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ICYMI: "The biggest chord that Okami struck with me is the accessibility of direct action." @gottsdamn.bsky.social finds a way to challenge climate change through Okami:
Okami: Challenging the Smokestack - Unwinnable
Not everyone is Cloud Strife. Not everyone has a Buster Sword.
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okami has always been a game about the environment. thanks to @unwinnable.com for letting me give voice to that!
Unwinnable@unwinnable.com · last mo."The biggest chord that Okami struck with me is the accessibility of direct action." @gottsdamn.bsky.social finds a way to challenge climate change through Okami:
"The biggest chord that Okami struck with me is the accessibility of direct action." @gottsdamn.bsky.social finds a way to challenge climate change through Okami:
Okami: Challenging the Smokestack - Unwinnable
Not everyone is Cloud Strife. Not everyone has a Buster Sword.
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Was incredibly honored to write the cover story for Unwinnable's 200th issue. Cheers!
Unwinnable@unwinnable.com · last mo.Don't leave your pies unsupervised during this season of the vulture. Feast your eyes on Unwinnable Monthly Issue 200, featuring @gottsdamn.bsky.social on Okami and our usual cabal of contributors. Buy: buff.ly/jlKvwGN Subscribe: buff.ly/wd5q5n6
Don't leave your pies unsupervised during this season of the vulture. Feast your eyes on Unwinnable Monthly Issue 200, featuring @gottsdamn.bsky.social on Okami and our usual cabal of contributors. Buy: buff.ly/jlKvwGN Subscribe: buff.ly/wd5q5n6
in light of the news that xbox is (once again) putting entire teams to the wayside, a reminder that these are real people being affected - not just the shiny new game you want. it's livelihoods and families that will really be hurt
incredibly proud to have contributed to this list, thanks a million to @diegoarguello.bsky.social for the opportunity!! I got to write a bit about Okami and the urgent climate action our planet needs!
Into The Spine@intothespine.bsky.social · 7mo agothis was 2025, as told by 91 writers across the world intothespine.com/2025/12/31/s...
just finished 1000xresist with my partner and i loved @gottsdamn.bsky.social‘s paste article on the ending choices so much i read three paragraphs of it out loud www.pastemagazine.com/games/1000xr...
1000xRESIST: On Endings and Evangelion
1000xRESIST wants us to think not just about the impact our choices will have on the world, but what impact we have on our choices.
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For @pastemagazine.bsky.social I reviewed Age of Mythology: Retold, a game that rules that I am unfortunately too stupid to play.
Even Real-Time Strategy First-Timers Will Enjoy Age of Mythology: Retold
Age of Mythology: Retold is a challenging but rewarding real-time strategy that even first-time players of the genre will enjoy.
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For @pastemagazine.bsky.social; Tango Gameworks, founded by veteran director Shinji Mikami, has been acquired by PUBG publisher Krafton, saving the studio from the closures Xbox announced in May.
PUBG Publisher Acquires Hi-Fi Rush Studio Tango Gameworks
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New for @pastemagazine.bsky.social, I talk about Nine Sols, a Taiwanese game that's part Metroid and part Dark Souls, and how it decries the false utopia engineered by the People's Republic of China
Nine Sols, Two Utopias
Nine Sols, a Taiwanese game that's part Metroid and part Dark Souls, decries the false utopia engineered by the People's Republic of China.
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A few months ago I wrote Grief and Grace Along Route Zero. This is Pt II.
Grief and Grace Along Route Zero
Paste Magazine is your source for the best music, movies, TV, comedy, videogames, books, comics, craft beer, politics and more. Discover your favorite albums and films.
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For @pastemagazine.bsky.social I wrote about folk, faith, Indika, and religious trauma. "I'm eternally waiting for my bear to say its grace."
Indika The Folk Hero (Gamify Your Religious Trauma)
Indika wants us to read it as a piece of folklore, and in turn examine the ways religion also resembles folklore.
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Writing for @pastemagazine.bsky.social I cover Bō: Path of the Teal Lotus; a game I really enjoyed but had a few kinks to iron out.
Bō: Path of the Teal Lotus Is a Charming, Sometimes Messy, Love Letter
Squid Shock Studios' debut game Bō: Path of the Teal Lotus is a gorgeous love letter to the Metroid-style genre, but has a few warts.
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For @pastemagazine.bsky.social I detail the new changes Xbox is making to Game Pass, and ask: what the hell is a Game Pass? Seriously, what is it?
Microsoft Announces Changes to Xbox Game Pass
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For @pastemagazine.bsky.social I talk about Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, remakes and remasters as corporate revisionism, and how we should feel about that. This one's a doozy.
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, Remakes, and Anti-Revisionism
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth begs us not to compare it to the original game in the most thought-provoking way.
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Been forgetting to post here as well so here's a dump of some writing from the last month:
For @pastemagazine.bsky.social I dive a little bit into the historical reasons that make Poland the perfect location for Larian Studios' seventh location.
Developer Behind Baldur's Gate 3 Opens New Studio in Poland
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Writing for @pastemagazine.bsky.social, I talk about the Take-Two earnings call that revealed the #GTAVI release window - and other details that demonstrate a dismal state of the industry
GTA VI Set to Come Out in Fall of 2025
GTA VI will be out in the Fall of 2025, according to a new earnings report from its layoff-happy publisher Take-Two Interactive.
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"It’s a tune you can’t quite place, one that calls to you from your youth." For this week's Fragments, Perry Gottschalk (@gottsdamn.bsky.social) remembers road trips of old, and Twilight Town. intothespine.com/2024/05/12/e...
Played Off Episode VI - Andrea Saravia Pérez Andrea is a Narrative Designer formerly of Firaxis Games. In this final interview, we discuss the importance of not staying down.
VI. Andrea Saravia Pérez | Played Off
Andrea Saravia Pérez is a Narrative Designer formerly of Firaxis Games. In this final interview, we discuss the importance of not staying down. Played Off is a video interview series with those affected by the layoffs in the video game industry. Renaissance Hat Productions: https://renaissancehatproductions.carrd.co/ Small Loan Studio's itch page: https://smallloanstudio.itch.io/ Untamed: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2570160/Untamed/ Games Industry Job Hunt Slack: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdbQPuhhYxmDzPNAKrYtDCmAPsz_JGTuqYFuYA-8syeYWrJag/viewform Amir Satvat's Games Jobs Resources: amirsatvat.com
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Played Off Episode V- Blake Hester @metallicaisrad.bsky.social - Something Rotten cohost, formerly of Game Informer - joins me this episode. In this interview, we talk about the state of journalism in/outside of games, and the importance of institutional knowledge.
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Blake Hester - Something Rotten cohost, formerly of Game Informer - joins me this episode. In this interview, we talk about the state of journalism inside an...
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Played Off Episode IV - James Bartholomeou James Bartholomeou is a Public Relations freelancer in the games industry. In this interview, we discuss UK labor law, imposter syndrome, and how to help those getting laid off during this time.
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James Bartholomeou is a Public Relations freelancer in the games industry. In this interview, we discuss UK labor law, imposter syndrome, and how to help those getting laid off during this time. Played Off is a video interview series with those affected by the layoffs in the video game industry. Women-led Games: https://www.womenledgames.com/ Latin American Games Showcase: https://www.lagshowcase.com/ Games Industry Job Hunt Slack: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdbQPuhhYxmDzPNAKrYtDCmAPsz_JGTuqYFuYA-8syeYWrJag/viewform Amir Satvat's Games Jobs Resources: amirsatvat.com
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This article came out after revisiting a video essay from 4 years ago and convincing @dangerhazzard.bsky.social I could do better. If you read this piece and want to know what Emily is Away is about: youtu.be/Kh5u9UGc5Tw
The Indie Game that Broke Me
I miss you, Emily.TWITTER: https://twitter.com/gottsdamnstreamTWITCH: https://www.twitch.tv/gottsdamnPATREON: https://www.patreon.com/gottsdamn
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perry is online@gottsdamn.bsky.social · 2y agowriting for @unwinnable.com, I use the Emily is Away trilogy of games to have a crisis regarding generational identity
Played Off Episode III - Andrew Buczacki Andrew is a Senior Mission Designer formerly of Drifter Entertainment. In our chat, we discuss post layoff systemic violence, the potential future of the games industry, and how the landscape has changed.
III. Andrew Buczacki | Played Off
Andrew Buczacki is a Senior Mission Designer formerly of Drifter Entertainment. In this interview, we discuss post layoff systemic violence, the potential fu...
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anytime a piece of mine makes it into Critical Distance I feel immensely honored - check out the rest of this incredible list for some of the best writing on games this last week
Critical Distance | Where’s all the good writing about games?@critdistance.bsky.social · 2y agocritical-distance.com/2024/04/15/a... This week: Seventeen new highlights, all wrapped up in the maximum amount of allowable aliteration
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Welcome back readers. Per my lofty aspirations last week, I did technically manage to publish our Fansite Jam Roundup before the next TWIVGB–even if I had to fudge things a bit and put this i…
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"Homework be damned, I have to check AIM. Maybe Emily is on." The Emily is Away series presents a generational crisis to @gottsdamn.bsky.social: unwinnable.com/2024/04/12/t...
Turn of the Zillennial
This is the real lesson of Emily is Away and the series as a whole. It isn’t a statement that over time, friendships fade. It’s that the experiences you have with them are vastly more personal than wh...
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writing for @unwinnable.com, I use the Emily is Away trilogy of games to have a crisis regarding generational identity
Turn of the Zillennial
This is the real lesson of Emily is Away and the series as a whole. It isn’t a statement that over time, friendships fade. It’s that the experiences you have with them are vastly more personal than wh...
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