Today is Bethesda Softworks' 40th birthday. Can't imagine it's a particularly joyful celebration, given the month they've had.
Jon Hicks
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Editorial Director, GamesIndustry.biz; co-founder, Jank.cool. Formerly: Editorial Director at Gamer Network, stage stuff at Rezzed/EGX, EIC OXM, words in lots of places.
I don't care about football and I care even less about the relative merits of BlueSky but I must concede that the posts are good.
Belatedly marking the passing of the great Bonnie Tyler (RIP) by revisiting the stellar use of her music in the also-great Saints Row: The Third www.youtube.com/watch?v=94Ud...
Saints Row: The Third Final Mission, Shaundi Rescued
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Shout out to whoever had the monkey's paw for "a proper sequel to Fallout: New Vegas".
Enjoying the Football Posts while I can, before the American timezone switchover to Layoff Posts.
Heatwave meant I accidentally drank an entire iced coffee at 3pm while being older than 35. On the plus side, heatwave meant I wasn't going to get any sleep tonight anyway.
Here's a rare one: we're hiring a News Editor at Eurogamer! The role is hybrid in London, though there can be some wiggle room on this for a worldie of a candidate. We're after someone who can not only proof, but understand how to push a story forwards originally. www.eurogamer.net/eurogamer-is...
Eurogamer is hiring a News Editor
We're after a top-class newshound to take us into a new era here at Eurogamer.
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Being on press mailing lists during Next Fest is like being individually notified about every snowflake in a blizzard.
Xbox's studio expansion was carried out by a leader who's no longer there to support a business case that no longer exists. The only cause for faint hope is that they have a track record of letting studios return to independence (Bungie, Twisted Pixel, Toys for Bob etc).
Met so many great devs last year being a part of Leftfield (also my first time traveling out of the US!), and David is an awesome and thoughtful curator. Definitely recommend submitting to this showcase if you're interested!
David H@nachimir.bsky.social · 2mo agoLeftfield Submissions for MCM Birmingham will close on July 3rd. Get your stuff in! airtable.com/appIQDFmYU3o...
Experiential marketing means you can have the classic "driven to madness by listening to one trailer looping indefinitely" showfloor experience while waiting for a cab. I do not care for it.
I have my reservations about Xbox pandering to the peanut gallery but I can't argue with returning to transparent consoles.
Scenes from LA: SGF does not have the E3 sauce because the Figueroa doesn't have a game ad on it
mfw you try to talk to me about the MIxtape discourse Anyway here's my contribution to the Mixtape discourse
Jank@jank.cool · 3mo agoNostalgia is a lie, but there's truth in the friendship at the heart of MIxtape www.jank.cool/i-enjoyed-mi...
Actually very wise to bypass the suite of pet leakers for this internal memo and just post it unredacted to the official blog
Mat Piscatella@matpiscatella.bsky.social · 3mo agoThis is excellent. The read on the current market is spot on. The goals are made clear, and the tactics laid out. It's no guarantee for success, but it does set a strong foundation and a vision for the future. news.xbox.com/en-us/2026/0...
IGN is hiring! We're looking for a US-based news editor working West Coast hours. They will report into me (hello, I'm the director of news at IGN!), and get to do all sorts of cool stuff about video games and entertainment. Lots more at the link! www.ziffdavis.com/careers/jobs...
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A lesser consequence of AI enshittification is denying voice actors the opportunity to do the scenery-chewing portentous voiceovers for corporate security training videos.
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Jank has been going for 2 months. In that time we’ve published over 100 articles. We are not fuckin around. Here's a rundown of our work so far. www.jank.cool
You should back Jank because we're pivoting *from* video, a bold step into post-modern media: www.jank.cool/what-we-talk...
What we talk about when we talk about running (in Marathon, while playing Marathon)
Let's try to convince Brendy that Bungie's shooter isn't all about dopamine
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Pouring one out for the Scott Mills Bridge at Fleet Services on the M3.
We wanted to argue about Marathon, so we did it while playing Marathon www.jank.cool/what-we-talk...
What we talk about when we talk about running (in Marathon, while playing Marathon)
Let's try to convince Brendy that Bungie's shooter isn't all about dopamine
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