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mattreyn.games
Recently deputy editor at @polygon.com for service / game guides. Formerly Eurogamer, Digital Spy. Mostly RTs, retro games, and Pokémon Go. He / him. Late for everything
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How valid is the panic over the Switch 2 dock scratching the screen? I’ve become anti-screen protector in recent years but since my case came with one I’m tempted to change tack.

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I think my favorite part of Mario Kart World is the unlockable tracks

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On a lengthy train journey, was excited to tuck into the Switch 2 version of Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, and turns out it hasn’t downloaded. Gutted.

submitted 4 days ago • 2 comments

By far the best way to unlock all costumes in Mario Kart World is to zip around the map in Free Roam then cycle through characters at each food vendor. I've put together a list of fast travel locations to make this as fast and easy as possible:

submitted 4 days ago • 1 comment

Want to work with Paste’s games team? We’re looking for an intern to start in July. It’d be a part-time gig, and yes, it pays. Email a resume, a cover letter explaining your experience and goals, and links to pertinent writing you’ve done elsewhere to [email protected] by Friday 6/20.

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Now that SGF is over, we wanted to remind you once more that we're hiring for a full-time Staff Writer at Restart. This link will tell you the job is no longer accepting applications, but that's a LinkedIn problem. Follow the directions in the listing to apply! www.linkedin.com/posts/moonro...

submitted 5 days ago • 1 comment

WHAT

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So that’s why it’s called MindsEye

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I'm sick with Covid, so I made this, an idea I've had for MONTHS now, Street Fighter 6 with Hanna Barbera Sound effects.

submitted 6 days ago • 54 comments

Using your limited time in a room with Kojima to get him on Letterboxd is journalism for the ages. Great work.

submitted 6 days ago • 5 comments

Excited to give this a spin now I have a modernish Macbook:

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watched Clueless with my daughter yesterday, and The Matrix highway music popped into my head..

submitted 7 days ago • 10 comments

New Edge magazine day, with a gorgeous cover for @househouse.bsky.social’s Big Walk 😍

submitted 7 days ago • 5 comments

A textbook example of "if you can replace the phrase 'AI' with the word 'magic' and the sentence doesn't change its meaning, then you don't know what you're on about'

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Cool news - I'm back at Eurogamer to help out over the Switch 2 launch! One of my first assignments is delving into why Kamek is such a bastard who never gives you what you want.

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It’s Monday. You know what that means

submitted 238 days ago • 2 comments

Still reeling at the news that a new song by Half Man Half Biscuit, “Record Store Day”, contains the line “Oh I do like to re-release my B-sides” #musichall

submitted 7 days ago • 28 comments

Cool news - I'm back at Eurogamer to help out over the Switch 2 launch! One of my first assignments is delving into why Kamek is such a bastard who never gives you what you want.

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The composers of the Mario Kart World soundtrack

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Begging @vgcartography.bsky.social to make a map for Mario Kart World that's actually usable

submitted 9 days ago • 1 comment

and not just dev hate from gamers, this is courting investors. "look how much product we can produce with fewer workers"

submitted 9 days ago • 1 comment

game conferences

submitted 9 days ago • 61 comments

As a reminder, we're taking Switch 2 feature pitches over at GamesRadar. Tell me about all the cool stuff you're playing while I seethe at my decision to not get one yet!

submitted 10 days ago • 5 comments

My name is Max, and I've been making game maps for a few years now! My gallery of 800+ maps is available on DeviantArt and GDrive, but I also have breakdown videos on YT and prints on Etsy. Links and previews in the thread below if you are curious! DMs, questions and feedback are welcome. Enjoy! 🧵

submitted 11 days ago • 5 comments