Andrew Searles
@drowningthunder.bsky.social
Perth, Australia
I write and talk about games a lot. Seen on Vooks, Maxi-Geek, Junkee and others. I also do tax, but don’t talk about that.
I write and talk about games a lot. Seen on Vooks, Maxi-Geek, Junkee and others. I also do tax, but don’t talk about that.
I wrote something for the first time in about a year. You should go read it!
Nintendo is in a Sticky Situation with Switch 2 – How Do They Get Out? www.vooks.net/ninten...
April 15, 2025 at 4:26 AM
I wrote something for the first time in about a year. You should go read it!
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Unfortunately I am now on the hunt for paid work.
I’m a writer, journalist, critic, and more, having worked on sites like Sports Illustrated, Newsweek, and ESPN, primarily on video game content.
If you have a position or need help with guides, reviews, news, etc, please get in touch 💜
I’m a writer, journalist, critic, and more, having worked on sites like Sports Illustrated, Newsweek, and ESPN, primarily on video game content.
If you have a position or need help with guides, reviews, news, etc, please get in touch 💜
February 7, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Unfortunately I am now on the hunt for paid work.
I’m a writer, journalist, critic, and more, having worked on sites like Sports Illustrated, Newsweek, and ESPN, primarily on video game content.
If you have a position or need help with guides, reviews, news, etc, please get in touch 💜
I’m a writer, journalist, critic, and more, having worked on sites like Sports Illustrated, Newsweek, and ESPN, primarily on video game content.
If you have a position or need help with guides, reviews, news, etc, please get in touch 💜
The wait until April just for more details is rough. June release date?
This is the Nintendo Switch 2, still due 2025, more to come in April www.vooks.net/this-i...
January 16, 2025 at 1:19 PM
The wait until April just for more details is rough. June release date?
I’ve been online for only a few minutes a day for about a month now. It’s been a nice mental detox, but hey I have returned to barely post at all :)
Have I missed anything (excluding news that goes beyond Bluesky/X) exciting?
Have I missed anything (excluding news that goes beyond Bluesky/X) exciting?
January 14, 2025 at 11:14 AM
I’ve been online for only a few minutes a day for about a month now. It’s been a nice mental detox, but hey I have returned to barely post at all :)
Have I missed anything (excluding news that goes beyond Bluesky/X) exciting?
Have I missed anything (excluding news that goes beyond Bluesky/X) exciting?
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Shortly before December began, my partner came across this cheap, obviously unofficial Pokemon advent calendar. She bought it for me in the hopes that the Pokemon inside would be some truly awful abominations.
It did not disappoint.
If you’ll indulge me, in rough order of horror - a thread. 🧵
It did not disappoint.
If you’ll indulge me, in rough order of horror - a thread. 🧵
December 28, 2024 at 4:06 AM
Shortly before December began, my partner came across this cheap, obviously unofficial Pokemon advent calendar. She bought it for me in the hopes that the Pokemon inside would be some truly awful abominations.
It did not disappoint.
If you’ll indulge me, in rough order of horror - a thread. 🧵
It did not disappoint.
If you’ll indulge me, in rough order of horror - a thread. 🧵
Shortly before December began, my partner came across this cheap, obviously unofficial Pokemon advent calendar. She bought it for me in the hopes that the Pokemon inside would be some truly awful abominations.
It did not disappoint.
If you’ll indulge me, in rough order of horror - a thread. 🧵
It did not disappoint.
If you’ll indulge me, in rough order of horror - a thread. 🧵
December 28, 2024 at 4:06 AM
Shortly before December began, my partner came across this cheap, obviously unofficial Pokemon advent calendar. She bought it for me in the hopes that the Pokemon inside would be some truly awful abominations.
It did not disappoint.
If you’ll indulge me, in rough order of horror - a thread. 🧵
It did not disappoint.
If you’ll indulge me, in rough order of horror - a thread. 🧵
121 hours of this was FF7RB. Another 40 was FF7CC. And then or so for everything else.
It’s a good final fantasy machine I’ll give it that!
It’s a good final fantasy machine I’ll give it that!
December 12, 2024 at 11:22 AM
121 hours of this was FF7RB. Another 40 was FF7CC. And then or so for everything else.
It’s a good final fantasy machine I’ll give it that!
It’s a good final fantasy machine I’ll give it that!
The work around solution here for under-16s is obvious. Bring back the king.
December 1, 2024 at 1:25 AM
The work around solution here for under-16s is obvious. Bring back the king.
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I want to make a personal appeal for the beautiful new game of Palestinian gamedev @rasheedabueideh.bsky.social. As nobody will fund a game about the 1948 Nakba, Rasheed is crowdfunding via launchgood.com/1948. I've been doing production advice on the game pro bono, and it deserves to exist.
An appeal for Dreams on a Pillow
YouTube video by Rami Ismail
www.youtube.com
November 28, 2024 at 2:01 PM
I want to make a personal appeal for the beautiful new game of Palestinian gamedev @rasheedabueideh.bsky.social. As nobody will fund a game about the 1948 Nakba, Rasheed is crowdfunding via launchgood.com/1948. I've been doing production advice on the game pro bono, and it deserves to exist.
Spiritfarer is on sale for the price of a coffee. It’s beautiful, heartwarming, addictive, and one of my favourite games ever made. If you’ve never played it, you should fix that.
store.steampowered.com/app/972660/S...
store.steampowered.com/app/972660/S...
Save 85% on Spiritfarer®: Farewell Edition on Steam
Spiritfarer® is a cozy management game about dying. As ferrymaster to the deceased, build a boat to explore the world, care for your spirit friends, and release them into the afterlife. The Spiritfare...
store.steampowered.com
November 28, 2024 at 2:50 AM
Spiritfarer is on sale for the price of a coffee. It’s beautiful, heartwarming, addictive, and one of my favourite games ever made. If you’ve never played it, you should fix that.
store.steampowered.com/app/972660/S...
store.steampowered.com/app/972660/S...
After almost a decade at my current job, today is my final day.
It’s a strange, surreal feeling, but onto (hopefully) bigger and better things.
Give me your “final day of work” tips!
It’s a strange, surreal feeling, but onto (hopefully) bigger and better things.
Give me your “final day of work” tips!
November 22, 2024 at 12:54 AM
After almost a decade at my current job, today is my final day.
It’s a strange, surreal feeling, but onto (hopefully) bigger and better things.
Give me your “final day of work” tips!
It’s a strange, surreal feeling, but onto (hopefully) bigger and better things.
Give me your “final day of work” tips!
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put this in the app store screens
Great work mods!!
November 18, 2024 at 4:01 PM
put this in the app store screens
If you see this, post your favourite Pokemon!
November 18, 2024 at 11:58 PM
If you see this, post your favourite Pokemon!
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Oh no, this echo chamber I'm stuck in is full of amazing art, generous, kind people, and joy.
What ever shall I do?
What ever shall I do?
November 16, 2024 at 4:08 PM
Oh no, this echo chamber I'm stuck in is full of amazing art, generous, kind people, and joy.
What ever shall I do?
What ever shall I do?
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it finally feels like we passed the precipice of bluesky meaningfully taking users away from twitter. it’s astounding that hate for one evil guy was able to chain reaction into a new popular social media platform with massive potential like this
November 14, 2024 at 7:51 PM
it finally feels like we passed the precipice of bluesky meaningfully taking users away from twitter. it’s astounding that hate for one evil guy was able to chain reaction into a new popular social media platform with massive potential like this
Got around to finishing Zelda Echoes of Wisdom last night. What a wonderfully delightful game.
I also employed a super sophisticated, complex strategy to beat the final boss:
Level 3 Darknut go brrrrrr
I also employed a super sophisticated, complex strategy to beat the final boss:
Level 3 Darknut go brrrrrr
November 14, 2024 at 11:55 PM
Got around to finishing Zelda Echoes of Wisdom last night. What a wonderfully delightful game.
I also employed a super sophisticated, complex strategy to beat the final boss:
Level 3 Darknut go brrrrrr
I also employed a super sophisticated, complex strategy to beat the final boss:
Level 3 Darknut go brrrrrr
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Here's my latest for The Shot.
The insanity of America's choice and the grim consequences for it and the rest of us.
#auspol
theshot.net.au/uncategorize...
The insanity of America's choice and the grim consequences for it and the rest of us.
#auspol
theshot.net.au/uncategorize...
America, what have you done? - The Shot
These next two months will be the calm before the devastating storm and no doubt filled with hand-wringing and finger-pointing as to who is responsible for the Trump redux.
theshot.net.au
November 12, 2024 at 2:05 AM
Here's my latest for The Shot.
The insanity of America's choice and the grim consequences for it and the rest of us.
#auspol
theshot.net.au/uncategorize...
The insanity of America's choice and the grim consequences for it and the rest of us.
#auspol
theshot.net.au/uncategorize...
I may have let out a little scream
GHTV Reloaded doesn't have an official account on here yet but i'm really excited so i'll repost it here for them:
GHTV Reloaded V3 is coming soon, adding support for unmodded Xbox One/Series, PS4/PS5, Wii U, iOS and PS3!
GHTV Reloaded V3 is coming soon, adding support for unmodded Xbox One/Series, PS4/PS5, Wii U, iOS and PS3!
November 12, 2024 at 11:55 AM
I may have let out a little scream
Introduce yourself as a tv character
November 12, 2024 at 12:49 AM
Introduce yourself as a tv character
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Oh how nice it is to see no shitty ads every other post.
November 11, 2024 at 12:46 PM
Oh how nice it is to see no shitty ads every other post.
…and I took that personally
November 12, 2024 at 12:14 AM
…and I took that personally
Alrighty, I’m officially migrating here from Twitter. And am actually going to try post things here a bit more!
Now to learn how to be funny 🤔
Now to learn how to be funny 🤔
November 11, 2024 at 12:08 AM
Alrighty, I’m officially migrating here from Twitter. And am actually going to try post things here a bit more!
Now to learn how to be funny 🤔
Now to learn how to be funny 🤔
Wishing the best of luck to Chris Pratt as he steps into the role of Mario full time, all hail the new mushroom king.
Charles Martinet will no longer be the voice of Mario https://www.vooks.net/charles-martinet-will-no-longer-be-the-voice-of-mario/
August 22, 2023 at 12:20 AM
Wishing the best of luck to Chris Pratt as he steps into the role of Mario full time, all hail the new mushroom king.
That through ball from Fowler was perfection. What a goal! Let’s go Tillies
August 7, 2023 at 11:03 AM
That through ball from Fowler was perfection. What a goal! Let’s go Tillies
Finished Venba in one sitting. What a beautiful little game. And now I’m very hungry.
August 6, 2023 at 4:26 AM
Finished Venba in one sitting. What a beautiful little game. And now I’m very hungry.