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Matthew Reynolds

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Editor @onemorecatch.site, freelancer for hire. Previously Polygon, Eurogamer, Digital Spy. BAFTA member. Mostly RTs, retro games and Pokémon Go. He / him. Late for everything

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I’m a sucker for unlocking things early, and testing time-sensitive games, so was fun to explore all that in Pokémon Pokopia today:

06.03.2026 19:58 👍 7 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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830792528 Polygon The Rise Of The Video Game Union : Nicole Carpenter : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive “The Rise of the Video Game Union” is an all-in-one explainer on why game workers are unionizing. Polygon created a zine of the original story that is...

With GDC only a few days away, I added @nicolecarpenter.bsky.social's brilliant gaming union zine/explainer to archive.org. The previous host for the PDF added a monthly subscription.

Please feel free to print and share as you wish!

05.03.2026 20:33 👍 129 🔁 41 💬 1 📌 2

Good. The report clearly states:

-the government must not weaken copyright law, and should instead strengthen licensing, transparency & enforcement

- the government should stop prioritising large multinational tech firms
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06.03.2026 09:46 👍 11 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0

As someone who likes to chip away at Dynamax battles most days for XL Candy, this is a disappointing change!

05.03.2026 19:34 👍 7 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

As someone who likes to chip away at Dynamax battles most days for XL Candy, this is a disappointing change!

05.03.2026 19:34 👍 7 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

i love having free will
#RE9 #ScoobyDoo

05.03.2026 15:10 👍 8870 🔁 2952 💬 49 📌 15
A dialogue box from Pokémon Pokopia with the text: "Odo... It seems you might have some sort of mysterious power."

A dialogue box from Pokémon Pokopia with the text: "Odo... It seems you might have some sort of mysterious power."

I could only name my Ditto one thing...

05.03.2026 13:58 👍 17 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0

It’s brutal, especially this early on! There is obviously more combat throughout the game but nothing as rough as that patch.

05.03.2026 08:16 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

If useful, I found Volt Forge to be the hardest area, specifically that combat-filled tower. Eases off a bit from there!

04.03.2026 23:26 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Worked with Alix a bunch during EG's on-site video push and he's superb.

04.03.2026 18:13 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Everyone mentioned here deserves better, but shout out to video editor Alix who was the 'invisible' team member of the RPS Video gang. Edited our first six months of the channel, took my rambling notes and turned them into some early wins. Was an exciting, fulfilling time. Hope someone snaps him up.

04.03.2026 18:01 👍 38 🔁 5 💬 1 📌 2

I'm so sorry to hear this Zoe 😔

04.03.2026 16:36 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Zoe Delahunty-Light videogame lore addict, writer, flesh vessel. lesbian.

Sadly my role as Video Producer on Eurogamer's YouTube channel has been made redundant. After 7 years it's a heart-breaking goodbye, but I'm thrilled to announce that I'll be continuing to create the deepest of dives into videogame lore on my own YouTube channel! 🔍

YouTube.com/ZoeDels

02.03.2026 13:53 👍 205 🔁 42 💬 28 📌 2

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04.03.2026 16:35 👍 6 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Welcome to Springboard Or, if you're a previous subscriber, welcome back

🚨 News 🚨

Today marks the relaunch of Springboard, my free newsletter on Gaming, Tech, and Mental Health!

Details: darylbaxter.com/posts/welcom...

04.03.2026 13:03 👍 8 🔁 9 💬 1 📌 2

You love to see it

04.03.2026 14:58 👍 6 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

YESSSS

04.03.2026 14:57 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Come for the quest steps, stay for the straplines

04.03.2026 14:46 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Apple launches budget-friendly MacBook Neo powered by an iPhone chip The base MacBook is back.

With all the AI-fuelled Windows 12 news doing the rounds, this is very interesting timing:

04.03.2026 14:44 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0

Saddened to announce I was affected by the recent Polygon layoffs. Though my time there was short, it was an incredible experience with a truly lovely bunch of people.

If you’re looking for a games/entertainment nerd for writing, presenting, PR, or any other opps, hit me up!

04.03.2026 13:24 👍 167 🔁 49 💬 14 📌 5

I'm so sorry to hear this Deven 😔

04.03.2026 13:37 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Favourite returning feature - at some in-person Go Fests, you can pay an extra $100 for a lounge with, among other things, "upgraded restrooms"

04.03.2026 09:10 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Capcom has basically owned January / February for close to a decade

04.03.2026 09:01 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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An expat in Dubai has a startling revelation: the Stephen Collins cartoon Reality check …

www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

03.03.2026 17:26 👍 1118 🔁 416 💬 30 📌 47
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The '90s Lobo fighting game got censored because of... Tupac? It never got the attention of Mortal Kombat or Night Trap, but Ocean's Lobo fighter was saddled with a similar form of censorship.

New story up on what happened to Ocean Software's Lobo fighting game, with a bunch of never-before-seen renders made for the game.

03.03.2026 18:34 👍 39 🔁 20 💬 1 📌 1

Something I'm surprised wasn't in Friday's Pokémon Presents - there's a free Mewtwo available in Pokémon Go this week.

(Useful for new and lapsed players, and a reminder you can transfer this to Pokémon Home, and in theory, Pokémon Champions eventually!)

03.03.2026 13:32 👍 7 🔁 4 💬 1 📌 0

Just… bring back cheats

03.03.2026 18:57 👍 21 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
An annotated map of Resident Evil Requiem.

An annotated map of Resident Evil Requiem.

Oh man, @ripefly.bsky.social's maps remain the best in the business: www.rogue.site/guides/resid...

03.03.2026 18:30 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

Yup - I'm guessing they thought 'everything is returning!' was a bigger pull than 'Legendaries can spawn in the wild', when the latter is all everyone is taking about

03.03.2026 17:22 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Journalism request! 🌟

I'm writing a story about the VR industry in 2026, and I'm looking to speak with people at GDC who've been in it over the past decade and can speak to where it was and what it's like now. If that's you, DM me here!

03.03.2026 15:12 👍 32 🔁 32 💬 3 📌 1