Gavin Craig
@craiggav.bsky.social
Weird, thoughtful, and quiet. Not necessarily in that order.
I’ve largely given up on having expectations.
But I have hopes for 2026.
But I have hopes for 2026.
December 28, 2025 at 3:32 PM
I’ve largely given up on having expectations.
But I have hopes for 2026.
But I have hopes for 2026.
Year Walk and Device 6 came out IN THE SAME YEAR. So brilliant.
December 17, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Year Walk and Device 6 came out IN THE SAME YEAR. So brilliant.
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December 17, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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Talking with @unwinnabledavid.bsky.social and @rubeck.bsky.social about pen and notebook preferences and it’s the best conversation I’ve had on this site in ages.
December 17, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Talking with @unwinnabledavid.bsky.social and @rubeck.bsky.social about pen and notebook preferences and it’s the best conversation I’ve had on this site in ages.
What the fuh.
‘She-Ra and the Princesses of Power’ is scheduled to leave Netflix on February 21, 2026.
(source: www.whats-on-netflix.com/leaving-soon...)
(source: www.whats-on-netflix.com/leaving-soon...)
December 16, 2025 at 11:32 PM
What the fuh.
I may have been a bit spoiled living in Maryland but I’m not sure I’m okay with this whole snowing and not melting away within a couple of days thing. Zero stars.
December 16, 2025 at 5:34 PM
I may have been a bit spoiled living in Maryland but I’m not sure I’m okay with this whole snowing and not melting away within a couple of days thing. Zero stars.
I love print. Still. Always.
December 14, 2025 at 5:46 PM
I love print. Still. Always.
HELL YEAH FULL PAGE from @youmeyou.bsky.social
December 14, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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I miss being a working critic.
Also I my case “working” should probably be in scare quotes.
Also I my case “working” should probably be in scare quotes.
December 13, 2025 at 3:44 PM
I miss being a working critic.
Also I my case “working” should probably be in scare quotes.
Also I my case “working” should probably be in scare quotes.
Is it very Gen X of me that conceptual/theoretical issues default for me to a state of “interesting but not determinative”? Or am I just cribbing that from Zadie Smith?
December 6, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Is it very Gen X of me that conceptual/theoretical issues default for me to a state of “interesting but not determinative”? Or am I just cribbing that from Zadie Smith?
The problem is that we have accepted and even embraced consumption as a marker of identity.
December 5, 2025 at 6:50 PM
The problem is that we have accepted and even embraced consumption as a marker of identity.
The problem is that we crave monopoly, and have accepted the lie that not only is monopoly easy for the consumer, it is good as well.
December 5, 2025 at 6:49 PM
The problem is that we crave monopoly, and have accepted the lie that not only is monopoly easy for the consumer, it is good as well.
I don’t really care about Horses (or ludocentrism v narrative). The problem is that we’ve allowed Steam to become Amazon and Itch.io to become Barnes & Noble.
Even though direct digital sales would seem to be the easiest thing in the world. If only people would buy things directly.
Even though direct digital sales would seem to be the easiest thing in the world. If only people would buy things directly.
December 5, 2025 at 6:47 PM
I don’t really care about Horses (or ludocentrism v narrative). The problem is that we’ve allowed Steam to become Amazon and Itch.io to become Barnes & Noble.
Even though direct digital sales would seem to be the easiest thing in the world. If only people would buy things directly.
Even though direct digital sales would seem to be the easiest thing in the world. If only people would buy things directly.
I’m not sure that “games” as a culture and a medium are interested in “the spoils of culture” unless we are only talking about money.
That is, I’m not sure that games writ large have any interest in being a culture instead of a business.
That is, I’m not sure that games writ large have any interest in being a culture instead of a business.
I’m going to get in trouble for this, but fuck it.
I’ve been at this a long time. Games culture wants the spoils of cultural sophistication without doing the work. It wants a guarantee that the intention to make work guarantees not just a living but a thriving one. It is a medium for children.
I’ve been at this a long time. Games culture wants the spoils of cultural sophistication without doing the work. It wants a guarantee that the intention to make work guarantees not just a living but a thriving one. It is a medium for children.
Despite the controversy, Horses is only shocking if you're unfamiliar with the history movies, theater, literature, or basically any art form that does not have stats. aftermath.site/horses-indie-g...
December 5, 2025 at 3:39 PM
I’m not sure that “games” as a culture and a medium are interested in “the spoils of culture” unless we are only talking about money.
That is, I’m not sure that games writ large have any interest in being a culture instead of a business.
That is, I’m not sure that games writ large have any interest in being a culture instead of a business.
EXCEEDING THE LAW EXCEEDING THE LAW
December 1, 2025 at 12:30 AM
EXCEEDING THE LAW EXCEEDING THE LAW
What if I played some video games in 2026?
November 28, 2025 at 5:09 PM
What if I played some video games in 2026?
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There should be more games inspired by avant-garde stage design.
November 26, 2025 at 4:35 PM
There should be more games inspired by avant-garde stage design.
No awards program is worth paying attention to.
November 17, 2025 at 5:49 PM
No awards program is worth paying attention to.
When the problems are the same problems, the conversations tend to be the same conversations
November 8, 2025 at 5:40 PM
When the problems are the same problems, the conversations tend to be the same conversations
New graphics, same content.
November 8, 2025 at 5:36 PM
New graphics, same content.
Lack of institutional memory is one reason why games criticism keeps having the same conversations over and over again.
But another reason is that games themselves are not terribly interested in listening to or learning from almost any of these conversations.
But another reason is that games themselves are not terribly interested in listening to or learning from almost any of these conversations.
November 8, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Lack of institutional memory is one reason why games criticism keeps having the same conversations over and over again.
But another reason is that games themselves are not terribly interested in listening to or learning from almost any of these conversations.
But another reason is that games themselves are not terribly interested in listening to or learning from almost any of these conversations.
Artisanal, small-batch criticism
November 8, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Artisanal, small-batch criticism
I love cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, and allspice, but my aversion to pumpkin is so strong that I will never buy “pumpkin spice” anything unless I’m 1000% sure that there is zero pumpkin flavor in it and there’s only one way to know for sure so just no.
September 26, 2025 at 11:53 PM
I love cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, and allspice, but my aversion to pumpkin is so strong that I will never buy “pumpkin spice” anything unless I’m 1000% sure that there is zero pumpkin flavor in it and there’s only one way to know for sure so just no.
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