incredibly proud to have contributed to this list, thanks a million to @diegoarguello.bsky.social for the opportunity!! I got to write a bit about Okami and the urgent climate action our planet needs!

just finished 1000xresist with my partner and i loved @gottsdamn.bsky.social‘s paste article on the ending choices so much i read three paragraphs of it out loud www.pastemagazine.com/games/1000xr...

For @pastemagazine.bsky.social I reviewed Age of Mythology: Retold, a game that rules that I am unfortunately too stupid to play.

For @pastemagazine.bsky.social; Tango Gameworks, founded by veteran director Shinji Mikami, has been acquired by PUBG publisher Krafton, saving the studio from the closures Xbox announced in May.

New for @pastemagazine.bsky.social, I talk about Nine Sols, a Taiwanese game that's part Metroid and part Dark Souls, and how it decries the false utopia engineered by the People's Republic of China

A few months ago I wrote Grief and Grace Along Route Zero. This is Pt II.

For @pastemagazine.bsky.social I wrote about folk, faith, Indika, and religious trauma. "I'm eternally waiting for my bear to say its grace."

Writing for @pastemagazine.bsky.social I cover Bō: Path of the Teal Lotus; a game I really enjoyed but had a few kinks to iron out.

For @pastemagazine.bsky.social I detail the new changes Xbox is making to Game Pass, and ask: what the hell is a Game Pass? Seriously, what is it?

For @pastemagazine.bsky.social I talk about Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, remakes and remasters as corporate revisionism, and how we should feel about that. This one's a doozy.

Been forgetting to post here as well so here's a dump of some writing from the last month:

For @pastemagazine.bsky.social I dive a little bit into the historical reasons that make Poland the perfect location for Larian Studios' seventh location.

Writing for @pastemagazine.bsky.social, I talk about the Take-Two earnings call that revealed the #GTAVI release window - and other details that demonstrate a dismal state of the industry

"It’s a tune you can’t quite place, one that calls to you from your youth." For this week's Fragments, Perry Gottschalk (@gottsdamn.bsky.social) remembers road trips of old, and Twilight Town. intothespine.com/2024/05/12/e...

Played Off Episode VI - Andrea Saravia Pérez Andrea is a Narrative Designer formerly of Firaxis Games. In this final interview, we discuss the importance of not staying down.

Played Off Episode V- Blake Hester @metallicaisrad.bsky.social - Something Rotten cohost, formerly of Game Informer - joins me this episode. In this interview, we talk about the state of journalism in/outside of games, and the importance of institutional knowledge.

Played Off Episode IV - James Bartholomeou James Bartholomeou is a Public Relations freelancer in the games industry. In this interview, we discuss UK labor law, imposter syndrome, and how to help those getting laid off during this time.

This article came out after revisiting a video essay from 4 years ago and convincing @dangerhazzard.bsky.social I could do better. If you read this piece and want to know what Emily is Away is about: youtu.be/Kh5u9UGc5Tw

Played Off Episode III - Andrew Buczacki Andrew is a Senior Mission Designer formerly of Drifter Entertainment. In our chat, we discuss post layoff systemic violence, the potential future of the games industry, and how the landscape has changed.

anytime a piece of mine makes it into Critical Distance I feel immensely honored - check out the rest of this incredible list for some of the best writing on games this last week

critical-distance.com/2024/04/15/a... This week: Seventeen new highlights, all wrapped up in the maximum amount of allowable aliteration

"Homework be damned, I have to check AIM. Maybe Emily is on." The Emily is Away series presents a generational crisis to @gottsdamn.bsky.social: unwinnable.com/2024/04/12/t...

writing for @unwinnable.com, I use the Emily is Away trilogy of games to have a crisis regarding generational identity

This month: videos on yellow paint, bodies, resurrecting dead games and art for no one. critical-distance.com/2024/04/06/t...

Played Off Episode II - Shonté Daniels Shonté Daniels is a Narrative Designer/Poet formerly of Blizzard Entertainment and Poorly Timed Games. We discuss games as poetry, the games industry's general sustainability, and navigating loss and depression.

Played Off Episode I - Jared Mitchell In this interview, we discuss unemployment, the immersive sim genre, and how mismanagement in the video game industry leads to redundancy.

the trailer for Played Off is now on youtube first episode dropping tomorrow

"This is the space that Fumito Ueda puts us in through design by subtraction. To let go and experience." Unwinnable Feature Excerpt: @gottsdamn.bsky.social links Ueda games, Buddha, and letting go: unwinnable.com/2024/03/27/u...

For @unwinnable.com , I wrote about the games of Fumito Ueda (specifically The Last Guardian) and how they teach us to be okay with letting things go. First bit is free to read, but grab a copy of the magazine to read the rest!

Unwinnable is family, and family doesn't get left behind. Read @orringrey.bsky.social on Lilo & Stitch and mental health, @gottsdamn.bsky.social on Ueda and Buddha, and our regular gang on topics that move them. Buy: bit.ly/38NL8BT Subscribe: bit.ly/1FjJGzq

Hey!! I'm in this one! Along with about a dozen other brilliant writers! Read the issue to hear my thoughts on The Last Guardian and how we can learn to let things go.

Had to say goodbye to my car today so gonna occupy my mind with other things

It's been a hot minute since I committed myself to a book. It seems finishing this one materialized The Beast into my House

James' piece on Shenmue is one that touched me deeply and partially inspired me to write about my own experience through KR0. Please read it.

An official introduction to the app: I'm Perry. I'm writing about games 🎮, I've abandoned a YouTube channel 📺, and I am on an eternal quest for my next Chicago hot dog 🌭. Hit me up if you want thoughts and feelings on games/hot dog content

making my first post here something I'm proud of. writing for @unwinnable.com, I talk about Kentucky Route Zero and how the ending provides closure and comfort in the face of grief

"It isn’t the harsh repercussions that industrialization has on a community. The Zero is the community left in its wake." Perry Gottschalk connects Kentucky Route Zero to his experience with rural displacement and grief: unwinnable.com/2024/01/19/g...