Matt Leone
@mattleone.bsky.social
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I write stories about the game industry. New site @designroom.bsky.social coming soon.
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Website: RooftopShouting.com
Culture Shock: bit.ly/cultureshockpackage
Kakuto Chojin story: bit.ly/kakutochojin
Niantic/Punchdrunk story: bit.ly/nianticpunchdrunk
Street Fighter 2 book: bit.ly/likeahurricane
Final Fantasy 7 book: bit.ly/500yearslater
PlayStation 25th video: bit.ly/playstation25th
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onemillionpower.com
This is the story of Sega's R360: The legendary arcade cabinet that spun players around and left arcade floors far too early. Exclusive interviews, developer quotes, and more!
I'd appreciate not only everyone watching, but also sharing this post and the video!
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Sega R360: Spinning Dreams in the Arcade
YouTube video by One Million Power
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rygilliam.bsky.social
Come listen to @mattleone.bsky.social talk about his new project on this week's Rogue Signal!
roguesite.bsky.social
Episode 6 of Rogue Signal, our weekly podcast, is here!

This week, the crew chats about a variety of new games, like Ghost of Yotei.

And we end the show with an interview with former Polygoner @mattleone.bsky.social about his new project: @designroom.bsky.social

www.rogue.site/podcasts/rog...
Rogue Signal ep. 6: The arrival of Canadian Thanksgiving (featuring Matt Leone)
The one where we talk about Ghost of Yotei, CloverPit, and more
www.rogue.site
mattleone.bsky.social
Amazing thread!
retrogamerdaz.bsky.social
November marks my 20th year on the magazine. I think that deserves a self-congratulatory pat on the back.
For every like this receives I'll try and recall one anecdote (interesting or otherwise) about my time on the mag.
(this is one of my favourite covers by armyoftrolls)
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kimimithegameeatingshemonster.com
Hey everyone. I’ll be honest, I’ve run out of rope on this “being a writer” business, to the point where my site either takes off, now, or I start applying for whatever local shop/cleaning jobs are available. This isn’t a “threat”, just an honest statement of where I am. Sorry.

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Support Kimimi
Videogame archaeologist and explorer: Player of the untranslated. Lifter-upper of the unloved and misunderstood.
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mattleone.bsky.social
Phenomenal-looking new book, as you'd expect from @readonlymemory.com.
readonlymemory.com
30 years of PlayStation® history.
Never-before-seen prototypes.
Exclusive stories from the creators.
PlayStation: The First 30 Years.

Shipping Spring 2026.
Pre-order now, only from ROM: readonlymemory.com/pages/playst...
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designroom.bsky.social
Possibly the last one of these posts repromoting old Polygon oral histories -- looking back on the time we talked to the team behind Street Fighter: The Movie (the game).
Street Fighter: The Movie: The game: An oral history
Our Street Fighter history series continues with a look at the time Capcom copied the copycats
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designroom.bsky.social
We're running low on Polygon stories to repromote, which is probably a good sign. Here's one on Capcom vs. SNK that bookended our Street Fighter series, with art from @humanmgn.bsky.social. web.archive.org/web/20211017...
Capcom vs. SNK: An oral history
We continue our Street Fighter history series with a look at the time Capcom partnered with its crosstown rival
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designroom.bsky.social
We're a little late to tie this to the PlayStation 30th anniversary, but it's still worth looking back on this profile/pseudo oral history on PlayStation creator Ken Kutaragi.
The legacy of PlayStation creator Ken Kutaragi, in 24 stories
Look back at the early days of PlayStation and its ambitious, innovative and complicated father
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charstring.com
Monday was my last day at Vox Media which, after 14 years, feels wild to say out loud. But here I am!

I'm looking for my next role, so if you think that may be with you please reach out! You can DM me here, or find me on LinkedIn, or email me (chrisgrant @ this domain).
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wario64.bsky.social
Nintendo Museum (Japan) - Art Gallery is now open. "Discover original character artwork and select development materials from a variety of Nintendo franchises, including Super Mario, The Legend of Zelda, Animal Crossing, and more." museum.nintendo.com/en/exhibitio...
mattleone.bsky.social
Excited for my former Polygon coworkers and their site!
roguesite.bsky.social
Rogue.site is now a reality! Thank you to everyone along the way who helped make it possible.

If you like what you see, and want more of it. Consider pledging your support with a subscription. Your funds will go to support independent games journalism written by humans, for humans.
Rogue
Ad-free video game news, guides, opinions, history, culture, previews, interviews, and reviews written by humans, for humans
Rogue.site
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roguesite.bsky.social
Rogue.site is now a reality! Thank you to everyone along the way who helped make it possible.

If you like what you see, and want more of it. Consider pledging your support with a subscription. Your funds will go to support independent games journalism written by humans, for humans.
Rogue
Ad-free video game news, guides, opinions, history, culture, previews, interviews, and reviews written by humans, for humans
Rogue.site
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doublefine.com
once again we are begging you not to inform Tim that the first Lost Levels video is live on our YouTube channel RIGHT NOW

(snitch *after* you watch)

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mattleone.bsky.social
Today!
designroom.bsky.social
This weekend is Street Fighter’s 38th anniversary, and if that’s not a good reason to look back on Polygon’s Street Fighter 1 oral history, I don’t know what is.
Street Fighter 1: An oral history
We kick off a series of Street Fighter history stories with a behind-the-scenes look at the game that started it all
web.archive.org
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designroom.bsky.social
This weekend is Street Fighter’s 38th anniversary, and if that’s not a good reason to look back on Polygon’s Street Fighter 1 oral history, I don’t know what is.
Street Fighter 1: An oral history
We kick off a series of Street Fighter history stories with a behind-the-scenes look at the game that started it all
web.archive.org
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enhance-experience.com
Let the good vibes begin! The Lumines Arise Demo is available NOW through September 3rd.

🦎 THREE Journey stages
👥 Burst Battle multiplayer

PS5 - store.playstation.com/concept/1001...
Steam - store.steampowered.com/app/3847360/...
lumines.game/demo
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milkman.bsky.social
Heyyyyy. Give a follow to @designroom.bsky.social if you ever loved to death the stuff that @mattleone.bsky.social did at 1UP and Polygon for years. Because he’s got some cool stuff lined up and I may or may not be involved in some of it.
a woman says you know what it is in front of a man in a suit
ALT: a woman says you know what it is in front of a man in a suit
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designroom.bsky.social
Thinking back on the time @alexjkane.itch.io‬ talked to 10 Morrowind team members -- one of Polygon's most popular features, and a story that has since been taught in college game design courses.
Morrowind: An oral history
‘Here’s a world. Go play it how you wanna play it’
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