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MCV/DEVELOP 30 Under 30 2022 | Senior Audience Development Manager for Candr Media Group | Former Editor of The Loadout | Currently available for freelance and consultancy work! Yes, I'm also the person responsible for getting Italy removed from CS:GO.

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Breathtakingly stupid, short-sighted and wrong. Basically waving through the biggest art heist in human history

03.03.2026 09:29 πŸ‘ 59 πŸ” 12 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 0

Absolutely gutted for you. All the best with what comes next.

02.03.2026 10:48 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I was on the fence about whether I'd like Cairn, but my god am I glad I bought it. It's absolutely fantastic.

01.02.2026 21:36 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Escape From Tarkov Tips: Everything You Need To Know To Survive Take these EFT tips and you’ll turn into a boss-beating chad in no time.

Thanks to the team at Gamespot for justifying my Escape From Tarkov playtime.

My latest: www.gamespot.com/gallery/esca...

24.11.2025 21:26 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I had a blast doing this so editors if you're reading this and you need an EFT expert for 1.0, drop me a line!

14.11.2025 12:35 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Escape From Tarkov's final mission will be "like Call of Duty, but with all the Tarkov mechanics" Escape From Tarkov has already made a big splash, but never satisfied with resting on his laurels, COO Nikita Buyanov wants to go one further.

And now for the final piece where we get into Escape From Tarkov's storytelling and the much anticipated Terminal map: www.pcgamesn.com/escape-from-...

14.11.2025 12:34 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Escape From Tarkov boss says the threat of Steam review bombing isn't a concern: "let them bomb us" Escape From Tarkov is hardly a stranger to backlash, but Battlestate isn't worried about that spilling over into Steam user reviews.

We also covered the game's Steam launch and the threat of review bombing, something Buyanov seemed unperturbed about. More here: www.pcgamesn.com/escape-from-...

12.11.2025 21:56 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Escape From Tarkov dev has "a few tricks up our sleeve" to stop cheaters and "undesirable elements" when 1.0 lands Escape From Tarkov 1.0 is almost here, and not wanting to see "upsetting" criticism return, Battlestate is going all-out against cheaters.

Cheaters have long been a problem in EFT, but Buyanov seemed confident ahead of 1.0, telling me that the studio has a "few tricks" up their sleeve for release.

You can read that here: www.pcgamesn.com/escape-from-...

12.11.2025 21:56 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

This post is part of a series of news pieces published from my interview with BSG's Nikita Buyanov last month. We covered lots of ground, and while there's one more *juicy* post to come from me, I want to highlight these two which were developed by the PCGN team from my interview:

12.11.2025 21:56 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Escape From Tarkov 1.0 is targeting "balanced hardcore," but escaping will be "really difficult and not for everyone" As Escape From Tarkov nears its long-awaited 1.0 release, Battlestate Games' COO Nikita Buyanov tells us why the extraction shooter will stay true to its hardcore roots.

My latest for @pcgamesn.com explores how and why Escape From Tarkov will stay true to its hardcore roots: www.pcgamesn.com/escape-from-...

12.11.2025 21:56 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

SCOOP β€” Part of the reason Disney/ABC may have rushed to sort things out with Kimmel is because tomorrow they have a planned price increase for Disney+ streaming, a Disney source tells me. With subscriptions hemorrhaging since last week, they couldn’t risk losing more users with this announcement.

22.09.2025 22:20 πŸ‘ 8954 πŸ” 2705 πŸ’¬ 351 πŸ“Œ 735
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How To Do A Low Driven Shot In EA Sports FC 26 Learn how to beat the keeper easily with our guide on completing low driven shots in FC 26.

Let's kick this off with a new byline alert, shall we? You can now find me on @gamespot.com where I'll be helping out with FC 26 content.

Up first: a quick low driven shot tutorial...

www.gamespot.com/articles/how...

22.09.2025 22:52 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Some news: I'm doing some games-related freelance on the side again. So if you're looking for an FPS, battle royale, or sports expert with proven experience in news, guides, reviews, and features, slide into my DMs.

I've already got some exciting things lined up that I can't wait to show off.

19.09.2025 15:13 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Only half way through, but this is the game of the tournament so far. 15-player mauls, two women lineouts? Give me more.

#SAvsNZ #WRWC2025

13.09.2025 12:53 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

They're crooks.

16.07.2025 13:48 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Finally got around to upgrading my PC and it's a looker πŸ”₯πŸ”₯πŸ”₯

14.07.2025 14:13 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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05.06.2025 20:10 πŸ‘ 120 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Fully agree with this and it's one of the reasons that S2 feels like it's been made with completely different source material.

29.05.2025 11:32 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Call me a Scrooge, but the new Mission Impossible film is terrible - hours of exposition for very little action.

It really feels like productions teams are terrified of cutting shots these days and films are worse for it

26.05.2025 21:23 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
An MSI laptop in black with The Great Wave design on the lid

An MSI laptop in black with The Great Wave design on the lid

This MSI laptop is absolutely s t u n n i n g

20.05.2025 09:15 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This is a great read. Sorry for your loss.

16.05.2025 13:31 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Every relentless, crushing industry week delivers another solid reminder to support independent media. Bookmark them. Visit daily. Seek out their guide content if Google doesn't surface it directly in search. Put them on your adblock whitelist; donate directly to those who have that setup.

01.05.2025 11:26 πŸ‘ 154 πŸ” 54 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 3

This is gutting. All the best to those hit with layoffs.

01.05.2025 16:16 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

All the best Matt. I'm really sorry.

01.05.2025 16:16 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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If Sony’s new PSP 2 isn’t pocketable, I’m out If the rumours are true and Sony is cooking up a new PSP for the new generation, then it needs to be small.

A cheeky little bank holiday opinion piece from me here about the possible PSP 2, detailing my form factor fatigue and a desire for truly pocketable handhelds.

22.04.2025 09:13 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Well that's Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 all wrapped up. It's been a while since I last enjoyed a RPG like that.

Kudos @warhorsestudios.bsky.social πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘

27.02.2025 22:14 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I'm really sorry, this is just awful.

25.02.2025 21:30 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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MSI Claw 8 AI+ Review The MSI Claw 8 AI+ is a huge step forward for MSI, proving that it has learned from its flawed first attempt.

It's been a while since I've written anything, but I'm delighted to get my first @trustedreviews.com byline with this review of the MSI Claw 8 AI+ handheld.

I've absolutely loved playing on the go - especially on this impressive bit of kit. I just wish the price was a bit more competitive.

21.02.2025 10:18 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Just lost five hours of Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 to Epic's cloud save and I want to cry πŸ™ƒ

19.02.2025 22:22 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

There isn't a quick fix for Welsh rugby. There's a systemic problem and the WRU needs to be gutted from the top down.

11.02.2025 11:16 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0