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@pixelwriter.bsky.social
Video Game Critic with wrong opinions that are sometimes good.
I write thoughts on https://thepxlwriter.substack.com
I write thoughts on https://thepxlwriter.substack.com
this dude is making me nut and im not even a new yorker
On day 8 of our Administration, @governor.ny.gov and I announced the beginning of universal childcare in NYC. No longer will New Yorkers be forced to choose between starting a family and continuing to live in the city they love. This only happened because of you.
January 10, 2026 at 5:29 AM
this dude is making me nut and im not even a new yorker
They did mass layoffs at my company and I was kept on and it’s honestly the worst feeling in the world not knowing what’s happening and seeing everything so quiet.
January 9, 2026 at 5:15 PM
They did mass layoffs at my company and I was kept on and it’s honestly the worst feeling in the world not knowing what’s happening and seeing everything so quiet.
I think E readers are like the pinnacle of technology. like how iPods were.
This place needs some Innocuous Discourse pronto. Quote this with a take that’s not political or aggressive
January 6, 2026 at 8:18 PM
I think E readers are like the pinnacle of technology. like how iPods were.
Very funny to me watching my IRL friends fall for the dumbest shit on the planet and then tell me I’m rage baiting when I say “hey yeah that thing is actually a hoax“
January 5, 2026 at 10:23 PM
Very funny to me watching my IRL friends fall for the dumbest shit on the planet and then tell me I’m rage baiting when I say “hey yeah that thing is actually a hoax“
just a reminder that our very own CIA put out a guide on how to fuck with fascists when you’re not in power. www.404media.co/heres-a-pdf-...
January 5, 2026 at 6:00 PM
just a reminder that our very own CIA put out a guide on how to fuck with fascists when you’re not in power. www.404media.co/heres-a-pdf-...
when the fuck are we gonna grow up and see that just because a dude says they're socialist doesn't actually mean they are.
It's so god damn obvious that Maduro isn't.
It's so god damn obvious that Maduro isn't.
NYT gonna NYT: "Both Mr. Mamdani and Mr. Maduro identify as socialists, though they have no relationship.” — would be funny if they did this every time you write about two capitalists.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/w...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/w...
Mamdani Called Trump to Criticize Venezuela Strikes
www.nytimes.com
January 3, 2026 at 10:32 PM
when the fuck are we gonna grow up and see that just because a dude says they're socialist doesn't actually mean they are.
It's so god damn obvious that Maduro isn't.
It's so god damn obvious that Maduro isn't.
Star Citizen in VR is fucking wild. The somewhat over attention to detail all these years feels almost justified with this support. If they figured out down the line how to implement a boneworks style of interaction with objects, I think the game will literally sell headsets.
January 3, 2026 at 2:55 AM
Star Citizen in VR is fucking wild. The somewhat over attention to detail all these years feels almost justified with this support. If they figured out down the line how to implement a boneworks style of interaction with objects, I think the game will literally sell headsets.
As the years go on my interest in video games, discussions, etc has dwindled significantly. I really thought I would be interested in this thing forever but I just don’t give a fuck about this anymore.
December 30, 2025 at 5:02 PM
As the years go on my interest in video games, discussions, etc has dwindled significantly. I really thought I would be interested in this thing forever but I just don’t give a fuck about this anymore.
Game dev challenge coins lmfao Neil really thinks the homies are working on the manhattan project or something
"...the team was given metal coins to commemorate the game’s ongoing development, which included text of a quote from the game, 'The suffering of generations must be endured to achieve our divine end.'"
Naughty Dog Is Reportedly Crunching Again For Intergalactic, Despite Planned 2027 Release https://kotaku.com/intergalactic-heretic-prophet-naughty-dog-crunch-trailer-2000654650
December 18, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Game dev challenge coins lmfao Neil really thinks the homies are working on the manhattan project or something
The way people talk about crunch acting like developers are working on some life saving medicine with a deadline is so fucking annoying.
You don’t need to grind people into the ground for a fucking game.
You don’t need to grind people into the ground for a fucking game.
December 18, 2025 at 10:38 PM
The way people talk about crunch acting like developers are working on some life saving medicine with a deadline is so fucking annoying.
You don’t need to grind people into the ground for a fucking game.
You don’t need to grind people into the ground for a fucking game.
I think the big thing any person who cares about details has figured out about AI is that you are getting a google search output via chat window and some formatting.
It's not Jarvis.
It's not Jarvis.
If I had known the two paragraphs about genAI in my article today would be so controversial, I would have expanded them a bit! Here's a rough transcript of the relevant portion of my interview with Swen Vincke, so everyone has all the context. (Full article here: www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...)
December 17, 2025 at 5:48 PM
I think the big thing any person who cares about details has figured out about AI is that you are getting a google search output via chat window and some formatting.
It's not Jarvis.
It's not Jarvis.
Glad I got my yearly gaming crash out over with before the end of the year. Back to League.
December 13, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Glad I got my yearly gaming crash out over with before the end of the year. Back to League.
Hogwarts Legacy is the Avatar of video games - a high grossing dud with approximately no appeal outside a fan base obsessed with staying 14.
Also possibly one of the only pieces of media with an explicit and direct link to the erasure of trans people.
Also possibly one of the only pieces of media with an explicit and direct link to the erasure of trans people.
Epic Games partnered with The Game Awards to give away this week's free game on the Epic Games Store.
Hogwarts Legacy is now at the right price: $0
Epic Games partnered with The Game Awards to give away this week's free game on the Epic Games Store.
www.polygon.com
December 13, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Hogwarts Legacy is the Avatar of video games - a high grossing dud with approximately no appeal outside a fan base obsessed with staying 14.
Also possibly one of the only pieces of media with an explicit and direct link to the erasure of trans people.
Also possibly one of the only pieces of media with an explicit and direct link to the erasure of trans people.
the more offline i get the more ridiculous things appear to me. Stuff I would have been motivated to react to or comment on just become reminders of how otherworldly online spaces are.
December 11, 2025 at 8:50 PM
the more offline i get the more ridiculous things appear to me. Stuff I would have been motivated to react to or comment on just become reminders of how otherworldly online spaces are.
god i fucking love yall winning this so hard.
Exciting news! Thanks to our sale, we've rocketed all the way up to over 4,900 paying subscribers. This means we can cross another goal, a regular columnist, off our list. We plan to sort out the exact specifics in our own time, but for now, who do you think would be a good fit?
November 26, 2025 at 8:30 PM
god i fucking love yall winning this so hard.
Iraq/Afghanistan is like the magnum opus for me. I want 12 two hour+ episodes about the whole fuckin thing. I want Daniel Craig interviews w/ southern accent and peter coyote describing fucked up shit and I want Al Qaeda and Taliban to tell us about the fucked up shit the US Army did.
I figure Ken Burns has one, maybe two big documentary series in him before he fully retires. What do you think they should be? My votes include Football, Hip-Hop, World War 1, Reconstruction (though Skip Gates did this one well), Iraq/Afghanistan, 19th Century Expansionism.
November 25, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Iraq/Afghanistan is like the magnum opus for me. I want 12 two hour+ episodes about the whole fuckin thing. I want Daniel Craig interviews w/ southern accent and peter coyote describing fucked up shit and I want Al Qaeda and Taliban to tell us about the fucked up shit the US Army did.
Did you know that goat's come with ultrawide support right out of the box?
November 15, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Did you know that goat's come with ultrawide support right out of the box?
Era is funny because you will genuinely see the dumbest comments alive by very serious people, and then somehow the thread will attract the sleeper agents who then somehow eclipse the stupidity.
November 11, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Era is funny because you will genuinely see the dumbest comments alive by very serious people, and then somehow the thread will attract the sleeper agents who then somehow eclipse the stupidity.
I like when games have random, totally useless immersive game mechanics. GTA 4 where you could be a taxi driver. Virtually every shenmue game.
November 11, 2025 at 12:06 AM
I like when games have random, totally useless immersive game mechanics. GTA 4 where you could be a taxi driver. Virtually every shenmue game.
Now this is the type of games crit i can get behind
For Arc Raiders to ride the wave of human sociability all the way to the bank, while also being so contemptuous of the thing that makes us social animals in its own workflow demonstrates a lack of artistic integrity that I find impossible to ignore.
Our review: https://bit.ly/49bVn01
Our review: https://bit.ly/49bVn01
November 10, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Now this is the type of games crit i can get behind
my latest video game hot take is that too many video games have stage acting in them vs. screen acting and it immensely kills the experience for me.
November 8, 2025 at 8:00 PM
my latest video game hot take is that too many video games have stage acting in them vs. screen acting and it immensely kills the experience for me.
how can u be the oscars of video games if all u ever do is devalue video games
November 7, 2025 at 6:26 PM
how can u be the oscars of video games if all u ever do is devalue video games
Zohran's energy legit makes me cry he got that "im gonna prevail" anime game its unreal
November 5, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Zohran's energy legit makes me cry he got that "im gonna prevail" anime game its unreal