Diego Nicolás Argüello
@diegoarguello.bsky.social
news @ game developer. words @ new york times, vulture, rolling stone, the verge, wapo, npr, pitchfork, edge, gamespot, game informer, polygon, paste, fanbyte, & more
founder @ into the spine • [email protected] • he/him
founder @ into the spine • [email protected] • he/him
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hey! i'm diego, freelance culture reporter from argentina published at nyt, rolling stone, vulture, npr, pitchfork, and many others. i also run @intothespine.bsky.social and co-hosted @turnaboutbreakdown.bsky.social
opps/pr: [email protected]
fuck bigots.
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opps/pr: [email protected]
fuck bigots.
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Sat down with the folks at @adhocstudio.com to talk about Dispatch's best scene and how the team made the most out of its most chaotic, violent, and hilarious five minutes.
How Dispatch’s Best Scene Came Together
In an exclusive interview with Kotaku, AdHoc breaks down the most chaotic moment of its superhero workplace comedy
kotaku.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Sat down with the folks at @adhocstudio.com to talk about Dispatch's best scene and how the team made the most out of its most chaotic, violent, and hilarious five minutes.
we have to go back
November 25, 2025 at 9:32 PM
we have to go back
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As a permalancer I am a secret 4th thing. Person who posts in order to get job.
there are some people who post because it's their job, some people who post like it's their job, and some people who post in spite of their job. you really want to avoid that second one
November 25, 2025 at 6:43 PM
As a permalancer I am a secret 4th thing. Person who posts in order to get job.
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NEW: Indie studio Santa Ragione is facing closure after its surreal horror title, Horses, was barred from Steam ahead of its upcoming December release
The studio behind Saturnalia and Wheels of Aurelia said Valve has yet to adequately explain why an early version of Horses was blacklisted in 2023.
The studio behind Saturnalia and Wheels of Aurelia said Valve has yet to adequately explain why an early version of Horses was blacklisted in 2023.
Indie dev Santa Ragione facing closure after Steam ban
The Italian studio's upcoming horror title, Horses, has been barred from Steam ahead of its release in December.
www.gamedeveloper.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:04 PM
NEW: Indie studio Santa Ragione is facing closure after its surreal horror title, Horses, was barred from Steam ahead of its upcoming December release
The studio behind Saturnalia and Wheels of Aurelia said Valve has yet to adequately explain why an early version of Horses was blacklisted in 2023.
The studio behind Saturnalia and Wheels of Aurelia said Valve has yet to adequately explain why an early version of Horses was blacklisted in 2023.
one day, over ten years ago, a person from a local video game fb group said they were looking for writers for a blog. something inside pushed me to put my name in, despite never considering myself a writer up to that point. it’s been a whirlwind with countless ups and downs. but i’m very glad i did
November 22, 2025 at 10:18 PM
one day, over ten years ago, a person from a local video game fb group said they were looking for writers for a blog. something inside pushed me to put my name in, despite never considering myself a writer up to that point. it’s been a whirlwind with countless ups and downs. but i’m very glad i did
this is precisely how playing the deadpool vr game feels like
November 22, 2025 at 8:36 PM
this is precisely how playing the deadpool vr game feels like
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"I don’t want her to think her sacrifices were in vain."
Tomás Neumann Aspee (@tomeitou.bsky.social) faces the reality of no longer caring about the most important day of his life.
intothespine.com/2025/11/22/t...
Tomás Neumann Aspee (@tomeitou.bsky.social) faces the reality of no longer caring about the most important day of his life.
intothespine.com/2025/11/22/t...
The Weight of Expectations - Into The Spine
For this week's Fragments, Tomás Neumann Aspee explores Many Nights a Whisper and no longer caring about the most important day in your life.
intothespine.com
November 22, 2025 at 5:24 PM
"I don’t want her to think her sacrifices were in vain."
Tomás Neumann Aspee (@tomeitou.bsky.social) faces the reality of no longer caring about the most important day of his life.
intothespine.com/2025/11/22/t...
Tomás Neumann Aspee (@tomeitou.bsky.social) faces the reality of no longer caring about the most important day of his life.
intothespine.com/2025/11/22/t...
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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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[email protected]
journalist, critic, author
proficient in features, criticism, reporting, reviews, previews, news, guides
words at lost in cult, RPS, VGC, unwinnable, gamesradar+, polygon, EDGE, PLAY
muckrack.com/ash-like-a-d...
[email protected]
November 22, 2025 at 11:52 AM
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
muckrack.com/ash-like-a-d...
[email protected]
journalist, critic, author
proficient in features, criticism, reporting, reviews, previews, news, guides
words at lost in cult, RPS, VGC, unwinnable, gamesradar+, polygon, EDGE, PLAY
muckrack.com/ash-like-a-d...
[email protected]
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anyway new website just dropped, hire me: emmkid.info
(the eagle eyed will notice i'm using screenshots from my tga video spot because lol)
(the eagle eyed will notice i'm using screenshots from my tga video spot because lol)
November 21, 2025 at 10:30 PM
anyway new website just dropped, hire me: emmkid.info
(the eagle eyed will notice i'm using screenshots from my tga video spot because lol)
(the eagle eyed will notice i'm using screenshots from my tga video spot because lol)
prototype switch 2 edition would fix me
November 21, 2025 at 8:44 PM
prototype switch 2 edition would fix me
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Literally Reb and I had a whole ass conversation about this a couple weeks back and both felt so so strongly that it’s a hard no. If I could use my video game ✨expertise✨ and motherhood status to impart any sort of advice on fellow parents, it’s keep your kids off Roblox
If we have a kid we are absolutely forbidding Roblox. I know I will inevitably cave on a number of other stupid things all their little friends are doing, but this is a hard line in the sand that no amount of screaming will change.
Oh my god that is the worst possible answer
November 21, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Literally Reb and I had a whole ass conversation about this a couple weeks back and both felt so so strongly that it’s a hard no. If I could use my video game ✨expertise✨ and motherhood status to impart any sort of advice on fellow parents, it’s keep your kids off Roblox
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Got out some thoughts about Sora, gen AI nostalgia videos, and how the idea that this kind of content is the future of entertainment is an insult to people's intelligence
Who is AI nostalgia slop even for?
Who is AI nostalgia slop even for?
Video generators like Sora rely on a monoculture that no longer exists.
buff.ly
November 21, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Got out some thoughts about Sora, gen AI nostalgia videos, and how the idea that this kind of content is the future of entertainment is an insult to people's intelligence
here’s my review of dispatch - romance is forced, its interactive elements feel largely disjointed, and in telltale fashion, the story struggles to assess choices that veer from the “intended” paths. but i still had a good time, and the episodic format fit the modern tv communal fomo like a glove
Dispatch Review: AdHoc's Telltale-style superhero comedy is more of a TV show than a game, and that’s OK.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
vgc.news/review/dispa...
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
vgc.news/review/dispa...
Dispatch Review: Telltale-style superhero comedy is more of a TV show than a game, and that’s OK | VGC
AdHoc’s Gen-Z-fuelled comedy and endearing cast carry an often disjointed tale…
vgc.news
November 21, 2025 at 3:58 PM
here’s my review of dispatch - romance is forced, its interactive elements feel largely disjointed, and in telltale fashion, the story struggles to assess choices that veer from the “intended” paths. but i still had a good time, and the episodic format fit the modern tv communal fomo like a glove
it’s impossible to explain this job to regular people
November 19, 2025 at 8:29 PM
it’s impossible to explain this job to regular people
very curious about the latin american spanish translation of the ace attorney trilogy but the only way i'd play through these games again post-podcast is if an editor slides me a crisp few hundred dollars. no in between
November 19, 2025 at 7:16 PM
very curious about the latin american spanish translation of the ace attorney trilogy but the only way i'd play through these games again post-podcast is if an editor slides me a crisp few hundred dollars. no in between
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i write for the av club now?? anyway, here’s demonschool.
Demonschool is a socially minded, school-set RPG that's never able to transcend or build on its influences. www.avclub.com/demonschool-...
Demonschool just barely makes the grade
Demonschool is a socially minded, school-set RPG that's never able to transcend or even build on its influences.
www.avclub.com
November 18, 2025 at 4:29 PM
i write for the av club now?? anyway, here’s demonschool.
linkedin is an isekai
November 18, 2025 at 8:55 PM
linkedin is an isekai
dispatch goes crazy
November 18, 2025 at 5:13 AM
dispatch goes crazy
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my contributor gig at endless mode is drastically changing in november, going from a weekly piece to a monthly one. as such, i’m available to take on more freelance work. i got experience with reporting, criticism, evergreen stuff, consulting, and anything in between.
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November 17, 2025 at 7:42 PM
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idk y'all, i'm still here
November 17, 2025 at 5:44 PM
idk y'all, i'm still here
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my thoughts on the game awards nominees:
November 17, 2025 at 4:53 PM
my thoughts on the game awards nominees:
the children yearn for bj blazkowicz’s monologues
November 14, 2025 at 5:37 PM
the children yearn for bj blazkowicz’s monologues
here’s a radical idea: you get paid for the invoices you submit
November 12, 2025 at 7:39 PM
here’s a radical idea: you get paid for the invoices you submit