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Ryan Gilliam

@rygilliam.bsky.social

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Co-founder and owner of @roguesite.bsky.social‬‬. Former Guides Producer at Polygon. Lifelong KC liver. Work: Ryan(at)Rogue(dot)site

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Ryan Gilliam @rygilliam.bsky.social · Jun 3

This one is a little surreal. My first paid, non-Polygon byline ... ever, and it's for PC Gamer. And, of course, it's for Destiny 2.

Here is my extensive preview of the Edge of Fate. It's long, but that's a reflection of just how much is changing in July.

www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/th...

The Edge of Fate will be the biggest change to Destiny 2 since it launched—an injection of fresh ideas, but also of ARPG grind

The launch of a new saga is bringing a massive shift to how Destiny 2 works.

www.pcgamer.com

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Rogue @roguesite.bsky.social · 6h

We just hit 5,000 followers on BlueSky!

Thank you to all of you who have followed us for the past 6 weeks. We have even more great work coming! Please share us with your friends!

We’ll be off Monday for Indigenous People’s Day, but we’ll see you Tuesday with some Steam Next Fest recommendations!

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Rogue @roguesite.bsky.social · 9h

Excited to announce a pair of new continuing series focused on the lore and history of Helldivers 2, arriving on Oct. 26.

Would you like to know more?

www.rogue.site/editorials/h...

New Helldivers training manuals arriving this Liberty Day

Helldivers are to report for mandatory training this Liberty Day

www.rogue.site

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Ryan Gilliam @rygilliam.bsky.social · 7h

Another busy week! And one that sees us just 5 followers away from 5k on BlueSky!

Please consider sharing Rogue and what we're up to.

Rogue @roguesite.bsky.social · 9h

Catch up on everything that happened at Rogue this week with our newsletter, now available to all free subscribers.

www.rogue.site/email/1fae3f...

Rogue Roundup for Oct. 10, 2025

Ad-free video game news, guides, opinions, history, culture, previews, interviews, and reviews written by humans, for humans

www.rogue.site

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Rogue @roguesite.bsky.social · 1d

Power level your way through Absolum with our new beginner's guide

www.rogue.site/guides/absol...

Get ready for Absolum

Absolum has a bit of a learning curve, but we'll get you punching your way across Talamh in no time.

www.rogue.site

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Ryan Gilliam @rygilliam.bsky.social · 1d

I absolutely fell in love with Absolum when I played the Steam Nextfest demo earlier this year. Delighted to review the full version for Rogue!

Rogue @roguesite.bsky.social · 1d

Absolum is a strikingly beautiful Roguelike that brings the "one more run" mentality to beat-em-ups.

Our review:

www.rogue.site/editorials/a...

Absolum is a beautiful, slow-progressing, arcade-ass Roguelite

The best looking beat-em-up you'll find

www.rogue.site

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Rogue @roguesite.bsky.social · 2d

Carimara is a fantastic — and fantastically creepy — little indie that everyone should play this spooky season.

www.rogue.site/editorials/c...

Carimara is the perfect Halloween appetizer

Who you gonna call? Just a weird little guy.

www.rogue.site

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Ryan Gilliam @rygilliam.bsky.social · 2d

Come listen to @mattleone.bsky.social talk about his new project on this week's Rogue Signal!

Rogue @roguesite.bsky.social · 2d

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

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Rogue @roguesite.bsky.social · 2d

Maria Hamilton and Paul Kubitz on Midnight's alpha, player feedback, raids, and more
www.rogue.site/editorials/b...

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Razzball @razzball.bsky.social · 3d

Fellow Short Kings, we good with AOC again

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Rogue @roguesite.bsky.social · 3d

It's time for Jeff to figure out how Project JASPER measures up to a console. Come for the results, stay for the Steven Universe references in 2025.

www.rogue.site/editorials/p...

Project JASPER: Marking benches

Part 6: The finish line

www.rogue.site

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Ryan Gilliam @rygilliam.bsky.social · 4d

City of Ephyra enjoyers, this is our time

Rogue @roguesite.bsky.social · 4d

Region diversity has kept Hades 2 feeling fresh, even after hundreds of hours played.

www.rogue.site/editorials/h...

Hades 2's unique regions are the unsung heroes of its replayability

Supergiant does the work to make sure each one of Hades 2's zones feel unique

www.rogue.site

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Mobilegamer.biz @mobilegamerbiz.bsky.social · 4d

Destiny expert @rygilliam.bsky.social says that one month after launch, Destiny: Rising has (mostly) managed to balance monetisation and keeping a passionate player community happy:
mobilegamer.biz/one-month-on...

One month on, Destiny: Rising’s gentle ‘gacha wall’ finds the right balance

Destiny expert Ryan Gilliam says NetEase’s Fair Play modifier is helping casual players keep pace with the pros and big spenders.

mobilegamer.biz

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Rogue @roguesite.bsky.social · 7d

Hey everybody, and welcome to the second month of Rogue.site! The horrors, they just keep insisting on persisting, but so do we.

www.rogue.site/email/4c9dd6...

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Rogue @roguesite.bsky.social · 7d

There's a new game everyone is playing this week, and you know what that means:

*MORE ASCII ART*

Our Ghost of Yotei beginner guide is here, and full of tips to get you through the weekend!

www.rogue.site/guides/lets-...

Let's go to Ezo in Ghost of Yotei: Tips for your first few hours

What do you do with all that freedom?

www.rogue.site

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Ryan Gilliam @rygilliam.bsky.social · 7d

Also shoutout to @alicejovanee.bsky.social for the photoshop for a review she didn't edit and makes zero sense until the final 500 words of the piece.

Ryan Gilliam @rygilliam.bsky.social · 7d

It's almost exactly a week later than I thought it would be, but I'm quite proud of this review for Silksong, a game that I both think is excellent hated playing about 70% of it.

Please enjoy (and share) me grappling with how we evaluate flawed masterpieces, and what really matters in the end.

Rogue @roguesite.bsky.social · 7d

"I’ve been wrestling with this truth that I have far more negative to say about Silksong than positive, but that great art isn’t measured in points."

Just over a month after its release, @rygilliam.bsky.social grapples with Silksong in our review.

www.rogue.site/editorials/h...

Hollow Knight: Silksong doesn't need to be perfect to be one of the best games of the year

The measure of a great game isn't about the inability to say negative things about it

www.rogue.site

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Isaiah D. Colbert @shineyezehuhh.bsky.social · 8d

@papapishu.bsky.social and I got into what we loved about One Battle After Another and some things it left to be desired in an otherwise stellar family drama by Paul Thomas Anderson.

Aftermath @aftermath.site · 8d

One Battle After Another is an instant classic that digs into the complicated parts of revolution and plays fast and loose with its politics. aftermath.site/one-battle-aft...

Teyana Taylor shooting a machine gun while pregnant in One Battle After Another. She wears plaid, boots, cargo pants, and a beanie and is in a field with sparse vegetation.

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Ryan Gilliam @rygilliam.bsky.social · 8d

CloverPit rules

(also, hell yeah, Mr. Jackpots)

Rogue @roguesite.bsky.social · 8d

HELLLLOOO-OO-OOO-OOOO!!!!

[Gets dropped into a hell pit and dies because we hit a jackpot but it was all Lemons]

www.rogue.site/editorials/c...

CloverPit turns you into a demonic Mr. Jackpots

[Evil Kyle MacLachlan voice] HELL-OOO-O-O-O-O!!!!

www.rogue.site

Ryan Gilliam @rygilliam.bsky.social · 8d

I'm already a big Demon Hunter fan in WoW, but absolutely hate some of its more powerful playstyles in endgame.

The new Devourer spec seems to be offering an alternative there, which I'm very excited about. Here are my impressions from my short time with the Devourer!

Rogue @roguesite.bsky.social · 8d

We've played the new Demon Hunter spec in World of Warcraft: Midnight, Devourer!

It compliments the base class perfectly, and looks to be a great addition to one of WoW's most interesting classes.

Here are our impressions from the alpha.

www.rogue.site/editorials/w...

World of Warcraft: Midnight's new purple Demon Hunter rounds out the class in the perfect way

It's like the normal Demon Hunter, but you can take a few steps back

www.rogue.site

Ryan Gilliam @rygilliam.bsky.social · 9d

New Wednesday, new podcast!

Rogue @roguesite.bsky.social · 9d

Ooh baby, Rogue is almost (ALMOST) a month old, and we've got episode 5 of our weekly games show, Rogue Signal, to celebrate.

We chat briefly about the EA news before diving into Megabonk, CloverPit, Hades 2, what we love about indie horror games, and more!

www.rogue.site/podcasts/rog...

Rogue Signal ep. 5: No one expects the Saudi acquisition

The one where we're still talking about Hades 2 and finally get to Silent Hill F

www.rogue.site

Ryan Gilliam @rygilliam.bsky.social · 9d

Hell yeah. I get so nervous when people talk about "final boss" clearing like ... do they know

Ryan Gilliam @rygilliam.bsky.social · 9d

Act 2 or Act 3 👀

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Ryan Gilliam @rygilliam.bsky.social · 10d

*art

Ryan Gilliam @rygilliam.bsky.social · 10d

LOVED the demo for this and the set is stellar. This is so exciting.

Michael Murphy | Insider Gaming / Freelance Video Game Critic @mikemurf2.bsky.social · 10d

Played the demo for this prior to it launching on Steam and it rocked! Excited to see it done and with the animation studio of the game already attached to do it!

Insider Gaming @insider-gaming.com · 10d

Absolum Getting an Animated Adaptation

insider-gaming.com/absolum-anim...

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Ryan Gilliam @rygilliam.bsky.social · 10d

In addition to the horrors and atrocities from this current political moment, I think one of the hardest things that goes unsung is just the realization that so many people we care about in our personal lives either have a complete lack of empathy, are deeply stupid, or both.

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