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Mark Warren

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Senior Staff Writer at Rock Paper Shotgun. Formerly VG247. Still difficult to replace with a Bop It.

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Mark Warren @markwarren.bsky.social · 12h
Least weird CK3 playthrough
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Tom O @vgtomo.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
I've been writing this blog for six months now. I think there's some good stuff here. If you've liked any of it, please share (RT) and hopefully some new people will discover it lowpolymess.com
A photo of my face in a Pac-Man cap, looking hot on a beach.
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Mark Warren @markwarren.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
8 Billy bookcases out of 10
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Mark Warren @markwarren.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Vampire game does not suck, and seems to feature optional sitcom running commentary from vamps you've merked, more at 11
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Rock Paper Shotgun @rockpapershotgun.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
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Well, that extended look at a crime sim currently without a PC release date was heavier on gabagool than I expected
I've watched a trailer for a crime sim currently without a PC release date.
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Mark Warren @markwarren.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Read my bloody whining
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Rock Paper Shotgun @rockpapershotgun.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
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Hold the throne, NBA 2K27's new MyNBA Legacy mode sounds a lot like basketball Crusader Kings 3
NBA 2K27 comes with a new mode called MyNBA Legacy, which sounds a lot like a basketball version of Crusader Kings 3.
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Edwin Evans-Thirlwell @edwinet.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
I'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
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Mark Warren @markwarren.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
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Jade King ✍️ OPEN FOR WORK @konayma6.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
I got laid off! 👋 There was no chance to say goodbye to my colleagues of several years before Valnet deactivated everything so I’ll just say it was a huge pleasure to be part of trying to build something unique within the games media landscape despite going up against so many challenges.
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Mark Warren @markwarren.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Bit of reporting since there's nothing else happening in terms of big videogames today
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Edwin Evans-Thirlwell @edwinet.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
A more specific call for article input: I'm very keen to talk to a Mongolian historian who can talk about the cultural significance of the Yam networks - what it means to portray and celebrate those institutions today.
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Tom O @vgtomo.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
A complete, exhaustive rundown of my week off, covering every little detail about all the places we went and things we did lowpolymess.com/22-a-holiday...
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#22 - A holiday to remember
It’s nice to have a little break, isn’t it. Nine consecutive days of no work (OK, I did a small amount of work) and more time with the family - time to chill. We didn’t go anywhere, but we did embark ...
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Tom O @vgtomo.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
My blog, Low Poly Mess, has plateaued. It currently makes £47 a month, but after fees I'd be surprised if I break even. If you hate it, fair enough, but if you enjoy reading it, I'd love your support (financial or spreading the word). I guess it's a hard sell, but I know it has fans! lowpolymess.com
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Low Poly Mess
A sideways look at the video games industry and a variety of other things.
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Mark Warren @markwarren.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Sources say Black Flag's fired him from a cannon into another ship game www.rockpapershotgun.com/goin-assassi...
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Goin’ (Assassin’s Creed) Rogue, the ship-heavy Black Flag follow-up I totally missed while farting about in France
After reviewing Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced, I've played Assassin’s Creed Rogue for the first time.
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Rock Paper Shotgun @rockpapershotgun.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
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Bethesda's Fallout 3 and New Vegas remasters won't stop the modders who've already spent years recreating the RPGs in Fallout 4
Modders recreating Fallout 3 and New Vegas in Fallout 4 have confirmed that Bethesda's announcement of official remasters won't end their projects.
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Rock Paper Shotgun @rockpapershotgun.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
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Esoteric Ebb is the D&Disco Elysium I never knew I needed, but more importantly it's proof I'll never be cut out for political canvassing
Esoteric Ebb is a Disco Elysium-esque RPG with lots of political chatter, arguably an overwhelming amount for those not cut out for canvassing.
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Rock Paper Shotgun @rockpapershotgun.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
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As unionised Microsoft workers rally against Bethesda layoffs, Fallout 4's been filled with protest signs and OneBGS logoed vault suits by modders
Unionised Microsoft workers are rallying against layoffs at Bethesda, ZeniMax and id Software, with some Fallout 4 modders showing solidarity.
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Rock Paper Shotgun @rockpapershotgun.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
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"We are the best allies to game devs": Skyrim modder shows solidarity with laid off Bethesda workers by draping union logos across Tamriel
As unionised Bethesda workers prepare Xbox layoff protests, a Skyrim modder has draped their logo across Tamriel in solidarity.
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Mark Warren @markwarren.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Had a crack at digging into just how different a landscape to New Vegas the new Obsidian Fallout faces emerging into, and why it's far from as a simple as NV2=easy success and a licence to print money
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Alex Donaldson @apzonerunner.com · 09/07/2026
Launching a new website about video games today. Meet @respec.net. A sibling to @rpgsite.net, a spiritual successor to VG247, & a brother from another mother to other 100% independent UK media brands like @videogameschronicle.com and @trueachievements.com. www.respec.net/feature/87-w...
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Welcome to Respec: A word from the Editors | Respec
Welcome to our new little corner of the internet. Why a new video game website, and why now? Allow us to explain...
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Tom O @vgtomo.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Big news! @apzonerunner.com and I have launched a new video games website. @respec.net is our attempt to create a highly curated multi-format site that has that club feel you used to get from the best magazines (and frankly, my beloved VideoGamer back in the day) www.respec.net/feature/87-w...
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Welcome to Respec: A word from the Editors | Respec
Welcome to our new little corner of the internet. Why a new video game website, and why now? Allow us to explain...
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Mark Warren @markwarren.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Even news I've longed to hear for ages is delivered with a kick in the nuts nowadays
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Alex Donaldson @apzonerunner.com · 08/07/2026
btw if you celebrate this because you want a new vegas 2 and feel what has happened to Obsidian is a reasonable price to pay to get it, I hope you eat shit
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Mark Warren @markwarren.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
It's time to go now,
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Mark Warren @markwarren.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
Wrote a thing
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Rock Paper Shotgun @rockpapershotgun.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
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Waiting for GTA 6's PC release might save you dropping an extra $20 for access to some special shops, based on my wading through GTA 5's editions soup
Waiting for GTA 6's PC release might save players dropping an extra $20 for access to extras from the game's launch ultimate edition, if GTA 5's any indication.
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Rock Paper Shotgun @rockpapershotgun.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
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Star Wars: Galactic Racer let me play podracer ping-pong, though its high-stakes roguelike gauntlet feels more tuned for pace-focused speeder freaks
This is our hands-on-preview of Star Wars: Galactic Racer.
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Tom O @vgtomo.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
My newsletter has hit a brick wall in terms of subs and paying members. Both have hardly moved in about three weeks. If you follow me, please take a look at last week's and consider signing up to receive this week's on Thursday lowpolymess.com/15-kid-talk/
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#15 - Kid talk
Summer is here, as I can confirm by the uncomfortable dampness in my office chair. When temperatures start to rise it’s time for one thing: big fans. But it’s also the season of summer fairs. If there...
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Tom O @vgtomo.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Read this. You might enjoy it, you might not. Either way the number goes up and I become slightly happier. I've been conditioned to only find contentment through the number going up. Please make the number go up. Number go up. lowpolymess.com/13-lost/
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#13 - Lost
We'd been walking in the mid-day sun for almost an hour. Six of us, including three kids, all near the point of giving up. Except there's no giving up in a maze - we’d just be stuck there. Sure, given...
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Rock Paper Shotgun @rockpapershotgun.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Update: James Bond rights holders Amazon MGM say they have "a great relationship" with 007 First Light devs IO Interactive, but that it's "still too early to discuss future projects"
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Bond rights holders Amazon MGM have "a great relationship" with 007 First Light devs IO Interactive, but say it's "still too early to discuss future projects"
007 First Light follow-ups won't be published by IO Interactive, instead being "done by MGM and, theoretically, by Amazon Game Studios",
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Claire - open for work 🦈 @thesharkbit.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Shocked & heartbroken to say Team17 PR & Events dept & thus my role have been made redundant. ✨Looking for new roles using my 15 years supporting projects & brands across Marketing, PR, Brand & Comms✨ I appreciate any help that comes my way. Dhia libh uilig💚 (More info in post under this)
Some key art from a few games I've worked on past couple of years (I have worked on a lot more these are just some highlights).
Featured are Date Everything!, Hell Let Loose Vietnam, Banquet for Fools, Lumentale, Alien Isolation and Worms franchise
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Mark Warren @markwarren.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Lads, is it the fascism to mildly criticise a billionaire for reportedly treating one of his employees in a manner that seems from the currently available evidence to have been unnecessarily harsh, while also acknowledging that payment processors influencing where nsfw games can live is also bad
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lex luddy needs a nap @lexluddy.xyz · 02/06/2026
Heya folks, I am really excited that for the first time ever @startmenu.bsky.social will have a writer representing us at SGF. Brandon is lovely and I am trying to get him in contact with as many cool folks as possible. If you are happy to say hi to him let me know!
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Mark Warren @markwarren.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
It's time
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Mark Warren @markwarren.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
I finally managed to pick a watch
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Tom O @vgtomo.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Last push for this today now the US is awake. I write about stuff and things in a weekly newsletter. It's free to read, but I'd really like it to pay for itself through paid subs. If you enjoy it, put your money where your eyes read. This week it's about a bowl lowpolymess.com/12-retail-th...
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#12 - Retail therapy
I’ve had to be more careful about spending money since I lost my job, limiting my purchases of branded baked beans to special occasions only, buying porridge from Lidl, going ad-supported on a number ...
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Rock Paper Shotgun @rockpapershotgun.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
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Witcher 3 modders have already added Geralt's new sword from the Songs of the Past expansion to the base game
The Witcher 3: Songs of the Past's reveal art sword has already been added to the base game by a modder.
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Mark Warren @markwarren.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
I've not finished it yet, so have some utter filth
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Mark Warren @markwarren.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
I think at this point I'd trust Pato O'Ward to have a 1953 Morris Minor with 100k miles on the clock in contention to win the Indy 500
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Rock Paper Shotgun @rockpapershotgun.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Dang, I can't hang with the Wang in Zero Parades, so ZA/UM's thought violation gun won't stop going bang www.rockpapershotgun.com/dang-i-cant-...
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Rock Paper Shotgun @rockpapershotgun.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
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I didn’t think Forza Horizon 6’s custom garages would lead me to miss mucking about with my motor on Mexican driveways, but they have
Forza Horizon 6’s custom garages have lead me to miss the outdoor driveways previous Forzas used as home menu backdrops.
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Tom O @vgtomo.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Read this! lowpolymess.com/10-mixed-up/
Anakin and Padme meme across four panels. Anakin: Time to talk about the hot new controversial game. Padme: You mean Mix Tape right? Anakin: Says nothing, Pause. Padme: Right?
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Mark Warren @markwarren.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
While I'm at it, I've also played a bit of the other hugely popular open world racer (well, DLC) out today. It's like Forza, but you're being caught doing 90mph in a saucily-paintjobbed Kenworth W900
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Mark Warren @markwarren.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Horizon 5 came out around the time I was starting to try and get into games journo after leaving uni. I didn't have any real clue how to go about convincing someone to pay me to yak about it, so did that on a personal blog. Here I am yacking about Horizon 6 for a site people actually know exists
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Rock Paper Shotgun @rockpapershotgun.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
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"It's a UGC platform, there is always going to be dog s***" Garry's Mod creator says as S&box's latest update aims to punish AI-generated thumbnails
Garry's Mod successor S&box's latest update has seen developers Facepunch Studios enact measures to punish creations with AI-generated thumbnails.
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Jim Trinca @jimtrinca.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
New Trinca Perspective on IGN: If GTA 6 is $100 I'll eat a bag of raw onions youtu.be/M-0039P4QnE?...
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GTA 6 Could Make Billions and Still Trigger an Industry Crash
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Kirk McKeand @mckkirk.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Editors, I’m looking to do more freelance reviews. Unfortunately, work hasn’t paid me for last month and I’m struggling to make ends meet while I wait for that (it’s three weeks late now). I can also help with guides, interviews, previews — anything you need.
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Tom O @vgtomo.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
I'm looking for paid consultancy work. You can get advice from the man I'm calling Mr Games Media (VideoGamer, USGamer, VG247, Eurogamer) by simply giving me money. You can also read my newsletter/blog for free, but I'd recommend paying for that too. lowpolymess.com
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Low Poly Mess
A sideways look at the video games industry and a variety of other things.
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Mark Warren @markwarren.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
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