My parents bought me a Black Lotus for Christmas.

EXCLUSIVE: So far it's been unclear what proof Rockstar Games has to justify its firing of 34 union members, who it claims were leaking "confidential information in a public forum". PMG has now seen some of the messages which contributed to this decision being made. www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TvW...

Kirby Air Riders is such an improvement from the original, it feels like jumping from Smash 64 straight to Ultimate with no sequels in between. It’s a great Sakurai game, packed with content, unlockables, customization, and tons of little details. My review is up now, on @ign.com!

We push back on embargoes we find unreasonable a lot more often than y'all ever hear about. Sometimes that results in changes, sometimes it doesn't – but I'd always rather be late with a review I am proud of than early with one that's PR approved.

Nintendo’s embargo for Age of Imprisonment stipulated that reviews could not cover ANY non-public story details. None. Avoiding spoilers or surprises is one thing, but we simply could not agree to such a broad restriction, so we decided to hold our review until launch. ign.com/articles/hyr...

Truly frustrating that bad faith chuds are immediately going to take a victory lap claiming that we "swapped reviewers" because of all of the vitriol they threw our way, when in reality they were getting mad over a PREVIEW and Travis has been assigned to do the actual review for a month.

I’m reviewing ARC Raiders (@arcraiders.bsky.social), and am loving it so far! Still a ton to play before I can slap a score on it, but it makes a great first impression. www.ign.com/articles/arc...

My review of Europa Universalis V is up! This is a game that knows its for sickos and caters to sickos (and aspiring sickos) almost exclusively, but if you're the kind of person who thinks they would enjoy it, I think you'll be pleased. It is a bit underbaked though. www.ign.com/articles/eur...

Y’all ever Channel to pay 20 mana for Securitron Squadron and then swing with Jacked Rabbit? (With a cameo from The Initiative.)

My #MTGxATLA spoilers are now live, with a first look at all 6 cards from the "Tea Time at the Jasmine Dragon" Scene Box (plus 2 more from the bonus sheet)! www.ign.com/articles/ava...

I don't think this is what folk typically expect from an IGN review, but Will is great at what he does! I appreciate that he can artfully tell you how he personally connected with a game while still communicating what it's like to actually play and why that all matters. www.ign.com/articles/bou...

I reviewed Bounty Star for @ign.com. It is the most personal review I've written in a long time (maybe ever) and I'm very proud of it. It would mean a lot to me if you read it. Full disclosure: I talk about being suicidal for two years in the opening because I had to. This one hit me pretty hard.

@tomrmarks.bsky.social hoping I wasn't the only one who thought of this with the bowtie. (I may be able to decently match a font, but I can't doodle a beard to save my life)

Deleted the original post because it's not worth dogpiling on a thing that's being resolved, but it sounds like this was just a bad decision someone made that they have now acknowledged and addressed - so kudos to that!

Credit where it's due, I truly appreciate the quick action here, but given there is literally a custom note in the review summary explaining what was done, it does not seem possible that this was simply a scraper error with no human edits.

🌈✨🌹🦅NEW REVIEW🌊🚧🗻🪑 I reviewed Once Upon A Katamari for @ign.com Watch here: youtu.be/taKegEXd9OU?... Or read here: Once Upon A Katamari Review - IGN share.google/Q8HNuiMhyqDT... Thanks @tomrmarks.bsky.social for the edits and @chrisdelpadre.bsky.social for cutting the video so well!

My review in progress for Dispatch is live on @ign.com! My full review will arrive once the series is out in a little bit, but so far I’m having a great time! Cc @adhocstudio.com www.ign.com/articles/dis...

Some people are claiming this is AI generated, so I just want to confirm that this is indeed a real and legitimate IGN review.

have a scored review, as a treat: www.ign.com/articles/pok...

I reviewed Jurassic World Evolution 3 for IGN! I'm a big fan of the series and this one really scratches that management sim itch. But with dinosaurs. www.ign.com/articles/jur...

For IGN: I checked out the new Double Dragon and... maybe you can skip it www.ign.com/articles/dou...

One of them busy weeks.

My policy has always been that I would rather take the time to make a better review that doesn't burn out my writers than rush to hit an arbitrary marketing beat a publisher didn't actually give us enough time to meet. In that context, it's not a hard decision.

guys i have amazing news about the new pokemon game: i think it's pretty good www.ign.com/articles/pok...

Can someone please explain to me why literally every video game in existence is launching on October 23rd

I revisited Yooka and friends with Yooka-Replaylee, and it's definitely an improvement, but also still quite an antiquated, flawed game. For context, I would have scored the original a 4/10. Check out my full review, via @ign.com: www.ign.com/articles/yoo...

New Review! 2XKO has sunk its hooks into me. Super fun characters, excellently designed mechanics, and welcoming to newcomers while still being fiercely technical at higher levels. www.ign.com/articles/2xk...

Hiii, going to be a bit annoying about this. 👋 Recommend sharing, posting, and donating if you can today. Incredible cause and is needed more than ever. Donation Link: donate.tiltify.com/8aa9783d-46e...

The schedule for the trans lifeline fundraiser is up, and we have a stacked lineup! To get questions set up for our two amazing panels, I'm personally matching the first 1000 dollars donated before the stream (which Hasbro will then match), so use the link below to donate now! tilt.fyi/Jr23vhNVE6

Last night’s old-school vintage cube draft went about as well as it could.

btw i reviewed Ghost of Yotei, great game! story's a lil predictable but Atsu rules and has some memorable and heartfelt moments. fantastic combat system, so damn fun to play. good that it does away with the samurai glazing too. 📰: www.ign.com/articles/gho... 📺: youtu.be/OXOuyNDe-pI

I went so crazy Doug Bowser quit.

I AM GOING ROGUE DON'T TELL LOGAN In a clearly deranged power trip, I have swapped half the cast and replaced the entire run-of-show with an extended segment on indie games. Not sure how much time we'll have, but anyone have any asks for Question Block?

So glad we were finally able to get Len on for a post-review chat, and this was certainly a perfect one to start with!

To the shock of no one, Hades 2 is absolutely spectacular. It took one of the best action games of all time and knew exactly where to add, where to remix, and where to keep things the same. Also featuring a short interview about my personal criteria for a 10/10 game. www.ign.com/articles/had...

I reviewed Baby Steps (@babystepsgame.bsky.social), an intentionally infuriating walking simulator, and it has inexplicably become one of my favorite games of 2025. Check out my review, where I do my best to…explicastrate, via @ign.com: bit.ly/3IBbut3

Okay I just want to check something, hear me out. #Undertale #Silksong

Big review day, but I did something a little different and tackled Jump Space's Early Access release for @ign.com. It's a fun co-op shooter with some real potential for memorable player-driven stories, but it's also *very* Early Access. I liked it. Surprisingly fun solo, too.

New Review! (In Progress). Here are my thoughts on 2XKO's closed beta. www.ign.com/articles/2xk...

Invite me on your podcasts about Silksong, I could talk about this game basically forever.

Future IGN reviews will be neither subjective nor objective, but projective, evaluating games based strictly on what the author subconsciously wants to see in them.

IGN review policy is no longer that you must beat a game, but instead play exactly 40 hours, regardless of context or genre, to ensure everything is evaluated on an even playing field.

The word "gameplay" is now banned, as are "video," "game," and "battlepass"

Effectively immediately the only allowed score is 7.9

I cannot overstate how good of an editor Dan is, and how fierce of a protector he has been for IGN's editorial integrity. That impact will last beyond him, but I am going to miss him a lot all the same.

So, a bit of an announcement: I'm retiring. My last day at IGN will be Oct 1; after that I'll be a full-time dad for a bit while my kids are of an age where they'll think spending time with me is cool rather than lame. It's been a huge honor and privilege to run reviews here for the past 12.5 years.

lol I forgot I recorded this - you can FEEL the anger in that pause screen.

I wrote 3,400 words about Silksong and did not once use the words "soulslike," "Dark Souls," or "metroidvania." If that isn't worth a read, I don't know what is.

We are in overtime now! We will keep going until we go 5 minutes without any donations so keep the stream alive with any amount. We want to hit $2500. We are$480 away! Donate: tinyurl.com/aha-2025 Watch: www.twitch.tv/gamesandnotg...

Silksong is fantastic. It's not flawless, and we are doing it a disservice by framing discussions of its missteps entirely around "difficulty," but I think what's been accomplished here is still going to sit comfortably amongst the best of the genre. My final review: www.ign.com/articles/hol...