And new to Surf: @rogue.site, which has created the Independent Media Collective feed. This includes RSS feeds from them, @mothership.blog, @petevolk.bsky.social, @onemorecatch.site, @thejenna.bsky.social, @aftermath.site, @rascal.news.web.brid.gy and @neverpo.st. surf.social/feed/surf%2F...

Hey if you're impacted by layoffs/closure at the AV Club I'd love to figure out how @unwinnable.com can support you! Especially if you have something that won't see the light of day anymore!

Games journalism is an unstable business; that’s how you know it’s an art. If you’ve sweated to craft beautiful prose, and introduced readers to beloved games, then trust me: your work has mattered to more people than you know. Much love to the Paste crew tonight.

Do you love making guides? Are you based in AU or UK? We've got a rare Guides Editor role open on my team! This is remote and full-time. Details here: jobs.jobvite.com/ign/job/oOp4...

Feels shitty to have this behind a paywall today so I've published it on the free feed early. [Thank you to the Patreon supporters for being exceptionally chill and making stuff like this possible] postgame.substack.com/p/the-nine-l...

Incredibly sad to hear about Endless Mode/Paste/AV Club's games section going. Some brilliant work being done there. Budget is tight (as is my actual time these days), but I will always, always hear a pitch for Eurogamer if you have something smart to say, or an interesting story to tell.

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I'm working with a publisher now, after self-publishing and personally shipping over 600 copies of the original print run myself, which is both a massive relief AND means the physical version is now on sale permanently. More info here: www.timeextension.com/news/2026/05...

Hey folks! Here's one for Pokemon fans - especially those who have been to Japan - what is the weirdest piece of Pokémon merch you've ever seen? Bonus points if it is fairly cheap

It's easy to forget Pragmata was announced forever ago and I'm so glad Capcom didn't give up on it. Hopefully we'll see another.

Am I the only one who thinks this phrasing is odd? Does the person at HR who wrote this post think that the "resident" in RESIDENT EVIL refers to a hotel guest?

"Bluesky will never be Twitter." Then how come I look at it every morning and it makes me sad, hmm? Explain that.

Big fan of Monster Crown: Sin Eater's trippy title screen:

I think realistically (optimistically?) One More Catch is going for a 50/50 ad revenue and subscriber income split for this reason:

Trying something new today - reporting available to all, then deeper analysis behind a paywall:

Hello, I reviewed Forbidden Solitaire a game that is part puzzler, part nostalgic love letter to 90s PC horror games and internet mythology. Naturally, I loved it www.theguardian.com/games/2026/a...

Over 200 active video game publications. Text. Audio. Video. Reporting. Criticism. Analysis. Blogs. Sites. Networks and wikis. Even in its incomplete form, the document is a treasure trove! I hope it helps you find your next favorite blogger, essayist, reporter, video maker, podcaster, and more!

All the Xbox news lately is like "new CEO says Xbox is in the gaming business" and then people go "wow things have really changed"

22 years ago, I used to stack shelves like these at Gamestation in the UK… now I’m on them ❤️

Pokémon Go to introduce branching 'evergreen' research during non-event weeks, according to an announcement to Community Ambassadors which One More Catch can confirm is authentic:

Much needed, this - non-event weeks have become pretty boring as of late:

Digital Foundry's @wsjudd.bsky.social is running 10K for charity today - here are the details. Please consider supporting him! www.justgiving.com/page/wsjuddcat

Some fun reporting here:

Oh no #art #fanart #pragmata #プラグマタ #capcom

This week's digest features links to @fordjames.bsky.social, @mackeza.bsky.social, @reecebeast64.bsky.social, @madisyn-writes.bsky.social, @drewgmackie.bsky.social, @mattreyn.games and others!

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It's official: Mega Mewtwo X and Y are coming to Pokémon Go Fest 2026:

This question has come up as long as I've been doing it, and I've always taken an optimistic stance. Recently though? I'm far less sure!

Watch footage of a new monster tamer game launching on Thursday - haven't had time to play much Monster Crown: Sin Eater yet, but enjoying myself so far 👇

This is why it's important authors read a lot, Murakami has no idea this has been done already

Been wishing you could read @rascal.news, @rogue.site, @neverpo.st and @aftermath.site for one price and just one click? We've launched an indie media bundle that gets you one month of all our sites for 50% off!

Big news! We're offering a big bundle of subscription to different independent media websites. These are all very cool people who have been working with me to conceive of whatever is next for worker-owned journalism. Half-off subscriptions for a month, and your existing Rascal sub is comped!

Great to see this come out as well as it has. Makes me want cloud saves (pun intended) so I can chip away at all the side-quests from my end game PS5 playthrough:

The early bird catches the Orthworm: www.onemorecatch.site/pokemon-go-o...

Subscribing to this kind of bundle makes a big difference for small sites like ours. Just as an example, the bundle has already increased our income enough to expense another monthly game (which results in stuff like this Pragmata review) or commission more freelance www.rogue.site/editorials/p...

Something new - a video version of the One More Catch newsletter! This is a trial I plan to run for the next few weeks - I want to try it out first before fully committing to it - and would love your feedback: www.youtube.com/watch?v=UpYs...

Have any burning questions about the Steam Controller? Come ask @cameronfaulkner.bsky.social and I, we'll be in the comments in 10 minutes!

Very cool offer here!

Something new - a video version of the One More Catch newsletter! This is a trial I plan to run for the next few weeks - I want to try it out first before fully committing to it - and would love your feedback: www.youtube.com/watch?v=UpYs...

I choose to believe this is how most 90s arcade race tracks were initially conceived #gaming #retrogaming #arcade

As much as I think the touchpads on the Steam Deck are neat, I rarely use them so this should be a safe pass

Today in Pokémon Go is the 'Replay: Go Bigger' event, where Gigantamax Venusaur, Charizard, Blastoise and Gengar all appear in Max Battles between 2pm and 5pm: www.onemorecatch.site/this-week-in... And yes, they can all be shiny. Here's what they look like:

Yup!! Let me play at a snail’s pace and not feel like I’m wasting money to do so

Pleased to report Titanium Court is scratching this itch

Going to keep rolling this until I get Family of Three Maushold

I'm honing my Steam page review skillz. If you're an indie and you'd like me to have a (free) squiz at your page, drop me a DM. I can feed back on: - Descriptions - Trailers & screenshots - GIFs - Capsules - Tags - Demos #indiedev #gamedev

Peridot servers are shutting down in August. A virtual pet simulator by the creators of Pokémon Go should have been a bigger deal, really - launching the same week as Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, a huge focus for everyone in the games press, didn't help matters: