I hate American Airlines (and my life right now tbh)
TL;DR: I am out a few hundred bucks because of the airline's godawful cancelation policy and the last week has been god awful for reasons I will not get into.
I just want to recoup what I lost if possible.
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Heartbroken to announce that I got hit by the layoffs at Polygon today. It was an honor to work with the amazing team there.
If you're looking for a games/entertainment writer with a deep knowledge of everything from live-service shooters to horror titles to delightfully weird FMV games, hit me up!
I’m late to the party, but who thought Clair Obscur needed a Bennett Foddy climbing level with Cowboy Bebop music?
journalists and critics in the games space should also adopt this mindset imo
I was laid off today, among hundreds of others at The Washington Post.
I loved covering games here, and I am so proud of our international coverage.
My colleagues — those who lost their jobs and those who didn't — are rockstars. It was such an honor to work alongside them.
Adding to this a bit!!
I’m also here in general for any femme writers looking for mentorship! Regardless of if you are a beginner or have a bit of freelancing under your belt, I’d be glad to chat or help you line up some work 💕
Love seeing comments online like "I liked Sinners until the vampire part" as if it wasn't the thematic device for the whole damn story
Quantum Break finally fulfilled its goal to make it feel like you just time-traveled
"You can argue that what we're getting in 2026 is Donkey Kong Country Returns Returns Returns Returns."
Is it possible that video gaming is the only fun thing left for me to write about
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forgive me father for I have blogged
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And I don't mean that Metroid should go full open-world! I mean in the context of taking familiar ideas and creating something completely new and unexpected from them—and hopefully, something that would inspire other developers for years to come.
Metroid is my favorite Nintendo series, and I have a certain affinity toward Metroid Prime. Like many fans, I was deeply disappointed by Prime 4's design choices, and it felt like a missed opportunity to be a Breath of the Wild-like moment for the franchise. www.gamespot.com/articles/how...
"There are no recorded deaths associated with the development of Grand Theft Auto 6."
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Richter Belmont skin in Dead by Daylight
Huge congrats! I do have to ask why Richter Belmont looks so yaasified in this character art tho lol
Lol yup. If you believe Keighley, Lana Wachowski reached out to him to include it in the movie(?) www.polygon.com/22855572/the...
I still think about how that fourth Matrix movie had Neo, in a sick and twisted fantasy virtual world, win a Game Award and the characters acted like it was anything remotely prestigious and worthwhile
Even made the wheels spinnable as a nice stim
Me dressed up as a sexy Cow from Mario Kart World
A screenshot of Cow in Mario Kart World
My cardboard kart for my Mario Kart World cow costume
Think I totally nailed Halloween with Sexy Cow from Mario Kart World
I’m watching it on and off as therapy after my recent local news reporting job went awry
So hey, I don't know how I'm going to pay for my rent next month. If you have a writing job, I've been covering the gaming industry since 2017, so if you have any paying work available, I'd be very grateful for a recommendation or just a repost!
Portfolio here: johnhansen.journoportfolio.com
I've never seen a Taylor Sheridan show and yet I'll read for hours about all of them because I have no self-control. To me he's basically Straight Ryan Murphy
How about an episode story game called Love Is Strange
I also would love to hear about major developments that took over the talk of the town in your own communities and how that sparked mobilization, if at all!
I'm like, actually happy how this piece turned out. Not to put myself down! But I hope this inspires some folks to look at this game through a different lens and maybe stray away from the tired "graphics bad" discourse for recent Pokemon games.
Reminder that the people of Lumiose City are very not alright! bsky.app/profile/comp...
Hey, I wrote about Pokemon Legends: Z-A! I delve into how this game depicts a city's community and how its citizens mobilize in response to controversial changes. I also touch on tech oligarchies and recent events in my native Philly as a point of comparison. www.gamespot.com/articles/pok...
Saw a dude parked in front of the grocery store playing Switch 2 in the driver’s seat, hooked up to his car’s sound system with the windows down so the whole street can hear Mario Kart noises
Pokémon Legends: Z-A cutscenes are pure cinema
Zygarde 50% Forme yelling “Zzz-aaaaaa!!!” in Pokemon Legends: Z-A
Me when the homies ask what delivery food I want tonight
