Casey DeFreitas

Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave announced dlc story paths for the other four clan leaders of the heroic games! Personally, I think they should commit to the bit of giving Bertrand months of free time each chapter -- except he can't go anywhere because he's in prison.

I went to Riot Games HQ to play Riftbound: Radiance and interview executive producer Chengran Chai! Here’s my in-depth preview with details on new keywords, how Deploy is primed to disrupt the meta, what to expect at this week’s Pre-Rifts, and more: www.ign.com/articles/rif...

Its @brianaltano.bsky.social's last day at IGN and I just wanted to share one of my favorite Altano videos. No one else can do what he does. www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2vJ...

Still have a few more projects going up before my last day at IGN this Friday. All of them really special to me. One of them a 44 minute long conversation with legendary artist and director @realgdt.bsky.social. Hope you all enjoy this! I'm really proud of it. www.youtube.com/watch?v=GgCM...

Not competing but having a great time at #RQLA with friends 😌

So there's 120 gifts in Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave, and spread across 60 characters, trying to catalogue their reactions to each for our guide may just kill me. Currently making Cai try every flavor of "Ghosh" and it feels a lot like this.

I'm sorry, but there's no NVC episode this week after all. There is a lot going on and I want to make sure we address it accurately and thoughtfully. You can trust that the show has been on my mind constantly over the last several days. Have a nice weekend -- we'll talk next week!

After 9 years at IGN this is the last video I edited: m.youtube.com/watch?v=nStf... 3 people, including me, who worked on this video were laid off, with out notice, just a couple hours after publishing it. It was an honor to work with them and so many others at IGN impacted by these layoffs.

Hey! So after seventeen and a half years, October 2nd will be my last day at IGN. It was genuinely a dream come true to do this thing for so long alongside some of the most talented people on earth. I got to travel the world, meet my heroes, and make a ton of really fun shows and videos. An honor ♥️

Welp. Starting in November, I will no longer be employed by IGN. It's been a hell of a ride and I cannot understate how much of an honor and a privilege the last 11+ years have been. This was a dream job, but the best part of IGN is, was, and always will be the people.

My team had a huge content day today on IGN, covering the launch of Valve's Steam Frame. So this seems like a good time as any to say that I was affected by today's layoffs.

Treating myself for going to Riftbound locals by myself for the first time and winning 😌

I just love Ocarina of Time so much, and I’m so excited to play it again even if I wish they didn’t add a jump button.

Omw back home from pokemonXP / Worlds and realized something VERY terrible There is a pot of 2 week old thai soup waiting for me in my fridge

Pokemon makes me emotional 🥲 Opening ceremonies were stellar #PokemonXP #PokemonWorldChampionships

does anyone at pokemon worlds have a slowking deck i could buy from them? i wanna play some sides/play some games with homies but need a deck. any viz appreciated also thanks <3

Thank you to the random Pokemon friend who gave me sunscreen to wear while in line for the Giants Pokemon jerseys 🙏 😭

PokemonXP + 2026 Pokemon World Championships Pokemon Center exclusive merch reveal! Plus, read about how much I like a particular tote bag.

I’ll see everyone today for the Crystal nuzlocke run at 2pm CST! Come support 👏

Oh this is amazing. Had friends ask me if beaches really do squeak when we played Big Walk, and was happy to report Florida’s best west coast beaches actually squeak too! Never really thought of it being a novel thing before haha

My pizza beans are scandalous

I've been playing Beast of Reincarnation! It oddly digs up a sense of nostalgia for me, like when I played kind-of open world action games for the first time growing up, in the best way. It's rough around the edges here and there, but I'm still enjoying it a lot so far. ~back to the guide mines~

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Stuck in the airport overnight and there is *one* spot known to be OK for sleeping. In the whole airport. There are dozens of people here trying to sleep. Tell me why this one asshole sits on the one hard bench in the middle of everyone trying to sleep to talk on the phone???

Spot the difference

I played in my first Riftbound Nexus Night last night and went undefeated 🥲🥲✌️

Thanks for checking out the game at @summergamefest.bsky.social @dayofthedevs.org @shinycaseyd.bsky.social www.ign.com/articles/blo...

JJK SURVIVORS!?!?!?!

That Nintendo Direct was great Favorite presentation this summer, so many games I’m looking forward to!

Anyone excited for Spyro: A Realm Beyond, I interviewed the devs and got a little bit more info about the game: (we also interviewed them for IGN live!) ign.com/articles/spy...

Playing Smash at IGN Live for the next hour ~ (come play) Yes I brought a GameCube controller and turned on game mode on the TV 🫡

IGN Entertainment is refusing to pay its workers the wages we deserve, even as we make #IGNLive the event that it is this weekend. So we left a message that can’t be ignored. And you should too. Let our upper management know that you support us by sending them an email here: bit.ly/4e2uUCP

Lao Shan in Monster Hunter Wilds expansion 😍 Did not expect it to not come until next year!

Not me getting jump scared in a bright ass room full of people

I put together a slideshow for all the suits and outfits in the new Lego Batman game as part of our guide to unlocking them all, but I didn't feel like just snapping the same photo 100 times, so I had some fun with it. Here are a few of my faves (more here www.ign.com/wikis/lego-b...)

Today, the IGNCG sent this letter to our President of Ziff Davis Gaming & Entertainment to demand pay that reflects the rate of inflation in our contract. Please join us in asking @errorjustin.bsky.social, @peer-ign.bsky.social, @corradimus.bsky.social, and @yprough.bsky.social to pay us fairly.

I’ve been playing the Monster Hunter Outlanders closed beta test 2! I came in very skeptical, but I’m having a good time with it. www.ign.com/articles/mon...

A very cool article by @havokrose.bsky.social featuring some of the IGN staff’s coolest Pokemon items! p.s. I updated my merch slideshow with quite a lot ign.com/articles/rar...

I had so much fun talking Pokemon Champions on Axe of the Blood God! Thanks for having me!

This screen paralyzed me Where is Florida 😂

Oops I never posted this draft 💀 day 2 at #PAXeast - friend day! Yes Prinny is my friend

Getting to play Unleashed early with the Riftbound set design lead was a very cool (and fun) opportunity, here’s what he said during our interviews!

Day 3 #PAXeast I had a ton of fun playing a few games of #RBUnleashed and though I didn’t pull any overnumbers, I did get this sick alt art Elder Dragon that super suits me ✌️ 🐉

First day at PAX East and this was my only photo ✌️ first sealed Riftbound game!

Here’s a collection of tips that made me go “wow I wish I knew that hours ago” while playing Crimson Desert. Hopefully it helps in those early hours youtu.be/qvBC0ZEK4rY?...