The Bogost take may go down as the most transparent engagement bait of 2026, so instead of getting angry about it, read something good. @gealga.bsky.social wrote a book that covers the idea of videogames growing up. It's very good. Learn more about it here: www.dialoguetree.cc/episodes/037...

while we savour the Bogost Yoshi take, a lil reminder that I published a book last year asking what it would really mean for videogames to 'grow up' & arguing that the medium's growing pains have left it ideally placed to explore the popular loss of faith in prevailing economic and political models!

You can throw all the stars you want at this game but I wasn’t going to play it until I read this.

Update: This is an interesting talk about balancing commerce with creativity, but my favourite takeaway was the subject essentially saying “I choose not to struggle with having ideas.”

Follow up post. I'll play First Light if, and only if, IO produce some promo that looks like any of these.

I'll play First Light if, and only if, there's an unlockable Robbie Coltrane skin.

Episode 042 of Dialogue Tree is a radio show that was unintentionally made for hot days. Escape the heat with some chill VGM, featuring @ginaloughlin.com, @danielkobylarz.bsky.social, @fatbard.com and @hondakiyoshi.bsky.social. Here's a trailer. LISTEN: www.dialoguetree.cc/episodes/042...

Not that anyone asked, but @anyaustin.bsky.social is the reason I don’t do video. There’s no point. He completed it.

Episode 042 of Dialogue Tree is a radio show. Part 1 has some pretty heavy Sunday vibes. Here's a few songs from that to soundtrack your day. Hear more on the full episode: www.dialoguetree.cc/episodes/042... YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qBN...

Got Bubsy. Beat Bubsy. Enjoyed Bubsy.

Listen to this, because @nocapsbb.bsky.social is on it, and then @jeremybjayne.bsky.social makes a pitch for a Jane Remover Guitar Hero that got a genuine spit take out of me.

Fun chat about a fun game. Listen, then play this overlooked gem from @heavylunchco.bsky.social Fun fact! @katerblossom.bsky.social talks about how good the music is. You can hear some of that vibraphone assisted excellence on episode 042 of Dialogue Tree: www.dialoguetree.cc/episodes/042...

This affects (yes I looked it up): Game Rant The Gamer Polygon Fextra Life OpenCritic DualShockers Hardcore Gamer

You think you’ve got problems but I literally cannot beat one of my daughters at Suika Game

Done 100 interviews this week and put out an unexpected show but finally hitting Genius on the May 11th Spelling Bee was the true achievement of my week.

Cancel your Spotify. You’ll be fine.

Morning, dreamer. Episode 042 of Dialogue Tree is a radio show. A mix of songs from some games I've played over the last 6 months. Some old, some new. All good. From morning, to the night. LISTEN ⬇️

Been playing some very good, very left field stuff for the show recently, but it says a lot that I’m sitting here counting down the minutes until Bubsy 4D drops

This was a great time, and you (yes, you) should check out your local indie games expo.

I spoke to a game developer yesterday who has made a great game and they said this was the best thing they’ve played this year.

Been on assignment today

Interviewed a joyful and creative individual today about their joyful and creative game and now I’m absolutely buzzing

Go!

Palantir's presence in Switzerland was rejected over data and dependency concerns. That's a red flag! You might want to sign this!

What I'm taking from this is that WarioWare is being retired in favour of a new Wario Land game.

Just the existence of this episode got me to pre-order this game. It's crazy that there are some outlets still expressing (snarky) surprise that there is a new Bubsy game, completely ignoring the pedigree of the people developing it. @fabraz.bsky.social know what they're doing.

Just want to make it quite clear that I do mean literal and not euphemistic baking: www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwcL... I made the tent and the trees and river but no I did not make that gd villager.

Imagine reviewing the Indiana Jones Switch port and talking about how "important" it is that the whole game is on the cartridge but not about how the publisher is actively supporting a genocide 🤷

Been baking for like 48 hours now

Next episode is me filling this out

Bubsy x Arcane Kids x @fabraz.bsky.social x @pitchfork.com No big deal it’s just the podcast of my dreams

Sektori releasing on Switch has reminded me of the 10 minutes last year when everyone said it was the "low key GOTY" and then never spoke of it again

There’s kind of a lot going on right now but then you see this

Perfect Tides: Station to Station comes out today on Switch! I'm very proud of what Edmundo and I have accomplished getting this AGS adventure to console, and I can't wait for more people to play it.

You should already be playing the game, but if for some reason you’re not, listen to this.

Hey. Would you like a game that tells an interesting coming of age story made up of fully realised, well rounded characters from a respected writer, with great, original music? I played Perfect Tides: Station to Station on PC in January. It’s out on Switch today: www.nintendo.com/en-gb/Games/...

My favourite VGM podcast. @scabzilla.superghost.site has such a wide knowledge of the form, and your ears are all the better for it.

Capcom's PRAGMATA is seamless, sterile, science fiction. It's also grounded, relatable, and human. On episode 041 of Dialogue Tree, I try to explain why. LISTEN HERE: www.dialoguetree.cc/episodes/041...

Just head shot after head shot after head shot after head shot

10 hours into Titanium Court and boy have I verbed some nouns

LOVE ETERNAL is a brutally hard game, and not one you might associate with @nosmallgames.bsky.social. @katerblossom.bsky.social stuck with it, beat it, and wrote this cool piece on it. All games are for everyone.

What even is a Music Supervisor anyway

I like the game, and I like this. Both things are possible.

The guy with the best taste in VGM (and the best VGM show, and an all round cool, supportive dude) is doing a birthday! Hit him with your best shot! I’ll go first: youtu.be/G4K16OqQvyk?...

Of all Mixtape's various crimes, the most egregious is front loading Just Like Honey. That's end credits. I don't make the rules. Sofia did. youtu.be/Mlk7n2jBHcE?...

Hey Mixtape I saw Empire Records too

mixtape dares to ask what if there was a video game for white people

The discourse may have moved on (several times over), but I still think this non-timely podcast about a game you’ve heard too much about is still worth 58 of your minutes. A game I never intended to play or expected to get anything from. I played, and got…something.

To the moon. In episode 041 of Dialogue Tree, I blast off in to a world of art and artifice, and look at Capcom's latest hit, the science fiction puzzle shooter, PRAGMATA. NASA-core, artificial intelligence and tears in the rain. Listen wherever you get podcasts. LISTEN ⬇️