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Cameron Faulkner

@cameronfaulkner.bsky.social
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Commerce editor at @theverge.com, formerly at Polygon portfolio and more about me > cameronfaulkner.wordpress.com

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Ben Bertoli 🫜 @radishgames.com · 8h
Been too busy to yell about this on here, but Sands of Crime is nearly at 3K raised and 75%! Please consider backing my silly dice game about desert gangs stealing loot 🌵🙏🌵
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Sean Hollister @seanhollister.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I also asked Shu why the PSVR, PS Vita and PSP didn't have as many games as we'd hoped. He seemed a little jealous of the Nintendo Switch! At Sony, he "felt very constrained" having to prioritize home console, but had to since it was Sony's biggest business. Timestamp: youtu.be/Ogs_XpJLinM?...
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Shuhei Yoshida on the future of gaming | The Vergecast
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Jaya Saxena @jayasaxena.com · 22/09/2026
Today is the last day!!!
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 22/09/2026
DoorDash has ripped off more than 260,000 NYC delivery workers. We’re making them pay $131.5 million — the largest worker settlement in City history. This is New York, where hard work pays and greed will cost you.
DoorDash messed up.
They repeatedly left more than 260,000 NYC delivery workers underpaid or paid late, causing them immense stress and financial difficulty.
That's unacceptable.
We've secured a $131.5M settlement from
DoorDash - the largest worker settlement in NYC history and largest delivery worker settlement in
American municipal history.
Every worker will be paid what they are owed, and every company will be forced to abide by the laws of this city.

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The OFFICE of the MAYOR of NYC
NYC Consumer and Worker Protection Mayor Mamdani and Deliveristas representatives stand behind a podium.Mayor Mamdani signs a giant check.Three delivery workers holding a giant fake check for $131.5M.
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Cameron Faulkner @cameronfaulkner.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
In the slow horses season 6 premiere, I said to my wife "oh there's The Matrix throat chop meme guy" and he immediately throat chopped River
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Bo Moore @usebomswisely.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Instead of celebrating that success, I'm mourning the loss of my and many of my talented colleagues' jobs. Please hire them. Please hire me. And please still read and watch our work. Our Steam Frame review is sharp and smartly critical of an extremely interesting piece of technology.
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Valve's Steam Frame Is a Great All-in-One Wireless PCVR Headset, but Is It Worth the Cost?
The Steam Machine is probably one of the first VR headsets that can do everything right out of the box, from standalone gaming to streaming 2D games from your PC. But the high price, short battery lif...
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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/...
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The Steam Frame is made for irresponsible hardware nerds like me
It almost makes me want to pay to be a beta tester.
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Marlow Stern @marlownyc.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
‘The Matrix’ creator Lilly Wachowski on J.K. Rowling and the new ‘Harry Potter’ series: “She is funding trans genocide. J.K. Rowling funds trans genocide, full stop. So, if you support ‘Harry Potter,’ you’re supporting trans genocide.” variety.com/2026/tv/feat...
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Lilly Wachowski on Her New Studio Anarchists United, the Black Power Origins of ‘The Matrix’ and How ‘Harry Potter’ Fans Are ‘Supporting Trans Genocide’
‘The Matrix’ filmmaker Lilly Wachowski opens up about her new studio for marginalized voices Anarchists United, J.K. Rowling and Elon Musk.
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BoardGameWire 🔜 Spiel Essen @boardgamewire.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
All right, here's the first call out. Within hours of me publishing an incredibly in-depth piece on CMON's finances, which covers a multitude of stock exchange filings from across several weeks, this article appeared on @tabletopgamingnews.bsky.social: www.tabletopgamingnews.com/cmon-is-suff...
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CMON Faces Make-or-Break Moment as It Warns of "Prolonged Structural Downturn" - TGN - Tabletop Gaming News
CMON has issued a stark warning about its future, telling investors its core business is stuck in a "prolonged structural downturn" and still burning through
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Design Room @designroom.site · 09/09/2026
We're open for freelance pitches! Have any ideas for oral histories, roundtables, Q&As, or other stories that feel in line with what we've published so far? Feel free to DM. Rates typically range from $250-$750.
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Sean Hollister @seanhollister.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
You don't own your digital Sony games, and now Microsoft wants you to pay PER HOUR to stream its games from the cloud www.theverge.com/news/989166/...
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Microsoft slashes Xbox Cloud Gaming to just 15 hours a month for Ultimate subscribers
The new cloud gaming hourly restrictions come nearly a year after all Game Pass subscribers got cloud access.
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 02/09/2026
so unfair that you might be attacked for just wanting a white ethnostate anyway after like a decade plus of usage i canceled my @1password.bsky.social subscription and switched to apple passwords. took 15 minutes.
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Lauren Feiner @laurenfeiner.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
What does it look like when data centers move into town? That's what a lot of Americans are wondering these days, and this VA county gives a glimpse. My @theverge.com feature on Data Center Alley is out now, with amazing visuals by @stephenvoss.bsky.social. Gift link www.theverge.com/cs/features/...
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Your future is in Virginia
If you want to know what the data center occupation looks like, there’s one place where it already arrived — 20 years ago.
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Ryan Gilliam @rygilliam.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
OK folks, I’m 75 subscribers away from 1000. I’m gonna be at BlizzCon next week and uploading a ton of stuff to my channel. Please consider sharing me around and helping me reach that 1k milestone before I go! New video out today! youtube.com/@ryan_gillia...
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Ryan Gilliam
I'm Ryan Gilliam, host of Escape Will Make Me Pod, former Guides Producer at Polygon, and co-owner of Rogue.site. I'm here to use my years of experience covering the games industry to provide analys...
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Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Getting my job back at the Washington Post would not have been possible if it wasn’t for me belonging to a union. @postguild.bsky.social and @wbng.org are the unions I belong to. I was able to challenge my wrongful termination because of the collective bargaining agreement / union contract!
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Cameron Faulkner @cameronfaulkner.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
My kid's busy book has a doomsday clock on it
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andrew webster @andrewrweb.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
i also wrote about fromsoftware's long history of trying new ideas, with some thoughts from hidetaka miyazaki www.theverge.com/entertainmen...
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FromSoftware can do anything
The ‘Soulslike’ studio is always trying new ideas.
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Jay Peters @jaypeters.net · 20/08/2026
Hi all, it's Thursday, and I am prepping this week's Installer now that @davidpierce.xyz is on parental leave! I want to know everything you're into. What are you reading / watching / playing / chilling with this week? Tell me so I can tell everyone! (And subscribe to Installer!)
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Sam Cole @samleecole.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
this couldn't be a more clear, textbook, beat-by-beat example of how women who've been stalked are talked to and treated by police, versus how their harassers are treated and spoken to by cops. add to that: her stalker WAS THE POLICE www.404media.co/i-saw-a-shin...
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'I Saw a Shiny Thing': Cop Explains Why He Used License Plate Reader to Stalk Woman
Body camera footage shows police surveillance abuse is common: "We’ve told them over and over again: 'You see a hot chick, you don’t look them up in a database.'"
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Cameron Faulkner @cameronfaulkner.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
@theverge.com subscribers can join me, @vicmsong.bsky.social, @dompreston.com and @davidimel.com for an AMA all about the new Pixel 11 phones, and of course the Pixel Watch 5, too. We'll start at 3pm ET but you can leave a Q now www.theverge.com/tech/981537/...
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We reviewed the new Pixel lineup, ask us anything
The reviews are live, now AMA
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Chelsea Stark @chelseabot.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Above-the-fold news: I've launched my own editorial consulting business, Chelsea Stark Advisory, bringing my skills to focused, resourceful teams looking to build smarter with what they have. chelseastark.com
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Pete Volk @petevolk.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
I've been looking at the action movies released globally in 1991 and 2026, looking at who is fighting who and what's changed in the genre over 35 years. next up: July, where the biggest hit of 1991 came out (and it wasn't even the best new release of the month!) pvguide.ghost.io/back-in-acti...
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Back in Action: July 1991
A look at the major new action movie releases (and trends) of July 1991 and July 2026
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Design Room @designroom.site · 31/07/2026
Hi, we're a new video game oral histories site. Want to read the story of Shadow of the Colossus, as told by 11 people who worked on it? Or hear what Will Wright has to say about Spore in retrospect? Or see previously unreleased footage of Nintendo's Sound Fantasy? Check us out at designroom.site
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Brandon Sheffield @brandon.insertcredit.com · 30/07/2026
In response to the unprecedented number of game developers laid off this year, we have created a bundle on itch to benefit a Game Industry Hardship Fund, managed by @videogameworkers.bsky.social. More than 100 games for 10+ bucks! Please share widely and donate generously! itch.io/b/3802/game-...
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Wes Fenlon @wes.readonlymemo.com · 10/07/2026
Something a bit more personal than usual: For the last 10 years my dad has been struggling with a version of ALS, a terrible neuromuscular disease. He's kept up his spirits by making photo books chronicling his life as a photographer+traveler. I'm helping sell them now to pay for nursing care:
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Photo Trips by Hugh Fenlon
Personal photography books compiled from a catalog of more than 30,000 analog film photographs taken across multiple continents and multiple decades.
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The Verge @theverge.com · 24/07/2026
Whack-a-drone
buff.ly
Here’s how easy it is to sneak a drone past the FCC
We visited a fake company that fooled the feds with obviously banned tech.
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Cameron Faulkner @cameronfaulkner.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
My wife isn't on bsky, but I'm sharing her fantastic interview with author Julie Buntin. They get into the bones of Buntin's new book, Famous Men
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Cameron Faulkner @cameronfaulkner.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
so far people are focused on calling the glasses ugly. let's keep the focus there. i will get sad if they start calling me ugly
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Pete Volk @petevolk.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
A year ago, I took a chance and moved PV Guide from Substack to Ghost. To celebrate (+ pay the bill), I'm running a 20% off sale on all subscriptions! If you want more work like this, start a paid subscription today! Annual: pvguide.ghost.io/the-big-ghos... Monthly: pvguide.ghost.io/ghost-renewa...
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PV Guide
Ditch the algorithm with movie and TV recommendations, interviews, and reviews from Pete Volk, Polygon's former senior curation editor
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Grant Stoner @supercrip1994.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Sharing again. If you are a developer who worked on accessibility impacted by these layoffs, I'm working on a story for @aftermath.site. I can promise full anonymity.
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Jason Scott @textfiles.com · 03/07/2026
I'll summarize this: Mamdani asked NYers to keep air conditioning at 78 degrees. A wave criticism hit online. A MSNBC broadcast pointed out the US Department of Energy recommends that 78 degree figure. Immediately after, the US Department of Energy deleted 6,000 web pages related to energy saving.
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Cameron Faulkner @cameronfaulkner.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
It's criminal when you're super sick but only for the duration of the long holiday weekend
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Sean Hollister @seanhollister.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Handheld gaming PCs may cost too much now — but if you're set on one, I can try to help! Here's a guide to the "new normal." www.theverge.com/games/949010...
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So you want to buy a handheld gaming PC
Let us help you navigate the “new normal.”
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bijan @bijan.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
after 2 years and change at compulsion games, i'm looking for work! if you've been waiting for a chance to work with me, pls inquire within 👁️ bijanstephen.blog/about
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About
Hi there! I’m Bijan.  I’m a writer and game designer. Right now I’m a writer at Compulsion Games and a music critic at The Nation. I also play T.K. & Remy on the actual play podcast Fun...
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The Verge @theverge.com · 12/06/2026
While his mountain of horrible personal conduct could fill multiple books, one fact in particular stands out: A year ago, Musk’s actions directly led to the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people. He did it knowingly. And, worse — gleefully. Read more: www.theverge.com/tech/949259/...
Verge headline: The world's first trillionaire is a killer
by TC Sottek

Image of Elon Musk doing a "fascist salute" in the form of an oil painting on a wall
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The Verge @theverge.com · 12/06/2026
Good news! We just launched student discounts for Verge subscriptions. Students can get full access to the site, exclusive newsletters, ad-free podcasts, and more for just $10/year. Subscribe today: www.theverge.com/subscribe-st...
Student discounts are here!
Get unlimited access to everything Verge for just
$10/year

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Jay Castello 🌻 @jaymcastello.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
for the best part of this year, I've been speaking to former Maxis developers to put together this: a near-6000 word oral history of Spore 🦠 www.designroom.site/spore-an-ora...
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Spore: An oral history
A wild bet in development for the better part of a decade, Spore reached for the stars — and, at times, got there. We recently spoke to eight team members, including chief designer Will Wright, to loo...
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Amy McCarthy @aemccarthy.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
hello hi turns out that it takes a lot of work to start your own media company, especially when you don’t have some slick-headed money man telling you what to do we are building the future of food media, and we need your help! really trying to grab 9 more paid subs today…will one of those be you??
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Cameron Faulkner @cameronfaulkner.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
The latest Widow's Bay episode was making me think about Pacific Drive. Lots of cool details on that boat to give it soul and to amp up tension
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Cameron Faulkner @cameronfaulkner.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
unions baby
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Cameron Faulkner @cameronfaulkner.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
My parents got divorced. It led me to moving to NYC
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Sean Hollister @seanhollister.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
People are *so* angry at Bambu Lab, the company that makes the best and easiest 3D printer I've used... after it DM'd a single person on Reddit. Thousands are daring the company to sue. What could Bambu *have possibly said* to prompt this? Let's break it down. www.theverge.com/tech/931532/...
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‘Fuck you, Bambu’: How one private message could change the face of 3D printing
Thousands are daring Bambu to take legal action.
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Maddy Myers 🏳️‍🌈 @midimyers.com · 21/05/2026
i invented Cool Sword Day as a fun bit at polygon two years ago and now it's an actual recognized holiday and more websites should celebrate it. i am really happy polygon is still celebrating it and really happy to celebrate it at mothership
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Nicole Carpenter @nicolecarpenter.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
looking for a few more folks to talk to for a story i'm working on about tamagotchi. has tamagotchi influenced your games or art, even going beyond the creature care genre? hit me up here or nicolecarpenterwrites@gmail.com ✨
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Brad Lander @bradlander.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
HUGE NEWS: ICE’s courthouse arrests have been STAYED by a New York district judge. That means that ICE will have to stop arresting our immigrant neighbors on the spot when they show up to court at places like 26 Federal Plaza, 290 Broadway, and 201 Varick. (1/2)
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Cameron Faulkner @cameronfaulkner.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
Another @theverge.com review featuring the cool yellow table I found on the sidewalk www.theverge.com/gadgets/9308...
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Turtle Beach made a good SteelSeries headset clone that’s $50 less
It has many features in common with the new Nova Pro Omni.
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Cameron Faulkner @cameronfaulkner.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
Another @theverge.com review featuring the cool yellow table I found on the sidewalk www.theverge.com/gadgets/9308...
theverge.com
Turtle Beach made a good SteelSeries headset clone that’s $50 less
It has many features in common with the new Nova Pro Omni.
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Pete Volk @petevolk.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
my picks for what to watch this weekend! pvguide.ghost.io/weekend-watc...
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Weekend Watchlist, 5/15: Destination
What to watch this weekend
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Ana Diaz @pokachee.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
I am super pleased to share this interview with Stardew Valley creator Eric Barone for @gameinformer.com. We touched a wide variety of topics in our convo but people should click through if they want to read his thoughts on (and criticisms of) of AI in the story. gameinformer.com/feature/2026...
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The Supernatural And Mysterious Nature Of Creativity
We spoke with Stardew Valley creator Eric Barone about the game’s 10-year anniversary, the difficult art of managing creativity and unexpected celebrity, and how Haunted Chocolatier – though still far...
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