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Shaun Musgrave

@shaunmusgrave.bsky.social
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Slinging words for Siliconera, Nintendo Insider, and TouchArcade. Formerly IGN and Ziff-Davis among others. Freelance writer for hire. He/him. See also: postgamecontent.com, patreon.com/ShaunMusgrave

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Nick Suttner @nsuttner.bsky.social · 21h
I gave Braid an A+ back in my press days. I spent 100s of hours working on The Witness at PlayStation, fighting for it, getting it into conferences, and being Jon's personal wrangler. I even coined "Metroidbrainia" after it. I will not be buying Order of the Sinking Star, and neither should you.
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Robert / Zeboyd @zeboydgames.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Would you buy a Switch port of Cthulhu Saves the World with some QoL improvements? Price would be around $5 USD.
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Shaun Musgrave @shaunmusgrave.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Saw an AI supporter saying that people can’t talk positively about AI on this site without getting dunked on, so they go back to X instead. Basically: “I can’t say nice things about the shitty fascist-owned tech that’s destroying the world without pushback, so I am going back to the Nazi site”
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Shaun Musgrave @shaunmusgrave.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
I’ve got a hot take that I don’t particularly want to fight about so I’m gonna turn off interactions. In terms of my enjoyment of the medium, no single title has done more damage to gaming than Dark Souls. It’s a great game! Popular! Extremely influential! And I hate almost everything it does.
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Shaun Musgrave @shaunmusgrave.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
I mean evercade.co.uk/exp-r/
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Shaun Musgrave @shaunmusgrave.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
As cumbersome and vile as the word is, I wouldn’t mind ‘Soulstroidvania’ becoming more common if only to signal to me that I should not get excited for any upcoming Metroidvania games of that sort.
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Shaun Musgrave @shaunmusgrave.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
From playing the demo, that new Castlevania game is exactly what I thought it was going to be. Unfortunately. Well, one less thing to buy.
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Kate Sánchez @ohmymithrandir.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
this shit shouldn't just be sequestered on twitter, and it's wild to see so few people say anything?
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YouTuber and MinnMax host Jacob Geller accused of sexual assault Trigger Warning: SA
https://xcancel.com/handslikevap0r/status/2105313969057726526 Additionally: https://xcancel.com/handslikevap0r/status/2105388960037974235 The OP of the thread replied to a tweet that shared the ...
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Nintendo Insider @nintendoinsider.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age Definitive Edition Nintendo Switch 2 Review - This Significant Step Up Lacks A Much Needed Upgrade Path www.nintendo-insider.com/dragon-que…
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Shaun Musgrave @shaunmusgrave.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
When a publisher actually does something generous for customers, I think it’s real scummy behavior to game the system to take even more than they’re nominally offering. And it’s even worse for an influencer to encourage that. Just makes all publishers less likely to do similar things, too.
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shmuplations.com @shmuplations.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
This week we have a charming Final Fantasy VI roundtable interview from 1994, conducted one month before release. The team discusses the making of the ominous opening sequence, world design, and their favorite characters! shmuplations.com/ff6rt/
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Final Fantasy VI – 1994 Developer Roundtable - shmuplations.com
This Final Fantasy VI roundtable interview conducted in March 1994 discusses the making of the opening sequence and the staff's favorite characters.
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Rigel Gameworks | BioMenace Remastered @rigelgameworks.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Hey Nintendo Switch gamers! Be sure to add BioMenace Remastered to your wishlist, it will be available in the eShop on October 8th!
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Shaun Musgrave @shaunmusgrave.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Happy 30th anniversary of the Nintendo 64 launching in the only region that cared about it in any real sense
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Shaun Musgrave @shaunmusgrave.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
For Patrons: Another Evercade review to see the month off, this time with a look at Activision Collection 1. It's hard to talk about the 2600 library without this publisher, so it's nice to have them on Evercade. Where will it rank in my increasingly ungainly list? www.patreon.com/ShaunMusgrav...
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Evercade Reviews: Activision Collection 1 | Shaun Musgrave
No. of Games: 15 Included Platforms: Atari 2600 It feels like this is something that would have come to Evercade in the early years, but som
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Shaun Musgrave @shaunmusgrave.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Aww, RIP Dennis Haskins. TV Principal to a whole generation of North Americans. He put the “pal” in “Principal”.
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Shaun Musgrave @shaunmusgrave.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
For Patrons: It's time for another one of my 25 Favorite Games articles. This time I'm looking at the juggernaut that is the PlayStation 2 library. What are your favorite games on this console? www.patreon.com/ShaunMusgrav...
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My 25 Favorite Games: PlayStation 2 Edition | Shaun Musgrave
From the relatively small library of the NEOGEO Pocket Color to one of the biggest ones in the pre-digital games era, this time I'm listing
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Nintendo Insider @nintendoinsider.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Diablo 4: Age of Hatred Collection Nintendo Switch 2 Review - Sanctuary's Nightmarish World Is Ported With Sensible Compromises www.nintendo-insider.com/diablo-iv-…
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Boo-rad Shankar @bradshankar.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Jennifer Hale once told me Canadians need to champion ourselves more. I wholeheartedly agree. Over the past few months, I reached out to dozens of Canadian devs to learn their favourite Canadian games. Their varied responses offer a wonderful spotlight on some of the incredible talent we have here.🍁
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These are must-play Canadian games, according to Canadian devs
As Canadians, we don't champion ourselves enough, so we asked dozens of game developers to do just that.
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Nintendo Insider @nintendoinsider.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion Nintendo Switch 2 Review - Zack Fair's Origin Story Powers Through With Pure Heart www.nintendo-insider.com/crisis-cor…
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Shaun Musgrave @shaunmusgrave.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
It’s raining Shaun Reviews today
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Shaun Musgrave @shaunmusgrave.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Sometimes I review a basketball too
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Nintendo Insider @nintendoinsider.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
NBA 2K27 Nintendo Switch 2 Review - One Step Forward, One Step Back www.nintendo-insider.com/nba-2k27-s…
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Shaun Musgrave @shaunmusgrave.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
So weird to just be… playing Shatterhand on the Switch. So many games I never thought would get official rereleases again are popping up lately, and I am here for it.
Shatterhand on Switch
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Shaun Musgrave @shaunmusgrave.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
@stepickford.bsky.social Do you own the rights to the Plok game? If not, do you know who does? I would love to see it back out there someday, it’s a sentimental favorite of mine.
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Mat Piscatella @matpiscatella.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Everyone at Xbox - and everyone no longer at Xbox - all deserve better than whatever this is.
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Shaun Musgrave @shaunmusgrave.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Stop, Microsoft. I don’t need more reasons to say fuck Microsoft! I have so many to choose from already!
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Shaun Musgrave @shaunmusgrave.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Weird to think that when my younger students see me playing my DSi now it’s probably the same feeling the kids had in 2008 when I pulled out the ol brick DMG Game Boy
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Siliconera @siliconera.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
The Siliconera 2026 site survey is live, and we'd love to get your feedback and hear your opinion on things! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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Siliconera 2027 Site Survey
Share your thoughts on Siliconera and things you enjoy!
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Shaun Musgrave @shaunmusgrave.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Took a whole day off from writing work today. Probably shouldn’t have, but I needed a rest.
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Clear River Games @clearrivergames.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
🔥 Announcing Lufia 1 and 2 the Sinistrals Saga 🔥 Two classic JRPGs from the golden age of the SNES return to modern platforms in one wonderous collection 🥳 🎉 Coming soon to modern platforms! From @Taito Wishlist today! 😍 Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/4027620/...
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Shaun Musgrave @shaunmusgrave.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Nevertheless, it would be unwise to underestimate him.
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sam ! @sam.robotsfightingdinosaurs.com · 18/09/2026
I'd say I don't want to rain on your parade but my worst quality is I'm passionate about marketing so I am actually all too happy to talk about brand guidelines and why it actually sucks that Roxas is dabbing
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Fortnite Is Selling Your Favorite Characters Back To You As Husks
Fortnite's latest crossover season is a weird branding exercise that's bad for both companies and fans
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Overload PR @overloadpr.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
January 14th. Mark your calendars! TERRANIGMA will be landing...along with a gorgeous collector's edition. If you're at TGS 2026 you can check out the game, too. More details are here: www.overloadpr.com/post/it-s-ti...
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Shaun Musgrave @shaunmusgrave.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
For Patrons: I've added four more games from Nintendo Switch Online's Game Boy Advance Classics to my rankings. This time I take a look at: - The Legend of Zelda: ALttP & Four Swords - Wario Ware, Inc. - Fire Emblem - Super Mario Bros. 3 www.patreon.com/ShaunMusgrav...
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Ranking the Classic Games of Nintendo Switch Online: Game Boy Advance Edition, Part Five | Shaun Musgrave
Today's batch of Game Boy Advance games are all fairly noteworthy in their own way, and each one represents a strategy Nintendo was trying t
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Emily Sinclair @butterflyonawheel.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
The Stardust of Failure is officially OUT on Kindle as of right now! This second arc of the misadventures of Sigma S Star contains: Sex! Drugs! Rock'n'Roll! Gender! Illness! And the catastrophes of our current era! Paperback and Hardcover to follow on 9/28! :D www.amazon.com/gp/product/B...
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The Stardust of Failure (Fiore della Morte Book 2)
The Stardust of Failure (Fiore della Morte Book 2) - Kindle edition by Sinclair, Emily. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading The Stardust of Failure (Fiore della Morte Book 2).
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InnerSpiral (the scary version) @innerspiral.lol · 15/09/2026
What happens when a game explains too much, and what do we gain when it leaves something unresolved? #blog #gaming
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The Gaps We Leave
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Cute Monster Props @cutemonster.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
A week ago at Dragoncon I met Richard Garriott at a panel about his new Ultima game. Long story short he wants to use AI. He already has for concept art and ChatGPT generated fantasy language. I wrote an account with the hope that this could spread to the right people. Please pass this along.
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Shaun Musgrave @shaunmusgrave.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
For Patrons: Time for another Evercade review, this time looking at NEOGEO Arcade 3. It features six games, like the last two volumes. Where will it fall in my overall rankings? Only one way to know... give me a buck! www.patreon.com/ShaunMusgrav...
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Evercade Reviews: NEOGEO Arcade 3 | Shaun Musgrave
No. of Games: 6 Included Platforms: NEOGEO One problem with covering a few collections featuring the same company in a relatively short span
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Jason Schreier @jasonschreier.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
The video game industry has always been volatile (I published Press Reset in 2021!) but the skeleton key to understanding the current state of things is this: Big games now cost 10x to make what they did 15 years ago but most do not generate even close to 10x the revenue. Simple as that
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Shaun Musgrave @shaunmusgrave.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
This has been a rough week as someone who has always felt Kojima was a half-nude emperor on his best days
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Shaun Musgrave @shaunmusgrave.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
It's always been a problem with gaming discourse, but it's frustrating how little discussion there is about the actual games now. Between sales data, layoffs, delivery media, performance analysis, weirdo extremists, review scores, etc it's like the game is the least important thing about games now.
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Shaun Musgrave @shaunmusgrave.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Buddy I owned a C64, this was the default experience
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Terarin @terarin55.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
“Raging Blasters 2” hits Steam/Switch in 2027! Beautiful pixel art, nostalgic yet new arcade-style vertical shmup. “Auto-tracking supporter” lets you enjoy co-op even solo. Crush enemy bullets with overwhelming firepower from “FUSION”! Wishlist now! store.steampowered.com/app/4500530/
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Shaun Musgrave @shaunmusgrave.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Western reviews of Torneko The Last Hope on PS1 back in the day were like
Screenshot from Torneko: “Everyone keeps talking about how mysterious this Mystery Dungeon is”Screenshot from Torneko: “but if you ask me the real mystery is why you’d want to venture into such a terrifying place!”
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Shaun Musgrave @shaunmusgrave.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Good Direct
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Terarin @terarin55.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
I created concept documents for my new work, "Raging Blasters 2." If you're interested in what I was thinking when I created it, please take a look. www.teraringames.com/entry/2026/0...
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Shaun Musgrave @shaunmusgrave.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
In other news I bought this Jaleco Sports: Faceoffs thing for Switch cuz it has Pro Sport Hockey for NES, which is a surprisingly good game. Unfortunately the emulation is horrid. It runs badly and there’s a persistent clicking in the background that I know isn’t there in the original. Avoid it.
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Shaun Musgrave @shaunmusgrave.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Looks fine to me, but I have lived through approximately 20 Zelda Fan Freakouts That Ultimately Turned Around at this point
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Shaun Musgrave @shaunmusgrave.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Was in the mood so I ran through Zelda 1 today. Sometimes I see people say this game hasn’t aged well and I truly can’t understand that.
Zelda 1, Triforce sitting in a pile of Ganon goo.Zelda 1, the Princess in Blue.Zelda 1, ending screen.
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Nintendo Insider @nintendoinsider.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 2 Nintendo Switch 2 Review - There's Much To Appreciate In These Anticipated Ports www.nintendo-insider.com/metal-gear…
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