kelsey lewin
@kelslewin.bsky.social
“Compact and laser-focused” - The New Yorker. Video game history enthusiast and Wonderswan evangelist. LFGM⚾️ Co-Owner: @pinkgorillagames.com Also at @minnmax.com and @pewpewbang.bsky.social
We are doing a little beginner's guide for video games type episode. Pls help us by filling out this form.
Pew Pew Bang!@pewpewbang.bsky.social · last wk.Do you have someone in your life who’s new to video games? Someone who doesn’t know where to start? Fill out this quick form and we’ll choose a game for them in episode 2 this season*! ✨ *we may not get to every entry but we’ll try! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Do you have someone in your life who’s new to video games? Someone who doesn’t know where to start? Fill out this quick form and we’ll choose a game for them in episode 2 this season*! ✨ *we may not get to every entry but we’ll try! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Beginner Game Recommendations from Pew Pew Bang!
Are you new to video games or have someone in your life who is? Tell us a little bit about them and we'll try to help you find a game! This will be used on the show and your submission may or may not...
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This is such an exciting collection and looking forward to what researchers come up with by combining sources. From the announcement video: Anthony Parisi tapes + Carolyn Rauch photographs + E3 guidebook = Location where the video/photos were taken
Video Game History Foundation@gamehistoryorg.bsky.social · 2w agoNew in our digital archive: We're taking you back to E3 like you've never experienced it. Explore thousands of pages of ephemera and nearly 24 hours of video from the history of the Electronic Entertainment Expo Read more: gamehistory.org/e3-history/
Pew Pew Bang is coming back...in August! We (by which I mean me mostly) have a funky schedule over the next few months, so we're starting to record the next season a little early.
Pew Pew Bang!@pewpewbang.bsky.social · 2w agoWe’re recording an episode about JRPGs! Ask us for advice on taking on long projects or whatever else is on your mind. Submit here: tinyurl.com/279vuzrn
It seems like nearly every business these days is far more interested in some mix of gambling and ephemeral concepts over like, producing a product for human beings there’s so much more money in ~vibes~ than there is in supplying customers with things they want
Kotaku@kotaku.com · 3w agoGameStop CEO Says Physical Games Don't Matter
We are open again in the International District! Please allow us another day for getting everything set back up completely and expect some messes if you stop by today. We will be back to normal tomorrow, and all other locations are functioning as normal!
Saw a meme of GenZ baffled by how pre-internet travel worked, and realized we’ve crossed an enshittification threshold where IRL services that once seemed outdated, like travel agents, now seem luxurious: “You meet with a human expert who plans out your whole trip with you” sounds incredible now tbh
Jay Willis@jaywillis.net · 4w agoYou guys are never gonna believe this, but going to a brick-and-mortar running store and getting sized by employees who know what they're doing and can recommend brands and models for you is a WAY better strategy than Googling "Nike running shoes" and buying whatever's on sale
My first ABG episode!
Axe of the Blood God - An RPG Podcast@bloodgodpod.bsky.social · last mo.In an effort to get 1 billion listeners to Blood God we've brought on the amazing Kelsey Lewin (@kelslewin.bsky.social) to discuss what the end of physical PlayStation games REALLY means for consumers, developers, and historians AD-FREE: www.patreon.com/bloodgodpod/... free: pod.link/969659784/ep...
The single biggest story in video games this month, prompting widespread concern across the community, and the ESA has no comment. Thank you @duckvalentine.bsky.social for holding them accountable for their total failure on this issue
Kotaku@kotaku.com · last mo.Sony is putting an end to physical PlayStation games, and perhaps unsurprisingly, the ESA doesn't really have anything to say about it. https://kotaku.com/video-game-industry-esa-digital-ownership-2000712263
We have never 'owned' our games, our games just had no technological protection measures. (thread 👇, I'm so mad about the PS no physical decision and I need an IP rant)
People asking how I expect this to affect our game stores, so I'll try to summarize: 1. There will always be demand for games at inclusive price points 2. This decision very much affects which things can fall into those price points, & may push more phys games into "collectible" territory (cont)
Good Evening, “video games” was a 45 year sociological study conducted by hardware development industries. We are now complete with our study. Thank you for your time.
A lot of people (accurately) point out that premium video games are cheaper today than they were 30 years ago thanks to inflation, but discussed less often is how much bigger the margins are for game companies now that sales are 80-90% (soon to be 100%) digital. No more retail or packaging costs!
I don’t want this point to be lost in the discourse. Going digital-only means inequity for people who cannot afford internet or constantly purchasing new games. Libraries provide opportunities for people to experience games they otherwise wouldn’t be able to afford, and that will be lost.
ErikT@erik45824291.bsky.social · last mo.My child loves going to the library and checking out a new video game every week. Going digital only eliminates libraries as a way people can access games.
The death of physical media seems like a small thing practically but in essence it represents the total dissolution of games as “objects of art” and instead reduces them purely to “intellectual property”. It’s a slow disaster but if you care about games as an art form it IS a disaster.
Wario64@wario64.bsky.social · last mo.Physical disc production ending in January 2028 for new games releasing on PlayStation consoles blog.playstation.com/2026/07/01/p...
The last year has made it clear that we are losing all meaningful competition within the video game market. What incentive is there for Sony to offer a better product when their primary competitor has lost so much public confidence?
If you're curious what a non-preservationist gaming ecosystem looks like, you can look at the mobile stores, where most of the shit you remember does not exist in any form anymore.
walking into work today — look I don’t know a lot about fixing consoles but this doesn’t seem right
I really, really, really hope that something we can encourage with our library. I want a general audience to be able to tell better histories than summarizing Wikipedia and remembering a game at you
zøë wolfe@glitchwolfe.studio · 2mo agoI keep clicking on video game retrospective videos thinking I'll learn something new about the development of a beloved classic but no, it's just some guy describing a game they played once I desire something greater. Tell me what coffee the devs drank. I wanna know if they used tabs or spaces
I truly do not understand the end goal here. just leave video games if you don’t want to ship a console or have studios or make games?? what else IS there??
Jason Schreier@jasonschreier.bsky.social · 2mo 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...
Take a whirlwind tour of Summer Game Fest 2026 with @kelslewin.bsky.social and @gameonysus.bsky.social in our new travelogue! youtu.be/CJyiXGUcqlU
