Emmett Watkins Jr
@ejsponge61.com
Writer @vgutv.bsky.social, Player's Club Podcast Host, ⅓ of Welcome To The Thing (w/ @tlfoster.bsky.social & @jarrettjawn.bsky.social), Kinda Funny Prom Prince, 100% Negus
He/Him emmettwatkins1@gmail.com
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Emmett Watkins Jr
@ejsponge61.com
· Nov 1
Ayo! I'm Emmett, and I've been writing, podcasting, streaming, and making videos about games, movies, music, and more for 10+ years. Here's where you can find me & my work:
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The Player's Club Podcast
Written work on VGU.TV
Videos on VGU.TV
My Website
YouTube
Twitch
Letterboxd
Backloggd
The Player's Club Podcast
Written work on VGU.TV
Videos on VGU.TV
Incredible news! But I'll admit between Green Man Gaming also introducing game bundles as well as the usual Humble & Fanatical, PC gaming continues to actually be the best deal in gaming.
Digiphile launching today from former Humble Bundle veterans - a new discovery platform offering curated premium, game and book bundles that benefit users, creators, publishers, and charities
www.gamedeveloper.com/business/dig...
www.digiphile.co
www.gamedeveloper.com/business/dig...
www.digiphile.co
November 11, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Incredible news! But I'll admit between Green Man Gaming also introducing game bundles as well as the usual Humble & Fanatical, PC gaming continues to actually be the best deal in gaming.
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Old-School Battlefield Buffet | VGU In Memoriam
Old-School Battlefield Buffet | VGU In Memoriam
Okay, I know we all hate EA tenfold now, but this video has been in the backlog since… 2023?Behold! Josh and Graydon’s voyage into the trenches of old-school...
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November 8, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Old-School Battlefield Buffet | VGU In Memoriam
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I think we should fight for better digital ownership while we still have time
November 11, 2025 at 2:26 PM
I think we should fight for better digital ownership while we still have time
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Chatting with Future Class inductees for my latest at @theguardian.com. They paint a pretty clear picture of the perils of performative allyship.
Thanks to all who spoke with me, and always, to Keza for the chance to do important work!
Thanks to all who spoke with me, and always, to Keza for the chance to do important work!
“Don’t gather some of the most brilliant activists in the industry, treat us like crap, and then expect us to do nothing about it.” After the Game Awards cancelled its Future Class programme, @alyssamerc.bsky.social talked to its former honorees
www.theguardian.com/games/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/games/2025/n...
“We were effectively props”: young stars of game development feel let down by the ‘gaming Oscars’
Announced in 2020 by the Game Awards as an inclusive programme for the industry’s next generation, the Future Class initiative has now been discontinued. Inductees describe clashes with organisers and...
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Chatting with Future Class inductees for my latest at @theguardian.com. They paint a pretty clear picture of the perils of performative allyship.
Thanks to all who spoke with me, and always, to Keza for the chance to do important work!
Thanks to all who spoke with me, and always, to Keza for the chance to do important work!
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This game is more fun than Breath of The Wild
Immortals Fenyx Rising will be free on Ubisoft Connect (PC) starting November 13th, to celebrate Ubisoft Connect's 5th anniversary news.ubisoft.com/en-us/articl...
November 11, 2025 at 1:06 AM
This game is more fun than Breath of The Wild
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As someone who bounced off BOTW/TOTK style Zelda, I really enjoyed picking up what this game was putting down
November 10, 2025 at 11:24 PM
As someone who bounced off BOTW/TOTK style Zelda, I really enjoyed picking up what this game was putting down
"everyone is twelve" theory strikes again
second verse on this is one of the funniest things i've ever heard
November 11, 2025 at 12:57 AM
"everyone is twelve" theory strikes again
MOTHER FICKER MY FANTASY CRITIC HINGED ON THIS
While developing Artful Escape, our 3D artist Mikey, made an oven asset. It was a nice oven - the work of a true pro. He even put the knobs on. And that’s who we are at Beethoven & Dinosaur. We put the knobs on. Mixtape is almost complete, we’re just putting the knobs on. See you in 2026.
November 10, 2025 at 11:11 PM
MOTHER FICKER MY FANTASY CRITIC HINGED ON THIS
I have an app that tracks how long I'm on certain apps/sites and blocks them when I'm on there too long. Didn't realize until today it never properly tracked my use time on mobile. I know this because, on my new phone, it definitely works. Hit my limit and it actually blocked me 😭.
November 10, 2025 at 11:07 PM
I have an app that tracks how long I'm on certain apps/sites and blocks them when I'm on there too long. Didn't realize until today it never properly tracked my use time on mobile. I know this because, on my new phone, it definitely works. Hit my limit and it actually blocked me 😭.
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A damned shame they canceled the sequel.
This game was good! Just a fun ride with a lot of old-school platforming and puzzles.
This game was good! Just a fun ride with a lot of old-school platforming and puzzles.
Immortals Fenyx Rising will be free on Ubisoft Connect (PC) starting November 13th, to celebrate Ubisoft Connect's 5th anniversary news.ubisoft.com/en-us/articl...
November 10, 2025 at 9:38 PM
A damned shame they canceled the sequel.
This game was good! Just a fun ride with a lot of old-school platforming and puzzles.
This game was good! Just a fun ride with a lot of old-school platforming and puzzles.
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This game should have gotten more love. It's quite good.
Immortals Fenyx Rising will be free on Ubisoft Connect (PC) starting November 13th, to celebrate Ubisoft Connect's 5th anniversary news.ubisoft.com/en-us/articl...
November 10, 2025 at 9:37 PM
This game should have gotten more love. It's quite good.
the best breath of the wild game
Immortals Fenyx Rising will be free on Ubisoft Connect (PC) starting November 13th, to celebrate Ubisoft Connect's 5th anniversary news.ubisoft.com/en-us/articl...
November 10, 2025 at 9:49 PM
the best breath of the wild game
Beau Is Afraid. It's the first horror movie I've seen that's channeled my specific anxieties and fears into the main themes of a film. And honestly it kinda gave me a little bit of perspective on those same anxieties. It also unlocked a new worst irrational fear within me, which is also cool.
What is the best movie not from this year that you’ve seen this year? Bonus points if you say why
November 10, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Beau Is Afraid. It's the first horror movie I've seen that's channeled my specific anxieties and fears into the main themes of a film. And honestly it kinda gave me a little bit of perspective on those same anxieties. It also unlocked a new worst irrational fear within me, which is also cool.
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humbly proposing that vape pens are quietly one of the most evil inventions in the past 25 years and that everyone involved should be tried at the hague
November 10, 2025 at 5:47 AM
humbly proposing that vape pens are quietly one of the most evil inventions in the past 25 years and that everyone involved should be tried at the hague
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The deeper into the year I get the more I feel like 2025 didn't truly get "good" for me until I went out and did this.
I was one of the 39!
Now that this year's Doc Lightning is up in full, I'll go ahead and share my entry! You can also watch it on my YouTube channel if you'd like. youtu.be/HdOLoDadsQI
Please enjoy: The Allure of the Momocon Courtyard
Now that this year's Doc Lightning is up in full, I'll go ahead and share my entry! You can also watch it on my YouTube channel if you'd like. youtu.be/HdOLoDadsQI
Please enjoy: The Allure of the Momocon Courtyard
November 10, 2025 at 5:54 PM
The deeper into the year I get the more I feel like 2025 didn't truly get "good" for me until I went out and did this.
FUCK YES
I have not played Ark Raiders since beta months ago but it's SO refreshing to see a mainstream game review in which the ethics of the game's creation actually effects not only the reviewer,s opinion of the game, but the score itself as well. Putting your money where your mouth is!
I have not played Ark Raiders since beta months ago but it's SO refreshing to see a mainstream game review in which the ethics of the game's creation actually effects not only the reviewer,s opinion of the game, but the score itself as well. Putting your money where your mouth is!
Rich PvE combat and an unusually friendly community make Arc Raiders a more approachable extraction shooter than most, but Embark Studios' continued use of AI voice generation is a black mark against its reputation.
Our review:
www.eurogamer.net/arc-raiders-...
Our review:
www.eurogamer.net/arc-raiders-...
November 10, 2025 at 5:19 PM
FUCK YES
I have not played Ark Raiders since beta months ago but it's SO refreshing to see a mainstream game review in which the ethics of the game's creation actually effects not only the reviewer,s opinion of the game, but the score itself as well. Putting your money where your mouth is!
I have not played Ark Raiders since beta months ago but it's SO refreshing to see a mainstream game review in which the ethics of the game's creation actually effects not only the reviewer,s opinion of the game, but the score itself as well. Putting your money where your mouth is!
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Do you know how hard it is to politically radicalize someone who joined a website to reply with the cry laughing emoji to the Trix cereal rabbit?
People are mad at Democrats over on Threads. Do you understand? THREADS.
November 10, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Do you know how hard it is to politically radicalize someone who joined a website to reply with the cry laughing emoji to the Trix cereal rabbit?
I and a bunch of other people have been canceling our Spotify subscriptions due to the ICE ads and forced AI features. I know they're rolling this out to try and entice users to stay but, if this looks enticing, I need yall to just use Last.FM like a real adult.
Spotify is introducing weekly listening stats for all users, showing top artists, songs, and milestones. These weekly Wrapped-style snapshots can be shared from the app or on Instagram and WhatsApp in over 60 markets worldwide.
buff.ly/JiUVNPg
buff.ly/JiUVNPg
November 10, 2025 at 2:17 PM
I and a bunch of other people have been canceling our Spotify subscriptions due to the ICE ads and forced AI features. I know they're rolling this out to try and entice users to stay but, if this looks enticing, I need yall to just use Last.FM like a real adult.
They call him Chuck Schumer because we should.
November 10, 2025 at 1:34 PM
They call him Chuck Schumer because we should.
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American politics makes a lot more sense when you realize that the GOP is afraid of pissing off the GOP base, and the Dems are afraid of pissing off the GOP base, but neither party is afraid of pissing off the Dem base.
March 14, 2025 at 10:24 PM
American politics makes a lot more sense when you realize that the GOP is afraid of pissing off the GOP base, and the Dems are afraid of pissing off the GOP base, but neither party is afraid of pissing off the Dem base.
Unfortunately I'm Neversoft in 2005 rn.
Trying not to respond to every news update with “Gun”
November 10, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Unfortunately I'm Neversoft in 2005 rn.
Seeing it this Tuesday 😁
November 9, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Seeing it this Tuesday 😁