damn folks you really gotta hand it to them

got absolutely stomped in my local gundam tcg tournament, highly recommend it

KNIGHTS OF GUINEVERE PILOT IS OUT NOW ON YOUTUBE!

...how could we not go in on that Hades 2 trailer? For re:frame #15, @thesaintoftous.bsky.social spotlights The Line.

increasingly convinced the reason everything is an xbox now is because microsoft is certain people won't be fooled into buying a console from them again after this gen

Slack shitpost to news story pipeline remains intact: @dkbailey64.bsky.social has done some new Goku math

I spent a delightful couple of hours with Henry Halfhead this week and can heartily recommend you do similar. And if you figure out how to make toilet spaghetti, let me know.

Square-Enix scanned the original Chrono Trigger production artworks and made a video containing very very close-up shots of them. an opportunity to see Toriyama linework/colorwork in such fine detail is a real treasure www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDI_...

...how could we not go in on that Hades 2 trailer? For re:frame #15, @thesaintoftous.bsky.social spotlights The Line.

I was pumped for the Trails remake, but it's simply stunning in execution. A gorgeous adventure that's all blue skies and green grass, it's like Dreamcast RPGs kept coming.

I wrote about the second season of Dan Da Dan, a show that could easily collapse under the weight of its own ambition and weirdness, but instead is held together by sheer heart: www.gamesradar.com/entertainmen...

every single day after work a new flavor and inflection of "hm seems bad"

American brands: We paid an AI slop company to make a chat bot that won’t load French brand: We hired the best living comic artist to make an original short film with a top director and Production IG

Some of my character layouts for The Line’s Hades 2 trailer for @supergiantgames.bsky.social ~

re:frame #14 is out! @kambole.bsky.social is back to hype up The Legend of Hei 2:

Some of the character exploration I did for for Line Studio's trailer for Super Giant Games's Hades II (+weapon designs)

So, a bit of an announcement: I'm retiring. My last day at IGN will be Oct 1; after that I'll be a full-time dad for a bit while my kids are of an age where they'll think spending time with me is cool rather than lame. It's been a huge honor and privilege to run reviews here for the past 12.5 years.

I’m back from holiday to talk about a pretty fun action fantasy flick, and to do a little hating on Demon Slayer

re:frame #14 is out! @kambole.bsky.social is back to hype up The Legend of Hei 2:

what a week for embargoes, am i right folks

I am looking for work! I'm a pretty good film/TV critic and feature writer, especially as far as animation is concerned. I have bylines at Variety, GQ, Empire, Vulture, IGN, I've done home entertainment, – editors can reach me at kambole[at]outlook[dot]com, below is an example of a piece I wrote:

So Happy to Announce I Have A Job

When I left CB back in 2022, Jamie was one of the folks I wish I could have taken with me: just incredibly easy to work with as a writer and editor, a hard worker that cares about the subject material, and always happy to try something new. Let Savage Ventures' poor decision today be your gain!

webster's dictionary defines embargo as

I reviewed Lego Voyagers! Charming, if brief, with a couple surprising difficulty spikes.

god what a way to start the week, you love to see it

lead here is about anime but secretly this pitch started because of disney's stugo, which is wild and great

Know what still sucks? Streaming jail still sucks. Me for re:frame #13:

Know what still sucks? Streaming jail still sucks. Me for re:frame #13:

koei tecmo there is still time

nintendo, please, i beg you, put trailers up on youtube

covering art books is something we’re pretty excited to do for re:frame - never had the chance elsewhere. here’s Toussaint on a lovely assembly of art and production material:

That physical Gwent game that just came out? Yeah, it's Pretty Good™

in my personal opinion, you are not actually entitled to my personal opinion it will never be given voice or put to paper

so excited to be back on @404media.co with a story about how lofi girl grew from a YouTube channel into a chill beats empire ✨✨✨✨

dear lord let me see the chainsaw man movie in imax, i don't ask for much

For re:frame #12, @thesaintoftous.bsky.social digs into the X-Men '97 art book – which is unsurprisingly stunning.

operative word here probably "career" but also increasingly less interested in hearing about specific games at launch and more about the games that haunt you over time, the ones you obsess over, and those that become part of you

I wrote about Peter Jackson's King Kong, perhaps the best tie-in video game of all time, and the challenge it poses for games that wish to follow in its massive footsteps. www.gamesradar.com/games/surviv...

For re:frame #12, @thesaintoftous.bsky.social digs into the X-Men '97 art book – which is unsurprisingly stunning.

me: the anime horse girls keep dying :( my partner: i lie to people about what you do for a living

✨ French CanCan 10 years anniversary! ✨

people keep asking how my september's going and i keep telling them "it's september?"

I wonder if Team Cherry is at all surprised by the response to Silksong's vicious challenge. Are they and their testers just god gamers? I'm having fun and making good progress but oof. It's rough out here. www.gamesradar.com/games/action...

these speak to me in a way few things of any kind do and i think if i were rich my home would be full of them

we hadn't even planned to open up to outside contribs yet but when @ericvb.bsky.social, whose work we all admire, came to us with this one... well, who says no to a Bruce Timm interview?

🚨NEW DOC ALERT🕹️ The Making of Wolfenstein We revisit the team at MachineGames to discuss the design and development of their Wolfenstein series. From narrative design to combat and everything in between. WATCH HERE: youtu.be/E189QG28rnE

honored proud MOVED to be the 1st guest to pub at reframenewsletter.online. this old piece sat for ages and meant a lot to me. thrilled i could dust it off Thank you to @rollin.bsky.social @thesaintoftous.bsky.social @kambole.bsky.social for accepting it and for their great animation journalism!

we hadn't even planned to open up to outside contribs yet but when @ericvb.bsky.social, whose work we all admire, came to us with this one... well, who says no to a Bruce Timm interview?

re:frame #11 is out now! And it's a little bit different for us... Our first guest contributor ever @ericvb.bsky.social shares a previously unpublished interview with Bruce Timm and James Tucker all about Batman: Caped Crusader.