Edmond Tran
@edmondtran.bsky.social
// Managing Editor, @ThisWeekInVideogames.com
// Managing Editor, GamesHub (2021-2023)
// Senior Editor and Video Producer, GameSpot (2008-2020)
// Multi-Award-Winning, Token Asian
// Contact: DM's open, [email protected]
// Managing Editor, GamesHub (2021-2023)
// Senior Editor and Video Producer, GameSpot (2008-2020)
// Multi-Award-Winning, Token Asian
// Contact: DM's open, [email protected]
Taking advantage of the Fortnite season refresh to become #1 in the world for quite possibly the worst song in the world
November 30, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Taking advantage of the Fortnite season refresh to become #1 in the world for quite possibly the worst song in the world
To date I've found my conversations with Capcom creative leadership to be refreshingly open for a AAA developer (relatively speaking, at least).
Even then, I was pleasantly surprised to receive this sentiment from RE Requiem's producer.
Even then, I was pleasantly surprised to receive this sentiment from RE Requiem's producer.
November 28, 2025 at 10:26 PM
To date I've found my conversations with Capcom creative leadership to be refreshingly open for a AAA developer (relatively speaking, at least).
Even then, I was pleasantly surprised to receive this sentiment from RE Requiem's producer.
Even then, I was pleasantly surprised to receive this sentiment from RE Requiem's producer.
Fortnite is good again
November 21, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Fortnite is good again
Today I learned that Sally Draper from Mad Men is now one of the protagonists in Call of Duty: Black Ops 7.
her family really messed her up huh
her family really messed her up huh
November 17, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Today I learned that Sally Draper from Mad Men is now one of the protagonists in Call of Duty: Black Ops 7.
her family really messed her up huh
her family really messed her up huh
I didn't get to visit Valve in Washington, but I DID get to ask them some questions about the beautifully bulbous 2015 Steam Controller and its big-ass trackpads, which they said “will always hold a special place in our heart.”
November 12, 2025 at 10:35 PM
I didn't get to visit Valve in Washington, but I DID get to ask them some questions about the beautifully bulbous 2015 Steam Controller and its big-ass trackpads, which they said “will always hold a special place in our heart.”
I regret to inform you that once again, I was forced to look at tiny speadsheets and do maths to prove to myself that I wasn't going absolutely insane (I love you Gematsu)
November 11, 2025 at 4:42 AM
I regret to inform you that once again, I was forced to look at tiny speadsheets and do maths to prove to myself that I wasn't going absolutely insane (I love you Gematsu)
you have to hand it to him
November 10, 2025 at 12:20 AM
you have to hand it to him
australian indie developer deciding on a setting:
australia
australia
November 4, 2025 at 10:25 PM
australian indie developer deciding on a setting:
australia
australia
Clocking on for two hours of serving trick-or-treaters and blasting Vince Guaraldi on repeat
October 31, 2025 at 6:30 AM
Clocking on for two hours of serving trick-or-treaters and blasting Vince Guaraldi on repeat
This is an extremely hyper-specific Sydneysider post but it's giving City Extra menu
October 29, 2025 at 11:07 PM
This is an extremely hyper-specific Sydneysider post but it's giving City Extra menu
this has probably been asked before but is there any good writing out there about how the rise of cosy games is a capitalist psyop
October 24, 2025 at 1:05 AM
this has probably been asked before but is there any good writing out there about how the rise of cosy games is a capitalist psyop
Holy crap the BBC actually gave the keys to Bluey to an Australian game dev this time. A Brisbane dev, even!
www.bluey.tv/blog/blueys-...
www.bluey.tv/blog/blueys-...
October 23, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Holy crap the BBC actually gave the keys to Bluey to an Australian game dev this time. A Brisbane dev, even!
www.bluey.tv/blog/blueys-...
www.bluey.tv/blog/blueys-...
October 23, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Last week the ABC asked if they could come to my house and film me playing fighting games really badly for national TV
(and also get some background on the increasing Saudi involvement in the games industry)
(also Ronaldo was there for some reason)
iview.abc.net.au/video/SEGS20...
(and also get some background on the increasing Saudi involvement in the games industry)
(also Ronaldo was there for some reason)
iview.abc.net.au/video/SEGS20...
October 21, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Last week the ABC asked if they could come to my house and film me playing fighting games really badly for national TV
(and also get some background on the increasing Saudi involvement in the games industry)
(also Ronaldo was there for some reason)
iview.abc.net.au/video/SEGS20...
(and also get some background on the increasing Saudi involvement in the games industry)
(also Ronaldo was there for some reason)
iview.abc.net.au/video/SEGS20...
Just remembered I still had beer in the hotel fridge
October 11, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Just remembered I still had beer in the hotel fridge
Oh no online media outlets truly are dead
October 8, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Oh no online media outlets truly are dead
Made a beeline for the first pho place I could find in Melbourne and chose one where the head chef was all over the logo and wall art, for a laugh.
Self aggrandising totally justified though so well played
Self aggrandising totally justified though so well played
October 7, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Made a beeline for the first pho place I could find in Melbourne and chose one where the head chef was all over the logo and wall art, for a laugh.
Self aggrandising totally justified though so well played
Self aggrandising totally justified though so well played
Mildly stunned to remember a time when EA was genuinely an exciting publisher
October 4, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Mildly stunned to remember a time when EA was genuinely an exciting publisher
I like how IO Interactive announced "Chinese people" at Tokyo Game Show 2025
September 25, 2025 at 12:07 PM
I like how IO Interactive announced "Chinese people" at Tokyo Game Show 2025
So there's this... perk for gooner whales where you slowly reveal a "saucy" portrait of the character as you get more duplicates, and yeah this is okay, but for some reason bear still need a shirt
September 25, 2025 at 8:24 AM
So there's this... perk for gooner whales where you slowly reveal a "saucy" portrait of the character as you get more duplicates, and yeah this is okay, but for some reason bear still need a shirt
Hamazaki recast is also uhhhhhhhh gonna take some getting used to
September 24, 2025 at 3:34 AM
Hamazaki recast is also uhhhhhhhh gonna take some getting used to
removing kiryu's dirty cigarette habit so you can sell more copies to the youths
September 24, 2025 at 3:25 AM
removing kiryu's dirty cigarette habit so you can sell more copies to the youths
The recasting of Rikiya is NOT going down well
September 24, 2025 at 3:17 AM
The recasting of Rikiya is NOT going down well