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Danielle Partis
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Editorial @wire.xbox.com. Former games biz newshound. Chattin' about riffs, robots, RPGs, Warhammer and video games. 🏳️‍🌈
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Danielle Partis @daniellepartis.bsky.social · Oct 18
Let's try this intro post again - hello! I'm Danielle, I do editorial things for Xbox as you probs know.

Also a regular D&D player, big robot enthusiast, acceptable Warhammer painter and big riff enjoyer. Chronically ill and really into buffalo wings. Mostly using bsky for hobby stuff!
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Another excellent year in the bag with the Xbox Wire team. Always a privilege to work with endlessly talented, funny, and thoughtful professionals, and I always hit the jackpot in that regard. See you in January for MORE CONTENT. 🎮
December 19, 2025 at 6:35 PM
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It’s been one of the most game-packed, award-winning years in our history - and none of it would have been possible without you.

To celebrate, we invited teams across Xbox to look back at their 2025 and tease a little of what's coming next: news.xbox.com/en-us/2025/1...
From Our Worlds to Yours: Thank You for an Incredible 2025 - Xbox Wire
It’s been one of the most game-packed, award-winning years in our history - and none of it would have been possible without you. To celebrate, we invited teams across Xbox to look back at their 2025 a...
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December 18, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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Big year for big reptiles!
December 17, 2025 at 12:01 AM
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I do my best work in placeholder text (some bullshit so my colleagues know i'm funny)
December 16, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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'Let Sleeping Dragons Lie'
#dragon #dragonart #reddragon #pileofdragons #snuggleofdragons #dragonhorde #dragonhoard
a snuggly pile of red dragons all lying on top of their big pile of gold
December 16, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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at the night zoo, spending seven pounds on three marshmallows because it's "for the animals"
December 12, 2025 at 10:40 PM
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Did Mephisto, The Lord of Hatred, just say "influencers"
December 12, 2025 at 2:42 AM
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Time for the annual UK gang romanticising feeling like utter shite on a random Friday in December, let's go Gamers 🎮
December 11, 2025 at 11:56 PM
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same again next year lads
December 9, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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Societal-driven urge to mock Skyrim launching on another console, but I actually think Skyrim should be on every device on Earth. It should come in the mail with samples of Tide. I'll be loading it onto the microchip in my brain day one, grinding shite dwarf ruins in my unconscious slumber
December 9, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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Can't believe Netflix owns the Nemesis system now. Looking forward to zooming in on one of the wee monkeys from Bloons TD 6 getting really fuckin' mad at me specifically or whatever
December 5, 2025 at 1:40 PM
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Lena Headey and Gillian Anderson double headed a cowboy movie??? Critical headshot to me personally
December 4, 2025 at 7:26 PM
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Barely used Spotify this year so the top data is not remotely exciting, but the age guess fuckin' GOT me
December 3, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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The annual Christmas Coca Cola advert being made by generative AI really bookmarks the level of dystopia we've reached. Is nothing sacred
December 3, 2025 at 12:10 AM
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Merry Christmas to the parking ticket I got for apparently spending twelve extra minutes in a furniture shop, while parked in the car park that the shop tells customers to park in while they make several thousands of pounds' worth of purchasing decisions in a dead economy
December 1, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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if you moan about other people liking a festive season then you're genuinely a boring boring bastard, btw
November 30, 2025 at 6:19 PM
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that's the name of the game
wario64.bsky.social Wario64 @wario64.bsky.social · 20d
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November 30, 2025 at 12:25 AM
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There's a bar near me that has a weird rotation of footballers. Few weeks ago I ran into Akinfenwa. Tonight I've seen Dean Ashton. That anything to yous Hammers? I know nothing about the foot ball
November 28, 2025 at 8:06 PM
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Taking a week off work to mostly sleep, sort out the final piles of house move chaos and catch up on my gaming and craft backlog. Will she prevail, or will she play 50 hours of fucken' dinosaur simulator? Stay tuned!
November 28, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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The kombucha girl side-eye/approving eye meme, with “Weird Al music”/“Weird AI music”
November 26, 2025 at 9:22 PM
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Everyone's out here having PvP Arc Raiders moments, but no one is out here having wholesome PvP moments in The Isle where 8 random bloodthirsty allosaurs decide to truce and become a family
November 26, 2025 at 12:21 AM
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I'm just a girl, standing in front of a CMS, asking you to send me assets in 16:9
November 25, 2025 at 12:22 PM
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Accident/Halo 2's 'Metropolis'
recurse.com Recurse Center @recurse.com · Nov 11
What’s the lore behind choosing your career path ?
November 24, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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hey, i'm looking for work! full-time or freelance 💜

journalist, critic, author
proficient in features, criticism, reporting, reviews, previews, news, guides

words at lost in cult, RPS, VGC, unwinnable, gamesradar+, polygon, EDGE, PLAY

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'Few games capture the spirit of indie game development quite like VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action. What initially started out as a short game for a Cyberpunk Game Jam back in 2014, soon became a standout indie hit. VA-11 Hall-A delivers a heartfelt story of happiness in the depths of disaster, draped in a unique cyberpunk aesthetic and set to a distinctive synthwave soundtrack to match. It’s a truly remarkable visual novel, and the perfect choice for our Design Works range. Produced in collaboration with Sukeban Games and Ysbryd, VA-11 Hall-A: Design Works explores the corrupt metropolis of Glitch City, its culture, and the people who frequent the game’s beloved hole in the wall, VA-11 Hall-A. Written by talented journalist and author Ashley Schofield (Polygon, EDGE, Unwinnable and VGC), you’ll hear how this world came to be and the cyberpunk touchstones that inspired it — all the while lending insight into the history of Venezuela, where the team is located, and the unique challenges of developing a game there. VA-11 Hall-A: Design Works will be a celebration of this beautiful indie masterpiece, and the people that made it all possible. Alongside contemporary interviews with writer/programmer Fernando Damas and artist/designer Christopher Ortiz conducted exclusively for VA-11 Hall-A: Design Works, the book also features a collection of highlights from the ‘Daily VA-11 Hall-A’ blog posts directly from Sukeban.moe. You can also expect deep dives into the development of the game’s prototype and prologue; the bartending mechanics that put you in the shoes of disaster bisexual bartender Jill Stingray, and interviews exploring its iconic synthwave soundtrack/jukebox with composer Michael Kelly. VA-11 Hall-A: Design Works features detailed insight into the game’s early concepts and development, an exploration of Glitch City itself, and a deep dive into the programming, art and soundtrack — an unmissable read for any fan.' A magazine cover of Unwinnable Monthly #191, with the feature being my essay 'I Don't Want To Be This Kind of Animal Anymore' and art by Shafer Brown. An excerpt reads: In the dark times, should the stars also go out? 'Revachol is still. Silent. Decades of unrest, corruption and capital gain have reduced it to a shell of a city. And yet, under these sullen skies, a miracle is happening. The limbed and headed machine of pain and undignified suffering is firing up again.' My review of Hollow Knight: Silksong for Video Games Chronicle. 'Hollow Knight: Silksong review: A game that intends to make you suffer, even to its own detriment. Team Cherry’s sequel has a clear mission statement, but doesn’t seem to consider the consequences. 3/5 stars.' My review of Demonschool for Rock Paper Shotgun, included in RPS' Bestest Bests category. 'Demonschool review Saturday morning carcasses.'
November 22, 2025 at 11:52 AM
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Always a pleasure to dive deeper into the very cool things we reveal during Partner Previews - and I am particularly excited to see Raji re-emerge with a sequel, looking absolutely fantastic and totally different to the first game. Exciting!
November 20, 2025 at 7:50 PM