iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Reposted by andrew webster

New from me: I did a deep dive and spoke to Pokemon fan game creators for @fansplaining.bsky.social. This was so hard to source, but I am humbled by the sources who took the time to talk to me about this super massive, and relatively under-examined, fandom. fansplaining.com/pokemon-fang...

fansplaining.com

Pokémon Fangames Evolve Beyond Their Origins

For fangame creators, the work they develop and the communities they inspire are inextricably tied.

26425

andrew webster @andrewrweb.bsky.social · 11h

oh huh turns out this is tomorrow

010

andrew webster @andrewrweb.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

i didnt understand how this could work as a movie, but it did. i also don't understand how it could work as a book, but time to find out

050

andrew webster @andrewrweb.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

i have two stories i need to finish for october 1st. good thing that's next month so i have lots of time

050

Reposted by andrew webster

andrew webster @andrewrweb.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

if youre playing control resonant wondering how remedy manages to do it so well, a reminder that i went to espoo last year to answer that exact question www.theverge.com/games/691964...

theverge.com

Remedy is in control

Amid a bleak landscape, the studio behind Alan Wake has found a way to survive and grow, all while staying weird.

1367

andrew webster @andrewrweb.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

if youre playing control resonant wondering how remedy manages to do it so well, a reminder that i went to espoo last year to answer that exact question www.theverge.com/games/691964...

theverge.com

Remedy is in control

Amid a bleak landscape, the studio behind Alan Wake has found a way to survive and grow, all while staying weird.

1367

Reposted by andrew webster

Charles Pulliam-Moore @charlespulliam.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Spent a lot of this past week hanging out in Pokémon card scalping Discords to learn about how and why resellers became so focused on this specific franchise. Pokémon's popularity is part of it, but it also has a lot to do with the evolution of the creator economy

25619

andrew webster @andrewrweb.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

going through some japan photos and it's all just sandwiches and ads with shohei ohtani

051

Reposted by andrew webster

The Verge @theverge.com · 26/09/2026

There’s a lot to read in Remedy’s Control sequel, even just in the menus. It’s worth taking the time to pore over it all. www.theverge.com/games/100081...

theverge.com

Control Resonant is a great game — it’s even better when you read everything

There’s a rom-com hidden in the game’s menus.

3564

Reposted by andrew webster

The Verge @theverge.com · 26/09/2026

The franchise’s renewed popularity with resellers is being driven by a culture fixated on hustling. www.theverge.com/games/100100...

theverge.com

Pokémon card resellers have turned collecting into an online blood sport

Hustle culture and the content creator economy are poising the Pokémon fandom.

1296

Reposted by andrew webster

andrew webster @andrewrweb.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

you could say this game really resonated with me www.theverge.com/games/999268...

theverge.com

Nobody does it like Remedy

The studio remains in control.

2283

andrew webster @andrewrweb.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

this movie has exactly one (1) review on rotten tomatoes www.rottentomatoes.com/m/odysseus_t...

"Andrew Webster, The Verge" with an RT splat icon

4240

andrew webster @andrewrweb.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

it's almost spooky season* *the time when i get irrationally excited about a new season of toronto maple leafs hockey

120

andrew webster @andrewrweb.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

ever since watching resident evil i've had a strong urge to replay inside

140

Reposted by andrew webster

Tom Warren @tomwarren.co.uk · 24/09/2026

The Xbox reset gets ugly. In my Notepad newsletter this week I dig into another round of cuts that leave big questions over the future of Game Pass and the Xbox platform. Live for subscribers 👇 www.theverge.com/tech/999919/...

theverge.com

The Xbox reset gets ugly

Another round of cuts leaves big questions over the future of Game Pass and the Xbox platform.

37610

andrew webster @andrewrweb.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

you could say this game really resonated with me www.theverge.com/games/999268...

theverge.com

Nobody does it like Remedy

The studio remains in control.

2283

Reposted by andrew webster

Lewis Gordon @lewisgordon.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

A few thoughts on the 2026 triptych of game-literate movies: Resident Evil, Backrooms, and Exit 8. It seems to me that a new cohort of filmmakers raised on video games has finally figured out what elements of the interactive medium work on the big screen. 🎁link: giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...

giftarticle.ft.com

How gaming is changing the movies

Directors raised on video games have finally cracked how to translate them to the big screen — by focusing on their logic rather than their stories

15412

Reposted by andrew webster

andrew webster @andrewrweb.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

control resonant is a great game, and also one that exemplifies everything i love about remedy www.theverge.com/games/999268...

theverge.com

Nobody does it like Remedy

The studio remains in control.

1112

Reposted by andrew webster

Jeff VanderMeer @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Two great tastes that go well together: Moomin and tower-tunnel. By Paul Antoine Takahashi on instagram.

Moomin with lantern looks down into tower-tunnel with the words from the wall in Annihilation represented next to the steps.

8628119

Reposted by andrew webster

Kallie Plagge @inkydojikko.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

I share a lot of the same feelings about Control Resonant with @andrewrweb.bsky.social — Remedy's strengths absolutely shine here. I liked the combat more than others did but I agree it can be a slog at times with assist mode disabled. But the worldbuilding!!!

1254

andrew webster @andrewrweb.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

silent hill: townfall and a new chvrches single this week. appreciate you, scotland

061

Reposted by andrew webster

The Verge @theverge.com · 23/09/2026

For the first few hours I was disappointed because it all felt so familiar, which is the exact opposite of what I expect out of a Remedy game. Soon enough, though, Control Resonant opened up and became something truly wild. Read our review from @andrewrweb.bsky.social:

theverge.com

Nobody does it like Remedy

The studio remains in control.

2385

andrew webster @andrewrweb.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

reviewing a horror game sucks because im on a deadline but also im scared

0353

andrew webster @andrewrweb.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

used to eat shake shack whenever i was in nyc and now that it's here i never go

280

andrew webster @andrewrweb.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

control resonant is a great game, and also one that exemplifies everything i love about remedy www.theverge.com/games/999268...

theverge.com

Nobody does it like Remedy

The studio remains in control.

1112

andrew webster @andrewrweb.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

starting to run out of ways to say that xbox is a disaster www.theverge.com/games/998758...

theverge.com

Xbox is barely Xbox anymore

The “reset” continues.

3387

Reposted by andrew webster

Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

this review is as entertaining as the movie was apparently terrible www.theverge.com/entertainmen...

theverge.com

The 2.5-hour AI-generated Odyssey movie is 2.5 hours too long

Going up against Christopher Nolan with AI slop was ill-advised.

916821

Reposted by andrew webster

alexis @steppinlazer.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

just pretend the social card doesn’t have a typo in it: i spoke to miles buckle about his lovely little imaginary games. his instagram is the bees knees www.eurogamer.net/the-weird-wo...

eurogamer.net

Inside the wierd, wonderful world of Miles Buckle, Instagram's parallel universe of totally imaginary video games

Exploring nostalgia and fiction, through retro-style fake games based on Lynch, Hitchcock, and beyond.

066

andrew webster @andrewrweb.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

ill have a full review next week but control resonant is basically house of leaves meets super mario galaxy

1100

Reposted by andrew webster

Friday Night @fridayyakuza.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Friday at last…

2634363

Reposted by andrew webster

Thursday! What a concept! @thursaconcept.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Thursday! What a concept!

08642

andrew webster @andrewrweb.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

watching widow's bay for a third time

060

Reposted by andrew webster

Charles Pulliam-Moore @charlespulliam.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Went in to the new Resident Evil thinking it would be another wild Zach Cregger horror gem, and came out delightfully surprised that it's also a slapstick comedy

16912

Reposted by andrew webster

Jay Peters @jaypeters.net · 16/09/2026

I spent 130 hours playing Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave for my review. The game rules: www.theverge.com/games/995539...

theverge.com

Nintendo opens up Fire Emblem with the gigantic Fortune’s Weave

Fortune’s Weave’s ambitious structure really works.

1353

Reposted by andrew webster

Sean Hollister @seanhollister.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

I've been testing the Steam Frame for most of the past three weeks. Here's my review. www.theverge.com/tech/994267/...

theverge.com

The Steam Frame is made for irresponsible hardware nerds like me

It almost makes me want to pay to be a beta tester.

2264

andrew webster @andrewrweb.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

i appreciate that go transit's new safety ads are leaning into horror

a train safety ad showing a hand rising from the yellow line

030

Reposted by andrew webster

Bruce Arthur @brucearthur.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

After the NBA smashed the Clippers, @pablo.show was asked over and over, do you feel validated? He wanted to say no. But after growing up in a crumbling media environment, and after pouring so much into his Pulitzer-winning podcast, he struggled to admit: yes, he did. www.thestar.com/sports/rapto...

thestar.com

Pablo Torre uncovered the Kawhi scandal and won a Pulitzer. He’s still searching for something more

The Los Angeles Clippers-Kawhi Leonard cap circumvention case as presented on “Pablo Torre Finds Out” has been his masterpiece. It’s only part of his story.

391200216

Reposted by andrew webster

Charles Pulliam-Moore @charlespulliam.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Dug into some YouTube drama involving content creators getting slammed with DMCA takedowns for videos that prominently feature *substantial* chunks of copyrighted material. Creators have insisted that their videos are transformative and protected by fair use, but copyright enforcers beg to differ

14317

Reposted by andrew webster

Tom Regan @grapedosmil.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

For Kotaku, I spoke to the director of FFVII's Remake Trilogy one final time. We talked fixing Rebirth's bloated pacing, why he's minimised the original's environmentalist message, making the first 'open planet' game, DLC, and what he wants from future FF games kotaku.com/final-fantas...

kotaku.com

Final Fantasy 7 Revelation's Director Is Leaving It All On The Field: 'I'm Approaching The Development As If There's Never Going To Be Another Final Fantasy 7 Game' - Kotaku

Naoki Hamaguchi talks side quest rewards, political messaging, and more

12210

Reposted by andrew webster

The Verge @theverge.com · 10/09/2026

In many ways, Wolverine is a throwback to straightforward action titles of the past — and it’s a refreshing change of pace in a medium saturated with live-service and open-world games. Read our review from @andrewrweb.bsky.social:

theverge.com

Wolverine on the PS5 goes back to a simpler (and bloodier) style of action game

Snikt.

1193