"Why are all the journalists laid off now" this is why. Pretty simple.

I've written something like 170 Crimson Desert guides so far for side quests, and I still have over 200 more to go. At least many of them are short, but damn.

Neat to see Zero Sievert getting a sequel with co-op. Even more interesting that former Splash Damage devs are making it. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xry4...

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!

Looking forward to Phonopolis releasing soon. I don't play many point and click games nowadays, but I'm always down for anything Amanita does. If you don't mind spoilers, the demo is great too.

Every time these hearings happen, they really show how ridiculous and incompetent our government is. It makes you wonder how much of the US only watches Fox News and sees biased clips equivalent to a chopped-up Jubilee video.

Regular reminder, since game journalism is a topic today, I'm always down to answer questions other writers may have. Most of my work nowadays is writing guides, so that's where my expertise is lately. Feel free to DM, email, etc., and I'll try to help if I can!

Every now and then Crimson Desert throws a riddle at you and instead of giving you a chance to solve it, they just mark the next objective on your map. I'm always surprised when it happens. It makes me think of how certain Silent Hill games have a difficulty setting specific to puzzles.

Glad to see Google catching up on this. Definitely a few sites in the gaming space that prevent you from backing out of a page and it's super annoying.

I was happy to see Forbidden Solitaire get a demo since I kind of wrote it off as someone who never really learned solitaire. But I ended up trying it last night and it was pretty easy to grasp. Comes out in just a few days. store.steampowered.com/app/3414580/...

it felt trivial at times to be writing about video games at rikers, which is so notoriously dangerous for incarcerated people. still, play and, specifically, video games are a meaningful piece of the lives of the ~12 young men i met and played with at rikers. read: www.nytimes.com/2026/04/27/a...

300 hours into Crimson Desert and it's like, do you know what fast traveling is?

Google AI sucks

Forgot about this Crimson Desert moment where I failed to pause to jot down notes. The quick menu betrayed me

Looks like Google is using their AI Overview for defining words now too

Interesting to see the Bloodlines 2 DLC adding a gun and melee weapons you can actually hold and use. Doesn't look like they'll be in the rest of the game, but still neat. I remember that being a big talking point for players.

I didn't really care about the Bluesky carousel change too much, until I realized I have no idea how many images are in a post when I first see it. Maybe not the worst thing in the world, but it's definitely less clear.

Google exec says everyone is using AI, while promoting their genAI products. And then says that other studies saying usage is lower are wrong. 🤔

A lot of good changes in the new Crimson Desert patch, but just a warning, I'm coming across a few bugs and minor issues so far. The big one being that my legendary mount is gone.

What do we think about naps? Good or bad? I just woke up tired from one and am biased

There are so many execs out there who meet with high craft game developers who have been making hits for years and they just want to make a really great single player game to the best of their ability. & the exec is like no I want to piss my money into AI garbage for a massive loss please

I know it's nothing new and I've said it before, but I will never understand why gamers think game journos and reviewers don't enjoy games. It's such a bizarre take that so many believe, probably pushed by the worst people. It doesn't even take much effort to disprove.

Wonder if they'll make more money off the Call of Duty sales compared to the revenue earned from game pass subs to play it. I guess it really depends on sub retention. And the other question of if the price decrease lures in more customers or not.

Certain Crimson Desert things that I find to be really easy end up having people online trying to set up cheats to cope haha. I found countless Reddit threads of people struggling with horse taming, and I have no idea why. Fishing seems to be a tough spot too, for some reason. Maybe there's a bug?

I don't know why I bother to verify the many dumb things that come from Trump's administration. They never cease to impress with how stupid they consistently are.

Might become one of those people who post photo mode screenshots from games. I've got a ton for Crimson Desert since I'm still buried in work on that one.

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Kind of funny to see people who aren't familiar with the boomer shooter naming take offense to seeing a game called that. Another moment of realizing not everyone is always online haha

Didn't really sleep since I'm on a bad internal clock right now, but I knocked out four miles and picked up garbage along the way. Got a couple of thank yous too

I guess it's just the latest thing to complain about, but is it that absurd to consider Last Flag a live service game? They're supporting it long-term with updates. I'm more curious about their FAQ that is worded just right to leave it open to microtransactions or paid content later.

Seeing the Metro 2039 announcement reminds me I should really check out those games again. I think I've only played a few hours of Metro 2033, but I have Last Light and Redux. Hoping to find time soon for STALKER 2 as well, since I picked that up over the holidays.

My favourite detail about Fallout 2 is that if you're playing as a low intelligence character, you'll have moments like these where you and other equally dumb characters can have a normal conversation

Finally got around to and finished The Sopranos. People were not kidding about that abrupt ending haha. It really makes you think something broke with how long the black screen drags on.

Crimson Desert boss fights love to take over your camera waaaay too much. Every time I want to look away from the boss to focus on other enemies or to move somewhere, it jolts my camera back to the boss. I don't know why there isn't an option to have complete control over my camera.

One of the sillier Crimson Desert bugs I've had. The lift stopped rising despite turning in the correct direction and then suddenly:

WaPo website replaced search with AI and it's going great

I swear that certain parts of Crimson Desert get worse the more time you spend with them. Came across a boss I could wipe out, but I'm spending more time on them so I can write up a guide. And in the process, I'm noticing bugs and other crap. With that said, this isn't the case for everything

This one's still on my list after beating Fear & Hunger 2 last year. One of these days I'll come around to the pain that this game probably is as well haha

Between being sick and work, I didn't post about the Triple-i Initiative showcase earlier. But there are a bunch of neat games in there. I'm glad to see Final Sentence released as well as a lover of typing games. Lets me occasionally flex my 120 wpm.

This is catastrophic.

Also a perennial reminder that in times of fast-moving news, a TON of unverified photos, videos, audio, and 'news stories' circulate, go viral, and perpetuate misinformation. Please take time to double-check things before posting and/or sharing! Verifying reports can take time.

today sure feels like one of the all time ‘so i still just gotta go and do my little job during all this?!’ moments

Mamdani is not just filling the potholes with the crew. He's creating a visual and personal reminder of the dignity inherent in all of these anonymous government jobs.

The focus mechanic in Crimson Desert to interact or talk with people can be so annoying sometimes. Trying to speak to someone to start a quest, but it keeps focusing on the bonfire they're next to instead. Simultaneously, I also need to be in the perfect spot to use the talk option.

I try not to post too much on here about US politics, but what a time to have a jet go down less than a month after Hegseth declared "no quarter, no mercy for our enemies."

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An unthinkable situation compounded by a bureaucratic nightmare. My thoughts are with Mike and his family.