lex luddy needs a nap

New pinned. I'm Lex Luddy. A video game journalist/reporter/critic. You might have seen me running @startmenu.bsky.social where I help new voices break into the industry. Or appearing on @giantbomb.com videos. Or my words in @shacknews.com, @gamerguides.com, @lostincult.co.uk, and more.

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The Wuhu Island elections are going to be so toxic this year.

not sure about the seo on this one, guys

I'm biased because I'm friends with the folks working on this, but even the demo for this game is an absolute delight. Also... Perdu.

It's a bank holiday here in Ireland, and between that and the relative gap in the review calendar between now and GTA, I am releasing that this is the first time since my dad passed away that I haven't had a big work related project to focus on. This sucks.

imagine a world where people replied to your timely emails

i've been thinking a lot about zero parades youtu.be/Q4lfwSCt_ts

Cancelled concerts, shuttered studios, massive data breaches? Just another week in the paradise that is the video game industry in 2026. @wendeego.bsky.social rounds everything up for Update Patch.

i am desperately trying these days not to allow myself to get annoyed over stuff i cannot control, but every time i push notification for a dm on linkedin that is actually a sponsored message i get a little closer to breaking out into a violent rage

My review of Phantom Blade Zero for Eurogamer is up! Some highly impressive combat here, and really beautiful world design. Yet balance & quality issues in the build I played let it down somewhat. www.eurogamer.net/phantom-blad...

christ dude, it is so easy not to be evil to trans people

Also, I should mention there were some very weird circumstances in the review process for this game…

It extremely feels like publishers have to acting as kingmakers in the media space and I can only empathise with PR people fully aware that "Press Relations" roles require the existence of a "press" to relate with.

i remain not a fan of publishers' increasingly aggressive restrictions on access to review codes for games media

jay is very, very, very talented and cool

Another day, another dollar, amiright?

Call of Duty movie will take revolutionary political stance that "war is complicated"

genuine question: does tim sweeney know that he's a billionaire and doesn't need to log on to x (THE EVERYTHING APP) every single day for the approval of strangers?

Wildwood is genuinely breathtaking from start to finish.

remember folks dirt 3

remember folks dirt 3

every day in 2026

it's so sad we no longer have "guy who corners you at parties to tell you about his fine arts masters", now we only have "guy who corners you at a party to tell you all about how productive his local agents are"

some people say being loud and annoying is lexi's finest quality

Tim's on going lil-guy victim complex as the private owner of the company that makes the most popular video game on the market and the guy in charge of the most widely used game engine the industry has ever seen is really quite remarkable.

For @gamespot.com, I revisited BioWare's history of queer representation and how it always strove to depict LGBTQ characters and stories with nuance and respect. It wasn't always perfect, but gaming wouldn't be where it is today without Mass Effect or Dragon Age. www.gamespot.com/articles/bio...

Translating this, I found his comments on the history of design and his definitions for work and creating really interesting Also gets at the core of countering a lot of pro-AI arguments: AI can handle some of the work, but the work is fun! And the work can define the result