Rollin Bishop ๐ GDC
@rollinbishop.com
us managing editor @ gamesradar+, 1/3 of http://reframenewsletter.online (reframenewsletter@gmail.com)
animation, games, chainsaw man, internet garbage
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rollin.bishop@futurenet.com
animation, games, chainsaw man, internet garbage
(he/him)
rollin.bishop@futurenet.com
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I'll be attending GDC once again this year for GamesRadar+!
Wanna chat or grab a coffee? Got something cool to show me? Hit me up: rollin.bishop@futurenet.com
Wanna chat or grab a coffee? Got something cool to show me? Hit me up: rollin.bishop@futurenet.com
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I've waited a long time to be able to say this, but we're hiring a full-time Film Critic for @avclub.com! Details are in the job listing, but you should send application materials to jobs@avclub.com
www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/43...
www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/43...
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February 9, 2026 at 9:21 PM
I've waited a long time to be able to say this, but we're hiring a full-time Film Critic for @avclub.com! Details are in the job listing, but you should send application materials to jobs@avclub.com
www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/43...
www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/43...
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Extremely exciting news: We're hiring a full-time film critic to come work with me at The A.V. Club!
You probably have an idea if you're qualified for this, but if there's something that's not in the job listing, I'm sure I can answer Qs www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/43...
You probably have an idea if you're qualified for this, but if there's something that's not in the job listing, I'm sure I can answer Qs www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/43...
The A.V. Club hiring Film Critic in Greater Chicago Area | LinkedIn
Posted 8:42:22 PM. The A.V. Club is seeking an experienced Film Critic to join our team of trenchant writers andโฆSee this and similar jobs on LinkedIn.
www.linkedin.com
February 9, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Extremely exciting news: We're hiring a full-time film critic to come work with me at The A.V. Club!
You probably have an idea if you're qualified for this, but if there's something that's not in the job listing, I'm sure I can answer Qs www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/43...
You probably have an idea if you're qualified for this, but if there's something that's not in the job listing, I'm sure I can answer Qs www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/43...
like you look at this and go "fuck yeah this rules let's keep doing this"
February 9, 2026 at 8:39 PM
like you look at this and go "fuck yeah this rules let's keep doing this"
the thing about technological advancement isn't that It's All Bad it's just that the good stuff is *immediately* apparent but corps really want you to buy the bad stuff but you're not so it's all you ever really hear about as it gets marketed over and over
good stuff case in point:
good stuff case in point:
February 9, 2026 at 8:39 PM
the thing about technological advancement isn't that It's All Bad it's just that the good stuff is *immediately* apparent but corps really want you to buy the bad stuff but you're not so it's all you ever really hear about as it gets marketed over and over
good stuff case in point:
good stuff case in point:
done did play the dosa divas demo and got my ass handed to me (complimentary)
also, it made me hungry
also, it made me hungry
The vibrant, spicy RPG Dosa Divas is more cooking rhythm game than not โ and it's kicking my butt
Hands-on | Thirsty Suitors' devs are back with another quirky indie to add to my most-wanted list
www.gamesradar.com
February 9, 2026 at 8:11 PM
done did play the dosa divas demo and got my ass handed to me (complimentary)
also, it made me hungry
also, it made me hungry
hey it worked for elrond
February 9, 2026 at 7:51 PM
hey it worked for elrond
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I had the pleasure of chatting with Edmund McMillen (@edmundm.bsky.social), just days before the launch of his new game, about the uncomfortable silence that comes after shipping a game, the limits of being a parent, and why Mewgenics is such a personal work for him: remapradio.com/articles/edm...
Edmund McMillen Is Still Nervous About Releasing a Video Game
McMillen has had about as critically and commercially successful a career as one could hope for. Yet insecurities come back with each release.
remapradio.com
February 9, 2026 at 7:46 PM
I had the pleasure of chatting with Edmund McMillen (@edmundm.bsky.social), just days before the launch of his new game, about the uncomfortable silence that comes after shipping a game, the limits of being a parent, and why Mewgenics is such a personal work for him: remapradio.com/articles/edm...
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I'll be attending GDC once again this year for GamesRadar+!
Wanna chat or grab a coffee? Got something cool to show me? Hit me up: rollin.bishop@futurenet.com
Wanna chat or grab a coffee? Got something cool to show me? Hit me up: rollin.bishop@futurenet.com
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February 5, 2026 at 4:59 PM
I'll be attending GDC once again this year for GamesRadar+!
Wanna chat or grab a coffee? Got something cool to show me? Hit me up: rollin.bishop@futurenet.com
Wanna chat or grab a coffee? Got something cool to show me? Hit me up: rollin.bishop@futurenet.com
i am but a man, a simple man
February 9, 2026 at 5:57 PM
i am but a man, a simple man
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To kick off, this lovely write-up of both game and my general take on indie publishing in @gamesradarplus.bsky.social
www.gamesradar.com/games/roguel...
www.gamesradar.com/games/roguel...
"Let us make weird things," says the dev of this tactical reverse bullet hell, where I can't stop merging more explosive units
Rami Ismail on tackling a unique blend of quickfire strategy with Australia Did It, coaching me through the "curiosity" at the heart of my hands-on
www.gamesradar.com
February 9, 2026 at 5:44 PM
To kick off, this lovely write-up of both game and my general take on indie publishing in @gamesradarplus.bsky.social
www.gamesradar.com/games/roguel...
www.gamesradar.com/games/roguel...
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Hey! I've got a piece up on @gamesradarplus.bsky.social about @square-enix-games.com's Dragon Quest VII Reimagined and how Clair Obscur didn't save turn-based RPGs because they didn't need saving in the first place.
In Clair Obscur's wake, Dragon Quest 7 finally has its chance to shine
Opinion | Once the black sheep of the Dragon Quest series, DQ7 is back to prove JRPGs never needed saving in the first place
www.gamesradar.com
February 9, 2026 at 5:49 PM
Hey! I've got a piece up on @gamesradarplus.bsky.social about @square-enix-games.com's Dragon Quest VII Reimagined and how Clair Obscur didn't save turn-based RPGs because they didn't need saving in the first place.
@teawithphil.bsky.social there's your mistake phil you're supposed to play video games not wrestle em
February 9, 2026 at 3:29 PM
@teawithphil.bsky.social there's your mistake phil you're supposed to play video games not wrestle em
going to begin communicating by animal crossing mail only at this rate
February 9, 2026 at 2:45 PM
going to begin communicating by animal crossing mail only at this rate
if discord thinks i'm going to give them my government ID to keep using its janky software it is sorely mistaken
Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access next month - all accounts set to "teen-appropriate experience" by default www.theverge.com/tech/875309/...
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discord.com/press-releas...
February 9, 2026 at 2:43 PM
if discord thinks i'm going to give them my government ID to keep using its janky software it is sorely mistaken
it's halftime marc (i think)
February 9, 2026 at 1:29 AM
it's halftime marc (i think)
you know what i have just one complaint about knight of the seven kingdoms and it's a simple one: the shitty mobile game ads on hbo max before and after
February 9, 2026 at 1:24 AM
you know what i have just one complaint about knight of the seven kingdoms and it's a simple one: the shitty mobile game ads on hbo max before and after
that doesn't mean every little whim makes it through the gauntlet if you're on staff (otherwise i'd have written about pinball like twice this week) but it helps
February 7, 2026 at 4:49 PM
that doesn't mean every little whim makes it through the gauntlet if you're on staff (otherwise i'd have written about pinball like twice this week) but it helps
the economics of this, which i sometimes see freelancers question, is that yeah, staff writers get a *lot* of leeway most places because they're already being paid regardless
whereas every freelance budget line item must justify its existence
whereas every freelance budget line item must justify its existence
The best thing about a staff writer job IMO is that you get to write a bunch of little takes and opinion pieces. As a freelancer itโs either like, thy donโt have budget to pick this up, or you wait so long to hear back no one cares by that point
February 7, 2026 at 4:47 PM
the economics of this, which i sometimes see freelancers question, is that yeah, staff writers get a *lot* of leeway most places because they're already being paid regardless
whereas every freelance budget line item must justify its existence
whereas every freelance budget line item must justify its existence
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Hot dog, what a cartoon!
re:frame #54, out now:
re:frame #54, out now:
Surprise! Cartoon Cartoons is out (sort of)
Cartoon Network's Cartoon Cartoons animated shorts program is finally publicly releasingโฆ for some degree of "publicly" and "releasing" both.
buttondown.com
February 6, 2026 at 6:39 PM
Hot dog, what a cartoon!
re:frame #54, out now:
re:frame #54, out now:
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really good little history from Rollin of what seemed to be a setup for a triumphant retooling of the Cartoon Network originals label from the Dexterโs Lab / Powerpuff Girls era - but itโs been treated with less fanfare than weโd hoped
February 6, 2026 at 8:15 PM
really good little history from Rollin of what seemed to be a setup for a triumphant retooling of the Cartoon Network originals label from the Dexterโs Lab / Powerpuff Girls era - but itโs been treated with less fanfare than weโd hoped
bro thought it didn't need the hyphen
February 6, 2026 at 8:09 PM
bro thought it didn't need the hyphen
Hot dog, what a cartoon!
re:frame #54, out now:
re:frame #54, out now:
Surprise! Cartoon Cartoons is out (sort of)
Cartoon Network's Cartoon Cartoons animated shorts program is finally publicly releasingโฆ for some degree of "publicly" and "releasing" both.
buttondown.com
February 6, 2026 at 6:39 PM
Hot dog, what a cartoon!
re:frame #54, out now:
re:frame #54, out now:
my friend what are you doing in the city of baldur's gate it's almost always where i spend the least time
February 6, 2026 at 12:48 AM
my friend what are you doing in the city of baldur's gate it's almost always where i spend the least time
the city itself?? 4/5 of the game happens elsewhere!
February 6, 2026 at 12:44 AM
the city itself?? 4/5 of the game happens elsewhere!