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Reid McCarter

@reidmccarter.bsky.social

Freelance writer, mostly games. Formerly The A.V. Club, bylines at plenty of other places . Also http://bulletpointsmonthly.com and http://digitallovechild.com. He/him.

499 Followers  |  347 Following  |  137 Posts  |  Joined: 27.06.2023  |  2.077

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We have been doing this for more than ten years.

23.02.2026 15:55 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Please consider signing the petition below if you're a fellow Canadian looking for one way to show support for the people of Cuba.

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Our current issue continues with @strida.bsky.social on Baby Steps (and Clavicular). Read it here: bulletpointsmonthly.com/2026/02/23/i...

23.02.2026 14:13 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2

We came up with an idea for a game here that frankly every venture capitalist in the Valley should be lining up to first round

17.02.2026 15:15 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Gone Shootin' - Happy Valentine's Day It's a big holiday episode, with Valentine's Day and Friday the 13th to celebrate. Join Ed and Reid, brought to you by the Republic of Azerbaijan, for a discussion of: Winter Olympic sports, our cool

Gone Shootin' celebrates Valentine's Day and Friday the 13th on a new episode. Join @edwardsmithwriter.bsky.social and @reidmccarter.bsky.social for a discussion of: luge, our cool new FPS concept, Sonic questions on Reddit, the Highguard judge, and much more. soundcloud.com/bullet-point...

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Unwinnable subscribers saw an excerpt of this last month, but here's the much, much longer convo I had with Autumn back in December about cultural criticism, my process, and a long, ongoing battle with alienation from my own taste and craft. A little rambly, apologies

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11.02.2026 14:25 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Our current issue continues with @edwardsmithwriter.bsky.social on Baby Steps, in two parts. bulletpointsmonthly.com/2026/02/11/m...

11.02.2026 14:25 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 3

Very sorry to see this, Mikhail

04.02.2026 15:44 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I was laid off today, among hundreds of others at The Washington Post.

I loved covering games here, and I am so proud of our international coverage.

My colleagues β€” those who lost their jobs and those who didn't β€” are rockstars. It was such an honor to work alongside them.

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Wrote about Baby Steps, The Body, The Mirror:

04.02.2026 15:19 β€” πŸ‘ 65    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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04.02.2026 15:11 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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We're starting up a new issue today, beginning with @youmeyou.bsky.social on Baby Steps. bulletpointsmonthly.com/2026/02/04/m...

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Concept art of a large industrial spaceship with placeholder UI

Concept art of a large industrial spaceship with placeholder UI

Happy Anniversary to Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector!

I wasn’t an easy development but I’m still so proud of the game, and how I bounced back stronger from the difficulties that hit mid-dev.

Here’s the oldest concept I could find, from November 2022.

I’m glad the Rig made it in the end πŸš€

31.01.2026 11:21 β€” πŸ‘ 438    πŸ” 60    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 1

A rare bit of games crit from me, on Many Nights a Whisper and trying to get at what a β€œpoetic” game might be πŸ‘‡

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baby steps /// february 2026 /// @bpmonthly.bsky.social

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28.01.2026 14:40 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Our current issue comes to a close with @jumpovertheage.com on Many Nights a Whisper and poetry in games. Read it here: bulletpointsmonthly.com/2026/01/28/w...

28.01.2026 14:39 β€” πŸ‘ 32    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 3

On behalf of Bullet Points, I have to issue an apology. We did not actually go to a Highguard event. That was a lie and the image below, while convincing, is indeed fabricated.

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Last week Bullet Points took the Transatlantic Mobile Air Carrier to LA to check out #Highguard.

Monday, January 26th at 10am PST, we enter another dimension!

Yayaya

26.01.2026 18:52 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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23.01.2026 14:46 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The latest article in our ongoing Curios issue is @strida.bsky.social on The Seance of Blake Manor. Read it below: bulletpointsmonthly.com/2026/01/21/d...

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22.01.2026 15:08 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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On a new Gone Shootin,' @reidmccarter.bsky.social and @edwardsmithwriter.bsky.social are going over the deal with Lara Croft, how to make the Sully story cooler, investment tips for upcoming games, and a new segment that will definitely not return: Botch the Throne. soundcloud.com/bullet-point...

22.01.2026 15:08 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

if a lightning bolt hits a steak covered in melted candle wax, it actually creates a second rfk jr.

17.01.2026 16:43 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

oh, we've got people for that

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14.01.2026 14:37 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

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