James W
@omgmorejames.bsky.social
Video game critic. Hater (complimentary)
I am in Queer Media
He/him
I am in Queer Media
He/him
Yesterday’s Australian games media discourse was about an essential part of our ethical duties but the gulf between the collective outrage on display and the realities of an industry that has spent the last six months too scared to cross Xbox PR is baffling.
November 12, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Yesterday’s Australian games media discourse was about an essential part of our ethical duties but the gulf between the collective outrage on display and the realities of an industry that has spent the last six months too scared to cross Xbox PR is baffling.
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Or to put it another way, if scored video game reviews only ever illuminate the inadequacy of scores when they foreground a progressive ideology, that would describe an inherent conservative bias in reviewing.
November 11, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Or to put it another way, if scored video game reviews only ever illuminate the inadequacy of scores when they foreground a progressive ideology, that would describe an inherent conservative bias in reviewing.
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For Arc Raiders to ride the wave of human sociability all the way to the bank, while also being so contemptuous of the thing that makes us social animals in its own workflow demonstrates a lack of artistic integrity that I find impossible to ignore.
Our review: https://bit.ly/49bVn01
Our review: https://bit.ly/49bVn01
November 10, 2025 at 4:31 PM
For Arc Raiders to ride the wave of human sociability all the way to the bank, while also being so contemptuous of the thing that makes us social animals in its own workflow demonstrates a lack of artistic integrity that I find impossible to ignore.
Our review: https://bit.ly/49bVn01
Our review: https://bit.ly/49bVn01
They’ll never accept us, Charles
November 9, 2025 at 10:48 PM
They’ll never accept us, Charles
Good that the EA Saudi deal is activating some political thought in Gamer spaces but it’s weird* that those same voices had nothing to say about Microsoft and the IDF.
November 8, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Good that the EA Saudi deal is activating some political thought in Gamer spaces but it’s weird* that those same voices had nothing to say about Microsoft and the IDF.
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And all the kids cheered! But I didn't cheer. I stood right up and started shouting. #LastFourWatched
November 8, 2025 at 7:21 AM
And all the kids cheered! But I didn't cheer. I stood right up and started shouting. #LastFourWatched
Some news: wrapping up my time as Senior Editor at WellPlayed.
Formative years with an amazing team of writers producing work I’m still immensely proud of. The passion for local development and the platform I was given to write queer, contentious words is something I’ll always be grateful for.
Formative years with an amazing team of writers producing work I’m still immensely proud of. The passion for local development and the platform I was given to write queer, contentious words is something I’ll always be grateful for.
November 2, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Some news: wrapping up my time as Senior Editor at WellPlayed.
Formative years with an amazing team of writers producing work I’m still immensely proud of. The passion for local development and the platform I was given to write queer, contentious words is something I’ll always be grateful for.
Formative years with an amazing team of writers producing work I’m still immensely proud of. The passion for local development and the platform I was given to write queer, contentious words is something I’ll always be grateful for.
Fortnite News & Updates showing more spine than most outlets
Harry Potter x Fortnite coming in Chapter 7
(In other words, Fortnite is adding a transphobic authors work into Fortnite)
#Fortnite #FortniteNews
(In other words, Fortnite is adding a transphobic authors work into Fortnite)
#Fortnite #FortniteNews
November 1, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Fortnite News & Updates showing more spine than most outlets
A chronological replay, and subsequent critique, of every mainline Pokémon game I reckon
November 1, 2025 at 9:37 PM
A chronological replay, and subsequent critique, of every mainline Pokémon game I reckon
For those who bark after
November 1, 2025 at 8:15 AM
For those who bark after
I think bristling at the idea of someone suggesting writers should play older games is pretty representative of the overarching cultural issue with games. It’s not snobbish to think we should be treating them like texts with formal foundational qualities that should inform holistic critique.
November 1, 2025 at 2:21 AM
I think bristling at the idea of someone suggesting writers should play older games is pretty representative of the overarching cultural issue with games. It’s not snobbish to think we should be treating them like texts with formal foundational qualities that should inform holistic critique.
We come to this place for ontologically evil propaganda #LastFourWatched
October 31, 2025 at 9:13 PM
We come to this place for ontologically evil propaganda #LastFourWatched
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I tried, but I just didn't like this game at all. What a letdown.
I Can't Pretend Ghost of Yotei Is Good
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I Can't Pretend Ghost of Yotei Is Good
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October 30, 2025 at 5:06 PM
I tried, but I just didn't like this game at all. What a letdown.
I Can't Pretend Ghost of Yotei Is Good
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I Can't Pretend Ghost of Yotei Is Good
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I so badly wish video games were problematic (complimentary) instead of problematic (derogatory)
October 30, 2025 at 9:31 PM
I so badly wish video games were problematic (complimentary) instead of problematic (derogatory)
It’d be cool if Nintendo switch 2 new games
October 30, 2025 at 1:10 PM
It’d be cool if Nintendo switch 2 new games
Roger Ebert: games are not art
Me: you fool, you clod
Me: you fool, you clod
October 30, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Roger Ebert: games are not art
Me: you fool, you clod
Me: you fool, you clod
can't bring myself to discourse so have this instead
October 29, 2025 at 9:07 AM
can't bring myself to discourse so have this instead
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MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM
October 29, 2025 at 12:56 AM
MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM
This is a bitter but crucial thing to swallow if we’re gonna move forward in any real way.
We’ve gotten very comfortable assuming the inherent value of PR approved messaging.
We’ve gotten very comfortable assuming the inherent value of PR approved messaging.
naturally I believe video games are worth covering and establishment’s abandonment of games journalism is incredibly short-sighted.
I also think that we need to adapt and stop behaving as if the worth of games coverage is self-evident, because too many disagree. I work to prove them wrong.
I also think that we need to adapt and stop behaving as if the worth of games coverage is self-evident, because too many disagree. I work to prove them wrong.
October 28, 2025 at 9:08 AM
This is a bitter but crucial thing to swallow if we’re gonna move forward in any real way.
We’ve gotten very comfortable assuming the inherent value of PR approved messaging.
We’ve gotten very comfortable assuming the inherent value of PR approved messaging.
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I asked Microsoft PR about this—specially the DHS using Halo IP to recruit for ICE—and the company declined to comment.
October 27, 2025 at 7:22 PM
I asked Microsoft PR about this—specially the DHS using Halo IP to recruit for ICE—and the company declined to comment.
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Despite its misleading title, Silent Hill has many noises present throughout the game. Some critics say this distracts from enjoying the Hill, while others say that the atmosphere of deception adds to its horror elements.
October 27, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Despite its misleading title, Silent Hill has many noises present throughout the game. Some critics say this distracts from enjoying the Hill, while others say that the atmosphere of deception adds to its horror elements.
Well, looks like I'm back here in Silent Hill
October 26, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Well, looks like I'm back here in Silent Hill