Emma Kent
@goneefk.bsky.social
Freelance games critic, consultant, and a secret third thing. Probably up a mountain somewhere. Words for Eurogamer, Edge, GamesRadar. BAFTA member. She/her.
✨ https://emmakent.journoportfolio.com ✨
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✨ https://emmakent.journoportfolio.com ✨
📧 efkwords@gmail.com
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Uh oh. I’ve been asked to produce two smart-casual outfits at the last minute. I’m doomed
November 14, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Uh oh. I’ve been asked to produce two smart-casual outfits at the last minute. I’m doomed
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After body boarding all summer I've been trying to explain to my family how even a 5ft wave can feel like a truck hitting you
November 13, 2025 at 1:58 PM
After body boarding all summer I've been trying to explain to my family how even a 5ft wave can feel like a truck hitting you
Proof that Bluesky has indeed inherited the spirit of Twitter
November 12, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Proof that Bluesky has indeed inherited the spirit of Twitter
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alright. art friends. which one of you was it
November 12, 2025 at 3:04 PM
alright. art friends. which one of you was it
Stumbled across a couple of Fantano music crit videos and I'm baffled he gets the views he does. Barely any illuminating music analysis, and a weird focus on women having to act as pure/perfect mothers, or not being allowed to take career breaks to have kids. Is this the best we have?
November 12, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Stumbled across a couple of Fantano music crit videos and I'm baffled he gets the views he does. Barely any illuminating music analysis, and a weird focus on women having to act as pure/perfect mothers, or not being allowed to take career breaks to have kids. Is this the best we have?
Interviewed an audio director recently who told me how an *iconic* character catchphrase came from the voice actor improvising in the booth.
Using AI voices robs you of the chance for spontaneous, funny, ad-libbed performances that could help define your game.
Using AI voices robs you of the chance for spontaneous, funny, ad-libbed performances that could help define your game.
If your game has voice acting, then working with the voice actors is half of your writing process. It's not complete until you've heard it interpreted and reimagined by a voice actor. And they always reimagine it in ways that elevate the writing, in ways you never would have imagined yourself.
November 11, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Interviewed an audio director recently who told me how an *iconic* character catchphrase came from the voice actor improvising in the booth.
Using AI voices robs you of the chance for spontaneous, funny, ad-libbed performances that could help define your game.
Using AI voices robs you of the chance for spontaneous, funny, ad-libbed performances that could help define your game.
Big fan of reviewers calling out the use of Gen AI in games, I'd hate to see low-effort slop become normalised and accepted as 'just part of development'
November 11, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Big fan of reviewers calling out the use of Gen AI in games, I'd hate to see low-effort slop become normalised and accepted as 'just part of development'
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If you thought Frankenstein's Tower in the Guillermo del Toro movie looked cool, check out the real-world inspiration behind it...
November 10, 2025 at 12:27 PM
If you thought Frankenstein's Tower in the Guillermo del Toro movie looked cool, check out the real-world inspiration behind it...
Ugh you could feel it slowly slipping away. Gutting
November 2, 2025 at 4:21 AM
Ugh you could feel it slowly slipping away. Gutting
The suffering continues
November 2, 2025 at 3:40 AM
The suffering continues
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An Air Canada flight right now
November 2, 2025 at 1:38 AM
An Air Canada flight right now
I’m in a pub in a small Canadian ski town and the atmosphere is INTENSE oh my days
November 2, 2025 at 2:58 AM
I’m in a pub in a small Canadian ski town and the atmosphere is INTENSE oh my days
Somehow, I too have been sucked into the baseball frenzy
October 29, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Somehow, I too have been sucked into the baseball frenzy
✨ Let's make a thread of songs we're listening to this week ✨
I'm trying to broaden my listening habits, so please help me out by dropping a link below to a song you're enjoying at the moment
I'm trying to broaden my listening habits, so please help me out by dropping a link below to a song you're enjoying at the moment
October 22, 2025 at 10:55 PM
✨ Let's make a thread of songs we're listening to this week ✨
I'm trying to broaden my listening habits, so please help me out by dropping a link below to a song you're enjoying at the moment
I'm trying to broaden my listening habits, so please help me out by dropping a link below to a song you're enjoying at the moment
Why am I not jamming with Hades 2 at all... what's going on here
a cat with its mouth open is sitting on a couch .
Alt: a cat with its mouth open is sitting on a couch .
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October 18, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Why am I not jamming with Hades 2 at all... what's going on here
Terrible things are popping up in my YouTube suggestions nowadays
October 7, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Terrible things are popping up in my YouTube suggestions nowadays
Me: I don't care much for Taylor Swift, that's fine I'll just ignore the album release
The next day:
>Waking up to someone playing all of TLOAS outside my window
>Every social media feed covered in Swift news
>YouTube trying to make me watch each video release
>Every marketing brand hopping on it
The next day:
>Waking up to someone playing all of TLOAS outside my window
>Every social media feed covered in Swift news
>YouTube trying to make me watch each video release
>Every marketing brand hopping on it
October 6, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Me: I don't care much for Taylor Swift, that's fine I'll just ignore the album release
The next day:
>Waking up to someone playing all of TLOAS outside my window
>Every social media feed covered in Swift news
>YouTube trying to make me watch each video release
>Every marketing brand hopping on it
The next day:
>Waking up to someone playing all of TLOAS outside my window
>Every social media feed covered in Swift news
>YouTube trying to make me watch each video release
>Every marketing brand hopping on it
Taylor Swift you better stay away from Charli XCX now
October 4, 2025 at 7:16 AM
Taylor Swift you better stay away from Charli XCX now
Being ill while living alone is the worst. What do you mean I have to do the groceries while feeling like I’ve been flash-banged
October 4, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Being ill while living alone is the worst. What do you mean I have to do the groceries while feeling like I’ve been flash-banged
Some day, I'm going to invest in a VR headset and use it to walk around Elden Ring, just to look at stuff
September 27, 2025 at 4:42 AM
Some day, I'm going to invest in a VR headset and use it to walk around Elden Ring, just to look at stuff
Nothing worse than listening to a banger Grimes song then remembering it’s probably about Elon Musk 😩
September 24, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Nothing worse than listening to a banger Grimes song then remembering it’s probably about Elon Musk 😩
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Breaking: Jimmy Kimmel to return Tuesday.
September 22, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Breaking: Jimmy Kimmel to return Tuesday.
Real talk though they should move GDC to Vancouver or Toronto
September 22, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Real talk though they should move GDC to Vancouver or Toronto
The way this video is so cryptic is winding me up, it ain't that deep just tell us what the changes are
September 22, 2025 at 5:44 PM
The way this video is so cryptic is winding me up, it ain't that deep just tell us what the changes are