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Writing a book about guitar hero: and Suda51: . Co-host: Something Rotten.

New Riff City, USA
Joined August 2016
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IM WRITING A BOOK. I am unbelievably happy to announce “The Oral History of Guitar Hero, Rock Band And The Music Game Boom,” published by @ROMvg , @voldotco , and @thamesandhudson . The definitive version of the plastic instrument story. Pre-order NOW:
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The reason why executive pieces of shit can nuke entire sites off the internet with no sympathy is because they don’t know what it’s like to create anything of value. They’re all filth who have no worth or meaning imho 😇✌️
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We can’t access the website to backup our years of work. It’s just a landing page now.
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“The rain was coming down like all the angels in heaven decided to take a piss at the same time” has echoed through my brain for the last 20 years. What a line.
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Soaking in the sounds of Max Rayne in Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne (2003)
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new season of something rotten starts next week
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Time for a 😍 LIFE UPDATE 😍 🥁🥁🥁 I have been 🎉 LAID OFF 🎉 from Game Informer! I will now be looking for a new job, hitting the freelance scene again, and idk looking for loose change in the cushions of my couch or something. Any opportunities are appreciated!
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Currently replaying Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance and I think there’s a strong case to be made that it’s the greatest game of all time.
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@LeBlancWes Show them some RESPECT
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I spent a long time talking to former developers about their work on Bully 2. A game that, even compared to Rockstar's current line-up, sounded incredibly ambitious. Over 5,000 words long and full of new info, here's my story about the version of Bully 2 that never came out.
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Tango is such a loss for the AAA space. Few studios were willing to take those kinds of swings with first or second time directors making new and unproven IP. An incredible portfolio that speaks for itself from beginning to end. Microsoft is such a clown show good lord.
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I reviewed the Resident Evil 4 remake and the idea of an "important" game. tl;dr: RE4 fucking rules
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Well I've signed contracts and had introductory meetings, so I guess I can say Monday is my first day as a Senior Editor over at @lostincult ! Excited to be working on a lot of cool projects, such as [REDACTED]! :)
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I wrote about The Last of Us, growing up, and how the media you loved at 19 doesn’t always grow with you.
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I reviewed Neon White. Gave it the highest score I’ve ever given.
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I spent several hours talking to @nakamura193 about her life and career — all the way from childhood to what she’s doing now. Read for great anecdotes about Capcom in the 2000s, insights into Ghostwire: Tokyo, and what it’s like to travel the world while pregnant.
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I got the news today that I’m officially cancer free. 🍕🍕🍕🍕
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Unless something goes wrong, today is my last day of chemo and I am STOKED
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Devastating news. It’s hard to even put into words what GI has meant to my life at large, not simply my career. The same is true for just about every person who walked through its doors. Through every era, down to the final day, it was the best there ever was. GI is forever.
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In 2005, Guitar Hero came out and reshaped pop culture. Then just a few short years later it all went away. For @VICE , I spent a year tracking down more than 30 people with a hand in the series. Here's 32k words on how it happened.
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The Oral History of 'Guitar Hero'

How to accidentally change the world.

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I suppose I should make a thread. I am looking for WORK. Full-time, part-time, whatever. I'm a features writer of 8+ years for Game Informer, Polygon, Vice, and others, writing in-depth profiles and behind-the-scenes looks at the game industry. Select work includes:
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Time for a 😍 LIFE UPDATE 😍 🥁🥁🥁 I have been 🎉 LAID OFF 🎉 from Game Informer! I will now be looking for a new job, hitting the freelance scene again, and idk looking for loose change in the cushions of my couch or something. Any opportunities are appreciated!
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For @motherboard , I wrote about the history of the shock site, and how we owe the cultural evolution of the internet to the likes of 'Two Girls, One Cup,' 'Goatse,' and 'Tubgirl.' 6000+ words about how important all the grossest shit you’ve ever seen is.
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How Shock Sites Shaped the Internet

We owe the cultural evolution of the internet to the likes of 'Two Girls, One Cup,' 'Goatse,' and 'Tubgirl.'

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For @Polygon , I talked to developers like @remedygames , @DavidWehle , and @seankrankel about how even the smallest details in games are incredibly hard to make.
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The 18-month fence hop, the six-day chair, and why video games are so hard to make

We look at the effort behind the small details in games, like the steps it takes to design a chair in Remedy’s Control or why it can take a team a team like Night School 18 months to nail the process...

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Some personal news 🍕
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New story. I spent a long time talking to people from Yager and Deep Silver about the original version of Dead Island 2 and why it was canceled. It details how UE4 hurt the project, how understaffed and unprepared the team was, and the final ditch attempts to save the game.
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Feels like as good a time as any to tweet this out again: my profile of former Ghostwire: Tokyo director Ikumi Nakamura! Read for stories about Capcom's culture in 2000s, what Ghostwire was like under her direction, why she left Tango, and what's next.
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folks ....... thank you so much. big riff season has only just begun. author-signed copies still available:
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Writers, podcasters, YouTubers, editors, anyone/everyone, I am BEGGING you to stop using words like “addicting,” “addictive,” or “addict” to describe media as fun or engaging. Let me, a recovering addict (2.5 years sober), writer and editor try and explain why. (1/a few, idk)
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. @yacobg42 and i have talked for hours about how no game could possibly ever look better than silent hill 3
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Silent Hill 3 — Episode 1 (ft. Tangomushi)

Episode · Something Rotten · Blake Hester and Jacob Geller are joined by YouTube TangoMushi to discuss the first half of Konami's 2003 video game, Silent Hill 3. This episode will cover up through...

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Every time I see this screenshot, the more I come to realize that this still is the best videogames have ever looked
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As you may or may not have seen, Game Informer was hit by layoffs yesterday, and we lost three of our best teammates. Here's a thread about each of them, why they're great, and why you should hire them.
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This is one of the best pieces of writing on video games in our medium’s history — and it’s just left to rot. And wouldn’t you know it??? that’s just very common!!!!
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"The Final Hours of Metal Gear Solid 2," an incredible 2001 piece of reporting by @geoffkeighley , is now completely unreadable on Gamespot's website. The history of this industry is hosted on platforms that are falling apart.
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🔪 T O M O R R O W 🔪
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new season of something rotten starts next week
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Unbelievable shit happening here
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🔪 S O M E T H I N G R O T T E N 🔪 New year, new season. We're joined by @superbunnyhop to begin Metal Gear Solid. We're talking nuclear disposal, Kojima's perpetual horniness, and whether or not this game sucks (no, but also yes)
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hello~~~~~~ I am looking for FEATURE PITCHES for January to run in future print editions of @gameinformer ! Pay tends to range between $600 - $700 USD (though that can slide further up/down based on work, length, etc). Small, quick thread. See more for additional info.
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I wouldn’t have gotten laid off if I knew the market was like this!!!
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New story coming 2 you soon.
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Hi. I haven't been on Twitter or the internet in a few weeks and missed this being published. For @Polygon , I spent nearly a year trying to figure out what happened to Rockstar's Agent.
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Rockstar has barely said anything about Agent since announcing it in 2009. But the studio behind Red Dead Revolver and Red Dead Redemption spent years working on an earlier version of the game.
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Incredibly exciting news -- can't wait. Absolutely beautiful work from Jacob, Annie, and the entire LiC crew. Also stoked to say I'm writing an essay for this about the state of games media! My humble plan is to go scorched earth mode😇
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I’M MAKING A BOOK!!! “How a Game Lives” is an annotated anthology of my favorite essays I’ve written– Fear of Cold, Who’s Afraid of Modern Art, and many more. Accompanying them will be NEW writing and NEW art, all wrapped in a truly gorgeous package. Link and more info below:
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Damn it’s wild how the game press has the same convos every few years it’d be cool if there was some kinda institutional knowledge we could rely on oh well what can ya do!
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Sad to say that as of yesterday I am no longer an associate editor at Game Informer... Because as of today I am now a ~senior~ associate editor at Game Informer! Regan picture provided to express my feelings on the matter.
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NEWS for my upcoming book, "The Oral History of Guitar Hero, Rock Band and the Music Game Boom." We're now offering a cheaper version on the funding page with an exclusive cover (no slipcase) for $60! This cover is so sick. plz rt
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I talked with Hi-Fi Rush director @johnjohanas about moving from New York to Japan, why he used to fear for his life in Ibaraki, how he forced his way into his job at Tango Gameworks with zero dev experience, why he likes violent music, NIN, and so much more. 6200+ words more.
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I really like this by @noescapevg . I played and very much enjoyed 2077 even when it was busted and I’m having fun with Phantom Liberty. But some of the conversations around it — or lack-thereof — are *weird* to me. This piece gets at the heart of that.
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Cyberpunk’s Critical Reevaluation Feels Rushed

I’m enjoying myself in Cyberpunk 2077, and that bothers me. To be clear, it doesn’t bother me because I find myself stuck in 2021, unwilling to acknowledge that a game studio – es…

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Took time to read over all the incredibly kind things everyone said — it would take forever to reply to everyone, so just let me say thank you very much. It truly means a lot. Now if you need me, I’ll be hanging out with lil lady who doesn’t know what jobs or layoffs are ❤️
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Time for a 😍 LIFE UPDATE 😍 🥁🥁🥁 I have been 🎉 LAID OFF 🎉 from Game Informer! I will now be looking for a new job, hitting the freelance scene again, and idk looking for loose change in the cushions of my couch or something. Any opportunities are appreciated!
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My last 🥲 Game Informer 🥲 I interviewed @yokoyama_masa about the success of Infinite Wealth, and how he gets loads and loads of hate mail. I also wrote about the new Silent Hill 2 trailer and how everyone's being babies about it and how that game looks good as heck.
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Very late one night in Tokyo, I spent an evening with Ikumi Nakamura ( @nakamura193 ), walking around an empty city, talking about death, discovering a slaughterhouse, and visiting secret neighborhoods hidden from sight. This was a lot of fun to write.
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🔪 T O M O R R O W 🔪
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I’ve been sober for an entire year as of today. Holy crap.
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A bit ago, @itsVanAken and I flew out to meet Spelunky creator @mossmouth to ask, "How do you deal with making a 'perfect' game?" And we did that while exploring a real cave, almost falling down a mountain, and dodging wild pigeons. I love this piece, and I hope you read it. ⛏️⛏️
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If I worked at GameStop I’d be taking careful note of how well this is doing and how it directly points to people loving Game Informer and fucking hating GameStop.
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imo every game site should hire me to edit yall are publishing too many mistakes hmu i am expensive but good
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Hey New Yorkers look up rn
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While on a recent trip to Japan, I spent a day in Shibuya with Tango Gameworks' @Kenji_Kimura_ and Masato Kimura, exploring all the hidden alleys, seedy backstreets, and real-life locations that inspired Ghostwire: Tokyo. Really happy with how this feature turned out.
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Today rules because as of today I’m six months sober.
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Hung out with @mossmouth a while back and put him in mildly dangerous situations. Full doc/online feature drops tomorrow.
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🔪 S O M E T H I N G R O T T E N 🔪 Listen: Watch: Support:
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having been in the freelance game for a few weeks (plus five and a half years pre-2020) I feel professionally equipped to say: this shit sucks so bad lol
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reviewed the game
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seeing a lot of doom and gloom about this, and i guess i kinda get it sort of, but we're also in a physical media renaissance right now. here's a list of *mostly* indie distributors, stores, etc. putting in the damn work (1/2)
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End of an era. Best Buy has officially removed physical media from their store😢
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Wrote about Kentucky Route Zero, sobriety, and home.
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For @Polygon , I spent six months interviewing @geoffkeighley about how this year's Game Awards came together. Here's the story.
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The making of The Game Awards 2018

For six months running up to The Game Awards 2018, Polygon tracked the show’s creation and development through interviews with host Geoff Keighley and the team working on the show. Check out our...

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New big feature! I spent three days exploring Japan with Keiichiro Toyama, Miki Takahashi, and Akira Yamaoka, talking about how where you live affects what you make. This was a blast to work on.
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This week marks three years at Game Informer. It hasn't always been easy, but I wouldn't really wanna be anywhere else in the games press, and I truly do feel lucky to work somewhere that allows me to do all the fun and weird stuff I want. Here are some of my favorite stories:
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🔪S O M E T H I N G R O T T E N🔪 @yacobg42 and I are joined by the wonderful @TheSphereHunter as we begin playing No More Heroes – an incredibly dumb game by design. And as such, it's pretty interesting! Spotify: Apple:
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On the left you see a regular bookshelf: boring! On the right you see a bookshelf containing copies of my new book, "The Oral History of Guitar Hero, Rock Band and the Music Game Boom:" Exciting! Guaranteed to wow all your house guests! Funding now:
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Alan Wake 2 is easily one of the best games I've played in years. Just gobsmacked with how hard Remedy went on this thing.
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if you're over 42 years old
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🔪 S O M E T H I N G R O T T E N 🔪 On Nebula only, we have a new ep on Grounded II, the TLOU2 doc. It's pretty embarrassing, insidiously edited, and another example of publisher-produced content pretending to be editorial -- yuck! We have lots to say.
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Everyone tell Regan happy 3rd birthday
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Happy birthday to my best friend in the whole world
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Vice: if the entire site is in fact taken offline, it's a massive loss of the history of the last 20 years. Vice is one of the most important voices in mainstream media chronicling basically everything from politics to gaming, to sex, to where to buy drugs. Anything. Everything.
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Latest from me: a new, untold story from the development of the long-missing Rockstar game Agent. I talked to developers from Rockstar San Diego about their run-in with Egyptian police and their daring escape from the country.
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thinkin about silent hill 2 lmk if you can relate friends
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🔪 KILL THE PAST 🔪 This is my first project at Lost In Cult and it’s a big one. We’re diving into the world of @Grasshopper_EN and @suda_51 with a massive box set featuring books by me, @ashleybardhan , @esmithwriter , @diegoarguello66 and @SurielVazquez Check it the fuck out:
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Lost In Cult
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@Grasshopper_EN x @lostincult present: KILL THE PAST: 25 YEARS OF GRASSHOPPER MANUFACTURE The ultimate and definitive celebration of Grasshopper Manufacture, its games, and its history, as never told before. Pre-order now
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And completely true
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It's truly so funny that someone just has this as canon in their head. Imagine the effort!! Every video! Countless different lengths and styles!! All fake!
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they went and made the longest game of all time
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Hi folks not living in the US. You might be a bit confused/curious about what’s going on with our presidential debate over hete. Basically we’re choosing which old guy ends the world. Hope this helps!
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The Kinect was one of Microsoft's most ambitious projects, and was billed as the future of Xbox. Until it wasn't. My latest @Polygon cover story is about the history and death of the peripheral.
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All the money in the world couldn’t make Kinect happen

For a moment a decade ago, the game industry looked like a very different place: Microsoft made a big bet on its Kinect motion control peripheral that supported Xbox 360 games like Dance Central and...

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We’re revealing my first project at Lost In Cult next week. It’s predictably massive.
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Lost In Cult
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25 years in the making 📖 @Grasshopper_EN x @LostInCult Tuesday 20th August. 6:00pm BST 🕕 Don't miss out – sign up for updates
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Went on MinnMax to talk shop — always a good time!
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6 months
We have a packed episode of The MinnMax Show for you this week, with @metallicaisrad joining us to talk about the state of the game industry and his thoughts on being laid off from Game Informer.
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Thank you so much for the kind words 🥹 we’re COOKING
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Well I've signed contracts and had introductory meetings, so I guess I can say Monday is my first day as a Senior Editor over at @lostincult ! Excited to be working on a lot of cool projects, such as [REDACTED]! :)
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🔪 S O M E T H I N G R O T T E N 🔪 Stoked to have been joined by one of my favorite writers, @ThorHighHeels , to talk about MGS2, pee and poop, and the big-time vibes of the tanker.
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all day I sit and wait on emails, an entire existence of waiting on emails. i love to wait on emails.
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Highly recommend exploring roofs if/when you can
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I've played this game, and, as you probably guessed from the trailer, it fuckin rocks
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Xalavier Nelson Jr.
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JUST ANNOUNCED AT THE PC GAMING SHOW THE NEXT ACTION GAME FROM THE DEVELOPERS OF EL PASO, ELSEWHERE I AM YOUR BEAST 💻COMES TO PC AUG. 15, AND iOS AUG. 28 🕹️DEMO AVAILABLE NOW ✉️WISHLIST WHILE YA CAN HIT IT
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Hey guess what! We extended the campaign -- you have 20 days left to pick up "The Oral History of Guitar Hero, Rock Band and the Music Game Boom"
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IM WRITING A BOOK. I am unbelievably happy to announce “The Oral History of Guitar Hero, Rock Band And The Music Game Boom,” published by @ROMvg , @voldotco , and @thamesandhudson . The definitive version of the plastic instrument story. Pre-order NOW:
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Risking life and limb on the internet by saying the last of us actually isn’t all that great
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just finished Children of the Sun and man it's fucking good. Grim, rotten, and so fun. Congrats to @primaerfunktion on the fantastic work.
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It's so good! I love it! You should play it!
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Physical games are freedom. The freedom to play, freedom to trade, and freedom to sell true ownership whenever you want, without any corporation telling you otherwise. Power to the players.
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game journalism is so funny man because half the time a breaking news report is just "according to some guy on twitter" that's never been right but tweets confidently about his bullshit.
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Are you a member of the game industry that was influenced by Tony Hawk's Pro Skater? Or just have general fond memories of the game? I want to talk to you. Email in bio. DMs open. RTs appreciated.
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3 years
Feel like I should say something after the whole Bully 2 shit show yesterday, so: I have no clue if Bully 2 is going to be announced. I don’t know if it was meant to be announced at TGAs. My tweet yesterday wasn’t meant to imply otherwise, but I’m sorry if it did.
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Freelancers aren’t perfect, but we’re also juggling multiple sites at a time, numerous assignments, and chasing down editor’s late payments just so we can buy groceries and pay our bills. Punching down on freelancers is so gross, and a good way to quickly lose a lot of writers.
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🔪 S O M E T H I N G R O T T E N 🔪 We're starting our NEW SEASON on MAX PAYNE 1 and 2. @leovader joins @yacobg42 and I as I relive my childhood, we unpack this game's view of New York City, and we learn that Max is kinda a dick.
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@dog_rates @ForrestDickhut Yeah cool but he better watch out for this dude out on the seas.
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The only good and correct GOTY take
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Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days is officially VG247's Game of the Year 2023!
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New big project from @itsVanAken and me. We went to Japan to make a documentary about Humanity, 2023’s coolest game. This is one of the hardest projects either of us have ever done but also one of the most rewarding. I’m immensely proud of it and hope you enjoy. Trailer:
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🔪R O T T E N 🔪 @yacobg42 and I are back with Something Rotten, a show about the world of dark, nihilistic, and violent video games. You can listen to the first two (2) episodes NOW as we dive into the MANHUNT series. Found wherever you listen to podcasts.
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🔪I KNOW DOOM WHEN I SEE IT 🔪 buy now:
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Depending on which version people buy, either just 91 or 122, or some combination of the two, people need to buy my book to get it across the finish line. If you love big riffs, you owe it to yourself, imfho!
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There's a part of me that likes that a Hi-Fi Rush oral history exists. There's a bigger part of me that thinks it's incredibly unfortunate this is the form it's taken – a publisher-produced piece of editorial masquerading as journalism.
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Hi-Fi Rush: From a Little Idea to a Very Big Surprise - The Exclusive Oral History - Xbox Wire

The talented development team of Hi-Fi Rush shares in their own words the story behind one of 2023's biggest surprises.

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