I write for GQ. My mum says she’s very proud.
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In April, I made the rarest of pilgrimages. To Tokyo, and the top of a skyscraper, to meet @HIDEO_KOJIMA_EN. I went with one question: why still make games? At 61, he has made them for almost forty years. But he has seen his end. gq-magazine.co.uk/article/hi…
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Microsoft has a market cap larger than the GDP of all but five countries in the world. Entire NATIONS. And it can’t sustain the team that made Hifi Rush? Fuck off.
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Was just told a story by a friend about her work colleague who went on a first date, ordered a bottle of wine (and subsequently two more) and mis-read the price as £50.00 instead of the actual £5000, and now has a ten year direct debit to The Shard to pay off her huge wine debt.
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"When I first started Reynholm Industries I had just two things in my possession: a dream, and six million pounds"
On 2015/12/16 I became independent. No office, just a tiny room, no staff, no machines nothing. All I had was this KJP logo, notepad & pen and my own PC. I started to work on the concept while recruiting staffs, finding office & game engine. Had dream and connection that's all.👍
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In 2018, I had dinner with @Neil_Druckmann and @grosstastic to start a 2 year behind-the-scenes profile of #TheLastofUsPartII
After what feels like a lifetime, and with 10 days to go, this is how @Naughty_Dog created a classic amidst catastrophe: gq-magazine.co.uk/culture/ar…
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Found out yesterday that my dad has me in his phone as Sam White. Full name. His own son.
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I had the pleasure of writing @GQMagazine's first big video games profile. On the unlikely and amazing story of @ConcernedApe. gq.com/story/stardew-valley-…
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Hands.
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'Hands. Face. Space': UK government to relaunch Covid-19 slogan theguardian.com/world/2020/s…
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I thought it would be cool to get a consensus on the 100 Greatest Games of All Time. I contacted hundreds of people from Ninja to Naughty Dog – and then counted thousands of votes. With the help of my long-time editor we put together the ultimate list: gq-magazine.co.uk/article/be…
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For 2 years I've been between London and LA to tell the story of TLOU: Part II. So gutted for @Neil_Druckmann and a team who I've watched putting their all into it. From everything I've seen and played, it's worth an even longer wait. Fuck COVID!
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There’s a moment in that Quartering video where he scrolls through Metacritic moaning about Gamespot’s low 7/10, spots a 6/10 written by a man just below it, literally almost goes ‘huh’ before returning to focusing on the 7/10 written by a woman. That’s all you need to know.
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I interviewed @RockstarGames co-founder Dan Houser and others to profile the creation of the upcoming #RedDeadRedemption2: gq-magazine.co.uk/article/re…
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ROYAL BABY
ROYAL BABIES
ROYAL BABY³
ROYAL BABY: RESURRECTION
#royalbaby
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I spoke with superhunk Henry Cavill about his new role in The Witcher. But mostly about his favourite game, which you would never guess gq-magazine.co.uk/culture/ar…
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It’s criminal how easy it is to spend £40 now. Two onions and some bits? £40. Modest one course dinner with non-alcoholic drinks? £40. Why aren’t we rioting
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Watching the original Pirates of the Caribbean and noticed they change the colour of Jonathan Pryce’s wig to denote a flashback - even though it’s a wig for the character.
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Rockstar spoke to me about the new GTA: Online update. It's new island paradise looks brilliant, was developed entirely from home, and gives us a good sense of what to expect from GTA 6: gq-magazine.co.uk/culture/ar…
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TLOU2 getting those BAFTA noms reminded me of a funny story I couldn’t write about in my piece. But it is my closest experience of how video games are terrible until they aren’t. And how I never realised *just how late in the day* shit comes together. Spoilers ahead.
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“I once told 70 million people that they couldn’t see their dying loved ones while I held a secret party in the office.”
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How Xbox outgrew the console: I spent time with @XboxP3 and his A-Team to talk the last 20 (and the next 20) years of #Xbox.
Xbox One, Game Pass, Halo Infinite, xCloud, $7.5BN buyouts, The Elder Scrolls 6, succession planning. We covered it all. #Xbox20
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I hung out with Dan Houser and others from @RockstarGames to document the making of #RedDeadRedemption2. We also talked GTA 6, Trump, racism, feminism, crunch, the trouble with realistic birds, and the benefits of running a company with your brother. gq-magazine.co.uk/article/re…
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As someone renovating a house and righting the wrongs of a generation before us: It’s mad how bad the majority of people’s taste is.
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Leaks suck, man. Devs put their heart and soul into something for years. It’s not some public service you have a right to see. I was covering @Neil_Druckmann and team when the TLOU2 leaks came out. It is demoralising. It is stressful. Teams don’t need this. Don’t do it!!!
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I sat down with @Naughty_Dog directors @ShaunEscayg and @kurtmargenau to talk about the legacy of Uncharted – from panic attacks to blockbuster triumph. gq-magazine.co.uk/culture/ar…
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It is weird - and I knew this would come up. We tried. Trust me, we tried. And we were stonewalled at every turn. Nintendo told us it would be minimum of a year to get it signed off. Then we got told a flat no. Same with other studios in JP.
Is it just me or is it weird that there’s not a single Japanese dev or journalist in the list of people asked? Even though Japanese titles make up 4 of the top 10?
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Deathloop has me replaying Dishonored 2 for the Nth time and I don’t know who needs to hear this but play Dishonored fuckin 2.
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Don’t forget that you get the excitement of a part of your body failing about once per month
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Last month I spent a few days with Todd Howard & team and played 8+ hours of #Starfield📷. We talked about their biggest, most roleplay-ey game ever.
Plus! Tom Cruise. Space invites. Existential dread. Broken eyes. TES6. Game design flaws of LIFE ITSELF gq-magazine.co.uk/article/st…
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I could write a book about this experience, but in short: Part II is even better than the original, avoids predictability, raises the bar on game writing. It’s a triumph against adversity (both for diverse storytelling and for ND) and is the best PlayStation game this generation.
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Can anyone stop @GeorgeRussell63 ? I spent a few months getting to know @MercedesAMGF1’s new wonderkid. We talked his past, present and future. About Lewis Hamilton, rivalries, and the end of last season. And about, er... scrambled eggs: gq-magazine.co.uk/sport/arti…
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A few weeks after I interviewed Ken Levine, he quit. It was the last interview he did at Irrational. A year after I interviewed Dan Houser, he quit. It is the last interview he did at Rockstar. All I can say is, I'm sorry to the dev I'm profiling next.
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Booked a 9AM showing for Bond. Cinema is empty, clean and the pick n mix has just been restocked. I feel like I have discovered fire.
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One interesting thing I did like while receiving ballots are the games which only got one vote, but a vote at the TOP of someone's list. The deep cut faves. These are the games that fit into that category.
I thought it would be cool to get a consensus on the 100 Greatest Games of All Time. I contacted hundreds of people from Ninja to Naughty Dog – and then counted thousands of votes. With the help of my long-time editor we put together the ultimate list: gq-magazine.co.uk/article/be…
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me, 21, looking at pic of me, 19: I was so thin! im fat now.
me, 23, looking at pic of me, 21: I was so thin! im fat now.
me, 27, looking at pic of me, 23: I was so thin! im fat now.
me, 29, looking at pic of me, 27: I was so thin! im fat now.
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HBO of Us is really good. Episode 3 is a masterpiece. Several game moments made even better with some subtle changes and really shocking impact. A bunch of additions and deviations that are complete successes. And an absolutely perfect Ellie despite all my reservations.
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Devastating news this morning. Hug your loved ones, drive safely, and never take things for granted. Xxxxx
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my brother just got 7 A**s and 3 A*s but he also recently put milk in a kettle and broke it. You can have good grades AND be a spectacularly stupid motherfucker.
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I do not understand how publisher model can work if every game has to sell 20m copies. The entire point is to allow small to coexist with big. Even more frustrating when your entire business model is a sub service you keep saying is a success that means game sales aren’t the goal
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I profiled the one and only @TroyBakerVA. We talked about Indy, obviously, but also the journey he's been on since 2008, when he was sitting on Val Kilmer's beach deck in Malibu wondering, "What am I doing here?"
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It’s actually embarrassing how little my day has to be inconvenienced before I’ll decide I’m ordering takeout.
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Have become addicted to Resetera threads of assumptions/criticisms about TLOU2 from people who have not played it. Nothing will ever fascinate me more than the self-assuredness of a gamer.
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TAKE BACK CONTROL TAE BACK CONTROL BAKE BACK CONTROL BAKE BACK BONTROL BAK BAK BROL BAKE BROK BOL HO DOR HODOR HODOR #BBCDebate
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My 11 y/o neff is completely deaf. Recently his internal processors (which mean he can hear) failed. Had to miss first weeks of big school having a big painful operation. I'm giving him a Nintendo Switch to cheer him up. BUT he needs GAMES. PRs and nice people: plz help?
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Lord of the Rings is going to get fully Star Warred isn’t it. It’ll be 2035 and I’ll be watching a 10 part series about how Gothmog the orc’s face got fucked up.
The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim original anime is reportedly set for release in April 2024 by Warner Bros.
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Set 200 years before The Hobbit, it will explore the exploits of Helm Hammerhand, the King of Rohan and the creation of Helm’s Deep.
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I just don't get it. I don't get what's different now to when they voted yesterday. How are people this irresponsibly dumb.
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Lastly, a boring thing: pieces like this are really hard to realise. We first talked about it in 2017. As a freelancer, they’re basically impossible to make financially viable. Please read and RT to make it all worthwhile.
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Poor white idiots can no longer moan about "the bankers" because they're officially worse.
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