It's here! This has been an utter joy to work on for Dragon Age 2's 15th anniversary. Huge thank you to David Gaider for taking me through how he and all of the writers managed to get this fan favourite story finished, with no time for redrafts www.thegamer.com/dragon-age-2...
I always want to do more to fix how shitty and evil the world is, but even if itβs small, Iβm happy I have the privilege to never step foot in America and contribute money to their barbarous war economy. Every cent spent there is eventually answered in blood.
May your booster packs be nothing but everything you want π
I'm launching a site! Booster Pack is an independently run and community-funded site dedicated to TCGs like Magic: The Gathering, Pokemon, Lorcana, and Yu-Gi-Oh!
Been working on this for a while, and I'm excited to finally be showing it off!
www.boosterpack.site
@boosterpacksite.bsky.social
I never played a Fatal Frame game before.
Turns out, I really like Fatal Frame
www.thegamer.com/fatal-frame-...
Romeo is a Dead Man reviews are all over the place, and that absolutely tracks.
It's filled to the brim with odd moments and decisions. It's fun enough, but its frenetic and bewildering narrative choices made it hard to parse and difficult to score.
More from me: www.thegamer.com/romeo-is-a-d...
I had the chance to sit down with Blizzardβs Hearthstone team to see how they reimagined Warcraftβs end-of-the-world storyline for the card game. The devs apparently love making us feel the end of the world.
My interview β§Λ Β· .
www.thegamer.com/hearthstone-...
Announcing Bog Bodies from Dreamfeel!
A "short hikeβ-alike 3d adventure set in a far future Ireland populated only by radioactive talking cats.
Players explore a late 19th c inspired landscape full of strange characters and stories...
Whoops forgot to say I reviewed Code Vein 2. Itβs a good time! I got weirdly attached to the characters and, especially, my wife JosΓ©e
www.thegamer.com/code-vein-2-...
Under all the mechanical violence, MIO: Memories In Orbit is a gentle game about caring for a broken world. It just makes you earn every feeling.
My full review! β βｑ°β©
www.thegamer.com/mio-memories...
We love to see winners
I'm starting the year with a new byline, and of course, a Warframe article, because I know my shit! For @escapistmag.bsky.social, I wrote a guide about how to get and best build Uriel, the latest Warframe added in The Old Peace update. Give it a read! www.escapistmagazine.com/warframe-uri...
Look lads you got that second amendment for a reason and Iβm just not seeing you ever using it for the right reasons
My final bit of writing for 2025.
"Something great happened here, but itβs over with."
It is my absolute honor to have written for Spine for the first time in years! 2025 saw me going through an enormous amount of loss, but even though things are certainly challenging, I'm still here.
HUGE kudos to my brother @diegoarguello.bsky.social for the titanic effort of putting this together!
Always honored to write for of Into The Spine, and itβs incredible to see that, even in an industry bleeding talent, that talent refuses to give up.
I lost co-workers I loved working with in 2025, so massive thanks to @diegoarguello.bsky.social for letting me write about the power of community.
this was an immeasurable effort from everyone involved. the list is packed with calls to action and donation funds. folks wrote about anything from games to movies and books. we didnβt include anything published or developed by microsoft, and avoided games with gen ai like the plague
I played games this year
www.thegamer.com/game-of-the-...
Why We're Boycotting Xbox:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ybj1...
We spoke to a dozen professional concept artists who are currently or have previously worked in game development about whether generative AI image tools have made their jobs any easier.
Zero said it did. Most said it made things harder.
thisweekinvideogames.com/feature/conc...
You can shoot Miles and he complains about it in Metroid, so all the talking kinda balances out
My review is up for Octopath Traveler 0! It's got some blemishes, but hot damn, it's got heart. Easily the best story in the series, and unequivocally the boldest.
www.thegamer.com/octopath-tra...
Metroid Prime 4: Beyond is almost two decades in the making and it's arguably worth the wait? #MetroidPrime4
A faithful evolution of the series with a great world and strong characters that carried me all the way through to the end.
Here's my full review:
www.thegamer.com/metroid-prim...
Jβadorpg, if you will
JRPG actually means Jβadore Role-Playing Game
I just donβt know how you all have the time for these takes
My review of The Outer Worlds 2! I adored it, but had a lot to say about how I feel Obsidian needs to be more earnest. The best moments are when the writing takes the setting and themes seriously www.thegamer.com/the-outer-wo...
My heart is utterly broken for everyone who got laid off today, I don't have the words to express how angry and scared this makes me.
TG will never be the same, and it sucks.
It's been a hard week for the folks over at TheGamer. If you find yourself recently laid off, please reach out about potential freelance work for Pad & Pixel.
Just HMU.
And take care of yourself.
This feels far too evergreen, but we're always open for feature pitches at pitches@gamesradar.com, and my personal email is in bio.
I get to work with so many brilliant writers, and there's always room for more β€οΈ
