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Brian Crecente

@crecente.bsky.social

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Founder Pad & Pixel LLC video game consulting https://linktr.ee/crecente Kotaku founder Polygon co-founder Former video game editor Rolling Stone, Variety

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Brian Crecente @crecente.bsky.social · Oct 19

(Re) intro time.

I run a consultancy for video games, tech, and toys. Clients include Epic Games and LEGO!

You may also know me as the founder of Kotaku, cofounder of Polygon, video games editor at Rolling Stone and Variety.

I still write, but mostly for clients and my column.

game.substack.com

Game | Brian Crecente | Substack

Video games shape the world. Click to read Game, by Brian Crecente, a Substack publication with thousands of subscribers.

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Brian Crecente @crecente.bsky.social · 1h

This is the way

Brian Crecente @crecente.bsky.social · 3h

Got my new phone a new phone case.

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Brian Crecente @crecente.bsky.social · 3h

game.substack.com/p/xbox-not-a...

Xbox? Not an Xbox? Who cares? The ROG Xbox Ally is a wonder

More PC than console

game.substack.com

Brian Crecente @crecente.bsky.social · 4h

ROG Xbox Ally

ASUS - 2025

Source: padandpixel.com/a-history-of...

#Handcandy

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 7h

I don't get a ton of FB traffic and can remember only one other post in the last year or so that got shared as much as this article. you may be "unsurprised" as an extremely online person but people seem to be paying attention to this, for whatever that's worth

www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

www.politico.com

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Call me Al … @atnylinuxadmin.bsky.social · 6h

🎶 It's so dreamy
Oh, fantasy free me
So you can't see me
No, not at all
In another dimension
With voyeuristic intention
Well secluded, I see all! 🎵

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Brian Crecente @crecente.bsky.social · 7h

I didn't!

Brian Crecente @crecente.bsky.social · 7h

I think this week, everyone should take a moment and watch the greatest horror movie ever made:

The Rocky Horror Picture Show.

Let me know when you've completed this assignment and I'll give you a gold star!

a close up of a man 's face with makeup on and red lips .

ALT: a close up of a man 's face with makeup on and red lips .

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Brian Crecente @crecente.bsky.social · 11h

If only we were all like this, problem solved overnight.

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Brian Crecente @crecente.bsky.social · 11h

OMG SOOOOOOOO good. I ended up reading The Magician's Nephew after that. But only because I've already read most of Borges stuff.

Brian Crecente @crecente.bsky.social · 12h

It really depends on what you're doing and the settings. For gaming, it can be anywhere from 2 to 4 hours.

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Quinn Duffy 🇨🇦 @quinnduffy.bsky.social · 12h

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Brian Crecente @crecente.bsky.social · 12h

Thanks!

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Brian Crecente @crecente.bsky.social · 13h

The Xbox Ally is an amazing system, but it's not a console.

Pad & Pixel, LLC @padandpixel.com · 13h

It’s likely that the ASUS ROG Xbox Ally will land to conflicting perspectives.

game.substack.com/p/xbox-not-a...

Xbox? Not an Xbox? Who cares? The ROG Xbox Ally is a wonder

More PC than console

game.substack.com

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Brian Crecente @crecente.bsky.social · 14h

You should grade it and send it back.

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Brian Crecente @crecente.bsky.social · 1d

The first Mattel handheld!

Brian Crecente @crecente.bsky.social · 1d

Auto Race

Mattel - 1976

Source: padandpixel.com/a-history-of...

#Handcandy

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Brian Crecente @crecente.bsky.social · 1d

It just bugs me that a lot of publications just take what they're told as gospel.

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Brian Crecente @crecente.bsky.social · 1d

In one of the official extras for the show, Charissa Barton said:

"We were a lot more collaborative with James he really shaped the story of the dance. We needed to make sure the heart of the story was coming through..."

Like, that sounds like the dance was informed by the season.

Polygon @polygon.com · 1d

Cast member Steve Agee explains why John Cena's dance emote couldn't possibly be a swastika

James Gunn is baffled over Fortnite's Peacemaker dance emote controversy

Cast member Steve Agee explains why John Cena's dance emote couldn't possibly be a swastika

www.polygon.com

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Polygon @polygon.com · 1d

Both seasons of Freddy's Nightmares are now available to watch for free

Wes Craven's forgotten Freddy Krueger TV show is now streaming for free

Both seasons of Freddy's Nightmares are now available to watch for free

www.polygon.com

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 1d

🚨 STREAM TONIGHT 🚨

The inimitable @amirtalai.bsky.social and I will be playing Untitled Goose Game while we chat about politics, Gritty, and the new season of Hazbin Hotel!!

YouTube and Twitch, 7 PM CT!! Be there!