Jaxson Tapp
@jaxson.bsky.social
He/Him
Editor at Nintendo Wire | Film critic at The Indie Mag
Freelance work about video games, film, and TV
Bylines: Restart, Screensphere, Fanbyte
Find work by me in the books GAMEBOOK ADVANCE and Joysticks to Haptics
jaxsontappwrites @ gmail dot com
Editor at Nintendo Wire | Film critic at The Indie Mag
Freelance work about video games, film, and TV
Bylines: Restart, Screensphere, Fanbyte
Find work by me in the books GAMEBOOK ADVANCE and Joysticks to Haptics
jaxsontappwrites @ gmail dot com
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Jaxson Tapp
@jaxson.bsky.social
· Nov 10
Lots of new followers this evening, quick intro:
I’m Jaxson! I’m a freelance writer, an editor at Nintendo Wire, and a film critic at The Indie Mag.
Apart from games I love sitcoms, anime, manga, reading, and a wide range of music.
I’ve also recently gotten into playing the Pokémon TCG!
I’m Jaxson! I’m a freelance writer, an editor at Nintendo Wire, and a film critic at The Indie Mag.
Apart from games I love sitcoms, anime, manga, reading, and a wide range of music.
I’ve also recently gotten into playing the Pokémon TCG!
NHL’s first goalie fight in six years.
I LOVE HOCKEY
I LOVE HOCKEY
We have a goalie fight!
Sergei Bobrovsky skates all the way down to challenge Alex Nedeljkovic (h/t @msmambo.bsky.social)
Sergei Bobrovsky skates all the way down to challenge Alex Nedeljkovic (h/t @msmambo.bsky.social)
January 20, 2026 at 5:19 AM
NHL’s first goalie fight in six years.
I LOVE HOCKEY
I LOVE HOCKEY
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after flying back from Vegas last week, I was just laid off from Inverse today. I'm open to connecting over email at shannon@flashinfics.com and I'm definitely still in the writing and editing space. Expect a more in-depth explanation coming soon in my Updater newsletter. shannonliao.substack.com
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January 16, 2026 at 4:05 PM
after flying back from Vegas last week, I was just laid off from Inverse today. I'm open to connecting over email at shannon@flashinfics.com and I'm definitely still in the writing and editing space. Expect a more in-depth explanation coming soon in my Updater newsletter. shannonliao.substack.com
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Inverse's Gaming section is being shut down as the company "divests" from gaming content. I'm out of a job along with my wonderful co-writers. I've put my heart and soul into this job for four years. Gonna need to take time to process, but I'm now completely open for work - and boy do I need it.
January 16, 2026 at 4:03 PM
Inverse's Gaming section is being shut down as the company "divests" from gaming content. I'm out of a job along with my wonderful co-writers. I've put my heart and soul into this job for four years. Gonna need to take time to process, but I'm now completely open for work - and boy do I need it.
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Inverse has decided to "divest from gaming content" so I'm out of a job again!
This is almost certainly the end of my career in games media, and probably the end of my writing career. I'd love for that not to be the case, so I'd appreciate any leads but I'm honestly not hopeful for obvious reasons♥️
This is almost certainly the end of my career in games media, and probably the end of my writing career. I'd love for that not to be the case, so I'd appreciate any leads but I'm honestly not hopeful for obvious reasons♥️
January 16, 2026 at 3:47 PM
Inverse has decided to "divest from gaming content" so I'm out of a job again!
This is almost certainly the end of my career in games media, and probably the end of my writing career. I'd love for that not to be the case, so I'd appreciate any leads but I'm honestly not hopeful for obvious reasons♥️
This is almost certainly the end of my career in games media, and probably the end of my writing career. I'd love for that not to be the case, so I'd appreciate any leads but I'm honestly not hopeful for obvious reasons♥️
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Breaks my heart to share this, but today is my last day at The Verge and I am looking for work! I'd really like to stay in video games, preferably in some kind of journalistic capacity but I can do PR/Marketing and maybe even a lil Narrative Design. Please get in touch!
www.ashparrish.com
www.ashparrish.com
Ash Parrish
www.ashparrish.com
January 16, 2026 at 4:55 PM
Breaks my heart to share this, but today is my last day at The Verge and I am looking for work! I'd really like to stay in video games, preferably in some kind of journalistic capacity but I can do PR/Marketing and maybe even a lil Narrative Design. Please get in touch!
www.ashparrish.com
www.ashparrish.com
Haven't really played Pokémon since this thanks to the holidays being kinda nuts and getting sick. Itching to get back to it.
Been playing more Magic than Pokémon lately but I did super well at Pokemon locals tonight. Was just one very close game away from taking first tonight.
January 14, 2026 at 11:34 PM
Haven't really played Pokémon since this thanks to the holidays being kinda nuts and getting sick. Itching to get back to it.
With the release of the new Animal Crossing update I wanted to look back on and share a pandemic-era time capsule and one of my favorite things I've written, exploring how Animal Crossing: New Horizons helped so many of us stay connected in a world that was shutting down in 2020:
No Man Is an Island: How Animal Crossing: New Horizons brought us together over the last year
March of 2020 simultaneously seems like it happened only yesterday and a lifetime ago. Many of us had been looking forward to it for months in anticipation of
nintendowire.com
January 14, 2026 at 7:43 PM
With the release of the new Animal Crossing update I wanted to look back on and share a pandemic-era time capsule and one of my favorite things I've written, exploring how Animal Crossing: New Horizons helped so many of us stay connected in a world that was shutting down in 2020:
wow dilbert's dad died
January 13, 2026 at 4:29 PM
wow dilbert's dad died
Wow the LEGO Pokémon sure are ugly. Great news for my wallet.
January 12, 2026 at 4:46 PM
Wow the LEGO Pokémon sure are ugly. Great news for my wallet.
You’ll never guess what I decided to do
January 12, 2026 at 2:36 AM
You’ll never guess what I decided to do
Do I dare turn on the Mammoth/Blue Jackets game for the rest of the third period to see how this shakes out or do I value my mental health
January 12, 2026 at 2:10 AM
Do I dare turn on the Mammoth/Blue Jackets game for the rest of the third period to see how this shakes out or do I value my mental health
Rude of Nintendo to drop Path of Radiance when I’m both in the middle of other games from my backlog and about to start some pretty long reviews.
January 11, 2026 at 7:52 PM
Rude of Nintendo to drop Path of Radiance when I’m both in the middle of other games from my backlog and about to start some pretty long reviews.
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Just found out my wife might be losing her job, so I'm desperately searching for work. Contract, full-time, freelance, whatever. Press, PR, consulting, anything. I have 16 years of editorial experience and have been writing about games for 13. Reviews, news, previews, guides, etc. RTs appreciated.
January 8, 2026 at 8:21 PM
Just found out my wife might be losing her job, so I'm desperately searching for work. Contract, full-time, freelance, whatever. Press, PR, consulting, anything. I have 16 years of editorial experience and have been writing about games for 13. Reviews, news, previews, guides, etc. RTs appreciated.
Started feeling better and my furnace went out last night and I can't seem to quick fix it on my own.
Not my week, folks.
Not my week, folks.
Guys I think… I think I’m starting to feel human again
I am currently the sickest I have been in years, and have been since I woke up on January 1st, and have to go into work now because I used all of my PTO to take time off for the holidays.
Please send me your energy.
Please send me your energy.
January 8, 2026 at 8:32 PM
Started feeling better and my furnace went out last night and I can't seem to quick fix it on my own.
Not my week, folks.
Not my week, folks.
Guys I think… I think I’m starting to feel human again
I am currently the sickest I have been in years, and have been since I woke up on January 1st, and have to go into work now because I used all of my PTO to take time off for the holidays.
Please send me your energy.
Please send me your energy.
January 6, 2026 at 11:19 PM
Guys I think… I think I’m starting to feel human again
I am currently the sickest I have been in years, and have been since I woke up on January 1st, and have to go into work now because I used all of my PTO to take time off for the holidays.
Please send me your energy.
Please send me your energy.
January 5, 2026 at 2:53 PM
I am currently the sickest I have been in years, and have been since I woke up on January 1st, and have to go into work now because I used all of my PTO to take time off for the holidays.
Please send me your energy.
Please send me your energy.
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Luigi’s Mansion is the best video game to ever exist send tweet
January 5, 2026 at 3:58 AM
Luigi’s Mansion is the best video game to ever exist send tweet
If Greta Gerwig’s Narnia adaptations somehow make it to The Last Battle it’ll be interesting to see what she does about Susan. I can’t imagine Susan’s status in the original ending sits right with her.
January 1, 2026 at 1:42 AM
If Greta Gerwig’s Narnia adaptations somehow make it to The Last Battle it’ll be interesting to see what she does about Susan. I can’t imagine Susan’s status in the original ending sits right with her.
Oh Captain, my Captain.
Catch me in a Clayton Keller Team USA jersey come February.
Catch me in a Clayton Keller Team USA jersey come February.
ESPN's Emily Kaplan reported Wednesday that Thompson, the Sabres' forward, Utah right wing Clayton Keller and Florida defenseman Seth Jones have made the United States men's hockey team for the 2026 Winter Olympics.
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Report: Sabres' Tage Thompson named to United States Olympic hockey team
ESPN's Emily Kaplan reported Wednesday that Thompson, the Sabres' forward, Utah right wing Clayton Keller and Florida defenseman Seth Jones have made the United States men's hockey team for the 2026 W...
buffalonews.com
January 1, 2026 at 1:09 AM
Oh Captain, my Captain.
Catch me in a Clayton Keller Team USA jersey come February.
Catch me in a Clayton Keller Team USA jersey come February.
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Announcement:
#indiegames fans may remember I used to have a column on @hard-drive.net where I covered a new game each week. The site's new owners have effectively canceled that column.
Hence, I'm launching it as a newsletter in 2026. Look forward to that, and if you're up for it, get the word out.
#indiegames fans may remember I used to have a column on @hard-drive.net where I covered a new game each week. The site's new owners have effectively canceled that column.
Hence, I'm launching it as a newsletter in 2026. Look forward to that, and if you're up for it, get the word out.
December 26, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Announcement:
#indiegames fans may remember I used to have a column on @hard-drive.net where I covered a new game each week. The site's new owners have effectively canceled that column.
Hence, I'm launching it as a newsletter in 2026. Look forward to that, and if you're up for it, get the word out.
#indiegames fans may remember I used to have a column on @hard-drive.net where I covered a new game each week. The site's new owners have effectively canceled that column.
Hence, I'm launching it as a newsletter in 2026. Look forward to that, and if you're up for it, get the word out.
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yeah my IMO is: it's bad to use it, it's bad they left it in, it's good they removed it, it's good they disavow it, and it's entirely justified to have rescinded awards for it. i will continue to talk about clair obscur fondly.
youtu.be/7MSRfVKC-Tc 11:38
fiiinally an official atatement i can just accept LMAO
"we did use it when it was new but we didn't like it and never will again" is a great and satisfying answer
fiiinally an official atatement i can just accept LMAO
"we did use it when it was new but we didn't like it and never will again" is a great and satisfying answer
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 - Sandfall Interactive Q&A
YouTube video by Sushi
youtu.be
December 24, 2025 at 9:17 PM
yeah my IMO is: it's bad to use it, it's bad they left it in, it's good they removed it, it's good they disavow it, and it's entirely justified to have rescinded awards for it. i will continue to talk about clair obscur fondly.
Bringing back Steve Rogers for the first official Doomsday teaser is cowardice.
Trying to recreate the Infinity War/Endgame hype with none of the actual buildup by brushing aside all of the (mostly subpar) work they did with their movies and TV shows between 2020 and now.
Trying to recreate the Infinity War/Endgame hype with none of the actual buildup by brushing aside all of the (mostly subpar) work they did with their movies and TV shows between 2020 and now.
I’m lenient when it comes to the MCU simply because I’ve loved Marvel my whole life and generally feel like the films/shows are fun regardless of quality.
That being said, it’s wild that Marvel Studios thinks they can just trot out a huge cast for Doomsday like it’s as big an event as Infinity War.
That being said, it’s wild that Marvel Studios thinks they can just trot out a huge cast for Doomsday like it’s as big an event as Infinity War.
December 23, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Bringing back Steve Rogers for the first official Doomsday teaser is cowardice.
Trying to recreate the Infinity War/Endgame hype with none of the actual buildup by brushing aside all of the (mostly subpar) work they did with their movies and TV shows between 2020 and now.
Trying to recreate the Infinity War/Endgame hype with none of the actual buildup by brushing aside all of the (mostly subpar) work they did with their movies and TV shows between 2020 and now.
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Octopath is probably SE's current best series, idk. Octopath 3 will be GOTY when it drops.
Octopath series surpasses 6,000,000 sales per Square Enix. Illustration by Sachi Hiruta.
December 22, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Octopath is probably SE's current best series, idk. Octopath 3 will be GOTY when it drops.
Me when I went in to get diagnosed with ADHD last week and instead left with ADHD, anxiety, depression, and impulse control disorder.
got my adhd upgraded to ad4k
December 21, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Me when I went in to get diagnosed with ADHD last week and instead left with ADHD, anxiety, depression, and impulse control disorder.
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i think that if you are a member of the games media disgusted by this (and you should be) you have to really, genuinely ask yourself what the difference is between this and saying "Microsoft is on the BDS list but [game] is good in XYZ ways"
December 19, 2025 at 6:32 PM
i think that if you are a member of the games media disgusted by this (and you should be) you have to really, genuinely ask yourself what the difference is between this and saying "Microsoft is on the BDS list but [game] is good in XYZ ways"