Fran J. Ruiz
@radioactivejawa.bsky.social
PhiLOLogist. Freelance journalist & wordsmith seen on VG247, SPACE, Skybox, GameWatcher, Popverse, Games Radar, Rolling Stone, and more. Spanish. Read my stuff: https://linktr.ee/frarupe92
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God of War: Ragnarok shows us the value of a slower pace and not playing by the rules – no PS5 game feels as definitively epic
Now Playing | The excesses of the second and final chapter of God of War’s Norse saga are what made it special and truly epic
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Had the opp to write about why I loved God of War: Ragnarok so much 3 years after its release and how it stood apart from other cinematic adventure games by taking the time to breathe and feel as weighty as the mythological epics it honors. Read at #GamesRadar: www.gamesradar.com/games/god-of...
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Dispatch's success has helped break the AA narrative genre's losing streak.
I dug into how Dispatch models how dropping adventure game convention – in this case the very concept of level design – can help a struggling genre rediscover its reason to exist.
www.gamesradar.com/games/advent...
I dug into how Dispatch models how dropping adventure game convention – in this case the very concept of level design – can help a struggling genre rediscover its reason to exist.
www.gamesradar.com/games/advent...
Dispatch's success shows a way forward for a struggling AA narrative genre
Opinion | Dispatch is an adventure game that ditches age-old "adventure" gameplay – and it shows how similar titles could re-find their purpose
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November 25, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Dispatch's success has helped break the AA narrative genre's losing streak.
I dug into how Dispatch models how dropping adventure game convention – in this case the very concept of level design – can help a struggling genre rediscover its reason to exist.
www.gamesradar.com/games/advent...
I dug into how Dispatch models how dropping adventure game convention – in this case the very concept of level design – can help a struggling genre rediscover its reason to exist.
www.gamesradar.com/games/advent...
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Kirby Air Riders And Sektori Are Two Sides Of The Same Overwhelming, Wonderful Coin
Hear me out…
www.rewinder.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 7:43 PM
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OpenAI needs to raise at least $207bn by 2030 so it can continue to lose money, HSBC estimates on.ft.com/4ij0yh8
OpenAI needs to raise at least $207bn by 2030 so it can continue to lose money, HSBC estimates
A burning platform
on.ft.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:42 PM
OpenAI needs to raise at least $207bn by 2030 so it can continue to lose money, HSBC estimates on.ft.com/4ij0yh8
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November 25, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Long shot, but does anyone know who's handling PR for Amazon MGM Studios?
November 25, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Long shot, but does anyone know who's handling PR for Amazon MGM Studios?
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Our Big Preview rollout for Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era is a-go, with more to come from @mroscartk.bsky.social, @andybrown202.bsky.social, and myself! 🥰 Shout out to @agameofjoes.bsky.social for bringing the latest build in for me to try out 🧚 🦟 👀 👇
www.gamesradar.com/games/strate...
www.gamesradar.com/games/strate...
Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era is a "great pleasure" and a "great responsibility" for its superfan CEO, and he's governed by one guiding principle: "Heroes is for everyone"
The Big Preview | Unfrozen's Denis Fedorov on how his team of strategy game enthusiasts are breathing new life into the iconic franchise
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November 25, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Our Big Preview rollout for Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era is a-go, with more to come from @mroscartk.bsky.social, @andybrown202.bsky.social, and myself! 🥰 Shout out to @agameofjoes.bsky.social for bringing the latest build in for me to try out 🧚 🦟 👀 👇
www.gamesradar.com/games/strate...
www.gamesradar.com/games/strate...
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Happy "Major News Website Psychotically Rearranges Its Homepage Layout for Black Friday Content" Week to all who celebrate not knowing where the hell anything is anymore.
November 25, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Happy "Major News Website Psychotically Rearranges Its Homepage Layout for Black Friday Content" Week to all who celebrate not knowing where the hell anything is anymore.
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but but vibe coding www.digitalfoundry.net/news/2025/11...
Proof That Recent Windows Update Harms Gaming Performance
AC Shadows frame-rate drops by 33 to 50 percent.
www.digitalfoundry.net
November 25, 2025 at 5:23 PM
but but vibe coding www.digitalfoundry.net/news/2025/11...
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Also a big fan of the ol' "what if the game didn't constantly treat you like a moron?"
November 25, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Also a big fan of the ol' "what if the game didn't constantly treat you like a moron?"
Demonschool is doing that cool thing for me that Expedition 33 also did which is borrowing from and honoring classics old and modern while completely dropping the pointless bloat and bad pieces that are kept around elsewhere because muh tradition.
November 25, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Demonschool is doing that cool thing for me that Expedition 33 also did which is borrowing from and honoring classics old and modern while completely dropping the pointless bloat and bad pieces that are kept around elsewhere because muh tradition.
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Think it's also time to start acknowledging that there's a bunch of people who don't actually play the games, and their whole engagement with the medium is doing culture war bullshit with games they haven't played as a pretext
Two months after firing over Charlie Kirk comments, Ghost of Yotei dev blames harassment campaign, not 'bad joke'
aftermath.site/sucker-punch-c...
aftermath.site/sucker-punch-c...
November 24, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Think it's also time to start acknowledging that there's a bunch of people who don't actually play the games, and their whole engagement with the medium is doing culture war bullshit with games they haven't played as a pretext
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'My Wife Threw Out My Card Collection (So I Bought a Dump to Find Them All)' now available on Steam.
store.steampowered.com/app/3868310/...
store.steampowered.com/app/3868310/...
November 25, 2025 at 4:17 PM
'My Wife Threw Out My Card Collection (So I Bought a Dump to Find Them All)' now available on Steam.
store.steampowered.com/app/3868310/...
store.steampowered.com/app/3868310/...
Not enjoying how I've hit that point in your 30s after which you can't have a cup of coffee without rushing to the nearest toilet right after. The warnings were true.
November 25, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Not enjoying how I've hit that point in your 30s after which you can't have a cup of coffee without rushing to the nearest toilet right after. The warnings were true.
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INSANE LIFE CHEATCODE: choose to be miserable and then play the victim about it
November 25, 2025 at 4:13 PM
INSANE LIFE CHEATCODE: choose to be miserable and then play the victim about it
Checked out the demo for Star Wars Outlaws on Switch 2 and holy shit, that's a new standard for ports of extremely current-gen AAA games. I'm even tempted to buy the whole thing after all the work they put into it since I got a PC press code last year.
November 25, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Checked out the demo for Star Wars Outlaws on Switch 2 and holy shit, that's a new standard for ports of extremely current-gen AAA games. I'm even tempted to buy the whole thing after all the work they put into it since I got a PC press code last year.
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Don’t suck up to MAGA. Don’t prioritize an existing fanbase. Do, when it makes sense, split your long book or play into two films. Also, girls still rule the box office.
'Wicked: For Good' Box Office: 4 Key Lessons From a $147M Debut
Don’t suck up to MAGA. Don’t prioritize an existing fanbase. Do, when it makes some sense, split your long book or play into two films. Also, girls still rule the box office.
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November 25, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Don’t suck up to MAGA. Don’t prioritize an existing fanbase. Do, when it makes sense, split your long book or play into two films. Also, girls still rule the box office.
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Cold Fear and I Am Alive now on GOG and added to GOG Preservation Program (re-released by Atari)
Cold Fear $11.99 buff.ly/rQuS4D1
I Am Alive $11.99 buff.ly/Rb7jg5X
Cold Fear $11.99 buff.ly/rQuS4D1
I Am Alive $11.99 buff.ly/Rb7jg5X
November 25, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Cold Fear and I Am Alive now on GOG and added to GOG Preservation Program (re-released by Atari)
Cold Fear $11.99 buff.ly/rQuS4D1
I Am Alive $11.99 buff.ly/Rb7jg5X
Cold Fear $11.99 buff.ly/rQuS4D1
I Am Alive $11.99 buff.ly/Rb7jg5X
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Hey friends! Unfortunately we are delaying our Switch release til January. Port isn't perfect yet, & given Qud's long dev timeline, what matters most to us is releasing the best possible ver of the game, even if it means a delay
We're confident on the Jan timeline, so we'll see you on Switch soon
We're confident on the Jan timeline, so we'll see you on Switch soon
The award-winning Caves of Qud is coming to Nintendo Switch in Q4 2025!
November 24, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Hey friends! Unfortunately we are delaying our Switch release til January. Port isn't perfect yet, & given Qud's long dev timeline, what matters most to us is releasing the best possible ver of the game, even if it means a delay
We're confident on the Jan timeline, so we'll see you on Switch soon
We're confident on the Jan timeline, so we'll see you on Switch soon
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Founders on LinkedIn still seem to be struggling with the difference between telling people about their humble beginnings and admitting to straight up committing fraud.
November 24, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Founders on LinkedIn still seem to be struggling with the difference between telling people about their humble beginnings and admitting to straight up committing fraud.
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Todas estas personas llevan coches con sistema de navegación y móviles con mapas que literalmente mandan señales permanentes a satélites de dónde se encuentran, de dónde vienen y a dónde van.
Llevaba varios días oyendo que había polémica sobre la nueva baliza obligatoria de la DGT cuando se detiene el vehículo en carretera. No sabía muy bien de que iba la vaina, pero hoy a la hora de comer le he oído a un tío que no piensa comprarla, porque te geolocaliza y es que “quieren controlarnos”.
November 25, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Todas estas personas llevan coches con sistema de navegación y móviles con mapas que literalmente mandan señales permanentes a satélites de dónde se encuentran, de dónde vienen y a dónde van.
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It's weird to not only have lived through an information revolution but also now living through its undoing, all within less than a generation.
Google at its peak was basically the best information retrieval system in human history and they and every competitor decided going from there to “you didn’t want answers you wanted half-assed auto-complete 80%-wrong hallucinations” in a few years was the right idea
November 25, 2025 at 12:19 PM
It's weird to not only have lived through an information revolution but also now living through its undoing, all within less than a generation.