Luis Aguasvivas 🔜 PAX U
@aguaspoints.bsky.social
Game Critic - NPR Contributor
Debug Mag Columnist
Member of the New York Videogame Critics Circle
Unwinnable, Gamers with Glasses, PopMatters, Game Informer, Ars Technica & other places
aguaspoints.com
Debug Mag Columnist
Member of the New York Videogame Critics Circle
Unwinnable, Gamers with Glasses, PopMatters, Game Informer, Ars Technica & other places
aguaspoints.com
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A new Legend has appeared! The @nyvgcc.bsky.social are thrilled to announce that Pokémon will be the recipient of our Andrew Yoon Legend Award at the 15th Annual New York Game Awards on 1/18! Catch the show LIVE in person or online & celebrate 30 years of Pokémon.
Tickets: tinyurl.com/yxd9ak2c
Tickets: tinyurl.com/yxd9ak2c
A new Legend has appeared! The @nyvgcc.bsky.social
are thrilled to announce that Pokémon will be the recipient of our Andrew Yoon Legend Award at the 15th Annual New York Game Awards on 1/18! Catch the show LIVE in person or online & celebrate 30 years of Pokémon.
Tickets: tinyurl.com/yxd9ak2c
are thrilled to announce that Pokémon will be the recipient of our Andrew Yoon Legend Award at the 15th Annual New York Game Awards on 1/18! Catch the show LIVE in person or online & celebrate 30 years of Pokémon.
Tickets: tinyurl.com/yxd9ak2c
November 12, 2025 at 1:11 PM
A new Legend has appeared! The @nyvgcc.bsky.social
are thrilled to announce that Pokémon will be the recipient of our Andrew Yoon Legend Award at the 15th Annual New York Game Awards on 1/18! Catch the show LIVE in person or online & celebrate 30 years of Pokémon.
Tickets: tinyurl.com/yxd9ak2c
are thrilled to announce that Pokémon will be the recipient of our Andrew Yoon Legend Award at the 15th Annual New York Game Awards on 1/18! Catch the show LIVE in person or online & celebrate 30 years of Pokémon.
Tickets: tinyurl.com/yxd9ak2c
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A new Legend has appeared! The @nyvgcc.bsky.social are thrilled to announce that Pokémon will be the recipient of our Andrew Yoon Legend Award at the 15th Annual New York Game Awards on 1/18! Catch the show LIVE in person or online & celebrate 30 years of Pokémon.
Tickets: tinyurl.com/yxd9ak2c
Tickets: tinyurl.com/yxd9ak2c
November 11, 2025 at 2:30 PM
A new Legend has appeared! The @nyvgcc.bsky.social are thrilled to announce that Pokémon will be the recipient of our Andrew Yoon Legend Award at the 15th Annual New York Game Awards on 1/18! Catch the show LIVE in person or online & celebrate 30 years of Pokémon.
Tickets: tinyurl.com/yxd9ak2c
Tickets: tinyurl.com/yxd9ak2c
A new Legend has appeared! The @nyvgcc.bsky.social are thrilled to announce that Pokémon will be the recipient of our Andrew Yoon Legend Award at the 15th Annual New York Game Awards on 1/18! Catch the show LIVE in person or online & celebrate 30 years of Pokémon.
Tickets: tinyurl.com/yxd9ak2c
Tickets: tinyurl.com/yxd9ak2c
November 11, 2025 at 2:30 PM
A new Legend has appeared! The @nyvgcc.bsky.social are thrilled to announce that Pokémon will be the recipient of our Andrew Yoon Legend Award at the 15th Annual New York Game Awards on 1/18! Catch the show LIVE in person or online & celebrate 30 years of Pokémon.
Tickets: tinyurl.com/yxd9ak2c
Tickets: tinyurl.com/yxd9ak2c
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When I play Lumines Arise,
I am no longer in The Cynical World.
I am a cat in a sunbeam.
(my lumines arise review) www.polygon.com/lumines-aris...
I am no longer in The Cynical World.
I am a cat in a sunbeam.
(my lumines arise review) www.polygon.com/lumines-aris...
Lumines Arise is the cure for our cynical world
The cult classic rhythm game is back in life-affirming fashion
www.polygon.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:13 PM
When I play Lumines Arise,
I am no longer in The Cynical World.
I am a cat in a sunbeam.
(my lumines arise review) www.polygon.com/lumines-aris...
I am no longer in The Cynical World.
I am a cat in a sunbeam.
(my lumines arise review) www.polygon.com/lumines-aris...
The Game Awards are best enjoyed at home or not at all. Don't spend 1,000 dollars for a ticket to an event that is always too loud and too long.
November 7, 2025 at 7:00 PM
The Game Awards are best enjoyed at home or not at all. Don't spend 1,000 dollars for a ticket to an event that is always too loud and too long.
Great episode!
New Dig ep w/ Brazilian Finance Minister Fernando Haddad on Brazilian political economy and where Brazil fits into world capitalist system structured by relationships of domination/unequal exchange. How the left must navigate contradictions of governance. www.thedigradio.com/podcast/braz...
Brazil and the World System w/ Fernando Haddad
Featuring Fernando Haddad on Brazilian political economy and where Brazil fits into a world capitalist system structured by relationships of domination and unequal exchange. Haddad is Finance Minister...
www.thedigradio.com
November 7, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Great episode!
"Rockstar, Rockstar, you're disgusting, we charge you with union busting!"
Rockstar, Rockstar, you're disgusting, we charge you with union busting!
Rockstar, Rockstar, you're disgusting, we charge you with union busting!
"Rockstar, Rockstar, you're disgusting, we charge you with union busting," the protesters declared.
'All you had to do was follow the damn law, Rockstar!': Workers are protesting outside Take-Two after GTA 6 dev's alleged 'brazen' union-busting
"They can get used to seeing us on their doorstep."
www.pcgamer.com
November 7, 2025 at 12:55 PM
"Rockstar, Rockstar, you're disgusting, we charge you with union busting!"
Rockstar, Rockstar, you're disgusting, we charge you with union busting!
Rockstar, Rockstar, you're disgusting, we charge you with union busting!
May it never come out.
BREAKING: Rockstar has delayed Grand Theft Auto VI again, pushing the highly anticipated game from May to November 19, 2026. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
‘Grand Theft Auto VI’ Is Postponed Again — to November 2026
The release date for the game had previously slipped to May 2026 from fall 2025
www.bloomberg.com
November 6, 2025 at 11:53 PM
May it never come out.
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November 2, 2025 at 1:24 AM
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Good Morning New York!
Join us 1/17 + 1/18 at GG Fest and the 15th New York Game Awards! Don't miss the Supergiant: Unplugged concert, your favorite games of 2025, and more to come!
Get your tickets now!
www.eventbrite.com/e/15th-ny-ga...
Join us 1/17 + 1/18 at GG Fest and the 15th New York Game Awards! Don't miss the Supergiant: Unplugged concert, your favorite games of 2025, and more to come!
Get your tickets now!
www.eventbrite.com/e/15th-ny-ga...
15th NY Game Awards + GG Fest + Supergiant Concert!
Get ready for two unforgettable days celebrating the artistry, creativity, and community of video games! The 15th NY Game Awards + GG Fest!
www.eventbrite.com
November 5, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Good Morning New York!
Join us 1/17 + 1/18 at GG Fest and the 15th New York Game Awards! Don't miss the Supergiant: Unplugged concert, your favorite games of 2025, and more to come!
Get your tickets now!
www.eventbrite.com/e/15th-ny-ga...
Join us 1/17 + 1/18 at GG Fest and the 15th New York Game Awards! Don't miss the Supergiant: Unplugged concert, your favorite games of 2025, and more to come!
Get your tickets now!
www.eventbrite.com/e/15th-ny-ga...
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@phoenixsimms.bsky.social reflects on why there was an increasing emphasis in the 2010s on IF storytelling via interfaces like desktops and apps.
IF's Retrofuturist Roots
Amping up retro technological friction encourages the player to decipher an IF game's interface as if it is an alien device with its own "emotional language".
www.tier-review.com
November 4, 2025 at 9:04 PM
@phoenixsimms.bsky.social reflects on why there was an increasing emphasis in the 2010s on IF storytelling via interfaces like desktops and apps.
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Thursday in Brooklyn
Vivian Gornick, Robin D.G. Kelley & David Waldstreicher on Boston Review at 50, with Gianpaolo Baiocchi | Brooklyn Public Library
Join BPL Presents as we celebrate the legendary Boston Review, as it turns fifty—with appearances by Vivian Gornick, Robin D.G. Kelley, David Waldstreicher and moderator Gianpaolo Baiocchi.To commemor...
www.bklynlibrary.org
November 4, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Thursday in Brooklyn
The editor of this article is trying to do a hit job. Contradictions inside the actual article, yet the headline is self-assured.
"As a whole, physical video games may still be less carbon intensive than their digital counterparts – but their ultimate impact should not be underestimated."
"As a whole, physical video games may still be less carbon intensive than their digital counterparts – but their ultimate impact should not be underestimated."
November 4, 2025 at 1:06 PM
The editor of this article is trying to do a hit job. Contradictions inside the actual article, yet the headline is self-assured.
"As a whole, physical video games may still be less carbon intensive than their digital counterparts – but their ultimate impact should not be underestimated."
"As a whole, physical video games may still be less carbon intensive than their digital counterparts – but their ultimate impact should not be underestimated."
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UPDATE: Got many great pitches already, most from Latin America & Eastern Europe (which makes sense given my history & previous work lol)
I really want more stories from north of Africa, Middle-East & SEA. I'm reaching out to researchers & journos there, any suggestions & connections are welcome 🙏
I really want more stories from north of Africa, Middle-East & SEA. I'm reaching out to researchers & journos there, any suggestions & connections are welcome 🙏
So, today I'm announcing a new book project... and doing a call for papers: crpgbook.wordpress.com/2025/10/31/t...
It's an anthology of video game history outside the usual US perspective - an accessible & exciting panorama of different realities - and I'll pay 300 USD per article.
Please share :)
It's an anthology of video game history outside the usual US perspective - an accessible & exciting panorama of different realities - and I'll pay 300 USD per article.
Please share :)
The Video Game History Expansion Pack – Pitch your story
Today I’m putting my money where my mouth is and launching a new project — a book focused on game history outside of the usual North American perspectives.
crpgbook.wordpress.com
November 3, 2025 at 11:28 PM
UPDATE: Got many great pitches already, most from Latin America & Eastern Europe (which makes sense given my history & previous work lol)
I really want more stories from north of Africa, Middle-East & SEA. I'm reaching out to researchers & journos there, any suggestions & connections are welcome 🙏
I really want more stories from north of Africa, Middle-East & SEA. I'm reaching out to researchers & journos there, any suggestions & connections are welcome 🙏
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Fun fact: I originally wanted to run this story the day @designroom.bsky.social launched because I thought it was going to be Rez Infinite's 10th anniversary. Turned out I was a year off, but then I figured, might as well do it anyway.
We're kicking off a series of music game oral histories with a look back at Rez Infinite -- and why it's been nine years without a follow-up.
After nine years, Rez Infinite remains gaming’s greatest tease
“If we're using the word ‘prologue,’ obviously something has to come after...”
www.designroom.site
November 3, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Fun fact: I originally wanted to run this story the day @designroom.bsky.social launched because I thought it was going to be Rez Infinite's 10th anniversary. Turned out I was a year off, but then I figured, might as well do it anyway.
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Wander in Wonder🌱
Jamás pensé que un juego podría relajarme tantísimo🫠🫠 Un conejito busca el camino a casa a través del bosque. Las plantas te guían el camino. El arte es tradicional y los colores y los distintos sonidos de cada planta lo hacen precioso!!
store.steampowered.com/app/3939180/...
Jamás pensé que un juego podría relajarme tantísimo🫠🫠 Un conejito busca el camino a casa a través del bosque. Las plantas te guían el camino. El arte es tradicional y los colores y los distintos sonidos de cada planta lo hacen precioso!!
store.steampowered.com/app/3939180/...
Wander in Wonder on Steam
Help a little lost rabbit find its way home. Step into a short point-and-click adventure through a warm, hand-drawn world of flowers and plants.
store.steampowered.com
October 16, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Wander in Wonder🌱
Jamás pensé que un juego podría relajarme tantísimo🫠🫠 Un conejito busca el camino a casa a través del bosque. Las plantas te guían el camino. El arte es tradicional y los colores y los distintos sonidos de cada planta lo hacen precioso!!
store.steampowered.com/app/3939180/...
Jamás pensé que un juego podría relajarme tantísimo🫠🫠 Un conejito busca el camino a casa a través del bosque. Las plantas te guían el camino. El arte es tradicional y los colores y los distintos sonidos de cada planta lo hacen precioso!!
store.steampowered.com/app/3939180/...
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I'm expecting to have room for a guest blog or two this month, if anyone's out there with something in the games crit space that needs for publishing. No specific requirements, but if you know what I like you know what I like. $100 flat rate, as much or as little as you think serves the piece.
November 3, 2025 at 4:52 AM
I'm expecting to have room for a guest blog or two this month, if anyone's out there with something in the games crit space that needs for publishing. No specific requirements, but if you know what I like you know what I like. $100 flat rate, as much or as little as you think serves the piece.
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10 games to get to know me. | 10 juegos para conocerme mejor. | 10 jogos para me conhecer. | 10 jeux pour apprendre à me connaître. |
November 2, 2025 at 1:43 PM
10 games to get to know me. | 10 juegos para conocerme mejor. | 10 jogos para me conhecer. | 10 jeux pour apprendre à me connaître. |
I was saying this about Metaphor a lot a year ago. Folks need to stop and play some Saltsea Chronicles.
November 3, 2025 at 2:18 AM
I was saying this about Metaphor a lot a year ago. Folks need to stop and play some Saltsea Chronicles.
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Because this subject has become Discourse and I don't want people to misunderstand: there are a lot of very well-written video games.
They just generally don't tend to be the ones getting gassed up as being well-written in the mainstream spaces. Always exceptions, though.
They just generally don't tend to be the ones getting gassed up as being well-written in the mainstream spaces. Always exceptions, though.
My general stance is that when the wider games press says a game is well-written I assume the opposite because most of the people who write about storytelling in this space don't read books or watch serious film and television and it has never steered me wrong.
November 3, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Because this subject has become Discourse and I don't want people to misunderstand: there are a lot of very well-written video games.
They just generally don't tend to be the ones getting gassed up as being well-written in the mainstream spaces. Always exceptions, though.
They just generally don't tend to be the ones getting gassed up as being well-written in the mainstream spaces. Always exceptions, though.
10 games to get to know me. | 10 juegos para conocerme mejor. | 10 jogos para me conhecer. | 10 jeux pour apprendre à me connaître. |
November 2, 2025 at 1:43 PM
10 games to get to know me. | 10 juegos para conocerme mejor. | 10 jogos para me conhecer. | 10 jeux pour apprendre à me connaître. |
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My friend @aguaspoints.bsky.social presents Shadow the Hedgehog in "The Doom that Came to Starbucks"
I'll be here all week. Tip your servers and tell @bsky.app to stop messing with our feeds and notifications.
I'll be here all week. Tip your servers and tell @bsky.app to stop messing with our feeds and notifications.
"With Mickey Mouse gloves Shadow grabs the steaming drink from the tall frappe and sugary syrup stained counter: 'Thank you again. I know that I am the best – THE ULTIMATE LIFEFORM! Glad you see it too.'"
www.gamerswithglasses.com/features/son...
www.gamerswithglasses.com/features/son...
In a Costume I am Cooler than You! — Gamers with Glasses
Luis Aguasvivas falls into Sonic X Shadow Generations, or maybe it’s Shadow that has come through to our reality. What’s Shadow doing in a Starbucks? Will Luis ever manage to actually play a game on h...
www.gamerswithglasses.com
November 2, 2025 at 2:00 AM
My friend @aguaspoints.bsky.social presents Shadow the Hedgehog in "The Doom that Came to Starbucks"
I'll be here all week. Tip your servers and tell @bsky.app to stop messing with our feeds and notifications.
I'll be here all week. Tip your servers and tell @bsky.app to stop messing with our feeds and notifications.
November 2, 2025 at 1:24 AM