my Hardcore n heavy music newsletter! Check out my latest interview if u like hehe altopsy.substack.com/p/sorcerer-i...

read my end of year Hardcore roundup you fuckin punk open.substack.com/pub/altopsy/...

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My recap of the best Hardcore releases of 2024 is coming this week! If you haven't yet, sign up to my Altopsy newsletter for free below to have it land directly in your inbox, so you've got some new bangers to spin without having to rely on a pre-established algorithm 🏄‍♂️ altopsy.substack.com/join

Almost accidentally, Speed became the face of Hardcore across the world, and luckily for us, nobody is more fitting to become the genre’s voice. 👟 Read my assessment of how the band became the most exemplary example of what Hardcore culture is below 🔪❤️🖤 📸: Tim Birkbeck altopsy.substack.com/join

Almost accidentally, Speed became the face of Hardcore across the world, and luckily for us, nobody is more fitting to become the genre’s voice. 👟 Read my assessment of how the band became the most exemplary example of what Hardcore culture is below 🔪❤️🖤 📸: Tim Birkbeck altopsy.substack.com/join

we the best music. very proud. very excited for the best year yet in 2025🤘🙂‍↕️

thank you SOOOO much to everyone who’s subscribed so far. Very excited to show you all what i’ve been up to x

Mega excited to reveal ALTOPSY, my new free Substack newsletter dissecting Hardcore, Alternative music and culture, and shining a light on all of the bands that you need to know about First post launching this week Subscribe blow. See u over there x Logo by LifeMoves x altopsy.substack.com/join

Outbreak Festival 2024 is on track to have the best lineup in its history. Absolutely giddy

new profile pic time. i’ve been working on something cool. keep ur eyes peeled this week 🔪❤️🖤 📸: Ben Hunt

Turns out my first payday in my new role is... Christmas Day! So I'm currently looking for additional freelance projects in the evenings to help keep me ticking over (and the bills paid). If you want to get in touch, please fire an email my way (thelloydcoombes[at]gmail[dot]com)

Finally beat the Easter Egg for Liberty Falls solo after a silly amount of attempts and bagged my first prestige in Black Ops 6. I also made some banging roast potatoes so i’m feeling pretty untouchable rn actually

I just got a LOT of new followers, thanks for hanging out with me in the good place! i’m an entertainment journalist, writing news for Mirror Gaming and working on fun new projects in the alternative music world. thanks for getting involved. pic for attention x

Really cool to say that I got to be a part of nominations for The Game Awards this year! Whichever parts you hated about this year’s nominations, those weren’t because of me. The ones you liked were ALL me

Music PR in Metal, Punk, Hardcore and alternative, THIS IS A CALL 🚨🚨🚨 I’m starting a new project, and need YOUR help. If you’ve got something to share, please hit me up. I wanna work with u on some cool bits 📨 Reposts n signal boosts welcome ‼️

The new Linkin Park song is an insane (INSANE) banger. Can’t wait to hear this new album tomorrow, i’m on my hands and knees begging, praying that we’re back good and proper

i have spent every free evening for the last two weeks writing for a new project after my 9-5 of writing. if anyone would like to give me one million pounds and the willingness to take a break that would be very nice and cool

went and rocked out in leeds at the beatdown function it was very nice 🙂‍↕️ last pic still makes me giggle, spot the straight edge band

watching Herald of Darkness from Alan Wake 2 live at The Game Awards is honestly like a serotonin cheat code. so few games give me such joy as this one. can’t wait to get my hands on The Lake House 🙂‍↕️

Right, so I need a new pinned post so: I'm Joseph! I'm an entertainment journalist (Mirror Gaming, GGRecon, FANDOM), social media manager (Burn It Down Festival), musician, author and terrible mosher. Follow me here so I don't have to go back to the bad place! 👟⛓️ JosephKime.com

I'm here now! Properly! I haven't updated it in a while but my website is still cool: JosephKime.com