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Lewis Gordon @lewisgordon.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Thrilled this one is finally up: for the New York Times, I spoke to @molleindustria.org about his very funny, very revolutionary eco-socialist, open-world adventure, Future? No Thanks! 🎁 link: www.nytimes.com/2026/10/02/a...

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In This Utopian Video Game, It’s Always Sunny in Pittsburgh (Gift Article)

An academic’s miniature Grand Theft Auto goes beyond critiquing capitalism to show what might come after.

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Francisco Dominguez @dominguezf.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I chatted to a boss design consultant about a boss archetype staple that everyone recognises but never had a widely-agreed name.

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Gareth DAMIAN MARTIN | Jump Over the Age @jumpovertheage.com · 29/09/2026

Andrey Surnov's concept work for Jusant in my brain again this morning. Can't think of a game set among ruins that made me more desperate to see more of its world. So few games manage such an original and rich aesthetic, so sad the team never got to make more.

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Luke Plunkett @lukeplunkett.com · 29/09/2026

loooooooooooooved this so much. if you're annoyed by modern racing games and their intrusive interfaces, loud music and incessant business, this is the opposite. just you and an open road. forever.

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Chris Bratt @chrisbratt.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

In recent years, the media has quietly begun to change the way in which it writes about Bobby Kotick, the former CEO of Activision Blizzard. PMG investigates how Kotick used the threat of defamation to reshape his legacy in the games business, one article at a time. www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKwp...

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Inside Bobby Kotick's Campaign Against the Press

YouTube video by People Make Games

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Josephine beckbook.com Riesman @josie.zone · 24/09/2026

Ladies and gentlethings, I present to you the first excerpt from @beckbook.com Many thanks to @nymag.com for putting it in print and to @vulture.com for presenting it so beautifully online Please read, if you are so inclined CW: Uh… intense emotional distress? I don't want to give anything away…

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Losing Beck

His acclaimed album, Sea Change, was inspired by a breakup. For his ex-partner, it was the story of how the Church of Scientology took over his life.

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Carolyn Petit @carolynmichelle.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Really great piece IMO. Clayton Purdom and Eric Sams give us both a picture of Halo as defined by their friendship, and a picture of their long and evolving friendship as defined by Halo.

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Lewis Gordon @lewisgordon.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

A few thoughts on the 2026 triptych of game-literate movies: Resident Evil, Backrooms, and Exit 8. It seems to me that a new cohort of filmmakers raised on video games has finally figured out what elements of the interactive medium work on the big screen. 🎁link: giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...

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How gaming is changing the movies

Directors raised on video games have finally cracked how to translate them to the big screen — by focusing on their logic rather than their stories

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Chris Plante @plante.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

A great thread that gets into the cold logic of recent moves by Microsoft/Xbox

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andrew webster @andrewrweb.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

control resonant is a great game, and also one that exemplifies everything i love about remedy www.theverge.com/games/999268...

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Nobody does it like Remedy

The studio remains in control.

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Lewis Gordon @lewisgordon.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Back playing Ghost Recon: Breakpoint again: hardest difficulty, HUD off, trekking from bivouac to bivouac, no story. It's got me positively salivating at the prospect of a new Ghost Recon using the updated Anvil engine with the brilliantly dynamic Atmos weather system. Could be next level.

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Charles Pulliam-Moore @charlespulliam.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Cable is dead. Long live cable

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Reid McCarter @reidmccarter.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

I reviewed Silent Hill: Townfall for Kotaku, and you can read that below!

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Lewis Gordon @lewisgordon.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Silent Hill: Townfall is good — very good, in fact. Especially the sequence in a municipal-style high rise building which plays like a slow-burn, Ballardian take on The Raid. It's a game less of psychosexual terror than psychosocial dread: I was hooked. www.theguardian.com/games/2026/s...

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Silent Hill: Townfall review – shame and suffering on the Scottish coast

Tragedy, and an apocalyptic fog, befall a fishing community. It is up to outsider Simon to offer some kind of closure

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Keza MacDonald @mackeza.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Happy Silent Hill Townfall day to all who celebrate

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erin @dracula3d.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

this also aligns with what i read in an article about how capcom's operations have gotten so smooth over the years: that made localization a part of the development team, not just an afterthought:

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Jeremy Couillard @jeremycouillard.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

SOUL INJECTOR COMMANDO IS OUT! A chill FPS where you redistribute over 12 TRILLION dollars! Save thousands of lost souls and give them normal jobs! Hang out with FREAKS! 3 years of hard labor for 14.99. 20% for first 7 days! Steam and Itch releases so far. Links👇THX!👽

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M Lupetti @mlupetti.upandpunch.red · 11/09/2026

One of the things I’ve enjoyed writing the most recently was published this week in @artribune.bsky.social: @panachedgames.bsky.social's 1666: Amsterdam as a tribute to the art of the Dutch Golden Age and as a continuation of Patrice Désilets’ exploration of “a world without God.”

Isack Elyas, Merry Company (1629) and 1666: Amsterdam by Panache Jeux Numériques

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Lewis Gordon @lewisgordon.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

I understand the financial motives at play to make a Wolverine game. But shape-shifting Mystique is right there in this one, an infinitely more interesting video game protagonist.

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Lewis Gordon @lewisgordon.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

No Wolverine embargo review from me, though I have a piece forthcoming in the FT. My big takeaway: there is no more road remaining for the remorseful, sympathetic mass-murderer action star (see, also, modern Kratos). Enough already! This one's a miserable, emotionally stunted slog.

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Lewis Gordon @lewisgordon.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

I am broadly team Matt and Mitch on this, namely: bsky.app/profile/lawo...

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Rick Lane @ricklane.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Hello! I'm looking to speak to a game developer/programmer with a strong understanding of asset streaming. How it works, how it can be applied, what it means for games etc. If you're that person, get in touch at rick@ricklane.co.uk. Shares appreciated.

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Lewis Gordon @lewisgordon.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

A variation on this theme: Trying to get creatives at one studio to comment on another. The reticence to do so curtails conversation so much. I think of great film features and you have other directors or actors chiming in. That never happens with games, except on very rare occassions.

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Thomas Altenburger @thomas.flying-oak.com · 06/09/2026

Capcom is going against the grain of western business practices: - they use the success of their biggest franchises to do a lot of R&D on risky projects - they bet on long-term goals - they keep their people - they try to be on the forefront of innovation instead of industrializing a formula

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Chris Person @papapishu.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

I’m kidding obviously, I’ve just been thinking about this (very good) piece a lot bsky.app/profile/lewi...

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Lewis Gordon @lewisgordon.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

It's Sunday. Might I suggest starting your day with a cup of coffee and my report on the modern era of Capcom — a story about many things, but a lot about how sensible decision-making and organisational stability can yield rich rewards. Western C-suites, take note!

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lex luddy needs a nap @lexluddy.xyz · 04/09/2026

My first piece for @kotaku.com sees me document the rather surreal experience of demoing a game funded by a government that would have me executed for being trans. kotaku.com/the-1001-thr...

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The 1001 Threads Of Mizan Director Avoids Answering A Simple Question At Gamescom - Kotaku

'This is a really decentralized company. We completely decentralized'

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Lewis Gordon @lewisgordon.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

i understand (and largely agree) with the intellectual arguments against the "metroidvania" tag. but i also think metroidvania is a fittingly cryptic genre name for games that are often wilfully arcane and thrive on bewildering players

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Justin Carter @gigawattconduit.blacksky.app · 03/09/2026

Great read. Wish Capcom didn't feel like such an outlier in major game dev, cuz every studio and publisher could easily Have This

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Lewis Gordon @lewisgordon.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Fully did not care for Maquette, but it was clear studio Graceful Decay had some verve, some chops. Its latest, Uncanyon, looks intriguing: ditches the winsome Garden State vibes for something more straightforwardly video gamey, maybe also less self-conscious. youtu.be/CbbzG4m8MzQ

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Uncanyon | Reveal Trailer

YouTube video by Annapurna Interactive

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Anthony « iamleyeti » Jauneaud @iamleyeti.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Who would have thought that having a solid engine, intergenerational teams, and a focus on creativity would be beneficial to game dev!!!

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Jon Irwin @winwinirwin.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

You know what helps to make good writing about games? Reporting. <<PointingDownArrow.jpg>>

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Tactless Ogre @tactlessogre.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

I’d just echo @commandersterling.bsky.social : Capcom just released quality title after quality title with very minimal exploitative bullshit.

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Lewis Gordon @lewisgordon.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Capcom is on a generational run. But this is no renaissance: the company has never been greater. I reported on the secret of its success, from "Crapcom" in the early 2010s to its one-banger-after-another present, speaking to many of its most illustrious producers. www.theringer.com/2026/09/03/v...

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How Capcom Cracked the Code of Game Development

The video game industry is in turmoil, but 2026 could be Capcom’s career year. How does the company behind ‘Resident Evil Requiem,’ ‘Pragmata,’ and ‘Onimusha: Way of the Sword’ keep pumping out hits?

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Lewis Gordon @lewisgordon.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

This is exaxctly what Silent Hill composer and sound designer Akira Yamaoka was talking about: the "distortions of modern life" that are "invisible and psychological" — the dislocating, or even tortuous, sound of "information saturation." daily.bandcamp.com/big-ups/akir...

Passage from linked text referring to Yamaoka's contention that you can hear what he describes as the current moment of "information saturation:

"Still, for all Yamaoka’s leftfield detours over the years, he seems destined to continually revisit Silent Hill, just like the fog that descends on each of its cursed settings. Most recently, he wrote the score for the 2026 movie Return to Silent Hill, adapting his trademark existential dread to the confines of a linear media. For listeners, Yamaoka’s continuing involvement in the franchise is undoubtedly a boon. No one hears the world in quite such ominous ways as he does. Case in point: He believes that you can actually hear our current moment of “information saturation,” if you listen closely enough. He points to notification sounds, algorithmically selected music, compressed audio, and constant background noise. “Ironically, even though we hear more sounds than ever, I feel we actually listen less deeply,” says Yamaoka. He is interested in what he describes as the resulting “sense of disconnection.” For Yamaoka, “the distortions of modern life aren’t always loud or obvious—they’re often quiet, almost invisible, and psychological.” He believes this feeling has “naturally” found its way into his recent work."

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Eteo Games @eteogames.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Today we are publishing the first article of Eteo Archetypes, Volume 2. Bringing you outstanding analysis of video game design, written by leading voices in games criticism and development - all for free. Sign up for the newsletter: www.eteogames.com

Black background with the text 'ETEO Archetypes Volume 2' and two geometric symbols.

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Lewis Gordon @lewisgordon.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Just had an editor insert a link to the "gabber" Wikipedia page so that curious readers (middle-aged gamers, likely) can learn more about the nearly 200 BPM club genre beloved across the UK. I see this as a major badge of honour.

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Zombies. The undead. You know, ghouls. @edgarallanbro.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Onimusha: Way of the Sword's combat is so good I challenged myself to beat it without using any items. And I did. Combine that with fantastic characters, a memorable story, and some of the coolest cutscenes you'll ever see, and it's impossible not to recommend. My review for @ign.com:

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Onimusha: Way of the Sword Is an Incredible Action Game With an Excellent Story to Match, As Well As Some of the Best Animations Around

An incredible action game with an excellent story to match.

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Lewis Gordon @lewisgordon.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

The combat in Onimusha: Way of the Sword is filled with so many quintessential Capcom action details. My favourite: upon blocking an especially heavy blow, Musashi staggers back, his knees bending with the sword raised above his head horizontally, as if he has resisted it with all his strength.

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Charles Pulliam-Moore @charlespulliam.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

New from me: a look inside the world of EDM in the age of AI grifters who are building followings and making money by passing off their songs as being human-made

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Joshua Rivera @jmrivera.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Good piece that sincerely appreciates what rockstar does that no one else does before twisting the knife at the end to ask what’s it all for. would love a longer version, but you can save that for the full game www.eurogamer.net/gta-6-reacti...

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I have one reaction after watching GTA 6's spectacular, 26-minute Netflix reveal: this is what a billion dollars gets you

GTA 6 is a world of surfaces and textures, and while you can see this obviously in the big things, you can actually see it most clearly in the little things.

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Lewis Gordon @lewisgordon.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

For @bandcamp.com, I got Silent Hill don Akira Yamaoka to pick his Bandcamp favorites. Some great choices: new BoC; FlyLo; Ultravox. We also chatted about his creative philosophy and how the "distortions of modern life" naturally find their way into his music. daily.bandcamp.com/big-ups/akir...

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“Silent Hill” Composer Akira Yamaoka Picks His Bandcamp Favorites

From ambient to roots rock, here's what the VGM icon is listening to on Bandcamp right now.

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