Ben Silverman
@bensilverman.bsky.social
Games at 🍏, former games journalist and consultant, these opinions aren’t mine
When we were kings
September 20, 2025 at 9:48 PM
When we were kings
Found this E3 2004 gem in the storage bin today. No idea if stuff like this is valuable, but sure is cool.
September 7, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Found this E3 2004 gem in the storage bin today. No idea if stuff like this is valuable, but sure is cool.
Pretty rare (and awesome) opportunity here. Come work with me!
Games Curator and Writer - Jobs - Careers at Apple
Apply for a Games Curator and Writer job at Apple. Read about the role and find out if it’s right for you.
jobs.apple.com
August 25, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Pretty rare (and awesome) opportunity here. Come work with me!
I was unprepared for your badass ice cream pun game, Canada
August 11, 2025 at 12:42 AM
I was unprepared for your badass ice cream pun game, Canada
A mom a few feet from me just griped about how her kid won’t stop playing “nintendo” but then very clearly described Astrobot, what do I do here people
August 5, 2025 at 1:17 AM
A mom a few feet from me just griped about how her kid won’t stop playing “nintendo” but then very clearly described Astrobot, what do I do here people
Dr. Demento is retiring, which is news in that I thought he was dead. But of course he has a website, and of course that site is using tech from 1997, and OF COURSE it’s got an archive of *every Dr. Demento episode*
Anyway a big fuck yeah to Dr. Demento and his demented website
www.drdemento.com
Anyway a big fuck yeah to Dr. Demento and his demented website
www.drdemento.com
Dr. Demento
www.drdemento.com
June 19, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Dr. Demento is retiring, which is news in that I thought he was dead. But of course he has a website, and of course that site is using tech from 1997, and OF COURSE it’s got an archive of *every Dr. Demento episode*
Anyway a big fuck yeah to Dr. Demento and his demented website
www.drdemento.com
Anyway a big fuck yeah to Dr. Demento and his demented website
www.drdemento.com
Louis Gossett, Jr. peed next to me during intermission at a high school play, and he loudly farted mid-stream
Right folks. Feeling rather down at the moment so bringing back an oldie
Please Quote this with your most minor celebrity interaction
Please Quote this with your most minor celebrity interaction
June 14, 2025 at 3:43 AM
Louis Gossett, Jr. peed next to me during intermission at a high school play, and he loudly farted mid-stream
Leif was my colleague at Apple. We’ve been completely devastated by his sudden passing, and I haven’t had the wherewithal to say much about it. This is a wonderful piece about a talented, hardworking, and just totally unique person, and you should read it.
I wrote a tribute to Leif Johnson, a former writer for many gaming publications, and my friend, who died last weekend. The world is poorer without him in it.
Remembering Leif Johnson, the gaming industry's one and only cowboy poet
Leif was a historian, a fountain pen connoisseur, and a kind soul who brought a remarkably eclectic background to his time writing about games.
www.pcgamer.com
May 24, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Leif was my colleague at Apple. We’ve been completely devastated by his sudden passing, and I haven’t had the wherewithal to say much about it. This is a wonderful piece about a talented, hardworking, and just totally unique person, and you should read it.
Anyway this is all to say that the loss of Polygon and Giant Bomb is devastating not only because I know and love people who are suddenly unemployed. It’s devastating because the continuing deterioration of this essential industry function will rob us all of beautiful art we didn’t see coming.
May 2, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Anyway this is all to say that the loss of Polygon and Giant Bomb is devastating not only because I know and love people who are suddenly unemployed. It’s devastating because the continuing deterioration of this essential industry function will rob us all of beautiful art we didn’t see coming.
I’m nearing 30 years of professional work in gaming, and I owe it all to my time spent in the trenches of game sites. And so many other do too. Games like Spider-Man and Hades were masterminded by former journos. Countless community managers got their start reviewing RPGs. The Game Awards!
May 2, 2025 at 12:36 AM
I’m nearing 30 years of professional work in gaming, and I owe it all to my time spent in the trenches of game sites. And so many other do too. Games like Spider-Man and Hades were masterminded by former journos. Countless community managers got their start reviewing RPGs. The Game Awards!
There are a lot of ways into the games industry; for me, it was journalism. Writing reviews, attending events, interviewing devs—it’s a crash course in the business, and one of the few ways in that feels accessible to everyone.
It’s gut-wrenching watching this pipeline vanish in real-time.
It’s gut-wrenching watching this pipeline vanish in real-time.
May 2, 2025 at 12:29 AM
There are a lot of ways into the games industry; for me, it was journalism. Writing reviews, attending events, interviewing devs—it’s a crash course in the business, and one of the few ways in that feels accessible to everyone.
It’s gut-wrenching watching this pipeline vanish in real-time.
It’s gut-wrenching watching this pipeline vanish in real-time.
This is wonderful news!
But also I am a bit skeptical that their new owners—who have yet to launch their big F2P shooter—will actually be able to sustain that effort, any other upcoming projects, and a combo website/print mag. That’s…a lot?
Hope it all works out!
But also I am a bit skeptical that their new owners—who have yet to launch their big F2P shooter—will actually be able to sustain that effort, any other upcoming projects, and a combo website/print mag. That’s…a lot?
Hope it all works out!
Game Informer is back! The entire team is returning and we can't wait to reconnect. Come join us to celebrate the best in games, the people who make games, and the people who play games from all around the world.
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March 25, 2025 at 10:22 PM
This is wonderful news!
But also I am a bit skeptical that their new owners—who have yet to launch their big F2P shooter—will actually be able to sustain that effort, any other upcoming projects, and a combo website/print mag. That’s…a lot?
Hope it all works out!
But also I am a bit skeptical that their new owners—who have yet to launch their big F2P shooter—will actually be able to sustain that effort, any other upcoming projects, and a combo website/print mag. That’s…a lot?
Hope it all works out!
New Flaming Lips record sounds cool
March 18, 2025 at 8:04 PM
New Flaming Lips record sounds cool
Trying to remember how to pack a suit in a carry-on bag without wrinkling it to hell
a woman is looking at a chalkboard with mathematical equations on it .
ALT: a woman is looking at a chalkboard with mathematical equations on it .
media.tenor.com
February 11, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Trying to remember how to pack a suit in a carry-on bag without wrinkling it to hell
Man it’s good to see the Beastie Boys still getting work
February 8, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Man it’s good to see the Beastie Boys still getting work
And the Biggest Bummer Headline of the Day award goes to…
Snoop Dogg wows Trump inauguration Crypto Ball with Bob Marley song
Rapper sang 'everything’s gonna be alright' after having a change of heart about Trump
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January 19, 2025 at 12:14 AM
And the Biggest Bummer Headline of the Day award goes to…
Considering getting this kiwi an Onlyfans account
January 17, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Considering getting this kiwi an Onlyfans account
Well played, NYT Games.
January 16, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Well played, NYT Games.
135 Easter Eggs We Found in the Switch 2 Teaser Video
1. The colors are a little different
(1/135)
1. The colors are a little different
(1/135)
January 16, 2025 at 3:03 PM
135 Easter Eggs We Found in the Switch 2 Teaser Video
1. The colors are a little different
(1/135)
1. The colors are a little different
(1/135)
Watched Flow last night. Wow. A much-needed, remarkably beautiful respite from the stress of a downright terrible week. Also holy shit is the cat cute. Now streaming, go go go
m.youtube.com/watch?v=82WW...
m.youtube.com/watch?v=82WW...
Flow - Official Trailer
YouTube video by Madman Films
m.youtube.com
January 13, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Watched Flow last night. Wow. A much-needed, remarkably beautiful respite from the stress of a downright terrible week. Also holy shit is the cat cute. Now streaming, go go go
m.youtube.com/watch?v=82WW...
m.youtube.com/watch?v=82WW...
It feels like end times in LA. So many friends have lost homes or have been evacuated with no idea if their house will be there whenever they come back, I lost count. It’s hard to wrap your head around the scope of this. And we all feel helpless. Trying to stay positive but man, this is rough.
January 9, 2025 at 2:27 AM
It feels like end times in LA. So many friends have lost homes or have been evacuated with no idea if their house will be there whenever they come back, I lost count. It’s hard to wrap your head around the scope of this. And we all feel helpless. Trying to stay positive but man, this is rough.
Also for LA peeps: Watch Duty is a must-have app for a night like this. Informative, up to date, indispensable. Often faster than emergency services when it comes to evac orders.
apps.apple.com/us/app/watch...
apps.apple.com/us/app/watch...
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Watch Duty is the only wildfire mapping and alert app powered by real people giving you real-time information vetted by trained professionals, not robots. While many other apps rely solely on governm...
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January 8, 2025 at 7:29 AM
Also for LA peeps: Watch Duty is a must-have app for a night like this. Informative, up to date, indispensable. Often faster than emergency services when it comes to evac orders.
apps.apple.com/us/app/watch...
apps.apple.com/us/app/watch...
Can’t stress how chaotic it feels in LA tonight. Palisades burning down, fire in Altadena spreading quickly, smaller fires popping up randomly, power outages, the threat of evacuation looming for basically everyone. Gonna be a long night. Check in on your LA friends - they’re definitely awake.
January 8, 2025 at 7:06 AM
Can’t stress how chaotic it feels in LA tonight. Palisades burning down, fire in Altadena spreading quickly, smaller fires popping up randomly, power outages, the threat of evacuation looming for basically everyone. Gonna be a long night. Check in on your LA friends - they’re definitely awake.
Me on NYE vs me waking up the next morning
January 1, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Me on NYE vs me waking up the next morning
Really hope 2025 brings us yet another new kind of milk. Let’s see if we can surpass 35 milks. Come on science
December 31, 2024 at 6:08 PM
Really hope 2025 brings us yet another new kind of milk. Let’s see if we can surpass 35 milks. Come on science