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Welp. I guess the writing was on the wall. Good news? The Giants might be the most attractive landing spot for potential HCs. That is unless front office/ownership drama doesn't move people away.
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Sources: Daboll out as Giants' HC after latest loss
Giants coach Brian Daboll is out after the team blew another double-digit lead on Sunday in Chicago, sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter on Monday
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November 10, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Welp. I guess the writing was on the wall. Good news? The Giants might be the most attractive landing spot for potential HCs. That is unless front office/ownership drama doesn't move people away.
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The Patreon update this week is free for everyone! I wrote a little bit about the reaction to Battlefield 6's Season 1 update:
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November 2, 2025 at 5:42 PM
The Patreon update this week is free for everyone! I wrote a little bit about the reaction to Battlefield 6's Season 1 update:
For no particular reason, I feel it's important this morning to remind everyone that Halo is a game where the humans eventually ally with the aliens (and flood--kinda) in order to stop religious zealots from killing the galaxy.
October 27, 2025 at 4:15 PM
For no particular reason, I feel it's important this morning to remind everyone that Halo is a game where the humans eventually ally with the aliens (and flood--kinda) in order to stop religious zealots from killing the galaxy.
My post on Patreon this week is free for everyone! I wrote a little bit about my thoughts on Battlefield 6's singleplayer:
What To Do About Battlefield’s Singleplayer – A Short Preview (Kinda) | Free Post | The Gaming Discourse
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October 26, 2025 at 8:44 PM
My post on Patreon this week is free for everyone! I wrote a little bit about my thoughts on Battlefield 6's singleplayer:
This week's Patreon post is free for everyone! A quick rundown of some of the games I played during Steam Next Fest this week:
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October 17, 2025 at 6:37 PM
This week's Patreon post is free for everyone! A quick rundown of some of the games I played during Steam Next Fest this week:
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The year is 2081.
The machines have conquered New York, Moscow, and Tokyo.
The resistance loses ground every day.
Annoying college football fans now storm the field every time their team gets a first down.
The machines have conquered New York, Moscow, and Tokyo.
The resistance loses ground every day.
Annoying college football fans now storm the field every time their team gets a first down.
Sanders endorses fans rushing field as fine looms
Colorado fans stormed the field after the Buffaloes' victory over No. 22 Iowa State. The act could trigger a $50,000 fine, something coach Deion Sanders was shocked to find out.
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October 12, 2025 at 4:46 PM
The year is 2081.
The machines have conquered New York, Moscow, and Tokyo.
The resistance loses ground every day.
Annoying college football fans now storm the field every time their team gets a first down.
The machines have conquered New York, Moscow, and Tokyo.
The resistance loses ground every day.
Annoying college football fans now storm the field every time their team gets a first down.
HUGE day for fans of enshittification.
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EA Announces Unprecedented $55 Billion Sale To Saudi Arabia, Jared Kushner's Private Equity Group, And Others - Kotaku
The Madden publisher is going private
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September 29, 2025 at 3:41 PM
HUGE day for fans of enshittification.
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Jaxson Dart. Please be real.
September 28, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Jaxson Dart. Please be real.
My weekly Patreon update is free this week! I wrote a little bit about MGS Delta and stealth games.
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September 21, 2025 at 12:01 AM
My weekly Patreon update is free this week! I wrote a little bit about MGS Delta and stealth games.
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I thought it would be fun to sit down and talk through my collection of physical games! So I did! A rough cut of the vid is up for Patrons. Check it out!
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September 7, 2025 at 4:32 PM
I thought it would be fun to sit down and talk through my collection of physical games! So I did! A rough cut of the vid is up for Patrons. Check it out!
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It's been a while.
Glad to be announcing a new game, and happy that it is something experimental and weird: a tiny, tense, turn-based strategy game about merging units into spectacular combinations, and then watching them evaporate thousands of bugs.
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Glad to be announcing a new game, and happy that it is something experimental and weird: a tiny, tense, turn-based strategy game about merging units into spectacular combinations, and then watching them evaporate thousands of bugs.
store.steampowered.com/app/2396130/...
Australia Did It - Reveal Trailer
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September 3, 2025 at 4:04 PM
It's been a while.
Glad to be announcing a new game, and happy that it is something experimental and weird: a tiny, tense, turn-based strategy game about merging units into spectacular combinations, and then watching them evaporate thousands of bugs.
store.steampowered.com/app/2396130/...
Glad to be announcing a new game, and happy that it is something experimental and weird: a tiny, tense, turn-based strategy game about merging units into spectacular combinations, and then watching them evaporate thousands of bugs.
store.steampowered.com/app/2396130/...
My latest review: Herdling is a short game that feels like an epic adventure, showcasing Okomotive's excellent talent for storytelling.
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August 22, 2025 at 4:23 PM
My latest review: Herdling is a short game that feels like an epic adventure, showcasing Okomotive's excellent talent for storytelling.
"what a joy it's been to work with an editor again"
I feel this in my soul.
I feel this in my soul.
Much more than a tiny bit! I just checked my emails and I first contacted Stephen about him helping us out almost a year ago.
What a JOY it’s been to work with an editor again, oh my word. Lifesaver.
What a JOY it’s been to work with an editor again, oh my word. Lifesaver.
Another reporting tour de force from People Make Games, about the complex fallout... to the complex fallout around Disco Elysium
There were five Disco Elysium spiritual successors to track, with overlapping staff and heaps of ongoing drama.
Full disclosure: I helped with this one a tiny bit
There were five Disco Elysium spiritual successors to track, with overlapping staff and heaps of ongoing drama.
Full disclosure: I helped with this one a tiny bit
August 16, 2025 at 2:43 PM
"what a joy it's been to work with an editor again"
I feel this in my soul.
I feel this in my soul.
The fourth and final part of my Splinter Cell retrospective is here! Check it out:
Who Is Sam Fisher? | A Splinter Cell Retrospective, Part 4: Blacklist
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August 8, 2025 at 7:09 PM
The fourth and final part of my Splinter Cell retrospective is here! Check it out:
My Blacklist retrospective is up for Patrons! You can check it out for as little as $2 on Patreon. It will be public sometime this weekend.
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August 6, 2025 at 3:31 PM
My Blacklist retrospective is up for Patrons! You can check it out for as little as $2 on Patreon. It will be public sometime this weekend.
My Patreon blog this week is free for everyone! I discuss a fundamental difference between live-service/mobile gaming and gaming in general:
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July 18, 2025 at 6:42 PM
My Patreon blog this week is free for everyone! I discuss a fundamental difference between live-service/mobile gaming and gaming in general:
The rough draft for my upcoming Splinter Cell Blacklist retrospective is on Patreon! It'll be a few weeks before I can clean up the script and post it on YouTube. If you're interested in watching it now, consider supporting me! Subs start at $2/month.
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July 12, 2025 at 4:52 PM
The rough draft for my upcoming Splinter Cell Blacklist retrospective is on Patreon! It'll be a few weeks before I can clean up the script and post it on YouTube. If you're interested in watching it now, consider supporting me! Subs start at $2/month.
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If Kotaku had ended at G/O, it would have probably kept me up at night seeing that the audience for the kind of meaningful work we wanted to do was always there. Don't let anyone tell you there's no demand for it. Anyone who says so is misleading you for their own gains.
July 3, 2025 at 1:58 PM
If Kotaku had ended at G/O, it would have probably kept me up at night seeing that the audience for the kind of meaningful work we wanted to do was always there. Don't let anyone tell you there's no demand for it. Anyone who says so is misleading you for their own gains.
More than 9k people. Between this and Microsoft slopping it up with Altman, it's hard to believe in Xbox's grand vision for the future of gaming. Steam has been a fantastic, if imperfect, custodian for gaming for two decades partially due to the advantage of not being a public company. This sucks.
Microsoft Cutting 9,100 Jobs As Latest Mass Layoff Hits Xbox Beginning With Candy Crush Maker King
The mobile goldmine has reportedly been hit with a 10 percent staffing cut
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July 2, 2025 at 3:46 PM
More than 9k people. Between this and Microsoft slopping it up with Altman, it's hard to believe in Xbox's grand vision for the future of gaming. Steam has been a fantastic, if imperfect, custodian for gaming for two decades partially due to the advantage of not being a public company. This sucks.
I must resist the urge to reinstall CFB 25 and make the new PAC-12
I must resist the urge to reinstall CFB 25 and make the new PAC-12
I must resist the urge to reinstall CFB 25 and make the new PAC-12
I MUST RESIST THE URGE TO REINSTALL CFB 25 AND MAKE THE NEW PAC-12
I must resist the urge to reinstall CFB 25 and make the new PAC-12
I must resist the urge to reinstall CFB 25 and make the new PAC-12
I MUST RESIST THE URGE TO REINSTALL CFB 25 AND MAKE THE NEW PAC-12
Sources: Texas State expecting offer from Pac-12
Texas State officials have informed the Sun Belt Conference that they are expecting an offer from the Pac-12 in the near future, sources told ESPN.
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June 25, 2025 at 10:04 PM
I must resist the urge to reinstall CFB 25 and make the new PAC-12
I must resist the urge to reinstall CFB 25 and make the new PAC-12
I must resist the urge to reinstall CFB 25 and make the new PAC-12
I MUST RESIST THE URGE TO REINSTALL CFB 25 AND MAKE THE NEW PAC-12
I must resist the urge to reinstall CFB 25 and make the new PAC-12
I must resist the urge to reinstall CFB 25 and make the new PAC-12
I MUST RESIST THE URGE TO REINSTALL CFB 25 AND MAKE THE NEW PAC-12
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between this and bans on gender affirming care, the message couldn't be clearer: they want trans people to die whether they've transitioned or not. death through neglect has always been america's favorite form of genocide. same thing we did with AIDS and continue to do with homelessness
Breaking: The Trump administration is shutting down the national suicide hotline's service for LGBTQ kids. In February, the program received an average of 2,100 calls and texts per day. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
The Trump administration is shutting down the national suicide hotline's program for LGBTQ youth
"This is a death sentence potentially to thousands of youth across the United States."
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June 18, 2025 at 6:00 PM
between this and bans on gender affirming care, the message couldn't be clearer: they want trans people to die whether they've transitioned or not. death through neglect has always been america's favorite form of genocide. same thing we did with AIDS and continue to do with homelessness
This week's Friday morning blog is free for everyone! In it, I ponder a question: do you still get nostalgic for games?
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May 30, 2025 at 3:27 PM
This week's Friday morning blog is free for everyone! In it, I ponder a question: do you still get nostalgic for games?
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May 6, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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A new video update on '4500 pages of game conference history', newly added to the VGHF Digital Library: www.youtube.com/watch?v=lemN...
4500 pages of game conference history | VGHF Library Highlights
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April 28, 2025 at 3:53 PM
A new video update on '4500 pages of game conference history', newly added to the VGHF Digital Library: www.youtube.com/watch?v=lemN...
This week's Patreon update is free for all! I wanted to pitch an idea for my Patreon updates and wanted to see if anyone who isn't subbed would be interested. Check it out and tell me what you think!
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April 18, 2025 at 4:51 PM
This week's Patreon update is free for all! I wanted to pitch an idea for my Patreon updates and wanted to see if anyone who isn't subbed would be interested. Check it out and tell me what you think!