Arthur Gies (he/him)
@aegies.bsky.social
Painter (instagram.com/pragmagic), Supervising Editor at Wirecutter for tech, founder of Polygon dot com and someone who's consulted on lots of games you liked and more you probably didn't. Tech-fixated, compulsively acquiring 4k physical media.
i'm going back to the outer worlds 2, where i think i just recruited the most dangerous retiree in the system. twitch.tv/aegies
November 11, 2025 at 1:46 AM
i'm going back to the outer worlds 2, where i think i just recruited the most dangerous retiree in the system. twitch.tv/aegies
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I think this is straightforwardly about SNAP
My read of it (with very incomplete information) is scoring more political points would have required destroying Thanksgiving travel and at least 10 Dem Senators don’t have the stomach for that.
November 9, 2025 at 11:07 PM
I think this is straightforwardly about SNAP
it's finally that time: we're closing out the rebel fm extra life stream with our customary rainbow six vegas: terrorist hunt shenanigans (but we're playing RSV2): twitch.tv/aegies
November 9, 2025 at 1:08 PM
it's finally that time: we're closing out the rebel fm extra life stream with our customary rainbow six vegas: terrorist hunt shenanigans (but we're playing RSV2): twitch.tv/aegies
alright, we're getting underway with extra-life in 15ish minutes (and in the meantime, i've got some halo trailers running). you can watch and donate at rebelfm.wtf!
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rebelfm.wtf
November 8, 2025 at 2:28 PM
alright, we're getting underway with extra-life in 15ish minutes (and in the meantime, i've got some halo trailers running). you can watch and donate at rebelfm.wtf!
hello! tomorrow morning starting at 10am eastern time, we'll be kicking off extra-life, where we stream games for 24 hours to raise money for sick kids. but while you wait, i've got a waiting room full of classic video game commercials. twitch.tv/aegies
November 8, 2025 at 12:43 AM
hello! tomorrow morning starting at 10am eastern time, we'll be kicking off extra-life, where we stream games for 24 hours to raise money for sick kids. but while you wait, i've got a waiting room full of classic video game commercials. twitch.tv/aegies
obviously michael b. jordan is the frontrunner for best dual role/performance this year for sinners, but elle fanning in predator: badlands does a hell of a job depicting two intimately connected but very very different characters.
November 7, 2025 at 6:30 PM
obviously michael b. jordan is the frontrunner for best dual role/performance this year for sinners, but elle fanning in predator: badlands does a hell of a job depicting two intimately connected but very very different characters.
this is going to sound completely insane but i miss video game *commercials.*
not trailers. not engagements. not sponsored posts. like ... actually creative attempts to get my attention and hold it for 30-45 seconds by professionals.
yes i know how old i sound.
not trailers. not engagements. not sponsored posts. like ... actually creative attempts to get my attention and hold it for 30-45 seconds by professionals.
yes i know how old i sound.
November 7, 2025 at 2:17 PM
this is going to sound completely insane but i miss video game *commercials.*
not trailers. not engagements. not sponsored posts. like ... actually creative attempts to get my attention and hold it for 30-45 seconds by professionals.
yes i know how old i sound.
not trailers. not engagements. not sponsored posts. like ... actually creative attempts to get my attention and hold it for 30-45 seconds by professionals.
yes i know how old i sound.
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So predator badlands was great. Re: the PG-13 discourse, it was clearly conceived of as something that would demonstrate how dumb the “as long as no humans are dying it’s fine” policy at the MPAA is, next to the LOTR trilogy (which had decapitations all over the place).
November 7, 2025 at 1:28 AM
So predator badlands was great. Re: the PG-13 discourse, it was clearly conceived of as something that would demonstrate how dumb the “as long as no humans are dying it’s fine” policy at the MPAA is, next to the LOTR trilogy (which had decapitations all over the place).
So predator badlands was great. Re: the PG-13 discourse, it was clearly conceived of as something that would demonstrate how dumb the “as long as no humans are dying it’s fine” policy at the MPAA is, next to the LOTR trilogy (which had decapitations all over the place).
November 7, 2025 at 1:28 AM
So predator badlands was great. Re: the PG-13 discourse, it was clearly conceived of as something that would demonstrate how dumb the “as long as no humans are dying it’s fine” policy at the MPAA is, next to the LOTR trilogy (which had decapitations all over the place).
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BREAKING: Federal judge orders the Trump administration to make full food stamp payments in November. More to come.
November 6, 2025 at 9:06 PM
BREAKING: Federal judge orders the Trump administration to make full food stamp payments in November. More to come.
i am "deftones' white pony album starting with 'back to school' on spotify will always be wrong and disorienting" years old.
November 6, 2025 at 7:06 PM
i am "deftones' white pony album starting with 'back to school' on spotify will always be wrong and disorienting" years old.
missing halloween obviously, but still 👀
November 6, 2025 at 6:18 PM
missing halloween obviously, but still 👀
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well i hadn't seen THAT intro screen joke before ...
November 6, 2025 at 2:17 AM
well i hadn't seen THAT intro screen joke before ...
wowwwww. i know she's old, but she wins landslides every term. true end of an era.
Rep. Nancy Pelosi, trailblazing Democratic leader and former Speaker of the House, won’t seek reelection.
Rep. Nancy Pelosi, trailblazing Democratic leader from San Francisco, won't seek reelection
Rep. Nancy Pelosi leveraged decades of power in the U.S. House to become one of the most influential political leaders of her generation. She won't seek reelection in 2026.
www.latimes.com
November 6, 2025 at 2:05 PM
wowwwww. i know she's old, but she wins landslides every term. true end of an era.
well i hadn't seen THAT intro screen joke before ...
November 6, 2025 at 2:17 AM
well i hadn't seen THAT intro screen joke before ...
i'm going to fight through allergies and stream some more outer worlds 2: twitch.tv/aegies
November 6, 2025 at 2:13 AM
i'm going to fight through allergies and stream some more outer worlds 2: twitch.tv/aegies
today in "xbox is a leading indicator of the console market's upheaval no matter how much some people want to insist otherwise" (that PS5/PC icon is buried in the playstation OS now) www.dealabs.com/magazine/du-...
Du "Cross-Buy" PS5-PC en préparation chez PlayStation ? Voici les résultats de notre enquête
On vous dévoile de nouveaux éléments sur la nouvelle fonctionnalité Cross-Buy qui est en cours de préparation chez PlayStation.
www.dealabs.com
November 5, 2025 at 2:29 PM
today in "xbox is a leading indicator of the console market's upheaval no matter how much some people want to insist otherwise" (that PS5/PC icon is buried in the playstation OS now) www.dealabs.com/magazine/du-...
i regrettably must be a damp blanket and observe that dick cheney at the end of his life hated trump and the modern republican party more than he hated democrats (and he really hated democrats).
November 5, 2025 at 2:10 PM
i regrettably must be a damp blanket and observe that dick cheney at the end of his life hated trump and the modern republican party more than he hated democrats (and he really hated democrats).
MSNBC reporting prop 50 is sitting at 65-35 in favor.
November 5, 2025 at 4:50 AM
MSNBC reporting prop 50 is sitting at 65-35 in favor.
If there’s any oh shit moment for the GOP tonight it’s New Jersey. This was supposed to be close. The handwringing was audible.
November 5, 2025 at 4:35 AM
If there’s any oh shit moment for the GOP tonight it’s New Jersey. This was supposed to be close. The handwringing was audible.
Jesus did Sherrill win by 12 points?
November 5, 2025 at 4:22 AM
Jesus did Sherrill win by 12 points?
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BREAKING: California’s Proposition 50 - the Election Rigging Response Act - has prevailed, requiring the temporary use of new congressional maps through 2030, has succeeded.
November 5, 2025 at 4:03 AM
BREAKING: California’s Proposition 50 - the Election Rigging Response Act - has prevailed, requiring the temporary use of new congressional maps through 2030, has succeeded.
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Zohran Mamdani wins the New York city mayor election, NBC News projects.
November 5, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Zohran Mamdani wins the New York city mayor election, NBC News projects.
well i'm not going to stare at election returns all night (probably) so it's back to the outer worlds 2: twitch.tv/aegies
Aegies - Twitch
A writer, podcast host, and video game consultant who streams games (about fifty percent dota, fifty percent other things).
twitch.tv
November 5, 2025 at 2:11 AM
well i'm not going to stare at election returns all night (probably) so it's back to the outer worlds 2: twitch.tv/aegies