Mechanically, Zero Parades: For Dead Spies doesn't stray too far from Disco Elysium. However, the narrative and characters are engrossing, and it's full of all the cultural commentary and esoteric goodness that helped make its predecessor so great.

I once spoke to a North Korean dissident who told me that a part of him misses how simple life was there, and how he's never been able to capture that sense of community in a post-escape world (1/2).

Maybe you should *stop* obsessing about your own -- and other people's -- sexuality? Feels like it’s about time to do that. You’ve thought about this for *eight hours*?! Not only should you stop, you should tell Kim you've stopped obsessing about other people's sexuality too.

I had the pleasure of chatting with Mikael about @remedygames.com's most ambitious title yet at Gamescom LATAM.

some hobbits are trying to cancel the dark lord sauron?

My interview with @chrisbodegard.bsky.social is live over on TheGamer!

YOU - I can't give up. I have to keep going, for Revachol...

I'm not leaving that Wasteland until it's utopia.

Its not a hot take but man the way the word "content" is used these days. A vile bit of late stage capitalist propaganda, lumping all forms of human creativity and expression into a single wastebin teaching the public to treat all art as disposable.

Replaced is a stunning reflection of our own society, highlighting the dangers of allowing rationality to triumph over human emotion and decency. My review below.

The far right co-opting every protest because their own beliefs are so unpopular is pathetic.

I spoke with the narrative team of the upcoming action platformer Replaced about the themes underpinning the game's post-apocalyptic alternate history United States.

A creative no longer being allowed to tell stories in a world they've been incrementally creating for their entire life is an unbelievable tragedy. Regardless of how the court battles go, ZA/UM should relinquish the rights back to Robert unless they're completely amoral (they are).

I do think there's something pretty telling in the fact that the average reaction to an AI-generated image is mild disgust, and the reaction to someone's art is "that's awesome." I think it goes as deep as the human spirit.

If you play the same person over and over again, both of your movements and micro decisions adapt to one another. It's like active storytelling, a fascinating ebb and flow.

I think my biggest gaming hot take Is Mass Effect 3 wasn't nearly as bad as people said it was Sure the final segment could have been far better.. but everything up until the end of the games quarian/geth arc, was pretty decent imo

Esoteric Ebb centres its entire identity and narrative around an upcoming election and ensures the player is politically informed, whether they like it or not. In a world where political participation is giving way to apathy, that's incredibly refreshing.

I was a little late to the party with Requiem, but I have my gripes with the ending, especially in how the game devalues both of its villains, who had real potential.

The narrative that aspiring professional players are troglodytes with zero social skills and zero self-awareness is overblown. It's just using the infantilisation of young men as a vehicle for sexism, plain and simple, and the comments are proof that the spin is working.

I had the privilege of revealing a card from Riftbound's upcoming set. Interesting card, I think it will only see play in combination with Vi's legend that lets her ready units if she deals excess damage. www.thegamer.com/riftbound-un...

my esoteric ebb character announces himself as THE cleric, is a womaniser and does believe in class consciousness

It's almost like everyone on Reddit was being extremely reactionary about First Stand. Wow, shocker.

NA/EU fans when they do well: great format Riot, kudos to you NA/EU fans when they get stomped: something needs to change Riot!! I don't like seeing my favourites get stomped either but you need to disconnect your feelings about performance from your feelings about League esports in general.

Games media has an attribution problem, and that’s like the one way we can help each other in these shitty google times.

announce the riftbound gromp card you cowards

The Ivern stuff is super funny. Not sure how I feel about another 2 mana counterspell for purple. Unleashed is going to develop around the ambush mechanic I reckon. www.thegamer.com/riftbound-un...

won my summoner skirmish with midrange Draven but the UVS prize support hasn't arrived yet so I'm waiting on the mat 💀

We're proud to unveil the trailer for our Games From Ireland Steam Event, which goes live at 5pm tomorrow! youtu.be/SGwrAGL_h80 #GamesFromIreland #Imirt #IrishGames

Tragic that something with decades of history can be destroyed in such a short period of time.

I'm a big fan of metal cards and the knock-on effects their existence has on regionals. It's just very refreshing seeing every champion legend represented at these tournaments.

Brazil performing well internationally is objectively a good thing for League of Legends esports. A passionate fanbase that doesn't undersell the importance of its domestic league (something NA/EU fans are guilty of) and teams with actual brand identity and relationships with the fans / league.

It's here! This has been an utter joy to work on for Dragon Age 2's 15th anniversary. Huge thank you to David Gaider for taking me through how he and all of the writers managed to get this fan favourite story finished, with no time for redrafts www.thegamer.com/dragon-age-2...

It's the fifteenth anniversary of Dragon Age 2, and we did a little feature series over on TheGamer. First up was Rhi's fantastic interview with David Gaider, the progenitor of one of my favourite RPG settings. www.thegamer.com/dragon-age-2...

craving nucaloric drinkable cheeseburger

There hasn't been a good game since Peter Molyneux's Fable 2, at least until Peter Molyneux's Albion releases.

I really enjoyed Planet of Lana 2, it builds well on what the first established and raises the bar: www.thegamer.com/planet-of-la...

Going to play Requiem on Switch 2, I'm a sicko like that.

I wish I were an experienced iGaming and sports betting analyst, but alas...

Resident Evil Requiem combines utterly terrifying horror with action so ridiculous it had me smiling like a fool. And somehow, despite some pacing missteps and a couple of irksome flaws, it all works. #ResidentEvilRequiem My full review: www.thegamer.com/resident-evi...

I've gone from losing every game with Annie to winning every game with Draven 🪓 www.thegamer.com/riftbound-sp...

I'm launching a site! Booster Pack is an independently run and community-funded site dedicated to TCGs like Magic: The Gathering, Pokemon, Lorcana, and Yu-Gi-Oh! Been working on this for a while, and I'm excited to finally be showing it off! www.boosterpack.site @boosterpacksite.bsky.social

the burnout: takedown of pod racing you could say

rolled credits on dragon age 2 again, why did Orsino do that bro

I've launched a new interview series on women in esports! My first piece is with G2 Hel's Caltys, but I've already spoken to several more participants. If anyone feels they have a unique perspective worth sharing, then feel free to email me. www.thegamer.com/women-esport...

Bad day but can't fault the effort

TIVA is a self-funded audiobook project featuring a wealth of talent, aiming to "stand against the exploitation of artists by corporations and AI."

Hyrule Warriors: Age Of Imprisonment (also known as Jade takes far too many screenshots of Zelda simulator) delivers when it comes to fierce combat and heartfelt storytelling. It's a surprisingly evocative prequel to Tears of the Kingdom that shakes up the musou formula in some worthwhile ways.

what if you dressed up as alan wake but people mistook you for fortnite john wick

I reached out to The White House and asked about its use of AI-generated Halo imagery. White House Deputy Press Secretary Kush Desai just responded to me, and it's insane. I've removed the paywall. Please share and subscribe if you can. www.patreon.com/posts/exclus...

Several of my colleagues were laid off today, and seeing the usual reaction from the usual people pushed me to write a blog post (how retro) about the sad state of online discourse: jackcrustycoleman.com/2025/10/22/l...