One of my favorite travel/food vloggers just posted a pic on insta and they’re barefoot in the plane 💔 Have to unfollow

Over my holiday break, I listened to pretty much every episode of @jakesteinberg.substack.com and @peterspittech.bsky.social’s Critical Error, quite possibly my new fav podcast. These two dudes talk about games better than most, and take a (much needed) aim at our industry’s practices.

Forgot to post this after it went live on Game Informer last year but here’s my Top 10 of 2025 🙌

Hello everyone. Unfortunately, I was told that I would not be resuming my daily news writer role at Insider Gaming. So, needless to say, I am open for game journalism work. If you’re looking for a reviewer, previewer, news and/or guide writer, as well as mock reviews, please reach out. Thank you.

I did a lil email QA with the co-CEO of Neowiz, the publisher behind Lies of P, at the tail end of last year to discuss all manner of subjects. Here's what I learned ⬇️

Back at it* *working again for the best video game publication ever which means I am free to let my brain consider once more that maybe this will be the year I get to play Final Fantasy XIII on my PS5

Is there a comic that explains how The Thing of Fantastic Four uses the bathroom Wife and I are watching the new F4 movie and trying to determine how it works

Also what a looker

Still lots to do in Death Stranding 2 but felt it was time to finish the story, and wow. Death Stranding 2 is still very much that traditional 3rd person cinematic game etc blah blah but man am I so glad that Kojima is out here using AAA money to make such a batshit but heartfelt game like this

I recently posted that there are a lot of similarities between Death Stranding 2 and Stranger Things (esp when viewing Higgs as Vecna) but then 5 minutes later, I watched a climactic cutscene where a mannequin performed a dance routine while singing a pop version of BB’s Theme, so I deleted it

The Game Informer team wishes all of you a very Happy New Year. 2025 offered amazing gaming experiences that pushed the medium forward, and 2026 is looking like it might be even more jam-packed with remarkable games. We can't wait to explore and talk about all of it with you in the months ahead!

Could this be the year we get Final Fantasy XIII on PS5???????

This painting of my family I had commissioned for Mother’s Day is a perfect depiction of 2025 for me. Not a perfect year by any means, but absolutely the best year – I love being a dad, I love my family, I love my life💞 Onward to 2026🫡

Finally got to write professionally about Katseye😇

Marty Supreme 10/10 no notes Give Timothée, err sorry, Himothée the Oscar now because got damn

"Like the enemies my hatred gorges on, maze-like levels shed their mystery and become my stomping grounds for catastrophe." Opinion: Hating Cancer and the Cutthroat Catharsis of Total Chaos gameinformer.com/opinions/202...

This started as a review, but my editor smartly said this is a great op-ed bogged down by having to be a review. So I took that advice and ran with it. The result is one of my favorite things I’ve written this year and, in part, a tribute to my grandma ❤️

It's just me running the site today so I had to take advantage

With GOTY lists abound, I do want to toss out a recommendation that I haven’t seen on pretty much anyone’s top 10: Final Fantasy XIII. One of 2009’s best, one of 2025’s best

Reader Discussion: What video game gifts did you give or receive this Christmas? Also, this is how Hornet would wear a Santa hat, right? gameinformer.com/reader-discu...

Big thanks to Side Quests and @djstormageddon.com for letting me talk about THE BEST Pokemon game😌

From all of us at Game Informer, we want to wish everyone a very happy holiday season. We are so grateful for your support this year as we brought Game Informer back, and we look forward to many years of gaming conversations ahead.

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I thoroughly enjoyed Total Chaos – it is a pretty good survival horror with something to say about a subject that is deeply personal (and horrific) to me. My review is live today, but I have a deeper piece about its narrative coming later this week👇

It is your civic duty to freedom of the press to Streisand the heck out of this 60 minutes report about CECOT so here's another place you can watch it and pass it around www.thereset.news/p/breaking-h...

Pretty wild that some game deals accounts are posting about Titanfall 2 sales on storefronts with what are no doubt affiliate links🥴

Vince Zampella, Respawn Entertainment co-founder and the head of EA's Battlefield series, has died at age 55. gameinformer.com/2025/12/22/v...

Is she in the Avatar game expansion, need to know asap

Update: The Indie Game Awards have retracted Clair Obscur: Expedition 33's GOTY and Best Debut awards due to developer Sandfall Interactive's use of gen AI. More here: gameinformer.com/round-up/202...

BREAKING: At least 16 files from the Epstein release disappeared from DOJ's webpage, including a photo of Trump, with no explanation.

The IGAs Nomination Committee is officially retracting Debut Game and Game of the Year, awarding both categories to new recipients. Additionally, we are retracting one of the Indie Vanguard recipients. Full details can be found in our FAQ under Game Eligibility: www.indiegameawards.gg/faq

James Cameron has this incredible ability to make a series of movies that, while I’m watching them, the stakes couldn’t be higher and I care for everyone on screen, but when I’m not, I couldn’t care less about them. Sivako, brother, sivako

Reviewed the new (old?) Terminator game.

Can anybody help Michael out here? He does great work!!

More games need diegetic ways to play Japanese indie pop while completing objectives

I put a lot of effort into this list, pls share😓

What the fuck is going on

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Read this last night and it’s so damn good. I can’t recommend it enough (though if you’re familiar with Hayes’ writing, you already know this)🧙‍♂️

What is it about Vincke's interview and Larian using gen AI in development that comes with such a huge (rightful) backlash, when, meanwhile, the Game of the Year at the Game Awards was Expedition 33, which also used gen AI to little backlash?

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Game Informer’s Game of the Year awards, which include our Top 10 Games of 2025, are now live! Check out the best and brightest from a strong year of releases. #GOTY #GOTY2025 gameinformer.com/best-of-2025...

Visited @tributegames.com in Montreal to talk to the team and play Scott Pilgrim EX. I also got to chat with Bryan Lee O'Malley about his favorite games of all time and bunch more.

Something interesting (read: hilarious) about the gen ai in game development conversation is how open and willingly executives talk about it, damning otherwise great reception to their recently revealed games It doesn't take a PR team to tell you that's a bad idea, and yet, they think otherwise ha

This might be my fastest turnaround on a story ever – KFGD episode is still live and going lol

Our latest cover is live and the digital issue is too! Not only can you read exclusive details about the next chapter of World of Warcraft, but we have a retrospective on the entire series, our Game of the Year, our personal editor Top 10s, the Best and Brightest Awards, and so much more!!!!

We're near the end of my Dragon Quest VII Reimagined coverage, so enjoy an exclusive and up-close look at the dolls that were created to be scanned into the remake!