Mark Warren
@markwarren.bsky.social
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Senior Staff Writer at Rock Paper Shotgun. Formerly VG247. Still difficult to replace with a Bop It.
In these troubling times, we can all take solace in the fact that if you make it big enough, decades on from your death someone might run a totally non-dodgy ad campaign promoting your greatest knee-slappers
about 12 hours ago
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Been a while since I've done a hardwarey feature, naturally it went exactly as planned
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1 day ago
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Don't get a chance to go back and re-evaluate a game I've reviewed often, but you best believe the one with northerners was always going to be an exception
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12 days ago
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Jeremy Peel
13 days ago
Quick reminder that I'm an accomplished mock reviewer, trusted by lots of hit-making indie publishers including Devolver and 11 Bit Studios, as well as AAA folks I can't name cos I'm good with an NDA. If you reckon some of your followers could make use of my services, a repost is always appreciated!
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Tom O
12 days ago
Five articles in to my newsletter, and I'm pretty pleased with it. It's fun to write things that simply wouldn't exist on most websites, even if they are veering away from video games. If you haven't taken a look yet, the latest is about how I almost pissed myself
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#5 - The suffering
Listen, I enjoy family holidays. I (mostly) love spending time with my kids while doing things we don't do day in, day out. Things like going to museums (and being dragged around by a four-year-old so...
https://lowpolymess.com/5-the-suffering/
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Rock Paper Shotgun
24 days ago
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Skyblivion isn't "dead in the water", the Oblivion remake mod's lead says, a recent call for extra hands is about maintaining "good momentum"
Oblivion remake mod Skyblivion's project lead says a recent call for veteran modders to join the team was about trying to keep up their "good momentum".
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/skyblivion-isnt-dead-in-the-water-the-oblivion-remake-mods-lead-says-a-recent-call-for-extra-hands-is-about-maintaining-good-momentum
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Tom O
25 days ago
Rebecca knows where it's at (it's at my newsletter, to be clear). If anyone wants one, I'll make custom Audrey the Spider plush toys for Β£300 a pop + postage. Can't guarantee the quality.
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James Archer
26 days ago
[Not an AF joke] I'm now deputy editor on RPS! Supporters can read all about it, which admittedly isn't much, because "I'm now deputy editor on RPS" basically covers everything
www.rockpapershotgun.com/letter-from-...
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Letter From The (Deputy) Editor: Oh hey, we have one of those again
Greetings from RPS' new deputy editor (same as the old hardware editor).
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/letter-from-the-deputy-editor-oh-hey-we-have-one-of-those-again
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Rock Paper Shotgun
27 days ago
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Skyblivion devs are "on the hunt" for some "final, vital" veteran hands to get the Oblivion remake mod over the line this year
Oblivion remake mod Skyblivion's team are looking for some "final, vital" veteran modders to add to their ranks as release nears.
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/skyblivion-devs-are-on-the-hunt-for-some-final-vital-veteran-hands-to-get-the-oblivion-remake-mod-over-the-line-this-year
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Jim Trinca
29 days ago
DLSS 5 will never produce anything as impressive or as beautiful as V-Rally 3 on the Game Boy Advance: the Trinca Perspective
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DLSS 5 will Never Look as Good as V-Rally 3 on the Game Boy Advance
YouTube video by IGN
https://youtu.be/r7i5C8GmnKM?si=dZR7nlkkZhEiAwZC
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Can confirm the red pudding train is a really useful engine, even if no one else in the game seems to fancy using it
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about 1 month ago
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Red Bull-linked f1 people when there's a one week gap where nothing happens between races two and three of the season
about 1 month ago
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Rock Paper Shotgun
about 1 month ago
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The steam train world speed record has stood for 86 years: yes, you can beat it in the new Thomas the Tank Engine game
Thomas & Friends: Wonders of Sodor players have beaten the real world speed record for a steam train, held by Mallard since 1938.
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-steam-train-world-speed-record-has-stood-for-86-years-yes-you-can-beat-it-in-the-new-thomas-the-tank-engine-game
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Rock Paper Shotgun
about 1 month ago
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"The sheer scale is daunting": These Baldur's Gate 3 modders are remaking the entirety of Baldur's Gate 1 as a custom campaign, with a first demo already out
A team of Baldur's Gate 3 modders going by Deathbringer's Reign are working on remaking Baldur's Gate 1 as a custom campaign.
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/baldurs-gate-3-mod-baldurs-gate-1-custom-campaign-deathbringers-reign
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Dr Edwin Evans-Thirlwell
about 2 months ago
Befuddled please-help-with-article-research post #231231: I'm looking for examples and discussion of "postcolonial open worlds" (inc discussion of the validity of that term), together with formally unusual writing about open worlds.
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Chris Tapsell
about 2 months ago
From myself and the whole team at
@eurogamer.bsky.social
, a very fond farewell and huge thank you to our friends and colleagues (thread).π
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Tom O
about 2 months ago
Already feels strange cut off from work. I don't like it. Please get in touch if you have any opportunities.
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Zoe Delahunty-Light
about 2 months ago
Sadly my role as Video Producer on Eurogamer's YouTube channel has been made redundant. After 7 years it's a heart-breaking goodbye, but I'm thrilled to announce that I'll be continuing to create the deepest of dives into videogame lore on my own YouTube channel! π
YouTube.com/ZoeDels
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Zoe Delahunty-Light
videogame lore addict, writer, flesh vessel. lesbian.
https://YouTube.com/ZoeDels
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Ian Higton
about 2 months ago
PERSONAL NEWS: After 13 years working as a (legendary) video producer for
@eurogamer.bsky.social
I have been made redundant in the recent Gamer Network cuts. I loved that job so much (probably too much) and I will miss the people and the opportunities it gave me, but I'm not ready to give up yet!
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Ian Higton
about 2 months ago
π΄LIVE FROM 6:30PM GMTπ΄ I may have been made redundant but I won't let that ruin a good Friday chaos stream! Join me for a look at the Marathon Server Slam, followed by REPO from 8pm and @PUBG customs from 9:30! Watch here:
www.youtube.com/live/lFGivJj...
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twitch.tv/platform32
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Alex is also great, an endless font of in-depth game knowledge and journalistic wisdom
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about 2 months ago
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Without both Tom and Dom not just deciding I was worth taking a chance on at VG back in 2023, but providing all the support anyone could ask for as I worked to grow and repay their faith, I genuinely don't know where I'd be.
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about 2 months ago
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RIP, the dwarf series and books have made me smile in tough times more often than I can count
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about 2 months ago
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Matthew Reynolds
2 months ago
Some news - today Iβm launching One More Catch, an independent publication covering PokΓ©mon Go and the next generation of PokΓ©mon games:
@onemorecatch.site
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Welcome to One More Catch
PokΓ©mon Go coverage is evolving...
https://www.onemorecatch.site/welcome-to-one-more-catch/
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If like one or two more people had left, they'd have had to panic and pretend they'd appointed Master Chief's shapely buttocks while they hunted for an heir like the desperate court of a siblingless child king who's dying of the plague
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2 months ago
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Patrick Cosmos
2 months ago
POV you are about to lose at Guess Who
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Rock Paper Shotgun
2 months ago
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Edmund McMillen on assembling Mewgenics' meow cameo list: "the inclusion of people with clashing ideologies felt appropriate"
We spoke to Mewgenics co-developer Edmund McMillen about putting together the game's list of internet celebrity meow cameos.
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/edmund-mcmillen-on-assembling-mewgenics-meow-cameo-list-the-inclusion-of-people-with-clashing-ideologies-felt-appropriate
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First review of the year from me, and one that took a lot to unpack
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3 months ago
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Rock Paper Shotgun
3 months ago
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GOG "won't be making absolute statements in either direction" about their future approach to AI use
GOG's managing director has said the company "won't be making absolute statements in either direction" about their future approach to AI use.
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/gog-wont-be-making-absolute-statements-in-either-direction-about-their-future-approach-to-ai-use
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Same, the story and world building are 10/10, the creakier practical aspects of playing the thing which games have since evolved away from are the reason I'm still yet to do more than one playthrough
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3 months ago
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Rock Paper Shotgun
3 months ago
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Yakuza fans are demanding Sega recast a Kiwami 3 actor, and Dark Ties may make the situation worse
Ahead of the release of Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties, fans have been petitioning for actor Teruyuki Kagawa to be recast.
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/yakuza-fans-are-demanding-sega-recast-a-kiwami-3-actor-and-dark-ties-may-make-the-situation-worse
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Ryan Easby
4 months 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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3 months ago
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hellojed
4 months ago
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Rock Paper Shotgun
3 months ago
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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
4 months 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)
4 months ago
Delighted to see this piece up! Massive thank you to all the women who shared their experience with me for this π€
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
4 months 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
5 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
5 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
5 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)
5 months ago
So I'm taking the plunge and ordering some PC parts over Black Friday. If you appreciate what
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@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
6 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
6 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
6 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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6 months ago
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Masu βοΈβ¨ RGG Wiki δΌι·
6 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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