Shannon Liao
@shannonliao.bsky.social
Inverse dot com gaming editor. bylines at New York Times, Vulture, IGN, Esquire, Scientific American and more. ex-WaPo and CNN
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stayed in tonight but have a Halloween K-pop demon hunters TikTok from me
November 1, 2025 at 3:12 AM
stayed in tonight but have a Halloween K-pop demon hunters TikTok from me
now this is just weird
October 21, 2025 at 8:36 PM
now this is just weird
just came across Anthropic’s Claude merch and… I’ve never seen a dumber pun 🙈
October 17, 2025 at 5:54 PM
just came across Anthropic’s Claude merch and… I’ve never seen a dumber pun 🙈
got this ad today in the App Store, not sure why hello kitty is on the ground?
October 8, 2025 at 2:14 PM
got this ad today in the App Store, not sure why hello kitty is on the ground?
by the way i don’t know who needs to hear this, but this meat buns package doesn’t actually contain any meat, despite the photo… I just opened up the bun and was severely disappointed
October 6, 2025 at 3:39 PM
by the way i don’t know who needs to hear this, but this meat buns package doesn’t actually contain any meat, despite the photo… I just opened up the bun and was severely disappointed
you may not know this because I sure didn’t, but love is blind france is like roughly 75% Asian. it’s my new favorite Asian drama 😌
September 17, 2025 at 3:18 PM
you may not know this because I sure didn’t, but love is blind france is like roughly 75% Asian. it’s my new favorite Asian drama 😌
Breaking news: More than 450 Diablo game developers just voted to unionize
August 28, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Breaking news: More than 450 Diablo game developers just voted to unionize
NEW: 180 Blizzard workers just unionized today.
August 12, 2025 at 7:31 PM
NEW: 180 Blizzard workers just unionized today.
death stranding 2 irl
August 2, 2025 at 4:25 AM
death stranding 2 irl
can’t believe it took me this long to figure this out, but just realized my last name basically means the sound of the wind, and to soar in Chinese. anyone else ever discover hidden meanings of their names?
July 24, 2025 at 4:20 PM
can’t believe it took me this long to figure this out, but just realized my last name basically means the sound of the wind, and to soar in Chinese. anyone else ever discover hidden meanings of their names?
death stranding 3 could be… just the same thing set in Canada?
July 24, 2025 at 2:19 AM
death stranding 3 could be… just the same thing set in Canada?
how I’m spending this holiday weekend: playing yakuza 0 mahjong
July 4, 2025 at 9:04 PM
how I’m spending this holiday weekend: playing yakuza 0 mahjong
I’m back in New York! expect more stories from me soon :)
June 19, 2025 at 10:26 PM
I’m back in New York! expect more stories from me soon :)
taking a few days off in Hawaii now but when I’m back, I’ll have a story from interviewing @hideokojimaen.bsky.kojimaproductions.jp
June 10, 2025 at 6:50 AM
taking a few days off in Hawaii now but when I’m back, I’ll have a story from interviewing @hideokojimaen.bsky.kojimaproductions.jp
played some Lego Party versus @alyssamerc.bsky.social and unexpectedly won (she was really gracious about it!)
June 9, 2025 at 7:21 PM
played some Lego Party versus @alyssamerc.bsky.social and unexpectedly won (she was really gracious about it!)
most surreal time to be in LA attending a video game work event right now
June 8, 2025 at 7:17 PM
most surreal time to be in LA attending a video game work event right now
what is this hat "Make FPS Great Again"
June 6, 2025 at 11:03 PM
what is this hat "Make FPS Great Again"
I have the Nintendo Switch 2 in hand and all I've been able to play so far is Hades (the original), as I'm still waiting for launch titles to roll out and for other titles to download. our Inverse review is still to come!
June 4, 2025 at 8:51 PM
I have the Nintendo Switch 2 in hand and all I've been able to play so far is Hades (the original), as I'm still waiting for launch titles to roll out and for other titles to download. our Inverse review is still to come!
belatedly reading this Last of Us Atlantic story. this is an incredible quote: www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
May 20, 2025 at 8:27 PM
belatedly reading this Last of Us Atlantic story. this is an incredible quote: www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
This exchange between Mr. Beast and Love Death & Robots’ Tim Miller says a lot. Miller says he watched the Beast Games and just thought, what an asshole, it’d be great to watch this guy get killed in an animated short.
May 14, 2025 at 2:48 AM
This exchange between Mr. Beast and Love Death & Robots’ Tim Miller says a lot. Miller says he watched the Beast Games and just thought, what an asshole, it’d be great to watch this guy get killed in an animated short.
At Love Death and Robots! just saw 6 shorts, and experienced the end of the world a few times
May 14, 2025 at 2:29 AM
At Love Death and Robots! just saw 6 shorts, and experienced the end of the world a few times
my mom has started talking to Google assistant and she’s finding it quite creepy… I have to agree this one is a bit disturbing
May 9, 2025 at 10:56 PM
my mom has started talking to Google assistant and she’s finding it quite creepy… I have to agree this one is a bit disturbing
I’ve been on the lookout for discounted yakult for years… today I finally scored and got 6 packs for $2 each. they expire tomorrow, but hey, a deal’s a deal.
May 8, 2025 at 10:38 PM
I’ve been on the lookout for discounted yakult for years… today I finally scored and got 6 packs for $2 each. they expire tomorrow, but hey, a deal’s a deal.