Elliot Gardner

@phroobin.gay cheers buddy!

Hey Alyssa! Late to the game but my Discord is badgersbadgerz - would love to be involved!

Elden Ring Nightreign review – FromSoftware brings multiplayer mayhem to the Lands Between Fortnite meets Elden Ring in a matchup where a three-person team faces so many high-speed challenges you may feel distinctly short-handed

Always lovely to be featured in @theguardian.com. Thanks for the commission @mackeza.bsky.social! Really enjoyed my time in Nightreign, but lots missed the mark. A rare slip-up from FromSoftware in my opinion. Worth it if you're a Souls fan looking for multi tho www.theguardian.com/games/2025/m...

I appreciate wanting to thin the crowd of applications, but I would genuinely be surprised if they get anyone for that job role

Just came across the lowest, most infuriating job posting ever. On making you write a full fucking cover letter, they ask not only for a custom several hundred-word writing sample, but also a link to an 'advertising video you've created' despite not stating either will be required in the job posting

@hern.bsky.social Hey Alex, just dropped you an email on this, but I've got a big topic I think you'd be interested in - can I drop you a DM?

It's like Twitter with like 60% fewer cunts

Are AI-generated video games really on the horizon? Microsoft and Google have both recently released new generative AI models that simulate video game worlds – with notable limitations. What can they do?

Very proud to have written another piece for @theguardian.com this week. Give it a read if you're interested in Microsoft 'Muse' or AI gaming oblivion www.theguardian.com/games/2025/m...

"I see you searched 'hate' and 'game', you MUST be talking about women"

And some people still think there's not a misogyny problem in games. I Googled stuff around 'game developer hate' related to [topic] for article research. It ignored me but recognised I'd included 'gaming' and 'hate'. Top result?

Hey Dom, would love to work with VG247 again! I specialise in interview and feature pieces. Here's my portfolio: elgardner4.wixsite.com/website

Really? I have a super clear memory of consciously having to turn the English dub on... and the usual 'dub vs sub' shitshow at the time as well 😆

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Cry this from the rooftops! I was surprised when some loved ones said to me recently 'they had to try hard to save a lot of money back then too' and that 'there weren't so many luxaries like £5 coffees back then' - they just dont get it! www.youtube.com/shorts/tj9Zw...

But I wonder how many (or few) people actually ever listened to their performance?

I still occasionally think about how undervalued the performances of the English speaking cast must be in Sekiro... the game even tells you at the start that it's meant to be heard in Japanese and you have to consciously turn on the English dub 😅 (they smashed it btw)

Nine Sols more than sated my soulslike and metroidvania cravings during the long wait to Silksong. Don't sleep on it, fantastic game

Share the love, Mark

#journorequest Looking for comment for a B2B technology publication on the use of AI within the video games/gaming industry - interested in speaking with developers, industry experts and knowledgable persons - email me on elliotliamgardner@gmail.com

I put to you that Sia's 'Snowman' is not a Christmas song, but just a song that ocassionally references snowmen, so we should stop including this vibe killer on Christmas playlists (it is kinda a bop, just not xmas vibes)

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How's your day going? I just replied 'see you in the morning' when the butcher said 'see you later'. So safe to say I'm never going to recover

how else would you fight AEEDWARD LOOONGSHANKS?

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"I can't carry that bone for you..."

The Guardian Games Pushing Buttons newsletter is great, not least because I've been saying "an arrrrrmy marches on it's stomach" in an awful Scottish accent all morning after being reminded of the William Wallace campaign voice over in Age of Empires II

So weird humble brag but this is super surreal for me. I've just been sent a recording of a local radio show in Washington DC - @eitmonline.bsky.social - (host happens to also be called Elliot) from a couple weeks back, talking all about my WoW article in the Guardian. Life is crazy sometimes 😂

I'm actively looking for work, so retweets (reskeets?) appreciated - I freelance in the gaming, tech and B2B markets! Portfolio: elgardner4.wixsite.com/website

Are you an editor (or know one) that needs help with news shifts, reviews, guides, features or anything else? I'm a freelancer with over a decade of experience! Give me a message on elliotliamgardner@gmail.com or drop me a DM - would love to help you out

Aha just used this! Suddenly following over 1,000 people :')

Hire Daryl, he's a brill writer!