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
// DM's open, [email protected]
// Managing Editor, GamesHub (2021-2023)
// Senior Editor and Video Producer, GameSpot (2008-2020)
// Multi-Award-Winning, Token Asian
// DM's open, [email protected]
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Edmond Tran
@edmondtran.bsky.social
· Nov 12
👋🏽 Hello to all my new BlueSky followers, figured I might as well introduce myself again.
My name is Edmond Tran and I created the videogame “Super Mario Bros.”
My name is Edmond Tran and I created the videogame “Super Mario Bros.”
Explaining the concept of going outdoors to gamers
god i love videogames. have you heard about "places"? they are called locations
September 18, 2026 at 7:52 AM
Explaining the concept of going outdoors to gamers
Yeah that's right – 'No Content' is what happens when you cut your editorial budget
![An RSS feed for the website GameDeveloper. Several events are listed with the description [no content]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cfjppbuyg3plx6covvh3ntby/bafkreigjnegu2gsxlizlcgbtggtsvrktwwcezzwqcgogz53kewsbk5wjhq)
September 18, 2026 at 12:55 AM
Yeah that's right – 'No Content' is what happens when you cut your editorial budget
My Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave review is that I live here now and I'm not leaving
September 16, 2026 at 12:30 PM
My Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave review is that I live here now and I'm not leaving
Weird situation for console release of Mewgenics in Australia. The game should be out, but it's unavailable on the eShop/PS Store.
Ed McMillen says it's on 'hold' due to rating stuff.
The Classification Board told me it's been rated M (Violence, Mature Themes, Drug References, Coarse Language).
🤷
Ed McMillen says it's on 'hold' due to rating stuff.
The Classification Board told me it's been rated M (Violence, Mature Themes, Drug References, Coarse Language).
🤷
September 15, 2026 at 4:35 AM
Weird situation for console release of Mewgenics in Australia. The game should be out, but it's unavailable on the eShop/PS Store.
Ed McMillen says it's on 'hold' due to rating stuff.
The Classification Board told me it's been rated M (Violence, Mature Themes, Drug References, Coarse Language).
🤷
Ed McMillen says it's on 'hold' due to rating stuff.
The Classification Board told me it's been rated M (Violence, Mature Themes, Drug References, Coarse Language).
🤷
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Games writing is all about working hard and getting abused by your audience until one day your boss recognizes that they could be paying freelance rates for your work by abusing the constant churn of new writers.
September 14, 2026 at 10:09 PM
Games writing is all about working hard and getting abused by your audience until one day your boss recognizes that they could be paying freelance rates for your work by abusing the constant churn of new writers.
Impossible to overemphasise the fact that corporate media doesn’t care about workers *or* readers
IGN's ownership chooses busiest time for games media in years to lay a bunch of people off:
aftermath.site/ign-layoffs-al...
aftermath.site/ign-layoffs-al...
September 14, 2026 at 10:14 PM
Impossible to overemphasise the fact that corporate media doesn’t care about workers *or* readers
Was out and about, thinking about what to get for lunch. Checked my phone and then speedwalked like crazy into the nearby library to punch this out
Thank you local libraries for giving us quiet spaces with public desks
Thank you local libraries for giving us quiet spaces with public desks
Xbox has announced a deal with Kojima Productions to publish its in-development action-espionage title Physint.
Physint was first announced as a project developed in partnership with PlayStation Studios in 2024.
Hideo Kojima has stated that Sony decided to cancel the project in June 2026.
Physint was first announced as a project developed in partnership with PlayStation Studios in 2024.
Hideo Kojima has stated that Sony decided to cancel the project in June 2026.
Xbox to Publish 'Physint' in Deal With Kojima Productions, Following PlayStation cancellation
The deal comes in addition to the partnership between Kojima Productions and Xbox to publish horror title OD, and comes with the film adaptation rights to both titles
thisweekinvideogames.com
September 10, 2026 at 3:23 AM
Was out and about, thinking about what to get for lunch. Checked my phone and then speedwalked like crazy into the nearby library to punch this out
Thank you local libraries for giving us quiet spaces with public desks
Thank you local libraries for giving us quiet spaces with public desks
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Steam has implemented age verification measures for Australian customers, restricting them from purchasing or even viewing titles that carry a local age rating of R18+.
Currently, the one and only method of age verification is linking a supported credit card to a Steam account.
Currently, the one and only method of age verification is linking a supported credit card to a Steam account.
Steam Implements Age Verification For R18+ Games in Australia, Credit Card Required
The move follows changes to Australia’s online safety code, and similar implementations on the PlayStation and Xbox storefronts.
thisweekinvideogames.com
September 9, 2026 at 6:36 AM
Steam has implemented age verification measures for Australian customers, restricting them from purchasing or even viewing titles that carry a local age rating of R18+.
Currently, the one and only method of age verification is linking a supported credit card to a Steam account.
Currently, the one and only method of age verification is linking a supported credit card to a Steam account.
i should have gone to sleep
September 8, 2026 at 2:15 PM
i should have gone to sleep
The Legend of Zelda: The Ocarina of Time Remake
The Legend of Zelda: The Ocarina of Time Rebirth
The Legend of Zelda: The Ocarina of Time ReDead
The Legend of Zelda: The Ocarina of Time Rebirth
The Legend of Zelda: The Ocarina of Time ReDead
September 8, 2026 at 3:06 AM
The Legend of Zelda: The Ocarina of Time Remake
The Legend of Zelda: The Ocarina of Time Rebirth
The Legend of Zelda: The Ocarina of Time ReDead
The Legend of Zelda: The Ocarina of Time Rebirth
The Legend of Zelda: The Ocarina of Time ReDead
Small scoop from the team today. Odd way to go about this.
PowerWash Simulator developer FuturLab has quietly made layoffs following a project cancellation.
Sources claim managers were initially not informed of cuts "to not give them any of the guilt," and claim staff were told not to use the term ‘redundancy,' but call the affected workers ‘the leavers.'
Sources claim managers were initially not informed of cuts "to not give them any of the guilt," and claim staff were told not to use the term ‘redundancy,' but call the affected workers ‘the leavers.'
PowerWash Simulator Developer Quietly Conducts Layoffs, Cancels In-Development Project
FuturLab CEO Kirsty Rigden confirmed the project cancellation to TWIV, and confirmed that employees had "left the business."
thisweekinvideogames.com
September 7, 2026 at 11:38 PM
Small scoop from the team today. Odd way to go about this.
Can I get a hell yeah
We're thrilled to see This Week in Videogames journalist @maddie-b-a.bsky.social nominated for MCV/DEVELOP's 2026 Women in Games Awards in the 'Journalism Impact' category.
Congratulations to all the finalists! 👏
womeningamesawards.com/2026-finalis...
Congratulations to all the finalists! 👏
womeningamesawards.com/2026-finalis...
September 4, 2026 at 9:42 PM
Can I get a hell yeah
Reposted by Edmond Tran
Capcom is on a generational run. But this is no renaissance: the company has never been greater.
I reported on the secret of its success, from "Crapcom" in the early 2010s to its one-banger-after-another present, speaking to many of its most illustrious producers.
www.theringer.com/2026/09/03/v...
I reported on the secret of its success, from "Crapcom" in the early 2010s to its one-banger-after-another present, speaking to many of its most illustrious producers.
www.theringer.com/2026/09/03/v...
How Capcom Cracked the Code of Game Development
The video game industry is in turmoil, but 2026 could be Capcom’s career year. How does the company behind ‘Resident Evil Requiem,’ ‘Pragmata,’ and ‘Onimusha: Way of the Sword’ keep pumping out hits?
www.theringer.com
September 3, 2026 at 12:26 PM
Capcom is on a generational run. But this is no renaissance: the company has never been greater.
I reported on the secret of its success, from "Crapcom" in the early 2010s to its one-banger-after-another present, speaking to many of its most illustrious producers.
www.theringer.com/2026/09/03/v...
I reported on the secret of its success, from "Crapcom" in the early 2010s to its one-banger-after-another present, speaking to many of its most illustrious producers.
www.theringer.com/2026/09/03/v...
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yeah sure whatever, let lara croft cook potato stew on her phone for 2m0s of damage resistance who gives a shit anymore
September 2, 2026 at 5:53 PM
yeah sure whatever, let lara croft cook potato stew on her phone for 2m0s of damage resistance who gives a shit anymore
wow they updated local multiplayer splitscreen for the tiktok generation
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe adds 8-player split screen, resolution boost, faster loading times, and more in new free Switch 2 update www.vooks.net/mario-...
September 2, 2026 at 1:38 AM
wow they updated local multiplayer splitscreen for the tiktok generation
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it's a couple o starbucks bro
it's a shitty sandwich you'll eat half of and throw away
it's a few energy drinks. it's a lip balm. a t-shirt you never wore
it's years of a person's life and passions. it's an expression of admiration for the blood and sweat, if nothing else
buy the indie game <3
it's a shitty sandwich you'll eat half of and throw away
it's a few energy drinks. it's a lip balm. a t-shirt you never wore
it's years of a person's life and passions. it's an expression of admiration for the blood and sweat, if nothing else
buy the indie game <3
god, you guys, just buy the indie game that looks kinda cool. don't play the demo, don't agonize over the reviews or wishlist, JUST BUY THE INDIE GAME!! if you didn't like it, oh well, whatever, maybe next time, meanwhile you supported an artist, thanks for coming to the gig, want a t-shirt?
September 1, 2026 at 2:55 AM
it's a couple o starbucks bro
it's a shitty sandwich you'll eat half of and throw away
it's a few energy drinks. it's a lip balm. a t-shirt you never wore
it's years of a person's life and passions. it's an expression of admiration for the blood and sweat, if nothing else
buy the indie game <3
it's a shitty sandwich you'll eat half of and throw away
it's a few energy drinks. it's a lip balm. a t-shirt you never wore
it's years of a person's life and passions. it's an expression of admiration for the blood and sweat, if nothing else
buy the indie game <3
Reposted by Edmond Tran
Some quick thoughts on Duskbloods, Marathon, and disposable multiplayer loops!
Oh and fuck Zork.
Oh and fuck Zork.
August 31, 2026 at 10:48 PM
Some quick thoughts on Duskbloods, Marathon, and disposable multiplayer loops!
Oh and fuck Zork.
Oh and fuck Zork.
If you and two friends become paid supporters of @thisweekinvideogames.com then I can commission another 1500 word piece on some obscure videogame thing you would probably never read about on a commercial website
thisweekinvideogames.com/sign-up/
thisweekinvideogames.com/sign-up/
August 28, 2026 at 1:42 PM
If you and two friends become paid supporters of @thisweekinvideogames.com then I can commission another 1500 word piece on some obscure videogame thing you would probably never read about on a commercial website
thisweekinvideogames.com/sign-up/
thisweekinvideogames.com/sign-up/
Incredible
Broden Kelly says Just Shut Up and Jank 💪
Get a look at our full page PRO JANK FOOTY ad in Continue Magazine (Edition 01) which is out this October and available to buy now on Kickstarter.
Get a look at our full page PRO JANK FOOTY ad in Continue Magazine (Edition 01) which is out this October and available to buy now on Kickstarter.
August 28, 2026 at 8:57 AM
Incredible
Checking out the official Gamescom photo assets to see what the normie convention centre photographers found interesting
August 28, 2026 at 6:30 AM
Checking out the official Gamescom photo assets to see what the normie convention centre photographers found interesting
Star wars zero company came out and no-one made a Hawks Tuah joke bluesky sucks
August 28, 2026 at 5:17 AM
Star wars zero company came out and no-one made a Hawks Tuah joke bluesky sucks
not me with my keyboard and mouse plugged into my Steam Deck so i can write my little articles because I can't afford a new computer
workboy, game boy peripheral, cancelled, displayed at the consumer electronics show (1992) 'a pda-style, keyboard addon for the game boy with calendar, phone book & convert measurement functions.' archive.org/details/mico... gamehistory.org/ep-16-the-el...
August 28, 2026 at 3:25 AM
not me with my keyboard and mouse plugged into my Steam Deck so i can write my little articles because I can't afford a new computer
stephen root is my friend
August 28, 2026 at 1:01 AM
stephen root is my friend
Reposted by Edmond Tran
Couldn’t ask for a better example of how ‘gameplay’ doesn’t actually mean anything and you should never use it in serious writing about games.
Jason and Lucia's relationship is key to GTA 6's story, but not to the gameplay mechanics. https://bit.ly/45NzVf0
August 27, 2026 at 10:14 PM
Couldn’t ask for a better example of how ‘gameplay’ doesn’t actually mean anything and you should never use it in serious writing about games.