Brian Crecente
@crecente.bsky.social
President Pad & Pixel video game consulting
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BAFTA member
Kotaku founder
Polygon co-founder
Former video game editor Rolling Stone, Variety
https://linktr.ee/crecente
BAFTA member
Kotaku founder
Polygon co-founder
Former video game editor Rolling Stone, Variety
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Brian Crecente
@crecente.bsky.social
· Oct 19
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(Re) intro time.
I run a consultancy for video games, tech, and toys. Clients include Epic Games and LEGO!
You may also know me as the founder of Kotaku, cofounder of Polygon, video games editor at Rolling Stone and Variety.
I still write, but mostly for clients and my column.
game.substack.com
I run a consultancy for video games, tech, and toys. Clients include Epic Games and LEGO!
You may also know me as the founder of Kotaku, cofounder of Polygon, video games editor at Rolling Stone and Variety.
I still write, but mostly for clients and my column.
game.substack.com
Wow. I’d love to see editorial board posts from both walking through the decision
NEW: Plans for secret U.S. raid to capture Maduro leaked to the Washington Post and New York Times before it happened, but both decided not to publish to protect U.S. troops - Semafor
January 4, 2026 at 4:23 PM
Wow. I’d love to see editorial board posts from both walking through the decision
Received my Mcon controller from Ohsnap yesterday. It’s a solid piece of kit so far. Well designed layout and nicely tuned buttons and sticks.
January 4, 2026 at 4:03 PM
Received my Mcon controller from Ohsnap yesterday. It’s a solid piece of kit so far. Well designed layout and nicely tuned buttons and sticks.
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I think GTA6 Online will be sold seperately, OR as part of a $100 bundle. I think that’s how they get the game up to $100.
January 4, 2026 at 3:33 PM
I think GTA6 Online will be sold seperately, OR as part of a $100 bundle. I think that’s how they get the game up to $100.
Will GTA 6 come with GTA Online access, no access or a new GTA Online?
January 4, 2026 at 1:21 PM
Will GTA 6 come with GTA Online access, no access or a new GTA Online?
So, what’s going on with the Epstein Files?
January 4, 2026 at 1:13 PM
So, what’s going on with the Epstein Files?
Dont you mean a blitzkrieg?
January 3, 2026 at 8:05 PM
Dont you mean a blitzkrieg?
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If we can capture another country's president, can another country come and capture ours? Asking for a friend.
January 3, 2026 at 6:41 PM
If we can capture another country's president, can another country come and capture ours? Asking for a friend.
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Get ready for sanctions, everyone!
a man in a military uniform says are we the baddies
Alt: a man in a military uniform says are we the baddies?
media.tenor.com
January 3, 2026 at 5:43 PM
Get ready for sanctions, everyone!
US bombs Venezuela, kidnapps president and his wife, says the US will run the country for now, and plans to send in US oil companies to take Venezuelan oil.
Waiting to see if anyone is going to do anything about this act of war.
Waiting to see if anyone is going to do anything about this act of war.
January 3, 2026 at 5:44 PM
US bombs Venezuela, kidnapps president and his wife, says the US will run the country for now, and plans to send in US oil companies to take Venezuelan oil.
Waiting to see if anyone is going to do anything about this act of war.
Waiting to see if anyone is going to do anything about this act of war.
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As an aside, I do think it’s worth noting that the current US admin illegally invaded another country and “arrested” (kidnapped) its president before it arrested anyone on the Epstein list.
January 3, 2026 at 4:09 PM
As an aside, I do think it’s worth noting that the current US admin illegally invaded another country and “arrested” (kidnapped) its president before it arrested anyone on the Epstein list.
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In our name, with our money, ostensibly for oil, but mostly because we have a president who's addicted to power and attention and needs to deflect from being friends with the world’s most famous pedophile. Shame on these fucking monsters who run my country. They need out.
January 3, 2026 at 7:28 AM
In our name, with our money, ostensibly for oil, but mostly because we have a president who's addicted to power and attention and needs to deflect from being friends with the world’s most famous pedophile. Shame on these fucking monsters who run my country. They need out.
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Lol
Mayor Zohran Mandami’s crime reduction strategy notches early win.
January 2, 2026 at 1:17 PM
Lol
Wait, all I have to do is say sorry when I break the law? I had no idea.
so x dot com’s ai generated CSAM and they admitted it may violate US law and … i haven’t seen in anyone in power say much at all or call to stop using the platform
January 2, 2026 at 1:16 PM
Wait, all I have to do is say sorry when I break the law? I had no idea.
This reminds me of a similar response I once received on a much less important topic.
At the time the PR director for PlayStation was shocked I later published his threat.
He said he was used to dealing with journalists. But this is what journalists do.
At the time the PR director for PlayStation was shocked I later published his threat.
He said he was used to dealing with journalists. But this is what journalists do.
“I’m sure you’re aware of our connections with the Trump Administration,” the North Carolina Republican Party's communications director wrote in an email response to us. “I would strongly suggest dropping this story.”
We didn't. #ICYMI, read the story that he wanted dropped:
We didn't. #ICYMI, read the story that he wanted dropped:
“Biblical Justice, Equal Justice, for All”: How North Carolina’s Chief Justice Transformed His State and America
Paul Newby, a born-again Christian, has turned his perch atop North Carolina’s Supreme Court into an instrument of political power. Over two decades, he’s driven changes that have reverberated well be...
www.propublica.org
January 2, 2026 at 1:07 PM
This reminds me of a similar response I once received on a much less important topic.
At the time the PR director for PlayStation was shocked I later published his threat.
He said he was used to dealing with journalists. But this is what journalists do.
At the time the PR director for PlayStation was shocked I later published his threat.
He said he was used to dealing with journalists. But this is what journalists do.
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“I’m sure you’re aware of our connections with the Trump Administration,” the North Carolina Republican Party's communications director wrote in an email response to us. “I would strongly suggest dropping this story.”
We didn't. #ICYMI, read the story that he wanted dropped:
We didn't. #ICYMI, read the story that he wanted dropped:
“Biblical Justice, Equal Justice, for All”: How North Carolina’s Chief Justice Transformed His State and America
Paul Newby, a born-again Christian, has turned his perch atop North Carolina’s Supreme Court into an instrument of political power. Over two decades, he’s driven changes that have reverberated well be...
www.propublica.org
January 2, 2026 at 4:00 AM
“I’m sure you’re aware of our connections with the Trump Administration,” the North Carolina Republican Party's communications director wrote in an email response to us. “I would strongly suggest dropping this story.”
We didn't. #ICYMI, read the story that he wanted dropped:
We didn't. #ICYMI, read the story that he wanted dropped:
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Happy New Years.
Don't give up the fight!
Don't give up the fight!
January 1, 2026 at 6:01 PM
Happy New Years.
Don't give up the fight!
Don't give up the fight!
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Mayor Mamdani has nullified every executive order issued by Eric Adams after he struck his corrupt bargain with Trump to secure dismissal of the indictment against him.
January 1, 2026 at 10:58 PM
Mayor Mamdani has nullified every executive order issued by Eric Adams after he struck his corrupt bargain with Trump to secure dismissal of the indictment against him.
Been googling for hours now to find out where it says she can't have nice things
This type of discourse is so prevalent & often works because we have for some reason For Years Now agreed to debate the merits of socialism from a starting position so intentionally disingenuous that we aren't ever even discussing what socialism actually is.
A testament to our engineered ignorance.
A testament to our engineered ignorance.
New York Post looks normal
January 1, 2026 at 8:07 PM
Been googling for hours now to find out where it says she can't have nice things
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Thank you all for your patience! Without further ado, it's This Year In Videogame Blogging 2025, complete with a bonus This Week In Videogame Blogging, December 28, 2025!
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January 1, 2026 at 6:28 PM
Thank you all for your patience! Without further ado, it's This Year In Videogame Blogging 2025, complete with a bonus This Week In Videogame Blogging, December 28, 2025!
critical-distance.com/2026/01/01/t...
critical-distance.com/2026/01/01/t...
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Mamdani took over the @NYCMayor account on Twitter but old Eric Adams tweets are still active. That means Mamdani's name and face shows up for old tweets he didn't send.
You're probably going to see a lot of screenshots like this where Mamdani appears to praise Netanyahu, but they aren't by Mamdani
You're probably going to see a lot of screenshots like this where Mamdani appears to praise Netanyahu, but they aren't by Mamdani
January 1, 2026 at 5:14 PM
Mamdani took over the @NYCMayor account on Twitter but old Eric Adams tweets are still active. That means Mamdani's name and face shows up for old tweets he didn't send.
You're probably going to see a lot of screenshots like this where Mamdani appears to praise Netanyahu, but they aren't by Mamdani
You're probably going to see a lot of screenshots like this where Mamdani appears to praise Netanyahu, but they aren't by Mamdani
My panettone came with a hat!
January 1, 2026 at 6:27 PM
My panettone came with a hat!
Happy New Years.
Don't give up the fight!
Don't give up the fight!
January 1, 2026 at 6:01 PM
Happy New Years.
Don't give up the fight!
Don't give up the fight!