Lightnews — Scholar-powered news

George Yang

@yinyangfooey.bsky.social

490 followers 180 following 43 posts

✍🏻 Polygon, New York Times, CNN, Complex, The Verge, NPR, Kotaku, Insider, Washington Post, Variety, LA Times, Rolling Stone, Inverse, Digital Trends, USA Today, Wired, and more. Portfolio: https://www.georgeyyang.com

www.georgeyyang.com

Posts Media Videos Starter Packs

George Yang @yinyangfooey.bsky.social · 12h

@cadeonder.bsky.social NOOO

George Yang @yinyangfooey.bsky.social · 8d

wait it's my first time hearing about this lol what's special about it

Reposted by George Yang

George Yang @yinyangfooey.bsky.social · 9d

I reviewed Digimon Story: Time Stranger for IGN! Really solid game, and probably the best Digimon game to date

www.ign.com/articles/dig...

Digimon Story Time Stranger Review - IGN

A few minor hiccups don't stop this from being one of the best Digimon RPGs to date.

www.ign.com

1 4 8

Reposted by George Yang

IGN @ign.com · 9d

Digimon Story: Time Stranger has a few minor hiccups, but it builds on its predecessors to deliver one of the best Digimon RPGs to date.

Our review:

Digimon Story Time Stranger Review

bit.ly

13 49

George Yang @yinyangfooey.bsky.social · 9d

I reviewed Digimon Story: Time Stranger for IGN! Really solid game, and probably the best Digimon game to date

www.ign.com/articles/dig...

Digimon Story Time Stranger Review - IGN

A few minor hiccups don't stop this from being one of the best Digimon RPGs to date.

www.ign.com

1 4 8

Reposted by George Yang

George Yang @yinyangfooey.bsky.social · 9d

I wrote about the state of video game remakes, and why Trails in the Sky First Chapter stands out amongst the rest of them www.rollingstone.com/culture/rs-g...

Gaming Has a Remake Problem. One Japanese RPG Shows Us a Better Way Forward

'Trails in the Sky' earns its remake credentials over lazier games like 'Metal Gear Solid Delta.'

www.rollingstone.com

7 15

George Yang @yinyangfooey.bsky.social · 9d

I wrote about the state of video game remakes, and why Trails in the Sky First Chapter stands out amongst the rest of them www.rollingstone.com/culture/rs-g...

Gaming Has a Remake Problem. One Japanese RPG Shows Us a Better Way Forward

'Trails in the Sky' earns its remake credentials over lazier games like 'Metal Gear Solid Delta.'

www.rollingstone.com

7 15

George Yang @yinyangfooey.bsky.social · 10d

I'm writing at Forbes now! And I reviewed Trails in the Sky First Chapter, which is amazing and a GOTY contender

www.forbes.com/sites/george...

‘Trails In The Sky 1st Chapter’ PS5 Review: A Masterpiece RPG

'Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter' is a tremendous rebirth of one of the best RPG universes ever crafted, and it’s one of the best games of 2025.

www.forbes.com

1 9

George Yang @yinyangfooey.bsky.social · 28d

I've had luck pitching several mainstream outlets over the years, but many of them end up just being no responses

Reposted by George Yang

Chris Cruz @yochriscruz.bsky.social · 29d

For @rollingstone.com writer @yinyangfooey.bsky.social reviews #Borderlands4 — a very fun co-op shooter that dials back a bit too much to make up for the excess of its predecessor.

www.rollingstone.com/culture/rs-g...

'Borderlands 4′ Is a Solid Looter Shooter That Overcorrects the Series' Mistakes

'Borderlands 4' has less Claptrap and potty humor, but could use more personality

www.rollingstone.com

2 9

George Yang @yinyangfooey.bsky.social · Sep 8

Meanwhile another big game just landed in my inbox…

1 1

George Yang @yinyangfooey.bsky.social · Sep 8

this FOR SURE

George Yang @yinyangfooey.bsky.social · Sep 3

my first for Vulture! Looking for another stealth game to play after Metal Gear Solid Delta? I got you covered

www.vulture.com/article/best...

The 15 Best Stealth Games to Play After Metal Gear

Sneaky video games to make you feel like a spy.

www.vulture.com

1 4

George Yang @yinyangfooey.bsky.social · Sep 1

I'm the thief because I bring tupperware to take home food

George Yang @yinyangfooey.bsky.social · Aug 28

i'm still waiting for the first one to come to xbox lol the 2 year exclusivity window has been over for a few months already

George Yang @yinyangfooey.bsky.social · Aug 27

god I wish we got Innocence R localized

1 1

George Yang @yinyangfooey.bsky.social · Aug 27

Top 5 favorite rap albums:

5. Illmatic - Nas
4. Capital Punishment - Big Pun
3. Reasonable Doubt - Jay-Z
2. Ready to Die - Biggie Smalls
1. Slim Shady LP - Eminem

Reposted by George Yang

IGN Union @ignunion.bsky.social · Aug 25

Ziff Davis and IGN routinely decide that work done by our laid off colleagues is not important. But inevitably, that crucial work falls onto those who remain.

Not this time. Not anymore.

FROM NOW UNTIL FEBRUARY 13TH IGN CREATORS GUILD IS GOING TO... DO OUR JOB!

OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS, IGN MANAGEMENT HAS GOTTEN AWAY WITH LAYING OFF OUR COWORKERS OVER AND OVER. MEANWHILE, MANY OF OUR COLLEAGUES HAVE LEFT THE COMPANY IN NO SMALL PART DUE TO BUYOUTS, OVERWORK, AND FEELING UNSUPPORTED, EACH TIME, THE COMPANY HAS REFUSED TO BACKFILL MANY ESSENTIAL ROLES, CLAIMING WE'RE ON A HIRING FREEZE, IT'S NOT IN THE BUDGET, OR THAT WE'RE GOING TO DO LESS WORK THIS TIME.

AS A RESULT, IGNCG MEMBERS HAVE BEEN FORCED TO TAKE ON MORE OF THEIR FORMER COLLEAGUES' WORKLOADS. MANY OF US NOW WORK LONGER HOURS THAN WE USED TO. A LOT OF US RARELY TAKE LUNCH BREAKS. SOME OF US DO NOT TAKE ADEQUATE TIME OFF DUE TO THERE BEING NO ONE TO PICK UP THE SLACK. OTHERS OF US ARE STUCK DOING WORK WE WERE NEVER HIRED TO DO IN THE FIRST PLACE.
UP TO THIS POINT, WE'VE ALL ACCEPTED THIS AS NORMAL, BECAUSE WE CARE DEEPLY ABOUT IGN AND THE WORK WE DO. BUT WITH SO MANY OF US STRUGGLING MORE AND MORE AS EACH NEW WAVE OF OUR COWORKERS ARE DEPRIVED OF A LIVELIHOOD, THIS CYCLE CAN'T CONTINUE. MANAGEMENT IS UNWILLING TO STOP IT, SO IT FALLS TO US.
WITH THE LAYOFFS OF EIGHT OF OUR COWORKERS, IGNCG HAS NEGOTIATED A SIX-MONTH RECALL LIST. WHAT THAT MEANS IS THAT, FOR THE NEXT SIX MONTHS, IF IGN WANTS TO FILL ANY OF THOSE ELIMINATED ROLES AGAIN, THEY MUST REHIRE OUR LAID-OFF COLLEAGUES. WE WANT THEM TO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO GET THEIR JOBS BACK IF THEY WANT THEM, AND IF NOT, WE WANT THOSE ROLES BACKFILLED TO EASE THE BURDEN ON THE REST OF US.
SO STARTING TODAY, LENCE MEMBERS ARE COMMITTING TO DO OUR JOBS. NO MORE, NO LESS. WELL SHOW UP TO WORK ON TIME AND LEAVE ON TIME. WE'RE TAKING ALL OF OUR LUNCH TIME, EVERY DAY.
IF WE WORK LATE, WE WILL FIRMLY ASK FOR OUR RIGHTFULLY EARNED COMP TIME. AND IF IGN WANTS OUR LAID-OFF COWORKERS' WORK TO GET DONE, THEY'LL HAVE TO REHIRE THEM TO DO IT INSTEAD OF FOISTING IT UPON US.
HOW CAN YOU SUPPORT IGNCG IN ALL THIS?
SHARE THIS POST, AND TELL IGN MANAGEMENT THAT Y…

15 730 1.4K

George Yang @yinyangfooey.bsky.social · Aug 22

Groznyj Grad was the worst offender of this lol I was like “wait why is there a loading screen when I go through this door just to get to this other section”

1 11

George Yang @yinyangfooey.bsky.social · Aug 22

me: oh this game runs well, I had a good time with it

Digital Foundry: this game has the worst performance I’ve ever seen

1 24

George Yang @yinyangfooey.bsky.social · Aug 21

Oh and I didn’t get a job after 4 rounds of interviews 🥲 pretty bad today

George Yang @yinyangfooey.bsky.social · Aug 21

my car got towed and I have to pay $475 to get it back god fml

1 1

George Yang @yinyangfooey.bsky.social · Aug 21

my car got towed and I have to pay $475 to get it back god fml

George Yang @yinyangfooey.bsky.social · Aug 21

Me, trying to do so, but no one has budget or is keeping it in house lmao

George Yang @yinyangfooey.bsky.social · Aug 20

they upped to to $30 per news article after they got backlash on Twitter when calling for pitches so credit where credit’s due at least

1 1

George Yang @yinyangfooey.bsky.social · Aug 18

I think people who say any given year is bad for game releases doesn’t play a variety of different genres