Dave Irwin
@dave-irwin.bsky.social
Freelance games writer. Words my own. Former Guides Writer
Bylines: Gamespot, Dot Esports, Pocket Tactics, PCGamesN, RPS, TheSixthAxis
Portfolio: muckrack.com/dave-irwin-2
Bylines: Gamespot, Dot Esports, Pocket Tactics, PCGamesN, RPS, TheSixthAxis
Portfolio: muckrack.com/dave-irwin-2
As cool as the Steam devices announcements are, we need to put things into perspective. Steam Deck was pricey, but a companion product to a PC. If Valve price the Steam Machine competitively, then it has a chance. If they overcharge, it's a harder sell for more casual audiences.
November 13, 2025 at 9:24 AM
As cool as the Steam devices announcements are, we need to put things into perspective. Steam Deck was pricey, but a companion product to a PC. If Valve price the Steam Machine competitively, then it has a chance. If they overcharge, it's a harder sell for more casual audiences.
I want to run an experiment. Can you solve this #DnD puzzle I faced last night?
There is a statue facing a locked door. It's holding a heater shield with the words "The dawning sun Burns away the hoary Frost, coaxing Life back into the dead land" inscribed on it. Scorch marks are on the shield.
There is a statue facing a locked door. It's holding a heater shield with the words "The dawning sun Burns away the hoary Frost, coaxing Life back into the dead land" inscribed on it. Scorch marks are on the shield.
October 28, 2025 at 11:06 AM
I want to run an experiment. Can you solve this #DnD puzzle I faced last night?
There is a statue facing a locked door. It's holding a heater shield with the words "The dawning sun Burns away the hoary Frost, coaxing Life back into the dead land" inscribed on it. Scorch marks are on the shield.
There is a statue facing a locked door. It's holding a heater shield with the words "The dawning sun Burns away the hoary Frost, coaxing Life back into the dead land" inscribed on it. Scorch marks are on the shield.
Can we all appreciate just how hard this remix of a somewhat forgotten Castlevania game goes? It's so good! #vampiresurvivors
youtu.be/nK7FTNdyoT4
youtu.be/nK7FTNdyoT4
37 Anti-Soul Mysteries Lab | Vampire Survivors: Ode to Castlevania
YouTube video by poncle - Vampire Survivors
youtu.be
October 24, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Can we all appreciate just how hard this remix of a somewhat forgotten Castlevania game goes? It's so good! #vampiresurvivors
youtu.be/nK7FTNdyoT4
youtu.be/nK7FTNdyoT4
It's another year without a faithful PC port of Symphony of the Night (plz not the PSP version if you do Konami!), but this more than makes up for it! #vampiresurvivors
youtu.be/KW3ZFbMPD2I
youtu.be/KW3ZFbMPD2I
Vampire Survivors: Ode to Castlevania Update | Announcement Trailer
YouTube video by poncle - Vampire Survivors
youtu.be
October 22, 2025 at 6:39 PM
It's another year without a faithful PC port of Symphony of the Night (plz not the PSP version if you do Konami!), but this more than makes up for it! #vampiresurvivors
youtu.be/KW3ZFbMPD2I
youtu.be/KW3ZFbMPD2I
How am I discovering just now that Dragon's Dogma originally had this banger of a title screen music?! I played Dark Arisen and it wasn't there...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZNb...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZNb...
Dragon's Dogma - Into Free ~Dangan~
YouTube video by Knuxfan24's Song Gallery
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October 5, 2025 at 6:20 PM
How am I discovering just now that Dragon's Dogma originally had this banger of a title screen music?! I played Dark Arisen and it wasn't there...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZNb...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZNb...
Seeing the news of #Pokemon doing a thing with the UK Natural History Museum immediately made me think if the reason these four Pokémon exist. secretldn.com/pokemon-natu...
September 22, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Seeing the news of #Pokemon doing a thing with the UK Natural History Museum immediately made me think if the reason these four Pokémon exist. secretldn.com/pokemon-natu...
Genuine question for the Brits of BSky: how do you eat #Weetabix?
a cartoon character is standing in front of a boombox and holding a sign that says full .
ALT: a cartoon character is standing in front of a boombox and holding a sign that says full .
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September 16, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Genuine question for the Brits of BSky: how do you eat #Weetabix?
Reposted by Dave Irwin
imagine getting qt dunked by ed davey. unrecoverable. you’re furious and he is serenely going down a log flume in bognor regis.
September 15, 2025 at 12:27 PM
imagine getting qt dunked by ed davey. unrecoverable. you’re furious and he is serenely going down a log flume in bognor regis.
Isn't Mega Malalar basically just the aliens from Mars Attacks!?
September 10, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Isn't Mega Malalar basically just the aliens from Mars Attacks!?
I'm half expecting Daniel Mullins to drop #ponyisland2 without warning. Maybe through another fourth-wall-breaking game where someone must complete it before it unlocks the main game for everyone on Steam? That would be a hoot.
September 7, 2025 at 3:39 PM
I'm half expecting Daniel Mullins to drop #ponyisland2 without warning. Maybe through another fourth-wall-breaking game where someone must complete it before it unlocks the main game for everyone on Steam? That would be a hoot.
So who else in the UK got that alert 1 minute late?
September 7, 2025 at 2:03 PM
So who else in the UK got that alert 1 minute late?
So Silksong's out.
September 4, 2025 at 2:10 PM
So Silksong's out.
I see what you did there! #pokemon #streetfighter
August 28, 2025 at 2:21 PM
I see what you did there! #pokemon #streetfighter
Reposted by Dave Irwin
"But you liked me yesterday"
August 26, 2025 at 8:25 PM
"But you liked me yesterday"
Just went past a man with a bucket and some soap washing the red cross some berk had painted on a road traffic sign (yes, not just mini roundabouts here). A true hero.
August 25, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Just went past a man with a bucket and some soap washing the red cross some berk had painted on a road traffic sign (yes, not just mini roundabouts here). A true hero.
After several years of the feature being released, I finally found a wild Mesprit. #pokemongo
August 22, 2025 at 9:32 AM
After several years of the feature being released, I finally found a wild Mesprit. #pokemongo
Reposted by Dave Irwin
The final statement by Al Jazeera journalist Anas al-Sharif, written months ago in anticipation of his likely death, posted on Twitter/X by a friend. Israel assassinated him tonight along with his reporting team in an airstrike in Gaza.
August 10, 2025 at 11:39 PM
The final statement by Al Jazeera journalist Anas al-Sharif, written months ago in anticipation of his likely death, posted on Twitter/X by a friend. Israel assassinated him tonight along with his reporting team in an airstrike in Gaza.
Important new byline alert: I have finally debuted for the outlet that originally inspired me to become a games journalist.
Yes, it's three Roblox guides, but this is my route in and I'm very happy to start writing for @gamespot.com in any way I can!
www.gamespot.com/articles/is-...
Yes, it's three Roblox guides, but this is my route in and I'm very happy to start writing for @gamespot.com in any way I can!
www.gamespot.com/articles/is-...
Is Roblox Safe? A Parent's Guide To Roblox Safety Policies
Everything you need to know about Roblox's child safety policies, how to set up parental controls, and recent controversies surrounding the platform.
www.gamespot.com
August 8, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Important new byline alert: I have finally debuted for the outlet that originally inspired me to become a games journalist.
Yes, it's three Roblox guides, but this is my route in and I'm very happy to start writing for @gamespot.com in any way I can!
www.gamespot.com/articles/is-...
Yes, it's three Roblox guides, but this is my route in and I'm very happy to start writing for @gamespot.com in any way I can!
www.gamespot.com/articles/is-...
Definitely conflicted today after the news about Hulk Hogan. He was an undeniably awful human, both behind the scenes in the 80s and 90s, and in real life as a Trump Supporting racist. Wrestling owes him a lot, that's undeniable, but I'll always think Randy Savage was the best of that era.
July 24, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Definitely conflicted today after the news about Hulk Hogan. He was an undeniably awful human, both behind the scenes in the 80s and 90s, and in real life as a Trump Supporting racist. Wrestling owes him a lot, that's undeniable, but I'll always think Randy Savage was the best of that era.
We're not getting Mega Flygon, are we?
a pikachu crying with a lightning bolt behind it
ALT: a pikachu crying with a lightning bolt behind it
media.tenor.com
July 22, 2025 at 2:12 PM
We're not getting Mega Flygon, are we?
Of all the games this year I'm looking forward to, #MinatheHollower from @yachtclubgames.bsky.social is pretty much my jam. Really enjoyed the demo and hoping there's tons of secrets to uncover!
store.steampowered.com/app/1875580/...
store.steampowered.com/app/1875580/...
Mina the Hollower on Steam
Take control of Mina, a renowned Hollower hurtled into a desperate mission to rescue a cursed island. Whip foes, burrow through the ground, and explore a pixel-perfect world in Mina the Hollower, a br...
store.steampowered.com
July 21, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Of all the games this year I'm looking forward to, #MinatheHollower from @yachtclubgames.bsky.social is pretty much my jam. Really enjoyed the demo and hoping there's tons of secrets to uncover!
store.steampowered.com/app/1875580/...
store.steampowered.com/app/1875580/...
I beg to differ. He knows EXACTLY what's going on and the poor bugger's traumatized by it.
July 18, 2025 at 2:25 PM
I beg to differ. He knows EXACTLY what's going on and the poor bugger's traumatized by it.
Whatever happened to awesome ads like the MoneySupermarket ones, where Skeletor and He-Man danced to I've Had The Time of My Life in a dive bar? (Also Skeletor jiving in a street to I'm Gonna Live Forever is epic).
youtu.be/-PgTjhx1VLw?...
youtu.be/-PgTjhx1VLw?...
He-Man and Skeletor Dancing | Money Supermarket Commercial
YouTube video by AV Enthusiast
youtu.be
July 17, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Whatever happened to awesome ads like the MoneySupermarket ones, where Skeletor and He-Man danced to I've Had The Time of My Life in a dive bar? (Also Skeletor jiving in a street to I'm Gonna Live Forever is epic).
youtu.be/-PgTjhx1VLw?...
youtu.be/-PgTjhx1VLw?...
The jokes just write themselves!
July 16, 2025 at 8:19 AM
The jokes just write themselves!
Reposted by Dave Irwin
Brennan's announcement
July 14, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Brennan's announcement