This is such a wonderful piece and I'm so glad we have it on our site. Thank you @andeanhermedic.bsky.social!

ICYMI, yesterday we launched It Takes a War - the new tactical team shooter (!?) from @freeze.ltd If the game has confused you (good, we've done our job) this review from @ripefly.bsky.social / @rogue.site hits lots of nails on lots of heads and is a fantastic piece www.rogue.site/editorials/i...

Rockstar pushes GTA 6 back to November of next year. www.rogue.site/news/grand-t...

The ultra realistic graphic and pure combat of It Takes a War have to experienced to be believed. www.rogue.site/editorials/i...

Looking more into the origins of the cyberpunk genre, I found a fantastic story from 10 years before cyberpunk became a thing that I'd never heard of — and learned that I'd probably never heard of it because of the patriarchy.

One not-so-secret reason behind my cyberpunk series is that it forces me to finally read a bunch of books I never gotten around to. And, like this week, books I've never heard of that I ended up loving.

See everything you might've missed during this especially spoopy week at Rogue. www.rogue.site/email/4df012...

As we close out our second month, we're VERY close to having 2,000 unique user accounts! If you haven't, we'd love for you to jump in with a free account (and share this post): rogue.site And if you'd like to subscribe, here's 50% off your first month for Halloween: www.rogue.site/its-the-hall...

Everyone shut up: a demo for Dinoblade is out, and in it, you play as a spinosaur with a buster sword. www.rogue.site/news/everyon...

Wanna feel old? Try writing about the decade you were born in as if it were ancient history. The first proper part of my series looks at the beginnings of cyberpunk and the short story that gave it its name.

Short recap of our quiet week is out now. It includes a survey (assuming Jeff set it up right) that will let you tell us what upcoming games you'd like us to cover! www.rogue.site/email/3b29bd...

I'm starting a new series of articles over at @rogue.site about cyberpunk and what it tried to warn us about. This is also an excuse to finally work through part of my ever-growing pile of books, comics, and movies I've never gotten around to.

As soon as I finished the Desktop Explorer demo, I told everyone at Rogue to play it immediately.

It's fitting that it's Next Fest Week, because I fell in love with this game's original Next Fest demo this summer when @ripefly.bsky.social and I were doing Big Friendly Guide. Here's my review for the full version of the game.

Read a sample of the extensive oral history of Shadow of the Colossus, right here on Rogue. You can read the full version by @mattleone.bsky.social on his new site @designroom.bsky.social www.rogue.site/editorials/a...

I loved every one of the too-few minutes I got to spend with Carimara and I can't wait too see what comes from @bastinusrex.bsky.social next.

The final(?) part of Project JASPER is up! It's been quite a journey, and I'm honestly very happy with the (imperfect) results.

It's wild that I went from a idea designed just to prove a point to a fully working computer in just a couple weeks. And I barely screwed it up.

It's finally a computer! And I only had four breakdowns in the process.

No, I'm Not a Human is about running an ad-hoc AirBNB in a post-apocalypse full of deadly doppelgangers www.rogue.site/editorials/n...

This project is getting ridiculous and I've loved writing it up.

IDK man I just think dropping beginner guides with ASCII art fucking rules. Also: some very helpful tips from @ripefly.bsky.social and myself! Two different perspectives, as Jeff is just starting the game with 1.0 and I've put a ton of time into early access.

I'm continuing my PC-making journey this week by picking out a processor and graphics card. (Please don't be mean to me about my choices, I've already ordered them and there's no going back now.)

Rogue Roundup for week 3 is up. If you'd rather get this as an email, you can sign up over at rogue.site. www.rogue.site/email/57194a...

Genuinely, one of my favorite parts of starting Rogue is that it gives the world a place to read more Cass-being-Cass articles like this one. I love this so much.

I am starting a big project to Stick It To The Man™ that will be a multi-part journey of learning (read: failures) and discovery. Follow along and laugh at my mistakes.

Like @rygilliam.bsky.social, I was legitimately sad when the early access demo ended. I just wasn't ready to be done and I can't wait for more.

I tried, I really did. But it's time to admit that things just aren't working out between us @teamcherry.bsky.social

This happening at a Valnet owned site is proof that games media cannot continue to exist with 0 mentorship, editorial oversight, general education for new writers. No writer assigned a review should not understand what an "embargo" is and how to uphold it. This is just as much on their editor.

Eager to sell a strange collection of items to needy strangers? Let @nicolecarpenter.bsky.social take you back to Undermere in our Strange Antiquities review! www.rogue.site/editorials/s...

Borderlands 4 is here, it's huge, and it's pretty damn different from most of the other Borderlands games out there. But we can help. www.rogue.site/guides/begin...

Silksong is here and we've got a beginner's guide, but more importantly, @alicejovanee.bsky.social had the brilliant idea to start making us ASCII art for our guides and I couldn't be happier.

The founding members of Rogue.site will be hosting a Reddit AMA today to answer any big questions you might have about the site, how it came to be, and where we plan to take it. Post your questions here, and we'll start answering around 1 PM EST. www.reddit.com/r/PolygonFan...

Looking a Friday dose of whiplash? Might we recommend a back-to-back showing of the gameplay reveals for Mewgenics and 007 First Light? www.rogue.site/news/mewgeni...

Completely worker-owned, ad-free, reader-supported video game websites AND politicians who stand up to fascists? Wow @jbpritzker.bsky.social, Bluesky really has it all.

We need more of this. www.rogue.site/news/the-tox...

Our new project is live. A group of us former Polygon folks have come together to build something new: Rogue. We're a worker-owned, reader supported gaming site. You can read all about our goals and ideas on our (gorgeous) website. Please check us out and share us with your friends!

So excited to finally announce the new employee-owned video game website we've been working on for the last couple months, rogue.site! This is everything we wanted bigfriendly.guide to grow into and I'm so excited about what we've made.

It's really for the best that we have BF.G so @rygilliam.bsky.social can get this sort of thing out of his system.

The hottest of takes, I know, but I don't think games should cost $80.

Yet another video game guide that's going to put me on a list.

Hey gang, we weren’t able to get Death Stranding 2 early, unfortunately, so @ripefly.bsky.social and I’ve made the decision to shell out the $80 from each of our personal budgets to get the early access version of the game. Please consider sharing this and supporting us (links below!)

Come see our friends play Left 4 Dead (poorly)! And, while you're there, go support QLL and the important work they do with their Pride Fundraiser! givebutter.com/Jr8Tfu

65% percent to our goal of $50k, with just over a week to go! Let’s goooo 🌈 givebutter.com/Jr8Tfu

@rygilliam.bsky.social and I have been trying to do a Factory Friday literally since we started the site and it's finally happening! twitch.tv/bigfriendlyguide

🏳️‍🌈HAPPY PRIDE!🏳️‍⚧️ We’re kicking off our annual Pride Fundraiser today, which will keep the library thriving into the next year & beyond 🎉 givebutter.com/Jr8Tfu

In celebration of another week of BF.G, we're playing some WildGate and Satisfactory over on Twitch!