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John • Gaming In The Wild

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Video games • Critique with kindness • Books: Lost In Cult & Phaidon • Podcasts & YouTube: gaminginthewild.com • Journalist • PR • There's a patreon! patreon.com/gaminginthewild

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John • Gaming In The Wild @gaminginthewild.bsky.social · 14d

Finally, games where you get to play as a wood louse, or Count Dracula's tech support guy.

10 Best New Indie Games Coming Out This Month

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John • Gaming In The Wild @gaminginthewild.bsky.social · 15h

Also, if going to the museum or for a walk in the woods or for a coffee and read or whatever helps you, maybe that's a necessary part of the process too :)

John • Gaming In The Wild @gaminginthewild.bsky.social · 15h

Yeah if it loosens something up and lets you get going, it's a necessary part of the process.

A tip I have when blocked is to skip the part that is blocking you. I struggle with introductions, and sometimes start on paragraph two or three, write the whole thing, and finish with the intro.

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John • Gaming In The Wild @gaminginthewild.bsky.social · 1d

Right? Feel like the Fest page is throwing me the phone book this time. We have a doc going in the podcast Discord, with people adding stuff and rating what they play, can throw you an invite if you want, it's good stuff!

John • Gaming In The Wild @gaminginthewild.bsky.social · 1d

Yeah it'll serve you well to have specced them out a bit and learned the basics

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John • Gaming In The Wild @gaminginthewild.bsky.social · 14d

Finally, games where you get to play as a wood louse, or Count Dracula's tech support guy.

10 Best New Indie Games Coming Out This Month

YouTube video by Gaming In The Wild

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John • Gaming In The Wild @gaminginthewild.bsky.social · 5d

Congrats on successfully staging some not-doable-seeming moments like the cat bus :)

John • Gaming In The Wild @gaminginthewild.bsky.social · 6d

Saw the Totoro stage show this evening and wow they really went there with the puppetry

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John • Gaming In The Wild @gaminginthewild.bsky.social · 7d

Maître d' pro-level photobomb

John • Gaming In The Wild @gaminginthewild.bsky.social · 7d

You discuss in bad faith, looking for a boring argument while saying nothing of import. I am shocked lol

John • Gaming In The Wild @gaminginthewild.bsky.social · 7d

Y'ever come into a space and get a "pre-apocalyptic" vibe?

Walked into an empty food hall in London's West End today and was like, this space feels destined to be a mossy, desolate Last of Us location.

John • Gaming In The Wild @gaminginthewild.bsky.social · 7d

Get off his back, it's just a journo doing their job.

You shouldn't hassle a journalist because you don't like the news.

We don't get to insert "said Elon Musk, who is a twat" into our work if we don't like a subject.

Op-ed? Sure, personal opinions. News story? Just cleanly reporting the news.

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So Many Games @somanygames.co.uk · 9d

Erik, one of our writers, is running the Chicago Marathon on October 12th and he is raising money for a great cause.

If you have some spare cash and would like to contribute, you can do so here:

www.teamworldvision.org/participant/...

Let’s all cheer Erik on as he attempts this amazing feat!

Team World Vision

Begin a journey of personal and global transformation by signing up for the 2025 Bank of America Chicago Marathon today! You and the world will be forever changed when you start moving to provide life...

www.teamworldvision.org

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John • Gaming In The Wild @gaminginthewild.bsky.social · 10d

Proud of Italy for this.

The Associated Press @apnews.com · 10d

Over 2 million people across Italy have rallied in more than 100 cities for a one-day general strike.

2 million rally in Italy for Gaza as general strike halts key services

Over 2 million people across Italy have rallied in more than 100 cities for a one-day general strike.

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Pages of Play Podcast @dovetail.bsky.social · 11d

This is our village!

John • Gaming In The Wild @gaminginthewild.bsky.social · 11d

A starter pack of my favourite video game podcasts, critics, and commentators, and a few developers too. go.bsky.app/3qQVv5S

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John • Gaming In The Wild @gaminginthewild.bsky.social · 11d

Very welcome, I'm a Pixel Parents super-regular listener, great to hear some Scottish voices in the discourse :)

John • Gaming In The Wild @gaminginthewild.bsky.social · 11d

Noice, I'm travelling a bunch this week so I'll cue some up :) thanks!

John • Gaming In The Wild @gaminginthewild.bsky.social · 11d

So happy that you're back to podcasting Adam, missed hearing from you! :)

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John • Gaming In The Wild @gaminginthewild.bsky.social · 11d

I can't believe you weren't in there already! Done and done :)

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John • Gaming In The Wild @gaminginthewild.bsky.social · 11d

A starter pack of my favourite video game podcasts, critics, and commentators, and a few developers too. go.bsky.app/3qQVv5S

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The Mimic's Veil @themimicsveil.bsky.social · 12d

🎙️ New episode of The Mimic’s Veil just dropped!

This week, we dive into:
✨ The fiery depths of Hades II
✨ Coastal strategy in Beacon Patrol
✨ Our signature TMV twist on October’s upcoming releases

Tune in wherever you get your podcasts:
🔗Spotify
🔗Apple podcasts
🔗All podcasting apps
🔗Patreon

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John • Gaming In The Wild @gaminginthewild.bsky.social · 12d

I could have done without seeing this Trump slop in my feed tbh :')

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John • Gaming In The Wild @gaminginthewild.bsky.social · 12d

Correct on all counts :)

John • Gaming In The Wild @gaminginthewild.bsky.social · 12d

100% agree on this, I'm someone who's determined not to get too too stuck in my ways and to keep growing and changing and moving forward

John • Gaming In The Wild @gaminginthewild.bsky.social · 12d

Totally :') this pint, or a weekend in Malaga

John • Gaming In The Wild @gaminginthewild.bsky.social · 12d

Pony Island 2: what's Mullins cookin'?