Ignas Vieversys (Looking for work ⭐)
@ignasvieversys.bsky.social
Games journalist| Words: @superjumpmagazine.com, @debugmagazine.bsky.social, @theguardian.com, @rockpapershotgun.bsky.social, @gibiz.bsky.social
📧: honablee[at]gmail[dot]com
📧: honablee[at]gmail[dot]com
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"If you watch an episode of Cheers, you might hear references to foreign filmmakers, to classical musicians, to Russian novelists. The level of assumed knowledge back then was far greater; now, TV is rarely adventurous in its allusions."
TV brain rot: The real reason television shows are getting stupider www.the-independent.com/arts-enterta...
TV brain rot: The real reason television shows are getting stupider
It’s crazy for streamers to prioritise ‘second-screen viewing’, writes Louis Chilton – but that’s not the only way TV seems to have lost faith in its audience
www.the-independent.com
January 20, 2026 at 7:00 PM
"If you watch an episode of Cheers, you might hear references to foreign filmmakers, to classical musicians, to Russian novelists. The level of assumed knowledge back then was far greater; now, TV is rarely adventurous in its allusions."
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Reviewed the Sex Pistols album for CREEM (full review in current issue)
January 19, 2026 at 12:52 PM
Reviewed the Sex Pistols album for CREEM (full review in current issue)
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my mentor was a historian on war & revolution and when asked to share the single most important short piece of text he'd encountered in his life, he shared this.
it's well worth the read. i carry it with me
it's well worth the read. i carry it with me
and a cheeky text drop right now, as a present
this chapter by Tolstoy is very short and easy to read but will forever change how you understand the world and your vulnerability to the machine of bureaucratic dehumanisation:
en.wikisource.org/wiki/Resurre...
this chapter by Tolstoy is very short and easy to read but will forever change how you understand the world and your vulnerability to the machine of bureaucratic dehumanisation:
en.wikisource.org/wiki/Resurre...
January 16, 2026 at 5:04 AM
my mentor was a historian on war & revolution and when asked to share the single most important short piece of text he'd encountered in his life, he shared this.
it's well worth the read. i carry it with me
it's well worth the read. i carry it with me
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I often think about Jonathan Cooper's posts about TLOU2, that the studio ran out of seasoned game animators because its reputation was so bad and thus had to hire film folks who had to be taught how to put games together.
January 14, 2026 at 1:57 PM
I often think about Jonathan Cooper's posts about TLOU2, that the studio ran out of seasoned game animators because its reputation was so bad and thus had to hire film folks who had to be taught how to put games together.
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Condé Nast forgot to renew the trademark for Gourmet and so a group of journalists grabbed it and are relaunching the food magazine as a worker-owned co-op. Love it. [gourmetmagazine.net]
Gourmet Magazine
Gourmet is a worker-owned publication about food and the people who make and consume it.
gourmetmagazine.net
January 13, 2026 at 4:22 PM
Condé Nast forgot to renew the trademark for Gourmet and so a group of journalists grabbed it and are relaunching the food magazine as a worker-owned co-op. Love it. [gourmetmagazine.net]
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greatest steam update of all time, because of one unnecessary detail
January 12, 2026 at 9:34 PM
greatest steam update of all time, because of one unnecessary detail
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The developers of PEAK explain pricing
January 12, 2026 at 7:01 AM
The developers of PEAK explain pricing
I guess I have to watch Angel's Egg now (another brilliant video from @superjumpmagazine.com 🌟)
We're excited to reveal our latest video essay, which is all about Mamoru Oshii's brilliant #AngelsEgg and its significant influence on some of our favourite video games.
Script: @brandonrchinn.bsky.social
Narration: @catwebling.bsky.social
Editor: @nomibelle.bsky.social
Script: @brandonrchinn.bsky.social
Narration: @catwebling.bsky.social
Editor: @nomibelle.bsky.social
How the Haunting and Mysterious Angel's Egg Influenced Video Games
YouTube video by SUPERJUMP
www.youtube.com
January 9, 2026 at 9:21 AM
I guess I have to watch Angel's Egg now (another brilliant video from @superjumpmagazine.com 🌟)
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Can't believe it was nearly 2 years ago we first announced Wax Heads and put the demo out and ended up with this lovely preview in @edgemagazine.bsky.social from @schillingc.bsky.social that YES I framed in my office
(don't worry I have like 5 other copies of it...)
(don't worry I have like 5 other copies of it...)
January 7, 2026 at 10:07 AM
Can't believe it was nearly 2 years ago we first announced Wax Heads and put the demo out and ended up with this lovely preview in @edgemagazine.bsky.social from @schillingc.bsky.social that YES I framed in my office
(don't worry I have like 5 other copies of it...)
(don't worry I have like 5 other copies of it...)
what a entertaining piece, this!
January 7, 2026 at 11:18 AM
what a entertaining piece, this!
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Now that everyone is going back to work, it's a good time to remind you I still urgently want to be your next writer of things. Email hetfeldmalindy@gmail.com or DM me for my portfolio. Happy New Year!
Hi everyone, I'm urgently looking for any work. I'm a writer and narrative designer, I offer game consultations and mock reviews, I localise between German and English, I can write copy. If it needs words, I'll do it! Here's some games I've written on in the past:
January 5, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Now that everyone is going back to work, it's a good time to remind you I still urgently want to be your next writer of things. Email hetfeldmalindy@gmail.com or DM me for my portfolio. Happy New Year!
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"international law must be followed" is european for "thoughts and prayers"
January 3, 2026 at 2:08 PM
"international law must be followed" is european for "thoughts and prayers"
In Blade Runner 2049 Joi's voice: 't was a year (with a lot of banger articles from SUPERJUMP)
Happy New Year, everyone! Our final newsletter for 2025 is a curated collection of our greatest stories from the year. We hope you enjoy it, happy reading. 🎉
➡️ https://www.superjumpmagazine.com/superjump-2025-year-in-review/
➡️ https://www.superjumpmagazine.com/superjump-2025-year-in-review/
December 31, 2025 at 7:07 AM
In Blade Runner 2049 Joi's voice: 't was a year (with a lot of banger articles from SUPERJUMP)
Genuinely one of EOTY lists I've personally been looking forward to 👏 Played three out of 10 games (Nubby and Butcher's Creek) from the list (two of 'em) inspired by Artemis' amazing write-ups.
Still, have a feeling It Takes War would be on the list if you've gotten around to playing it(!)
Still, have a feeling It Takes War would be on the list if you've gotten around to playing it(!)
My EOTY roundup for Stop Caring is now live, a bit more informal than the regular essays I provide,
I wrote about my 10 favorite games of 2025 and award one the coveted title of Stop Caring GOTY
I also wanted to take a moment to thank all the contributors and supporters in the beginning :)
I wrote about my 10 favorite games of 2025 and award one the coveted title of Stop Caring GOTY
I also wanted to take a moment to thank all the contributors and supporters in the beginning :)
2025 Roundup
A letter from 'the editor', her top 10 games of 2025, and Stop Caring GOTY.
www.stopcar.ing
December 30, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Genuinely one of EOTY lists I've personally been looking forward to 👏 Played three out of 10 games (Nubby and Butcher's Creek) from the list (two of 'em) inspired by Artemis' amazing write-ups.
Still, have a feeling It Takes War would be on the list if you've gotten around to playing it(!)
Still, have a feeling It Takes War would be on the list if you've gotten around to playing it(!)
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another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls
December 27, 2025 at 5:27 PM
another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls
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Gotta get me one of these
“Slop Evader [is] a new browser tool that filters your web searches to only include results from before November 30, 2022 — the day that ChatGPT was released to the public.”
December 22, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Gotta get me one of these
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the only way to write something good is to write something bad over and over again until it becomes good. outsourcing all the writing something bad parts to a machine means you didn't write the good thing on the other end (if it's even good)
December 16, 2025 at 4:35 PM
the only way to write something good is to write something bad over and over again until it becomes good. outsourcing all the writing something bad parts to a machine means you didn't write the good thing on the other end (if it's even good)
Since I'm in the Baltics, we're pretty late with the whole Geese discourse. But seeing multiple Geese memes in the last few days (plus P.T.A. filming frontman's Carnagey Hall concert, for some reason), I went to my go-to music critic to find out what the deal is, and boy, it did not disappoint.
Wrote about Geese, as one does. zacharylipez.ghost.io/geese-gets-w...
December 13, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Since I'm in the Baltics, we're pretty late with the whole Geese discourse. But seeing multiple Geese memes in the last few days (plus P.T.A. filming frontman's Carnagey Hall concert, for some reason), I went to my go-to music critic to find out what the deal is, and boy, it did not disappoint.
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We had an Overwhelmingly Positive score on Steam, then these two reviews rolled in
Why does Valve allow this?
Why does Valve allow this?
December 8, 2025 at 9:54 AM
We had an Overwhelmingly Positive score on Steam, then these two reviews rolled in
Why does Valve allow this?
Why does Valve allow this?
love an End of The Year album ranking from Zach
Never let it be said I haven’t earned my on-the-list-plus-ones. Here are 50 Albums of 2025! zacharylipez.ghost.io/playing-my-p...
Playing My Part In the Ecosystem: 50 (or so) Good Albums of 2025
Here are fifty (or so) albums that I liked very, very much this year. It is not every album that I liked very, very much this year. Not even close. But it is fifty of the 'em. Industry, you're welcome...
zacharylipez.ghost.io
December 10, 2025 at 8:11 AM
love an End of The Year album ranking from Zach
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Hi, for this week’s Pushing Buttons newsletter I talked to Dan Houser about the influence of Victorian literature on his games writing - especially Middlemarch on Red Dead Redemption 2 - it was a really interesting chat!
www.theguardian.com/games/2025/d...
www.theguardian.com/games/2025/d...
Dan Houser on Victorian novels, Red Dead Redemption and redefining open-world games
As the Grand Theft Auto co-writer launches a new project, he reflects on his hugely successful open-world adventures and where game design might go next
www.theguardian.com
December 3, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Hi, for this week’s Pushing Buttons newsletter I talked to Dan Houser about the influence of Victorian literature on his games writing - especially Middlemarch on Red Dead Redemption 2 - it was a really interesting chat!
www.theguardian.com/games/2025/d...
www.theguardian.com/games/2025/d...
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haló friends .ᐟ.ᐟ it's been a tough year for devs and I'm now looking for my next job, so if you know of any projects or teams in search of a concept artist/character designer/silly guy connoisseur, please keep me in mind ⋆.˚ you can see more of my concept work here:
mattjohnsillustration.com
mattjohnsillustration.com
December 2, 2025 at 1:59 PM
haló friends .ᐟ.ᐟ it's been a tough year for devs and I'm now looking for my next job, so if you know of any projects or teams in search of a concept artist/character designer/silly guy connoisseur, please keep me in mind ⋆.˚ you can see more of my concept work here:
mattjohnsillustration.com
mattjohnsillustration.com
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I think it's worth pointing out that very few video-game companies are as transparent as Shovel Knight maker Yacht Club Games, and I appreciate that the studio was so candid about their story and why their next game, Mina the Hollower, has taken so long
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Creator of Hit Game Shovel Knight Is at a ‘Make or Break’ Moment
Yacht Club Games needs its next title, Mina the Hollower, to be a success.
www.bloomberg.com
December 2, 2025 at 8:27 PM
I think it's worth pointing out that very few video-game companies are as transparent as Shovel Knight maker Yacht Club Games, and I appreciate that the studio was so candid about their story and why their next game, Mina the Hollower, has taken so long
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...