Dan Stapleton
@danstapleton.bsky.social
Retired. Formerly IGN’s Director of Reviews, EIC of GameSpy, and Reviews Editor at PC Gamer. Dad (so expect dad jokes). Careful: you might hear some opinions.
Dang - Bugonia sure was a lot of different movies all packed into one. There's some good "Wait, am I meant to be laughing at this?" moments in there, and Emma Stone and Jesse Plemons do a great job with it.
February 1, 2026 at 7:48 AM
Dang - Bugonia sure was a lot of different movies all packed into one. There's some good "Wait, am I meant to be laughing at this?" moments in there, and Emma Stone and Jesse Plemons do a great job with it.
My son and his friends are learning about keeping bees in Minecraft but he hasn’t seen Arrested Development so he doesn’t get any of my “They don’t let you have bees in here” and “Beads?” references.
January 31, 2026 at 5:43 PM
My son and his friends are learning about keeping bees in Minecraft but he hasn’t seen Arrested Development so he doesn’t get any of my “They don’t let you have bees in here” and “Beads?” references.
And now to attempt to put three cats into three carriers they do not want to be in and take them all to the vet.
Pray for me.
Pray for me.
January 27, 2026 at 5:50 PM
And now to attempt to put three cats into three carriers they do not want to be in and take them all to the vet.
Pray for me.
Pray for me.
At some point, Steam, maybe you should just assume that I do.
January 27, 2026 at 4:48 PM
At some point, Steam, maybe you should just assume that I do.
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Murphy on Bovino: "That was a bone-chilling interview. I was shaking while I was listening to it, in large part bc it takes just an unbelievable amount of gall to lie to the American public. Everybody saw that video ... it should freak the public out that the Trump administration lies this easily"
January 25, 2026 at 2:36 PM
Murphy on Bovino: "That was a bone-chilling interview. I was shaking while I was listening to it, in large part bc it takes just an unbelievable amount of gall to lie to the American public. Everybody saw that video ... it should freak the public out that the Trump administration lies this easily"
If today doesn’t convince people that something is very very wrong with what’s happening in the US government they are lost, because nothing will until they’re personally victimized. By then it’ll be far too late.
January 25, 2026 at 4:52 AM
If today doesn’t convince people that something is very very wrong with what’s happening in the US government they are lost, because nothing will until they’re personally victimized. By then it’ll be far too late.
What if we sent people who make spam phone calls to prison for long periods of time?
January 22, 2026 at 6:21 PM
What if we sent people who make spam phone calls to prison for long periods of time?
One of the best features of modern consoles for parents is the ability to abruptly turn them off after repeated ignored warnings that it's time to leave without fear of costing your kid several hours of progress and racking up future therapy bills.
January 20, 2026 at 5:51 PM
One of the best features of modern consoles for parents is the ability to abruptly turn them off after repeated ignored warnings that it's time to leave without fear of costing your kid several hours of progress and racking up future therapy bills.
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Just found out my wife might be losing her job, so I'm desperately searching for work. Contract, full-time, freelance, whatever. Press, PR, consulting, anything. I have 16 years of editorial experience and have been writing about games for 13. Reviews, news, previews, guides, etc. RTs appreciated.
January 8, 2026 at 8:21 PM
Just found out my wife might be losing her job, so I'm desperately searching for work. Contract, full-time, freelance, whatever. Press, PR, consulting, anything. I have 16 years of editorial experience and have been writing about games for 13. Reviews, news, previews, guides, etc. RTs appreciated.
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I might as well just put this out there, but DMs are open if anyone wants to hire a writer/editor/multimedia person with:
> 15 yrs experience writing/producing video & podcasts for major outlets (PC Gamer, IGN)
> Known for fast, clean copy
> WFH with HD game capture and high-quality VO capability
> 15 yrs experience writing/producing video & podcasts for major outlets (PC Gamer, IGN)
> Known for fast, clean copy
> WFH with HD game capture and high-quality VO capability
January 6, 2026 at 6:42 PM
I might as well just put this out there, but DMs are open if anyone wants to hire a writer/editor/multimedia person with:
> 15 yrs experience writing/producing video & podcasts for major outlets (PC Gamer, IGN)
> Known for fast, clean copy
> WFH with HD game capture and high-quality VO capability
> 15 yrs experience writing/producing video & podcasts for major outlets (PC Gamer, IGN)
> Known for fast, clean copy
> WFH with HD game capture and high-quality VO capability
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Never Forget.
5 years ago, there was a bloody, lawless, and deadly attack on our nation’s Capitol. A group of criminal thugs broke out in riots and stormed our Capitol in an attempt to overturn the results of a free and fair election at the direction of the President of the United States.
January 6, 2026 at 4:33 PM
Never Forget.
I probably should not have watched House of Dynamite at a time when Donald Trump is the person who they'd have to wake up to make the decision at the end.
January 4, 2026 at 9:49 PM
I probably should not have watched House of Dynamite at a time when Donald Trump is the person who they'd have to wake up to make the decision at the end.
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Ah. Another incredibly stupid year of this, I see.
January 3, 2026 at 3:05 PM
Ah. Another incredibly stupid year of this, I see.
When I go to sleep Dry January kicks off so you best believe I’m finishing this bottle of Champagne we opened at midnight before then.
January 1, 2026 at 9:00 AM
When I go to sleep Dry January kicks off so you best believe I’m finishing this bottle of Champagne we opened at midnight before then.
For the first time my kids stayed up until midnight for the actual new year. They did great, all things considered.
Tomorrow we will find out if this was a terrible idea.
Tomorrow we will find out if this was a terrible idea.
January 1, 2026 at 8:43 AM
For the first time my kids stayed up until midnight for the actual new year. They did great, all things considered.
Tomorrow we will find out if this was a terrible idea.
Tomorrow we will find out if this was a terrible idea.
One is 17. The other is 3. They’re both handsome devils.
December 31, 2025 at 7:28 AM
One is 17. The other is 3. They’re both handsome devils.
Just won a staring contest with my cat
December 30, 2025 at 8:05 AM
Just won a staring contest with my cat
I'm so glad they made this Fallout show because it proves that you *can* tell a good story within a game's universe without radically messing with its established lore or completely redesigning everything. It's a genuine "ain't broke don't fix it" approach and it works extremely well.
December 30, 2025 at 7:21 AM
I'm so glad they made this Fallout show because it proves that you *can* tell a good story within a game's universe without radically messing with its established lore or completely redesigning everything. It's a genuine "ain't broke don't fix it" approach and it works extremely well.
Oh no I've started playing Satisfactory again.
This is very bad. It's the kind of game that pops up and tells you how many hours you've just played in the hopes that you might go talk to another human.
This is very bad. It's the kind of game that pops up and tells you how many hours you've just played in the hopes that you might go talk to another human.
December 29, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Oh no I've started playing Satisfactory again.
This is very bad. It's the kind of game that pops up and tells you how many hours you've just played in the hopes that you might go talk to another human.
This is very bad. It's the kind of game that pops up and tells you how many hours you've just played in the hopes that you might go talk to another human.
It is kind of insane that the Netflix Yule log videos don’t offer a way to loop them so we don’t have to restart it every hour. This has been a thing for a full decade and they haven’t added that feature somehow?
December 29, 2025 at 6:09 AM
It is kind of insane that the Netflix Yule log videos don’t offer a way to loop them so we don’t have to restart it every hour. This has been a thing for a full decade and they haven’t added that feature somehow?
We’ve done it: we’ve created the robot that lets you kick yourself in the balls from the beloved sci-fi cautionary tale “Do Not Create The Robot That Lets You Kick Yourself In The Balls.”
another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls
December 28, 2025 at 1:36 AM
We’ve done it: we’ve created the robot that lets you kick yourself in the balls from the beloved sci-fi cautionary tale “Do Not Create The Robot That Lets You Kick Yourself In The Balls.”
Locutus’s Smorgasborg
You’ve just opened up a Star Trek Themed Restaurant.
What are you calling it?
What are you calling it?
ncc-1701-g is written on the side of a spaceship
ALT: ncc-1701-g is written on the side of a spaceship
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December 28, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Locutus’s Smorgasborg
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Wake Up Dead Man is fun. The exact solution is so outlandish that no one could have guessed it, but it's easy to call the culprit from jump. It both made me feel like I'd outsmarted it and then showed me something clever I hadn't anticipated, which is a delightful rug-pull.
December 27, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Wake Up Dead Man is fun. The exact solution is so outlandish that no one could have guessed it, but it's easy to call the culprit from jump. It both made me feel like I'd outsmarted it and then showed me something clever I hadn't anticipated, which is a delightful rug-pull.
Wake Up Dead Man is fun. The exact solution is so outlandish that no one could have guessed it, but it's easy to call the culprit from jump. It both made me feel like I'd outsmarted it and then showed me something clever I hadn't anticipated, which is a delightful rug-pull.
December 27, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Wake Up Dead Man is fun. The exact solution is so outlandish that no one could have guessed it, but it's easy to call the culprit from jump. It both made me feel like I'd outsmarted it and then showed me something clever I hadn't anticipated, which is a delightful rug-pull.