Mark Warren
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Senior Staff Writer at Rock Paper Shotgun. Formerly VG247. Still difficult to replace with a Bop It.
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Ryan Easby
11 days ago
Now that we're firmly in 2026, I've got pitches I want to talk to you about! If you're looking for feature pieces, opinion pieces, news and reviews, I'm looking too! Shares appreciated, email is
[email protected]
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Bit of fresh reporting from me on one of the Disco thruple, or quadruple, or fivedruple, depending on how you prefer to classify them
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Rock Paper Shotgun
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Here's Doom running in Hytale before it's even out, thanks to modders
Hytale modders have gotten Doom running in the game before it's even out.
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/heres-doom-running-in-hytale-before-its-even-out-thanks-to-modders
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Rock Paper Shotgun
about 1 month ago
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I had it all, then I had nothing at all, then I had it all again, then I had a fatal amount of nothing at all in Crusader Kings 3
I lived and died in the tutorial of Crusader Kings 3's All Under Heaven DLC.
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/i-had-it-all-then-had-i-nothing-at-all-then-i-had-it-all-again-then-i-had-a-fatal-amount-of-nothing-at-all-in-crusader-kings-3
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Vic Hood (Parkes)
about 1 month ago
Delighted to see this piece up! Massive thank you to all the women who shared their experience with me for this ๐ค
www.gamesindustry.biz/a-decade-on-...
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A decade on from Gamergate, how has the games industry changed for women?
Some of gaming's most influential women share their experiences, along with what still needs to be done
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/a-decade-on-from-gamergate-how-has-the-games-industry-changed-for-women
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Rock Paper Shotgun
about 1 month ago
Update: RPS have gotten a heap more context from one of DoomScroll's creators and a modder who flagged concerns about how the level mods it includes have initially been filtered
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Doom's 32nd birthday has birthed a site which lets you rip and tear through fan-made levels in your browser
DoomScroll, a website which lets you play fan-made Doom level WADs in your browser, has gone live to celebrate the game's 32nd anniversary.
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/dooms-32nd-birthday-has-birthed-a-site-which-lets-you-rip-and-tear-through-fan-made-levels-in-your-browser
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Ryan Easby
about 2 months ago
I'm looking for work. I have experience working in news, features, interviews and essays, and am able to do any of the above.
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Rock Paper Shotgun
about 2 months ago
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Skyblivion's release has been delayed to 2026, but you can check out an interactive version of its map
Skyrim Oblvion remake mod Skyblivion's release has been delayed to 2026, giving the team behind it more time to finish.
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/skyblivions-release-has-been-delayed-to-2026-but-you-can-check-out-an-interactive-version-of-its-map
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Rock Paper Shotgun
about 2 months ago
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The best PC games of all time in 2025
We've tirelessly picked through every PC game ever released and collected the best of them all in one list. Definitely definitive, no takebacks.
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/best-pc-games-of-all-time
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lex luddy (ichiban appreciator)
about 2 months ago
So I'm taking the plunge and ordering some PC parts over Black Friday. If you appreciate what
@startmenu.bsky.social
has done over the years, like
@rewinder.co.uk
/my freelance work, or thought I didn't sound like an idiot on Game Mess Mornings, now would be a great time to show your appreciation.
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Ryan Easby
2 months ago
Still looking for work! I've got ideas coming out of my ears, so hit me up!
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Rock Paper Shotgun
2 months ago
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"Ah shit, here we go again": GTA 6 developers speak from the picket line about Rockstar North "union-busting"
RPS report from the picket line outside GTA 6 developers Rockstar North in the wake of some mass firings described as union-busting by laid-off workers.
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/ah-shit-here-we-go-again-gta-6-developers-speak-from-the-picket-line-about-rockstar-north-union-busting
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Rock Paper Shotgun
3 months ago
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As Rockstar accuse fired staff of leaking secrets, unions launch street protests against publisher Take-Two
RPS reports from a protest at Take-Two Interactive's London offices against Rockstar's alleged firing of staff for attempting to unionise.
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/as-rockstar-accuse-fired-staff-of-leaking-secrets-unions-launch-street-protests-against-publisher-take-two
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Sources say he's been yacking about virtual motors again
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3 months ago
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Masu โ๏ธโจ RGG Wiki ไผ้ท
3 months ago
RGG localizer Michele Howe (Neverwhere/Nevvie) has just passed. If you can, please share or donate to the fundraiser for a proper coronary report and final expenses.
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Rock Paper Shotgun
3 months ago
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The Outer Worlds 2's faction writing falls short of Fallout: New Vegas, and how it handles the powerful is key
The Outer Worlds 2's creative director has discussed the RPG's corporate satire and how it meshes with being owned by Microsoft.
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-outer-worlds-2s-faction-writing-falls-short-of-fallout-new-vegas-and-how-it-handles-the-powerful-is-key
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If I go missing into next week or so, assume the Katamari mafia rolled me and some concrete up, then headed for the sea
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3 months ago
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Yearly bad words to people who do fireworks in the back garden, as my cat hides behind a unit with eyes the size of planets
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Rock Paper Shotgun
3 months ago
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The Outer Worlds 2 review
The Outer Worlds 2 is good if you're in the mood for a fun but ultimately rather forgettable Avowed-style RPG romp, but not quite on New Vegasโ lofty level.
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-outer-worlds-2-review
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I'm in this crossover episode, and even referred to by my secret actual job title
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3 months ago
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Rock Paper Shotgun
3 months ago
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Cyberpunk 2077 can now serve daily word puzzles thanks to a mod called Gonkle, and the answer's probably choom
A new Cyberpunk 2077 mod called Gonkle serves daily in-game Wordle-style puzzles via a text service called Gonkle.
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/cyberpunk-2077-can-now-serve-daily-word-puzzles-thanks-to-a-mod-called-gonkle-and-the-answers-probably-choom
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Connor Makar
4 months ago
One from me.
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Rock Paper Shotgun
4 months ago
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Enlisting Walton Goggins for a Fallout 76 expansion in "total tonal tandem" with season 2 came "organically", devs say, despite previous hint at "very limited" crossover
Fallout 76's leads say the Burning Springs update's heavy ties to the Fallout TV Show's second series was a long-term plan, despite some previous comments.
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/enlisting-walton-goggins-for-a-fallout-76-expansion-in-total-tonal-tandem-with-season-2-came-organically-devs-say-despite-previous-hint-at-very-limited-crossover
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Ashley Schofield is looking for work!๐
4 months ago
in case you are not subscribed to unwinnable magazine (you should be!), my cover piece is up to read on the site as an excerpt now! ๐ subscribe to unwinnable!!!
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Rock Paper Shotgun
4 months ago
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March 2026 would be a "fitting" Skyblivion release window, says former dev who called making 2025 "unachievable"
Former Skyblivion developer Dee Keyes has said he'd like to see the mod release in March 2026, having previously called a 2025 release "unachievable".
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/march-2026-would-be-a-fitting-skyblivion-release-window-says-former-dev-who-called-making-2025-unachievable
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Mixed feelings about the ending, but the journey to get there slaps
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4 months ago
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I don't have any RPS freelance budget to spend, but if I did, you best believe I'd blow it all on commissioning a 5000 word essay about the perfect strategy for getting away with running red lights in American Truck Simulator
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Nice of someone to make a documentary about how I feel taking in parcels
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James Archer
4 months ago
We're shortstaffed on RPS and need some rad PC-minded freelancers for urgent review work. Specifically: - Borderlands 4 (yes I know it's out already) - Dying Light: The Beast - Silent Hill f Standard rate is ยฃ200 GBP per review, make yourselves known at
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Trying to beat sweaty swishers who've mastered Luka Doncic's shot release has been my Silksong
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4 months ago
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Joe Parlock
4 months ago
Bit of personal news: after four years, I've been let go from
@thegamerweb.bsky.social
and am a free agent! If you need someone with half a decade of TCG and tabletop and over a decade of video game coverage experience, please get in touch at
[email protected]
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Dr Edwin Evans-Thirlwell
4 months ago
I'm looking to commission a freelancer with knowledge of the Russian games industry and preferably some ability to read/speak Russian. If that's you, my email is in my bio:
www.rockpapershotgun.com/authors/edwi...
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Rock Paper Shotgun
5 months ago
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The Sunday Papers
Rock Paper Shotgun's weekly round-up of good writing about games, and not about games.
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-sunday-papers-775
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So Randy what do you think about Stop Kil- I MUST PROLONG OUR PAINFULLY MORTAL EXISTENCE AND ALSO HERE ARE THE LYRICS TO THAT AEROSMITH TUNE FROM ARMAGEDDON
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Rock Paper Shotgun
5 months ago
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Civilization 7 developers Firaxis have laid off an unspecified number of workers, 2K confirm
Civilization 7 studio Firaxis appears to have laid off an unknown number of staff.
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/civilization-7-developers-firaxis-have-laid-off-an-unspecified-number-of-workers-2k-confirm
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5 months ago
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Giant new bug worms of Helldivers 2, I will find you and I will watch someone else kill you
I dipped into Helldivers 2's freshly deployed Into the Unjust update and failed to run into any Terminid Hive Lords.
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/giant-new-bug-worms-of-helldivers-2-i-will-find-you-and-i-will-watch-someone-else-kill-you
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'Hang on, is there a limit on image alt text in the CMS?' 'Two secs....'
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Rock Paper Shotgun
5 months ago
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Skyblivion's 2025 release goal is "pointless and unachievable" claims longtime dev, accuses two leads of rushing the mod out
Longtime Skyblivion developer Dee Keyes has put oyut a Twitter post which accuses two of the mod's leads of working to rush it out.
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/skyblivions-2025-release-goal-is-pointless-and-unachievable-claims-longtime-dev-accuses-two-leads-of-rushing-the-mod-out
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Asked Skyblivion's lead a couple of questions ahead of its latest showing, dig what they've done with Tamrielic Picard's resting place
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The most Newgarden 2025 burnout attempt of all time
5 months ago
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Kendra, normal version
5 months ago
Your pussy shit AI could never make a Watto sexy. It could never make a lovingly rendered Watto bending over and pulling his panties to the side. It could NEVER add a silken sheen to the dusky blush of his cloaca
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Jeremy Peel
5 months ago
Read the latest Peel Perspective article for free - an explainer on why rushed spin-off Fallout: New Vegas still looms so large in the public imagination (and that of the TV adaptation's showrunners).
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"A culture of intimidation, retaliation and oppression": How Microsoftโs Gaza stance fuelled an industry-spanning boycott
RPS meets a few of the developers participating in the BDS campaign against Microsoft's Israeli military ties, including an Xbox worker fired for his views.
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/a-culture-of-intimidation-retaliation-and-oppression-how-microsofts-gaza-stance-fuelled-an-industry-spanning-boycott
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Me and the Toyota MR2 from Gran Turismo 3's clubman cup are no longer on speaking terms
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Waheyyyy
5 months ago
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Sometimes you're woken at 6am by a very cockney bloke in the hotel room next door singing happy birthday to himself, and you resist the urge to join in because you can't tell if he's some kind of medical side effect of being a northerner suffering prolonged exposure to southern accents
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