Robin Bea
@robinbombus.bsky.social
Game critic/reporter at Inverse, co-host of @girlmodepod.bsky.social, @insequence.pictures, and twitch.tv/parallelplayers!
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Starting imminently!!
In about 10 minutes (7:40 pm CT / 8:40pm ET), @robinbombus.bsky.social and I will be going squirrel mode on stream. Join us here: www.twitch.tv/parallelplay...
ParallelPlayers - Twitch
Hi, we're Annie and Robin. We're very smart and funny but unfortunately we do play a lot of video games.
www.twitch.tv
November 13, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Starting imminently!!
we'll be streaming on www.twitch.tv/parallelplay... tonight around 8:30 ET! don't know what yet, find out with us
ParallelPlayers - Twitch
Hi, we're Annie and Robin. We're very smart and funny but unfortunately we do play a lot of video games.
www.twitch.tv
November 13, 2025 at 12:51 AM
we'll be streaming on www.twitch.tv/parallelplay... tonight around 8:30 ET! don't know what yet, find out with us
one benefit of taking forever to get around to games you want to play is it gives the devs time to come out as homophobic edgelords before you give them money
Because I never shared this on bluesky #Peripeteia #PeripeteiaFanart
November 12, 2025 at 8:15 PM
one benefit of taking forever to get around to games you want to play is it gives the devs time to come out as homophobic edgelords before you give them money
I tried to play a game about a cute mouse knitting sweaters but ended up fighting Godzilla-sized spiders, freezing to death because I couldn't find my way home, and forming a mutual aid network with a menagerie of aging woodland creatures
'Winter Burrow' is cozy on the surface, but offers a satisfying challenge in its punishing survival mechanics. www.inverse.com/gaming/winte...
Nintendo Switch Just Added The Coziest-Looking Game That’s Anything But
'Winter Burrow' is cozy on the surface, but offers a satisfying challenge in its punishing survival mechanics.
www.inverse.com
November 12, 2025 at 4:34 PM
I tried to play a game about a cute mouse knitting sweaters but ended up fighting Godzilla-sized spiders, freezing to death because I couldn't find my way home, and forming a mutual aid network with a menagerie of aging woodland creatures
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I need Joyce Carol Oates to be mean to me online so I can get my life together
November 11, 2025 at 1:01 PM
I need Joyce Carol Oates to be mean to me online so I can get my life together
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I realized today it’s been 5 years since I started freelance writing! Here are my 5 current favorite pieces I’ve written to celebrate. One, my retrospective on Pyre from when I wrote at Paste Games (now endless mode)
Before Hades, Supergiant's Pyre Let You Lose and Changed the Game
Endless Mode explores the infinite possibilities of games and anime, from the excitement of video games, togetherness of board games, and action of pinball, to the adventure of theme parks, exhilarati...
www.endlessmode.com
November 8, 2025 at 7:58 PM
I realized today it’s been 5 years since I started freelance writing! Here are my 5 current favorite pieces I’ve written to celebrate. One, my retrospective on Pyre from when I wrote at Paste Games (now endless mode)
why would anyone pay $1000 to go to the game awards when the obvious intended way to watch it is to take an edible and shit-talk over the whole thing with your friends in discord?
November 7, 2025 at 7:32 PM
why would anyone pay $1000 to go to the game awards when the obvious intended way to watch it is to take an edible and shit-talk over the whole thing with your friends in discord?
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Starting imminently!!
7:15pm central/8:15pm eastern, join @robinbombus.bsky.social and me over on Parallel Players for some co-op dungeon cleaning! We're gonna be goblins. We're gonna be maids. I've taken some preventative Dramamine
ParallelPlayers - Twitch
Hi, we're Annie and Robin. We're very smart and funny but unfortunately we do play a lot of video games.
www.twitch.tv
November 6, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Starting imminently!!
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here is my story about how Zohran's focus on community amid the loneliness epidemic helped young people connect their politics to an organizing infrastructure, that interviewed ZM, and does not use the NYT's framing of "they don't know how to make friends" :-) and also ran 4 days before NYT's lol
Zohran Mamdani's Establishment-Fighting Campaign Built Community for Young People
“What Mamdani has done is not only inspire and mobilize young people, but he has exposed the establishment and some of their calcified views of participation and inclusion.”
www.teenvogue.com
November 5, 2025 at 2:14 PM
here is my story about how Zohran's focus on community amid the loneliness epidemic helped young people connect their politics to an organizing infrastructure, that interviewed ZM, and does not use the NYT's framing of "they don't know how to make friends" :-) and also ran 4 days before NYT's lol
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the lesson is clear: to save democracy, we as a nation must become fruitier
This needs more attention: Zohran SPLIT the straights with Cuomo. ALL of his margin was from LGBTQ+ voters. Every Dem who ever said “we should abandon the transes” needs this shoved down their fucking throat with a ramrod.
November 5, 2025 at 3:30 PM
the lesson is clear: to save democracy, we as a nation must become fruitier
huh
this is going to sound completely insane but what if a good thing happened
November 5, 2025 at 2:41 AM
huh
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thank you for all the support; the statement from our union is now live here with some more reporting.
now that this is public I can confirm that the majority of today’s layoffs were women of color. there are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.
now that this is public I can confirm that the majority of today’s layoffs were women of color. there are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.
November 3, 2025 at 11:25 PM
thank you for all the support; the statement from our union is now live here with some more reporting.
now that this is public I can confirm that the majority of today’s layoffs were women of color. there are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.
now that this is public I can confirm that the majority of today’s layoffs were women of color. there are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.
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So, You Wore A Dress For Halloween and Now You Want To Do It Every Day
November 1, 2025 at 10:06 PM
So, You Wore A Dress For Halloween and Now You Want To Do It Every Day
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Happy Halloween!! If you've got any Halloween parties you're going to tonight, here's Elvira from her 1984 MTV Halloween special with some good advice on creating the perfect Jack-o'-lantern
October 31, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Happy Halloween!! If you've got any Halloween parties you're going to tonight, here's Elvira from her 1984 MTV Halloween special with some good advice on creating the perfect Jack-o'-lantern
happy sad girl autumn to all who celebrate
October 31, 2025 at 8:40 PM
happy sad girl autumn to all who celebrate
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marihilda in halloween costumes....
October 30, 2025 at 10:22 PM
marihilda in halloween costumes....
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as we near the 48 hour period that marks my HRT and sobriety anniversaries, it's time for the post I do every year:
if you have ever—for more than six minutes, total—considered that transition and/or sobriety might improve your quality of life, you should try it. your only regret will be waiting.
if you have ever—for more than six minutes, total—considered that transition and/or sobriety might improve your quality of life, you should try it. your only regret will be waiting.
October 30, 2025 at 4:43 PM
as we near the 48 hour period that marks my HRT and sobriety anniversaries, it's time for the post I do every year:
if you have ever—for more than six minutes, total—considered that transition and/or sobriety might improve your quality of life, you should try it. your only regret will be waiting.
if you have ever—for more than six minutes, total—considered that transition and/or sobriety might improve your quality of life, you should try it. your only regret will be waiting.
this is going to sound completely insane but what if a good thing happened
October 30, 2025 at 3:49 PM
this is going to sound completely insane but what if a good thing happened
We're gonna have to skip tonight's stream sorryyyy. We'll be back next week, or maybe sooner. Who could say
October 30, 2025 at 12:15 AM
We're gonna have to skip tonight's stream sorryyyy. We'll be back next week, or maybe sooner. Who could say
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happy birthday signalis
October 29, 2025 at 1:07 AM
happy birthday signalis
😭😭😭
October 29, 2025 at 1:13 AM
😭😭😭
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i love my three-headed wife
You're on a path in the woods. At the end of that path is a podcast. In that podcast is Emmi and Annie talking about AMVs. We're back on schedule tomorrow with a Halloween episode about Slay the Princess!
October 28, 2025 at 8:00 PM
i love my three-headed wife
I know things are rough for everyone right now but the idea that a critic as skilled as Willa could still be out of work is genuinely unfathomable. hire her!
Come November I’ll have been unemployed for a year and now another freelance gig has dried up. Just a reminder that I am open to all freelance work (especially reviews) as well as mock review/consulting work. Also open to any other job opportunities outside of journalism. Contact info is in my bio
October 27, 2025 at 6:24 PM
I know things are rough for everyone right now but the idea that a critic as skilled as Willa could still be out of work is genuinely unfathomable. hire her!