William S. Hart's signature one-handed cigarette roll in THE BARGAIN (1914)

“At some points, it was like Gotham City.” Discover the dark history and era of martial law behind #CronosTheNewDawn's alternate version of Nowa Huta in @polygon.com’s interview with Grzegorz Like. Thanks for the chat, @beautybot.bsky.social! www.polygon.com/cronos-new-d... #BestOPS

Person receiving food stamps: *buys cheap boxes of rice and mac and cheese for meals* Critics: “Ugh! Food stamps should not cover junk food!” Person receiving food stamps: *buys pricier higher quality fresh food* Critics: “Ugh! People on benefits are eating better than I do!”

30 years ago today, Hackers was unleashed upon the world, and it's still an incredibly fun nostalgia trip. I still haven't recovered from the "bad guy steals floppy disk while riding a skateboard and holding onto his own getaway car" scene. Peak cinema. www.polygon.com/hackers-30th...

Respectfully begging y'all to launch your AAA RPGs with a BG3 Magic Mirror/Cyberpunk Ripperdoc-plastic-surgeon mechanic *already* in the game, not added in months after launch. #Cyberpunk2077 #BaldursGate3 #TheOuterWorlds2

Do I love this idea? Yes. Do I have any faith it will work as advertised? Not so much. 💔 #TheSims #TheSims4 #TS4 #AdventureAwaits #LoveIsland www.polygon.com/sims-4-adven...

My favorite digital sleep-paralysis demon has returned, and now it's doing mascot horror! Yay!(?) #TheSims #TheSims4 www.polygon.com/sims-4-imagi...

Y'all I got to interview Noah Hawley and asked him stuff about everyone's favorite sentient, tentacled eyeball fren. 👁️👽🚀 #Alien #AlienEarth

The art within Sword of the Sea is beyond beautiful and impressive. It is nothing short of a tragedy Natalie is looking for work right now. Please share this and hire her ASAP.

And on today's episode of Claire's Crackpot Alien Theories: www.polygon.com/alien-earth-... #AlienEarth

Had a blast playing this preview and writing this piece. October 29th can't get here fast enough. #TheOuterWorlds2

OK but the chestburster is low-key adorable, like why do I kind of want one now?

Also got to interview Giant Squid's Matt Nava, and learn all about the lore connections between Sword of the Sea and ABZÛ, which take place in the same universe. 🐟🐠🦈🐬🌊 #SwordoftheSea #ABZU #Journey

Finally got to scream "GO PLAY ABZÛ!!" from the rooftops. This article has been marinating in my brain for years, so glad I got to write it! #SwordOfTheSea #ABZU

I will never recover from how weird it feels to fire up Disney+ to watch an Alien film/show. Speaking of which, I've got super mixed feelings on Alien: Earth. Casting? Great. Acting? Phenomenal. Music? Nailed it. But the pacing feels SO odd to me. Hard to put to words, just feels off somehow.

I miss season 2 of the internet when Google actually worked and I didn't have to run baby animal pics through an Al checker and my washing machine wasn't texting me 2-factor auth codes

Y'all, the "My Melody & Kuromi" show on Netflix is so effing cute I think I might actually die. Even if you're not a Sanrio fan, if you like stop-motion, you have GOT to watch this. I'm praying they give us a second season. Genuinely the cutest show I've ever watched. SO much attention to detail.💝🍓💜

This is the peak of my journalism career. Shoutout to Adam for being a delightful interview subject! (If anyone needs me I'll be over here trying to scrub the image of that 3D mousepad out of my skull. 💀) www.polygon.com/baldurs-gate...

Absolutely hooked on Silo. If you're going through Severance withdrawal and need something weird and dystopian to sink your teeth into (y'know, besides IRL news), I highly recommend it. Apple just keeps cranking out incredible TV.

Filed under: Headlines I couldn't have predicted, even at gunpoint www.polygon.com/sims-4-encha...

Hey in case you missed it Blumhouse Games is releasing a super rad Irish online co-op horror game via Early Access on Steam in August! You should read more about it in Polygon's interview with the developers below⬇️

When I see people talking about ChatGPT-ified writing being identifiable via the use of em dashes, I want to scream because I've been abusing them since 9th grade English class. It's not a sign of AI-written content, it's a sign of me having ADD and going on a tangent in the middle of a sentence. 😭

Trying to pre-plan my Halloween costume but cannot decide between Shego (Kim Possible) and Sedusa (PPG). Like both of them are literally me. Help!

In other news, Oblivion Remastered is ruining my life, and here's why.

I'm so excited for this game it's not even funny. I could write a novel on why "disturbing" works so much better than "disgusting" in horror games, especially franchises as atmospheric as Silent Hill.

Definitely did NOT expect to get to write about one of my all-time favorite game franchises today. #Pathologic #Pathologic3

OK but seriously, I gotta play Dark Mass. Need something to hold me over until Subnautica 2. www.polygon.com/gaming/60330...

Breaking news: Friday was my last day at @gamespot.com! So grateful to all of my incredible editors and coworkers—the last four years were easily the best of my career, and I cannot thank you wonderful folks enough for helping me grow into the writer I am today. As for what's next? Stay tuned. 🎮✍️👀

That was LOUD

This is genuinely some of the craziest shit I've ever read. I highly recommend reading this piece, in which the EIC of The Atlantic accidentally gets included in a group chat from a sitting president's administration. I can't with Waltz and his emojis. Only 45 more months of this shit.

Absolutely blown away by AC Shadows' straight-up unhinged monetization scheme. Holy shit. Free-to-play, live service-esque monetization on a $70 game. You have got to be kidding me. Veilguard was a mess, but at least it didn't try to sell me a fucking battle pass.

I'm 7 days away from surgery and $60 away from my goal. If you can contribute, please do—I have no idea how long I'll need off work due to some physical issues that will make recovery difficult. The #GoFundMe link is here: www.gofundme.com/f/claires-ab... 🫶 #surgery #medical #fundraiser

10 days away from surgery, and $160 away from my goal. Please contribute if you can, and share or signal-boost if you can't! Thank you so much to everyone who has donated and shared. You guys are incredible and I am so beyond grateful. Link here: gofund.me/717f5d19 #GoFundMe #surgery #fundraiser

I've also updated the Amazon wishlist of items I need for surgery. Many of the items are now on sale, so if you'd prefer to contribute that way, here's the link. I am SO grateful to everyone who has helped out so far, and while I hate asking for help, I really need it. www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...

I'm $250 away from my goal for my abdominal surgery fundraiser. If you can contribute--or just signal-boost--it would mean the world. I could really use the help. Many thanks to those who have contributed, y'all are absolute rockstars.❤️‍🩹 www.gofundme.com/f/claires-ab... #GoFundMe #Surgery #fundraiser

I'm $250 away from my goal! Thanks to everyone who's donated--please keep signal-boosting if you can! #GoFundMe #surgery

I'm $250 away from my goal! Thanks to everyone who's donated--please keep signal-boosting if you can! #GoFundMe #surgery

Thank you so much to those who have donated. I'm currently $300 away from my goal. I cannot even begin to express how grateful I am to the wonderful friends, acquaintances, and total strangers who have supported me during this difficult time. Y'all are the best. 💜 www.gofundme.com/f/claires-ab...

Howdy, friends. I'm having abdominal surgery on March 27th, and could really use help with expenses not covered by insurance + the unpaid time I will have to take off from work to recover. Anyone who knows me knows I hate asking for help, but frankly, I need it. gofund.me/717f5d19

I'm almost halfway to my goal--thanks so much to those who have donated and signal-boosted, y'all are the best. ❤️‍🩹 #GoFundMe

Howdy, friends. I'm having abdominal surgery on March 27th, and could really use help with expenses not covered by insurance + the unpaid time I will have to take off from work to recover. Anyone who knows me knows I hate asking for help, but frankly, I need it. gofund.me/717f5d19

I'm not crying, there's just Cow Plant juice in my eye. 🥹 #TheSims #TheSims4 #ProjectRene

Super excited to share this piece I wrote for #TheSims 25th anniversary. I've been with this franchise since the very beginning, and while I have hope for Project Rene, I think #EA needs to take a long look in the mirror before moving forward.

A REAL President would be briefing the nation right now. A dictator guts the FAA and other critical agencies and then goes to sleep in his mansion.

I am so deeply, immensely fucking tired.

(Adorable D20 earrings by Charlie's Charmory)

Incredibly cool fit courtesy of @onlyplaywizards.com! (Yes, that's the art from Treasure of Tarmin for the Intellivision/Mattel Aquarius!) Get some new threads of your own from @cauldronntower.bsky.social! 🧙‍♀️🔮✨

The face of a girl who will run all your cars off the road and still lose the game anyway. 🏎️💥😁 #OrcaCon #TabletopGaming #ThunderRoad

Got a heck of a lineup tomorrow with @danicia.bsky.social @mariabrewista.bsky.social @beautybot.bsky.social @gregtito.com & @jacobmundell.bsky.social all here @orcacon.bsky.social to play The Expanse RPG. Heck even @greenroninpub.bsky.social is here!

Check out The Best Boss Fights Of 2024 (According To Me) here: www.gamespot.com/gallery/the-... #EldenRing #SilentHill #AstroBot