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Jordan Oloman

3 years

For the @washingtonpost I wrote about the intersection of video games, streetwear and high fashion. Featuring input from @erlsn , Yoji Shinkawa, @NazAletaha , @barkingironsny , @SimGuruLyndsay , @DrTsivrikos , @RohnJobinson , Jerry Chu and Adidas.

Gaming is entering its fashion-forward phase

Louis Vuitton x Riot Games. Gucci x 100 Thieves. The list goes on.

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This is an image from a real video game

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can we talk about how good mirror's edge (2009) looks in 2020? i did a bit of tinkering to unlock the FPS & FOV and hoo wee is it pretty. shows how games with inspired art direction are destined to be timeless (like portal, wind waker, jet set radio and others)

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Other games: politics are bad for business #Crackdown3 :

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I was too young to play Silent Hill 2 at launch but after going back to it 20 years later, I now get why people still talk about it as one of the greatest games ever made.

20 years later, 'Silent Hill 2' is still a disorienting masterpiece

I played 'Silent Hill 2' for the first time and I get it now

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2 years

“I think I want to thank everybody and say that… I think I want to nominate this award to my reformed orthodox rabbi bill clinton, thank you everybody”

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I finished Redfall over the weekend, and it wasn't what I was expecting, but I still really liked it? I implore people to give it a try. Here's my review for @VGC_News :

Review: Redfall is a refreshing loot shooter, even if it doesn’t play to Arkane’s strengths

The vampire adventure delivers killer combat and an atmospheric setting in which you can easily lose a weekend…

www.videogameschronicle.com

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4 years

There’s the full #FreeFortnite video

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For @eurogamer , I spoke to two prominent informers in the GTA Online community about the nearly six-year-long story behind the long-vacant Vinewood Casino - which involved scrapped single-player DLC, zombies, cowboys and gambling law.

The six-year story of GTA Online's long-vacant casino

The most-requested, most-rumoured location in GTA5 finally opens its doors today. What took so long?

www.eurogamer.net

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For @IGN , I spoke to the #SaveRedDeadOnline community about the fate of the game now that Rockstar has said it is officially shifting its focus to #GTAVI Ft. @RedDeadRDC , @YangyYoung , @TezFunz2 , @Yan2295 , @videotech_ , @RealDirtyTyler & @TheRiftTrails

The Red Dead Online Community Is Embracing the Game’s Inevitable Death - IGN

The Red Dead Online community had started planning a funeral for the game. They didn't know that it would be officially declared dead in advance. We spoke to the game's biggest fans about how it...

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3 years

We're just gonna move on and leave it there? Ok, Nintendo!! #NintendoDirect

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2 years

#HiFiRush is an absolute gift. A seismic breath of fresh air that took me back to the golden days of creative OG Xbox exclusives. Ty @johnjohanas & @TangoGameworks ! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

'Hi-Fi Rush' review: a shockwave of creativity

Tango to the beat in this shadow-dropped stunner

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4 years

my next job in cyber

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4 years

can't believe sephiroth just killed mario live on air

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5 years

me when i take on too much freelance work

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The amount of salaried writers in the games media must be in the tens rather than the hundreds at this point. How are we meant to hold a cultural juggernaut to account if nobody can sustainably work here? The prospect of continuing to freelance in the space is even more bleak.

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In my restless dreams, I see that town…

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4 years

me when i swap from playing animal crossing to doom eternal

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4 years

I wrote about Red Dead Online clown protests for @IGN this morning and it's a cool story but uh... they can't tweet from that account any more so check it out via the new official IGN social account, @colindstevens !

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No, seriously, this is how @IGN is getting around the temporary block, by retweeting me, an employee you absolutely do not know. Enjoy this clown graphic. 🤡

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Ok, so I've done some trailer snooping. #Fallout76 is set prior to every Fallout game we've seen, occurs a few decades after the Great War. This is the year that Richard Grey (The Master) falls in the vat and mutates. Interesting. #PleaseStandBy

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4 years

i hope next-gen aaa games learn from this sort of art style, and stop focusing so much on unsustainable photorealism i'd love to see a wave of minimalist, shorter games with really solid art direction than lots of forgettable, bloated bois

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2 years

I’m on the lookout for interesting community movements and unique activities taking place inside of #RedDeadOnline for an upcoming story. What are players up to while they wait for a new chunk of content? How are they using the open world in interesting ways? Hit me up!

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Jordan Oloman

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5 years

I bought this Jet Set Radio Future strategy guide on eBay and it may be the coolest thing I own

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3 years

I wrote about #SilentHill 4 for @NME . It is absolutely terrifying, and one of the most interesting games I've ever played. It also happens to be the most accessible of all of the Team Silent games. You can buy it on PC via GOG for less than a tenner!🚪⛓️

‘Silent Hill 4: The Room’ is deeply underrated and easily accessible

Why did nobody tell me Silent Hill 4 is the scariest one?

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4 years

This month's @edgeonline is a banger. Pick it up to read my interview with #BombRushCyberfunk developers Team Reptile about street culture sincerity and Naganuma Jack Swing.

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Here’s how he got on stage. I was like oh it’s just the kid of some From Software dev… he literally walked down the centre lane and patted the devs on the back as they walked up to the stage and the security were just like yeah why not. This is history man

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3 years

Here’s a list of all the video game music being played during the #Tokyo2020 Opening Ceremony. Source: …

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PSYCHONAUTS 2 HAS ORIGINAL SONGS FROM JACK BLACK I'M YELLIN FAM

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For @NME , I had a chat with #Psychonauts2 composer @PeterNMcConnell about working with @DoubleFine over the years, making music with @jackblack & reuniting the Monkey Island 2 composers to craft @GratefulDead -inspired tunes for the PSI-King's Sensorium! 🧠

Peter McConnell takes us through the process of composing the mental worlds of ‘Psychonauts 2’

The LucasArts legend talks about his history with Double Fine, scoring a platformer and the influence of the Grateful Dead.

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Jordan Oloman

@JordanOloman

9 months

On the Half-Life 25th Anniversary website you can pick up the crowbar at the bottom and "Keep the page safe from Headcrabs and Zombies" Nice touch @valvesoftware ! Excited to watch the @dannyodwyer doc later on.

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4 years

The average salary for games journalists in the UK is abysmal. How is the industry supposed to draw in and maintain diverse voices and talent if it can't pay hard-working people more than 20 grand? Unionize and talk about it more!

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The death of the pre-owned market and the rapid shift towards an all-digital future means the next-gen price hike is going to make video games even more inaccessible for the average consumer. My latest for @NME !

The next-gen price hike is going to make video games even more inaccessible

Coupled with the death of the pre-owned market, games are about to become a serious luxury

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3 years

I profiled @TimOfLegend for @NME . Read on for insight into the lessons he learned writing Monkey Island, the origins of Psychonauts, the making of #Psychonauts2 , the Microsoft acquisition and what the future holds for @DoubleFine ! 🧠

Tim Schafer on his game writing philosophy: "always punch up, never punch down"

“I didn't set out to make a game about healing, but that's just naturally what flows out of going into someone's mind and helping them.”

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3 years

My new favourite TikToker is this person who leads an extremely charmed life on an island near the North Pole

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4 years

I refuse to believe this is real

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did you guys think this one through or

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Coronation Street: The Mystery of the Missing Hotpot Recipe reviews are up: 10/10 - IGN 10/10 - GameSpot 10/10 - Inverse 9.8/10 - Game Informer 5/5 - The Guardian 5/5 - TheGamer 5/5 - VGC 5/5 - VG247 5/5 - GamesHub MC - 96 OC - 97

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my grandma in her mum’s car in the 1960s

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For @IGN , I spoke to Hasan Kahraman, Game Director @BBGameStudios to squash those Kojima rumours. Give this a read for some new details about Abandoned's gameplay & the making of its visuals. A small downloadable teaser is on the way, with Closed Alpha testing being considered.

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New PS5 exclusive Abandoned isn't a secret Kojima game, and the director tells IGN the rumours about it weren't fun – but did make him laugh. He also teased a demo for the game.

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Melon @theneedledrop always puts me onto an artist I quickly fall in love with at the end of the year with his list week. In 2018 it was George Clanton, this year it’s Dorian Electra. Fans of Charli/PC Music etc - enjoy!

Flamboyant

Song · Dorian Electra · 2019

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10 months

I’m not quite finished with Alan Wake 2 but I can already comfortably say that it’s my game of the year. Some of the finest psychological horror since the heyday of Silent Hill, and that’s merely one of its many metaphysical moving parts. That nursing home mission… 🫣🫨

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3 years

I wrote a feature for Edge Magazine about the making of virtual concerts & it's out now!🪐 Ft. interviews with @umru_ @porterrobinson @gusbonito @_activetheory @natenanzer @philrampulla @robinboehlen @scottmystica Print: Digital:

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4 years

Forcing people to move to ridiculously expensive areas such as Bath, London, Brighton and San Francisco to get jobs in Games Journalism is arbitrary horseshit that harms diversity across the board.

fūnk-é☆ 🔜 PAX West

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i really don’t know why there aren’t more remote games journalism jobs. so many talented people out there worldwide!!!! killing it! it’s not hard to do (most) games coverage via the internet, so the lack of it feels dated and gatekeep-y

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Enjoying @DoubleFine ’s #Psychonauts2 ? Here are some extra nuggets from my interview with @TimOfLegend that I’ve bundled together for @NME . We talk about designing mental worlds, bringing The Motherlobe to life and the fate of Mr. Pokeylope! 👑🐢

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4 years

A sad day for freelancers as Future has cut its freelance budget for all sites and magazines. In times like these, we need to support each other and share any jobs we find If anyone has any opportunities going let me know, the government seems to have forgotten about us, so...

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*hits bong* bro maybe video games are art

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His collar on the shirt makes it looks like the child has devil's horns

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when toad says "our princess is in another castle"

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Pro-tip for all of my writer friends out there. If you press Windows Key + V you can activate the cloud-based clipboard, which lets you see your CTRL+C history & pin certain bits of text that you use frequently, complete with hyperlinks/formatting. A godsend for writing news✌️

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‘Leaked images’ appear to show a new Silent Hill set in Britain.

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it's my pleasure to introduce the 46th pres- wait a minute, by god!! it's bernie sanders, with the steel chair!

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"Payday 3 is going to live for a long time; that’s the plan." I interviewed @PAYDAD_ about #Payday3 for Polygon. We talked about modding, DLC collabs, player freedom & the joy of sticking a spy camera on your friend's ass to tag guards in the bank.

Payday 3 is all about embracing the unexpected

Payday 3 players are already doing things the devs didn’t expect

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Just listened to the @whoisMGMT album through with @HelenaVesty in our hotel room and it’s already album of the year territory. This song is an odyssey

One Thing Left to Try

Song · MGMT · 2018

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3 years

Dear @verified , I wrote you but you still ain't calling I left my @guardian , @IGN & @NME bylines at the bottom

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4 years

Had a look at the code behind the #CourtOfOwls website and it looks like we'll be unlocking the trailer with radio numbers over the course of four days. Interesting! This suggests we'll get the full trailer on the Friday the 21st.

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6 years

Two articles of mine went up today! First is me telling you why you don't need to worry about @CyberpunkGame being first-person for @PCGamesN . Like really, it's gonna be ok.

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@tomwarren this is the future of news

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Developed by Sumo Newcastle. This gives me Geordie pride.

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#ResidentEvilVillage

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My quote made it onto a game box!!! That’s a career bucket list thing ticked off! Go buy the physical version of @LifeIsStrange 2 on PS4 or Xbox One if you want to understand why I thought it was “Absolutely Stellar” 🤘🔥

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So @NME has launched a new gaming vertical and (as you might have guessed from the reviews) I'm involved! Lots of articles to come from myself and other talented games writing folks.

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Well, this is awkward.

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If you want to know what's going on with #Abandoned and @BBGameStudios , here's a summary of what we know so far that I pulled together for @IGN !

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Mystery-loving fans are trying to work out if PS5 exclusive Abandoned is a secret Hideo Kojima Silent Hill game – here's why:

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me leaving my freelance den to go buy animal crossing

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I turned 25 today! 🥳 I’ve had some Sake, built myself a new PC and I’m now digging into Watchmen. 🌫 Here’s some God Rays from Hadrian’s Wall, where I went for a nature stroll yesterday 🍃

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Every few pages @GreatDismal 's #neuromancer I have 2 remind myself 'this came out in 1984' so I can comprehend the level of tech prophecy

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6 years

Last week I visited Blizzard campus in Irvine and spoke to @westofhouse (writing), Dion Rogers (environment art), Paul Lackey (sound design) and Michael McInerney (level design) about how the @PlayOverwatch team built their latest map, Paris. Enjoy!

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3 years

I turn 26 today so you can all stop accidentally misspelling my name and just call me Jordan Oldman from here on out.

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1 year

I’m going to be looking at this image for hours. ATLUS UX designers are in a league of their own!

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3 years

Head over to @IGN today for my report on the community deciphering @everywhere_game , the ambitious MMO project in the works at GTA Online Director Leslie Benzies' new studio, @barbltd .

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Guardian news

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Dominic Cummings calls for 'very hard look' at handling of Covid crisis

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This demo disc which I think came with the OG Xbox also contained a video preview of #Psychonauts , i used to watch it over and over in 2002 (I was 7) - check out that early logo! It wouldn’t come out for another three years & the rest is history @DoubleFine

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"A sadist’s Build-A-Bear workshop where H.R. Giger’s done the set dressing." I played @scorn_game at @gamescom for @NME . Here's my preview:

'Scorn' doesn’t demo well, but that’s a good thing

Ebb Software’s Beksiński-inspired bonanza 'Scorn' is a violently repulsive feast for the eyes and the fingers.

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UK games industry host an event in the north of the country challenge!

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I made my @edgeonline debut this month speaking to @porterrobinson about the future of escapism, the tragedy of lost game worlds and of course, jet set radio future's soundtrack. I blurred it cos you should go buy it and support print journalism!

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Trying to consider other #EldenRing starting classes but ‘the guy with a funny metal hat’ unfortunately has me in a chokehold

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Damn this Toy Story remake looks crazy!

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i did this for all of us... to put an end to the honks and mischief once and for all.

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me @ all the kingdom hearts haters right now

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Someone on Genius seems to think that one of the lyrics from the new Arctic Monkeys album is a reference to a delisted Nintendo DS city builder game...

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Found this ?official? Metal Gear Solid promo shirt from 1999 on Depop. The holy grail!

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I had a lovely chat with Game Director @johnjohanas about the making of @hifiRush for @techradar . Come find out how Um Jammer Lammy influenced one of this year's best games! 🎸 CC @bethesda & @TangoGameworks

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I tried to make an Xbox 360 controller replica with the new #Xbox Design Lab. How tempting…

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Bought this embroidered Metal Gear Solid jumper recently and I may not wear anything else ever again

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5 years

Getting real close to Election Day which means all the usual “don’t tell each other how to vote” or “accept that we have different views” takes are coming out which is short hand for “I’m secretly a Tory or friends with tories and I need to find a way to make peace with that”

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🙌 @DeclanMcKenna was a delight live. Can't wait to hear the album vers of this tune! 😇

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I love it when Mario says his most famous catchphrase, “Whose Cap?”

The Game Awards

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Happy Meal: Universal Studios Japan will offer Mario and Luigi Fruit Pancake sandwiches.

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Sony: "We've created a Game Help system for PS5 to guide users with in-game video hints and screenshots" Microsoft:

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8 years

The future of Archaeology starts with No Man’s Sky Article I wrote for @killscreen #archaeogaming @adreinhard

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In Red Dead Online you should be able to bury your cash and stolen items to be dug up in the future by your GTA Online character to exchange cash between games. Hire me, Rockstar.

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For @WatchVRV , I wrote about how Courage the Cowardly Dog toyed with experimental art styles and the grey areas of imagination to terrify and delight me as a kid. Read up!

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Howdy friends! I'm Jordan, and I'm part of @IGN 's UK news team. The official account is... not working. So uh, this one time I did get to write a feature about Super Smash Bros. Melee's Adventure Mode... maybe some of you could check it out?

Adventure Mode Was Super Smash Bros. Melee's Most Underrated Feature - IGN

There’s one aspect of Melee that I hold more dear than anything else, and it has nothing to do with wavedashing or edge-guarding.

www.ign.com

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When I was 12 I had a subscription to @GamesMaster , and it made me wonder if I could ever write about games for a career. Ten years later, im in the mag amongst crazy talented company. Ty to @robinlvalentine for the opp! Serious writing milestone. Got a bit emosh in @WHSmith 😅

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