Oh we doing "Why doesn't games media cover indies" discourse again? Sick
Ryan Easby
@easbygames.bsky.social
Gaming Journalist. Words at Rolling Stone, MMORPG.net, NME and more. Any pronouns. Contact me: ryaneasby@outlook.com
I'm honored to be the cover story at @unwinnable.com. I wrote about the revolutionary politics of Final Fantasy X, the way systems sustain themselves at all costs, and having the strength to burn the world down so you can find the future in the ashes. Happy 25th to one of the greatest.
Unwinnable@unwinnable.com · 3d agoYou're not always the grand summoner -- sometimes, you're the middle-aged 30-year-old. This month's issue of Unwinnable Monthly features @edgarallanbro.bsky.social on revolution in FFX and our usual gang of columnists. Buy: buff.ly/DRnhpNm Subscribe: buff.ly/LK0CTtF
youtube: would you like to watched a six hour, ‘nuanced and apolitical’ essay about the truth behind gamergate me: what. don’t talk to me. go away. jesus
This looks very wholesome but I am afraid this name sounds like British slang for a nonce
Wario64@wario64.bsky.social · 4d agoAge Twisters
There are people in this industry who claim they want to help others but actually just laugh as they kick them off a cliff, and it's sickening. Talk about pulling the ladder up
Hello! It's us again! Join us as we discuss all of our pre-Gamescom stuff, including the bullshit happening over at Twitch! Heatwaves are horrible, never record a podcast in one. @easbygames.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/2nGc...
Episode 24: Ryan Thinks Earthbound Is Real
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Lex is the best she is at what she does. And what she does is words. Good words.
lex luddy goes to gamescom@lexluddy.xyz · 2w agoHey, bub. I am suddenly available to review Wolverine for your website if you are looking for comic book fan (for my sins) as short as Logan to review Insomniac's first X-men game from a queer perspective, I'm your gal. I also like the colour yellow. I am very qualified.
There isn't going to be a future generation of games journalists by the way, if the last few years haven't made that clear. Not unless we seriously start holding some people to the fire
Restart has still not paid me for my CFB review.
i’m just ken@shepardcdr.bsky.social · 2w agolol so Restart, after laying off its entire editorial team, is now saying that it's going to be covering GTA6 and then trying to relaunch as a new project, claiming it will be reaching out to laid off staff about coming back, which it has, crucially, not said a word about to any of them.
Speaking of Doctor Who, got a big article about what exactly went wrong during RTD2 coming to @butwhytho.net soon. Big shout-out to @ohmymithrandir.bsky.social for somehow seeing the length of it and still agreeing to edit it
I have to record a podcast tomorrow in this heat, the things you have to do when you're friends with @joerichardswrites.bsky.social
I have been trying to get hold of two of my Doctor Who holy grails physically for years and I finally got them.
Something that irks me about the game industry is that after layoffs you'll see a ton of posts from editors offering work for the laid off people. But there's loads of freelancers who have been looking for work for AGES that don't get a look in.
I dunno man. I've actively been trying to get out of games media as my main profession for most of the year now and I've had, like, four job interviews. The entire market is so incredibly messed up
I got laid off! 👋 There was no chance to say goodbye to my colleagues of several years before Valnet deactivated everything so I’ll just say it was a huge pleasure to be part of trying to build something unique within the games media landscape despite going up against so many challenges.
Ryan Plays Pokémon: Ranking every evil plan in mainline Pokémon games based on how much they would annoy me by @easbygames.bsky.social "It’s always been rather funny to me how the villain teams in Pokémon games seem to have plans that wildly vary in actual scope." Read on:
Ryan Plays Pokémon: Ranking every evil plan in mainline Pokémon games based on how much they would annoy me
Sure, the villains in Pokémon games are all "bad guys," but which ones would personally inconvenience me the most?
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I'm still really looking for freelance work. If you have any leads, please get in contact with me: ryaneasby@outlook.com. I'm experienced in writing about tech, games, TV and movies, so anything in this fields would really help me out right now.
Ryan Easby@easbygames.bsky.social · 9mo agoI'm looking for work. I have experience working in news, features, interviews and essays, and am able to do any of the above.
Hey this thing where they try to jingle keys in your face with new project confirmations to distract from the layoffs is very transparent and sucks.
Kotaku@kotaku.com · last mo.Todd Howard has delivered a huge update on the furture of Fallout, including updates on Fallout 5, confirmation of Fallout 3 and New Vegas remasters, a new Fallout 76 expansion, and more https://kotaku.com/fallout-5-is-in-preproduction-and-fallout-3-and-new-vegas-remasters-are-on-the-way-2000717079
Ryan Plays Pokémon: Pokémon Champions has finally gotten me into competitive Pokémon by @easbygames.bsky.social "It’s all about mind games, really." Read on:
Ryan Plays Pokémon: Pokémon Champions has finally gotten me into competitive Pokémon
Our Pokémon columnist has finally caught the competitive bug, and it's all thanks to Pokémon Champions.
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Hey, let's talk about money and @skyboxcritics.com again. Last month, we hit $250 a month! Yay! This month, we're below that again. I'm not shaming anyone; times are hard. But the reality is Skybox operates at a loss that I make up personally, and that's becoming more and more unsustainable. 1/X
What do you get when your host gets ill and has to edit nearly 3 hours of audio? A delayed breakdown of a lot of game trailers! Check out @joerichardswrites.bsky.social and @easbygames.bsky.social talk about (almost) every single game announced earlier this month! open.spotify.com/episode/2mOM...
Episode 20: Keigh-Three
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Took @joerichardswrites.bsky.social through his first Nuzlocke. Went mad.
Skybox@skyboxcritics.com · 2mo agoRyan Plays Pokémon: Coaching somebody through a Nuzlocke is a nightmare by @easbygames.bsky.social "It was an interesting time – it taught me beyond a shadow of a doubt that I absolutely should not be guiding a first-time Nuzlocker through a game." Read on:
I hate all of this but if we lose Double Fine it'll be a criminal loss
Jason Schreier@jasonschreier.bsky.social · 3mo agoBREAKING: Several Xbox studios, including Compulsion, Ninja Theory and Double Fine, are negotiating with Xbox as they try to avoid closure. Some or all could spin off. Lots still in flux as many studios remain unsure about what's happening. Here's the latest: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Put together a Doctor Who tier list what with the show seemingly being over.
With the massive wall of games coming, feels like now is the best time to say that I'm still looking for work, and I'd love to help your site cover those games in the coming months
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Dunno about to feel about the Doctor Who news. I've always got the audios and the books but even when the show was bad, it still meant something to me