autumn wright 🍂
@theautumnwright.bsky.social
🧑💻 freelance writer, editor
💼 https://autumnwright.bearblog.dev/
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💼 https://autumnwright.bearblog.dev/
✉️ autumnwright at protonmail.com
🖼️ pfp by Kaylee Rowena
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Games media can't ignore BDS Xbox boycott
aftermath.site/microsoft-bds-...
aftermath.site/microsoft-bds-...
After reporting the news, games media must now grapple with what the call to boycott Xbox means for us. I wrote about why we must and how we can orient games writing towards liberation. Games nor words alone will save us, but we can as individuals express solidarity and possibility in all we do.
Felt compelled to write about what malice, block towers, and the parakeets mean ahead of its rerelease. Had to make it into a blog. Hope people still read it.
Reading The Boy and The Heron: autumnwright.bearblog.dev/reading-the-...
Reading The Boy and The Heron: autumnwright.bearblog.dev/reading-the-...
November 14, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Felt compelled to write about what malice, block towers, and the parakeets mean ahead of its rerelease. Had to make it into a blog. Hope people still read it.
Reading The Boy and The Heron: autumnwright.bearblog.dev/reading-the-...
Reading The Boy and The Heron: autumnwright.bearblog.dev/reading-the-...
does it feel to anyone else like the paper of record has been trying harder to create the worst possible headlines and angles over the past two weeks specifically?
November 14, 2025 at 1:26 AM
does it feel to anyone else like the paper of record has been trying harder to create the worst possible headlines and angles over the past two weeks specifically?
I for one like having 27 hours a day to spend doing nighttime activities without the guilt of having fun in the sunlight, but idk how I’m supposed to do laundry after work when it feels and looks like it’s been dark outside for 14 hours at 5pm.
November 14, 2025 at 12:22 AM
I for one like having 27 hours a day to spend doing nighttime activities without the guilt of having fun in the sunlight, but idk how I’m supposed to do laundry after work when it feels and looks like it’s been dark outside for 14 hours at 5pm.
Fionna and Cake is a slice of life crash out
November 13, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Fionna and Cake is a slice of life crash out
what outlet can buy anime criticism on a quick turnaround for a certain theatrical rerelease in a few days
November 13, 2025 at 7:39 PM
what outlet can buy anime criticism on a quick turnaround for a certain theatrical rerelease in a few days
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As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
November 13, 2025 at 11:33 AM
As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
listening to this episode like penance for my written sins
November 12, 2025 at 6:59 PM
listening to this episode like penance for my written sins
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A sneaky weekend drop of the new GAME STUDIES STUDY BUDDIES, in which we spend 3 hours talking about a book that is 80 pages long! It's worth it, though, as few texts have been as impactful on how we talk about our present moment as Mark Fisher's CAPITALIST REALISM:
rangedtouch.com/2025/10/31/8...
rangedtouch.com/2025/10/31/8...
November 1, 2025 at 7:21 PM
A sneaky weekend drop of the new GAME STUDIES STUDY BUDDIES, in which we spend 3 hours talking about a book that is 80 pages long! It's worth it, though, as few texts have been as impactful on how we talk about our present moment as Mark Fisher's CAPITALIST REALISM:
rangedtouch.com/2025/10/31/8...
rangedtouch.com/2025/10/31/8...
Reposted by autumn wright 🍂
chainsaw man cliffhanger of all time
November 12, 2025 at 5:06 PM
chainsaw man cliffhanger of all time
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Want to write about games and developers in Indiepocalypse? (and get paid $200 for it?)
You're in luck, I'm currently accepting pitches!
Send it via form or email indiepocalypse@gmail.com
indiepocalypse.com/pitch
You're in luck, I'm currently accepting pitches!
Send it via form or email indiepocalypse@gmail.com
indiepocalypse.com/pitch
Indiepocalypse Feature Pitch Form
This is the quick pitch form for those interested in pitching written features about games and developers featured in Indiepocalypse.
The goal is to better highlight the individual creators that have...
indiepocalypse.com
November 7, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Want to write about games and developers in Indiepocalypse? (and get paid $200 for it?)
You're in luck, I'm currently accepting pitches!
Send it via form or email indiepocalypse@gmail.com
indiepocalypse.com/pitch
You're in luck, I'm currently accepting pitches!
Send it via form or email indiepocalypse@gmail.com
indiepocalypse.com/pitch
biggest story of the day right here
November 12, 2025 at 3:17 PM
biggest story of the day right here
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🚨new piece on kotaku... from me!🚨
I wrote about the hollow feeling of a story that mistakes movement for change.
Hades II Isn’t a Story—It’s Maintenance:
I wrote about the hollow feeling of a story that mistakes movement for change.
Hades II Isn’t a Story—It’s Maintenance:
Hades 2's story is a rite of passage tale that's missing the most important ingredient:
Hades II Isn’t A Story—It’s Maintenance - Kotaku
Supergiant's roguelike sequel confuses repetition for revelation
kotaku.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:03 PM
🚨new piece on kotaku... from me!🚨
I wrote about the hollow feeling of a story that mistakes movement for change.
Hades II Isn’t a Story—It’s Maintenance:
I wrote about the hollow feeling of a story that mistakes movement for change.
Hades II Isn’t a Story—It’s Maintenance:
Reposted by autumn wright 🍂
big ups to Paul Tassi for proving my point
November 12, 2025 at 2:23 PM
big ups to Paul Tassi for proving my point
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I went to meet the 'Rockstar 31', the developers who were suddenly fired from their work on GTA 6 for what the studio has described as gross misconduct.
That's not what the workers call it though. They have another couple of words they prefer to use: union busting.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9nO...
That's not what the workers call it though. They have another couple of words they prefer to use: union busting.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9nO...
The Rockstar Workers Fired Before They Could Finish GTA 6
YouTube video by People Make Games
www.youtube.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:43 PM
I went to meet the 'Rockstar 31', the developers who were suddenly fired from their work on GTA 6 for what the studio has described as gross misconduct.
That's not what the workers call it though. They have another couple of words they prefer to use: union busting.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9nO...
That's not what the workers call it though. They have another couple of words they prefer to use: union busting.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9nO...
I was thinking “GDT is the Kojima of movies” and then Frankenstein did the Death Stranding esophagus shot
November 10, 2025 at 3:32 AM
I was thinking “GDT is the Kojima of movies” and then Frankenstein did the Death Stranding esophagus shot
alright mr nintendo said theyre friends, you know the drill: delete the ao3 archives, burn deviant arts servers, transfer all of pixiv to a flash drive and drop it to the bottom of the sea. Artist alleys WILL be censored. Everyone is being asked to voluntarily delete that botw fic off their kindle.
In Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment's English localization, Zelda calls Link "a knight and a friend". This detail is not present in the Japanese version.
November 9, 2025 at 11:52 PM
alright mr nintendo said theyre friends, you know the drill: delete the ao3 archives, burn deviant arts servers, transfer all of pixiv to a flash drive and drop it to the bottom of the sea. Artist alleys WILL be censored. Everyone is being asked to voluntarily delete that botw fic off their kindle.
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A Sharon Begley byline, almost 5 years after her death.
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
James Watson, dead at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers
James Watson, the co-discoverer of the structure of DNA who died Thursday at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers.
www.statnews.com
November 8, 2025 at 1:39 PM
A Sharon Begley byline, almost 5 years after her death.
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
hand against the glass reaching out for the Acela across the platform as I’m stuck on a delayed NJT train
November 8, 2025 at 3:46 PM
hand against the glass reaching out for the Acela across the platform as I’m stuck on a delayed NJT train
karate kid legends is about a nyc where people have a whole lot more rooftop access (to do karate) and also where you can tap metrocards
November 8, 2025 at 2:50 AM
karate kid legends is about a nyc where people have a whole lot more rooftop access (to do karate) and also where you can tap metrocards
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NEW: Inside the Biden administration debates in late 2024 that could have changed the course of the Gaza war
-top intel official sought to cut support for Israel but Brett McGurk pushed back
-talk of "very likely" US liability
-Blinken spoke of "ethnic cleansing"
www.huffpost.com/entry/biden-...
-top intel official sought to cut support for Israel but Brett McGurk pushed back
-talk of "very likely" US liability
-Blinken spoke of "ethnic cleansing"
www.huffpost.com/entry/biden-...
Biden Discussed Potential Israeli War Crimes In Gaza. He Kicked The Can To Trump.
New intelligence shocked officials in late 2024, spurring heightened fear of U.S. liability, HuffPost has learned. The period saw Secretary of State Antony Blinken ask if Israel’s actions constituted ...
www.huffpost.com
November 7, 2025 at 11:59 PM
NEW: Inside the Biden administration debates in late 2024 that could have changed the course of the Gaza war
-top intel official sought to cut support for Israel but Brett McGurk pushed back
-talk of "very likely" US liability
-Blinken spoke of "ethnic cleansing"
www.huffpost.com/entry/biden-...
-top intel official sought to cut support for Israel but Brett McGurk pushed back
-talk of "very likely" US liability
-Blinken spoke of "ethnic cleansing"
www.huffpost.com/entry/biden-...
(fionna and cake posting) they say adventure time grew up with its audience but it also came out and is spending its 20s very gay too
November 7, 2025 at 8:27 PM
(fionna and cake posting) they say adventure time grew up with its audience but it also came out and is spending its 20s very gay too
also read steven. doing the work analyzing what is happening to games crit with a method that is not vibes, discourse, or clique based. this one seems relevant today: breakingarrows.substack.com/p/who-is-wri...
November 7, 2025 at 7:18 PM
also read steven. doing the work analyzing what is happening to games crit with a method that is not vibes, discourse, or clique based. this one seems relevant today: breakingarrows.substack.com/p/who-is-wri...
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A write up on why reading other critics is worthwhile in all instances, with extensive quoting from others works I have read, and publicly sharing the very large games writing resource document I've been slowly accumulating links for these past months (years)
open.substack.com/pub/breaking...
open.substack.com/pub/breaking...
A Reading Manifesto
or a theory on how to break through circuitous discourse
open.substack.com
November 7, 2025 at 5:11 PM
A write up on why reading other critics is worthwhile in all instances, with extensive quoting from others works I have read, and publicly sharing the very large games writing resource document I've been slowly accumulating links for these past months (years)
open.substack.com/pub/breaking...
open.substack.com/pub/breaking...