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Gonçalo Santos- Freelance Journalist Available For Work

@mushwrites

Freelance writer on all things videogames. https://buttonmusher.substack.com/ Reach out at goncalofrlsantos22[at]gmail[dot]com.

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Hi Ashley! Could you send me a DM? Would love to discuss some things with you about Little Goody Two Shoes, Pocket Mirror, and other Astralshift things!

06.03.2026 19:58 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Kelly is the best editor I've worked with. Not only do they fix my painfully rough drafts, they do it in a way that helps me learn what I'm doing wrong. Fantastic addition to any team.

04.03.2026 23:11 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

A $5 Patreon Sub can go a long way.

03.03.2026 16:51 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Would you be interested in a pitch about Astralshift? You've previously published articles about them. I'll be talking to the studio this week.

03.03.2026 12:46 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Alice Madness Returns creator American McGee is making a spiritual successor, and he's not worried about EA: "There's a kind of obvious overlap, but not one that gets us in trouble with the lawyers" Interview | American McGee has another pretty grim story to tell

american mcgee worked on doom and quake, but even more importantly to me, he created ALICE ⚔️

EA controlled the IP and strangled it ⚔️ mcgee went into retirement ⚔️ but that's all in the past. he confirms to me a spiritual sequel to ALICE: MADNESS RETURNS is coming

www.gamesradar.com/games/advent...

02.03.2026 18:43 👍 23 🔁 10 💬 0 📌 4
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Impressions | Demon Tides - The Horizon Calls Me — startmenu Demon Tides makes a great first impression with stylish design and satisfying platforming.

Demon Tides makes a great first impression with stylish design and satisfying platforming.

from @brandoncraw.bsky.social.

27.02.2026 13:59 👍 9 🔁 6 💬 0 📌 1

I hope Cyanide Studios manages to survive following the news of Nacon's insolvency. AA is the heart of the industry and the French studio is doing excellent work.

26.02.2026 10:08 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Styx: Blades Of Greed Review - Pure Stealth Is Back With most of its legends retired or MIA, the goblin steps in as the hero that Pure Stealth needs, bringing us back to a simpler time, in more ways than one.

My latest for @thephrasemaker.bsky.social is a review of Cyanide's Styx: Blades of Greed. I bring a perspective of someone who didn't play the first two titles in the trilogy but loved this one, despite its flaws.

thephrasemaker.com/2026/02/26/s...

26.02.2026 10:08 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Why Climb A (Video Game) Mountain?
Why Climb A (Video Game) Mountain? YouTube video by Jay Castello

i've been having a very normal time thinking about mountains lately youtu.be/U9Z2M7IGP5k

21.02.2026 20:41 👍 43 🔁 13 💬 1 📌 5
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Secret Places of Pain - Unwinnable “My identity was so tied up in my work, and the work itself lacked confidence. It was confusing to be loved.”

My combo interview-review of Station to Station featuring @meredithgran.com is now up for non-subscribers:

25.02.2026 18:16 👍 57 🔁 26 💬 0 📌 1

this piece is the first one in my loose series I’m hoping to do this year about women, writing, and games. I’d love to speak to more women game writers/developers about their work and experiences!

24.02.2026 20:53 👍 98 🔁 33 💬 1 📌 0
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u know how recipes by suburban ladies always have like 8 paragraphs on forgiveness before they tell u the ingredients for mac salad 🪺 i wanted 2 channel that for my new blog about why i love dessert and lebkuchen from @astralshiftpro.com's little goody two shoes 🍪

plant-or-beast.net/posts/2026-0...

24.02.2026 18:02 👍 15 🔁 7 💬 2 📌 1
Jasmine smiles in a selfie with a ceramic frog made by Bordallo Pinheiro, renowned Portuguese artist.

Jasmine smiles in a selfie with a ceramic frog made by Bordallo Pinheiro, renowned Portuguese artist.

Hello! I'm now the Account Director of Two Frogs in a Trenchcoat, doing marketing for indie games!

We work on PR, creators, community, and connections - helping indies make a bigger splash in a crowded pond.

🐸 email us at ribbit@twofrogs.biz

Here's me with a Bordallo Pinheiro ceramic frog 😄

23.02.2026 17:29 👍 78 🔁 12 💬 19 📌 1
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Grappling with Gaming's Environmental Sustainability Issues "The global emissions of the games industry is 50 to 100 million tonnes of CO2. This equals the footprint of Sweden or Norway," said the SGA.

Between e-waste, rare materials, logistics, and now genAI, gaming's impact on the global climate is significant.

We speak to the Sustainable Games Alliance, Playing for the Planet, the Videogame History Foundation, and more to understand what's happening and what they're trying to change.

23.02.2026 01:48 👍 112 🔁 27 💬 2 📌 4

Gotcha, thanks!

20.02.2026 00:24 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Hi Miranda! Just to double-check, Portugal isn't included even though you have an IGN PT, right? Thank you!

19.02.2026 16:38 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

What a cool game. Read my review for @startmenu.bsky.social !

10.02.2026 14:26 👍 23 🔁 14 💬 0 📌 1

To those affected by The Escapist freelance freeze - helpful to know that the good folks at Rogue.site are opening up freelance pitches bsky.app/profile/rogu...

05.02.2026 10:53 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0

Fantastic read.

04.02.2026 20:15 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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We're starting up a new issue today, beginning with @youmeyou.bsky.social on Baby Steps. bulletpointsmonthly.com/2026/02/04/m...

04.02.2026 15:11 👍 31 🔁 11 💬 1 📌 2

Reviewed Master of Piece for The Phrasemaker. It is a genuinely fun spin on the massively overcrowded Roguelike Deckbuilder space.

04.02.2026 14:08 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Good morning!

February marks the 10th anniversary of Stardew Valley. I had the great pleasure of speaking to ConcernedApe ahead of the occasion about the last ten years and his plans for the future. It's a nice long one, please enjoy:
www.ign.com/articles/sta...

03.02.2026 13:50 👍 860 🔁 229 💬 9 📌 24
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We're opening up freelance opportunities at Rogue Help us and our readers find some hidden gems!

A month shy of our 6 month anniversary (!), we're opening up freelance at Rogue.

We're a small business, but we want to help build a place where new writers can flourish.

pitches@rogue.site

Instructions below!

www.rogue.site/news/were-op...

03.02.2026 22:47 👍 101 🔁 64 💬 4 📌 5
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Perfect Tides: Station to Station is you, me, and Meredith Gran at 18 How can a narrative point-and-click make my heart beat so fast?

i wrote about perfect tides: station to station and interviewed @meredithgran.com for @mothership.blog. one of the best games i've played in a while!

www.mothership.blog/perfect-tide...

03.02.2026 14:25 👍 225 🔁 46 💬 0 📌 4
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25 hours with StarRupture Arcadia-7 Is A Playground

What @creepyjar.com have achieved with @starrupture-game.com is special. Mixing so many genres and subgenres could've ended up being the gaming equivalent of too many cooks in the kitchen, but they've already made it all work cohesively even in Early Access.

My review for Button Musher.

03.02.2026 11:45 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Is this the revival of Kami’s golden age of tourism?
 We couldn’t be happier to have welcomed 200,000 climbers to the mountain over the weekend.

01.02.2026 20:37 👍 376 🔁 61 💬 6 📌 19
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Want to see your writing in glorious print? In ON3 we are going to mentor and showcase new voices. Email info@on.games with an example of your work and any relevant experience by 8th Feb. on.games

#GamesJournalism #GamesWriting

01.02.2026 15:39 👍 7 🔁 6 💬 0 📌 0

One week left to pitch! Feel free to reply/DM with any questions.

30.01.2026 21:42 👍 10 🔁 11 💬 0 📌 0

my first story for mothership! i'll be doing culture stuff and also investigative stuff, so using this post as a reminder to please reach out if you have something you want to share. (info in bio!)

it's very rare to have support as a freelancer for investigative work. let us tell your story ✨

27.01.2026 17:52 👍 406 🔁 96 💬 10 📌 0