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Jay Castello 🌻 @jaymcastello.bsky.social · 1h

got in trouble for commenting "3/10" under a video of my neice singing the alphabet song almost entirely wrong. which could mean nothing allegorically

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Jay Castello 🌻 @jaymcastello.bsky.social · 2h

uh oh! I accidentally came up with a new all-consuming project that cant actually be done right now!

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Jay Castello 🌻 @jaymcastello.bsky.social · 7h

[30 pages from the end of the two towers] what if i just fundamentally don't like the lord of the rings

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chilton 👁 @chiltonm.bsky.social · 17h

I read the worst book ever written

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Jay Castello 🌻 @jaymcastello.bsky.social · 23h

i recently saw something that described an event involving a few dozen people in the 1600s as "communist" and i can't stop thinking about it

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Jay Castello 🌻 @jaymcastello.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

me to every interviewee i've ever had: don't apologise for rambling! that's when you get to the good stuff me being interviewed: they should never have let me open my mouth ever in my life

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Jay Castello 🌻 @jaymcastello.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

the first person to read the novel front to back sent me a note saying they couldn't put it down and -- I can't properly explain why this is such a generous reading but c.f. this image -- sent me a bunch of pictures of their favourite beetles

a discord screenshot that reads "i just had an idle thought about what the cover art of emanation would be if it ever came to pass and i realised it would be great if it was a big shiny beetle"

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Jay Castello 🌻 @jaymcastello.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

novel one is in edits. i've been stewing a lot on novel two. and we might be getting somewhere

a discord screenshot that says "i've invented a new freak i think"

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Jay Castello 🌻 @jaymcastello.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

happy birthday hades 2 I still cant believe you were really like that youtu.be/zMa6nDH8KvQ

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Hades II's ending isn't fixed

YouTube video by Jay Castello

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Diego Nicolás Argüello @diegoarguello.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

hades was a good game too bad it never got a sequel

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Selkie Harbour @selkieharbour.com · 23/09/2026

Virtue and a Sledgehammer. Coming October 27. Just one month away.

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Jay Castello 🌻 @jaymcastello.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

cardi b playing on the radio in this uber and the driver goes "i hope you don't mind the music." i will never recover from this

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Jay Castello 🌻 @jaymcastello.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

very kind of autumn to excerpt something I have no memory of writing thereby allowing me to be pleasantly surprised by myself

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Devolver Digital @devolverdigital.com · 20/09/2026

VIRTUE AND A SLEDGEHAMMER OCTOBER 27 A MACHINE WILL NEVER HATE ITSELF ENOUGH

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Jay Castello 🌻 @jaymcastello.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

the problem with being a writer who is deeply embedded in video games is that occasionally you do get an idea that would only be achievable as a roguelite deckbuilder

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Jay Castello 🌻 @jaymcastello.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

a family let me pass at km 10. adult: "say 'you can do it,' Molly," [the tinest voice imaginable]: you can do it!

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Jay Castello 🌻 @jaymcastello.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

12k trail race tomorrow even though I've run like once on the last two months oops

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Rebekah Valentine @duckvalentine.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

there was brief, very cool moment where the entire IGN news team was queer women

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Jay Castello 🌻 @jaymcastello.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

between control resonant and wolverine i am unfortunately feeling sickos.jpg about people complaining about mechanical commonplaces i've been complaining about for years

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Jay Castello 🌻 @jaymcastello.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

just wrote a bunch about How I See The Industry and it simply reminded me how much i don't like doing that

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Nicole Carpenter @nicolecarpenter.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

like @danielleri.bsky.social, @diegoarguello.bsky.social, and @kerrblimey.bsky.social, i will no longer be contributing to game developer. it was an absolute blast working with this team on my twice-a-month column! that means i’ve got more time to report and write for you!!!! hit us all up, really✨

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Jay Castello 🌻 @jaymcastello.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

My dad just asked "is it true there's a lesbian pokemon?"

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Unwinnable @unwinnable.com · 16/09/2026

"Mistria isn’t escapist as much as it is aspirational. But the effect is the same." @jaymcastello.bsky.social looks at Fields of Mistria's frictionless world: buff.ly/LPNPoEZ

unwinnable.com

It's Always Sunny in Mistria - Unwinnable

Fields of Mistria isn’t escapist as much as it is aspirational. But the effect is the same.

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Jay Castello 🌻 @jaymcastello.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

supposed to be taking a 3 day break and all I want to do is WRITE :(

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the Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Yo. This is the union calling for a boycott. Here in America people like to say "Well I was already boycotting Starbucks!" No you were not. You were just choosing not to buy their stuff. That is not a boycott. A boycott is an organized, collective activity. "I" don't boycott: we do.

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Design Room @designroom.site · 11/09/2026

Since we published our Spore oral history in June, we've been talking to members of the mod community about how they've kept the game going for the past 18 years.

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The modding community keeping Spore alive

We talk to three members of the Spore modding community about their efforts to continue Maxis' work and keep the game active for new generations of fans.

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Jay Castello 🌻 @jaymcastello.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

after I wrote my oral history of Spore, a member of the community reached out in a long email to talk about its legacy, which has been particularly supported by modding. so I asked if they'd like to help me put together a follow up www.designroom.site/spore-moddin...

designroom.site

The modding community keeping Spore alive

We talk to three members of the Spore modding community about their efforts to continue Maxis' work and keep the game active for new generations of fans.

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Jay Castello 🌻 @jaymcastello.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

designroom.site

The modding community keeping Spore alive

We talk to three members of the Spore modding community about their efforts to continue Maxis' work and keep the game active for new generations of fans.

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Jay Castello 🌻 @jaymcastello.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

you don't need me to tell you that Diego is the best. he really can do it all

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Jay Castello 🌻 @jaymcastello.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

smiling sweetly directly at camera 😊

"“What they find is actually people engage in more and more aggressive behavior because they've been ruminating and thinking about it, right? And they'll actually report being more angry afterwards. This is because of something called excitation transfer,” he continued. “So if you have a high heart rate and it seems like you're stressed out, then it's hard for us to be able to place where that's coming from, and often it can just continue on.”"

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Jay Castello 🌻 @jaymcastello.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

rockstar saying "it would be really bad for our PR if it got out that people were talking about our managers being abusive" in a public legal filing. masterful gambit sir

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Jay Castello 🌻 @jaymcastello.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

lrt: there used to be this incredibly embarrassing trend where male commissioning editors would tweet like "i'm looking for women to add to my review roster" ...

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Wallace @exalclaw.com · 10/09/2026

Overworld is handy not just for collecting game reviews but also showing that no women are reviewing these big games, what a resource! I would like to be wrong about this so if you see a Wolverine review that's otherwise, feel free to share below

Push Square: 20m ago

Review: Marvel's Wolverine (PS5) - The Ultimate Wolverine Simulator
MMORPG.com (Jason Fanelli): 20m ago

Marvel's Wolverine Review: Nice Try, Bub
GamesRadar (Leon Hurley): 20m ago

Marvel's Wolverine review: "Missing that crucial X-Factor"
Game Informer (Matt Miller): 20m ago

Marvel's Wolverine Review - Relentless Momentum
MonsterVine (Spencer Legacy): 20m ago

Marvel’s Wolverine Review – Solid as Adamantium
Polygon (Giovanni Colantonio): 20m ago

Marvel’s Wolverine Is the Biggest Disappointment of the PS5 Era
Kotaku (Kenneth Shepard): 19m ago

Marvel’s Wolverine: The Kotaku Review
Checkpoint Gaming (Luke Mitchell): 19m ago

Marvel’s Wolverine Review – Claws and effect
Video Games Chronicle (Jordan Middler): 19m ago

Marvel’s Wolverine Review: Uninspired gameplay leaves Logan feeling declawed despite a strong narrative
Loot Level Chill (Chris White): 19m ago

Marvel’s Wolverine review
Console Creatures (Bobby Pashalidis): 19m ago

Marvel’s Wolverine Review — Back Off, Bub
Shacknews: 13m ago

Marvel’s Wolverine review: Fighting the good fight

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Jay Castello 🌻 @jaymcastello.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

genuinely incredible youtube comment. i can't even be mad

"Jesusaddict22" telling me " @Jesusaddict22
@Jesusaddict22
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5:53, 8:26
hey please don't use the Lord's name in vain by saying "my my God " or "Jesus Christ " without meaning it as we are meant to treat his name with reverence and we will be responsible for every word that we have said in our lifetimes on judgement day.. Jesus doesn't say this things to limit us but to set us free 😊
Jesus died for all the mistakes you've done, taking the punishment upon himself and away from you so you can live freely! He suffered a horrible and slow death. He was spat on, tortured and mocked. And the worst part? He didn't even do anything to deserve it. He did it because he loves you. And he came back to life after 3 days! It may seem like you know this already or that this isn't real but it is and there's so much evidence for the resurrection of Christ.. He loves you, misses you and is coming back soon so turn to him so turn and repent❤
Have you, by chance, given your life to Christ yet?😊"

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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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Jay Castello 🌻 @jaymcastello.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

made better by the fact that accidenti in Italian doesn't mean accident but (roughly) "damn"

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Jay Castello 🌻 @jaymcastello.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

i'm on my way to the theatre so if It Happens at the Nintendo direct i need someone to burst in and interrupt shakespeare to let me know

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Jay Castello 🌻 @jaymcastello.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

opened the tweet box, remembered i have a column at unwinnable dot com, closed the tweet box

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Jay Castello 🌻 @jaymcastello.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

"you can do whatever you want forever" is a top 5 important phrase to me and you're telling me it comes from a john mulaney set? i refuse to believe this. she's my sister we grew up together

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Jay Castello 🌻 @jaymcastello.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

embargo day for OOT has the opportunity to be delicious with a bunch of different opinions but this will require at least several sites to not default to assigning their most nostalgic staffer so

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Jay Tholen @jaytholen.net · 08/09/2026

dude this The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remaster is baller

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Jay Castello 🌻 @jaymcastello.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

sorry i blinked. why are they talking about how you can second screen game with this one

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Jay Castello 🌻 @jaymcastello.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

they should have released it on gta6 day and wreaked havoc

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Jay Castello 🌻 @jaymcastello.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

this is going right onto my list of "let me review this game because i'm mean" 😊

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Jay Castello 🌻 @jaymcastello.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

it looks so unbelievably bad man. like a genuine condemnation of the entire project that got us here

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