🔮🦇Claire Lewis | Play Like A Girl🎮💅
@beautybot.bsky.social
🛸 Professional nerdess @ Polygon 🎮
✍ Previously: GameSpot, Cultured Vultures✏️
🪐 Lore huntress 🏹
Overly verbose writer of words about video games, lover of narrative RPGs, owner of too many D20s. "You play like a girl" is a compliment.
📸: _BeautyBot 🏳️🌈
✍ Previously: GameSpot, Cultured Vultures✏️
🪐 Lore huntress 🏹
Overly verbose writer of words about video games, lover of narrative RPGs, owner of too many D20s. "You play like a girl" is a compliment.
📸: _BeautyBot 🏳️🌈
Another person confirmed dead as I wrote this. 4 in total currently, at least 11 injured. 38k gallons of fuel burning, and it apparently crashed into a building that houses additional fuel.
This entire afternoon has been so surreal.
This entire afternoon has been so surreal.
A plane crashed at my local airport today. The sky was black with smoke, they told us to turn off any air intake to avoid breathing it in. At least 3 people are dead, likely more.
Maybe we should like, fund the FAA and give ATC their fucking paychecks, but what do I know?
I'm so tired.
Maybe we should like, fund the FAA and give ATC their fucking paychecks, but what do I know?
I'm so tired.
November 5, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Another person confirmed dead as I wrote this. 4 in total currently, at least 11 injured. 38k gallons of fuel burning, and it apparently crashed into a building that houses additional fuel.
This entire afternoon has been so surreal.
This entire afternoon has been so surreal.
A plane crashed at my local airport today. The sky was black with smoke, they told us to turn off any air intake to avoid breathing it in. At least 3 people are dead, likely more.
Maybe we should like, fund the FAA and give ATC their fucking paychecks, but what do I know?
I'm so tired.
Maybe we should like, fund the FAA and give ATC their fucking paychecks, but what do I know?
I'm so tired.
November 5, 2025 at 2:20 AM
A plane crashed at my local airport today. The sky was black with smoke, they told us to turn off any air intake to avoid breathing it in. At least 3 people are dead, likely more.
Maybe we should like, fund the FAA and give ATC their fucking paychecks, but what do I know?
I'm so tired.
Maybe we should like, fund the FAA and give ATC their fucking paychecks, but what do I know?
I'm so tired.
This is one of those movies that I always struggle to recommend to people because it's not an easy watch, but it's certainly a film you should see at least once, and its message is far more effective than anything D.A.R.E. ever came up with.
The scariest monsters aren't under your bed, they're in your head
25 years later, Requiem For A Dream is still the scariest non-horror movie ever
The scariest monsters aren't under your bed, they're in your head
www.polygon.com
October 28, 2025 at 3:24 PM
This is one of those movies that I always struggle to recommend to people because it's not an easy watch, but it's certainly a film you should see at least once, and its message is far more effective than anything D.A.R.E. ever came up with.
Gary Oldman Dracula is Best Dracula, fight me. 🦇🕸️⚰️🩸
www.polygon.com/bram-stokers...
#Dracula #Halloween #Horror
www.polygon.com/bram-stokers...
#Dracula #Halloween #Horror
Francis Ford Coppola's Dracula adaptation drip-feeds the audience fear and romance in equal measure
This is objectively the best adaptation of Bram Stoker's Dracula
www.polygon.com
October 24, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Gary Oldman Dracula is Best Dracula, fight me. 🦇🕸️⚰️🩸
www.polygon.com/bram-stokers...
#Dracula #Halloween #Horror
www.polygon.com/bram-stokers...
#Dracula #Halloween #Horror
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Apex Legends producer Ben Brinkman will take over Project Ethos next week
2K's hero shooter Project Ethos is still in the works, now under new management
Apex Legends producer Ben Brinkman will take over Project Ethos next week
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October 15, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Apex Legends producer Ben Brinkman will take over Project Ethos next week
I said what I said, y'all. 🌺
P.T. was a great horror demo, but it wasn't a good Silent Hill game
Silent Hill f makes me glad Kojima never got his hands on the franchise
P.T. was a great horror demo, but it wasn't a good Silent Hill game
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September 30, 2025 at 9:18 PM
I said what I said, y'all. 🌺
"Everything that you see as CGI is actually built practically first."
How Alien: Earth's cast and crew brought the show's creatures to life
"Everything that you see as CGI is actually built practically first."
www.polygon.com
September 29, 2025 at 6:11 PM
My coffee beans came with a tiny pack of orange TicTacs. ☕🧡
September 26, 2025 at 11:49 PM
My coffee beans came with a tiny pack of orange TicTacs. ☕🧡
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"Deep down inside every human being is the urge to pet a cat.” 🐈 Your feline friends are waiting for pets in #CronosTheNewDawn, and it’s worth every scratch. Thanks to @beautybot.bsky.social for a purr-fect interview! Check it out on @polygon.com meow: www.polygon.com/cronos-new-d... BestOPS
Cronos: The New Dawn's cats bring its protagonist to life
Yes, you can pet them. In fact, it's encouraged!
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September 26, 2025 at 6:23 PM
"Deep down inside every human being is the urge to pet a cat.” 🐈 Your feline friends are waiting for pets in #CronosTheNewDawn, and it’s worth every scratch. Thanks to @beautybot.bsky.social for a purr-fect interview! Check it out on @polygon.com meow: www.polygon.com/cronos-new-d... BestOPS
Y'all why did this scarecrow do me like that lmao, jesus. This was a scripted camera angle, not my doing! 😭
#SilentHillF
#SilentHillF
September 26, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Y'all why did this scarecrow do me like that lmao, jesus. This was a scripted camera angle, not my doing! 😭
#SilentHillF
#SilentHillF
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William S. Hart's signature one-handed cigarette roll in THE BARGAIN (1914)
September 19, 2025 at 10:41 PM
William S. Hart's signature one-handed cigarette roll in THE BARGAIN (1914)
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“At some points, it was like Gotham City.” Discover the dark history and era of martial law behind #CronosTheNewDawn's alternate version of Nowa Huta in @polygon.com’s interview with Grzegorz Like. Thanks for the chat, @beautybot.bsky.social! www.polygon.com/cronos-new-d... #BestOPS
Cronos: The New Dawn is a horror hellscape set in its creators' own hometown
"It was like Gotham City," says lead writer Grzegorz Like
www.polygon.com
September 19, 2025 at 6:24 PM
“At some points, it was like Gotham City.” Discover the dark history and era of martial law behind #CronosTheNewDawn's alternate version of Nowa Huta in @polygon.com’s interview with Grzegorz Like. Thanks for the chat, @beautybot.bsky.social! www.polygon.com/cronos-new-d... #BestOPS
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Person receiving food stamps: *buys cheap boxes of rice and mac and cheese for meals*
Critics: “Ugh! Food stamps should not cover junk food!”
Person receiving food stamps: *buys pricier higher quality fresh food*
Critics: “Ugh! People on benefits are eating better than I do!”
Critics: “Ugh! Food stamps should not cover junk food!”
Person receiving food stamps: *buys pricier higher quality fresh food*
Critics: “Ugh! People on benefits are eating better than I do!”
September 8, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Person receiving food stamps: *buys cheap boxes of rice and mac and cheese for meals*
Critics: “Ugh! Food stamps should not cover junk food!”
Person receiving food stamps: *buys pricier higher quality fresh food*
Critics: “Ugh! People on benefits are eating better than I do!”
Critics: “Ugh! Food stamps should not cover junk food!”
Person receiving food stamps: *buys pricier higher quality fresh food*
Critics: “Ugh! People on benefits are eating better than I do!”
30 years ago today, Hackers was unleashed upon the world, and it's still an incredibly fun nostalgia trip. I still haven't recovered from the "bad guy steals floppy disk while riding a skateboard and holding onto his own getaway car" scene. Peak cinema.
www.polygon.com/hackers-30th...
www.polygon.com/hackers-30th...
30 years later, Hackers is still the perfect hit of ‘90s nostalgia
This flick is my favorite high-tech time capsule
www.polygon.com
September 15, 2025 at 6:15 PM
30 years ago today, Hackers was unleashed upon the world, and it's still an incredibly fun nostalgia trip. I still haven't recovered from the "bad guy steals floppy disk while riding a skateboard and holding onto his own getaway car" scene. Peak cinema.
www.polygon.com/hackers-30th...
www.polygon.com/hackers-30th...
Respectfully begging y'all to launch your AAA RPGs with a BG3 Magic Mirror/Cyberpunk Ripperdoc-plastic-surgeon mechanic *already* in the game, not added in months after launch.
#Cyberpunk2077 #BaldursGate3 #TheOuterWorlds2
#Cyberpunk2077 #BaldursGate3 #TheOuterWorlds2
September 15, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Respectfully begging y'all to launch your AAA RPGs with a BG3 Magic Mirror/Cyberpunk Ripperdoc-plastic-surgeon mechanic *already* in the game, not added in months after launch.
#Cyberpunk2077 #BaldursGate3 #TheOuterWorlds2
#Cyberpunk2077 #BaldursGate3 #TheOuterWorlds2
Do I love this idea? Yes. Do I have any faith it will work as advertised? Not so much. 💔
#TheSims #TheSims4 #TS4 #AdventureAwaits #LoveIsland
www.polygon.com/sims-4-adven...
#TheSims #TheSims4 #TS4 #AdventureAwaits #LoveIsland
www.polygon.com/sims-4-adven...
I've got cold feet about The Sims 4's new Love Island DLC
The Adventure Awaits expansion is my type (on paper), but I'm feeling a bit mugged off
www.polygon.com
September 6, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Do I love this idea? Yes. Do I have any faith it will work as advertised? Not so much. 💔
#TheSims #TheSims4 #TS4 #AdventureAwaits #LoveIsland
www.polygon.com/sims-4-adven...
#TheSims #TheSims4 #TS4 #AdventureAwaits #LoveIsland
www.polygon.com/sims-4-adven...
My favorite digital sleep-paralysis demon has returned, and now it's doing mascot horror! Yay!(?)
#TheSims #TheSims4
www.polygon.com/sims-4-imagi...
#TheSims #TheSims4
www.polygon.com/sims-4-imagi...
Sims 4 is bringing back Imaginary Friends, and they're pure nightmare fuel
"The Imaginary Friends do get a bit quirky at night."
www.polygon.com
September 5, 2025 at 10:40 PM
My favorite digital sleep-paralysis demon has returned, and now it's doing mascot horror! Yay!(?)
#TheSims #TheSims4
www.polygon.com/sims-4-imagi...
#TheSims #TheSims4
www.polygon.com/sims-4-imagi...
Y'all I got to interview Noah Hawley and asked him stuff about everyone's favorite sentient, tentacled eyeball fren. 👁️👽🚀
#Alien #AlienEarth
#Alien #AlienEarth
Noah Hawley wrote and directed the show's fifth episode, saying it "came to life on the page."
How Alien: Earth's creator pulled off the show's most ambitious episode yet
Noah Hawley wrote and directed the show's fifth episode, saying it "came to life on the page."
www.polygon.com
September 5, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Y'all I got to interview Noah Hawley and asked him stuff about everyone's favorite sentient, tentacled eyeball fren. 👁️👽🚀
#Alien #AlienEarth
#Alien #AlienEarth
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The art within Sword of the Sea is beyond beautiful and impressive.
It is nothing short of a tragedy Natalie is looking for work right now. Please share this and hire her ASAP.
It is nothing short of a tragedy Natalie is looking for work right now. Please share this and hire her ASAP.
August 25, 2025 at 7:23 PM
The art within Sword of the Sea is beyond beautiful and impressive.
It is nothing short of a tragedy Natalie is looking for work right now. Please share this and hire her ASAP.
It is nothing short of a tragedy Natalie is looking for work right now. Please share this and hire her ASAP.
And on today's episode of Claire's Crackpot Alien Theories:
www.polygon.com/alien-earth-...
#AlienEarth
www.polygon.com/alien-earth-...
#AlienEarth
Here's a horrible theory for you about Alien: Earth eyeball alien
This may explain something crucial about the Xenomorph's design
www.polygon.com
August 27, 2025 at 11:00 PM
And on today's episode of Claire's Crackpot Alien Theories:
www.polygon.com/alien-earth-...
#AlienEarth
www.polygon.com/alien-earth-...
#AlienEarth
Had a blast playing this preview and writing this piece. October 29th can't get here fast enough.
#TheOuterWorlds2
#TheOuterWorlds2
The Outer Worlds 2 feels like a big improvement on its predecessor, but thankfully doesn't try to fix what wasn't broken in the first place
The Outer Worlds 2 preview: Corporate greed never looked so good
The Outer Worlds 2 feels like a big improvement on its predecessor, but thankfully doesn't try to fix what wasn't broken in the first place
www.polygon.com
August 27, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Had a blast playing this preview and writing this piece. October 29th can't get here fast enough.
#TheOuterWorlds2
#TheOuterWorlds2
OK but the chestburster is low-key adorable, like why do I kind of want one now?
August 27, 2025 at 2:54 AM
OK but the chestburster is low-key adorable, like why do I kind of want one now?
Also got to interview Giant Squid's Matt Nava, and learn all about the lore connections between Sword of the Sea and ABZÛ, which take place in the same universe.
🐟🐠🦈🐬🌊
#SwordoftheSea #ABZU #Journey
🐟🐠🦈🐬🌊
#SwordoftheSea #ABZU #Journey
"You're able to kind of have this connection with nature that is meditative, even though it's extreme."
Sword of the Sea creator talks life after Journey and "extreme" bliss
"You're able to kind of have this connection with nature that is meditative, even though it's extreme."
www.polygon.com
August 23, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Also got to interview Giant Squid's Matt Nava, and learn all about the lore connections between Sword of the Sea and ABZÛ, which take place in the same universe.
🐟🐠🦈🐬🌊
#SwordoftheSea #ABZU #Journey
🐟🐠🦈🐬🌊
#SwordoftheSea #ABZU #Journey
Finally got to scream "GO PLAY ABZÛ!!" from the rooftops. This article has been marinating in my brain for years, so glad I got to write it!
#SwordOfTheSea #ABZU
#SwordOfTheSea #ABZU
Giant Squid's first game is an underrated underwater gem
Don't play Sword of the Sea without playing ABZÛ, too
Giant Squid's first game is an underrated underwater gem
www.polygon.com
August 23, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Finally got to scream "GO PLAY ABZÛ!!" from the rooftops. This article has been marinating in my brain for years, so glad I got to write it!
#SwordOfTheSea #ABZU
#SwordOfTheSea #ABZU
I will never recover from how weird it feels to fire up Disney+ to watch an Alien film/show. Speaking of which, I've got super mixed feelings on Alien: Earth. Casting? Great. Acting? Phenomenal. Music? Nailed it.
But the pacing feels SO odd to me. Hard to put to words, just feels off somehow.
But the pacing feels SO odd to me. Hard to put to words, just feels off somehow.
August 21, 2025 at 1:16 PM
I will never recover from how weird it feels to fire up Disney+ to watch an Alien film/show. Speaking of which, I've got super mixed feelings on Alien: Earth. Casting? Great. Acting? Phenomenal. Music? Nailed it.
But the pacing feels SO odd to me. Hard to put to words, just feels off somehow.
But the pacing feels SO odd to me. Hard to put to words, just feels off somehow.