Chris Schilling
@schillingc.bsky.social
Editorial director @lostincult. Author of IMMORTALITY: Design Works, Outer Wilds: Design Works. Critic (games/film). Formerly deputy editor, Edge. chris@lostincult.co.uk. Utility friend par excellence.
Find myself slightly awestruck by JCO's ongoing takedown of Elon, a polite yet devastating excoriation of his character. And the world's richest man has absolutely nothing to fight back with. Were this a boxing match, the referee would have waved it off a long time ago.
November 11, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Find myself slightly awestruck by JCO's ongoing takedown of Elon, a polite yet devastating excoriation of his character. And the world's richest man has absolutely nothing to fight back with. Were this a boxing match, the referee would have waved it off a long time ago.
A grappling hook is pretty much always money in the bank
November 11, 2025 at 9:09 AM
A grappling hook is pretty much always money in the bank
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Gah. I have generally done pretty well avoiding getting into arguments online lately, but there's a very particular combination of ignorance and arrogance and pet-peeve subject matter that gets under the skin very occasionally
November 10, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Gah. I have generally done pretty well avoiding getting into arguments online lately, but there's a very particular combination of ignorance and arrogance and pet-peeve subject matter that gets under the skin very occasionally
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Joyce Carol Oates owned Elon so hard he's spent the last day posting about movies he hasn't seen in 15 years
November 10, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Joyce Carol Oates owned Elon so hard he's spent the last day posting about movies he hasn't seen in 15 years
"We can't have nuanced discussions about things without shit flinging" says man with shit-covered hands.
November 10, 2025 at 5:54 PM
"We can't have nuanced discussions about things without shit flinging" says man with shit-covered hands.
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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
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Once again, my version is no less authentic than the original.
November 10, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Once again, my version is no less authentic than the original.
Some others that spring to mind:
Petite Maman
Monster
Falcon Lake
The Zone of Interest
Decision To Leave
Perfect Days
Good One
Inside
Petite Maman
Monster
Falcon Lake
The Zone of Interest
Decision To Leave
Perfect Days
Good One
Inside
November 9, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Some others that spring to mind:
Petite Maman
Monster
Falcon Lake
The Zone of Interest
Decision To Leave
Perfect Days
Good One
Inside
Petite Maman
Monster
Falcon Lake
The Zone of Interest
Decision To Leave
Perfect Days
Good One
Inside
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Definitely true sometimes. But sometimes it's to buy a few seconds of extra thinking time. And sometimes, admittedly less often, they really mean it (and you can usually tell)
“That’s a great question!” really means “You sucker!! You walked straight into my trap.”
November 8, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Definitely true sometimes. But sometimes it's to buy a few seconds of extra thinking time. And sometimes, admittedly less often, they really mean it (and you can usually tell)
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I made a “how do you do, fellow kids?” joke to someone in their mid 20s who, it turns out, was too young to have heard of that meme.
So “how do you do, fellow kids?” is now an example of “how do you do, fellow kids?”
So “how do you do, fellow kids?” is now an example of “how do you do, fellow kids?”
November 7, 2025 at 5:28 PM
I made a “how do you do, fellow kids?” joke to someone in their mid 20s who, it turns out, was too young to have heard of that meme.
So “how do you do, fellow kids?” is now an example of “how do you do, fellow kids?”
So “how do you do, fellow kids?” is now an example of “how do you do, fellow kids?”
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If you've picked up the latest copy of EDGE, keep an eye out for an excellent 9/10 review of Spooky Express in there:
“Whether you're a mere mortal or a puzzle demon, then, you're all but guaranteed to enjoy the ride.”
“Whether you're a mere mortal or a puzzle demon, then, you're all but guaranteed to enjoy the ride.”
November 8, 2025 at 10:00 AM
If you've picked up the latest copy of EDGE, keep an eye out for an excellent 9/10 review of Spooky Express in there:
“Whether you're a mere mortal or a puzzle demon, then, you're all but guaranteed to enjoy the ride.”
“Whether you're a mere mortal or a puzzle demon, then, you're all but guaranteed to enjoy the ride.”
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“I’ve got a great marketing plan, we’ll get the dumbest motherfucker in our industry, one that just nobody respects, and we’ll have him say the most asinine thing possible and that will be our pull quote, it’s surefire
November 7, 2025 at 11:40 PM
“I’ve got a great marketing plan, we’ll get the dumbest motherfucker in our industry, one that just nobody respects, and we’ll have him say the most asinine thing possible and that will be our pull quote, it’s surefire
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Don't wanna have a go at folk but, especially as an artist, it's been so fucking depressing seeing folk talk a big game about loathing AI only to turn a blind eye to its usage when a big game comes along
November 7, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Don't wanna have a go at folk but, especially as an artist, it's been so fucking depressing seeing folk talk a big game about loathing AI only to turn a blind eye to its usage when a big game comes along
ah, what's the point
November 7, 2025 at 11:20 PM
ah, what's the point
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Spotify is crashing HARD because of the boycott. Their stock dropped 11% in value over the last month. Let’s keep this going!
Tell everyone you know to boycott Spotify. There are plenty of alternatives that don’t run ICE advertisements and screw over artists.
We made it easy at boycottspotify.com.
Tell everyone you know to boycott Spotify. There are plenty of alternatives that don’t run ICE advertisements and screw over artists.
We made it easy at boycottspotify.com.
November 7, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Spotify is crashing HARD because of the boycott. Their stock dropped 11% in value over the last month. Let’s keep this going!
Tell everyone you know to boycott Spotify. There are plenty of alternatives that don’t run ICE advertisements and screw over artists.
We made it easy at boycottspotify.com.
Tell everyone you know to boycott Spotify. There are plenty of alternatives that don’t run ICE advertisements and screw over artists.
We made it easy at boycottspotify.com.
What a game. Deserves every award it gets
One thing we hear consistently about despelote is how much its writing resonates with people around the world—it's a personal story, in the best way.
See for yourself: ⚽️ despelote.game
See for yourself: ⚽️ despelote.game
November 7, 2025 at 8:17 PM
What a game. Deserves every award it gets
Interesting how Sabrina Carpenter is suddenly deemed not hot (lmao, sure) now she’s a vocal supporter of trans rights
November 7, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Interesting how Sabrina Carpenter is suddenly deemed not hot (lmao, sure) now she’s a vocal supporter of trans rights
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my latest is out for skybox!!! 💜
the casting of teruyuki kagawa in yakuza kiwami 3 is not only disgusting in itself, but also ridiculous in its hypocrisy considering rgg's past recasts and the series. i feel, and write, very strongly about it
please read, i think this is some of my best work 💜
the casting of teruyuki kagawa in yakuza kiwami 3 is not only disgusting in itself, but also ridiculous in its hypocrisy considering rgg's past recasts and the series. i feel, and write, very strongly about it
please read, i think this is some of my best work 💜
Hamazaki Has To Goh - where does Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio draw the line on casting, and why is it not at sexual assault? by @ashlikeadragon.bsky.social
"it’s particularly insulting and disgusting for him to be cast in a series that has historically featured sex pests being (rightly) beat up"
Read on:
"it’s particularly insulting and disgusting for him to be cast in a series that has historically featured sex pests being (rightly) beat up"
Read on:
Hamazaki Has To Goh - where does Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio draw the line on casting, and why is it not at sexual assault?
A look at the bizarre decision to cast Teruyuki Kagawa's in Yakuza Kiwami 3, through a lens of previous re-casting decisions from RGG Studio.
skyboxcritics.com
November 7, 2025 at 4:44 PM
my latest is out for skybox!!! 💜
the casting of teruyuki kagawa in yakuza kiwami 3 is not only disgusting in itself, but also ridiculous in its hypocrisy considering rgg's past recasts and the series. i feel, and write, very strongly about it
please read, i think this is some of my best work 💜
the casting of teruyuki kagawa in yakuza kiwami 3 is not only disgusting in itself, but also ridiculous in its hypocrisy considering rgg's past recasts and the series. i feel, and write, very strongly about it
please read, i think this is some of my best work 💜