Ed Smith

I feel very lucky to be there.

This is a really fascinating, really complex, very provocative game with a lot more brains and nuance than might initially be apparent.

I felt both wearied and invigorated by my time with Soulframe. It's just too weird to write off, even if I did sigh every time I opened a chest full of crafting components.

Edge 414 is out today. Inside, we’re on the launchpad with the design leads at Obsidian as they prepare to lift off with The Outer Worlds 2. Our features lineup also includes Suda51 and Swery65, the future of the survival genre, and a return to Hollow Knight in Time Extend.

And then got my nerves shredded by @timoxton.com's Future Racer 2000.

In the shops now. My first issue as features editor.

i think this might be the best immersive sim since, like, thief

See. it’s not hard to just listen to me

After this, and on recommendation from @strida.bsky.social, I just played Fused240. This Klubnika has got the goods.

WWW.VILEISBANNED.COM

did our best to unpack the “dark lore” behind an unusually evil game. Get Down I Wanna See Hands

SWAT 4 has been sitting in my library for too long now. I want to play it before the end of the year.

Ready Or Not charges into The Themes head on - and makes a mess sometimes as a result. But I was really surprised by how angry and uncompromising it can be.

This is a really fascinating, really complex, very provocative game with a lot more brains and nuance than might initially be apparent.

all things being equal the game is not out yet. it has not been released

VILE: Exhumed may be banned for sale, but I refuse to let that stop people from playing the game.

It’s now available, for free, at WWW.VILEISBANNED.COM

Please share the site, share the game, and fuck anyone who tries to control storytelling and expression.

This is extremely cool. This is very cool.

@darkstonedigital.com Hi, Brian. My name is Ed Smith. I'm the features editor at Edge magazine. I wanted to get in touch with you about something I'm working on. I'm at ed dot smith at futurenet dot com if you're interested. Thanks!

I started to write a book about silent hill 2 which was a chronological moment to moment close analysis of a single playthrough and by the time James encountered the first monster the book was already 30,000 words long so I abandoned it

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A ★★★★ review of Elvis (2022) Hell. Yes. Timothee Chalemet. Tom Holland. Zendaya. Sydney Sweeney. Jenna Ortega. This entire new generation of Hollywood stars, I think they're all goddamn weak water. But this Austin Butler? My god....

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s.p.l.i.t on Steam A short psychological horror game, where you attempt to gain root access into an unethical superstructure.

Big recommendation on s.p.l.i.t. by @mikeklubnika.bsky.social

Punchy. Great ending.

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Who's ready to eat some canned pokemon

Agreed.

Agreed.

A ★ review of Bring Her Back (2025) Got an idea for a horror film that's about grief and trauma. I've also got an idea for a horror film that's about grief and trauma. Mine is about grief and trauma. I'm doing one as well that's a horro...

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Introducing my son to the world of videogames for the first time

BPX 10 - Romance Games Bullet Points · Episode

On a new BPX episode,
@edwardsmithwriter.bsky.social is joined by critic @gracemachine.bsky.social to discuss romance in videogames, player choice, "wholesome games," and more. open.spotify.com/episode/1rI2...