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i’m just ken
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writer @kotaku.com | ex-fanbyte | the 🏳️‍🌈 one @ normandy fm | he/him | nyc | [email protected]

ears still ringing, arms still swinging
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Okay, the crowd going nuts like someone just scored a touchdown at the Super Bowl all *through* the KDH performance is a hell of a thing to see hear/see:
November 27, 2025 at 5:42 PM
you’re not gonna get me to discourse on a fucking holiday.
November 27, 2025 at 11:16 PM
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So I'm taking the plunge and ordering some PC parts over Black Friday.

If you appreciate what @startmenu.bsky.social has done over the years, like @rewinder.co.uk/my freelance work, or thought I didn't sound like an idiot on Game Mess Mornings, now would be a great time to show your appreciation.
November 27, 2025 at 4:52 PM
imagine how much better a generation of men would be if their go to detective character was not sherlock or house and was instead benoit blanc. instead of sarcastic debate bros we could’ve gotten millions of silly little guys.
November 27, 2025 at 10:47 PM
thankful for gay detective films
November 27, 2025 at 8:12 PM
November 27, 2025 at 6:07 PM
credit where it’s due, my mother knows when to text me about something important
November 27, 2025 at 5:59 PM
free him
November 27, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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Hooray! The first of the Thanksgaming 2025 posts is up on Kotaku, with an epic TWENTY unknown indies to check out!

I'm going to put up another 20 tomorrow.

Spread it far and wide!

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20 Incredible Innovative Indie Games To Wishlist This Thanksgiving
Happy Thanksgaming 2025 everybody! Celebrate with a huge pile of unknown indies to put on your radar
kotaku.com
November 27, 2025 at 2:52 PM
November 27, 2025 at 4:09 PM
ate too much at thanksgiving
a pikachu with a sad look on his face is standing on a green surface
Alt: a pikachu with a sad look on his face is standing on a green surface
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November 27, 2025 at 2:57 AM
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me: they could never make me hate you, the personal essay as a form

the personal essay as a form at this moment in history: bet
November 26, 2025 at 9:58 PM
this thanksgiving i am thankful that he is two weeks away
a yellow and black stuffed animal is standing on a brick street
Alt: a yellow and black stuffed animal is standing on a brick street
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November 26, 2025 at 11:17 PM
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Closest thing you'll see from me maybe ever to a personal essay about a video game vgbees.com/im-great-at-...
I'm Great At Baby Steps Because I Walk Like That In Real Life - VGBees
CW: medical talk, surgical talk, bones, car accident In late May, an uninsured Lexus driver ran a yellow light and pulled in front of me...
vgbees.com
November 26, 2025 at 10:36 PM
pre-friendsgiving workout before i eat a buncha bullshit
November 26, 2025 at 10:15 PM
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Sat down with the folks at @adhocstudio.com to talk about Dispatch's best scene and how the team made the most out of its most chaotic, violent, and hilarious five minutes.
How Dispatch’s Best Scene Came Together
In an exclusive interview with Kotaku, AdHoc breaks down the most chaotic moment of its superhero workplace comedy
kotaku.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:32 PM
i do podcast best when i'm angry.
don't think anyone can beat @shepardcdr.bsky.social conscripting me into a still-running podcast to, among other things, correct the record on Mass Effect 3
someone is WRONG about a game. how far are you willing to go to prove just how wrong they are
www.resetera.com/threads/13...
November 26, 2025 at 5:05 PM
my kotaku anniversary is coming up, and we spent this morning talking about some of the batshit things that went down while we were under g/o media. if that company didn't deserve to never have its name spoken again, i'd say a documentary on the fucked up shit that happened there would go hard.
November 26, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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I finally got around to writing about Goodnight Universe. I talk about growing up, minimizing myself in familial spaces, and how sometimes you feel like by being quiet, you can help plug the cracks in the foundation
www.restart.run/articles/goo...
Goodnight Universe Review: Among the Stars | Restart
Goodnight Universe's strong blend of webcam tricks and powerful storytelling help craft a short-but-sweet adventure.
www.restart.run
November 26, 2025 at 3:20 PM
my thanksgivings have been so sporadic and inconsistent that i'm not sure i have an answer for this beyond the chocolate eclair that has since become a christmas tradition since i don't go home for thanksgiving anymore. tonight i'm doing friendsgiving and ordering pizza. just put food on the plate.
Kotaku Asks is back with a special Thanksgiving Day edition looking for your go-to plate and most unhinged holiday appetites.

Thread below, respond in the comments, or email us at [email protected] before we share reader responses later this week.
November 26, 2025 at 3:23 PM
while updating this i remembered moana 2, a film that was made from a disney+ series, made a billion dollars, and i couldn't sing a song from it if you put a gun to my head. wild that a sequel to such a good movie made more money than god and has had no cultural footprint.

anyway zootopia 2 good.
November 26, 2025 at 2:55 PM
disney: shakira i need you to make the most sauceless song of your career, and i need you to do it twice.

shakira:
a goat with horns is singing into a microphone while wearing a purple fur coat .
ALT: a goat with horns is singing into a microphone while wearing a purple fur coat .
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November 26, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Somebody At Disney Wants To Fuck Nick Wilde (Who Is Bisexual, By The Way)
November 26, 2025 at 1:19 AM
🦊 🐰
November 25, 2025 at 11:19 PM
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Many folks are reaching out asking how they can support me so here are the best ways of doing that

Links to charities & non-profits I support:

@aclu.org
@trevorproject.bsky.social
@geekgirlcon.bsky.social
queertheland.org
November 25, 2025 at 8:14 PM