One family's desperate search for Pauline, aka a review of Donkey Kong Bananza's first hours. And by "one family," I mean "my family" and by "desperate" I mean my children were screaming at me to unlock Pauline. My latest at @crossplayblog

Just finished one of my favorite interviews in a minute. You're all in for a treat next week.

RT @RemapRadio: Both @a_cado_appears and @patrickklepek are preparing to climb a mountain in Peak! Things went so well last time, what coul….

I reviewed the new season of The Bear over at Decoding TV with Dave Chen! Last season was a disaster, and while the new season is less ambitious, it was *deeply* cathartic. Love a story about saying what you need to say before it's too late.

Roblox is becoming more like Discord and leveraging the kind of "age recognition" technology that's likely to be all over the internet soon. The latest details on the new safety features that Roblox is pitching:

I used to stay up late writing for an embargo about some hot new video game. Now it's an embargo about tweaks to parental controls. Times change!.

RT @emmylanepotter: It's pretty wild to me that THE RIGHTEOUS GEMSTONES has never gotten Emmy noms for any of its cast or for Comedy Series….

RT @RemapRadio: Hopping back into the Steam Vent with @patrickklepek and @a_cado_appears, as they scroll through Steam's New Releases categ….

Superman was a new test for my parenting philosophy of (generally) allowing my children to draw their own line on what they're mature enough to watch. I had nightmares of an eight and five-year-old melting down in the theater, but that's not what happened. It was special.

I have the weapon to break the barrier in Expedition 33. Anything that’s must see optional content before I head towards the endgame? Not interested in beating everything, just wanna see the highlights.

Kinda frustrating how often you come across an optional boss in Clair Obscur (which are *everywhere*), get your ass beat, look up whether you’re doing something fundamentally wrong, and the recommended advice is coming back when you’ve leveled up 15 hours from now.

The first season of Squid Game remains transcendent, but goddamn, they ran out of juice by the end. I broke down the third season of Squid Game with David Chen on Decoding TV, which is mostly me mustering excuses on why wasn't a *complete* waste of time

I'm back, baby. #FortressofFlavor

I would like to formally announce the return of my AMC drink reviews. Why is it gin?? Video coming soon. #FortressofFlavor

Roblox recently hired Dr. Elizabeth Milovidov, who they're calling their "head of parental advocacy." In an interview, they kept repeating a similar refrain: "I work for the parents." What does that mean? Only time will tell. My story at @crossplayblog

Nobody tell my children (or anyone, really?) that I'm listening to the Kpop Demon Hunters soundtrack by myself at home.

RT @patrickklepek: My five-year-old has turned into a screen time monster lately. Is this a phase, or something more? It's prompted a quest….

This message from a new @crossplayblog subscriber is a huge part of the reason why I've enjoyed running the newsletter for the past two years and change. 🥰

RT @RemapRadio: Come join @gameonysus and @patrickklepek as they try to co-op climb a mountain in Peak! Producer Chia is sick, so we're stu….