James Archer @jamesandstuff.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Games and tech freelancers : I am once again asking for freelance pitches for PC hardware features (not reviews or guides, sorry!) on RPS. Email's in bio, genAI users need not apply (it's much, much easier to spot than you think) 31815
James Archer @jamesandstuff.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Also in Good Stuff news, I've listened to this 12+ times today: youtu.be/Z4kgKBCIGFE?...youtu.beClutch - Wasted Lands (Official Video)YouTube video by OfficialClutch 000
James Archer @jamesandstuff.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Don’t normally play X Game Defence Force but calling Control Resonant’s action one-note is madness. Some of y’all never equipped the self-ignite power then intentionally filled Dylan’s body cavities with flammable mold then detonated him like a bomb made of month-old sandwiches, and it shows 020
James Archer @jamesandstuff.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Sorry Bo. Utterly unbelievable. Email me if you go freelancing - we have a budget for hardware features. 000
James Archer @jamesandstuff.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Dead pleased with all of @ashlikeadragon.bsky.social's recent features for us. If Gamescom was *my* career-first event (and not the launch of a budget Motorola phone) I'd have disintegrated into stammering particles by the second day 192
James Archer @jamesandstuff.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Literally everyone at this Dover thing looks like the cheeki breeki iv damke guy 001
Reposted by James ArcherDenshattack! - OUT NOW! @denshattack.bsky.social · 04/09/2026no DLSS 5. just good art direction. 415549
James Archer @jamesandstuff.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Only just clocked that I've spent five years with RPS, as of Monday. One of Gamescom's greasiest shokodonuts shall serve as my cake. 030
James Archer @jamesandstuff.bsky.social · 22/08/2026Got any recs for a Sunday morning? Otherwise it mostly reads 'Whatever my parents-in-law like the look of'. Either way I will concede your triple weir thing is very cool 120
James Archer @jamesandstuff.bsky.social · 22/08/2026Alright, Bath, you have about 18 hours to prove I was wrong to think of you as just Expensive Cirencester. 110
Reposted by James ArcherEdwin Evans-Thirlwell @edwinet.bsky.social · 20/08/2026I'm working on a feature about videogame art that has been falsely accused of using genAI. If it's happened to you and you'd like to share thoughts about why your work attracted suspicion, feel free to give me a bell: edwin.evansthirlwell@rockpapershotgun.com 24127
James Archer @jamesandstuff.bsky.social · 10/08/2026Sued, harassed, villain of next Richard Galbraith book is named "Alison Belle" 050
James Archer @jamesandstuff.bsky.social · 06/08/2026Gee RPS how come you get two @jeremypeel.bsky.social features on the front page 031
James Archer @jamesandstuff.bsky.social · 05/08/2026It's showing up on our end - might be a browser cache issue? 100
James Archer @jamesandstuff.bsky.social · 28/07/2026Hi Robin, we're open for feature pitches on RPS: www.rockpapershotgun.com/how-to-pitch...rockpapershotgun.comHow to pitch an article to Rock Paper ShotgunWant to write for Rock Paper Shotgun? We can make that happen. Here's tips to pitch to us and an idea of what articles we're looking for right now. 010
James Archer @jamesandstuff.bsky.social · 28/07/2026Obviously I turned this into subscriber content www.rockpapershotgun.com/i-know-silks...rockpapershotgun.comI know Silksong: Sea of Sorrow's secret new puzzle mechanics, because they came to me in a dreamLooking for details on Hollow Knight Silksong's Sea of Sorrow expansion? Me too, hence why I dreamed some up. 010
Reposted by James ArcherRock Paper Shotgun @rockpapershotgun.bsky.social · 24/07/2026rockpapershotgun.com"Let's make a better world": Denshattack's developers on counterculture, biker gangs, and the optimism of fighting a mecha with a trainHow modern politics and decades-old youth movements shaped the world of Denshattack, Undercoders' vibrant (and unashamedly pro-optimism) train stunt adventure. 0153
James Archer @jamesandstuff.bsky.social · 23/07/2026Dunno about Polymarket specifically but lower-tier Dota 2 has regular matchfixing problems. One guy earlier this year allegedly bet $150K against his own team, DC'd during the match, then lost it all when they won anyway cyberscore.live/en/news/wint...cyberscore.liveThe most disastrous “322” case in Dota history: Winter Bear carry banned by EPL organizers | CyberScoreWinter Bear carry Ivan 4IVAN Moshkovskyi was accused of match-fixing and banned by the EPL following a match against Ilbirs eSports. During the game, the player disconnected multiple times and, after ... 280
James Archer @jamesandstuff.bsky.social · 21/07/2026Dreamt that Team Cherry released Sea of Sorrow footage. Woke up instead to Defence Secretary Wes Streeting. LF secret to eternal slumber 121
James Archer @jamesandstuff.bsky.social · 15/07/2026Delighted to announce my personality is now based entirely around liking Denshattack 010
James Archer @jamesandstuff.bsky.social · 12/07/2026Argentina must be watching this match licking their lips, jesus wept 010
James Archer @jamesandstuff.bsky.social · 07/07/2026Multicoloured flowers are growing a little lopsided, but not bad, not bad 000
James Archer @jamesandstuff.bsky.social · 03/07/2026They just played Jaggy Snake??? Give Scotland England's place in the last 16 000
James Archer @jamesandstuff.bsky.social · 03/07/2026Can't believe I'm about to see Simon Neil, from Forza Horizon 6 110
James Archer @jamesandstuff.bsky.social · 22/06/2026I like the Steam Machine! Not watershed hardware like the Deck was (and not just because of the £££ issue) but as a TV PC specifically, it's lovely 031
James Archer @jamesandstuff.bsky.social · 17/06/2026Can they search SA so we can have a Groverhaus/BathDoom/RIPline trilogy 000
Reposted by James ArcherEdwin Evans-Thirlwell @edwinet.bsky.social · 16/06/2026If you're affected by any Xbox cuts and feel it would be useful to talk to RPS about it, my email is in my bio: www.rockpapershotgun.com/authors/edwi... Some older reporting I've done of the anon sourcey variety: www.rockpapershotgun.com/former-devel... www.rockpapershotgun.com/how-embracer... 066
James Archer @jamesandstuff.bsky.social · 14/06/2026Balcony plant refresh! ...all of the previous ones died 110
James Archer @jamesandstuff.bsky.social · 11/06/2026Finally finished my investigation into Latam game dev, ft. a bunch of interviews and loads of cool games: 010
James Archer @jamesandstuff.bsky.social · 09/06/2026Nerds: nintendo sux Different nerds: no it don't Me: waow a touhou remaster 020
James Archer @jamesandstuff.bsky.social · 23/05/2026I don't care how dadlike it is, I can and will continue to say that it looks like we got here at just the right time 020
James Archer @jamesandstuff.bsky.social · 11/05/2026And I'm still always looking for interesting hardware feature pitches! Info and rates: www.rockpapershotgun.com/how-to-pitch...rockpapershotgun.comHow to pitch an article to Rock Paper ShotgunWant to write for Rock Paper Shotgun? We can make that happen. Here's tips to pitch to us and an idea of what articles we're looking for right now. 041
James Archer @jamesandstuff.bsky.social · 11/05/2026Any freelance writers who've got/are getting hold of a Steam Controller, I might have some paid work for ya. Email in bio 133
James Archer @jamesandstuff.bsky.social · 02/05/2026Spray-painted a bug (and accidentally spoiled @lewispackwood.bsky.social's brand work, sorry Lewis) 121
James Archer @jamesandstuff.bsky.social · 21/04/2026I can't remember where, but recently I read the words "Melinoe would vote Tory", and while not wrong it did ruin Hades 2 for me 010
