Lewis | ICO Partners
@persistentworld.bsky.social
📝 Publishing producer, game marketing, self-publishing @ ICO
✍️ Worked on Baldur's Gate 3, Dispatch, Darkest Dungeon 2 & Witchfire
📧 Reach me on [email protected]
📢 I did a talk at GDC once
🔎 View just some of my work here https://www.lewisburnell.com/
✍️ Worked on Baldur's Gate 3, Dispatch, Darkest Dungeon 2 & Witchfire
📧 Reach me on [email protected]
📢 I did a talk at GDC once
🔎 View just some of my work here https://www.lewisburnell.com/
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I'm sort of hoping not
Will we even be alive in 2030? is the top comment on every Blizzcon announcement today
September 12, 2026 at 6:33 PM
I'm sort of hoping not
Sure, if you only look at AAA and choose to ignore everything else
Cutting ties with Kojima and poor Wolverine reviews are just the latest issues in a difficult generation for PlayStation.
IGN's Matt Purslow on how the platform's future has never looked bleaker: https://bit.ly/4xRHA8w
IGN's Matt Purslow on how the platform's future has never looked bleaker: https://bit.ly/4xRHA8w
September 11, 2026 at 6:41 PM
Sure, if you only look at AAA and choose to ignore everything else
If he didn't obsess about Hollywood voice actors (that genuinely no one gives a shit about) you could probably have the budget instantly.
PlayStation Reportedly Dropped Kojima's Game Due To A Growing Budget And Missed Deadlines
Sony Dropped Kojima's Game Due To Growing Budget, Missed Deadlines
Physint is still reportedly years away from release
kotaku.com
September 11, 2026 at 5:48 PM
If he didn't obsess about Hollywood voice actors (that genuinely no one gives a shit about) you could probably have the budget instantly.
I've watched the @skillup.bsky.social video on Wolverine twice. I literally cannot believe what I'm seeing. Maybe because I don't play AAA, but is this where we're at? Genuinely stunned
September 11, 2026 at 4:56 PM
I've watched the @skillup.bsky.social video on Wolverine twice. I literally cannot believe what I'm seeing. Maybe because I don't play AAA, but is this where we're at? Genuinely stunned
Quality
Experience The Terror of Alien Breed: 35th Anniversary Collection In New Steam Demo (Repost)
Experience The Terror of Alien Breed: 35th Anniversary Collection In New Steam Demo
They're comin' out the freakin' walls
www.timeextension.com
September 11, 2026 at 4:53 PM
Quality
Absolutely yes
September 10, 2026 at 7:28 PM
Absolutely yes
Eriksholm is coming to Switch 2 this December!
September 9, 2026 at 4:04 PM
Eriksholm is coming to Switch 2 this December!
📣 [Job Opportunity] I'm currently looking for a Lore Writer for a contract position to write and produce a digital lore book for a famed AA shooter. If you've experience in this field, or know someone who would be a good fit, please DM me. #videogamejobs #videogames #gamejobs
September 8, 2026 at 5:47 PM
📣 [Job Opportunity] I'm currently looking for a Lore Writer for a contract position to write and produce a digital lore book for a famed AA shooter. If you've experience in this field, or know someone who would be a good fit, please DM me. #videogamejobs #videogames #gamejobs
Hell yeah
PlayStation is reportedly planning to revive the Killzone series, with a new 'remaster/remake' currently in the early stages of development.
vgc.news/news/playsta...
vgc.news/news/playsta...
PlayStation is reportedly working on a Killzone remake | VGC
A new entry in PlayStation’s Killzone series is said to be in early development…
vgc.news
September 7, 2026 at 8:40 AM
Hell yeah
and I now read Time Extension
Hi, I’m now the News Editor at ⭐️Time Extension!⭐️
Will be delivering daily news & curios plucked from the sphere of classic (and modern/classic) gaming. Finally my sick Road Avenger skills are paying off
Thankyou to Hookshot for this opportunity & to *all* my friends for your treasured support 🖤
Will be delivering daily news & curios plucked from the sphere of classic (and modern/classic) gaming. Finally my sick Road Avenger skills are paying off
Thankyou to Hookshot for this opportunity & to *all* my friends for your treasured support 🖤
September 6, 2026 at 7:49 PM
and I now read Time Extension
I'll order a pack of 50
September 6, 2026 at 7:24 PM
I'll order a pack of 50
There's over a hundred indies better than the GOTY every year, but let's pretend that's not a thing
I mean this with genuinely zero shade to the writer, who does lay out their points, but I personally think the bigger issue continues to be how we frame what being “GOTY worthy” means
In the shadow of GTA 6, nothing shines
September 6, 2026 at 6:28 PM
There's over a hundred indies better than the GOTY every year, but let's pretend that's not a thing
@lexluddy.xyz great article on Kotaku
September 6, 2026 at 1:02 PM
@lexluddy.xyz great article on Kotaku
Incredibly rare that I put pen to paper any longer, but when I do it's normally about all things Guild Wars. I was fortunate enough to see it at #gamescom and MMORPG.com were kind enough to house my thoughts. www.mmorpg.com/previews/pre... @guildwars2.com
Preview: Guild Wars 3: A Beacon Of Hope For An Entire Genre? - Gamescom 2026 | MMORPG.com
Lewis had the chance to check out Guild Wars 3 during a behind closed door meeting at gamescom 2026, and came away plenty impressed. Here are our thoughts on what we saw.
www.mmorpg.com
September 3, 2026 at 5:14 PM
Incredibly rare that I put pen to paper any longer, but when I do it's normally about all things Guild Wars. I was fortunate enough to see it at #gamescom and MMORPG.com were kind enough to house my thoughts. www.mmorpg.com/previews/pre... @guildwars2.com
Jesus Christ
yeah sure whatever, let lara croft cook potato stew on her phone for 2m0s of damage resistance who gives a shit anymore
September 3, 2026 at 7:51 AM
Jesus Christ
Is this the same guy that gave a 1.0 launch date because the price will rise after release, to see people rush to buy, only to rug pull the date by 6 months?
The director of Ori and No Rest For The Wicked is awful. He compared cancel culture—that is, social & professional consequences for abusers when the law fails—to the holocaust.
His new anti-critic review platform will formalise racist, sexist review bombing as a feature, not a bug.
Fuck this guy.
His new anti-critic review platform will formalise racist, sexist review bombing as a feature, not a bug.
Fuck this guy.
No Rest For The Wicked Director Calls Game Critics 'Untrustworthy'
Pay attention, because his new site is 'the one source of truth for gamers'
kotaku.com
September 3, 2026 at 7:10 AM
Is this the same guy that gave a 1.0 launch date because the price will rise after release, to see people rush to buy, only to rug pull the date by 6 months?
Seeing quite a lot of discussion about gamescom, stolen items and security. Just got clarity, there's absolutely none of value - walls, booths, doors, are all easily bypassed, there's no security outside of predictable sections and during B2B days and off-hours it's a free-for-all.
August 29, 2026 at 9:47 PM
Seeing quite a lot of discussion about gamescom, stolen items and security. Just got clarity, there's absolutely none of value - walls, booths, doors, are all easily bypassed, there's no security outside of predictable sections and during B2B days and off-hours it's a free-for-all.
Still thinking about Guild Wars 3
August 28, 2026 at 11:46 AM
Still thinking about Guild Wars 3
Me after day 1 of gamescom
August 26, 2026 at 5:40 PM
Me after day 1 of gamescom
First day of gamescom, back's already in bits
August 25, 2026 at 7:01 PM
First day of gamescom, back's already in bits
Here we go again
August 25, 2026 at 12:16 PM
Here we go again
The whole ICO team are heading to gamescom, we've got amazing games including Tides of Annihilation, Dwarf Fortress and The Defiant with 4Divinity. Combined across all our games? Almost 600 appointments in 3 days 👌💀 #gamescom
August 24, 2026 at 6:41 PM
The whole ICO team are heading to gamescom, we've got amazing games including Tides of Annihilation, Dwarf Fortress and The Defiant with 4Divinity. Combined across all our games? Almost 600 appointments in 3 days 👌💀 #gamescom
Best of luck to everyone working gamescom this week 🙏
August 24, 2026 at 7:39 AM
Best of luck to everyone working gamescom this week 🙏
This looks incredible
Today we're officially announce Fog'n'Silence as a part of Ukrainian Games Festival 2026 on Steam!
Visin our Steam page to watch an updated trailer and wishllist!
store.steampowered.com/app/4906320/...
#indiedev #gamedev #indiegame #announcement
Visin our Steam page to watch an updated trailer and wishllist!
store.steampowered.com/app/4906320/...
#indiedev #gamedev #indiegame #announcement
Fog'n'Silence on Steam
Lead a group of Vagrants through the surreal open world of the Afterlife. Observe their journey through the eyes of a drone operator. Hide from blind monsters. Avoid malicious fog. Embrace the Cycle. ...
store.steampowered.com
August 21, 2026 at 5:42 PM
This looks incredible