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Bullet Points @bpmonthly.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

On a new podcast episode, @strida.bsky.social @edwardsmithwriter.bsky.social and @reidmccarter.bsky.social talk about Silent Hill: Townfall. Listen here: soundcloud.com/bullet-point...

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scream mask shawty @strida.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

chris breault is prob my fav writer on C&ARPGs….. always a delight to publish him

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Bullet Points @bpmonthly.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

"They never invite you to a real monster mash in The Blood of Dawnwalker." Chris Breault starts off our October horror issue with an article on The Blood of Dawnwalker. Read it below. bulletpointsmonthly.com/2026/10/06/l...

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goose pimple aka "the mind fucker" @goosepimple.moe · 03/10/2026

not all that recent but this is the latest piece of mine that got published! longform criticism / personal essay about marathon, zone fiction, and yuri of absence -- a love letter to the distance between two shotgun blasts bsky.app/profile/bpmo...

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Bullet Points @bpmonthly.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

We're back, for better or worse, with a rousing episode from @edwardsmithwriter.bsky.social and @reidmccarter.bsky.social about: famous disappearances, feeling weird about the glass elevator, Foxy from Foxy Bingo, and lonely Duke Nukem. soundcloud.com/bullet-point...

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Ed Smith @edwardsmithwriter.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

And so, the first series of Jewel Cases comes to a close. For the finale, @harvey1966.bsky.social speaks with me about Carrier Command, Ultima Underworld and the differences between 'good friction' and 'bad friction'. The Criterion Closet but games? Here it is: soundcloud.com/bullet-point...

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Jewel Cases S01E06 - Harvey Smith

The first season of Jewel Cases comes to a close in an episode with Harvey Smith, Black Pony Interactive founder and a designer whose work includes Deus Ex, Thief: Deadly Shadows, Dishonored, Prey, an

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Bullet Points @bpmonthly.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

“Honestly, that game would have been better if we cut a couple of the missions.” Deus Ex designer Harvey Smith is the final guest on this first series of Jewel Cases. soundcloud.com/bullet-point...

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Bullet Points @bpmonthly.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

“I always imagined having dinner with the Houser brothers”. Deus Ex designer and Dishonored director Harvey Smith talks to us about meeting his heroes, on the final episode of Jewel Cases. soundcloud.com/bullet-point...

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Bullet Points @bpmonthly.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Jewel Cases's first season ends with a conversation between @edwardsmithwriter.bsky.social and Harvey Smith ( @harvey1966.bsky.social ), Black Pony Interactive founder and a designer whose work includes Deus Ex, Thief: Deadly Shadows, Dishonored, Prey, and much more. soundcloud.com/bullet-point...

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Bullet Points @bpmonthly.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

“I want to make stuff that has ugliness” Before the weekend, one last bump of the new Jewel Cases episode, interviewing Manon Gevers (Many Nights A Whisper, Virtue and a Sledgehammer). soundcloud.com/bullet-point...

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Jewel Cases S01E05 - Manon Gevers

On a new episode of Jewel Cases, we're joined by Manon Gevers, one of the artists behind Many Nights A Whisper and the upcoming Virtue and a Sledgehammer. /// Jewel Cases is a new interview series, ho

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MAN✿N GEVERS @sunfishhh.selkieharbour.com · 04/09/2026

Come listen to me and @edwardsmithwriter.bsky.social chat about some big personalities (games).

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Bullet Points @bpmonthly.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

“I prefer a game that comes at you with personality. This is ME and you can’t confuse me with anyone else." The latest episode of Jewel Cases, featuring Manon Gevers ( @sunfishhh.selkieharbour.com ) is up now. soundcloud.com/bullet-point...

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MAN✿N GEVERS @sunfishhh.selkieharbour.com · 04/09/2026

It was so much fun to chat about some of my most inspiring games! Each one has shaped my journey in video games so digging into them together was such a treat. Thanks for having me on!! p.s. everyone should check out the rest of this series! some really amazing developers and conversations here!!

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Bullet Points @bpmonthly.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

On this week's episode of Jewel Cases, Ed (@edwardsmithwriter.bsky.social) talks with Manon Gevers (@sunfishhh.selkieharbour.com), whose work includes Many Nights A Whisper and the upcoming Virtue and a Sledgehammer. Listen here: soundcloud.com/bullet-point...

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Bullet Points @bpmonthly.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

“It’s so easy to have things slide into magical realism - and we were like ‘no’.” Gone Home co-creator Karla Zimonja (@coals.northsky.social) talks to us about detective games, realism and the horror of Grim Fandango in a new episode of Jewel Cases. soundcloud.com/bullet-point...

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Bullet Points @bpmonthly.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

“We wanted to fight the concept of Sam being ‘a little game designer’.” Gone Home and Tacoma co-creator Karla Zimonja joins us for a new episode of Jewel Cases. soundcloud.com/bullet-point...

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Bullet Points @bpmonthly.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

We're an entirely reader and listener supported site. Share our work or subscribe to our Patreon for more podcasts: www.patreon.com/bulletpoints

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Bullet Points @bpmonthly.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

On a new episode of Jewel Cases, which works like a sort of Criterion Closet for games, @edwardsmithwriter.bsky.social talks to Karla Zimonja, whose work in games includes BioShock 2 and Minerva's Den, as well as Gone Home, Tacoma, and Wanderstop. Listen here: soundcloud.com/bullet-point...

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Karla Bat Zimonja @eternal.observer · 28/08/2026

I talked a lot with Ed, if you want to experience that kind of thing~

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Bullet Points @bpmonthly.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

“We wanted to fight the concept of Sam being ‘a little game designer’.” Gone Home and Tacoma co-creator Karla Zimonja joins us for a new episode of Jewel Cases. soundcloud.com/bullet-point...

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Reid McCarter @reidmccarter.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Really enjoyed listening to this. You might too!

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Lewis Gordon @lewisgordon.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

What a privilege being asked to contribute to this state-of-the-shooter anniversary package for the big Bullet Points birthday. Reid and the gang are the realest out there. What an endeavour. More imp. I think, what a gift to those who play and make video games — dare i say it, to the culture.

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Bullet Points @bpmonthly.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

"I don’t play games to ‘be me.’"

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Bullet Points @bpmonthly.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Or, if you like what we're doing and want to help us mark a decade, share some of your favourite articles and episodes from the vaults. And thank you to everyone who's written for us, shared our work, joined the Patreon (and the Discord!), or told others about the site over the years.

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Bullet Points @bpmonthly.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

It's been difficult to maintain the site over the decade, and we rely entirely on the support of readers and listeners to do so. If you're able, please consider signing up to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/bulletpoints

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Bullet Points @bpmonthly.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Those contributors are: Grace Benfell (@gracemachine.bsky.social) Joshua Calixto Nick Capozzoli Lewis Gordon (@lewisgordon.bsky.social) Kaile Hultner (@noescapevg.com) Zack Kotzer (@zaaack.bsky.social) Cameron Kunzelman (@ckunzelman.bsky.social) David Wolinsky Autumn Wright (@autumn-wright.com)

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Bullet Points @bpmonthly.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Bullet Points Monthly started 10 years ago. To mark a decade of the site, our editors--Yussef Cole, Reid McCarter, Astrid Anne Rose, and Ed Smith--looked at the state of the shooter. We also got nine contributors to do the same. bulletpointsmonthly.com/2026/08/19/s...

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Bullet Points @bpmonthly.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

On the third episode of Jewel Cases, a series that works like the Criterion Closet but for videogames and developers, @edwardsmithwriter.bsky.social talks to @remysiu.com , founder and developer at Sunset Visitor, the studio behind 1000XResist and Prove You're Human : soundcloud.com/bullet-point...

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Steven Santana @number8axel.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

A very happy celebration of 10 years of Bullet Points! I came in somewhere near the beginning. I'm a card carrying member since at least June 2018 according to Patreon. I'm fairly certain my introduction was someone I respected sharing an article and I quickly becoming hooked.

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artemis, scary boss of stop caring @stopcar.ing · 19/08/2026

I got plenty of faves from over the years. Happy Birthday Bullet Points Monthly. I wouldn't be doing this without you. Starting off with my personal fave of all time: bulletpointsmonthly.com/2024/08/02/m...

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monster girls tease the zoetrope massacre

Monthly magazine for long-form articles and podcasts on videogames

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Reid McCarter @reidmccarter.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

We went to the cinema

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Ed Smith @edwardsmithwriter.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

For $5 a month, you can listen to our subscriber-exclusive series on Uncharted, which has now culminated in this discussion of the Uncharted film (and all the times you can see Mark Wahlberg looking right into the camera)

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Brian - Another Ocean @anotherocean.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

The @bpmonthly.bsky.social conversation with Jordan Thomas is wonderful - Jordan's enthusiasm is infectious, and Ed guides the conversation nicely across Jordan's criterion closet selection of games soundcloud.com/bullet-point...

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Jewel Cases S01E02 - Jordan Thomas

On a new episode of Jewel Cases, Ed talks to Question Games' Jordan Thomas, whose projects include The Killing Stone, The Blackout Club, and The Magic Circle, as well as Thief: Deadly Shadows and the

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Bullet Points @bpmonthly.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Our Uncharted series, El Goddamn Dorado, comes to an end with an episode from @edwardsmithwriter.bsky.social and @reidmccarter.bsky.social about the Uncharted movie, which gives you Tom Holland as Drake, Mark Wahlberg as Sully, and green screen for everything else. www.patreon.com/bulletpoints...

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Ed Smith @edwardsmithwriter.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Oh, Samson. Samson, Samson, Samson.

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