The Steam Next Fest for June 2025 ends not too long after I send out this newsletter, so heck with it! This newsletter is all wishlist recommendations! Here’s a customary newsletter highlighting some upcoming indies that you may or may not have heard of. But first, a different kind
So. You want to boycott the biggest entertainment companies on the planet. You came to the right newsletter. Wishlist rec against the machine If this newsletter is gonna go against the man, it’s gonna need a wishlist rec that does so. And there are few better places to start
The Great Backlog Offensive returns with a look at a future that could never be. (Also apologies for the unannounced week break) Speaking of Eastern European settings... Racing games are in a sort of rut, with Codemasters being hit with recent layoffs and, Mario Kart aside, AAA-budget racers being relegated
Ladies, gentlemen, those betwixt and without, we gather here today to hold vigil; to mourn and celebrate the loss of those who became beloved through their toil and suffering. Which is all a very dramatic way of saying that this newsletter is about organizational closures. A wishlist rec for changing
Phew. Alright. I’ve spent enough time talking about emotional hardships and mental illness. Time to write at length about a game that just rules. I needed this week’s game rec This week’s recommendation got a lot of buzz last year, but in case recent games have drowned
You ever leave a room after an argument, only to then think of the perfect retort hours after the fact? Well, that happened to me, and now I’m writing about executive dysfunction again because I just thought of another wrinkle to the conversation. Happy Cinco de Mayo. Buckle up.
I’ve written about depression more broadly in the past, but today I want to zero in on executive dysfunction and how it pertains to my gaming hobby. If you’ve ever told yourself “I’ve been meaning to get to that,” this newsletter is for you. A quick wishlist
Returning for a quick update. I’ve made the decision to indefinitely postpone my coverage of the DOOM franchise. Many employees at Microsoft have organized a protest over their AI models being used by the Israeli military in the wake of their actions in the Gaza Strip, and I am
I’m going to be blunt; I have been playing a lot of DOOM lately and this week’s Switch 2 news is, pragmatically speaking, giving me a great opportunity to take a break from the franchise for this week. There’s a lot to discuss, and a lot that
The DOOM franchise is famous (and infamous) for its ambitious fan community, with mods and campaigns that rival id’s efforts on the original games. That’ll be the focus of this week’s newsletter. Welcome back to Hell. Speaking of Hell, a hellish game rec I’m going to
Good news, we’re back on Earth. Bad news, Hell is on Earth. And it’s all John Carmack’s fault. (I’m exaggerating, but you’ve gotta admit, it’s a great opening hook.) A similarly blasphemous game rec I’m recommending this week’s game for no other
DOOM: The Dark Ages hits in a couple months, and I had a harebrained idea a few months ago. Let’s dive into some WADS, swim through all the demon guts, and see how we feel coming out the other side. An unexpectedly saccharine game rec Before we dive into