Willa Bloomfield-Rowe
@thewillarowe.bsky.social
Trans. Tall. Tired | Writer w/ bylines @ AV Club, Digital Trends, Kotaku, and more | Host @ Girl Mode | she/her | email: [email protected]
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Come November I’ll have been unemployed for a year and now another freelance gig has dried up. Just a reminder that I am open to all freelance work (especially reviews) as well as mock review/consulting work. Also open to any other job opportunities outside of journalism. Contact info is in my bio
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SIGN OUR BOYCOTT XBOX PLEDGE: We are asking gamers, game workers, streamers & journalists to join us in boycotting & divesting from Xbox, to force Microsoft to end its complicity in the genocide of Palestinians.
We’ve provided concrete actions everyone can take. Sign here: nogamesforgenocide.com
We’ve provided concrete actions everyone can take. Sign here: nogamesforgenocide.com
December 2, 2025 at 4:00 PM
SIGN OUR BOYCOTT XBOX PLEDGE: We are asking gamers, game workers, streamers & journalists to join us in boycotting & divesting from Xbox, to force Microsoft to end its complicity in the genocide of Palestinians.
We’ve provided concrete actions everyone can take. Sign here: nogamesforgenocide.com
We’ve provided concrete actions everyone can take. Sign here: nogamesforgenocide.com
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there's a solid 2-3 hours of Metroid Prime 4 that's some of the best stuff I've played in ages, but unfortunately it's surrounded by a dozen more that feel irritating, meandering, and meaningless
www.inverse.com/gaming/metro...
www.inverse.com/gaming/metro...
'Metroid Prime 4' Review: A Gorgeous Shooter Trapped In A Lifeless Open World
'Metroid Prime 4' builds a gorgeous new world to explore, but buries its best parts under an empty open world and grating companions.
www.inverse.com
December 2, 2025 at 3:29 PM
there's a solid 2-3 hours of Metroid Prime 4 that's some of the best stuff I've played in ages, but unfortunately it's surrounded by a dozen more that feel irritating, meandering, and meaningless
www.inverse.com/gaming/metro...
www.inverse.com/gaming/metro...
So I just tried watching Mad Men for the first time ever… does this show just suck? Cuz I think it sucks
December 2, 2025 at 1:23 AM
So I just tried watching Mad Men for the first time ever… does this show just suck? Cuz I think it sucks
Never forget what they took from us
December 1, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Never forget what they took from us
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Just realized this went up yesterday. It's no secret I don't love Dispatch but what I really think doesn't work is the game's failure at making player choice as well as it's management segments compelling to the narrative.
www.avclub.com/dispatch-gam...
www.avclub.com/dispatch-gam...
Dispatch shows how player choice doesn't always work with telling a story
The narrative superhero game Dispatch would tell a stronger story if it didn't let players choose where it goes.
www.avclub.com
November 28, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Just realized this went up yesterday. It's no secret I don't love Dispatch but what I really think doesn't work is the game's failure at making player choice as well as it's management segments compelling to the narrative.
www.avclub.com/dispatch-gam...
www.avclub.com/dispatch-gam...
Just realized this went up yesterday. It's no secret I don't love Dispatch but what I really think doesn't work is the game's failure at making player choice as well as it's management segments compelling to the narrative.
www.avclub.com/dispatch-gam...
www.avclub.com/dispatch-gam...
Dispatch shows how player choice doesn't always work with telling a story
The narrative superhero game Dispatch would tell a stronger story if it didn't let players choose where it goes.
www.avclub.com
November 28, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Just realized this went up yesterday. It's no secret I don't love Dispatch but what I really think doesn't work is the game's failure at making player choice as well as it's management segments compelling to the narrative.
www.avclub.com/dispatch-gam...
www.avclub.com/dispatch-gam...
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I’m thankful for turning my haters into waiters at the table of success
November 27, 2025 at 7:38 PM
I’m thankful for turning my haters into waiters at the table of success
Apartment just cheered so loud for the Belgian sheepdog winning best in show
November 27, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Apartment just cheered so loud for the Belgian sheepdog winning best in show
Thanksgiving day parade floats sure have come a long way since Pac-Man
November 27, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Thanksgiving day parade floats sure have come a long way since Pac-Man
Hell yeah lol
November 26, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Hell yeah lol
Just started reading Wicked for the first time ever and nothing could have prepared me for the Tin man transvestigating Elphaba on page one
November 26, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Just started reading Wicked for the first time ever and nothing could have prepared me for the Tin man transvestigating Elphaba on page one
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Close enough. Welcome back Girl Mode
November 26, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Close enough. Welcome back Girl Mode
Downstairs neighbor is singing Les mis and I’m fighting the urge to join in. Like I’m not even mad, sing louder my man!
November 25, 2025 at 3:55 AM
Downstairs neighbor is singing Les mis and I’m fighting the urge to join in. Like I’m not even mad, sing louder my man!
My DMs are open if you look like this
November 23, 2025 at 8:17 PM
My DMs are open if you look like this
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It’s real good. It’s real good in ways you wouldn’t even expect it to be real good.
Baby Steps is $13.99 on US PS+ buff.ly/aJGEOvR
November 22, 2025 at 6:56 PM
It’s real good. It’s real good in ways you wouldn’t even expect it to be real good.
Nothing like going to a movie theater to make you hate going to a movie theater
November 22, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Nothing like going to a movie theater to make you hate going to a movie theater
You know he’s just waiting for the call from Square Enix about a remake
November 21, 2025 at 7:37 PM
You know he’s just waiting for the call from Square Enix about a remake
I think Dispatch is turning me into the joker. How do you like this?!? Some of you don’t seem to and still say it’s fun?! What?!?!
November 21, 2025 at 4:20 PM
I think Dispatch is turning me into the joker. How do you like this?!? Some of you don’t seem to and still say it’s fun?! What?!?!
In Heroes S1E18 there is like five seconds of Niki playing Heavenly Sword with Micah, and I just think that’s great
November 21, 2025 at 2:49 PM
In Heroes S1E18 there is like five seconds of Niki playing Heavenly Sword with Micah, and I just think that’s great
I played it out of spite and should not be counted. But I get that “Dispatch tops 1,999,999 players” doesn’t roll of the tongue as a headline
Dispatch developer AdHoc Studio, which was founded by several former Telltale Games devs, thanked fans for "the two million players that have joined us so far." https://bit.ly/49vaOk7
November 20, 2025 at 11:45 PM
I played it out of spite and should not be counted. But I get that “Dispatch tops 1,999,999 players” doesn’t roll of the tongue as a headline
It's getting reallyyyyyyy old working at publications as they hit an "everybody is saying it's the end of an era" phase
November 20, 2025 at 9:40 PM
It's getting reallyyyyyyy old working at publications as they hit an "everybody is saying it's the end of an era" phase
Reached a new low: thought about making a video essay
November 20, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Reached a new low: thought about making a video essay
My wife won't let me cook a whole goose for Thanksgiving :(
November 20, 2025 at 7:35 PM
My wife won't let me cook a whole goose for Thanksgiving :(