Jake Steinberg
@jakesteinberg.substack.com
Writer | Jewish/Latino | MFA Creative Writing | Critical Error Podcast | JakeNoseIt on Twitch | 📩 [email protected] | Debut Acquired ✅
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"Kirby Air Riders is not deep; it's candy. Good thing I like candy." Read our full review of the Switch 2's new sugar rush of a racer:
Kirby Air Riders Review: A Shallow, Sweet Sugar Rush For Switch 2
The pink puffball's frenzied racer wears its shallowness on its sleeve
kotaku.com
🚨 I reviewed KIRBY AIR RIDERS for Kotaku 🚨
Noise is not chaos! Quantity is not depth! Don't believe the siren song of the cult fanbase of the original!
Once you get past all that, Air Riders is an extremely fun game that's kinda hard to play for more than an hour at a time!
Noise is not chaos! Quantity is not depth! Don't believe the siren song of the cult fanbase of the original!
Once you get past all that, Air Riders is an extremely fun game that's kinda hard to play for more than an hour at a time!
Books Are Better Than Video Games*
YouTube video by Critical Error
youtu.be
January 15, 2026 at 3:27 PM
what a time to be alive
January 15, 2026 at 6:06 AM
what a time to be alive
what if we all just started watching Veronica Mars together
January 15, 2026 at 12:28 AM
what if we all just started watching Veronica Mars together
The pre-written piece at then end of this week's CRITICAL ERROR (available tomorrow) is so good I thought about cutting it out of the pod and charging extra
January 14, 2026 at 10:26 PM
The pre-written piece at then end of this week's CRITICAL ERROR (available tomorrow) is so good I thought about cutting it out of the pod and charging extra
guys on the internet think the point of reading is so you can say "I disagree," then spout off some shit that's like 15% related to whatever they just read
January 14, 2026 at 9:09 PM
guys on the internet think the point of reading is so you can say "I disagree," then spout off some shit that's like 15% related to whatever they just read
this piece brought to you by imagining a guy reading a book full of disparate characters and stories and being mad when they don't come together like Avengers Endgame style
Everyone judges Octopath Traveler games by how well they "come together."
Silly.
new blog: jakesteinberg.substack.com/p/octopath-t...
Silly.
new blog: jakesteinberg.substack.com/p/octopath-t...
Octopath Traveler 0 and the Sweetness of Twisted Apples
Come Together
jakesteinberg.substack.com
January 14, 2026 at 2:45 PM
this piece brought to you by imagining a guy reading a book full of disparate characters and stories and being mad when they don't come together like Avengers Endgame style
Reposted by Jake Steinberg
Everyone judges Octopath Traveler games by how well they "come together."
Silly.
new blog: jakesteinberg.substack.com/p/octopath-t...
Silly.
new blog: jakesteinberg.substack.com/p/octopath-t...
Octopath Traveler 0 and the Sweetness of Twisted Apples
Come Together
jakesteinberg.substack.com
January 13, 2026 at 9:04 PM
Everyone judges Octopath Traveler games by how well they "come together."
Silly.
new blog: jakesteinberg.substack.com/p/octopath-t...
Silly.
new blog: jakesteinberg.substack.com/p/octopath-t...
"please post about us on Reddit more"
The Russo Brothers tease ‘AVENGERS: DOOMSDAY.’
“What you've been watching for the last 4 weeks... are not teasers. Or trailers. They are stories. They are clues... Pay attention.”
“What you've been watching for the last 4 weeks... are not teasers. Or trailers. They are stories. They are clues... Pay attention.”
January 14, 2026 at 5:00 AM
"please post about us on Reddit more"
Reposted by Jake Steinberg
There's a line late in this piece where Jake is pushed to regret over his earlier remark about a character's voice because it feels mean in the face of the tragedy that befalls them. That moment, allowing Octopath to push against his criticism, made the game feel so alive to me. Must-read stuff
Everyone judges Octopath Traveler games by how well they "come together."
Silly.
new blog: jakesteinberg.substack.com/p/octopath-t...
Silly.
new blog: jakesteinberg.substack.com/p/octopath-t...
Octopath Traveler 0 and the Sweetness of Twisted Apples
Come Together
jakesteinberg.substack.com
January 13, 2026 at 9:58 PM
There's a line late in this piece where Jake is pushed to regret over his earlier remark about a character's voice because it feels mean in the face of the tragedy that befalls them. That moment, allowing Octopath to push against his criticism, made the game feel so alive to me. Must-read stuff
Everyone judges Octopath Traveler games by how well they "come together."
Silly.
new blog: jakesteinberg.substack.com/p/octopath-t...
Silly.
new blog: jakesteinberg.substack.com/p/octopath-t...
Octopath Traveler 0 and the Sweetness of Twisted Apples
Come Together
jakesteinberg.substack.com
January 13, 2026 at 9:04 PM
Everyone judges Octopath Traveler games by how well they "come together."
Silly.
new blog: jakesteinberg.substack.com/p/octopath-t...
Silly.
new blog: jakesteinberg.substack.com/p/octopath-t...
new independent games media website but it's just entirely Magic: The Gathering branded content
January 13, 2026 at 6:15 PM
new independent games media website but it's just entirely Magic: The Gathering branded content
keep coming back to this piece about how our world actively does not want us to talk to each other.
"How many of us find identities through which we abdicate our responsibility for living in a pro-social world?"
Read: open.substack.com/pub/mentalhe...
"How many of us find identities through which we abdicate our responsibility for living in a pro-social world?"
Read: open.substack.com/pub/mentalhe...
January 13, 2026 at 5:40 PM
keep coming back to this piece about how our world actively does not want us to talk to each other.
"How many of us find identities through which we abdicate our responsibility for living in a pro-social world?"
Read: open.substack.com/pub/mentalhe...
"How many of us find identities through which we abdicate our responsibility for living in a pro-social world?"
Read: open.substack.com/pub/mentalhe...
I have sent so many cold emails to kick off the new year (when people are a bit more generous and charitable), so allow me one cringe skeet:
I know a lot of games PR folks follow me on here! As Peter and I scale up CRITICAL ERROR content we’d love to be in touch about more games coverage ops! DM💙
I know a lot of games PR folks follow me on here! As Peter and I scale up CRITICAL ERROR content we’d love to be in touch about more games coverage ops! DM💙
January 13, 2026 at 3:43 PM
I have sent so many cold emails to kick off the new year (when people are a bit more generous and charitable), so allow me one cringe skeet:
I know a lot of games PR folks follow me on here! As Peter and I scale up CRITICAL ERROR content we’d love to be in touch about more games coverage ops! DM💙
I know a lot of games PR folks follow me on here! As Peter and I scale up CRITICAL ERROR content we’d love to be in touch about more games coverage ops! DM💙
Reposted by Jake Steinberg
2026 VIDEO GAME PREDICTIONS
January 10, 2026 at 9:14 PM
2026 VIDEO GAME PREDICTIONS
my switch 2 hungers for more roguelikes
January 13, 2026 at 3:15 AM
my switch 2 hungers for more roguelikes
Reposted by Jake Steinberg
I am older than ICE.
July 10, 2025 at 10:29 PM
I am older than ICE.
Reposted by Jake Steinberg
ICE was created in 2003.
We do not need the organization.
If any member of the Democratic establishment is uncomfortable at anything less than the complete dismantling of ICE then we should not follow them.
That's the standard.
We do not need the organization.
If any member of the Democratic establishment is uncomfortable at anything less than the complete dismantling of ICE then we should not follow them.
That's the standard.
July 4, 2025 at 12:50 AM
ICE was created in 2003.
We do not need the organization.
If any member of the Democratic establishment is uncomfortable at anything less than the complete dismantling of ICE then we should not follow them.
That's the standard.
We do not need the organization.
If any member of the Democratic establishment is uncomfortable at anything less than the complete dismantling of ICE then we should not follow them.
That's the standard.
i could tell you why they don't make mario & sonic olympics games anymore but you wouldn't believe me
January 12, 2026 at 10:22 PM
i could tell you why they don't make mario & sonic olympics games anymore but you wouldn't believe me
i hate linkedin
January 12, 2026 at 8:49 PM
i hate linkedin
Reposted by Jake Steinberg
we recorded this ep ages ago and I had completely forgotten what we talked about and you know what, listening back? This episode rules. Pete a great host, warrior a great movie, this podcast a good time.
🚨new episode out! this week we're talking about the MMA movie Warrior, brotherhood, and cinematic fighting with @jmrivera.bsky.social. give it a listen! www.patreon.com/posts/warrio...
January 12, 2026 at 4:00 PM
we recorded this ep ages ago and I had completely forgotten what we talked about and you know what, listening back? This episode rules. Pete a great host, warrior a great movie, this podcast a good time.
I think an alien invasion is pretty much the last thing that could happen these days that would really surprise me
January 12, 2026 at 3:36 AM
I think an alien invasion is pretty much the last thing that could happen these days that would really surprise me
for the birds
a cartoon character is flying through the air while holding a large ball
ALT: a cartoon character is flying through the air while holding a large ball
media.tenor.com
January 11, 2026 at 4:24 PM
for the birds
so good at party games I fear I completely ruin the party
January 11, 2026 at 12:21 AM
so good at party games I fear I completely ruin the party