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Alex Van Aken

@itsvanaken.games

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Award-winning video journalist @GameInformer.com • Musician • 3D Artist • BravoTV sicko Game documentaries: Patreon.com/ViewportVideo Photos + life: Instagram.com/itsVanAken Inquiries: [email protected]

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Alex Van Aken @itsvanaken.games · Mar 25

Game Informer is back and the entire team has returned under new ownership.

We’ve all received huge raises and many of us long-overdue promotions — I’m now Senior Video Editor!

Game Informer @gameinformer.com · Mar 25

Game Informer is back! The entire team is returning and we can't wait to reconnect. Come join us to celebrate the best in games, the people who make games, and the people who play games from all around the world.

www.gameinformer.com/letter-from-...

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Alex Van Aken @itsvanaken.games · 2d

Not my shirt haha. Photo credits in the alt text

Alex Van Aken @itsvanaken.games · 2d

real ones remember

a picture of a Big Dogs navy teeshirt from Reddit User u/NJS1993

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Alex Van Aken @itsvanaken.games · 2d

JK it was a Big Dogs hat

Alex Van Aken @itsvanaken.games · 2d

I gotta break out the old Titleist hat from my middle school golf days

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eric van allen @seamoosi.bsky.social · 2d

happy to hit the green with @itsvanaken.games and the @giantbomb.bsky.social crew this week! tune into both our channels for a stereo effect!

Game Informer @gameinformer.com · 2d

FORE! Here come some streams!

WED 11am CT: Everybody's Golf Hot Shots w/ Giant Bomb!
• @itsvanaken.games
• @seamoosi.bsky.social

FRI 2pm CT: RE Outbreak Super Replay
• @marcusstewart7.bsky.social
• @chuckduck365.bsky.social

WHERE TO WATCH:
Twitch.tv/GameInformer
YouTube.com/GameInformer

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Alex Van Aken @itsvanaken.games · 3d

yummm

Alex Van Aken @itsvanaken.games · 6d

Oh shitttt

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woke stifler @yelix.bsky.social · 6d

the entire appeal of bluesky has always been that it, to some extent, just works like twitter but doesn’t have the stink of Elon Musk on it. less than 1% of the user base cares at all about decentralization or protocols or whatever

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Alex Van Aken @itsvanaken.games · 6d

New Thrice?!

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Kate Sánchez @ohmymithrandir.bsky.social · 8d

Today, I get to add Game Informer to my bylines!

If you know me, you know I love sports and this was such a great opportunity. What EA Sports FC 26 does well is the depth it brings with its new archetype system and ultimately how it embraces the RPG-aspects of sports titles and pushes it further!

EA Sports FC 26 Review - An Immersive Step Forward - Game Informer

EA Sports FC 26 is a robust step forward for a franchise I had lost faith in, and now, I can’t stop playing.

gameinformer.com

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Ana Diaz @pokachee.bsky.social · 8d

I interviewed Toby Fox again. :) You can read the conversation in both and digital and print (!!!!!) editions of Game Informer. We talked about the “stupid” way to make games and his new journey with Deltarune. Read to see our convo and some awesome fan art.

gameinformer.com/2025/09/30/i...

Inefficient And Laborious – The Ongoing Path To Making Deltarune

We spoke with Toby Fox about his “stupid” way of making games and the big leap from Undertale to Deltarune.

gameinformer.com

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Alex Van Aken @itsvanaken.games · 7d

I have a Poop Boy for that

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Jesse Vitelli @mamavitelli.bsky.social · 7d

Yoku's Island Express is one of the best metroidvanias you didn't play and more people should experience its charm

Wario64 @wario64.bsky.social · 7d

Yoku's Island Express (Steam) is $3.27 on Gamebillet buff.ly/4iU0sww

Deck verified

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Genel Jumalon ✈️ Twin City Con @geneljumalon.bsky.social · 9d

Princess Mononoke - Eyes Unclouded

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Alex Van Aken @itsvanaken.games · 10d

Omg lol

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Alicia Haddick/アリシア @aliciahaddick.com · 11d

The sequel after last night with the crew (we wandered Akihabara for a bit)

@wesleyleblanc.bsky.social @itsvanaken.games @jaymcastello.bsky.social @diegoarguello.bsky.social @lexluddy.xyz

The people mentioned in the post posing for a photo

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Alex Van Aken @itsvanaken.games · 10d

10000%

Alex Van Aken @itsvanaken.games · 11d

add turtles to the list, as well

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Alex Van Aken @itsvanaken.games · 11d

for the love of god somebody please make an MMO with a Rhino-adjacent race // imagine tanking with this guy in WoW-style spaulders

A MTG card called Railway Brawler that depicts a cool ass rhino wearing various armor in an attacking pose with some kind of electric whip

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Wesley LeBlanc @wesleyleblanc.bsky.social · 11d

Your favorite game journos (and me) met up in Harajuku 🤗

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Mat Piscatella @matpiscatella.bsky.social · 11d

Things are tough, but at least I can enjoy the latest Game Informer with a fine cigar on a lovely Saturday afternoon in the garage.

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Alex Van Aken @itsvanaken.games · 12d

Yesss

Alex Van Aken @itsvanaken.games · 12d

bro just got out the Y2K bunker

Outlast Gameplay Full E3 demo - YouTube comment says “run on ps3 or ps4??”

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Charles Harte @chuckduck365.bsky.social · 13d

I gave my career first 10/10 score, and boy, does Hades 2 deserve it.

Game Informer @gameinformer.com · 13d

"Hades II is the pinnacle of the roguelike genre, a position I previously granted its predecessor, but one that its sequel has handily earned."

Read our 10/10 review of Hades 2: gameinformer.com/review/hades...

A screenshot from Hades 2. Melinoë swings two small blades in a wide arc, obliterating two enemies in front of her.

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Alex Van Aken @itsvanaken.games · 13d

Valve …save me
…Valve…
…save me Valve

Screenshot of game informer article stating Xbox ROG Ally X is $999 or ROG Ally is $599

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