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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 · 30/09/2026
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
Do I wish they hadn't used AI in a placeholder capacity? Yes. For what it's worth, nothing I've encountered in the game thus far has screamed to me that those generated voices haven't been swapped out. That's obviously still not ideal, but it does at least match what the studio have disclosed
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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
Guaranteed 100m views on a Trinca lets play of it, or at the very least a cracking video
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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 · 01/08/2026
Sorry for your loss Lex, condolences to you and your family
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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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Mark Warren @markwarren.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Happy birthday!
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Mark Warren @markwarren.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Really sorry to hear that Sam, hope you're able to find something else soon
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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
Every incestuous marriage it has to remember adds an extra 30 seconds
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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
A three? Bet you didn't even blubber like a lubber with pure joy when you claimed your first brig
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Mark Warren @markwarren.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
HAUL AWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
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Mark Warren @markwarren.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Haul away your anchor,
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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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Mark Warren @markwarren.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
I mean, it has a crocodile who's clearly gonna turn out to be the evil ruler of not Florida's criminal underworld and his ever-spying flamingo consigliere
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Mark Warren @markwarren.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Always the sign of a competently run company when the phrase 'remain unsure about what's happening' rocks up days after the big 'things bad, but we have plan' memo from the bosses
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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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Mark Warren @markwarren.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
One of my all time favourite bits was when they confirmed it wasn't some really specific thing set in feudal japan, but refused to elaborate any further. All publishers should only ever tell you weirdly detailed things the game isn't like they're the fuckin riddler
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Mark Warren @markwarren.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Really sorry to hear this Claire, hope you're doing alright
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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 · 31/05/2026
Feels nuts that literally none of the other top 6/7 cars decided just to follow palou, Kirkwood I can get because tyres but no clue for the rest
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Mark Warren @markwarren.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
I finally managed to pick a watch
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