Aaron Potter
@aaronpotter.bsky.social
Writes + talks about games for @mirror.co.uk | Former freelance writer at EDGE, NME, WIRED and more | Indie game book author | ✉️: [email protected]
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Aaron Potter
@aaronpotter.bsky.social
· Aug 20
Well, this is it. After two-and-a-half years of work, conducting interviews, playing so many games, and then writing it all up into something legible.
50 Indie Games That Changed the World by me and @bitmapbooks.com is out NOW!
Order your copy here: t.co/MolyUy9L35
50 Indie Games That Changed the World by me and @bitmapbooks.com is out NOW!
Order your copy here: t.co/MolyUy9L35
- Absolum
- Ball x Pit
- Morsels
- Hades 2
2025 has been a banner year for indie roguelite games that haven't stopped eating up my time. Gimme a break!
- Ball x Pit
- Morsels
- Hades 2
2025 has been a banner year for indie roguelite games that haven't stopped eating up my time. Gimme a break!
November 25, 2025 at 4:49 PM
- Absolum
- Ball x Pit
- Morsels
- Hades 2
2025 has been a banner year for indie roguelite games that haven't stopped eating up my time. Gimme a break!
- Ball x Pit
- Morsels
- Hades 2
2025 has been a banner year for indie roguelite games that haven't stopped eating up my time. Gimme a break!
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It's weird to not only have lived through an information revolution but also now living through its undoing, all within less than a generation.
Google at its peak was basically the best information retrieval system in human history and they and every competitor decided going from there to “you didn’t want answers you wanted half-assed auto-complete 80%-wrong hallucinations” in a few years was the right idea
November 25, 2025 at 12:19 PM
It's weird to not only have lived through an information revolution but also now living through its undoing, all within less than a generation.
Just played BLOPS 7's opening mission. *God* this is bad.
November 23, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Just played BLOPS 7's opening mission. *God* this is bad.
"Mario style" you say?
Actually... Nah, you're alright.
Actually... Nah, you're alright.
November 23, 2025 at 2:33 PM
"Mario style" you say?
Actually... Nah, you're alright.
Actually... Nah, you're alright.
Happy Doctor Who day. I mean, I guess.
November 23, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Happy Doctor Who day. I mean, I guess.
Sorry games journalism, decided to become a professional baker instead. 🎂
November 22, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Sorry games journalism, decided to become a professional baker instead. 🎂
You had to be there.
November 22, 2025 at 8:23 AM
You had to be there.
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Nintendo Life is seeking a new video producer to join our team.
All the details are here: apply.workable.com/hookshot/j/9...
Any questions, please ask! 😎
All the details are here: apply.workable.com/hookshot/j/9...
Any questions, please ask! 😎
Video Producer, Nintendo Life - Hookshot Media
Hey, Listen! Hookshot Media is looking for a Video Producer to join our video team on our Nintendo Life YouTube channel.Nintendo Life is the largest Nintendo-focused news and reviews website in the wo...
apply.workable.com
November 21, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Nintendo Life is seeking a new video producer to join our team.
All the details are here: apply.workable.com/hookshot/j/9...
Any questions, please ask! 😎
All the details are here: apply.workable.com/hookshot/j/9...
Any questions, please ask! 😎
Went to Paris last week to play FOUR HOURS!? of Nioh 3. It's definitely the most accessible entry yet, but it still has that challenging soulslike edge.
My hands-on preview:
My hands-on preview:
Nioh 3’s ninja style and ‘open-field’ design gives a great Soulslike added depth
With the addition of time travel and a totally new style of combat, after four hours of play it's plaint to see Nioh 3 wants to be the best, most varied series entry yet.
www.mirror.co.uk
November 21, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Went to Paris last week to play FOUR HOURS!? of Nioh 3. It's definitely the most accessible entry yet, but it still has that challenging soulslike edge.
My hands-on preview:
My hands-on preview:
Replaying Tomb Raider (2013) via the glorious new Switch 2 version, and you know the industry is fucking up by not giving us a new one of these every 2 to 3 years.
November 21, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Replaying Tomb Raider (2013) via the glorious new Switch 2 version, and you know the industry is fucking up by not giving us a new one of these every 2 to 3 years.
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It’s fun to think about the surgeon who will botch your surgery 20 years from now and what he’s doing at this moment. He just ran all his homework through ChatGPT. He just read that article about vaccines and autism at the CDC website. He just watched an Instagram video about the moon landing hoax.
November 21, 2025 at 4:27 AM
It’s fun to think about the surgeon who will botch your surgery 20 years from now and what he’s doing at this moment. He just ran all his homework through ChatGPT. He just read that article about vaccines and autism at the CDC website. He just watched an Instagram video about the moon landing hoax.
Woke up to the news that we're getting the third Kill Bill movie in the form of a Fortnite event. We've officially jumped the shark!
November 20, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Woke up to the news that we're getting the third Kill Bill movie in the form of a Fortnite event. We've officially jumped the shark!
Kirby Air Riders is bloody brilliant fun (I'm as shocked as you are).
Here's my review:
Here's my review:
Kirby Air Riders review – a chaotic kart racer that dares to be different
Nintendo Switch 2 gets an appropriately off-kilter kart racer that serves as the anti-Mario Kart, further leaning into its own hectic ideas.
www.mirror.co.uk
November 19, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Kirby Air Riders is bloody brilliant fun (I'm as shocked as you are).
Here's my review:
Here's my review:
Morsels, out today, is fucking awesome - and quite possibly my next roguelite addiction.
November 18, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Morsels, out today, is fucking awesome - and quite possibly my next roguelite addiction.
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First day as a backend engineer at #cloudflare today. Found a minor bug and fixed it using ChatGPT. Let's see where the journey takes me.
November 18, 2025 at 12:20 PM
First day as a backend engineer at #cloudflare today. Found a minor bug and fixed it using ChatGPT. Let's see where the journey takes me.
One of the best pre-titles sequences in games, even to this day!
It is a good life we lead...
16 years ago, we stepped into Renaissance Italy and met Ezio Auditore. A Master Assassin was born.
1 Like = 1 Feather collected for Ezio 🪶🦅 #AssassinsCreed
16 years ago, we stepped into Renaissance Italy and met Ezio Auditore. A Master Assassin was born.
1 Like = 1 Feather collected for Ezio 🪶🦅 #AssassinsCreed
November 18, 2025 at 2:14 PM
One of the best pre-titles sequences in games, even to this day!
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The AI bubble may be about to bust.
Peter Thiel has sold all of his Nvidia stock.
We all need to say this very clearly:
NO BAILOUTS FOR THEFT-TECH!
Expropriate their asses instead.
They stole from all of us and fully plan to burn the planet.
They owe us - not the other way around. 1/3
Peter Thiel has sold all of his Nvidia stock.
We all need to say this very clearly:
NO BAILOUTS FOR THEFT-TECH!
Expropriate their asses instead.
They stole from all of us and fully plan to burn the planet.
They owe us - not the other way around. 1/3
November 17, 2025 at 6:37 AM
The AI bubble may be about to bust.
Peter Thiel has sold all of his Nvidia stock.
We all need to say this very clearly:
NO BAILOUTS FOR THEFT-TECH!
Expropriate their asses instead.
They stole from all of us and fully plan to burn the planet.
They owe us - not the other way around. 1/3
Peter Thiel has sold all of his Nvidia stock.
We all need to say this very clearly:
NO BAILOUTS FOR THEFT-TECH!
Expropriate their asses instead.
They stole from all of us and fully plan to burn the planet.
They owe us - not the other way around. 1/3
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The Game Awards GOTY nominees leaked:
- ANTONBLAST
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November 17, 2025 at 4:22 PM
The Game Awards GOTY nominees leaked:
- ANTONBLAST
- ANTONBLAST
- ANTONBLAST
- ANTONBLAST
- ANTONBLAST
- ANTONBLAST
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SpongeBob: Titans of the Tide looks and plays like an extended TV episode. It's just a shame there's not more of it.
My review:
My review:
SpongeBob SquarePants Titans of the Tide review – could’ve been more magical
The latest SpongeBob 3D platformer from developer Purple Lamp looks and plays like an extended TV episode. It's just a shame there's not more of it.
www.mirror.co.uk
November 17, 2025 at 4:02 PM
SpongeBob: Titans of the Tide looks and plays like an extended TV episode. It's just a shame there's not more of it.
My review:
My review:
Question: why does the Resident Evil Requiem steelbook cover go so harrrrrddd?
November 17, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Question: why does the Resident Evil Requiem steelbook cover go so harrrrrddd?
My beloved Hitman: Absolution launched on Switch earlier this week.
Replaying it now only reinforces IOI's penchant for a more cinematic take on stealth action, well before 007: First Light.
Replaying it now only reinforces IOI's penchant for a more cinematic take on stealth action, well before 007: First Light.
Hitman Absolution is not your typical Hitman game – and that is why I love it
13 years later from when it first released, the Nintendo Switch version of Hitman: Absolution further proves the kind of cinematic spy storytelling IO Interactive is capable of.
www.mirror.co.uk
November 16, 2025 at 10:21 AM
My beloved Hitman: Absolution launched on Switch earlier this week.
Replaying it now only reinforces IOI's penchant for a more cinematic take on stealth action, well before 007: First Light.
Replaying it now only reinforces IOI's penchant for a more cinematic take on stealth action, well before 007: First Light.
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Shout out to Nindyki.pl for their review of our book - 50 Indie Games that Changed the World
Read the review: nindyki.pl/50-indies-th...
Grab a copy of the book: www.bitmapbooks.com/collections/...
#bitmapbooks #books #gaming #retrogaming #booksky @pannindyk.nindyki.pl @aaronpotter.bsky.social
Read the review: nindyki.pl/50-indies-th...
Grab a copy of the book: www.bitmapbooks.com/collections/...
#bitmapbooks #books #gaming #retrogaming #booksky @pannindyk.nindyki.pl @aaronpotter.bsky.social
November 15, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Shout out to Nindyki.pl for their review of our book - 50 Indie Games that Changed the World
Read the review: nindyki.pl/50-indies-th...
Grab a copy of the book: www.bitmapbooks.com/collections/...
#bitmapbooks #books #gaming #retrogaming #booksky @pannindyk.nindyki.pl @aaronpotter.bsky.social
Read the review: nindyki.pl/50-indies-th...
Grab a copy of the book: www.bitmapbooks.com/collections/...
#bitmapbooks #books #gaming #retrogaming #booksky @pannindyk.nindyki.pl @aaronpotter.bsky.social
Forgot to mention but I was in Paris earlier this week, and seeing an almost fully restored Notre Dame was wonderful!
Didn't quite manage a Leap of Faith, though.
Didn't quite manage a Leap of Faith, though.
November 15, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Forgot to mention but I was in Paris earlier this week, and seeing an almost fully restored Notre Dame was wonderful!
Didn't quite manage a Leap of Faith, though.
Didn't quite manage a Leap of Faith, though.
Simpsons Fortnite got me gooooood.
November 14, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Simpsons Fortnite got me gooooood.
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And we knew this. This wasn't speculation. We studied it, we had the talking points. We trained volunteers to explain this to people. It's not a surprise. Rich people don't flee places with good quality of life when we increase the quality of life. They might try to cheat us, but they don't leave.
NEW: The first two years of Massachusetts' millionaire tax has raised $3 billion more than expected.
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
Millionaire Tax That Inspired Mamdani Fuels $5.7 Billion Haul in Massachusetts
A millionaire levy in Massachusetts that New York City mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani holds up as a model for taxing the rich has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing...
www.bloomberg.com
November 14, 2025 at 4:16 AM
And we knew this. This wasn't speculation. We studied it, we had the talking points. We trained volunteers to explain this to people. It's not a surprise. Rich people don't flee places with good quality of life when we increase the quality of life. They might try to cheat us, but they don't leave.