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Will Borger

@edgarallanbro.bsky.social
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Fiction writer/essayist/consultant. Co-founder/Editor-in-Chief @skyboxcritics.com. Words: MLR, Purple Wall, ASP, The Rupture, YourTango, Vet. Life. Games: Rolling Stone, IGN, PC Gamer, Lost in Cult, Digital Trends, Shacknews, Unwinnable, Into the Spine+

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Will Borger @edgarallanbro.bsky.social · 5h
Publishing women/people of color/queer folks just comes down to doing it. It's that easy and that hard. Skybox will keep doing it as long as it says "Editor-in-Chief" next to my name. We're always open to pitches. Like the man said, we can hang together or we will most assuredly hang separately.
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artemis, big boss of stop caring @stopcar.ing · 9h
Im sorry to be a bummer on the tl, but the idea of losing Stop Caring is really painful. I am very proud of the small space I've carved for myself and others, the ways readers have received our pieces, and all the lovely people I've met. It would be a shame to lose it all.
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Ash Parrish, Kotaku's LeBron James @adashtra.bsky.social · 11h
i know because i've curated my feed quite well that i may be preaching to the choir, but i hope in your rush to condemn the decline of femmes in the games journalism space you also take a moment to uplift the work of the femmes still here.
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ashley bardhan @ashleybardhan.bsky.social · 13h
is there a better word than devastated? (shattered? fly-swatted?) anyway i've been laid off. i joined gamesradar+ as a freelancer in 2023, and the site had my lifelong admiration by the time i became a senior writer in 2024. i'll miss it lmk if u need a creepy🧟‍♀️ gurl: ashleybardhan(at)gmail(dot)com
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Skybox @skyboxcritics.com · 14h
Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter is what 1:1 remakes should be by @easbygames.bsky.social "Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter managed to make me cry half a dozen times" Read on:
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Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter is what 1:1 remakes should be
Are the new Trails in the Sky games the ideal remakes?
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Will Borger @edgarallanbro.bsky.social · 16h
Working on the IGN database means looking at requests for games people would like added to the IGN database, which really just means being bombarded with like four guys' extremely specific fetishes, all lined up in a column, as the horniest dudes in existence submit them one after another
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Brendy_C @brendyc.bsky.social · 17h
Ace Combat isn't Top Gun - it's Star Wars. www.jank.cool/ace-combat-8...
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Will Borger @edgarallanbro.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
We didn't have enough time with the multiplayer pre-release for me to feel comfortable giving this a final score, but I have played Ace Combat 8's campaign and it is both an incredible game you can play and a pretty remarkable anti-war war story. Very pleased with how this one came out.
ign.com
Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve Is a Remarkable Achievement, With a Memorable Story and the Best Aerial Combat the Series Has Ever Had - IGN Review
The best aerial combat the series has ever had alongside some of its best mission design.
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Will Borger @edgarallanbro.bsky.social · 23h
I TOLD Y'ALL
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Justin Koreis -> Home @koreis.bsky.social · 23h
Another day at the office with @edgarallanbro.bsky.social
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Will Borger @edgarallanbro.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Finally got to hotel. Hotel bar closes at 11 PM. LA is not a real city, man
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Mike Diver @mikediver.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Alien 3 on SNES is one of the best movie licence games of the 16-bit era. The game achieves its exceptional atmosphere through impressive sound design and dynamic music. Steve Collett, who created said soundscape, joins me in conversation on Oct 14 at Brighton's Loading Bar. luma.com/p4pjgibd
Artwork for Alien 3 showing a gestating xenomorph
A screenshot from SNES Alien 3 showing Ripley facing an alien in a dark corridorAlien 3 for SNES screenshot showing Ripley crossing a molten metal pool while a prisoner is suspended on a level aboveDetails for the event on October 14.
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Will Borger @edgarallanbro.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
A few days ago I was speaking to someone and mentioned that you can always tell when someone is lying for clout in a 3x3 and they were like "nobody does 3x3s anymore, do they?" And now my entire feed is 3x3s. The Gods have a sense of humor
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Will Borger @edgarallanbro.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
If Hell exists, I imagine they modeled it after LAX
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Will Borger @edgarallanbro.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
One of the interesting things about Control is I'm seeing it described as a Character Action Game (hereafter Combo Mad or Action Jackson, for my sanity) and... no. It is an action RPG. It does not have the sauce to be an Action Jackson, and it's too focused on numbers to be one. A shame, really.
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Will Borger @edgarallanbro.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Fuck the refs in this game, man
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Will Borger @edgarallanbro.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Are the Ravens about to blow another 4th quarter lead?
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Will Borger @edgarallanbro.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
And less than 72 hours after I am back from Japan, I'm off to JFK and then LAX, two of the three worst airports in the country
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Rollin Bishop @rollinbishop.com · 27/09/2026
just for context: doing this will get you fired as a games journalist
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Will Borger @edgarallanbro.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
She liked it
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Will Borger @edgarallanbro.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Today I learned that I have failed in my duties as a husband because my wife has never seen Tremors, so we shall begin this year's September/October giant horror shebang with giant worms.
Theatrical release poster for Tremors
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Brian Barnett | Ribnax @brianbarnett.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
I hope you deeply appreciate how much fun I had listening to Will talk about Onimusha, knowing exactly what I was going to say afterwards We have fun over at Skybox and you should join us
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Will Borger @edgarallanbro.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Give 'em the ol' razzle dazzle
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Will Borger @edgarallanbro.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Once again, the numbers you will see in the midterms will not look real
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Pat Stares At FOREVER @patstaresat.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Most of my encounters in Resonant have been me mashing square while spot dodging and using some abilities here and there. Onimusha has charged attacks, 4 different types of active defense, a dedicated ranged option, a powered form and amazing boss fights. It's just a better system with more control
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Brendan Graeber @raggafragga.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
So there's 120 gifts in Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave, and spread across 60 characters, trying to catalogue their reactions to each for our guide may just kill me. Currently making Cai try every flavor of "Ghosh" and it feels a lot like this.
a mockup of a fake Youtube thumbnail in the style of "trying every flavor of (blank)!" The title of the video is "We Tried EVERY Flavor of Ghosh!!" featuring some photoshopped bottles of kombucha, and Cai and Eshmel making youtuber reaction faces in the corner. I hate it here.
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🐔 Brian Bucklew 🐔 ₑͤ>∿<ₑͤ ∞🌮 @unormal.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
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Will Borger @edgarallanbro.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
The most telling thing about the quality of this list is that The Wire is not #1
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Cale Michael @xjustified.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
The GOAT getting me excited for a game I was already excited about….
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MICHAEL HIGHAM @brazyazn.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
will's review got me fired up for ace combat 8, sounds like the type of thing i NEED right now www.ign.com/articles/ace...
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Will Borger @edgarallanbro.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
We didn't have enough time with the multiplayer pre-release for me to feel comfortable giving this a final score, but I have played Ace Combat 8's campaign and it is both an incredible game you can play and a pretty remarkable anti-war war story. Very pleased with how this one came out.
ign.com
Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve Is a Remarkable Achievement, With a Memorable Story and the Best Aerial Combat the Series Has Ever Had - IGN Review
The best aerial combat the series has ever had alongside some of its best mission design.
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Lucas White @hokutolucas.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
i got to play the new switch 2 version of dragon quest 11 and it's awesome! but, yknow, no upgrade path or save transfer makes the idea of going out and buying a copy kind of iffy either way, getting to write about how weird this game's release history is was fun
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Mike Drucker @mikedrucker.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
I feel like it’s worse to bully someone in your community until they’re homeless and financially destitute than it is to report on people doing that
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John Carson @johncarson.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Hi. I'm open to more work in the coming weeks. Need someone for a game/tech review or a preview in these busy times? I'd love to work with you.
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Chloe N. Clark @pintsncupcakes.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
We're still trying to raise funds to help my elderly parents and brother who is disabled get into a permanent home after a house fire. We have some estimates and all of them are pretty far out of our reach. Would greatly appreciate any shares of this link! gofund.me/ac93c03d5
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Donate to We Lost Everything to a Fire. Help My Family Rebuild., organized by Chloe Clark
On January 24th, our childhood home burned down. Our parents lost 50… Chloe Clark needs your support for We Lost Everything to a Fire. Help My Family Rebuild.
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Will Borger @edgarallanbro.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Stepping off the ten hour flight from Tokyo to Seattle like:
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Nicholas Cage's Fabulous Smile
ALT: Nicholas Cage's Fabulous Smile
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Tauriq Moosa @tauriq.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
My first piece for Gamespot: I argue we should put Remedy's Immortality toggle in all combat games.
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Put Remedy’s Immortality Toggle In All Games
An optional toggle to make more of us play games seems like a no-brainer, and I want to see more of it.
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Radiant G🌈 @radiantg.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Bad news: I just got laid off due to budget cuts. 10+ years exp Hire me for: 👥 Production 🎙️ Voice Acting 📝 Narrative 🎨 2D Art 🔆 UI Art 📱 Marketing 👨‍💻 Design 🤳 Influencer 📸 Journalism ♿️ Accessibility 🎮 QA Lead 📄 Contract 🔁 RTs Appreciated 🔁 DM or email radiantgbusiness (@) gmail (.) com #IndieDev
Ink InsideMonsterhearts: Welcome to Drowned LakeHeartspell: Horizon AcademyWunderling
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Andrew Elmore 💽 @elmore.zone · 23/09/2026
Updating this while I sit by the phone waiting to hear back from a recruiter to see if they have anything yet, still. I feel like I'm losing what's left of my mind in search of something very basic that no longer exists. I always hate asking, but invoices are coming in too slow and too small. Still.
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Donate to Help Andrew & Savannah's Family Stay Afloat, organized by Andrew Elmore
Hey there! I'm Andrew, this is my wife Savannah. We have two kids, and we're… Andrew Elmore needs your support for Help Andrew & Savannah's Family Stay Afloat
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Mike Diver @mikediver.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
One ticket sold! It'd be amazing to sell a few more. luma.com/p4pjgibd
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Aliens: The Video Games: In Conversation · Luma
Join author Mike Diver in conversation with Steve Collett (Alien 3, 1993) and Howard Rayner (Alien: Isolation, 2014), for an insightful chat about making Alien…
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Will Borger @edgarallanbro.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
If you ever call me a content creator I will assume you're trying really hard to pick a fight
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Giovanni Colantonio @marioprime.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
I wrote about getting older, losing sight of joy the larger your world gets, and Garfield. Here's my review of Garfield: Escape From Monday, and also an interview with my 4th grade self. www.polygon.com/garfield-esc...
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Garfield’s New Video Game Is GOTY…for 4th Graders
Escape From Monday is rougher than an actual Monday
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Joshua Rivera @jmrivera.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
oh this is up! I wrote an essay about how video games keep track of the hours you spend playing them, and how I find that vulgar
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Francisco Dominguez @dominguezf.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
I didn't expect my GameSpot debut to tackle neo-feudalism, class solidarity and how The Blood of Dawnwalker's take on power and exploitation makes it a very fitting fantasy for our times. But I'm glad it turned out that way.
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Francisco Dominguez @dominguezf.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Japan’s cautious approach to growth and staff retention once seemed old-fashioned and unambitious. Against a backdrop of AAA failed gambles, gratuitous executive compensation and uncontrolled costs, I spoke to experts who explained why that conservative stance has never felt more modern.
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Joe Richards -> bed @joerichardswrites.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
I played Silent Hill: Townfall! For the most part, I loved it. An incredibly confident new outing that draws on everything I love about the series, with some of the best individual setpieces so far. On the other, it falls victim to overindulgence and tedium, if rarely. www.psu.com/reviews/sile...
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Silent Hill: Townfall Review (PS5) - New Perspective, Familiar Feeling - PlayStation Universe
Check out our review of Silent Hill: Townfall and see if a new twist on the classic franchise might be enough to bring it back to the forefront.
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MotorRoach @motorroach.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Coyote vs Acm... wait... Coyote vs Capcom? #pixelart
Wile E. Coyote suddenly coming across B.B. Hood from the Darkstalkers series. Wile is holding a sign that says "YIPE!"

B.B. Hood (and her two gun men) are taken from Vampire Savior. The canyon background is edited from Marvel Super Heroes vs Street Fighter
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James is back in LA @theswweet.myatproto.social · 20/09/2026
trekking through the early hours of a typhoon with @koreis.bsky.social and @edgarallanbro.bsky.social to find the bar we were meeting a group at is going to be a core memory I think
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Smooth Dunk @smoothdunk2.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
when ai leaves u behind
7 panel comic.

Panel 1:
A Red Guy with AI across his chest looks like he’s about to run away. A Yellow Guy stands next to him. Red Guy says “I’m the future, buddy. You comin’?”
Yellow Guy replies “Nah”

Panel 2: 
Red Guy is almost out of the panel. He leans in and says “Enjoy getting left behind, pal”
Yellow Guy replies “ok”

Panel 3:
Yellow Guy stands alone.

Panel 4: 
Close up on Yellow Guy, there is a quiet “huff-huff-huff” noise coming from behind him

Panel 5:
Yellow Guy turns to look behind him

Panel 6: 
Close up on Yellow Guy’s face as if from the point of view of an attacker.
Yellow Guy yells “Jesus Christ”

Panel 7:
AI Red Guy is now chasing the Yellow Guy. 
Red Guy: “Use me”
Yellow Guy “No”
Red Guy “USE ME”
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Jesse Vitelli @mamavitelli.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Earlier this afternoon my 94 year old grandmother passed away. My last remaining grandparent and someone I loved very much. I wrote a piece about our relationship and my love of Pokemon a few months ago, so I'm sharing it again here.
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