Reid McCarter
@reidmccarter.bsky.social
Freelance writer, mostly games. Formerly The A.V. Club, bylines at plenty of other places . Also http://bulletpointsmonthly.com and http://digitallovechild.com. He/him.
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January 14, 2026 at 2:37 PM
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Really like this article by Ed. This is why we renewed his $1.2 billion/year contract.
Our Curios issue continues with @edwardsmithwriter.bsky.social on Project Zomboid. Read it right here: bulletpointsmonthly.com/2026/01/14/p...
January 14, 2026 at 2:39 PM
Really like this article by Ed. This is why we renewed his $1.2 billion/year contract.
it is 2021. my $1200 cartoon ape is smoking a cigarette and wearing stutter shades. i'm making my indie metroidvania entirely in VR. the world is a beautiful place, and i am excited for what tomorrow brings.
January 13, 2026 at 6:37 PM
it is 2021. my $1200 cartoon ape is smoking a cigarette and wearing stutter shades. i'm making my indie metroidvania entirely in VR. the world is a beautiful place, and i am excited for what tomorrow brings.
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January 13, 2026 at 3:39 PM
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It's a new year and a new Gone Shootin'. @edwardsmithwriter.bsky.social @strida.bsky.social and @reidmccarter.bsky.social discuss: 2026 games, wearing too much Star Trek tech, nano tips, and the Commonwealth of Australia. We're also joined by Hailey Bieber. soundcloud.com/bullet-point...
January 13, 2026 at 3:38 PM
It's a new year and a new Gone Shootin'. @edwardsmithwriter.bsky.social @strida.bsky.social and @reidmccarter.bsky.social discuss: 2026 games, wearing too much Star Trek tech, nano tips, and the Commonwealth of Australia. We're also joined by Hailey Bieber. soundcloud.com/bullet-point...
I started off a month of articles for @bpmonthly.bsky.social with this, on The Roottrees are Dead. bulletpointsmonthly.com/2026/01/07/d...
January 9, 2026 at 3:25 PM
I started off a month of articles for @bpmonthly.bsky.social with this, on The Roottrees are Dead. bulletpointsmonthly.com/2026/01/07/d...
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January 7, 2026 at 3:10 PM
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I wrote about The Roottrees are Dead for The Website.
Our first issue of 2026 covers a range of games from last year. Curios Vol. 2 starts off with @reidmccarter.bsky.social on The Roottrees are Dead, up now: bulletpointsmonthly.com/2026/01/07/d...
January 7, 2026 at 3:55 PM
I wrote about The Roottrees are Dead for The Website.
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as I move increasingly quickly towards open heart surgery this year, consider....
if you like the stuff I'm doing on Tsundoku Diving and elsewhere (and you have some spare change) consider throwing a dollar or two my way! normally it'd go towards site maintenance, but you know, circumstances
if you like the stuff I'm doing on Tsundoku Diving and elsewhere (and you have some spare change) consider throwing a dollar or two my way! normally it'd go towards site maintenance, but you know, circumstances
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January 5, 2026 at 4:36 AM
as I move increasingly quickly towards open heart surgery this year, consider....
if you like the stuff I'm doing on Tsundoku Diving and elsewhere (and you have some spare change) consider throwing a dollar or two my way! normally it'd go towards site maintenance, but you know, circumstances
if you like the stuff I'm doing on Tsundoku Diving and elsewhere (and you have some spare change) consider throwing a dollar or two my way! normally it'd go towards site maintenance, but you know, circumstances
was glad to contribute a handful of words to this--and looking forward to reading through everything in it! @diegoarguello.bsky.social is a superstar for putting these together every year
December 31, 2025 at 11:00 PM
was glad to contribute a handful of words to this--and looking forward to reading through everything in it! @diegoarguello.bsky.social is a superstar for putting these together every year
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this was an immeasurable effort from everyone involved. the list is packed with calls to action and donation funds. folks wrote about anything from games to movies and books. we didn’t include anything published or developed by microsoft, and avoided games with gen ai like the plague
December 31, 2025 at 10:17 PM
this was an immeasurable effort from everyone involved. the list is packed with calls to action and donation funds. folks wrote about anything from games to movies and books. we didn’t include anything published or developed by microsoft, and avoided games with gen ai like the plague
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Our Battlefield 6 issue comes to a close with an article from @edwardsmithwriter.bsky.social. bulletpointsmonthly.com/2025/12/24/k...
December 23, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Our Battlefield 6 issue comes to a close with an article from @edwardsmithwriter.bsky.social. bulletpointsmonthly.com/2025/12/24/k...
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Likely my last article of the year, on both Black Ops 7 and Battlefield 6, and how online multiplayer feels like the most apt metaphor now for real war.
If you read it and like it, please share it. bulletpointsmonthly.com/2025/12/24/k...
If you read it and like it, please share it. bulletpointsmonthly.com/2025/12/24/k...
December 23, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Likely my last article of the year, on both Black Ops 7 and Battlefield 6, and how online multiplayer feels like the most apt metaphor now for real war.
If you read it and like it, please share it. bulletpointsmonthly.com/2025/12/24/k...
If you read it and like it, please share it. bulletpointsmonthly.com/2025/12/24/k...
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You better watch out. FUNLAND NO 06 is up for subscribers. Everyone else will have to check their stockings in the morning...
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December 23, 2025 at 3:32 AM
You better watch out. FUNLAND NO 06 is up for subscribers. Everyone else will have to check their stockings in the morning...
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December 22, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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Gather the family around the fire and settle in for Bullet Points' annual look at our favourite and least favourite games of the year, with @youmeyou.bsky.social @edwardsmithwriter.bsky.social @strida.bsky.social @reidmccarter.bsky.social & special guest, @ethangach.bsky.social
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Episode 103 - 2025 in Review
Gather the family around the fire, turn up grandma's hearing aids, and settle in for Bullet Points' annual look at our favourite and least favourite games of the year. As always, we're joined by Kotak
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December 22, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Gather the family around the fire and settle in for Bullet Points' annual look at our favourite and least favourite games of the year, with @youmeyou.bsky.social @edwardsmithwriter.bsky.social @strida.bsky.social @reidmccarter.bsky.social & special guest, @ethangach.bsky.social
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We flew up to the North Pole for this, a discussion of what's HOT and what's NOT for videogames in 2025.
Gather the family around the fire and settle in for Bullet Points' annual look at our favourite and least favourite games of the year, with @youmeyou.bsky.social @edwardsmithwriter.bsky.social @strida.bsky.social @reidmccarter.bsky.social & special guest, @ethangach.bsky.social
tinyurl.com/y5n9mabc
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Episode 103 - 2025 in Review
Gather the family around the fire, turn up grandma's hearing aids, and settle in for Bullet Points' annual look at our favourite and least favourite games of the year. As always, we're joined by Kotak
soundcloud.com
December 22, 2025 at 5:48 PM
We flew up to the North Pole for this, a discussion of what's HOT and what's NOT for videogames in 2025.
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Wake up, Sleeper. Congratulations to our Narrative recipient for 2025, Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector!
Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector Receives the Indie Game Award 2025 for Narrative
YouTube video by Six One Indie
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December 19, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Wake up, Sleeper. Congratulations to our Narrative recipient for 2025, Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector!
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VILE: Exhumed isn't on sale because it's not on steam but it is still free at vileisbanned.com
December 18, 2025 at 9:40 PM
VILE: Exhumed isn't on sale because it's not on steam but it is still free at vileisbanned.com
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Here are my top ten favourite games from 2025 paired with the photography of Willy Spiller, the Swiss chronicler of Koch-era New York City.
December 18, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Here are my top ten favourite games from 2025 paired with the photography of Willy Spiller, the Swiss chronicler of Koch-era New York City.
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In Ruins.
An unlikely game from me, I grapple with what all is there to say about war games during war. On Battlefield 6, destructible environments, and gardening:
An unlikely game from me, I grapple with what all is there to say about war games during war. On Battlefield 6, destructible environments, and gardening:
New this week on the site, @theautumnwright.bsky.social on Battlefield 6. bulletpointsmonthly.com/2025/12/17/i...
December 17, 2025 at 3:19 PM
In Ruins.
An unlikely game from me, I grapple with what all is there to say about war games during war. On Battlefield 6, destructible environments, and gardening:
An unlikely game from me, I grapple with what all is there to say about war games during war. On Battlefield 6, destructible environments, and gardening:
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December 17, 2025 at 3:00 PM
As always, we depend entirely on reader and listener support to keep going. You can help us out--and get stuff for doing so--over on Patreon: www.patreon.com/c/bulletpoints
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New this week on the site, @theautumnwright.bsky.social on Battlefield 6. bulletpointsmonthly.com/2025/12/17/i...
December 17, 2025 at 2:59 PM
New this week on the site, @theautumnwright.bsky.social on Battlefield 6. bulletpointsmonthly.com/2025/12/17/i...
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The #NewYorkGameAwards nominees for Best Games Journalism are:
🔵 Duncan Fyfe
🔵 Felipe Pepe
🔵 Jackson Tyler
🔵 Joseph Earl Thomas
🔵 Lewis Gordon
🔵 Nicanor Gordon
🔵 People Make Games
🔵 Duncan Fyfe
🔵 Felipe Pepe
🔵 Jackson Tyler
🔵 Joseph Earl Thomas
🔵 Lewis Gordon
🔵 Nicanor Gordon
🔵 People Make Games
December 15, 2025 at 5:04 PM
The #NewYorkGameAwards nominees for Best Games Journalism are:
🔵 Duncan Fyfe
🔵 Felipe Pepe
🔵 Jackson Tyler
🔵 Joseph Earl Thomas
🔵 Lewis Gordon
🔵 Nicanor Gordon
🔵 People Make Games
🔵 Duncan Fyfe
🔵 Felipe Pepe
🔵 Jackson Tyler
🔵 Joseph Earl Thomas
🔵 Lewis Gordon
🔵 Nicanor Gordon
🔵 People Make Games
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Two for one today:
For everyone, Yussef's article on the meaning (and lack of meaning) in Battlefield 6's destruction system bulletpointsmonthly.com/2025/12/10/s...
For patrons (a mere $5 per month), a new episode in our Splinter Cell series, this time on Conviction www.patreon.com/posts/small-...
For everyone, Yussef's article on the meaning (and lack of meaning) in Battlefield 6's destruction system bulletpointsmonthly.com/2025/12/10/s...
For patrons (a mere $5 per month), a new episode in our Splinter Cell series, this time on Conviction www.patreon.com/posts/small-...
Strange Little Planet
Monthly magazine for long-form articles and podcasts on videogames
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December 11, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Two for one today:
For everyone, Yussef's article on the meaning (and lack of meaning) in Battlefield 6's destruction system bulletpointsmonthly.com/2025/12/10/s...
For patrons (a mere $5 per month), a new episode in our Splinter Cell series, this time on Conviction www.patreon.com/posts/small-...
For everyone, Yussef's article on the meaning (and lack of meaning) in Battlefield 6's destruction system bulletpointsmonthly.com/2025/12/10/s...
For patrons (a mere $5 per month), a new episode in our Splinter Cell series, this time on Conviction www.patreon.com/posts/small-...