Brad Shoemaker
@bradshoemaker.bsky.social
1/3 of @nextlander.com, 1/2 of @techpod.content.town. Formerly Giant Bomb, GameSpot
Just had my first match in this where people were using open mics and I now suspect this is a GOTY contender.
October 17, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Just had my first match in this where people were using open mics and I now suspect this is a GOTY contender.
Haven't finished Keeper yet but so far it completely rules, feels like Double Fine took a modern engine and a budget and made a sumptuous, lightly interactive surrealist animated film. A superb use of Microsoft's money.
October 17, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Haven't finished Keeper yet but so far it completely rules, feels like Double Fine took a modern engine and a budget and made a sumptuous, lightly interactive surrealist animated film. A superb use of Microsoft's money.
Kinda reminds me of the old Roger Ebert idea that film projection induces a state of reverie while pixelated screens cause something more like hypnosis.
Some good discussions going on in this thread re: the eternal struggle of kids vs screen time, but one purely anecdotal thing I’ve noticed in the last year or so is that my kid never has as much of an issue transitioning away from a CRT TV as he does modern screens.
My five-year-old has turned into a screen time monster lately. Is this a phase, or something more? It's prompted a question between me and my wife: are we doing screen time wrong? My latest (rant) at @crossplayblog.bsky.social www.crossplay.news/p/uh-oh-are-...
July 9, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Kinda reminds me of the old Roger Ebert idea that film projection induces a state of reverie while pixelated screens cause something more like hypnosis.
Good stuff, Windows 11.
June 26, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Good stuff, Windows 11.
I need info on how shitty/not-shitty the d-pad is on the Switch 2 Pro Controller, someone post a button-test video pls.
June 5, 2025 at 4:00 PM
I need info on how shitty/not-shitty the d-pad is on the Switch 2 Pro Controller, someone post a button-test video pls.
Sure am glad I said "this State of Play will probably be pretty low key" on a podcast that isn't even posted yet.
June 4, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Sure am glad I said "this State of Play will probably be pretty low key" on a podcast that isn't even posted yet.
We're recording the podcast in a couple hours (with @willsmith.fun joining), so if you have any Switch 2 questions send 'em in to [email protected] ASAP!
April 2, 2025 at 2:52 PM
We're recording the podcast in a couple hours (with @willsmith.fun joining), so if you have any Switch 2 questions send 'em in to [email protected] ASAP!
DID U KNOW: On Windows, Apple has split out the part of iTunes that lets you back up or put files on an iPhone into its own app?
apps.microsoft.com/detail/9np83...
apps.microsoft.com/detail/9np83...
February 26, 2025 at 11:02 PM
DID U KNOW: On Windows, Apple has split out the part of iTunes that lets you back up or put files on an iPhone into its own app?
apps.microsoft.com/detail/9np83...
apps.microsoft.com/detail/9np83...
I didn't even go looking for it but it only took five minutes of idle browsing to run across the E3 1998 show directory that I lost in the Helene flooding a few months ago, this project has already justified its existence.
archive.gamehistory.org/item/b9a0863...
archive.gamehistory.org/item/b9a0863...
January 31, 2025 at 5:34 PM
I didn't even go looking for it but it only took five minutes of idle browsing to run across the E3 1998 show directory that I lost in the Helene flooding a few months ago, this project has already justified its existence.
archive.gamehistory.org/item/b9a0863...
archive.gamehistory.org/item/b9a0863...
If you happen to find yourself needing to experience something pure and beautiful, I recommend watching this two or three times.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-eq...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-eq...
Angelo Badalamenti explains how he wrote Laura Palmer's Theme
YouTube video by Joseph
www.youtube.com
January 21, 2025 at 2:55 AM
If you happen to find yourself needing to experience something pure and beautiful, I recommend watching this two or three times.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-eq...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-eq...
Built-in mouse is one of the hardest features in console history.
January 16, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Built-in mouse is one of the hardest features in console history.
It was a genuine honor to get to work with Gordon here and there the last couple of years. A true legend and a tragic loss. Condolences to his family and friends.
With the heaviest of hearts, PCWorld pays tribute to Gordon Mah Ung, our hardware guru, host of The Full Nerd, exemplary tech journalist, and very good friend. www.pcworld.com/article/2564...
Gordon Mah Ung, PCWorld editor and renowned hardware journalist, dies at 58
With the heaviest of hearts, PCWorld pays tribute to Gordon Mah Ung. He was our executive editor in charge of hardware coverage, host of The Full Nerd, an exemplary tech journalist, and a great friend...
www.pcworld.com
December 24, 2024 at 1:21 AM
It was a genuine honor to get to work with Gordon here and there the last couple of years. A true legend and a tragic loss. Condolences to his family and friends.