Nick Mangiaracina
@nickmanwrites.bsky.social
he/him (HevyD elsewhere)
- Narrative Design/Game Writing - nickmanwrites.com
- Contributor @monstervine.com
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- Narrative Design/Game Writing - nickmanwrites.com
- Contributor @monstervine.com
- Professional Inquiries: [email protected]
https://linktr.ee/nickmanwrites - Open for Work
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My name is Nick. I write about video games, for video games sometimes, and am a cute dog haver.
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Let's goooo!!
i wrote about mothership.blog for @theguardian.com today by the way. thanks so much to @mackeza.bsky.social for the opportunity to tell more people about mothership and what we are doing with the site <3 www.theguardian.com/games/2026/j...
Why I’m launching a feminist video games website in 2026
I’ve been a games journalist since 2007, but still there isn’t much video games coverage that feels like it’s specifically for people like me. So I’m creating a home for it: Mothership
www.theguardian.com
January 27, 2026 at 12:58 AM
Let's goooo!!
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I don't know how to solve this and it's not the fault of anyone who is starting a worker owned outlet but if I know anything about publishing (and I know a little) I know that we're saturating the market and not even creating the support infrastructure for longevity, e.g., something like ads
January 28, 2026 at 11:33 PM
I don't know how to solve this and it's not the fault of anyone who is starting a worker owned outlet but if I know anything about publishing (and I know a little) I know that we're saturating the market and not even creating the support infrastructure for longevity, e.g., something like ads
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I know y'all think Trump's about to drop dead but Mitch McConnell has been a zombie for several years.
Don't get your hopes up.
Only the good die young.
Don't get your hopes up.
Only the good die young.
January 28, 2026 at 10:38 PM
I know y'all think Trump's about to drop dead but Mitch McConnell has been a zombie for several years.
Don't get your hopes up.
Only the good die young.
Don't get your hopes up.
Only the good die young.
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Epic makes literal BILLIONS of dollars off of FN and UE and THIS is the cost for Unreal Fest?? We even work with them and Im still betting most of us in the studio arent going... the ONE time its in my city and it costs this much to be with my peers....
January 28, 2026 at 2:01 PM
Epic makes literal BILLIONS of dollars off of FN and UE and THIS is the cost for Unreal Fest?? We even work with them and Im still betting most of us in the studio arent going... the ONE time its in my city and it costs this much to be with my peers....
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Idk if I was in leadeeship at a studio that released a wildly successful and critically acclaimed RPG that made me insanely rich the last thing I'd do is whine or post on social media ever again but maybe I'm just built different.
January 28, 2026 at 3:12 AM
Idk if I was in leadeeship at a studio that released a wildly successful and critically acclaimed RPG that made me insanely rich the last thing I'd do is whine or post on social media ever again but maybe I'm just built different.
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Sometimes I think it'd be a good idea for CEOs to be scored, Metacritic-style, based on how others evaluate how they run a company. I like to imagine it would encourage more restraint. Their incompetence does real damage. You shouldn't have to suffer executives just because you want to be a gamedev.
January 28, 2026 at 3:16 AM
Sometimes I think it'd be a good idea for CEOs to be scored, Metacritic-style, based on how others evaluate how they run a company. I like to imagine it would encourage more restraint. Their incompetence does real damage. You shouldn't have to suffer executives just because you want to be a gamedev.
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Tim is 100% correct, and I'm grateful for him saying it.
Indie devs should avoid 'most indie publishers' says Manor Lords indie publisher Hooded Horse: 'The vast majority of indie publishers are predatory and opportunistic'
"People can hate me for this if they want."
www.pcgamer.com
January 27, 2026 at 6:22 PM
Tim is 100% correct, and I'm grateful for him saying it.
Shapiro: Tik Tok isn't actually suppressing any information.
Newsom: Yeah, I think that's fair.
Newsom: Yeah, I think that's fair.
January 27, 2026 at 8:24 PM
Shapiro: Tik Tok isn't actually suppressing any information.
Newsom: Yeah, I think that's fair.
Newsom: Yeah, I think that's fair.
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Ooh, another Haunted PS1 (or close adjacent) game is out. Very vertical 3D exploration platformer. Looks charming and chunky.
Save 15% on Valkyrie Saga on Steam
Join Roll the Valkyrie as she subverts fate in a retro indie platformer taking after PSX classics. Climb, dash, jump, and glide your way up a falling sky island, to stop it from destroying the world b...
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January 27, 2026 at 3:41 PM
Ooh, another Haunted PS1 (or close adjacent) game is out. Very vertical 3D exploration platformer. Looks charming and chunky.
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If you're gonna be mad about games stuff why not be mad about all the xbox bullshit it is or how hard it is to consume anything ethically these days and how frustrating that is like NORMAL PEOPLE, geez
January 27, 2026 at 2:11 AM
If you're gonna be mad about games stuff why not be mad about all the xbox bullshit it is or how hard it is to consume anything ethically these days and how frustrating that is like NORMAL PEOPLE, geez
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Hilarious how Brown claims GDC is 45% more affordable than last year, but that's only looking at tickets. Sure, nice, you lowered the entry fee... for an event hosted in the most expensive location on the planet to get to, stay in, eat in. Also, the whole "people getting shot in the streets" thing.
Are you going to GDC? A lot of international folks are not, it seems. A multitude of senior industry figures have told us that US immigration, safety and cost concerns mean they are sending fewer staff than in previous years – or not attending at all: mobilegamer.biz/many-interna...
Many international visitors are skipping GDC this year amid cost concerns and US safety fears
GDC’s organiser has told us it is working to make the show safer and more affordable, but industry chatter suggests international GDC attendance will nosedive this year.
mobilegamer.biz
January 26, 2026 at 9:16 PM
Hilarious how Brown claims GDC is 45% more affordable than last year, but that's only looking at tickets. Sure, nice, you lowered the entry fee... for an event hosted in the most expensive location on the planet to get to, stay in, eat in. Also, the whole "people getting shot in the streets" thing.
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imgaine getting sent packing with your ass in your own two hands by some of the nicest people in the world and then showing up in a city that is famous for booing santa claus
January 26, 2026 at 3:36 AM
imgaine getting sent packing with your ass in your own two hands by some of the nicest people in the world and then showing up in a city that is famous for booing santa claus
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People are right to be incensed, but there are more names to uplift. ICE killed an immigrant man named Silverio Villegas González in Chicagoland. He had children. Victor Manuel Diaz was kidnapped in Minneapolis and died in ICE custody on January 14. Their names deserve to be repeated, too.
January 25, 2026 at 11:00 PM
People are right to be incensed, but there are more names to uplift. ICE killed an immigrant man named Silverio Villegas González in Chicagoland. He had children. Victor Manuel Diaz was kidnapped in Minneapolis and died in ICE custody on January 14. Their names deserve to be repeated, too.
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"ICE will leave Minnesota if you hand over your voter rolls" tells you everything you need to know.
This was never about immigration or fraud. It was always about rigging elections.
This was never about immigration or fraud. It was always about rigging elections.
January 25, 2026 at 11:01 PM
"ICE will leave Minnesota if you hand over your voter rolls" tells you everything you need to know.
This was never about immigration or fraud. It was always about rigging elections.
This was never about immigration or fraud. It was always about rigging elections.
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I think Perfect Tides was criminally underplayed, but the dev is making amazing strides in creating a name for herself. The sequel is up for two IGF awards and I can’t think of anyone more deserving.
January 25, 2026 at 4:19 PM
I think Perfect Tides was criminally underplayed, but the dev is making amazing strides in creating a name for herself. The sequel is up for two IGF awards and I can’t think of anyone more deserving.
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If you're snowed in like me, today is the perfect day to play Perfect Tides: Station to Station!
- Explore the big city in the year 2003
- Collect & level up knowledge through experience
- Fumble horribly through young adulthood
Out now for PC and Mac
store.steampowered.com/app/2088810/...
- Explore the big city in the year 2003
- Collect & level up knowledge through experience
- Fumble horribly through young adulthood
Out now for PC and Mac
store.steampowered.com/app/2088810/...
Perfect Tides: Station to Station on Steam
A point n' click sequel to Perfect Tides about the momentum and whiplash of young adulthood. Explore the big city through 18-year-old Mara's eyes. Collect items, nurture ideas, and experience complex ...
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January 25, 2026 at 3:42 PM
If you're snowed in like me, today is the perfect day to play Perfect Tides: Station to Station!
- Explore the big city in the year 2003
- Collect & level up knowledge through experience
- Fumble horribly through young adulthood
Out now for PC and Mac
store.steampowered.com/app/2088810/...
- Explore the big city in the year 2003
- Collect & level up knowledge through experience
- Fumble horribly through young adulthood
Out now for PC and Mac
store.steampowered.com/app/2088810/...
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2̵0̵ ̵s̵e̵c̵o̵n̵d̵s̵ 90 Minutes left to grab McPixel for literal pennies! GET IT!
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Save 79% on The McPixel Trilogy on Steam
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January 25, 2026 at 2:33 PM
2̵0̵ ̵s̵e̵c̵o̵n̵d̵s̵ 90 Minutes left to grab McPixel for literal pennies! GET IT!
store.steampowered.com/bundle/28850...
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