absolutely heartbroken to announce that i was part of the crystal layoffs today 💔 if y’all spot any openings for a soft, dedicated, smiley games writer — please send them my way 💫 i was on the most perfect narrative team on an exciting, ambitious project. i will cherish it all forever. 💖

went to Valve a couple weeks ago to preview the new Steam Machine, new Steam Controller, and Steam Frame + interviewed a few folks at Valve! got tons of coverage w/ @jackiecobra.bsky.social! Machine: youtu.be/xb3a3EKwhGQ?... Controller: youtu.be/lbNI0rNJVt8?... Frame: youtu.be/jis5Q9UEroE?...

Valve has announced the Steam Frame, a new standalone VR headset with that packs a powerful punch – and smartly offers wireless tethering. We tried it out up at Valve. Check out our first hands-on (face-on?) impressions:

I get that SGA is an insanely talented player but man it is tiring watching this style of basketball.

So not only is Square Enix going to try to replace 70% of its QA with AI, it's also apparently laying off at least 100 people (possibly significantly more) as it continues to consolidate its operations further and further: www.ign.com/articles/squ...

To put this in scale, Elon Musk's salary from Tesla alone could fund the SNAP program for the entire country into 2034.

Ball x Pit is a surprisingly deep brick-breaker that relies heavily on smart strategy, clever experimentation, and careful planning more so than RNG and luck alone. Our review: https://bit.ly/49AgRnu

This really hasn’t gotten enough attention this week. @wired.com #ICE www.wired.com/story/fbi-wa...

if you see anyone expressing shock that a candidate who exudes warmth and authenticity and wants to improve the quality of life for working class people won over a rapist whose entire campaign was "that guys a terrorist" that's not a smart person. you don't have to listen to that person anymore.

Mamdani: "New York will remain a city of immigrants, a city built by immigrants, powered by immigrants, and as of tonight, led by an immigrant."

live view from cuomo hq

Good things are possible and we don’t have to settle.

America is healing

All I need is for the Warriors to win tonight and it’ll be a clean sweep on vibes for the night.

everybody transgender

BREAKING: California’s Proposition 50 - the Election Rigging Response Act - has prevailed, requiring the temporary use of new congressional maps through 2030, has succeeded.

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.

Tomorrow, our IGN First "cover story" for November kicks off with the first-person horror game ROUTINE!

I need a cigarette and I don't smoke and I'm not a fan of either of these teams

I don’t even really watch baseball like that but this has been a wild game

Rough night for the Warriors. Full reaction and recap here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXuA...

While the feds continue to play stupid games, SNAP recipients are set to lose food aid for the next month. In the Bay Area, a growing number of restaurants are stepping up to help, and we're maintaining the list. Share with anyone who needs it. www.coyotemedia.org/these-bay-ar...

This can help explain the post-9/11 environment in the US. Non-Muslims were catching strays on the regular.

Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake reverse art revealed (Switch 2 ESRB version), thanks to a user (fruitypebbles) from the Discord server

thank you to @mikesenters.bsky.social for being so succinct and clear about why this latest wave of Trump branded Halo memes feels so horrifying

IGN has once again teamed up with ID@Xbox for a brand-new showcase! Here's everything you need to know to watch with us, and we'll be updating it live with all the biggest reveals so you don't miss a thing!

If you are interested in indie games coming to Xbox, give the ID@Xbox Showcase a watch! I got a chance to work on this and am proud of what the team put together www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rtt...

Halo: Campaign Evolved is an Unreal Engine 5 remake (not a remaster) of Halo 1. I got to play it earlier this week & I've prepared a full preview for you. I came away with some answers, but a LOT of unanswered questions. Check it out if you're interested: www.ign.com/articles/hal...

Pack it up, I found the perfect gaming device.

If anyone who was laid off from TheGamer today has a piece they were working on and need a home for, Skybox wants to hear from you, and we pay pretty well. We can't make up for you being laid off, but we'll do what we can.

A semi-aerial view of the crowd here in Portland #NoKings

Great Thread here to get a sense of the scale and scope of the likely history-making No Kings protests across the United States #NoKings🗃️

Land of 10,000 Lakes and No Kings ❌👑

I know what that smile means. Yeah he’s winning.

HAPPENING NOW: A MASSIVE crowd of protesters flood the streets of San Diego for a “No Kings Day” rally showing their love for America and standing up against the corrupt fascist Trump administration. look how huge it is

Grant Park Chicago. #NoKings

Boston, bigger than the Tea Party.

San Francisco shows up……

#IGNFanFest: Fall Edition is coming next week! Get excited and check out an exclusive from The Outer Worlds 2 on October 15.

It cannot be stressed enough that the majority of right wingers that engage in culture war nonsense are people who have PsyOp'd themselves into seeing "pattern recognition" everywhere in the same way that biblical numerologists have a heart attack every time they see the number 666 somewhere.

I don’t think there’s a timeline where FFT isn’t my favorite. This was such a joy to replay. It’s everything I could’ve wanted from a remaster.

Californians, let’s call (916) 445-2841 to tell Newsom’s office to sign the following pro LGBTQ+ rights bills before the deadline: AB 82/SB 497 AB 1084/SB 59 SB 418 AB 554 AB 728 AB 678 SB 590 SB 450

This week I’m going to raise money for @medicalaidpal.bsky.social to help Palestinians in need. On Fri I'll start & finish Metal Gear Solid, MGS2 on Sat, Delta on Sun. It'll be 9 AM PT each day on www.twitch.tv/tamoorh. Fundraiser is live on my Twitch. Please share if you can!

The government is in full shutdown and the Republicans are refusing to call the House back into session. Want to know why? Because we have secured the final vote on releasing the Epstein Files and they don’t want it out. Call GOP and tell them to swear in @adelitaforcongress.bsky.social.

Oh! Yesterday was my 23rd anniversary in games media. I try not to take for granted how lucky I am to continue to get to do this for a living. Thanks to all of you who've read my work in Official Xbox Magazine, watched me on the Dashboard on OXM Report, and read/watched/listened to my IGN stuff. ❤️

I've written a new opinion piece for @IGN about how today's Game Pass Ultimate price hike (the 3rd since 2023) & new console price hikes (the 2nd in 4 months) mean this Xbox generation will be remembered most for one thing: Microsoft's greed. Read/watch: www.ign.com/articles/thi...

ER doc here! This is a lie. Wait times are up because the American healthcare system is an unsustainable business model and a for-profit national healthcare system just doesn’t work. These problems will continue to get worse until we change that system. It literally has nothing to do with immigrants