Dom Pepin
@dompepin.bsky.social
Dep Ed Director at Eurogamer. Ex-EiC at VG247. High Scores column, The Guardian. Dog person. Intersectional. Queer. Enby. Polyam.
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Dom Pepin
@dompepin.bsky.social
· Nov 12
BlueSky intro:
I'm Dom. EiC of @vg247.bsky.social, columnist for The Guardian, games media veteran of 12+ years
Previously: B2B consulting, corporate event host, BAFTA speaker, panelist, published author, video editor
Currently: training to be a yoga teacher, writing a games music book, cooking!
I'm Dom. EiC of @vg247.bsky.social, columnist for The Guardian, games media veteran of 12+ years
Previously: B2B consulting, corporate event host, BAFTA speaker, panelist, published author, video editor
Currently: training to be a yoga teacher, writing a games music book, cooking!
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My absolute pleasure to chat to @tommorelloofficial.bsky.social, Caleb Shomo, Koji Fox, and Soken (again!) about the power of using your platform, your voice, and your art
"It's a reflection of the world, and a warning" - Tom Morello's collaboration with Final Fantasy 14 is more than just a song, it's a statement
www.eurogamer.net/tom-morello-...
www.eurogamer.net/tom-morello-...
December 17, 2025 at 4:06 PM
My absolute pleasure to chat to @tommorelloofficial.bsky.social, Caleb Shomo, Koji Fox, and Soken (again!) about the power of using your platform, your voice, and your art
Going into my local CEX to spit on every copy of H*gwarts L*gacy
December 17, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Going into my local CEX to spit on every copy of H*gwarts L*gacy
I think Christmas music sets my teeth on edge in the same way blood affects Dexter Morgan
December 17, 2025 at 7:19 PM
I think Christmas music sets my teeth on edge in the same way blood affects Dexter Morgan
My absolute pleasure to chat to @tommorelloofficial.bsky.social, Caleb Shomo, Koji Fox, and Soken (again!) about the power of using your platform, your voice, and your art
"It's a reflection of the world, and a warning" - Tom Morello's collaboration with Final Fantasy 14 is more than just a song, it's a statement
www.eurogamer.net/tom-morello-...
www.eurogamer.net/tom-morello-...
December 17, 2025 at 4:06 PM
My absolute pleasure to chat to @tommorelloofficial.bsky.social, Caleb Shomo, Koji Fox, and Soken (again!) about the power of using your platform, your voice, and your art
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With all the discourse around AI and voice actors, I wanted to delve deeper.
Big thanks to all I spoke to, especially David Menkin, Jennifer Hale, Alix Wilton Regan, and Colin Ryan for being so candid.
Big thanks to all I spoke to, especially David Menkin, Jennifer Hale, Alix Wilton Regan, and Colin Ryan for being so candid.
"The effect is, frankly, catastrophic" - the voice actors and unions fighting back against gaming's controversial use of AI
www.eurogamer.net/video-game-p...
www.eurogamer.net/video-game-p...
December 17, 2025 at 2:03 PM
With all the discourse around AI and voice actors, I wanted to delve deeper.
Big thanks to all I spoke to, especially David Menkin, Jennifer Hale, Alix Wilton Regan, and Colin Ryan for being so candid.
Big thanks to all I spoke to, especially David Menkin, Jennifer Hale, Alix Wilton Regan, and Colin Ryan for being so candid.
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"The effect is, frankly, catastrophic" - the voice actors and unions fighting back against gaming's controversial use of AI
www.eurogamer.net/video-game-p...
www.eurogamer.net/video-game-p...
December 17, 2025 at 2:01 PM
"The effect is, frankly, catastrophic" - the voice actors and unions fighting back against gaming's controversial use of AI
www.eurogamer.net/video-game-p...
www.eurogamer.net/video-game-p...
Fro is the Jake to my Finn, so naturally
December 17, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Fro is the Jake to my Finn, so naturally
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“Where do you get your ideas from, Ms Le Guin?” From forgetting Dostoyevsky and reading road signs backwards, naturally. Where else?
December 17, 2025 at 6:41 AM
“Where do you get your ideas from, Ms Le Guin?” From forgetting Dostoyevsky and reading road signs backwards, naturally. Where else?
Really respect the effort the waiters put in to birthday-ify an affogato
December 15, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Really respect the effort the waiters put in to birthday-ify an affogato
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When you start Dark Souls
December 12, 2025 at 9:01 PM
When you start Dark Souls
Feels fitting that on a day I'm getting a tattoo of my dog, Frodo, I've also managed to accidentally eat three breakfasts. A pleasure to go full hobbit.
December 13, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Feels fitting that on a day I'm getting a tattoo of my dog, Frodo, I've also managed to accidentally eat three breakfasts. A pleasure to go full hobbit.
21 stories live since midnight, huge respect to the EG team. Clean, quick, and interesting even at this time of the night. Proud to be in the trenches with a team like this.
December 12, 2025 at 4:31 AM
21 stories live since midnight, huge respect to the EG team. Clean, quick, and interesting even at this time of the night. Proud to be in the trenches with a team like this.
FFT was the only choice there, glad to see it getting some love
December 12, 2025 at 2:38 AM
FFT was the only choice there, glad to see it getting some love
Control in my top 10 of all time, gimme more
December 12, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Control in my top 10 of all time, gimme more
Making a coffee at 11.30pm, what a MAGICAL time of year
December 11, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Making a coffee at 11.30pm, what a MAGICAL time of year
I can't really explain it, but Frodo looks like failing a check in Disco Elysium
December 9, 2025 at 10:44 PM
I can't really explain it, but Frodo looks like failing a check in Disco Elysium
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One of the many reasons AI can't produce good writing is it can't hate its own writing. It can't think to itself "Maybe I'm illiterate" during the writing process. And that's essential
December 9, 2025 at 8:45 PM
One of the many reasons AI can't produce good writing is it can't hate its own writing. It can't think to itself "Maybe I'm illiterate" during the writing process. And that's essential
You ever get to do a proper bucket list interview and are just WIRED for hours afterwards?
December 9, 2025 at 9:26 PM
You ever get to do a proper bucket list interview and are just WIRED for hours afterwards?
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i reviewed skate story, broke my hands, and now i’m having a nice hot drink with my fingers curled up like the fossilized cocktail prawns from that scene in beetlejuice thinking about how i want to do it all again
Can't sleep? Moon too bright? Want to eat it?
It's a simple goal for a demon in the underworld, as you'll find in this gorgeous, extraordinary narrative adventure that just so happens to require skateboarding.
Or Skate Story review: www.eurogamer.net/skate-story-...
It's a simple goal for a demon in the underworld, as you'll find in this gorgeous, extraordinary narrative adventure that just so happens to require skateboarding.
Or Skate Story review: www.eurogamer.net/skate-story-...
December 8, 2025 at 5:07 PM
i reviewed skate story, broke my hands, and now i’m having a nice hot drink with my fingers curled up like the fossilized cocktail prawns from that scene in beetlejuice thinking about how i want to do it all again
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Can't sleep? Moon too bright? Want to eat it?
It's a simple goal for a demon in the underworld, as you'll find in this gorgeous, extraordinary narrative adventure that just so happens to require skateboarding.
Or Skate Story review: www.eurogamer.net/skate-story-...
It's a simple goal for a demon in the underworld, as you'll find in this gorgeous, extraordinary narrative adventure that just so happens to require skateboarding.
Or Skate Story review: www.eurogamer.net/skate-story-...
December 8, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Can't sleep? Moon too bright? Want to eat it?
It's a simple goal for a demon in the underworld, as you'll find in this gorgeous, extraordinary narrative adventure that just so happens to require skateboarding.
Or Skate Story review: www.eurogamer.net/skate-story-...
It's a simple goal for a demon in the underworld, as you'll find in this gorgeous, extraordinary narrative adventure that just so happens to require skateboarding.
Or Skate Story review: www.eurogamer.net/skate-story-...
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I'd be more concerned about this if SF6 wasn't such a home run without Ono on-board. Harada is a big part of the series, sure, but at the end of the day he's exec producer -- not director.
I think there's like in Tekken yet (and hopefully we'll get TTT3 next, and a new SoulCal).
I think there's like in Tekken yet (and hopefully we'll get TTT3 next, and a new SoulCal).
The end of an era: Tekken boss Katsuhiro Harada is out at Bandai Namco, after 30 years of working on the esteemed fighting series
www.eurogamer.net/tekken-boss-...
www.eurogamer.net/tekken-boss-...
December 8, 2025 at 10:15 AM
I'd be more concerned about this if SF6 wasn't such a home run without Ono on-board. Harada is a big part of the series, sure, but at the end of the day he's exec producer -- not director.
I think there's like in Tekken yet (and hopefully we'll get TTT3 next, and a new SoulCal).
I think there's like in Tekken yet (and hopefully we'll get TTT3 next, and a new SoulCal).
I read this off the back of one of my favourite bands (Squid) basing a song on it.
"Pages and pages of crispy skin" indeed
"Pages and pages of crispy skin" indeed
In Agustina Bazterrica's Tender is the Flesh, a virus has killed all non-human animals and the only source of meat left is other humans. Society has adapted by, effectively, creating a class of people who are no longer people - 'special meat.'
December 3, 2025 at 9:40 PM
I read this off the back of one of my favourite bands (Squid) basing a song on it.
"Pages and pages of crispy skin" indeed
"Pages and pages of crispy skin" indeed