Imagine, doing something so impressive it's deemed worthy of being on Sky News, only for the presenter at the end to laugh at you and tell you to go outside?
Embarrassing behaviour honestly.
It is the Year of Our Lord 2024 and
@SkyNews
is still telling people who play video games to go outside and get some fresh air, notably on the same day they’re praising a 16-year-old darts player
I went on a date on Saturday with a guy who casually liked games.
He went on a rant about how IGN only ever reviewed games a 7 and I said that's simply not true. He could not let it go, he kept repeating random untrue things about reviews. How has this happened to me.
Thank you thank you thank you. I can't say anything except thank you for your love, and your generosity. Together we raised over 16k for
@NAACP
and I'm rather emotional. Thank you
@eurogamer
for the opportunity and thank you
@PCGamesN
and team for the support ✨
Since today is my last day at GAMINGbible, it's probably a good time to mention from December 20, I'll be a Features Producer at PC Gamer.
Bit of a dream come true.
Oh yeah, that new job I mentioned? From the 28th I'll be working as a games journalist at GAMINGBible / LADBible. Honestly so thrilled and I can't wait to work with the fantastic team. Slightly surreal that it's even happening✨🖤✨🖤✨
I made this statement months ago on stream and the problem continues - it's a very very serious issue I am passionate about in games. Thank you for listening.✨
omg omg omg ALSO he tried correcting me on a year a game came out when I was on the BAFTA jury for that year and judged it in a category xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
How do you go on a date with a girl who literally works in games, knows the people and company you're talking about, and still argue with her about how games media works.
It's rough out here man.
But really this is still the best skills screen in any game. I will not back down in this fight.
It's thematic, it's pretty, it sounded GREAT when you scrolled AND when you unlocked something new, it looks badass and feels like your DESTINY to become skilled. Nothing comes close
*whispers* no for real, there are people who hate working from home - stop saying *everyone* prefers it. Especially to people who are yet to establish themselves in an industry and need that space to network and connect with people :)
Surprise! I am hosting a stream tomorrow in support of Black Lives Matter for Eurogamer! Please donate and drop in to say hi and show your support! Very, very excited to be supporting the cause in a videogame-y way that we can all enjoy together✨
In 2011 I played Portal 2 and made a promise to myself that I wouldn't play it again for ten years in an effort to forget as much of the game as possible to enjoy it all over again.
This year I get to see that promise through. Can't wait.
Correct me if I'm wrong, please really do. But as far as I can think Deathloop is the only triple-A videogame where the protagonist AND antagonist are black. Moreover, they just happen to be black. It's not their character nor stereotype, they just ARE. That's massive right?
December 9th is my last day at PC Gamer. In fact, it's my last day as a full-time games journalist for now. It's been amazing working with such a talented team, and I even cried on the tube at the thought of leaving but my new role is so unusual and exciting, I had to take it.
SO EXCITED to tell you all that I'll be streaming Disco Elysium: The Final Cut on the Steam page () tomorrow celebrating the release of the update! I've adored this game since the original so I can't express just how delighted I am to play it again✨
#ad
Closest thing I have to a height pic is this video of me drawing my bow so...
I'm 5"9' but I can shoot you easily from like 100+ feet away. Have a good Wednesday 🙂
Sunday reminder that Black hair is beautiful. At school I was the only girl who was told I had to have my hair back because it was considered unkept, messy, and a distraction - a natural part of me became embarrassing for others.
So I'll say it again, Black hair is beautiful✨✨
@tamoorh
Similar story, I was once dating a guy and he googled a fix for a problem with his PC. Suddenly I was right there, talking in his ear, freaking him out since he lived in another city. Nope, it was the PC Gamer website auto-playing a video with my VO performing a fantastic prank.
December 10th will be my last day at GAMINGbible
It's been an absolute pleasure working with the team. They're the funniest, kindest people you could ever hope to work with and holy crap they're good at what they do. I'll miss them so much but new things are on the horizon✨
Today's my last day as a full-time games journo for now. Here's my leaving cover which has made me tear up a few times today already. The team at
@pcgamer
have been wonderful this past year and so incredibly talented, I'm going to miss them dearly.
Hey, I'm Imogen Mellor! I'm a journalist
@gamingbible
during the day and a content creator by night and I was honoured to be one of the
@pocinplay
BHM 100.
I'm half Grenadian 🇬🇩, half English 🇬🇧 but born in Texas 🇺🇲 so I have quite a few passports to my name.
And
#IamPOCinPlay
Small announcement: a week today (Sept 17) will be my last day at PCGamesN. I love the team dearly and am really sad to be departing but there are some really exciting things going on just around the corner!
I don't like the way some people are acting like the conviction of one man means justice is *complete*. No no, this is what we need to see again and again. It doesn't stop here. Justice can go further.
🚨 BREAKING NEWS 🚨
Russell T Davies to return as Doctor Who Showrunner to celebrate the 60th anniversary in 2023, and series beyond. BBC Studios are partnering with Bad Wolf to produce.
Read the full story here:
🔴 LIVE from 4:30pm BST,
@ImoMellor
is streaming Assassin's Creed Origins on our YouTube channel to raise funds for
@NAACP
- join in and donate if you can!
So much of this lawsuit is unsurprising. Black women especially are held to impossible standards to become successful - this is just an example of that perpetual issue.
I guess I can talk about this now as preorders are up! I wrote a book!
LOOK AT IT ITS AN ACTUAL EDUCATIONAL BOOK ABOUT VR!
Thank God I now have something for my mum and dad's coffee table.
Okay! It's my first day at PC Gamer! I've already talked about putting PCs *in* people today so it's going super duper well.
If you're looking to get in contact with me please now use imogen.mellor
@futurenet
.com ✨
I went on a date in my dream. It was cute, we went to a gig, and then went to this guy's flat. And as he was asking if I wanted a coffee, a boss health bar appeared.
Flippin Elden Ring week.
If you're interested at all, please apply - if you have any questions on getting into games as an ethnic minority DM me.
Once upon a time I really wanted to be an intern for Eurogamer so happy to see it's pushing for a more diverse games media scene.
I've just been reminded this was exactly a year ago. It really gave me so much confidence to keep streaming and a lot of the people that watch me today are those that saw *this* stream.
Now forgive me while I go cringe at my camera ad mic quality lol
🔴 LIVE from 4:30pm BST,
@ImoMellor
is streaming Assassin's Creed Origins on our YouTube channel to raise funds for
@NAACP
- join in and donate if you can!
I asked a friend to imagine half the population had a gun. It's loaded and always present. You hear of some of these people using the gun- hurting, killing people sometimes at random
"Would you be wary of these people all the time?" "Yes of course" "that's sort of what it's like"
Watching what's going on at the Capitol building with disbelief. A bomb threat, MAGA storming the property, and a protestors putting up a cross - none of which have yet started half of the violence the police displayed in the BLM protests.
I'm not sure enough of you realise that this is actually what my hair looks like and it take *hours* each week to just get it into a state that I can feasibly wear gaming headphones in lol
First task of quarantine is getting it sorted 😎
If you need anything PCed or Gamered by me, now's your last chance because I start as an Audience Development Editor on The Telegraph's Puzzle section just before Christmas. No I am not kidding lmao.
December 9th is my last day at PC Gamer. In fact, it's my last day as a full-time games journalist for now. It's been amazing working with such a talented team, and I even cried on the tube at the thought of leaving but my new role is so unusual and exciting, I had to take it.
I was just walking into a major department store when one of the security loudly and plainly described myself and my Black mother on a radio to their team.
Fucking racists, man.
About to go live and do a lil Assassin's Creed Origins stream after yesterday's incredible success. Gonna chill, have a chat, and drink some green tea after an exciting couple of days ✨✨ come join if you like 😎
Though I love love love love Elden Ring and it's likely to be my game of the year, I am kind of annoyed that a game with that level of scope and incredible detail can't even include one curly hair texture for your Tarnished. FromSoftware, lads, what's going on there?
Hey
#IamPOCinPlay
hashtag! I'm in the process of writing about how important the hashtag is and how enlightening it has been for even me as a person of colour to see the diverse talent across the industry. DMs are open if you're interested in talking to me about it! Thx✨✨
The Witcher 3 stream is going to be a little bit later today at like 4:30pm because I got my bow out. I've lost a lot of shoulder strength in the last year and I need to get back to a shot I'm comfortable with so I can get back to shooting competitively (this shot is so bad btw)
Now it's out, I feel like I can tell Twitter about how I went speed dating ages ago and someone who worked on the new Matrix was there, telling me how trash he thought it was. I then revealed I was a journalist :)
His fuckin face man omg I can still see the fear in his eyes.
I'm like *this close* to finishing Dark Souls. I'm going to do the DLC before I do the last boss but omg I never ever thought I'd actually finish a FromSoftware game.
Feels good man.
And here is the end result! Thanks everyone who came and hung out, it was stressful af when I realised I didn't have the correct brushes or anything but you know, p happy with it. ✨✨✨
Article A - My little sister is doing the emotes for my Twitch and they're beautiful and I love them.
Article B - My sister's friend drew a joke emote and it's too funny to not use. I love my children equally.
(PS gonna stream later at like 7:30pm - might show y'all the rest)
TODAY IS MY STREAMIVERSARY!
I started livestreaming one year ago today as sort of a joke to see where it would go and this journey has been wild.
In an hour I'll be going live for a whole twelve hours so come join in on the celebrations✨✨
@stevesaylor
Absolutely. It gives you a lot more room to fail, try new things, and leave quests or enemies behind if you're not quite literally or mentally ready for them yet. It's hard as nails, but it's definitely easier to get into than Dark Souls for example.
😠A game has forced me to make a hard decision.
😠I have paused.
😠Eaten salted popcorn and paced my flat thinking about it.
😠Decided to tweet about it.
😠And will go back to ignoring the hard choice the game wants me to make until I remember it is a game and not real life 😤😤