Learned some French in today! Here goes: Hon hon hon!* *Arrived in Paris at 7 AM local time, and couldn’t check into my hotel room until 3 PM, 17 minutes ago. They’re still cleaning it, but they gave me a free beer to make up for it. I have been awake for 27 hours.

An early tip for The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales – a game I have been enjoying.

I reviewed The Adventures of Elliot! Good start, great finish, but gets pretty repetitive in between. You can time travel, but the overworld map and all its caves/dungeons are basically identical in every age, which was disappointing. Overall liked it, but there's definitely untapped potential here.

The folks at @gameinformer.com were kind enough to ask me to write about comedy in games (as well as talk to people far more talented than myself). Read it now, or else!

SO! We have ~*news*~ I officially have a job again! My old one! After a great run elsewhere I have returned to the place that started it all to deliver some championship reporting for Kotaku making me the LeBron James of Video Game Journalism which is fitting considering I live in Akron, lol

multiculturalism is pretty great

Had to go to the bank (I don’t do this often) and the guy who helped me was nice and helpful, so I left him a very good review when they texted me with a feedback form. But when I went back in last week, he saw me and his face lit up. He totally saw that review. I can never go back there 😭

Happy new Olivia Rodrigo day to all who celebrate I kind of feel like I’m obligated to play this song at my wedding. Because Alyssa’s taking my last name, so she’s literally going to be a Harte forever

To satisfy BAYING HORDES, Dragon's Dogma 2 is making it so that you can do unlimited fast travel. For the love of God, if you're excited to dig into what the game is doing and HOW it does it-- Don't use that shit. DD2 makes repeated traversal meaningful and interesting. It IS the game loop. Walk!

Good insight here, and a reminder of an essential skill anyone working in the space needs to learn: how to identify the story PR wants you to tell vs. what the story actually is.

Here are the top 13 Summer Game Fest games that are sequels to games from 2007. gameinformer.com/sgf-2026/202...

Hi! I'd like to talk to some folks (actors or animators or other related jobs) with expertise in performance capture and how it works for a story on Kotaku! Nothing spicy, this is a fun one, please hit me up if you're interested via email or Signal in my bio. Thanks!

I returned to @pewpewbang.bsky.social to play more tabletop! The twist – instead of more D&D, I homebrewed and re-flavored an entire other system! Introducing Never Stop Blasting Off (my sci-fi version of Never Stop Blowing Up) available for free right here: drive.google.com/drive/folder...

the Pew Pew Bang crew's chemistry has only gotten better and better, they are just so comfortable and have so much fun talking to each other. no one's making them make those episodes so long, they just don't want them to end and you can feel it. proud of them for polishing off another great season!

I returned to @pewpewbang.bsky.social to play more tabletop! The twist – instead of more D&D, I homebrewed and re-flavored an entire other system! Introducing Never Stop Blasting Off (my sci-fi version of Never Stop Blowing Up) available for free right here: drive.google.com/drive/folder...

Tying up loose ends including finally tipping @martinisupreme.bsky.social for running the giant bomb bar and you should too! If you were there and got a drink even if it was just from the cooler be good & tip your bartender 💚

The Nintendo Direct spent so much time explaining the basic mechanics of Dragon's Dogma that I didn't even clock it was announcing a new expansion

Honestly, I do think it was a mistake to show us so little of Ocarina of Time. If it's really out this year, I'm sure there's something they could've shown outside of Link himself. There were enough leaks that basically confirmed its existence that you gotta give us more than proof of life

Every direct ends with my timeline being like “That might have been the best Direct of all time” and then someone else going “That could’ve been an email, they gave us nothing”

LANDS BETWEEN FUNDRAISER STREAM An Elden Ring NG+ Livestream Benefiting KOI Saturday June 13th, 10AM-10PM Pacific Standard Time Join me and a wide rotation of other creators, artists, and all around cool people to raise money for a good cause, goof around, and celebrate pride month.

The new Pew Pew Bang is a fun sci-fi role-playing campaign, but as always there are some growing pains as the new cast gets to know each other. Thanks to @chuckduck365.bsky.social for returning as GM! Watch here or listen on your podcast app: youtu.be/ND2vh_iiyCU

A Nintendo Direct will air tomorrow, the company has revealed. There's no word from Nintendo on what to expect or how long it will go. gameinformer.com/nintendo-dir...

Here are 11 of our favorite games shown during today's PC Gaming Show, from eye-catching reveals to new projects from our favorite indie developers: gameinformer.com/2026/06/07/o...

Here's an easter egg in the new Lego Batman that I think all of you will REALLY appreciate. It's so good, I had to make a video.

Absolutely exhausted after basically writing nonstop (and chipping away at a review game) these past few days, but at least it's Friday

Got the chance to ask @wrongorgan.bsky.social about its next game, which looks great

I like this show!

I know there’s a lot going on today, but also I interviewed Elijah Wood??? And he said he’s been playing @blueprincegame.bsky.social??? Also, @owendennis.com wants to make the Star Fox movie, which would be awesome. www.tiktok.com/t/ZTByxMwhh/

Soooo hyped for this one!

Using the likeness of deceased people for profit without the express written consent of the deceased to be involved in said project is so insanely immoral at like a basic ethical level I can't believe it's a thing someone would think is appropriate to announce on a stage like it's fun and awesome

Fanbyte forever

Star Wars: Zero Company? I mean, it sucks that nobody responded to your invite texts but at least you get to watch Revenge of the Sith

I know there’s a lot going on today, but also I interviewed Elijah Wood??? And he said he’s been playing @blueprincegame.bsky.social??? Also, @owendennis.com wants to make the Star Fox movie, which would be awesome. www.tiktok.com/t/ZTByxMwhh/

Partially made this post because she's also in this show (which I watched this week!) gameinformer.com/sgf-2026/202...

Happy pride to one of the best video game essayists on the internet

please please please please ace attorney please please please please

Debra Wilson is to video game casts what garlic is to an ingredient in a recipe. Man, this is really good... what is that flavor? Oh, it's Debra Wilson? Of course it's Debra Wilson. Every time I like something new, it turns out it's just because of the high Debra Wilson content. Can't even be mad.

Me at the start of every work day this week

I’m imagining the staff here being like “…you think if we put up some construction signs, those loud nerds will leave us alone this year?”

"Young Director from YouTube" is a funny designation because it makes sense right now but in a few years it'll sound like "programmer who used computers as a kid." Like, yeah. Where else would you do it.

Game Informer is looking for a Sales Director to expand our B2B revenue streams and industry partnerships. Applications close June 30, or sooner once the role is filled. Apply here: game-informer.breezy.hr/p/dd3ea0744e...

Finally, a relevant reason to post an unhinged song I know all the words to www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7E-...

[taps last graf] this is what you want to say. What is all this other shit

This changes everything

day 249 - CONSUME ME is now available on the app store! i say that this game is about me having a Bad Time in high school but i PROMISE that you will have a Good Time playing.. On the iPad or iPhone..The way God intended. enjoy!!! 😘 buy now 👉 bit.ly/4vkskPw #indiegames #ios #gaming #mobilegame

Going to freestyle a dinner recipie tonight! Stay tuned to find out if this satisfies some culinary creative itch or comes out awful and ruins my day

Did you know I run a whole interview series on Patreon? Off-Script is me talking shop with other creators, like Lindsay Ellis, CJ the X, Big Joel, and now @jacobgeller.com! How essays actually get made, the maybe-death of the video essay, and savoury ice cream here: www.patreon.com/posts/off-sc...

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