Tyler J. Graham
@tylerjgraham.bsky.social
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yeah the harsh reality is that we do take a chance on small games no one's heard of a lot more often than anyone thinks we do. but literally no one reads the articles, which then reinforces to the powers that be that they're not worth doing. I don't know how to solve that problem!
I've been doing this all year but indie journalists have the same issues as indie games. Unless it's a big name, nobody cares.
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December 1, 2025 at 8:31 PM
yeah the harsh reality is that we do take a chance on small games no one's heard of a lot more often than anyone thinks we do. but literally no one reads the articles, which then reinforces to the powers that be that they're not worth doing. I don't know how to solve that problem!
hate when I have a really bad tummy ache and then you Google “bad tummy ache help” and the search engine makes sure to tell you you’re going to die
December 2, 2025 at 6:32 AM
hate when I have a really bad tummy ache and then you Google “bad tummy ache help” and the search engine makes sure to tell you you’re going to die
Forget the content… the sentence structure and essay organization is pathetic enough to warrant a low score.
Hell, Fulnecky’s writing only contends with the assigned article like, half of the time (at most). She literally wrote an “in conclusion” graf. This is not college-level analysis.
Hell, Fulnecky’s writing only contends with the assigned article like, half of the time (at most). She literally wrote an “in conclusion” graf. This is not college-level analysis.
December 1, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Forget the content… the sentence structure and essay organization is pathetic enough to warrant a low score.
Hell, Fulnecky’s writing only contends with the assigned article like, half of the time (at most). She literally wrote an “in conclusion” graf. This is not college-level analysis.
Hell, Fulnecky’s writing only contends with the assigned article like, half of the time (at most). She literally wrote an “in conclusion” graf. This is not college-level analysis.
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I reviewed the latest Call of Duty game for CNET — and I’m still left scratching my head over who the intended audience is.
Black Ops 7 is a cynical product that looks and feels like one of those fake games a movie character would play.
www.cnet.com/tech/gaming/...
Black Ops 7 is a cynical product that looks and feels like one of those fake games a movie character would play.
www.cnet.com/tech/gaming/...
Call of Duty Black Ops 7 Review - CNET
The latest Call of Duty fumbles its much-anticipated campaign, while zombies and multiplayer modes retain the status quo.
www.cnet.com
November 20, 2025 at 5:52 PM
I reviewed the latest Call of Duty game for CNET — and I’m still left scratching my head over who the intended audience is.
Black Ops 7 is a cynical product that looks and feels like one of those fake games a movie character would play.
www.cnet.com/tech/gaming/...
Black Ops 7 is a cynical product that looks and feels like one of those fake games a movie character would play.
www.cnet.com/tech/gaming/...
Partner and I made the mistake of going to a movie theater inside of a mall for a cute day out on Black Friday. I didn’t realize shit still got this serious in the era of online retail.
Anyways, Rental Family is very good and Brendan Fraser is a gem as always.
Anyways, Rental Family is very good and Brendan Fraser is a gem as always.
November 29, 2025 at 5:10 AM
Partner and I made the mistake of going to a movie theater inside of a mall for a cute day out on Black Friday. I didn’t realize shit still got this serious in the era of online retail.
Anyways, Rental Family is very good and Brendan Fraser is a gem as always.
Anyways, Rental Family is very good and Brendan Fraser is a gem as always.
This might be the first peaceful Thanksgiving I’ve had in a decade :)
I hope everyone is surrounding themselves with good people and making time to relax today!
I hope everyone is surrounding themselves with good people and making time to relax today!
November 27, 2025 at 10:54 PM
This might be the first peaceful Thanksgiving I’ve had in a decade :)
I hope everyone is surrounding themselves with good people and making time to relax today!
I hope everyone is surrounding themselves with good people and making time to relax today!
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Many people approach the Internet as if it is a PVP zone but I just wanna be nice
November 25, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Many people approach the Internet as if it is a PVP zone but I just wanna be nice
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If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features."
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
November 20, 2025 at 5:32 PM
If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features."
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
I reviewed the latest Call of Duty game for CNET — and I’m still left scratching my head over who the intended audience is.
Black Ops 7 is a cynical product that looks and feels like one of those fake games a movie character would play.
www.cnet.com/tech/gaming/...
Black Ops 7 is a cynical product that looks and feels like one of those fake games a movie character would play.
www.cnet.com/tech/gaming/...
Call of Duty Black Ops 7 Review - CNET
The latest Call of Duty fumbles its much-anticipated campaign, while zombies and multiplayer modes retain the status quo.
www.cnet.com
November 20, 2025 at 5:52 PM
I reviewed the latest Call of Duty game for CNET — and I’m still left scratching my head over who the intended audience is.
Black Ops 7 is a cynical product that looks and feels like one of those fake games a movie character would play.
www.cnet.com/tech/gaming/...
Black Ops 7 is a cynical product that looks and feels like one of those fake games a movie character would play.
www.cnet.com/tech/gaming/...
Modern American politics is like a roller coaster because this was less than a week ago and since then Senate Dems have actually consigned us to oblivion.
I didn’t get fired up over Mikie Sherrill but obviously I went out and voted and thank god Jack Ciattarelli didn’t win, man.
Cheers to NYC, though. That’s something to be excited about for real.
Cheers to NYC, though. That’s something to be excited about for real.
November 11, 2025 at 6:04 AM
Modern American politics is like a roller coaster because this was less than a week ago and since then Senate Dems have actually consigned us to oblivion.
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ah, perhaps instead of pumping millions into endless factional infighting Dem donors could invest in making local Dem organizations genuine civic spaces that can reach people during and between elections
November 5, 2025 at 12:49 PM
ah, perhaps instead of pumping millions into endless factional infighting Dem donors could invest in making local Dem organizations genuine civic spaces that can reach people during and between elections
I didn’t get fired up over Mikie Sherrill but obviously I went out and voted and thank god Jack Ciattarelli didn’t win, man.
Cheers to NYC, though. That’s something to be excited about for real.
Cheers to NYC, though. That’s something to be excited about for real.
November 6, 2025 at 3:13 AM
I didn’t get fired up over Mikie Sherrill but obviously I went out and voted and thank god Jack Ciattarelli didn’t win, man.
Cheers to NYC, though. That’s something to be excited about for real.
Cheers to NYC, though. That’s something to be excited about for real.
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ARC Raiders looks amazing. hyped after reading this great preview by @tylerjgraham.bsky.social
ARC Raiders Review: This Is the Best Extraction Shooter I've Ever Played
Embark Studios' new game has tight gunplay and great maps. More importantly, there are quality-of-life features that every extraction shooter should implement.
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October 30, 2025 at 12:21 PM
ARC Raiders looks amazing. hyped after reading this great preview by @tylerjgraham.bsky.social
It’s like if Ace Watkins, Gamer President, were actually stupid and evil and actually in power. It’s also like if Ace Watkins was riddled with dementia and he needed his Gamer Staffers to post this.
October 27, 2025 at 7:17 PM
It’s like if Ace Watkins, Gamer President, were actually stupid and evil and actually in power. It’s also like if Ace Watkins was riddled with dementia and he needed his Gamer Staffers to post this.
Waking up with a migraine headache after nine and a half hours of sleep truly isn’t fair and I disavow the whole affair
October 7, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Waking up with a migraine headache after nine and a half hours of sleep truly isn’t fair and I disavow the whole affair
This is like musical GTA VI, or like, maybe more like “Bloodborne remake.” Legendary amounts of anticipation.
I just need more experimental bangers like Act II had, mainline them into my veins.
I just need more experimental bangers like Act II had, mainline them into my veins.
update: there’s a release date now. foolishly allowing myself to hope again
theprotomen.bandcamp.com/album/act-ii...
theprotomen.bandcamp.com/album/act-ii...
Act III: This City Made Us, by The Protomen
2 track album
theprotomen.bandcamp.com
October 3, 2025 at 6:32 PM
This is like musical GTA VI, or like, maybe more like “Bloodborne remake.” Legendary amounts of anticipation.
I just need more experimental bangers like Act II had, mainline them into my veins.
I just need more experimental bangers like Act II had, mainline them into my veins.
Like I totally get that we’re just knee-deep in fascism at this point but I still can’t help but feel a twinge of surprise every time this guy so blatantly and evilly misleads his cultists. He’s just lying through his teeth for the love of the game, man.
Trump tonight appears to have pushed the false "medbed" conspiracy theory, which has spread in the far-right internet over the years. www.yahoo.com/news/qanon-c...
September 28, 2025 at 5:39 AM
Like I totally get that we’re just knee-deep in fascism at this point but I still can’t help but feel a twinge of surprise every time this guy so blatantly and evilly misleads his cultists. He’s just lying through his teeth for the love of the game, man.
“Keeping it in the gc” is by FAR the best advice, but I also sometimes love a spot of the ol’ “type out a message to vent my rage, stare at it for 5 seconds, take a deep breath, and delete the whole thing instead of posting.”
keeping it in the group chat
What's your secret to being online all the time without contracting computer madness? For me it's being pure of heart
September 25, 2025 at 11:12 PM
“Keeping it in the gc” is by FAR the best advice, but I also sometimes love a spot of the ol’ “type out a message to vent my rage, stare at it for 5 seconds, take a deep breath, and delete the whole thing instead of posting.”
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I remember when Defector launched it felt like a tide was turning. That there was hope in the world beset by plague and Donald fucking Trump.
Things are dark again, but five years on seeing the influence Defector has had reflected in the existence of @aftermath.site @rascal.news is heartening
Things are dark again, but five years on seeing the influence Defector has had reflected in the existence of @aftermath.site @rascal.news is heartening
September 10, 2025 at 2:16 PM
I remember when Defector launched it felt like a tide was turning. That there was hope in the world beset by plague and Donald fucking Trump.
Things are dark again, but five years on seeing the influence Defector has had reflected in the existence of @aftermath.site @rascal.news is heartening
Things are dark again, but five years on seeing the influence Defector has had reflected in the existence of @aftermath.site @rascal.news is heartening
My entire TikTok FYP is Booster Gold edits set to “Gold” by Spandau Ballet. I must’ve already listened to this song like dozens of times in the past three days alone. I don’t know why this is happening but I’m hooked.
September 8, 2025 at 2:03 AM
My entire TikTok FYP is Booster Gold edits set to “Gold” by Spandau Ballet. I must’ve already listened to this song like dozens of times in the past three days alone. I don’t know why this is happening but I’m hooked.
Is the Destiny gacha game actually like Kind of a Big Deal™️? What’s going on here?
September 2, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Is the Destiny gacha game actually like Kind of a Big Deal™️? What’s going on here?
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ZDCG demands accountability for continued attacks on media workers in Gaza:
August 28, 2025 at 4:31 PM
ZDCG demands accountability for continued attacks on media workers in Gaza:
Has anyone played Overwatch 2 on the Switch 2? I know it’s like comically bad on the original Switch but I have a hankering to play some OW while I’m away from home and I want to know if the experience is passable (at least for non-aim intensive heroes like Moira and LW).
August 26, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Has anyone played Overwatch 2 on the Switch 2? I know it’s like comically bad on the original Switch but I have a hankering to play some OW while I’m away from home and I want to know if the experience is passable (at least for non-aim intensive heroes like Moira and LW).
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Ziff Davis just reported their "strongest quarterly revenue growth since 2021," up 9.8% to $352.2M, with gaming and entertainment up 7.5% YOY.
So why were 8 of our members and 23 members of @zdcreatorsguild.bsky.social just laid off? bit.ly/3H0Osvb
So why were 8 of our members and 23 members of @zdcreatorsguild.bsky.social just laid off? bit.ly/3H0Osvb
August 7, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Ziff Davis just reported their "strongest quarterly revenue growth since 2021," up 9.8% to $352.2M, with gaming and entertainment up 7.5% YOY.
So why were 8 of our members and 23 members of @zdcreatorsguild.bsky.social just laid off? bit.ly/3H0Osvb
So why were 8 of our members and 23 members of @zdcreatorsguild.bsky.social just laid off? bit.ly/3H0Osvb
The Switch 2 is actually kind of absurdly good for indie gaming… being able to take DK Bananza on the go and then swap right over to something like Cloudpunk or Moonglow Bay at any time feels amazing.
August 7, 2025 at 2:22 AM
The Switch 2 is actually kind of absurdly good for indie gaming… being able to take DK Bananza on the go and then swap right over to something like Cloudpunk or Moonglow Bay at any time feels amazing.