eric van allen
@seamoosi.bsky.social
Video Editor @ Game Informer | 1/4 of Axe of the Blood God, 1/2 of Normandy FM | he/him | leading Devil Survivor aficionado | eric@gameinformer.com
Chrono Trigger run on GDQ has me thinking about finally playing Chrono Cross
January 10, 2026 at 5:29 AM
Chrono Trigger run on GDQ has me thinking about finally playing Chrono Cross
now Lucca can never meet Poe, he cannot learn this tech
January 10, 2026 at 5:21 AM
now Lucca can never meet Poe, he cannot learn this tech
new pod! we did a fun draft of our Most Anticipated games. let us know which draft list you think was the best! (even though it's clearly mine)
thanks to @marioprime.bsky.social for guesting!
thanks to @marioprime.bsky.social for guesting!
This week on The Game Informer Show: Polygon's Giovanni Colantonio joins us to talk about the games we played over the holidays, and to draft our most anticipated games of 2026.
See who made the best list here: gameinformer.com/video-podcas...
See who made the best list here: gameinformer.com/video-podcas...
January 10, 2026 at 12:00 AM
new pod! we did a fun draft of our Most Anticipated games. let us know which draft list you think was the best! (even though it's clearly mine)
thanks to @marioprime.bsky.social for guesting!
thanks to @marioprime.bsky.social for guesting!
just realized this was only the first five days back from holidays and took Disco Elysium levels of psychic damage
January 9, 2026 at 11:41 PM
just realized this was only the first five days back from holidays and took Disco Elysium levels of psychic damage
it's so good, the editing, the animation, the music, everything
January 9, 2026 at 9:36 PM
it's so good, the editing, the animation, the music, everything
love: i don't get enough of it
January 9, 2026 at 6:58 PM
love: i don't get enough of it
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i know a lot of games journalists and critics follow me, and you'll notice that mothership.blog already has a "How to pitch" page live, along with a few other pages! so yes, please, go ahead and pitch. i'm so excited to announce this in part to get more of your voices out there.
January 9, 2026 at 5:10 PM
i know a lot of games journalists and critics follow me, and you'll notice that mothership.blog already has a "How to pitch" page live, along with a few other pages! so yes, please, go ahead and pitch. i'm so excited to announce this in part to get more of your voices out there.
hell yeahhhhh!!!!! congrats and looking forward to what y'all do!!
January 9, 2026 at 5:08 PM
hell yeahhhhh!!!!! congrats and looking forward to what y'all do!!
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hi! i'm co-founding a new gaming website with my former polygon colleague @zoehhannah.com. it's called mothership.blog. i made it for someone like me... the kind of website i always wished we had in our space. watch the video to learn more :D
It's time to board the Mothership.
www.youtube.com/shorts/iEw90...
www.youtube.com/shorts/iEw90...
Board the Mothership.
YouTube video by Mothership Media LLC
www.youtube.com
January 9, 2026 at 5:04 PM
hi! i'm co-founding a new gaming website with my former polygon colleague @zoehhannah.com. it's called mothership.blog. i made it for someone like me... the kind of website i always wished we had in our space. watch the video to learn more :D
Reposted by eric van allen
It's time to board the Mothership.
www.youtube.com/shorts/iEw90...
www.youtube.com/shorts/iEw90...
Board the Mothership.
YouTube video by Mothership Media LLC
www.youtube.com
January 9, 2026 at 4:59 PM
It's time to board the Mothership.
www.youtube.com/shorts/iEw90...
www.youtube.com/shorts/iEw90...
this has also been happening a lot in the writing space too. people read writing they think is a little stiff or just not up to their personal standard, so they call it AI. what a cool future we live in!
January 9, 2026 at 5:00 PM
this has also been happening a lot in the writing space too. people read writing they think is a little stiff or just not up to their personal standard, so they call it AI. what a cool future we live in!
never the latter to me bud โค๏ธ always around if you wanna talk
January 9, 2026 at 5:44 AM
never the latter to me bud โค๏ธ always around if you wanna talk
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This is a very personal one for me. Sharing is deeply appreciated.
I'm increasingly horrified by what I see happening around me and often feel powerless. But there are so many ways to resist.
These are my thoughts on fighting back in one way I know how: With indies.
These are my thoughts on fighting back in one way I know how: With indies.
Tunic: Fight Back Withย Me
Knowledge is power.
theindieinformer.com
January 8, 2026 at 10:18 PM
This is a very personal one for me. Sharing is deeply appreciated.
Nintendo literally said "we are putting Fire Emblem Path of Radiance on NSO on Eric Van Allen's birthday"
Nintendo GameCube โ Nintendo Classics adds Fire Emblem: Path ofย Radiance
Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance is now available via the Nintendo GameCube - Nintendo Classics app for Switch 2, Nintendo announced.
Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance is now available via the Nintendo GameCube - Nintendo Classics app for Switch 2, Nintendo announced.
Nintendo GameCube โ Nintendo Classics adds Fire Emblem: Path ofย Radiance
Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance is now available via the Nintendo GameCube - Nintendo Classics app for Switch 2, Nintendo announced.
www.gematsu.com
January 9, 2026 at 2:03 AM
Nintendo literally said "we are putting Fire Emblem Path of Radiance on NSO on Eric Van Allen's birthday"
Octopath Traveler 2 is such an incredibly good RPG, with so many little interactions within its systems that let you "break" the game. this run rules.
so glad Castti won too - her final boss is an all-time favorite RPG boss of mine.
so glad Castti won too - her final boss is an all-time favorite RPG boss of mine.
January 9, 2026 at 1:03 AM
Octopath Traveler 2 is such an incredibly good RPG, with so many little interactions within its systems that let you "break" the game. this run rules.
so glad Castti won too - her final boss is an all-time favorite RPG boss of mine.
so glad Castti won too - her final boss is an all-time favorite RPG boss of mine.
Octopath Traveler 2 is in a primetime slot tonight for GDQ and i choose to believe this was done on purpose, thank you @gamesdonequick.com schedulers
January 8, 2026 at 11:46 PM
Octopath Traveler 2 is in a primetime slot tonight for GDQ and i choose to believe this was done on purpose, thank you @gamesdonequick.com schedulers
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I just watched two women get kidnapped right in front of me in Northeast Minneapolis.
ICE is still terrorizing our city.
ICE is still terrorizing our city.
January 8, 2026 at 4:14 PM
I just watched two women get kidnapped right in front of me in Northeast Minneapolis.
ICE is still terrorizing our city.
ICE is still terrorizing our city.
geeked out a bit when i saw this Ghost in the Shell ref
January 8, 2026 at 6:31 PM
geeked out a bit when i saw this Ghost in the Shell ref
best of luck, you got this!!!
January 8, 2026 at 5:38 PM
best of luck, you got this!!!
these games will either bounce you at the two-hour mark or you will become a devout defender of a walking Hot Topic who constantly talks about depressing eroge and breaks the fourth wall
January 8, 2026 at 5:38 PM
these games will either bounce you at the two-hour mark or you will become a devout defender of a walking Hot Topic who constantly talks about depressing eroge and breaks the fourth wall
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guy who pronounces homage like hokage
January 8, 2026 at 4:40 PM
guy who pronounces homage like hokage
ahhhhh bday pals!!! ๐ฅณ
January 8, 2026 at 4:14 PM
ahhhhh bday pals!!! ๐ฅณ
good morning! i've officially made it one more rotation around the sun today!
January 8, 2026 at 4:02 PM
good morning! i've officially made it one more rotation around the sun today!
this fit though
(i am also currently playing SMTV Vengeance for the @bloodgodpod.bsky.social pantheon)
(i am also currently playing SMTV Vengeance for the @bloodgodpod.bsky.social pantheon)
January 8, 2026 at 5:20 AM
this fit though
(i am also currently playing SMTV Vengeance for the @bloodgodpod.bsky.social pantheon)
(i am also currently playing SMTV Vengeance for the @bloodgodpod.bsky.social pantheon)