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John Schutt

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Called Terrible Xiant on the hell site. Freelance gaming guide, reviews, and feature writer at TheGamer, GameSkinny, and Eurogamer Porftolio: johnschutt.journoportfolio.com

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Just found out my wife might be losing her job, so I'm desperately searching for work. Contract, full-time, freelance, whatever. Press, PR, consulting, anything. I have 16 years of editorial experience and have been writing about games for 13. Reviews, news, previews, guides, etc. RTs appreciated.

08.01.2026 20:21 πŸ‘ 466 πŸ” 512 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 19
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The Shacknews BF6 review will be a couple of days late to allow for us to get time with full servers, but expect some multiplayer videos to drop on October 9 @ 11 a.m. ET. #Battlefield6 #Gaming #Battlefield

08.10.2025 19:04 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Ha! You assume I’ve had the time this month to REACH the Last Judge! Parried! Riposte!

12.09.2025 23:08 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Ok, so. I've been let go of my job at TheGamer. If you're looking for a gaming journalist with 7+ years of experience in the field and 3 years of experience as an editor, just hit me up at synchrocolt@gmail.com, or check santileguiza.com to read my work!

18.08.2025 14:27 πŸ‘ 110 πŸ” 108 πŸ’¬ 20 πŸ“Œ 8
The Bugs Bunny wishing meme. It reads "I wish all people who say 'but Silksong is only $20' a very Remember the dev team had enough money to not launch a second game for nearly a decade"

The Bugs Bunny wishing meme. It reads "I wish all people who say 'but Silksong is only $20' a very Remember the dev team had enough money to not launch a second game for nearly a decade"

Sensing I'll get a lot of use out of this in the coming months

01.09.2025 02:53 πŸ‘ 170 πŸ” 51 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 3

The layoffs today give me the most sickening sense of deja vu. Leadership thinking fast, overzealous expansion means instant and equivalent gains only leads to the people on the ground paying the price for poor decisions by executives who laugh all the way to the bank.

04.08.2025 23:11 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Would it...not be the other way around?

25.07.2025 21:31 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Perhaps the greatest thing about Death Stranding 2 is the game is so chill (usually), that I can have a cat lump in my lap and lose absolutely none of my ability to play the game at its highest level. That is, holding the right stick forward.

05.07.2025 17:55 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

No, you see, you got it BECAUSE of these conditions. The master of the house was granting you the additional skill, patience, and ability you lacked without their assistance.

05.07.2025 17:53 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Posts you can hear and feel in your chest.

04.07.2025 00:58 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

In all seriousness, I'm stoked to see what the Switch 2 becomes with the variety of titles coming its way. I'm also super curious how Cyberpunk will do on the platform. So many more "mature" titles that aren't THAT kind of mature.

10.06.2025 00:20 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Just use your Joycon as a mouse 7head

10.06.2025 00:19 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I cannot 720 Widow grapple snipe on sticks. 0/10

09.06.2025 22:06 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Me out here hoping my Switch 2 arrives safe and sound tomorrow. Hearing some horror stories that don’t involve staples. Pls no

08.06.2025 01:21 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I heard someone say in a streamer chat that this was a great SoP if you’re 35 and older.

04.06.2025 22:14 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

it's that time again: i'm looking for work! my current main freelance gig at RPS is unfortunately likely coming to an end soon, so if anyone needs an on the ball news writer, you can count on me
as always, open to PR roles and other forms of work too (and reposts appreciated as well)

02.06.2025 13:53 πŸ‘ 29 πŸ” 31 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

Grammarly premium (regrets. I've got a few) loves to try and rewrite stuff. No, faceless, amoral AI, I do not want to use "must" for every require statement, nor do I want you to rearrange everything just because I used "just." Also, please stop introducing typos when correcting words.

02.06.2025 00:20 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Final Fantasy: Lost Number

01.06.2025 22:34 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Unless Boston’s pawn laws have changed, I’d imagine so.

31.05.2025 18:09 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Worked at GameStop at the time in Boston. This was just part of the job. Most customers hated it, but I did get a call from the assistant prosecutor to the DA once asking for the info, so I guess it came in handy?

31.05.2025 16:48 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Hello, yes, my name is Switch 2 and I am here to devour your life

28.05.2025 19:40 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

You gonna be playing at all post-launch? Linking up might be fun, if you’ve the time. (Time. lol. What is it.)

28.05.2025 19:10 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Not sure we matched up, but maybe! You gonna be playing post-launch? I’d be happy to link up if the times work.

28.05.2025 19:09 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Did you ever do random matchmaking, and if so, did you come across a Xiant? That was me. I met a really good player I hoped it had to be someone I knew

28.05.2025 18:15 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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Get more from Into The Spine on Patreon creating stories, criticism, and reporting around video games

the site doesn't have the same sway as what people consider an independent outlet nowadays, but I've been running it since 2018 and i get pitches from new writers regularly. i'd love to continue giving them a home. there's a patreon if you want to support them! www.patreon.com/c/intothespine

23.05.2025 19:20 πŸ‘ 59 πŸ” 57 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 9

They pay you, the work is consistent, and massive budget cuts don’t fall out of the sky.

22.05.2025 22:41 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

They can smell stress. Sucky days get my boi particularly loving.

Also, she's in one of those weird cat positions that shouldn't be comfortable. Extra points.

17.05.2025 01:58 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Best Doom: The Dark Ages weapons and how to unlock each Arm yourself for ripping and tearing through hell and beyond.

I'm proud to say you can find some DOOM: The Dark Ages guides from me on @pcgamer.com!

If you're wondering what the best weapons are, I've got you covered.

16.05.2025 14:58 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Jessica looking happy on the left raising two fingers behind a crumbling statue bust on the right. Which does not look happy at all. With the text 'my life before gacha' above the smiling Jessica and the text 'my life after gacha' above the sad statue. How sad for Jessica.

Jessica looking happy on the left raising two fingers behind a crumbling statue bust on the right. Which does not look happy at all. With the text 'my life before gacha' above the smiling Jessica and the text 'my life after gacha' above the sad statue. How sad for Jessica.

Hello! I’m Jessica Orr, a freelance writer with bylines at Eurogamer, IGN, and GameRant.

Gacha, RPGs, and horror are my specialties. I have years of experience writing guides, reviews, news, and features. Also available for mock reviews.

Email in bio!

15.05.2025 18:23 πŸ‘ 26 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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John Schutt

Hey all, I'm looking for additional gaming freelance opportunities! I've written guides, reviews, and features for over six years.

Check out my portfolio to find examples of my work at PC Gamer, Destructoid, TheGamer, among others.

johnschutt.journoportfolio.com

Reposts appreciated!

14.05.2025 21:24 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0