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@brianbarnett.bsky.social

He/Him Co-Founder & Editor-at-Large @skyboxcritics.com SkyboxCritics.com https://www.patreon.com/skyboxcritics Writer @ IGN, GameSpot, Kotaku, etc. Podcaster | Singer | Drummer http://linktr.ee/ribnax | Inquiries: brian@skyboxcritics.com

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Editor-at-Large Brian Barnett’s top ten games of 2025 Skybox's written 2025 GOTY extravaganza starts with Editor-at-Large Brian Barnett's top ten games of 2025

We're finally rolling out our written GOTY 2025 lists from the Skybox staff (with some extra bonuses) this week! First up is the official @brianbarnett.bsky.social top ten.

Check it out:

02.03.2026 22:57 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2

There are SO many great games that came out last year

Here are my thoughts on my 10 favorites ❀️

(Fair warning, some of it gets emotionally intense)

02.03.2026 23:03 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Ep. 23 - Funerals & Ancestry, Digimon Story: Time Stranger, & Super Bomberman OR "A Profane Portrait Bigger Than Her Picture Of Me" | Skybox Get more from Skybox on Patreon

The latest episode of The Skybox Podcast is live!

In it, @brianbarnett.bsky.social @hokutolucas.bsky.social and @kriscornelisse.bsky.social talk about Brian's grandma passing (and subsequent portrait shenanigans), Digimon Story: Time Stranger, Calamity Angels, DiceVaders, & much more

Enjoy!

02.03.2026 22:21 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

this suuuuuuuuucks

27.02.2026 20:17 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

for folks who are active on x, threads, etc and feel bad about it bc of its stewards but have a hard time letting go: sometimes your behaviors overpower your values online because tech companies hire psychologists & sociologists to come up with ways to put you in that position

25.02.2026 19:17 β€” πŸ‘ 434    πŸ” 129    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 13

democrats should internalize that this is what their colleagues think of them and act accordingly

25.02.2026 03:24 β€” πŸ‘ 15127    πŸ” 3516    πŸ’¬ 284    πŸ“Œ 1
dougiefox_fl "To the kids who are doxing their I.C.E agent dads, I want to tell you something that they have never said to you.

I love you, and I'm proud of you."

dougiefox_fl "To the kids who are doxing their I.C.E agent dads, I want to tell you something that they have never said to you. I love you, and I'm proud of you."

22.02.2026 21:17 β€” πŸ‘ 722    πŸ” 197    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 2

Al Green continues to be one of the only mfers meeting this moment and his colleagues CONSTANTLY fail him.

25.02.2026 04:11 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

me too
my mom has the early signs of it, and my father in law does too

24.02.2026 23:47 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I'm not for sale.
are you?

24.02.2026 23:45 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

the game is truly always changing

24.02.2026 20:22 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Growing up means realizing that All Star by Smash Mouth isn't just "the meme song from Shrek," those lyrics are spitting stone-cold truths in the face of the human condition πŸ˜”

24.02.2026 20:11 β€” πŸ‘ 45    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

He used to sit on our chests and looked deeply into our eyes, and Audrey would say "COMFORT ME, SPOONS!"

🎢 The Jake in the corner, who no one ignores
He thinks he's the compassionate one 🎢

24.02.2026 04:45 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Fighting game preservation and the tyranny of choice A deep dive into the issues with game preservation as they appear in the fighting game scene.

πŸ•ΉοΈ Fantastic read on gaming preservation. Plus fighting games place in that arena.

- #FGC #History #GameDev @skyboxcritics.com

23.02.2026 01:15 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
an image of Daisy from the mario franchise edited to be holding a gun, saying "I do not support all indies, some of you bitches use gen ai"

an image of Daisy from the mario franchise edited to be holding a gun, saying "I do not support all indies, some of you bitches use gen ai"

mood of the morning.

21.02.2026 14:42 β€” πŸ‘ 7019    πŸ” 2284    πŸ’¬ 39    πŸ“Œ 34

RONNY WITH A BUZZER BEATER FROM THE THREE POINT LINE!!!!!

20.02.2026 21:29 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

@ted-ed.bsky.social my 6yo daughter and I have been watching your videos on YT lately and love them!

today she asked me: "can you leave a voicemail to Ted Ed to tell them I'm waiting for a pretzel video from them!"

she wants to know where they come from and how theyre made

youve got a fan!

19.02.2026 14:27 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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IGN Entertainment Strategy Guide Writer Freelancer Application Form The pitch: IGN/Gamer Network is looking for paid strategy guide writers and/or strategy guide video editors. This is not an entry level position: We are looking for people with published strategy guid...

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19.02.2026 00:00 β€” πŸ‘ 223    πŸ” 156    πŸ’¬ 11    πŸ“Œ 7

i had not thought of that

that is darkly hilarious

18.02.2026 22:41 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Rise of Skywalker

just fundamentally doesnt understand what makes a good MOVIE, let alone a good Star Wars movie

squandered potential at every opportunity

pissed me off more every time i thought about it

and finally killed my love of, and interest in, star wars

18.02.2026 21:50 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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a man with gray hair and a beard is wearing a sweater ALT: a man with gray hair and a beard is wearing a sweater

i fought in the gacha wars, same as your father

18.02.2026 21:48 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you @hokutolucas.bsky.social for hosting Beyond The Skybox while I was out.

and I forgive the slander

Its a great episode, so check it out!

18.02.2026 20:45 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Beyond the Skybox - Gacha Games | Skybox Get more from Skybox on Patreon

Beyond the Skybox episode 4 is available on demand! Temp host @hokutolucas.bsky.social and @kriscornelisse.bsky.social talk gacha games, what they do well and why they’re problematic, and what the future has in store - can making them β€œreal” games work? Or is Octopath 0 a fluke?

Check it out:

18.02.2026 20:43 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

WE NEED HIM

18.02.2026 02:48 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

gooners will goon but i don't think a series that spent the better part of a decade confronting that it Used to be Problematic should suddenly start hiding its history when it gets remade.

17.02.2026 22:43 β€” πŸ‘ 24    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Historian of medicine here. Yes. Yes, they did.

17.02.2026 17:47 β€” πŸ‘ 14642    πŸ” 3609    πŸ’¬ 52    πŸ“Œ 86

my body is ready

where the mentats at?

17.02.2026 22:25 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

the butlerian jihad but it's just the entirety of tech infrastructure collapsing because middle-tier companies also can't afford it anymore so every piece of tech up and down the consumer/business spectrum/chain is unintentionally nuked and we just go "yeah let's never do that again"

17.02.2026 20:24 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0