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In-depth analysis and opinion pieces on games, their designs and their narratives.
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Money's a lil tight right now so making my services more widely available.
Audio editing/mixing/mastering for YouTube, podcasts, albums/EPs, etc.
If you want me to write for your website or consult on a piece you're writing yourself, I can do that too.
Lemme know if you're interested!
Audio editing/mixing/mastering for YouTube, podcasts, albums/EPs, etc.
If you want me to write for your website or consult on a piece you're writing yourself, I can do that too.
Lemme know if you're interested!
EA Sports FC 26
November 26, 2025 at 5:45 PM
EA Sports FC 26
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Hey, to let everyone know: I have been made aware by several people that my Twitter handle has been taken by someone impersonating me. They are soliciting in people's DMs.
I closed my account a year ago. I don't really have control of anything, other than to ask people to report it.
I closed my account a year ago. I don't really have control of anything, other than to ask people to report it.
November 25, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Hey, to let everyone know: I have been made aware by several people that my Twitter handle has been taken by someone impersonating me. They are soliciting in people's DMs.
I closed my account a year ago. I don't really have control of anything, other than to ask people to report it.
I closed my account a year ago. I don't really have control of anything, other than to ask people to report it.
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Working with editors early on made me realise that, truly, maybe the biggest problem with YouTube criticism is no one has to work with an editor
repost this if an editor has ever saved you from yourself
An actual hot take: Too many authors are afraid of editors watering down their voice or whatever and not afraid enough of editors letting you put any old slop on the page.
October 8, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Working with editors early on made me realise that, truly, maybe the biggest problem with YouTube criticism is no one has to work with an editor
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I get this ALL the time on social media. I think because I’m sometimes self-deprecating on here and because there’s now a lot of chummy chat available on the VGC Podcast, some people think they can joke about my weight, how I raise the kid etc. There’s a line between being friendly and being friends
November 23, 2025 at 1:00 PM
I get this ALL the time on social media. I think because I’m sometimes self-deprecating on here and because there’s now a lot of chummy chat available on the VGC Podcast, some people think they can joke about my weight, how I raise the kid etc. There’s a line between being friendly and being friends
Major depression and other (then undiagnosed) conditions
November 22, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Major depression and other (then undiagnosed) conditions
I can't stop thinking about this game. If you haven't played it, there's so much more to it than you think. You have no idea. Buy it, play it ASAP.
Baby Steps is $13.99 on US PS+ buff.ly/aJGEOvR
November 22, 2025 at 7:43 PM
I can't stop thinking about this game. If you haven't played it, there's so much more to it than you think. You have no idea. Buy it, play it ASAP.
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I like Aftermath very much, but I don't agree that games "should" be any given thing - and the assertion that "art these days feels self-aware and too clever by half" is not my general experience with recent art.
November 22, 2025 at 9:02 AM
I like Aftermath very much, but I don't agree that games "should" be any given thing - and the assertion that "art these days feels self-aware and too clever by half" is not my general experience with recent art.
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My album Defeater is streaming everywhere.
This record is the sound of 39 minutes of rainfall while you sit inside with the windows open.
FFO: Modern Baseball, The Wonder Years, boygenius, Future Teens, Spanish Love Songs.
This record is the sound of 39 minutes of rainfall while you sit inside with the windows open.
FFO: Modern Baseball, The Wonder Years, boygenius, Future Teens, Spanish Love Songs.
November 21, 2025 at 5:11 PM
My album Defeater is streaming everywhere.
This record is the sound of 39 minutes of rainfall while you sit inside with the windows open.
FFO: Modern Baseball, The Wonder Years, boygenius, Future Teens, Spanish Love Songs.
This record is the sound of 39 minutes of rainfall while you sit inside with the windows open.
FFO: Modern Baseball, The Wonder Years, boygenius, Future Teens, Spanish Love Songs.
Kill Bill still rocks. One Battle After Another remains one of the best films I've seen in years. Antichrist doesn't hold up as well as I thought it might, despite looking incredible. The Duke in Saló really looks distractingly like that Sargon of Akkad guy
November 21, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Kill Bill still rocks. One Battle After Another remains one of the best films I've seen in years. Antichrist doesn't hold up as well as I thought it might, despite looking incredible. The Duke in Saló really looks distractingly like that Sargon of Akkad guy
This is such a great review that pretty much mirrors my own experience with the game (as someone who was brought in to offer my thoughts on it pre-release). I often find myself frustrated with this uphill battle Jake mentions, but reading this I think "...sometimes I just gotta do it." Real cool.
🚨 MORSELS REVIEW 🚨
Would love to get some eyes on this! I know it’s an uphill battle posting about a game with a small footprint post-launch, but I think it’s worth making space for reviews like this.
jakesteinberg.substack.com/p/morsels-re...
Would love to get some eyes on this! I know it’s an uphill battle posting about a game with a small footprint post-launch, but I think it’s worth making space for reviews like this.
jakesteinberg.substack.com/p/morsels-re...
Morsels Review
Don't Look Away
jakesteinberg.substack.com
November 21, 2025 at 5:12 AM
This is such a great review that pretty much mirrors my own experience with the game (as someone who was brought in to offer my thoughts on it pre-release). I often find myself frustrated with this uphill battle Jake mentions, but reading this I think "...sometimes I just gotta do it." Real cool.
Deleted that last post because it turns out I fucking despise too many places in Scotland
November 20, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Deleted that last post because it turns out I fucking despise too many places in Scotland
two things I care about:
1) scotland in the world cup
2) new converge
1) scotland in the world cup
2) new converge
Love Is Not Enough
YouTube video by Converge - Topic
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November 19, 2025 at 12:35 AM
two things I care about:
1) scotland in the world cup
2) new converge
1) scotland in the world cup
2) new converge
Oh hey, I'm in the credits for this one! My very first video game credit! Look mum, I've made it!
And Morsels is out today too. Very squishy, swampy roguelite shooter from the Atomicrops people. The demo was really good.
Save 10% on Morsels on Steam
Morsels is a fast-paced creature collecting roguelite with a rotating roster of characters to switch between at will. Overcome a clique of killer cats as you fight your way out of the sewers in this u...
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November 18, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Oh hey, I'm in the credits for this one! My very first video game credit! Look mum, I've made it!
In Bristol for a few days. Happy to confirm that everyone in England is a total wank
November 18, 2025 at 3:40 PM
In Bristol for a few days. Happy to confirm that everyone in England is a total wank
Can't believe this snub
November 17, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Can't believe this snub
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My trailblazing game industry bad-ass friend Rebecca Heineman has passed away.
Fuck cancer.
Friends, let’s not forget her: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebecca...
Fuck cancer.
Friends, let’s not forget her: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebecca...
Rebecca Heineman - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
November 17, 2025 at 9:52 PM
My trailblazing game industry bad-ass friend Rebecca Heineman has passed away.
Fuck cancer.
Friends, let’s not forget her: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebecca...
Fuck cancer.
Friends, let’s not forget her: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebecca...
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Anytime I hear about Expedition 33
November 17, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Anytime I hear about Expedition 33
No possible world in which The Game Awards should matter to anyone not directly involved in making the games nominated
November 17, 2025 at 4:46 PM
No possible world in which The Game Awards should matter to anyone not directly involved in making the games nominated
Very cool situation once again where, when I think about my games of the year, it's almost all indies.
November 17, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Very cool situation once again where, when I think about my games of the year, it's almost all indies.
Please know that no one ever has to justify why they leave my Patreon. I more than appreciate the support and want you to focus on you first.
That said, if you're using the exit survey to go on a diatribe about me or the channel, you've gotta know it's the least anonymous thing possible lol
That said, if you're using the exit survey to go on a diatribe about me or the channel, you've gotta know it's the least anonymous thing possible lol
November 17, 2025 at 7:15 AM
Please know that no one ever has to justify why they leave my Patreon. I more than appreciate the support and want you to focus on you first.
That said, if you're using the exit survey to go on a diatribe about me or the channel, you've gotta know it's the least anonymous thing possible lol
That said, if you're using the exit survey to go on a diatribe about me or the channel, you've gotta know it's the least anonymous thing possible lol
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gaming magazines used to be so true........
November 9, 2025 at 7:23 PM
gaming magazines used to be so true........
Just had to download the YouTube Studio app to check something on the go and lemme tell ya having that thing on you at all times by choice must be full on self-inflicted mental torture
November 16, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Just had to download the YouTube Studio app to check something on the go and lemme tell ya having that thing on you at all times by choice must be full on self-inflicted mental torture
For a while I had this as my ringtone back in school. People found it very annoying. They were right. What a fuckin band Naked City was man
Naked City - demon sanctuary
YouTube video by anna logyka
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November 16, 2025 at 7:31 PM
For a while I had this as my ringtone back in school. People found it very annoying. They were right. What a fuckin band Naked City was man