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Games journalist published in Gamesradar+, PC Gamer, The Guardian, Metro, Into the Spine, and more. Email is: jchiverswriter@gmail dot com Witchita Lineman was a song I once heard.

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Feel immensely proud to contribute to EOY coverage at GamesRadar+, and there’s more from me to come!

14.12.2025 22:16 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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From Fortnite to Helldivers 2, the best ongoing games of 2025 have kept themselves fresh Year in Review 2025 | Whether they're in early access or are live-service titles, these games have seen continued updates

EOY doesn't stop just because it was the weekend!

Here's @jchivers.bsky.social with the best ongoing games of 2025:

08.12.2025 15:06 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Hades and Powerwash Simulator crossover when

30.10.2025 20:12 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

seeing halo on playstation must be what it felt like to see a mcdonalds in moscow in 1990

24.10.2025 21:46 πŸ‘ 1120 πŸ” 174 πŸ’¬ 22 πŸ“Œ 5

That game seems to have everything I could want in a horror game, but I always fall off it after like an hour. I might join you in this resolution.

03.10.2025 06:18 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Battlefield 6 seems pretty excellent. First time I’ve cared about a Battlefield game since BF3.

10.08.2025 01:09 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Petition: Repeal the Online Safety Act We want the Government to repeal the Online Safety act.

I'm certain they'll refuse to debate this, but like with Visa and MasterCard I think we need to shout about this. Whatever you think about the idea of it, its implementation is fucking terrible. Ofcom were told it was terrible for months. They did it anyway.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/72...

26.07.2025 07:31 πŸ‘ 53 πŸ” 40 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

Cyberpunk is actually excellent, play it! Become the slo-mo ninja of your dreams

26.07.2025 14:56 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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"The essence of football is not in the rules": Rematch's creative director on nailing that five-a-side feeling and making a game "about kicking a ball rather than kicking heads in" Interview | Creative director Pierre Tarno dives into the motion that ties Rematch, Sifu, and Absolver together

Had an excellent time chatting to Pierre Tarno of Sloclap last week and am very proud of this interview! Check it out if you love Rematch, football, or good chats www.gamesradar.com/games/sports...

01.07.2025 15:43 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Dune: Awakening review: "Both extremely compelling and extraordinarily boring, sometimes at the same time – yet still a true Dune love letter" The latest Review,,,reviews, breaking news, comment, reviews and features from the experts at GamesRadar+

I spent most of the last two weeks playing Dune: Awakening - the verdict? It’s a solidly okay video game www.gamesradar.com/games/surviv...

17.06.2025 05:39 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Friends fear he is becoming a train guy

10.06.2025 03:53 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Kind of hooked on Derail Valley now, since it’s basically ETS2 but with trains.

10.06.2025 03:53 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Update Patch News Roundup (01/06/25) | startmenu Get more from startmenu on Patreon

The final Update Patch from @jchivers.bsky.social for now is here, highlighting leaked games, mixed Elden Ring Nightrein reviews and more.
www.patreon.com/posts/update...

01.06.2025 15:43 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Update Patch News Roundup (25/05/25) | startmenu Get more from startmenu on Patreon

Update Patch returns and @jchivers.bsky.social is here to round up everything from Brian Eno taking a stand against Microsoft to the fate of Project Milo.

www.patreon.com/posts/update...

25.05.2025 16:56 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Update Patch News Roundup (27/05/25) | startmenu Get more from startmenu on Patreon

Update Patch is back with @jchivers.bsky.social reporting on a new Persona game coming to the west, a Call of Duty being taken off sale and more.

www.patreon.com/posts/update...

18.05.2025 17:25 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Update Patch News Roundup (27/05/25) | startmenu Get more from startmenu on Patreon

Update Patch is back with @jchivers.bsky.social rounding up everything from GTA VI breaking records and Destiny 2 getting a Star Wars expansion.

www.patreon.com/posts/update...

11.05.2025 18:33 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Update Patch News Roundup (27/04/25) | startmenu Get more from startmenu on Patreon

Update Patch returns after a turbulent week for the industry, with @jchivers.bsky.social rounding up everything that happened.

www.patreon.com/posts/update...

04.05.2025 15:57 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

What a joke

01.05.2025 20:55 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Skin Deep review: "A genuinely stellar immersive sim, replete with chaos" The latest Review,,,reviews, breaking news, comment, reviews and features from the experts at GamesRadar+

I reviewed Skin Deep for GamesRadar+! Had a fantastic time with this one, and am so proud to have published my first review here.

www.gamesradar.com/games/stealt...

28.04.2025 14:25 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Bionic Bay Review – Acrobatic Platforming Meets Deadly Environments Bionic Bay, from Psychoflow Studio and Mureena Oy, resembles something of a cross between Limbo and Oddworld: Abe’s Oddysee. Let me explain. You must traverse huge levels, using acrobatic skills to…

A puzzle platformer that takes clear inspiration from the classics and mixes that with crisp, modern animation, Bionic Bay is a brilliant platformer and well worth your time. - @jchivers.bsky.social

monstervine.com/2025/04/bion...

18.04.2025 18:22 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It’s the slightly more literary equivalent of saying β€œthere’s no ethical consumption under capitalism” to excuse giving money to hateful people.

16.04.2025 16:57 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I think startmenu is neat.

You should support us so that we can keep going.

www.patreon.com/c/startmenu?...

16.04.2025 16:53 πŸ‘ 23 πŸ” 18 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

BBC News just described the Supreme Court ruling as something women’s rights campaigners are β€œcelebrating”. Fuck off, BBC. It’s a massive blow to women’s rights, the only people celebrating are the loathsome TERFs.

LGBT with the T, now and forever.

16.04.2025 14:41 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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31.03.2025 18:12 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2

The absolute breathtaking lack of empathy people seem to have for the disabled in this country is horrendous. Cutting PIP rather than taxing the rich is never the right decision, PIP should be substantially higher and easy to access. But no, now it’s Labour voters going on about β€œbenefit scrounges”.

20.03.2025 15:15 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The 10 Steam Next Fest demos you need to play this weekend Indie Spotlight | Demo-nstratively Worth Your Time

Very proud and privileged to share my first indie piece for GamesRadar+! I trawled through a bunch of demos to bring you this list of the 10 you need to play before Next Fest ends! www.gamesradar.com/games/the-10...

28.02.2025 15:26 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

How long are you gonna spend getting Sonic figurines out of the capsule machines?

24.02.2025 20:46 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

THEY TARGETED GAMERS

Fucking dweebs

24.02.2025 17:39 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Sekiro if you haven’t already - a true successor to Tenchu and absolutely tremendous

23.02.2025 21:03 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Please stop sending me pamphlets about this then

12.02.2025 20:40 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0