Jess Conditt
@jesslconditt.bsky.social
I create boondoggle apology for the polite existence of a social opiate. [Engadget Senior Editor, video game beat] [she/her]
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Join us LIVE on the @engadget.com Podcast in a few minutes! www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-eD... I'll be chatting with @jesslconditt.bsky.social about Valve's new hardware, as well as our favorite games of the year
Did Valve just reinvent PC gaming again? | Engadget Podcast
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November 13, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Join us LIVE on the @engadget.com Podcast in a few minutes! www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-eD... I'll be chatting with @jesslconditt.bsky.social about Valve's new hardware, as well as our favorite games of the year
It's Halloween night.
Do you know where your kids are?
Sincerely,
Aunt Gladys
Do you know where your kids are?
Sincerely,
Aunt Gladys
November 1, 2025 at 5:53 AM
It's Halloween night.
Do you know where your kids are?
Sincerely,
Aunt Gladys
Do you know where your kids are?
Sincerely,
Aunt Gladys
What's the best way to make an effective, powerful game about perseverance?
Lived experience.
Lived experience.
Baby Steps isn't done with Maxi Boch
"It's not to say that Baby Steps is not done. It's done. But whether I'm done with Baby Steps, this is a different story."
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October 23, 2025 at 3:06 PM
What's the best way to make an effective, powerful game about perseverance?
Lived experience.
Lived experience.
The first game of LoL Game Changers playoffs is live 🖤 Fine viewing on a Monday morning
LoL Game Changers: Rising | SLYA VS ZERB | Playoffs Day 1 | BO5
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October 13, 2025 at 4:14 PM
The first game of LoL Game Changers playoffs is live 🖤 Fine viewing on a Monday morning
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If everything is an Xbox, why would I spend $1,000 on... an Xbox?
The ROG Xbox Ally X handheld gaming device will cost you $1,000
Microsoft has finally revealed how much the ROG Xbox Ally handheld consoles will cost you, now that they're available for preorder.
www.engadget.com
September 26, 2025 at 3:35 PM
If everything is an Xbox, why would I spend $1,000 on... an Xbox?
eyes open:
Republicans Push FBI To Designate Trans Advocacy As Violent Extremism. Inside The Project 2025 Organization's Proposal.
On Thursday evening, news emerged that individuals within and outside of Trump administration were pushing to cast trans activists as domestic terrorists. Then, Project 2025 dropped its proposal.
www.erininthemorning.com
September 19, 2025 at 4:10 PM
eyes open:
amid a sea of fucked up things, this is severely fucked up
Two Republican Congresspeople Call For Institutionalization Of Transgender People
Representatives Nancy Mace and Ronny Jackson both called for the institutionalization of transgender people On Tuesday.
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September 18, 2025 at 1:31 AM
amid a sea of fucked up things, this is severely fucked up
You've heard of shower thoughts, but what about cosmic fungal extermination thoughts? A chat about death and the cosmos with @kaittremblay.bsky.social:
Ambrosia Sky is an essay on death masquerading as a sci-fi cleaning sim
Soft Rains narrative director Kaitlin Tremblay is using a first-person power-washing game to tackle the question, "What does my death actually mean to me?"
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September 17, 2025 at 11:31 PM
You've heard of shower thoughts, but what about cosmic fungal extermination thoughts? A chat about death and the cosmos with @kaittremblay.bsky.social:
Fill your news feeds with the stories that fascism is trying to strangle. A starting point:
www.bellingcat.com
www.motherjones.com
www.erininthemorning.com
karenattiah.substack.com
www.youtube.com/@SMN
www.youtube.com/@BehindTheBa...
www.youtube.com/@TheDailyZei...
bsky.app/profile/deni...
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www.bellingcat.com
www.motherjones.com
www.erininthemorning.com
karenattiah.substack.com
www.youtube.com/@SMN
www.youtube.com/@BehindTheBa...
www.youtube.com/@TheDailyZei...
bsky.app/profile/deni...
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September 15, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Fill your news feeds with the stories that fascism is trying to strangle. A starting point:
www.bellingcat.com
www.motherjones.com
www.erininthemorning.com
karenattiah.substack.com
www.youtube.com/@SMN
www.youtube.com/@BehindTheBa...
www.youtube.com/@TheDailyZei...
bsky.app/profile/deni...
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www.bellingcat.com
www.motherjones.com
www.erininthemorning.com
karenattiah.substack.com
www.youtube.com/@SMN
www.youtube.com/@BehindTheBa...
www.youtube.com/@TheDailyZei...
bsky.app/profile/deni...
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Thanks for inspiring me to finally get these thoughts on the page, Bwipo 🖤
Video Games Weekly: It's weird that esports is segregated by gender
I mean... it makes absolutely no sense, right?
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September 11, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Thanks for inspiring me to finally get these thoughts on the page, Bwipo 🖤
I'm back from vacation and the weekly video game column is coming in hot
September 11, 2025 at 10:33 PM
I'm back from vacation and the weekly video game column is coming in hot
I make no apologies for the first line of this week's newsletter.
Video Games Weekly: Climbing games are so hot right now
The climbing genre is not a monolith, but it's certainly popular right now.
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August 27, 2025 at 1:11 AM
I make no apologies for the first line of this week's newsletter.
this is an ode to the silksong subreddit:
Video Games Weekly: Silksong and Gamescom
The gaming news you need, August 12-20.
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August 20, 2025 at 10:23 PM
this is an ode to the silksong subreddit:
come watch gamescom opening night live 2025 with @krisholt.bsky.social and me 🖤
Gamescom ONL 2025: Live updates on Call of Duty, Resident Evil and more
Gamescom's Opening Night Live 2025 kicks off on Tuesday at 2PM ET, and Engadget's liveblog is right here.
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August 19, 2025 at 5:08 PM
come watch gamescom opening night live 2025 with @krisholt.bsky.social and me 🖤
Let’s agree to stop giving credit to that awful conservative activist group out of Australia, OK?
Video Games Weekly: Censorship and stolen puritanical valor
The gaming news you need, July 28 to August 5.
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August 5, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Let’s agree to stop giving credit to that awful conservative activist group out of Australia, OK?
VILE: Exhumed is a tragic example of the damage and chaos being wrought by financial censorship on Steam and Itch.
"Silencing a story about violence, entitlement and sexual expression shows the age we are living in, and I deeply worry for storytelling and art.” - @dirtlord77.bsky.social
"Silencing a story about violence, entitlement and sexual expression shows the age we are living in, and I deeply worry for storytelling and art.” - @dirtlord77.bsky.social
VILE: Exhumed is an unjust casualty in Steam's sweeping censorship campaign
Steam is silencing a game that can help combat gender-based sexual violence, in the name of protecting players from being harmed by these same themes.
www.engadget.com
July 31, 2025 at 5:18 PM
VILE: Exhumed is a tragic example of the damage and chaos being wrought by financial censorship on Steam and Itch.
"Silencing a story about violence, entitlement and sexual expression shows the age we are living in, and I deeply worry for storytelling and art.” - @dirtlord77.bsky.social
"Silencing a story about violence, entitlement and sexual expression shows the age we are living in, and I deeply worry for storytelling and art.” - @dirtlord77.bsky.social
in the middle of a few projects rn, so the weekly gaming column will arrive as soon as possible 🖤
July 29, 2025 at 11:55 PM
in the middle of a few projects rn, so the weekly gaming column will arrive as soon as possible 🖤
s.p.l.i.t is the most fucked up typing game I've ever played, and that's literally just the beginning
If you have 90 minutes to spare, play the cyberpunk horror game s.p.l.i.t
s.p.l.i.t comes from Buckshot Roulette developer Mike Klubnika, and it features his signature layers of grit, retro hardware and purely concentrated nightmares.
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July 26, 2025 at 10:06 PM
s.p.l.i.t is the most fucked up typing game I've ever played, and that's literally just the beginning
last night I said the phrase: that's a real secretary bird of a horse girl.
which two pieces of media was I consuming??
which two pieces of media was I consuming??
July 23, 2025 at 4:40 PM
last night I said the phrase: that's a real secretary bird of a horse girl.
which two pieces of media was I consuming??
which two pieces of media was I consuming??
this week, I'm fried
Video Games Weekly: Censorship, shrinkage and a Subnautica scandal
The gaming news you need, July 15-22.
www.engadget.com
July 22, 2025 at 10:30 PM
this week, I'm fried
impress your friends and loved ones this weekend with comprehensive knowledge of the subnautica 2 drama
What the hell is going on with Subnautica 2?
The relationship between Subnautica series developer Unknown Worlds and its parent company, Krafton, is in shreds. At the center of the conflict is a bonus payment worth up to $250 million.
www.engadget.com
July 18, 2025 at 9:33 PM
impress your friends and loved ones this weekend with comprehensive knowledge of the subnautica 2 drama