James Archer
jamesandstuff.bsky.social
James Archer
@jamesandstuff.bsky.social
RPS hardware editor of deep voice and swelling gut
Sorry Ash. We're taking feature pitches at RPS: www.rockpapershotgun.com/how-to-pitch...
January 16, 2026 at 6:09 PM
s'where you titanium ball
January 9, 2026 at 5:46 PM
FIFA Peace Prize laureate at it again, I see
January 3, 2026 at 9:24 AM
How bed work
December 31, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Abandon video games, embrace being QUICKLY OVERTAKEN

BY THE ANGRY SPIRIT OF

RONALD AND NANCY REAGAN
December 20, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Reposted by James Archer
consider my feedback: i loved working at @larianstudios.com until AI. reconsider and change your direction, like, yesterday. show your employees some respect. they are world-class & do not need AI assistance to come up with amazing ideas.
December 16, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Wonder if I can find a surgeon on Fiverr who'll cut out the part of my brain that cares about football
December 15, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Had this yesterday, trying to do some Blops 7 benchmarking. Eventually gave up and installed through our Steam press account instead
December 9, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Sorry you have to go to America tho
November 18, 2025 at 9:51 PM
YouTubers are stealing my photos. I've finally made it!
November 15, 2025 at 9:11 PM
One of the quieter things I like about the new Steam Controller is that if you mentally erase the trackpads, it looks a bit like the original, sadly abandoned banana design for the PS3 controller:
November 13, 2025 at 9:20 PM
October 19, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Invite: All Hands Meeting
In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand

I'll go first: Six page commercial lease.
October 12, 2025 at 3:42 PM
This is much better than my response, which amounts to "Mate we have like two and a half writers"
October 9, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Owwies
September 28, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Reposted by James Archer
Re. RPS freelance, I now have a budget for irregular (maybe 6-12 pieces a year) 2000-3000 wordish, more granular and specific reporting and investigative criticism that broaches a new topic or addresses a gap in knowledge regarding something familiar.
September 17, 2025 at 1:20 PM
I'm doing a 10 mile charity walk this month with the missus. Help us tell diabetes to fuck off! fundraise.diabetes.org.uk/fundraisers/...
Dayana Sengleeva
I’m taking part in a Wellness Walk, raising money for Diabetes UK. Please help me reach my fundraising goal.
fundraise.diabetes.org.uk
September 16, 2025 at 10:19 PM
I would prefer to forget that games exist
September 16, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Dying Light is sorted as well. Thanks again to everyone who got in touch (or signal boosted)
September 16, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Faaaaaanks Chris.
September 15, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Sorted for Borderlands and Silent Hill, thanks all!
September 15, 2025 at 4:34 PM
We're shortstaffed on RPS and need some rad PC-minded freelancers for urgent review work. Specifically:
- Borderlands 4 (yes I know it's out already)
- Dying Light: The Beast
- Silent Hill f

Standard rate is £200 GBP per review, make yourselves known at [email protected]
September 15, 2025 at 3:59 PM