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Matt Kamen
@mattkamen.bsky.social
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Have been described by A Fan™ as a "tech media soulless hipster". Writes for Wired, The Observer, Empire, et al. It's pronounced KAM-en.
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Matt Kamen @mattkamen.bsky.social · 1d
Xbox's collab with Asus results in two impressive, if not groundbreaking, handhelds - but my biggest concern is that the ROG XBOX Ally and Ally X will tempt people who think they're getting Microsoft's answer to the Switch, when these are anything but.

By me, over @wired.com:
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WIRED @wired.com · 1d
These are high-power, high-performance handhelds—but steep pricing and a cluttered UI hold Xbox's first portables back from greatness.
Xbox's First Handhelds Are Powerful, But Break the Bank More Than the Mold
These are high-power, high-performance handhelds—but steep pricing and a cluttered UI hold Xbox's first portables back from greatness.
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Matt Kamen @mattkamen.bsky.social · 17d
My deep dive retrospective on @play.date at three years old, over @wired.com - from getting started to the current development scene of this quirky handheld!

Thanks to developers @synapticsugar.games, @raphcal.bsky.social, and @loudo.lugludum.com for their contributions!
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WIRED @wired.com · 18d
With almost laughably low power, a monochrome screen, and unique controls, niche-micro console Playdate shouldn't make any sense in a world of modern gaming. Yet, it's near impossible not to love it. www.wired.com/story/three-...
3 Years Later, Playdate Is Still Gaming's Best-Kept Secret
With almost laughably low power, a monochrome screen, and unique controls, niche-micro console Playdate shouldn't make any sense in a world of modern gaming. Yet, it's near impossible not to love it.
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Matt Kamen @mattkamen.bsky.social · Sep 13
Yes, I did! Whole panel is on YouTube: youtu.be/KwG9DT0uJ3o
Japan House Video: WIRED UK x 浦沢直樹 URASAWA Naoki
YouTube video by Japan House London
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Matt Kamen @mattkamen.bsky.social · Aug 31
If AI hype were real, companies would allow you to disable it. Meta AI in WhatsApp, Google Search's AI Overviews, all of the little ways AI has been insidiously foisted on us, could be turned off if they didn't need to manufacture engagement to look like the billions invested weren't a total waste.
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Matt Kamen @mattkamen.bsky.social · Aug 30
And they do this without oversight, behind closed doors. They ban the press, the action of dictators, authoritarians, and fascists the world over.

They want you angry, uneducated, ill-informed.

Reform does not care about you.
Reform UK Nottinghamshire council leader bans local newspaper's reporters
The Nottingham Post describes the ban as
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Matt Kamen @mattkamen.bsky.social · Aug 30
I really need people to understand that if you vote for Reform, this is what you get: YOUR services slashed, YOUR communities harmed, YOUR opportunities killed off. This is at council level too - imagine how bad this would be if they were the national government?
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Matt Kamen @mattkamen.bsky.social · Aug 25
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Matt Kamen @mattkamen.bsky.social · Aug 24
"Oh, we have £2bn spare!"

"Fantastic! Can we address homelessness, cost of living, environment, crime?"

"No, silly! The best use is-"

"Don't say it…"

"Buying everyone PREMIUM auto complete!"

"…"

"That gets things wrong! Frequently! And wastes water & energy every time you use it!"

*Screams*
Deal to get ChatGPT Plus for whole of UK discussed by Open AI boss and minister
Exclusive: Deal that could have cost £2bn was floated at meeting between technology secretary Peter Kyle and Sam Altman
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Matt Kamen @mattkamen.bsky.social · Aug 12
Have you developed a game for #Playdate? If so, get in touch - would like to throw a question or two at you!
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Matt Kamen @mattkamen.bsky.social · Aug 6
Got a hot new 'date

Working on a fun piece for @wired.com - keep an eye out!
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Matt Kamen @mattkamen.bsky.social · Aug 6
Got a hot new 'date

Working on a fun piece for @wired.com - keep an eye out!
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Matt Kamen @mattkamen.bsky.social · Aug 3
Help, my #Switch2 is already full... and yours probably will be soon, too. Me, over @wired.com, on the precarious storage situation on Nintendo's new darling:
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WIRED @wired.com · Aug 3
In 2025, 256 gigabytes just isn’t enough, and tacking on more storage isn’t as easy as it sounds. www.wired.com/story/ninten...
The Nintendo Switch 2’s Biggest Problem Is Already Storage
In 2025, 256 gigabytes just isn’t enough, and tacking on more storage isn’t as easy as it sounds.
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Matt Kamen @mattkamen.bsky.social · Jul 11
Now THAT was a #Superman movie. Embraces the source material, trusts the audience (no pointless redux of the best-known origin story on Earth!), and remembers that superheroes can be hopeful without being cloying. Also: #KRYPTO 🐶 @jamesgunn.bsky.social & team smashed it.
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Matt Kamen @mattkamen.bsky.social · Jun 19
I don't recall approving this publication of my innermost thoughts
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Matt Kamen @mattkamen.bsky.social · Jun 13
The #Switch2 is a clear upgrade that remains reassuringly familiar - an easy recommendation. My review over @wired.com
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Jeremy White @jeremywired.bsky.social · Jun 13
SWITCH UP: As @mattkamen.bsky.social says in his brilliant full-length review of the Switch 2 for @wired.com, more of the same never felt so good. But there's one key feature we're not sold on, and another that's quickly, and completely unexpectedly, become our favorite www.wired.com/review/ninte...
Review: Nintendo Switch 2 Is Recognizably Amazing
More of the same never felt so good.
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Matt Kamen @mattkamen.bsky.social · Jun 4
👀👀👀

Review coming to @wired.com soon

#Switch2 #Nintendo #NintendoSwitch2
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Matt Kamen @mattkamen.bsky.social · May 20
Excuse me...! I gave THE reading at your wedding! 😘

I do miss the UBB model of online communities though. Reddit doesn't hit right, and wider social media is... well, look at it. 😬
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Matt Kamen @mattkamen.bsky.social · May 17
What the hell just happened? #Eurovision
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Matt Kamen @mattkamen.bsky.social · May 3
Incredible mechanics, phenomenal writing, wonderful characters with spectacular performances, and it's all UNSPEAKABLY beautiful. Do not sleep on #ClairObscur!
A screenshot from the video game Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, showing a character silhouetted in the foreground, staring at a warped landscape where a twisted Eiffel Tower sits in the distance.
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Matt Kamen @mattkamen.bsky.social · May 3
I ADORE this game! Easy contender for my GOTY so far, incredible work from Sandfall. My review over at Empire:
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Empire Magazine @empiremagazine.bsky.social · Apr 28
"Powerfully emotional writing and genuinely shocking plot twists cement Clair Obscur as an instant classic."

Sandfall Interactive's love letter to JRPGs, #ClairObscurExpedition33, is out now on Xbox Series X|S, PS5, and PC.

Read our review: www.empireonline.com/gaming/revie...
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Matt Kamen @mattkamen.bsky.social · Apr 23
A "Mouse Pro" for Switch 2 would fix a lot of these issues. By me, over @wired.com
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WIRED @wired.com · Apr 20
WIRED played Switch 2 games in mouse mode for hours. It hurt. www.wired.com/story/mouse-...
Mouse Mode on Nintendo Switch 2 Already Needs an Overhaul
WIRED played Switch 2 games in mouse mode for hours. It hurt.
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Matt Kamen @mattkamen.bsky.social · Apr 16
My latest over @wired.com, on how the Switch 2 is shaping up to be far better than expected when it comes to backwards compatibility - just make sure you keep some original Joy-Con controllers around
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WIRED @wired.com · Apr 16
Bad news for fans of cardboard VR headsets, though. www.wired.com/story/ninten...
Nintendo Switch 2 Backward Compatibility Looks Better Than Expected
Bad news for fans of cardboard VR headsets, though.
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Matt Kamen @mattkamen.bsky.social · Apr 10
I feel like some people may miss the incredibly subtle point being made in #Ultimates issue 11. I just think it's going to fly over some readers' heads. (Hint: this doesn't only apply to Norse gods and the Nine Realms)
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Jeremy White @jeremywired.bsky.social · Apr 6
CONTROL FREAK: The one controller to rule them all is making a comeback. @mattkamen.bsky.social has the full details for @wired.com www.wired.com/story/how-th...
How the GameCube Controller Works on Nintendo Switch 2—and How You Can Get One
One of Nintendo’s best and most influential controllers is making a comeback on Switch 2, alongside a host of classic games.
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Matt Kamen @mattkamen.bsky.social · Apr 1
Love opening my inbox or generally being on the Internet on International Endless Stream of Terrible Jokes Day
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Matt Kamen @mattkamen.bsky.social · Mar 31
This really blows my mind. The government is cutting funding for life-saving uses of AI, but opening the floodgates for parasitic generative AI by planning to essentially strip copyright protections from creators. That's the wrong way around!
‘Ridiculous’ cuts to AI cancer tech funding in England could cost lives, experts warn
Exclusive: Ministers halt money for radiotherapy auto-contouring that would reduce waiting times and address staff shortages
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