BREAKING: Donald Trump, star of Donald Trump's Real Estate Tycoon! (2002), has been found guilty on 34 of 34 felony charges of falsifying business records.
Update: I wrote about Bungie being the only video game company openly supporting Roe v. Wade, which is kinda sus because companies were lining up to support BLM, Pride, and Ukraine BUT NOT UTERUS-HAVERS
Hey, some awkward news but I’ve been officially let go from
@inversedotcom
.
I’m still taking it all in, but first and foremost: I’m now open to all freelance, PT, and FT writing opportunities in gaming, entertainment, and tech.
Here’s some of my best work from Inverse ⬇️
My Elden Ring/Ohio article is up! THANK YOU to everyone who spoke with me, it ended up going a different angle than I expected but I'm happy with how the article turned out! I had tons of help from my editors, bless them all 🙏✨
My first article for
@IGN
’s AAPI month is up! Yay for Filipino representation 🇵🇭
Also, play the
@UntilThenGame
demo if you like narrative adventure games like Night in the Woods or A Space for the Unbound
I'm finally in Polygon, a pub I've respected for years and have been meaning to cross off my bucket list!!
I also hope to write for them again soon, also the writers and editors are very talented and hot
I think fans misunderstand what not giving codes out really means. It’s not a dunk against games journalists. It’s marketing trying to prevent as much negative attention as possible
Media can’t accurately report anything about the final build without seeing it
I wrote about how to branch out of games journalism into adjacent beats because it's basically all I think about now lol
Idk if newbies get it, but diversifying is a MUST for $$$ with how little high-paying gaming opportunities there are
I wrote this because I wish I hadn't been abused. It's the only thing I'd change in my games industry career.
There's so much to know, but this is the best I could do. Thanks
@BasicallieOllie
for the support and edits ❤️
I got a lot of followers from the Polygon article so I thought I’d do a re intro
Hi I’m Jess and I’m an anime games sicko. I post articles (often trend pieces and shitposts), pics of myself, and random things that pop into my head
Happy Friday 👋🏼
I haven’t seen any other gaming companies taking a stand yet so I want to SO Bungie who is not taking shit from The Gamers (tm) telling them to “stick to games”
Thanks
@Atlus_West
and
@SEGA
for the Persona 5 Royal gift package!! For the record this is my first real press package and I’m STOKED 😭
It’s also my first Xbox controller HELLO
#Persona5Royal
I haven’t seen any other gaming companies taking a stand yet so I want to SO Bungie who is not taking shit from The Gamers (tm) telling them to “stick to games”
I didn’t think this would publish tonight but my first narrative feature in forever is up on Unwinnable!
Glad to have written for this place at least once 🙏🏼
"I wasn’t surprised to be laid off, but I didn’t think it’d happen so soon."
@jpreyes__
tells the story of the games media layoffs she's been through and the state of the industry:
It’s been about two years since I became a games freelancer!
I don’t have as many new bylines as the first one, but I do have work and other milestones that I’m proud of (a thread) ⬇️
Job announcement: I’m now a contributor at
@DigitalTrends
✨
Excited to work with so many talented people! Thanks
@MarioPrime
for taking me on 🙏🏼
Expect to see my work on there sometime soon
Static Media suddenly laid off me and other contractors from SVG. I have more time available for work now, but also please consider my two colleagues
@brittany_iline
and
@CASmithNYC
Hi all, doing my first Twitter
#JournoRequest
(eep)!
I'm looking for people who have played Elden Ring and currently live/have lived in Ohio. DMs are open! RTs appreciated.
If you know, you know. 🙃
For Flashback Friday, I’m posting my Tifa closet cosplay from 2020 😛
I put it together using rolled up clothes I would never actually wear outside, but I didn’t win the closet cosplay contest I entered anyway. Probably bc I didn’t own red boots who knows
My freelance-versary passed this week, so I wanted to take a moment to go over some milestones!
Also, sorry for everyone who liked my posts before I accidentally posted early sjfhkah
*deep breath* Here we go
Why is no one talking about the fact that developers literally announced Hi-Fi Rush the SAME DAY as its release?? Something I've never seen a game do before? AND it became a literal overnight hit too
That takes guts, that's for sure
I know people shit on you for having pronouns in bio but I honestly find it...helpful? Sometimes they have a gender-neutral name or I can't tell what gender they identify as and I don't wanna embarrass myself by misgendering them as a first impression
Part of dating my bf includes demystifying games journalism
He said, “I thought games journalists were supposed to be bad at games”
I asked why he thought that. He saw a Reddit video of some guy playing Cuphead bad. I said, that’s probably not the guy who played it for review
I took a screenshot in case it goes under but I finally reached 1000 FOLLOWERS
It doesn’t really feel real. I imagined I would feel more confident and mighty but I still feel as small as ever, the same ol’ me
Thank you everyone for the support! I’ll keep doing my best 🙇🏻♀️
✨ Ya girl is going to both GDC AND PAX EAST ✨
It’s my first time going to GDC, but I’m excited to see the vibes for myself
If you’re looking for freelancers to cover previews and events in the area, lmk!! Also, YES PR send me your GDC and PAX East emails
☀️ YA GIRL IS GOING TO SUMMER GAME FEST ☀️
Send me all your SGF press emails!! I’m also looking for more coverage, so if your outlet can’t go, hmu. ALSO always open to friendship plans so reach out if you wanna meet!!
I'm ngl, I've looked at content writer and copywriter job listings in other industries and been like "yeah, getting a 40 percent pay increase sounds nice"
this industry is always heartbreaking but there's something really specific about watching more people every layoff be like "nah, I can't do this anymore, I'm headed to PR/narrative/whatever"
My Sea of Stars review 8/10
Spoiler: It’s good!! I fully expect it to be the best indie RPG I play all year. I wish I could rant longer about the combat, map design, and story they all impress me 😮💨
If you don’t believe me ask the 88 Metacritic score
When I was playing Persona 4, I came up with the idea to write this op-ed about how "Exp Share" has evolved in modern RPGs
It's also my first time working with all my
@GameSpot
editors on a draft, which was such a blessing thank you all 🙏🙏
I’ve been off Twitter for a while to recover from my terrible NYE but here’s some proof of life
It’s been a week and a half since I started learning to play the guitar 🎶
If you ever feel bad about yourself just know that my editor needed to tell me that I accidentally linked to a cat tweet instead of an actual source in my draft
I just found out both my IGN reviews were in a Dunkey review roundup and I feel proud
FWIW My Honkai: Star Rail review definitely received more praise AND outrage than my Story of Seasons review
Behold, my AI: The Somnium Files - nirvanA Initiative review! I was conflicted about giving it a 9/10, but it really is the most put-together game I've played and reviewed.
Oh, and it literally kept me up all night. Fuck coffee. Get this game instead 👇
Sometimes I feel like my accomplishments don’t happen unless I post about them on social media, but tbh I branched out a bunch since I got laid off??
Branched out into: commerce, copywriting, food, and consulting! That’s pretty good!!
Happy to say we've now got
@jpreyes__
on the site!
You may be thinking, wait isn't maple leaf season already over? I thought it only lasted ten days? Well thanks to Kapp'n maple leaf season is now year round...with some luck.
I have this sick fascination with scrolling to the bottom of Metacritic pages like “lol who HATES this game”
I was surprised to see that, well shit, I’m the sicko who hates this game 🤣
I gave Soul Hackers 2 the lowest score on console. My mom told me I should feel bad about it
I wasn’t sure the proper way to announce this, but I’ve been out of office for a day and a half now because of wake/funeral stuff related to my recently passed grandmother
I’ll get back to work stuff next week after Juneteenth 🙏🏼
I tackled an interesting question
@wesleyfenlon
asked me in this article, "Why has no Pokemon clone taken off like Stardew Valley?"
In which I talk to monster-taming game devs about their successes and about the difficulties of succeeding in the genre
Update: I don’t have a steady gig like Inverse anymore, but I DO have some cool work lined up for this month!!
I haven’t gotten back to everyone (and I need to follow up with some people) but 😭 definitely thankful for the support
Hey, some awkward news but I’ve been officially let go from
@inversedotcom
.
I’m still taking it all in, but first and foremost: I’m now open to all freelance, PT, and FT writing opportunities in gaming, entertainment, and tech.
Here’s some of my best work from Inverse ⬇️
PUPSONAAA
…I tried way too hard for this shoot lol but the pup wouldn’t cooperate 🙃
Thank you
@Atlus_West
and
@Pawsonify
for the Persona 5 accessories!!
I’m finally done with all my GDC and PAX coverage!! REJOICE
Also, I keep seeing tweets about people being sick from GDC and PAX
This is why I was wearing a mask ya’ll 😭😭
Today I was thinking about all the random DMs and comments from strangers I get about if I'm Asian
At the grocery yesterday!! Dude just walks up and asks "are you Japanese??" like, my man, I'm buying a sandwich that's what I am
I visited my mom and she asked me how work was going
I explained to her the state of the industry. She said, “why would they hire new staff writers for the same salary after laying the old ones off 3 months ago? that doesn’t make any sense”
I KNOW MOM