Just had a really wonderful interview published at GamesBeat today with Erik Larsen, Studio GM for Capital Games on Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes. This is a mobile-first collectible hero RPG in the Star Wars universe that's been live for over a decade now: gamesbeat.com/how-capital-...

Three games near the top of my backlog for when I'm not buried in freelance work and game reviews.

I've never re-watched Breaking Bad. Maybe I should do that and then finally watch Better Call Saul.

Octopath Traveler 0 is just absolutely peak JRPG excellence. ✅ Amazing pixel art ✅ Phenomenal soundtrack ✅ Same addictive combat as before ✅ Great opening narrative hook Three hour demo carries over your save progress to full release as well 🤌🤌🤌

Tides of Annihilation is honestly my most-anticipated game of 2026. This looks absolutely incredible, and I love the clever twists on reimagining Arthurian lore. Wrote some words for GamesBeat: gamesbeat.com/tides-of-ann...

Total Chaos was originally a total conversion DOOM mod, now it's a standalone survival horror game, and it surprise launched today during the Xbox Partner Preview showcase. I got early access to it ahead of time, so you can already check out my impressions: www.cbr.com/new-survival...

Another day, another D&D interview. This time, for Meta, I spoke with the game director for Demeo x Dungeons & Dragons: Battlemarked at Resolution Games all about bringing the iconic IP to a new format with both VR and non-VR cross-play support. There's a video too! - www.meta.com/blog/demeo-d...

Neon Inferno is out now on all platforms and it's an amazing run 'n' gun action game that reels like you stuck Metal Slug and Contra into a Cyberpunk blender. Highly recommended! My review at Forbes: www.forbes.com/sites/davidj...

I interviewed designers at Wizards of the Coast about the growth and evolution of Dungeons & Dragons over recent years: gamesbeat.com/how-wizards-...

This Dreamcast "chillwave" remix compilation on YouTube is my go-to productivity music when I need to lock in and write. www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0OE...

Big freelancing week for me. Yesterday, I got to gush about a very cool long-running mobile game at CBR. Today, I published my review and video about the Analogue 3D. It's amazing. Tomorrow, I have a very cool interview with Wizards of the Coast going live at GamesBeat. Plus more to come!

Checking out Resident Evil: Survival Unit. Anyone played this one yet?

WOAHHHH

I was sent an Analogue 3D early for review. This thing plays your original N64 carts in 4K and it's amazing! Review for GamesBeat: gamesbeat.com/analogue-3d-...

N64 collection is coming along nicely!

YES!!!

They look amazing!

I had duplicate copies of Resident Evil 2 and Gunbird 2 on Sega Dreamcast, so I traded them in at my local retro shop for store credit and turned it into 8 N64 games and a different Dreamcast game! Now it's time to test them all out!

Nothing brings me happiness quite like the opening main menu music of Ocarina of Time.

Who else remembers Nanosaur? This game was pre-installed on an iMac I had growing up. You play as a dinosaur with a gun and jetpack!

Dispatch is a must-play narrative adventure game, and I'd argue should be in the Game of the Year conversation. Here's my full review for CBR: www.cbr.com/dispatch-ful...

Full scored review of Dispatch will be live at CBR tomorrow morning! I love this game so, so much and can't stop thinking about it. Honestly, sometimes I dread writing these sorts of reviews the most. It feels like I'm closing the book on my time with a game once I publish my review.

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My three year old has decided to help organize my N64 game collection for me.

Dispatch is one of those special games where as soon as the credits roll you want to text or call everyone you've ever known and beg them to play it.

Dispatch finale is SO good oh my GOD 😩😩😩

The first season of Dispatch is coming to an end this week. Here is a recap of all my coverage of the game so far. It's quite a lot! First up, I wrote this pre-launch feature for GamesBeat after interviewing the voice cast: gamesbeat.com/how-adhoc-st...

The world needs more mediocre games with reasonable budgets and development timelines.

And this brings my physical game collection up to 830 games total, with 34 on N64!

When the local game store has the exact same strategy guide you had as a kid in good shape for a good price🙏🏼

The original Perfect Dark on N64 using a Hyperkin HDMI cable doesn't look too bad! Captured with my Elgato.

Since ESO isn't cross-play yet and I don't feel like restarting on console, New World is done for, and Throne & Liberty's future is up in the air + it got too bloated for my tastes, I might dip my toes back into Neverwinter. Been craving a good ol' traditional fantasy MMO on consoles.

Just amazing to think that we got both Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 and Silent Hill f in the same year. Feels like I'll be thinking about these two games for a long time.

Tried out Fallout 4 Anniversary Edition. In related news, I've redownloaded Skyrim.

Look what just showed up! Thanks @atari.com and My Arcade! Impressions loading soon...

This art style looks amazing

Back home, very excited to sleep in my own bed tonight

sometimes an Oxford comma can make all the difference

I'm in Vancouver this weekend covering the Marvel Contest of Champions Summoners Fest event for CBR! It's a fan fest + tournament with hundreds of players coming out.

Cloud streaming update happened just in time 🤌🫡

I think I'm nearing the end of Xenoblade Chronicles, ish

Will my PlayStation Portal, from a hotel in Vancouver, be able to connect to my hardwired PS5 that's back home in California? Find out later tonight when I give it a try 😅 idk if I'll survive a whole weekend without Arc Raiders otherwise.

My Arc Raiders review for CBR is now live! I'm obsessed with this game and can't get enough. "Arc Raiders is a generationally transformative multiplayer game that must be experienced to be fully understood." Full review: www.cbr.com/arc-raiders-...

Excited to share my Arc Raiders review tomorrow. I'm really pleased with how this one is turning out 🙏

Next Wednesday feels so far away. Dispatch is really something special, and with the way Episode 6 ends (no spoilers), the finale could be insane. Spoiler-free Dispatch Episode 5 and 6 review for CBR: www.cbr.com/dispatch-epi...

Sonic Rumble is pretty fun, basically Fall Guys but Sonic themed

This is a wonderfully written article by David Jagneaux. www.cbr.com/creator-sega...

Galen is secretly one of the best characters in Dispatch.

Witcher Season 4 is better than I expected. I'm about halfway through so far. Liam Hemsworth is fine as Geralt, but Freya Allen as Ciri is the star of the show for me now. Never read the books or played the games so this is a fun ride!

Haven't played Arc Raiders at all day and was somehow able to be partially productive despite the (nearly) debilitating withdrawals.