Brad Gallaway
@bradgallaway.bsky.social
Gamecritics.com Editor. So Videogames Podcast host. Pro-BLM & LGBTQIA. Anti-Fascist. MOTU stan. My wife is the best. He/Him.
I know I'm probably the last person on Earth playing this, but Dispatch really is as good as everyone said it was.
The fact that the devs are coming out hard against generative AI doesn't hurt, either.
It's absolutely worth your time.
The fact that the devs are coming out hard against generative AI doesn't hurt, either.
It's absolutely worth your time.
November 27, 2025 at 6:34 AM
I know I'm probably the last person on Earth playing this, but Dispatch really is as good as everyone said it was.
The fact that the devs are coming out hard against generative AI doesn't hurt, either.
It's absolutely worth your time.
The fact that the devs are coming out hard against generative AI doesn't hurt, either.
It's absolutely worth your time.
Today at GameCritics.com, Eugene Sax covers Lumines Arise and finds that with this eye-popping, block-matching musical puzzler, synaesthesia never felt so good...
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November 25, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Today at GameCritics.com, Eugene Sax covers Lumines Arise and finds that with this eye-popping, block-matching musical puzzler, synaesthesia never felt so good...
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We did something different with the credits for Demonschool. We used this format: name, title, lengthy description of what they did. Often you see credits in games where you don't know what the credited developer was actually responsible for. We wanted to give people proper, actual credit.
November 24, 2025 at 10:23 PM
We did something different with the credits for Demonschool. We used this format: name, title, lengthy description of what they did. Often you see credits in games where you don't know what the credited developer was actually responsible for. We wanted to give people proper, actual credit.
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When the leopard starts eating your face 🫣🐆
November 24, 2025 at 10:33 PM
When the leopard starts eating your face 🫣🐆
Up today at GameCritics.com, Ryan Nalley takes a journey through the haunted range with Blood West and finds its harsh, unforgiving supernatural gunslinging is something he couldn't put down.
@newblood.games
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@newblood.games
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November 24, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Up today at GameCritics.com, Ryan Nalley takes a journey through the haunted range with Blood West and finds its harsh, unforgiving supernatural gunslinging is something he couldn't put down.
@newblood.games
gamecritics.com/ryan-nalley/...
@newblood.games
gamecritics.com/ryan-nalley/...
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By the way, it's National Editor Appreciation Day.
Nobody ever reads a great article and thinks, "Dang, that was some tight editing." But editing is a big part of how it got to be great.
So writers, if you've ever worked with a good editor, shout 'em out.
Nobody ever reads a great article and thinks, "Dang, that was some tight editing." But editing is a big part of how it got to be great.
So writers, if you've ever worked with a good editor, shout 'em out.
November 24, 2025 at 3:36 PM
By the way, it's National Editor Appreciation Day.
Nobody ever reads a great article and thinks, "Dang, that was some tight editing." But editing is a big part of how it got to be great.
So writers, if you've ever worked with a good editor, shout 'em out.
Nobody ever reads a great article and thinks, "Dang, that was some tight editing." But editing is a big part of how it got to be great.
So writers, if you've ever worked with a good editor, shout 'em out.
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Musk turned on a feature on X that showed country of origin.
He disabled it a couple hours later when it was revealed how many MAGA accounts aren't in the U.S.
Foreign bot disinformation machines exposed.
Seems like Twitter could have done that feature 15 years ago & we wouldn't be here today.
He disabled it a couple hours later when it was revealed how many MAGA accounts aren't in the U.S.
Foreign bot disinformation machines exposed.
Seems like Twitter could have done that feature 15 years ago & we wouldn't be here today.
November 22, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Musk turned on a feature on X that showed country of origin.
He disabled it a couple hours later when it was revealed how many MAGA accounts aren't in the U.S.
Foreign bot disinformation machines exposed.
Seems like Twitter could have done that feature 15 years ago & we wouldn't be here today.
He disabled it a couple hours later when it was revealed how many MAGA accounts aren't in the U.S.
Foreign bot disinformation machines exposed.
Seems like Twitter could have done that feature 15 years ago & we wouldn't be here today.
Has anybody tried Shadow Labyrinth on OG Switch?
It just got a big balancing patch and I'm curious to try, wondering if it runs well on the platform?
Anyone have feedback?
It just got a big balancing patch and I'm curious to try, wondering if it runs well on the platform?
Anyone have feedback?
November 20, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Has anybody tried Shadow Labyrinth on OG Switch?
It just got a big balancing patch and I'm curious to try, wondering if it runs well on the platform?
Anyone have feedback?
It just got a big balancing patch and I'm curious to try, wondering if it runs well on the platform?
Anyone have feedback?
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"The president of the NCAA recently told Congress, 'less than 10' — and not all of them transgender women — of the more than 500,000 college athletes in the country are openly transgender. ... According to the ACLU, 27 states have banned transgender youth from playing school sports since 2020."
"[T]his case isn't just about me, or [..] sports."
"[A] plan to push transgender people like me out of public life entirely."
"I'm proud to stand up alongside my mom for what I believe and who I am and I want other transgender kids to know they aren't alone.”
#WestVirginia #USA #Sports #Courts
"[A] plan to push transgender people like me out of public life entirely."
"I'm proud to stand up alongside my mom for what I believe and who I am and I want other transgender kids to know they aren't alone.”
#WestVirginia #USA #Sports #Courts
West Virginia teen files response in U.S. Supreme Court challenge of transgender athlete ban
Attorneys representing a transgender student athlete in Harrison County have filed their argument in a U.S. Supreme Court challenge.
westvirginiawatch.com
November 17, 2025 at 8:06 AM
"The president of the NCAA recently told Congress, 'less than 10' — and not all of them transgender women — of the more than 500,000 college athletes in the country are openly transgender. ... According to the ACLU, 27 states have banned transgender youth from playing school sports since 2020."
Started playing Silly Polly Beast from @tophatstudios.bsky.social and was immediately blown away... The trailers don't begin to do justice to it.
It's moody, edgy, abstract & surreal, but the action is solid, it has clever design, and the vibes and style are off the charts.
Excellent so far!
It's moody, edgy, abstract & surreal, but the action is solid, it has clever design, and the vibes and style are off the charts.
Excellent so far!
November 19, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Started playing Silly Polly Beast from @tophatstudios.bsky.social and was immediately blown away... The trailers don't begin to do justice to it.
It's moody, edgy, abstract & surreal, but the action is solid, it has clever design, and the vibes and style are off the charts.
Excellent so far!
It's moody, edgy, abstract & surreal, but the action is solid, it has clever design, and the vibes and style are off the charts.
Excellent so far!
Today at GameCritics.com, Jason Ricardo covers Little Nightmares III.
A new developer tries to carry on the legacy set by the first two installments -- they come close, but in the end, the adventure just doesn't present a cohesive journey into darkness.
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A new developer tries to carry on the legacy set by the first two installments -- they come close, but in the end, the adventure just doesn't present a cohesive journey into darkness.
gamecritics.com/jason-ricci/...
November 18, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Today at GameCritics.com, Jason Ricardo covers Little Nightmares III.
A new developer tries to carry on the legacy set by the first two installments -- they come close, but in the end, the adventure just doesn't present a cohesive journey into darkness.
gamecritics.com/jason-ricci/...
A new developer tries to carry on the legacy set by the first two installments -- they come close, but in the end, the adventure just doesn't present a cohesive journey into darkness.
gamecritics.com/jason-ricci/...
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For the first time since its inception, I'm happy to report that ALL nominees of #TheGameAwards include #TranslatorsInTheCredits! We've come a long way since the dark days of credit withholding, and none of this would've been possible without your support!
November 18, 2025 at 11:02 AM
For the first time since its inception, I'm happy to report that ALL nominees of #TheGameAwards include #TranslatorsInTheCredits! We've come a long way since the dark days of credit withholding, and none of this would've been possible without your support!
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Yes. If you ever think banks should be allowed to cut off financial services for "morality" reasons, just note that neither Epstein's pedophilia, nor Miller's Nazism, nor RFK Jr's eugenics, nor Musk's destruction of USAID caused banks any "moral" concerns whatsoever.
We cannot allow financial institutions which regularly cross the line from amoral to explicitly immoral to hold a dehumanizing line against people who do sex work.
I don't believe for a moment that this debanking effort is because of Ana's sex work rather than her reporting, but also even if that was the reason it shouldn't be allowed.
None of the content Ana has ever made is illegal. There is no justification to cut her off from the banking system.
None of the content Ana has ever made is illegal. There is no justification to cut her off from the banking system.
November 18, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Yes. If you ever think banks should be allowed to cut off financial services for "morality" reasons, just note that neither Epstein's pedophilia, nor Miller's Nazism, nor RFK Jr's eugenics, nor Musk's destruction of USAID caused banks any "moral" concerns whatsoever.
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Rebecca Heineman has passed away from cancer, at 62.
A games industry legend - first ever game tournament champion in 1980, Interplay co-founder, Bard's Tale 3 designer, worked on the PSP, PS4, Xbox360, many ports...
Prime pick for a Lifetime Achievement Award, @geoffkeighley.bsky.social
A games industry legend - first ever game tournament champion in 1980, Interplay co-founder, Bard's Tale 3 designer, worked on the PSP, PS4, Xbox360, many ports...
Prime pick for a Lifetime Achievement Award, @geoffkeighley.bsky.social
November 18, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Rebecca Heineman has passed away from cancer, at 62.
A games industry legend - first ever game tournament champion in 1980, Interplay co-founder, Bard's Tale 3 designer, worked on the PSP, PS4, Xbox360, many ports...
Prime pick for a Lifetime Achievement Award, @geoffkeighley.bsky.social
A games industry legend - first ever game tournament champion in 1980, Interplay co-founder, Bard's Tale 3 designer, worked on the PSP, PS4, Xbox360, many ports...
Prime pick for a Lifetime Achievement Award, @geoffkeighley.bsky.social
Today at GameCritics.com, Jason Ricci posts a preview for PIGFACE.
This early access title is a clear spiritual successor to Rockstar's MANHUNT, evoking the grit, grime and despair of that cult title.
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This early access title is a clear spiritual successor to Rockstar's MANHUNT, evoking the grit, grime and despair of that cult title.
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November 17, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Today at GameCritics.com, Jason Ricci posts a preview for PIGFACE.
This early access title is a clear spiritual successor to Rockstar's MANHUNT, evoking the grit, grime and despair of that cult title.
gamecritics.com/jason-ricci/...
This early access title is a clear spiritual successor to Rockstar's MANHUNT, evoking the grit, grime and despair of that cult title.
gamecritics.com/jason-ricci/...
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The New York Times obit for Alice Wong doesn’t mention Covid or Gaza
It ignores two of her biggest causes because of political bias
Alice fought tirelessly for Covid mitigations
She fought for the people of Gaza
She rightfully reminded us that the genocide in Gaza is a disability justice issue
It ignores two of her biggest causes because of political bias
Alice fought tirelessly for Covid mitigations
She fought for the people of Gaza
She rightfully reminded us that the genocide in Gaza is a disability justice issue
November 17, 2025 at 11:31 AM
The New York Times obit for Alice Wong doesn’t mention Covid or Gaza
It ignores two of her biggest causes because of political bias
Alice fought tirelessly for Covid mitigations
She fought for the people of Gaza
She rightfully reminded us that the genocide in Gaza is a disability justice issue
It ignores two of her biggest causes because of political bias
Alice fought tirelessly for Covid mitigations
She fought for the people of Gaza
She rightfully reminded us that the genocide in Gaza is a disability justice issue
Just got my first tariff bill in a letter from UPS -- a cost incurred by an overseas box they delivered earlier this week.
It was $15 -- not bank-breaking, but it's $15 I can't spend elsewhere. A tax paid to the government for no reason other than the shitgibbon's greed.
Straight-up thievery.
It was $15 -- not bank-breaking, but it's $15 I can't spend elsewhere. A tax paid to the government for no reason other than the shitgibbon's greed.
Straight-up thievery.
November 17, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Just got my first tariff bill in a letter from UPS -- a cost incurred by an overseas box they delivered earlier this week.
It was $15 -- not bank-breaking, but it's $15 I can't spend elsewhere. A tax paid to the government for no reason other than the shitgibbon's greed.
Straight-up thievery.
It was $15 -- not bank-breaking, but it's $15 I can't spend elsewhere. A tax paid to the government for no reason other than the shitgibbon's greed.
Straight-up thievery.
The latest SO Videogames Podcast is up!
In ep. 462, Carlos and I cover:
Dying Light: The Beast
Mind’s Eye
Ball x Pit
Lumines Arise
Arc Raiders
Vampire: Bloodlines 2
Where Winds Meet
Instruments of Destruction
Outer Worlds 2
Deathless
...And more!
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In ep. 462, Carlos and I cover:
Dying Light: The Beast
Mind’s Eye
Ball x Pit
Lumines Arise
Arc Raiders
Vampire: Bloodlines 2
Where Winds Meet
Instruments of Destruction
Outer Worlds 2
Deathless
...And more!
gamecritics.com/brad-gallawa...
November 17, 2025 at 2:35 AM
The latest SO Videogames Podcast is up!
In ep. 462, Carlos and I cover:
Dying Light: The Beast
Mind’s Eye
Ball x Pit
Lumines Arise
Arc Raiders
Vampire: Bloodlines 2
Where Winds Meet
Instruments of Destruction
Outer Worlds 2
Deathless
...And more!
gamecritics.com/brad-gallawa...
In ep. 462, Carlos and I cover:
Dying Light: The Beast
Mind’s Eye
Ball x Pit
Lumines Arise
Arc Raiders
Vampire: Bloodlines 2
Where Winds Meet
Instruments of Destruction
Outer Worlds 2
Deathless
...And more!
gamecritics.com/brad-gallawa...
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The best way journalists can support indie games is to cover more than whatever the current indie hits/darlings of the moment are. Games like Hades, Blue Prince, and Silksong do not need help with visibility, but discoverability is the biggest challenge facing many indie devs today.
November 13, 2025 at 9:37 PM
The best way journalists can support indie games is to cover more than whatever the current indie hits/darlings of the moment are. Games like Hades, Blue Prince, and Silksong do not need help with visibility, but discoverability is the biggest challenge facing many indie devs today.
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The way our constitutional republic works is that the supreme court is supposed to strike down actions by the executive when they perform an act that is exclusively granted to congress in the constitution. Whether it is a "signature policy" is irrelevant. bsky.app/profile/atru...
Bessent on tariffs: "This is one of President Trump's signature policies, and traditionally the Supreme Court does not interfere with a president's signature policy."
November 16, 2025 at 4:42 PM
The way our constitutional republic works is that the supreme court is supposed to strike down actions by the executive when they perform an act that is exclusively granted to congress in the constitution. Whether it is a "signature policy" is irrelevant. bsky.app/profile/atru...
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So the occupant of our White House is cool with pedophilia and we’re just going to carry on like everything is normal?
November 16, 2025 at 1:24 PM
So the occupant of our White House is cool with pedophilia and we’re just going to carry on like everything is normal?
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Anyone
A N Y O N E
ANYONE leaving MAGA at this point, is only upset about one thing...and they were okay with ALL THE REST.
Or, they're using one thing to bail on someone who's 'not harming the right people!!!!' meaning leopards ate their face.
They still want the evils they voted for.
A N Y O N E
ANYONE leaving MAGA at this point, is only upset about one thing...and they were okay with ALL THE REST.
Or, they're using one thing to bail on someone who's 'not harming the right people!!!!' meaning leopards ate their face.
They still want the evils they voted for.
they can come into the tent when they admit they were wrong and change their views
we all joke about Woke Bill Kristol but he is for the most part the perfect example - he has, legitimately, become much more progressive
you can’t bring in people who are mad he’s not delivering on horrible shit
we all joke about Woke Bill Kristol but he is for the most part the perfect example - he has, legitimately, become much more progressive
you can’t bring in people who are mad he’s not delivering on horrible shit
November 16, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Anyone
A N Y O N E
ANYONE leaving MAGA at this point, is only upset about one thing...and they were okay with ALL THE REST.
Or, they're using one thing to bail on someone who's 'not harming the right people!!!!' meaning leopards ate their face.
They still want the evils they voted for.
A N Y O N E
ANYONE leaving MAGA at this point, is only upset about one thing...and they were okay with ALL THE REST.
Or, they're using one thing to bail on someone who's 'not harming the right people!!!!' meaning leopards ate their face.
They still want the evils they voted for.
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Stop payment processors from censoring games!
stop-paypros.neocities.org
November 16, 2025 at 6:44 AM
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Trump administration sues California over its redistricting plan, months after a similar GOP-led effort in Texas met no resistance from the DOJ
https://cnn.it/4hYuE9J
https://cnn.it/4hYuE9J
November 13, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Trump administration sues California over its redistricting plan, months after a similar GOP-led effort in Texas met no resistance from the DOJ
https://cnn.it/4hYuE9J
https://cnn.it/4hYuE9J
Today at GameCritics.com, new writer Adam Sharman tries his hand at Slime Rancher two and finds it to be an uneven experience... The first half delivers the goods, but some of the new things bright into the second half drag the ranching down.
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November 12, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Today at GameCritics.com, new writer Adam Sharman tries his hand at Slime Rancher two and finds it to be an uneven experience... The first half delivers the goods, but some of the new things bright into the second half drag the ranching down.
gamecritics.com/gc-staff/sli...
gamecritics.com/gc-staff/sli...