Dom Pepin
@dompepin.bsky.social
Dep Ed Director at Eurogamer. Ex-EiC at VG247. High Scores column, The Guardian. Dog person. Intersectional. Queer. Enby. Polyam.
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Dom Pepin
@dompepin.bsky.social
· Nov 12
BlueSky intro:
I'm Dom. EiC of @vg247.bsky.social, columnist for The Guardian, games media veteran of 12+ years
Previously: B2B consulting, corporate event host, BAFTA speaker, panelist, published author, video editor
Currently: training to be a yoga teacher, writing a games music book, cooking!
I'm Dom. EiC of @vg247.bsky.social, columnist for The Guardian, games media veteran of 12+ years
Previously: B2B consulting, corporate event host, BAFTA speaker, panelist, published author, video editor
Currently: training to be a yoga teacher, writing a games music book, cooking!
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If my breakfast is lemsip, ibuprofen and hot Ribena, how likely is it that I'm gonna make it out for my date tonight? Single figure percentage?
November 15, 2025 at 10:05 AM
If my breakfast is lemsip, ibuprofen and hot Ribena, how likely is it that I'm gonna make it out for my date tonight? Single figure percentage?
Enter Shikari at the Bataclan on the 10th anniversary of the attacks. Bucket list stuff. Gooseflesh for most of the set. These are the moments worth living for.
November 12, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Enter Shikari at the Bataclan on the 10th anniversary of the attacks. Bucket list stuff. Gooseflesh for most of the set. These are the moments worth living for.
It's very funny to get accused of "rage baiting" to get clicks in 2025. Most people that get angry at headlines don't - and never have - clicked through to read a full story
There are smarter, subtler, and more effective ways to encourage genuine engagement these days, grow up
There are smarter, subtler, and more effective ways to encourage genuine engagement these days, grow up
November 10, 2025 at 4:15 PM
It's very funny to get accused of "rage baiting" to get clicks in 2025. Most people that get angry at headlines don't - and never have - clicked through to read a full story
There are smarter, subtler, and more effective ways to encourage genuine engagement these days, grow up
There are smarter, subtler, and more effective ways to encourage genuine engagement these days, grow up
Can't really explain it, but these 4 images are what ADHD feels like
November 10, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Can't really explain it, but these 4 images are what ADHD feels like
Please, protect me from the fireworks human
November 9, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Please, protect me from the fireworks human
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Sat down for a lovely chat with @clert.bsky.social over @eurogamer.bsky.social To talk about my games and how I'd like to keep making and improving them sustainably. To step away from the launch, meme and hype driven madness that has taken root in games.
www.eurogamer.net/as-viral-hit...
www.eurogamer.net/as-viral-hit...
As viral hits like Escape from Duckov and Megabonk change the industry, Falconeer developer Tomas Sala has found another way to survive
What if you didn't have to spin the roulette wheel every time you released a new game, hoping for it to find an audience? What if there was a better way?
www.eurogamer.net
November 9, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Sat down for a lovely chat with @clert.bsky.social over @eurogamer.bsky.social To talk about my games and how I'd like to keep making and improving them sustainably. To step away from the launch, meme and hype driven madness that has taken root in games.
www.eurogamer.net/as-viral-hit...
www.eurogamer.net/as-viral-hit...
We celebrated our respective surgery-versaries last night
November 8, 2025 at 11:20 AM
We celebrated our respective surgery-versaries last night
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You no longer need a PS5 to play Astro Bot and other PS5 exclusives
www.eurogamer.net/you-no-longe...
www.eurogamer.net/you-no-longe...
November 5, 2025 at 2:33 PM
You no longer need a PS5 to play Astro Bot and other PS5 exclusives
www.eurogamer.net/you-no-longe...
www.eurogamer.net/you-no-longe...
Probably should have thought about being chronically ill before moving to a house on the top of a very big, very steep hill.
November 5, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Probably should have thought about being chronically ill before moving to a house on the top of a very big, very steep hill.
Something is AFOOT in Fortnite
Fortnite Chapter 7 could have a Hollywood theme and include a Kill Bill skin, according to a teaser being sent to creators.
www.videogameschronicle.com/news/fortnit...
www.videogameschronicle.com/news/fortnit...
Fortnite Chapter 7 could have a Hollywood theme and a Kill Bill skin, teaser suggests | VGC
Fortnite creators have been sent a mysterious video by Epic Games…
www.videogameschronicle.com
November 4, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Something is AFOOT in Fortnite
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I've been getting back into the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series after many years, and the most relatable part is how everyday objects like doors and elevators have been imbued with artificial intelligence and it just makes them obnoxious and frustrating to use and everyone hates it.
November 1, 2025 at 8:55 PM
I've been getting back into the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series after many years, and the most relatable part is how everyday objects like doors and elevators have been imbued with artificial intelligence and it just makes them obnoxious and frustrating to use and everyone hates it.
Forgive me if I'm repeating myself, but being queer and polyam is the coolest shit ever
November 1, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Forgive me if I'm repeating myself, but being queer and polyam is the coolest shit ever
Seeing a comet partner tonight, who I don't get to see often. Doing vegan bahn mi to celebrate (the dough will be baguettes)
October 31, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Seeing a comet partner tonight, who I don't get to see often. Doing vegan bahn mi to celebrate (the dough will be baguettes)
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Special interest ACTIVATE.
As Nintendo makes history with its first commercial music release outside of Japan, is it safe to say the publisher is testing the market?
www.eurogamer.net/at-last-nint...
www.eurogamer.net/at-last-nint...
October 31, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Special interest ACTIVATE.
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Animal Crossing New Horizons? Recession indicator
Animal Crossing: New Horizons – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition & Free Update – Announcement Trailer www.youtube.com/watch?v=7nOD...
"Switch 2 Edition and a free update to the base game launch January 15, 2026. Only on the Nintendo Switch 2 and Nintendo Switch systems. Pre-orders are coming soon"
"Switch 2 Edition and a free update to the base game launch January 15, 2026. Only on the Nintendo Switch 2 and Nintendo Switch systems. Pre-orders are coming soon"
October 30, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Animal Crossing New Horizons? Recession indicator
Delayed record order finally came through over the weekend, The Sound of Animals Fighting's new one sounds absolutely impeccable, and The World is a Beautiful Place's latest really suits a proper long play on the system
Both pretty hard to get hold of in the UK, so pleased to finally have them
Both pretty hard to get hold of in the UK, so pleased to finally have them
October 30, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Delayed record order finally came through over the weekend, The Sound of Animals Fighting's new one sounds absolutely impeccable, and The World is a Beautiful Place's latest really suits a proper long play on the system
Both pretty hard to get hold of in the UK, so pleased to finally have them
Both pretty hard to get hold of in the UK, so pleased to finally have them
Big, juicy, intimate interview here courtesy of @apzonerunner.com that is packed with really cool stuff.
Especially love how Kitase swans in to make demands and the team is like 'yes sir, right away, sir.'
Especially love how Kitase swans in to make demands and the team is like 'yes sir, right away, sir.'
The big Final Fantasy 7 interview: How the Remake Trilogy director plans to iterate ahead of Part Three, despite having "almost no documentation" from the original game to reference
www.eurogamer.net/the-big-fina...
www.eurogamer.net/the-big-fina...
October 30, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Big, juicy, intimate interview here courtesy of @apzonerunner.com that is packed with really cool stuff.
Especially love how Kitase swans in to make demands and the team is like 'yes sir, right away, sir.'
Especially love how Kitase swans in to make demands and the team is like 'yes sir, right away, sir.'
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At the end of Snake Eater when the President says 'you are above even the Boss, I hereby award you the title of Big Boss' and gives you a medal, it seemed comical at the time, but that would absolutely happen in America now.
October 28, 2025 at 4:19 PM
At the end of Snake Eater when the President says 'you are above even the Boss, I hereby award you the title of Big Boss' and gives you a medal, it seemed comical at the time, but that would absolutely happen in America now.
Seeing Gustavo Santaolalla (www.theguardian.com/games/articl...) and Borislav Slavov (www.theguardian.com/games/articl...) at this show last year represent two of my favourite live music experiences EVER
This new programme looks astonishing, really really great selection of games for next year
This new programme looks astonishing, really really great selection of games for next year
Individual Diablo, Hades and Persona orchestral musical concerts are coming to London, and if last year's Baldur's Gate 3 concert was anything to go by, you won't want to miss them www.eurogamer.net/individual-d...
October 28, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Seeing Gustavo Santaolalla (www.theguardian.com/games/articl...) and Borislav Slavov (www.theguardian.com/games/articl...) at this show last year represent two of my favourite live music experiences EVER
This new programme looks astonishing, really really great selection of games for next year
This new programme looks astonishing, really really great selection of games for next year
Everything about the age that we're living in is so tacky and gaudy, and relentlessly grim.
I remember saying to someone very close, pre-Covid, "nothing is ever going to get better again, it'll only get worse" and here we are 7 years later and I'm still right
I remember saying to someone very close, pre-Covid, "nothing is ever going to get better again, it'll only get worse" and here we are 7 years later and I'm still right
October 27, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Everything about the age that we're living in is so tacky and gaudy, and relentlessly grim.
I remember saying to someone very close, pre-Covid, "nothing is ever going to get better again, it'll only get worse" and here we are 7 years later and I'm still right
I remember saying to someone very close, pre-Covid, "nothing is ever going to get better again, it'll only get worse" and here we are 7 years later and I'm still right