Wrapped up my play session with Alex, and yeah, all you wrestling sickos are gonna love him

I can’t take any photos, but I’m getting some hands on time with Alex 🫡

Made it out the the street fighter league grand finals. It’s my first fighting game event and I’m pretty excited

Made it out the the street fighter league grand finals. It’s my first fighting game event and I’m pretty excited

Last call for any mutuals who might want to give Fantasy Critic a shot. We are gonna draft the late league this weekend.

MinnMax is teaming up with @giantbomb.bsky.social this Friday at 5pm Central for an ICE Out charity stream from our studio in Minneapolis. It'll be simulcast on all channels... www.twitch.tv/minnmaxshow www.youtube.com/minnmax www.twitch.tv/giantbomb www.youtube.com/giantbomb

"B-But if we don't use AI, how will we storyboard cutscenes--" MOTHERFUCKER MY WIFE LET ME USE HER CROCHET PLUSHIES, WHAT'S YOUR EXCUSE

I'm open to any editorial work, I can be a reporter, I can be an editor, I can be a guide writer, and anything else. But I also have extensive experience podcasting and editing audio, and I'm open to on-camera work and panel hosting. But I'm also open to something new, PR, narrative work, etc.

Figured I should update my pinned post for the new year Hi! I’m Erik! I worked in video game PR for three years before moving to Yokohama to study at Inter-University Center for Japanese Language Studies. After the program, I’m hoping to hop back into video game PR. Thanks for stopping by!

Just found out my wife might be losing her job, so I'm desperately searching for work. Contract, full-time, freelance, whatever. Press, PR, consulting, anything. I have 16 years of editorial experience and have been writing about games for 13. Reviews, news, previews, guides, etc. RTs appreciated.

I haven’t really said much on everything that’s happened this week, but it’s just been a lot.. My mom is still in the US and I’ve spent a lot of time checking in on her with, just, everything

Happy New Year to the folks on the West Coast!

Gotta say, spending new years in Yokohama is pretty dang nice

It’s 10:00 PM here in Tokyo on the 24th of Dec, so you know what that means

I heard that a lot of people are murdered in Octopath Traveler 0, but I was truly not ready for how many people are murdered in this game lmao

Flute Guy out here like

This is the most excited I’ve been for a Star Wars thing in a long time lmao

Wait, you opened the show by saying how cool the indie scene is rn but then put the best indie award during the pre show?

I couldn’t stop thinking about Pragmata after I played it at TGS, so I can’t wait for it to finally come out

Lots of thanks to @lexluddy.xyz for offering me the opportunity to write for startmenu!! Since I left PR and moved to Japan, I’ve been thinking a lot about how my media consumption habits have changed through a PR lens, and writing for startmenu let me compile those thoughts.

Sorry what do you mean FFXV came out 9 years ago….

So I'm taking the plunge and ordering some PC parts over Black Friday. If you appreciate what @startmenu.bsky.social has done over the years, like @rewinder.co.uk/my freelance work, or thought I didn't sound like an idiot on Game Mess Mornings, now would be a great time to show your appreciation.

Having seen this, I’ve got to say, the KPop Demon Hunter fans need to re-discover Final Fantasy X-2, where you play a girl band who changes fighting classes by changing dresses and has no less than two concerts on the way to saving the world from a giant weapon.

Do any moots own the pulse explore earbuds? Im considering pulling the trigger on them since my current headset is falling apart rn lol.

I've had this chat with PR people and they know that supporting smaller sites and freelancers makes sense and would help build a healthier games media. The problem is game publishers pretty much exclusively want GI cover stories or an IGN First and anything smaller isn't worth it.

This might be more coherent than the emails I'm reading today. youtu.be/bSpBlk7J4rk?...

me watching trailers for video games

There’s an online queue right now for Suica Penguin merch rn lol

I hate this joke, more and more, every single year.

Things have been busy in Yokohama / Tokyo, but I’ve made sure to still look around and have a bit of fun.

Had to the change Silent Hill F difficulty to Story Focused. I was getting too frustrated with combat in this game and it doesn't feel the best.

First time back to Enoshima / Kamakura after six years and it’s just as beautiful

Just finished and Roger and this is easily one of my highlights of this year. You can finish it within an hour or two. youtu.be/GrZMV5-Khz4?...

the Muppets have been real quiet since the Louvre heist

Final Fantasy Tactics rules y'all

Do you think the Warrior of Light buys all his clothes at Uniqlo? www.youtube.com/watch?v=cbTG...

GUYS they put up the lyrics for the main battle theme for Metaphor Gonna pull this one out the next time I go to karaoke youtu.be/MiGAnHv5DL0?...

Things are happening at Portland's ICE facility tonight. Read more of our protest coverage here: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...

Yup. Having a really strong visual asset / trailer that drove Youtube viewership numbers helped so much on the PR side.

Alright, here's the montage from yesterday's 2000th episode of Kinda Funny Games Daily. I just want to start every market presentation I do with this clip. Would save me so much time when talking about the state of the industry over the past few years. www.youtube.com/live/NJ6XeI9...

I've been thinking a lot about how I'll be able to see a Bad Bunny concert in Japan later, but my latino friends in the states won't be able to. Like, I never would've imagined a world where that's the case. It makes me sad since that's just where we are at now in the states.

I’ll post a couple of highlights from TGS in a bit, but I will say that they need to do something about the crowding next year. Like there were a couple times where I was in a crowd and legit thought “oh, this is actually dangerous.”

I was able to play Pragmata today and yo this game rules. The attendant also told me that I was the person who finished the demo the fastest that day lol.

I am in the building

Also, if you gave execs like 15 mins of JPN pronunciation training it would be 1000% better than what we watched tonight

Never really expected Forza Horizon of all series to reflect my life path as a Mexican whose life ended up centering around Japan

This review rocks, please read it.

I pass by this ginormous Anya during my daily commute each day

Aight let’s see what this is all about

Dude I’m laughing so hard at this addition to the Nintendo Online Service. It’s awesome but never would’ve seen it coming.