Gene Park @gene.meme · 21hashley is a wonderful person and writer. someone please give her some work! 010628
Reposted by Gene Parkashley bardhan @ashleybardhan.bsky.social · 29/09/2026is 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 63475171
Reposted by Gene ParkJason Schreier @jasonschreier.bsky.social · 20/09/2026I saw the statement from Kojima Productions today — it doesn’t dispute any of our reporting so I don’t have much to add there. But I will add that (as I said a couple weeks ago), the Physint cancellation came after several months of negotiations between KoPro and Sony. Wasn’t exactly out of nowhere 4194581
Gene Park @gene.meme · 20/09/2026I asked Hideo Kojima what happened. Sony canceled Physint over a Zoom call. www.washingtonpost.com/style/2026/0...washingtonpost.comHideo Kojima explains the surprise split with SonyCelebrated game director Hideo Kojima wrestled with Sony’s surprise cancellation months before it went public, he said in an interview, fearing “our studio could collapse.” 13590133
Reposted by Gene ParkF1NG3RS @f1ng3rs.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Had such a fun time imagining what Low Power Mode sounded like. Download the official theme song at: f1ng3rs.bandcamp.com/track/low-po... 1254
Reposted by Gene ParkA. Marmot 🌱 @aminus.bsky.social · 17/09/2026the first episode of Low Power Mode is up! I was honored to work with Gene and Helen and put together some pixel art for it. Go check it out! 2405
Gene Park @gene.meme · 17/09/2026Some news: @helenor.bsky.social and I launch Low Power Mode! We're an independent weekly podcast about online life, memes and games. It's a refuge from the brainrot, as well as newsletters/essays about games and news. Episode 1 is live on Patreon! Support us here: patreon.com/lowpowermode 1017424
Reposted by Gene ParkJohn Linneman @dark1x.bsky.social · 13/09/2026One thing I do like in this game is the abundance of breakable objects. It makes the decent combat feel more interesting and fierce for sure. 182247
Reposted by Gene ParkPat Stares At FOREVER @patstaresat.bsky.social · 12/09/2026This is surreal 291653299
Reposted by Gene ParkSalem 🏳️⚧️ @salem-bitch-trials.bsky.social · 10/09/2026im so excited about the direction videogames are going in!!! 292895914
Reposted by Gene ParkSusan Wardle @susanwardle.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Really enjoyed chatting about the neuroscience of vision and face perception with @gene.meme for this Washington Post piece. Great to see an example of science being integrated elegantly into reporting of current events. www.washingtonpost.com/style/2026/0...washingtonpost.comThe infinite online afterlife of Charlie KirkHe was killed a year ago, but the machines absorbed and remembered everything about him. 1275
Reposted by Gene ParkEvan Narcisse @evnarc.bsky.social · 03/09/2026loved talking to @gene.meme for this piece 19015
Gene Park @gene.meme · 03/09/2026Is games writing good or bad? I talked to multidiscplinary games writers like @evnarc.bsky.social to break down what makes writing sentences and narratives for games so special and different. www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...washingtonpost.comColumn | What makes good video game writing? I asked the writers.Neil Druckmann, Evan Narcisse and other games writers explain what makes video games different as a writing form. 49219
Gene Park @gene.meme · 26/08/2026My Saturday with Frank Miller. We discussed Bob Dylan, New York City, good art, bad art, and how it drives him crazy that his Dark Knight was institutionalized. www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...washingtonpost.comColumn | Frank Miller redefined superheroes. He wants us to push past him.The comics legend’s new memoir, “Push the Wall,” details lessons from his boundary-breaking art career. 31199
Gene Park @gene.meme · 22/08/2026come visit the free National Book Festival. i have the great privilege of chatting with Frank Miller on the main stage. mahalo to the Library of Congress for inviting me. 08513
Reposted by Gene ParkPatrick Klepek @patrickklepek.bsky.social · 14/08/2026What a delight to feature The Washington Post's Gene Park (@gene.meme) on @crossplayblog.bsky.social this week. A conversation about a conversation (!) Gene had with some high school students, and what we can clean about gaming's future from it www.crossplay.news/p/what-do-ki...crossplay.newsWhat Can One Group of High School Students Tell Us About Gaming's Future?A conversation with The Washington Post's Gene Park about what a brief encounter with gaming's future told him about where games are going. 28710
Reposted by Gene ParkThe Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 09/08/2026Column by Gene Park: “About Fishing” is a fishing simulator video game that takes place in a coastal town where players explore a bizarre murder mystery. While he’s touring as the Weeknd, Abel Tesfaye is playing the game — and loving it.washingtonpost.comColumn | The Weeknd is busy gaming — and he wants everyone to play this indie gemWhile he’s breaking records touring as the Weeknd, Abel Tesfaye is gaming — a lot. He got in touch to talk “About Fishing.” 16810
Reposted by Gene ParkSam Bodrojan @helmetgirl.bsky.social · 09/08/2026for ppl who don’t know video games - this is kinda like if Quentin Tarantino did an interview exclusively about how much he loves Nirosta Steel. Abel…my apologies…. 0433
Reposted by Gene ParkDel @del.art · 09/08/20261. Great interview of the Weeknd from Gene. 2. This has radicalized me and has me planning to DM every celebrity that follows me on social media. I am about to test boundaries. 2979
Reposted by Gene ParkAndrew Alfonso @andrewalfonso.ca · 09/08/2026The Weeknd hyping up About Fishing is great, the man's got a real love for all sorts of games and isn't afraid to talk about them www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...washingtonpost.comColumn | The Weeknd is busy gaming — and he wants everyone to play this indie gemWhile he’s breaking records touring as the Weeknd, Abel Tesfaye is gaming — a lot. He got in touch to talk “About Fishing.” 1488
Gene Park @gene.meme · 09/08/2026The Weeknd and I have been getting to know each other these past few months. This is the first piece in our collab to discuss the art of games. washingtonpost.com/entertainment/video-games/2026/08/09/weeknd-is-busy-gaming-he-wants-everyone-play-about-fishing/?itid=ap_gene-park_article-list_1_0washingtonpost.comColumn | The Weeknd is busy gaming — and he wants everyone to play this indie gemWhile he’s breaking records touring as the Weeknd, Abel Tesfaye is gaming — a lot. He got in touch to talk “About Fishing.” 633861
Reposted by Gene ParkEmily Guskin @emgusk.bsky.social · 27/07/2026Wild!! By @gene.meme www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...washingtonpost.comOnce you hear it, the ‘Gen Alpha melody’ is everywhereA graduate student went viral showing all the songs that use one circular tune. The resemblance is “pretty stunning,” a musicologist said. 0101
Gene Park @gene.meme · 27/07/2026your favorite song probably has the gen alpha melody that’s everywhere in music today www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...washingtonpost.comOnce you hear it, the ‘Gen Alpha melody’ is everywhereA graduate student went viral showing all the songs that use one circular tune. The resemblance is “pretty stunning,” a musicologist said. 6564
Reposted by Gene ParkIan Coldwater 🧊🚫 @lookitup.baby · 26/07/2026A letter from the mother of Alex Pretti, six months after he was murdered by ICE. 3168172304
Gene Park @gene.meme · 17/07/2026i'm back on CNN live tonight at 11:45 to talk about the odyssey 41400
Gene Park @gene.meme · 17/07/2026I rank all 13 Christopher Nolan films including the Odyssey www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...washingtonpost.comReview | Every Christopher Nolan movie ranked, including ‘The Odyssey’Nolan’s 13 films changed the ambitions of the blockbuster. Here’s how "The Odyssey" and all the rest stack up. 5876
Gene Park @gene.meme · 16/07/2026i successfully argued for Doom to be among the 25 most influential works of American art. 1151169
Reposted by Gene ParkKat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 08/07/2026I could not be less surprised that Ryan Grim is pushing this. Let it go, man. Your guy is a rapist. He’s not going to win. And this shit is a disgrace to any good work Drop Site has ever done. 802881265
Reposted by Gene ParkTyler Miller @tylermiller2496.bsky.social · 06/07/2026Great interview here by @gene.meme with Anthony Fantano! www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...washingtonpost.comColumn | Is he the most important music critic? Don’t ask pop fans.The resurfacing of Anthony Fantano's scathing review of Halsey's album renewed a debate about the roles of criticism and fandom. 2142
Gene Park @gene.meme · 05/07/2026Anthony Fantano and I finally chop it up as we talk about doing criticism in an era of feverish fandom. www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...washingtonpost.comColumn | Is he the most important music critic? Don’t ask pop fans.The resurfacing of Anthony Fantano's scathing review of Halsey's album renewed a debate about the roles of criticism and fandom. 517013
Gene Park @gene.meme · 05/07/2026my Great American State Fair livestream collab with @noturtlesoup17.bsky.social is on YouTube. split up into two parts because the weather was heating up my phone that it almost exploded Part 1: www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_J-... Part 2: www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTMv...youtube.comGreat American State Fair Part 1YouTube video by Gene Park 010514
Gene Park @gene.meme · 03/07/2026cutting physical media save costs for corporations with no benefit passed on at the expense of consumer rights and ownership 332203590
Gene Park @gene.meme · 02/07/2026we were discussing where the cost savings of AI and physical media production go when they’re not being passed on to the consumer 952091
Gene Park @gene.meme · 02/07/2026i will be on CNN at around 4:45 p.m. ET today to talk about PlayStation killing physical media 2057660
Gene Park @gene.meme · 01/07/2026amazing time with @noturtlesoup17.bsky.social at the state fair. will upload vod to my youtube soon 101623
Gene Park @gene.meme · 01/07/2026doing my first irl stream at the great american state fair tomorrow on twitch.tv/genepark i will bring you to the scene so you don’t have to and no one is anywaytwitch.tvgenepark - TwitchWashington Post video games journalist. Loves the Sega Dreamcast, talking about music and politics, and chatting with chat. Views do not reflect my employer. This is an independent, ragged operation. 41469
Reposted by Gene ParkMom @milph.mom · 30/06/2026With so few people, it’s an unintentional Frutiger Aero wallpaper. 0863
Gene Park @gene.meme · 30/06/2026a speech about breast implant illness at the Great American State Fair 2114512
Reposted by Gene ParkKathy @districtofkatya.bsky.social · 30/06/2026The breast implant surgeon has been hyping this up to his/her friends for weeks now. Been workshopping their great breast implant jokes, which always kill at non-250 year celebration state fairs. Hoped this was their big break to get on the breast implant surgeon comedy circuit. AND NOW THIS?! 08714
Gene Park @gene.meme · 29/06/2026“There should’ve been thousands of people listening to us here!” says the breast implant surgeon speaking at state fair celebrating 250 years of America. 1427823
Gene Park @gene.meme · 18/06/2026Many in the UFO community are upset with Trump, insulted that the White House's Aliens website was bait to talk about ICE arrests. They call it dehumanizing and a clown show. “I think it’s gross on so many level," a ufologist documentary filmmaker tells me. www.washingtonpost.com/style/2026/0...washingtonpost.comHungry for a real ‘disclosure day,’ some UFO watchers are miffed at TrumpSome in the UAP community are gratified by recent pop culture attention — but they aren’t happy with the government’s use of it. 514115
Gene Park @gene.meme · 18/06/2026I interviewed a wide group of people in the UFO/UAP community — believers, experiencers, a congressman, whistleblower advocates, an artist who says her work was stolen by a hoaxer. I found a community anxious, insulted and eager for more answers. www.washingtonpost.com/style/2026/0...washingtonpost.comHungry for a real ‘disclosure day,’ some UFO watchers are miffed at TrumpSome in the UAP community are gratified by recent pop culture attention — but they aren’t happy with the government’s use of it. 19514
Reposted by Gene ParkAlexandra Petri @petridishes.bsky.social · 13/06/2026“give me a T! give me an H! give me and E!” -slow chant I would be trying to start were I outside the Kennedy Center waiting for each individual letter to be removed 1341932
Reposted by Gene ParkMike Straw | Insider-Gaming.com @mikestrawmedia.com · 10/06/2026Ubisoft EMBARGOED news to outlets about the layoffs and studio closures, FYI. Employees were told this morning. And then many reached out to us. Companies trying to embargo layoffs and closures might be the most embarrassing thing I've ever seen in my 16 years. 2529151017
Reposted by Gene Parkkate bush’s husband @airbagged.bsky.social · 10/06/2026They’re going to keep doing this “sorry we got caught” shit and it’s 100% Expedition 33’s fault for kickstarting this being “acceptable” 4639551569
Gene Park @gene.meme · 09/06/2026I interviewed Hunter Schafer about her friendship with Hideo Kojima www.washingtonpost.com/style/2026/0... 729941
Gene Park @gene.meme · 09/06/2026Disclosure Day is Spielberg’s beautiful plea to all of us. Emily Blunt gives the performance of a lifetime. www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...washingtonpost.comReview | ‘Disclosure Day’ is Spielberg’s beautiful plea to all of usThe new film showcases a commanding performance by Emily Blunt and action sequences at the director’s most kinetic. 510913
