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It's Nice Having the Same Taste in Music as Hideo Kojima The music is the best part of Death Stranding 2, and it's all thanks to Hideo Kojima's impeccably hipster taste in music.

I've been playing a lot of #DeathStranding2 and my main takeaway isn't that the photo mode is good or that the gameplay's fun. They are. But no, the best part is realizing that @hideokojimaen.bsky.kojimaproductions.jp and I have the same taste in music.

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28 Years Later Is Less "Zombie Movie", & More "Coming-of-Age Fairytale" 28 Years Later may look a lot like a zombie genre movie, but it's really more of a coming-of-age story wrapped in fairytale-like filming.

movies these days rarely ever make me feel Things™️ but #28YearsLater definitely did. after getting over my disappointment that it wasn’t as gritty or thrilling as i’d hoped, i realized this wasn’t a zombie movie at all. it’s a dark fairytale.

my take: retconmagazine.com/28-years-lat...

28 Years Later Is Less "Zombie Movie", & More "Coming-of-Age Fairytale" 28 Years Later may look a lot like a zombie genre movie, but it's really more of a coming-of-age story wrapped in fairytale-like filming.

28 Years Later is less "zombie movie", and more "coming-of-age fairytale".

#28YearsLater

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I'm Finally Ready to Admit I Hate HBO's The Last of Us Season 2 HBO's The Last of Us Season 2 finale has aired, and it's time for me to finally break down everything that went wrong this season.

now that the season's done, i can finally, confidently say that it was bad.

my take on the finale of #TheLastOfUsSeason2 : retconmagazine.com/2025/05/im-f...

as for my day job, i’m now working as an editor at a stockbroking firm. with my main source of income divorced from the games industry, i can cover the topics i’m passionate about, take time to deliver truly high quality reviews/op-eds, and say “fuck you” to quotas and SEO slop

we’re also listed on metacritic! just this week, we published two pre-launch, embargoed reviews: Onimusha 2 and Blades of Fire. i’m already working on another review and i’m excited to see where things go from here

a month ago i got laid off. but since then, i’ve taken the opportunity to launch my own independent website! this is @retconmagazine.com the mission statement? to deliver sharp, incisive takes on all things gaming and entertainment

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Discussing Video Game Preservation With Rock It Games CEO Michael Devine (Interview) Retcon had the opportunity to interview Rock It Games CEO, Michael Devine, about video game preservation and Jaleco Sports: Bases Loaded.

"Digital licenses expire, but physical media becomes a legacy."

We got to chat with Michael Devine from @rockitgamesnow.bsky.social about video game preservation and the recently released Jaleco Sports: Bases Loaded!

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i’ve also just been laid off from Gamurs. i have 10 years as a video games and entertainment editor, with interview, event coverage, and column publishing experience. potential job opps and signal boosts appreciated 💙

my words: writingfordonuts.com

i’ve worked with jecks for all of those 10 years and he is incredibly organized and focused as a team leader. he strives to cultivate a warm and welcoming work environment and i consider myself very lucky to have gotten to work so closely with him for so long. basically, hire him \o/

man i really hope shadow of the erdtree wins GOTY just so i can watch the social media world burn during my birthday week

(jk i’m rooting for you balatro and metaphor!)