Lewis White - FRVR
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FRVR Blog EiC - Former VideoGamer EiC before ClickOut ruined it - Ex-Gfinity/StealthOptional Editor in Chief | Retro Gamer, Eurogamer, Wireframe, PCGamesN | Former MSPoweruser Gaming Editor. Opinions are my own.
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This week's Disk Cleanup is with Blue Prince creator Tonda Ros, who told me about his lifelong love of Myst, playing Big Walk as his first proximity voice chat game, and going ALL IN on UFO 50. Read on! www.pcgamer.com/gaming-indus...
Tonda Ros, creator of Blue Prince, has played UFO 50 for almost 700 hours: 'I think it's easily my favourite game of the last 20 years'
The designer of 2025's celebrated puzzler guides us through the games on his PC.
www.pcgamer.com
October 5, 2026 at 8:53 AM
This week's Disk Cleanup is with Blue Prince creator Tonda Ros, who told me about his lifelong love of Myst, playing Big Walk as his first proximity voice chat game, and going ALL IN on UFO 50. Read on! www.pcgamer.com/gaming-indus...
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"Influencers" really will receive a box of swag and IMMEDIATELY turn around and sell it for massive profit. Sometimes they even brag about it. It's the games press who are corrupt tho, remember
Only 100 functioning Silent Hill: Townfall CRTVs were made, sent out to different influencers before the games release, and someone's already selling theirs for over $300 😬
It's a cute toy, but savage to be like "I do not need it".
It's a cute toy, but savage to be like "I do not need it".
September 27, 2026 at 5:57 PM
"Influencers" really will receive a box of swag and IMMEDIATELY turn around and sell it for massive profit. Sometimes they even brag about it. It's the games press who are corrupt tho, remember
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just for context: doing this will get you fired as a games journalist
Only 100 functioning Silent Hill: Townfall CRTVs were made, sent out to different influencers before the games release, and someone's already selling theirs for over $300 😬
It's a cute toy, but savage to be like "I do not need it".
It's a cute toy, but savage to be like "I do not need it".
September 27, 2026 at 4:41 PM
just for context: doing this will get you fired as a games journalist
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Wow! Okay, let's go.
Yep. That makes sense.
You what?
Yep. That makes sense.
You what?
September 28, 2026 at 6:52 AM
Wow! Okay, let's go.
Yep. That makes sense.
You what?
Yep. That makes sense.
You what?
Took me ages to decide on whether to pick Diablo 2 or Halo 2, but felt like it would be lame to have two Halos on the list...
September 28, 2026 at 8:48 AM
Took me ages to decide on whether to pick Diablo 2 or Halo 2, but felt like it would be lame to have two Halos on the list...
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Here's the delightful development story behind Big Walk, one of this year's best video games www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
The Six-Year Journey Behind ‘Big Walk,’ One of This Year’s Best Video Games
The delightful new co-op game started off as a pandemic fever dream
www.bloomberg.com
September 25, 2026 at 4:14 PM
Here's the delightful development story behind Big Walk, one of this year's best video games www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
Legendary Elder Scrolls, Fallout, and Starfield developer Kurt Kuhlmann joined us recently for an episode of the FRVR Podcast. We discuss the brilliant in-world history of The Elder Scrolls, the struggles of Starfield, and the ongoing layoffs at Xbox.
open.spotify.com/episode/6SPO...
open.spotify.com/episode/6SPO...
Searching through Starfield with Kurt Kuhlmann - FRVR Podcast
FRVR Podcast · Episode
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September 24, 2026 at 12:27 PM
Legendary Elder Scrolls, Fallout, and Starfield developer Kurt Kuhlmann joined us recently for an episode of the FRVR Podcast. We discuss the brilliant in-world history of The Elder Scrolls, the struggles of Starfield, and the ongoing layoffs at Xbox.
open.spotify.com/episode/6SPO...
open.spotify.com/episode/6SPO...
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Just read a brilliant making of about Ico in our incoming issue of @retrogamermag.bsky.social
Two bangers from Fumito Ueda in the same year, we're truly being spoiled.
Two bangers from Fumito Ueda in the same year, we're truly being spoiled.
September 22, 2026 at 2:24 PM
Just read a brilliant making of about Ico in our incoming issue of @retrogamermag.bsky.social
Two bangers from Fumito Ueda in the same year, we're truly being spoiled.
Two bangers from Fumito Ueda in the same year, we're truly being spoiled.
I love the Halo series with all my heart. I’ve had the opportunity to meet and befriend a lot of people working on that franchise over the 11 years I’ve been in games journalism.
Everyone there loved Halo. It is heart-wrenching not only to see them taken away from it, but to see people cheer it
Everyone there loved Halo. It is heart-wrenching not only to see them taken away from it, but to see people cheer it
Halo Campaign Evolved Master Chief
ALT: Halo Campaign Evolved Master Chief
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September 22, 2026 at 10:22 PM
I love the Halo series with all my heart. I’ve had the opportunity to meet and befriend a lot of people working on that franchise over the 11 years I’ve been in games journalism.
Everyone there loved Halo. It is heart-wrenching not only to see them taken away from it, but to see people cheer it
Everyone there loved Halo. It is heart-wrenching not only to see them taken away from it, but to see people cheer it
Halo news? Gonna kill myself
Sad Master Chief in the Shower
ALT: Sad Master Chief in the Shower
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September 22, 2026 at 4:48 PM
Halo news? Gonna kill myself
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Disk Cleanup time! This week, Dragon Age co-director and BioWare veteran Mark Darrah told me all about playing Factorio with his son, why he increasingly prefers short games, and why he'll never be a pro streamer. Read on! www.pcgamer.com/gaming-indus...
Mark Darrah, co-director of Dragon Age: Origins, has played Riven for 3 minutes and Factorio for 832 hours: 'If you want to know what kind of programmer someone would be, have them play Factorio'
The BioWare veteran guides us through the games on his PC.
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September 21, 2026 at 8:57 AM
Disk Cleanup time! This week, Dragon Age co-director and BioWare veteran Mark Darrah told me all about playing Factorio with his son, why he increasingly prefers short games, and why he'll never be a pro streamer. Read on! www.pcgamer.com/gaming-indus...
I feel like 10 years ago, gamers were actually interested in how games were made and the insides of game design. Now, they just take any excuse to complain about anything. It's exhausting writing about an industry where its main consumers simply could not care about anything and can't be positive
September 18, 2026 at 12:43 PM
I feel like 10 years ago, gamers were actually interested in how games were made and the insides of game design. Now, they just take any excuse to complain about anything. It's exhausting writing about an industry where its main consumers simply could not care about anything and can't be positive
The Steam Frame coming with a free copy of Half-Life Alyx is hilarious. If you’re into VR enough to buy that headset, you already own a copy of the best VR game ever made
September 14, 2026 at 7:30 PM
The Steam Frame coming with a free copy of Half-Life Alyx is hilarious. If you’re into VR enough to buy that headset, you already own a copy of the best VR game ever made
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I forgot to share this when it was posted, but the final interview for Firezide was with the lovely @mikebithell.bsky.social www.gaming.firezidechat.com/p/firezide-c...
Firezide Chat with Mike Bithell
Before indie success, the Thomas Was Alone creator faced workplace bullies.
www.gaming.firezidechat.com
September 13, 2026 at 10:07 AM
I forgot to share this when it was posted, but the final interview for Firezide was with the lovely @mikebithell.bsky.social www.gaming.firezidechat.com/p/firezide-c...
I didn’t have the time to play the non-VR version of Moss, but it’s a damn shame this studio is gone.
Moss was an exemplary game that showed VR didn’t have to be all first person demos. This team deserved better.
Moss was an exemplary game that showed VR didn’t have to be all first person demos. This team deserved better.
September 11, 2026 at 8:15 PM
I didn’t have the time to play the non-VR version of Moss, but it’s a damn shame this studio is gone.
Moss was an exemplary game that showed VR didn’t have to be all first person demos. This team deserved better.
Moss was an exemplary game that showed VR didn’t have to be all first person demos. This team deserved better.
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What a colossal loss.
I questioned the existence of the non VR version but it was clearly a desperation move to stay in business. Moss is one of the best uses of VR ever and they deserved so much more
I questioned the existence of the non VR version but it was clearly a desperation move to stay in business. Moss is one of the best uses of VR ever and they deserved so much more
September 11, 2026 at 7:56 PM
What a colossal loss.
I questioned the existence of the non VR version but it was clearly a desperation move to stay in business. Moss is one of the best uses of VR ever and they deserved so much more
I questioned the existence of the non VR version but it was clearly a desperation move to stay in business. Moss is one of the best uses of VR ever and they deserved so much more
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The video game industry has always been volatile (I published Press Reset in 2021!) but the skeleton key to understanding the current state of things is this: Big games now cost 10x to make what they did 15 years ago but most do not generate even close to 10x the revenue. Simple as that
September 11, 2026 at 2:03 PM
The video game industry has always been volatile (I published Press Reset in 2021!) but the skeleton key to understanding the current state of things is this: Big games now cost 10x to make what they did 15 years ago but most do not generate even close to 10x the revenue. Simple as that
Metroid Ravenous is all I truly needed this generation. It looks DELICIOUS
September 9, 2026 at 3:46 PM
Metroid Ravenous is all I truly needed this generation. It looks DELICIOUS
Rewatched Star Trek IV in the cinema today. It was amazing to see this beautiful little comedy on the big screen. Despite the fact that many of these actors passed many years ago, it hit quite hard that this crew – the crew I grew up watching with my dad – is almost all gone.
Star Trek Scotty: Hello, computer!
ALT: Star Trek Scotty: Hello, computer!
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September 8, 2026 at 8:43 PM
Rewatched Star Trek IV in the cinema today. It was amazing to see this beautiful little comedy on the big screen. Despite the fact that many of these actors passed many years ago, it hit quite hard that this crew – the crew I grew up watching with my dad – is almost all gone.
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Things might be hard in game media right now, but at least you can rely on several of your peers castigating you on BlueSky for anything you write that doesn't align exactly with their idea of what game coverage should be, sometimes after only reading a headline you probably weren't responsible for
September 7, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Things might be hard in game media right now, but at least you can rely on several of your peers castigating you on BlueSky for anything you write that doesn't align exactly with their idea of what game coverage should be, sometimes after only reading a headline you probably weren't responsible for
When I went to get my cat, the owners of the kennel kept pushing us towards other cats because she was too violent. The first day I saw her, she attacked me and sliced my thumb open through a handling glove.
Now she’s a sleepy little baby
Now she’s a sleepy little baby
September 8, 2026 at 7:40 AM
When I went to get my cat, the owners of the kennel kept pushing us towards other cats because she was too violent. The first day I saw her, she attacked me and sliced my thumb open through a handling glove.
Now she’s a sleepy little baby
Now she’s a sleepy little baby
I’ve fallen down the rabbit hole of listening to every version of Bizarre Love Triangle to determine the best one. There are major changes, minor tweaks, and completely different soundscapes.
Few songs are tweaked so much by their creators. Anyways, it’s the 94 version:
youtu.be/H9RrJElX09o?...
Few songs are tweaked so much by their creators. Anyways, it’s the 94 version:
youtu.be/H9RrJElX09o?...
New Order Bizzare Love Triangle '94
YouTube video by Tio Paulinho Cia Black
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September 6, 2026 at 9:04 AM
I’ve fallen down the rabbit hole of listening to every version of Bizarre Love Triangle to determine the best one. There are major changes, minor tweaks, and completely different soundscapes.
Few songs are tweaked so much by their creators. Anyways, it’s the 94 version:
youtu.be/H9RrJElX09o?...
Few songs are tweaked so much by their creators. Anyways, it’s the 94 version:
youtu.be/H9RrJElX09o?...
Late to the party (more like a wake), but I’ve finally played Black Ops 7’s campaign. Truly shocking in its quality.
Every bad faith take grifters have of how The Last Jedi ruins Star Wars is true in how this handles a bizarre legacy sequel to Black Ops and Black Ops 2. Horrific.
Every bad faith take grifters have of how The Last Jedi ruins Star Wars is true in how this handles a bizarre legacy sequel to Black Ops and Black Ops 2. Horrific.
September 6, 2026 at 7:56 AM
Late to the party (more like a wake), but I’ve finally played Black Ops 7’s campaign. Truly shocking in its quality.
Every bad faith take grifters have of how The Last Jedi ruins Star Wars is true in how this handles a bizarre legacy sequel to Black Ops and Black Ops 2. Horrific.
Every bad faith take grifters have of how The Last Jedi ruins Star Wars is true in how this handles a bizarre legacy sequel to Black Ops and Black Ops 2. Horrific.
I don't think there's anything more enthralling about this job than sitting down and talking to a dev about their work. It's incredibly rewarding to just spend two hours having a chat, especially when I've spent decades looking up to them.
I do wish I was a more effective interviewer, though.
I do wish I was a more effective interviewer, though.
September 4, 2026 at 6:49 PM
I don't think there's anything more enthralling about this job than sitting down and talking to a dev about their work. It's incredibly rewarding to just spend two hours having a chat, especially when I've spent decades looking up to them.
I do wish I was a more effective interviewer, though.
I do wish I was a more effective interviewer, though.
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This is what they want with the increased console costs and removal of physical games btw
They want you renting every game, paying by the hour, with only them deciding the costs. We have to push back.
They want you renting every game, paying by the hour, with only them deciding the costs. We have to push back.
Microsoft switches to monthly hour limits in big changes to Xbox Cloud Gaming, cites rising cloud costs:
▪️Ultimate: 15 hours
▪️Premium: 10 hours
▪️Essential: 5 hours
Once subscribers use up their hours, they can buy additional cloud playtime through the Xbox Store
➡️ www.ign.com/articles/mic...
▪️Ultimate: 15 hours
▪️Premium: 10 hours
▪️Essential: 5 hours
Once subscribers use up their hours, they can buy additional cloud playtime through the Xbox Store
➡️ www.ign.com/articles/mic...
September 3, 2026 at 6:48 PM
This is what they want with the increased console costs and removal of physical games btw
They want you renting every game, paying by the hour, with only them deciding the costs. We have to push back.
They want you renting every game, paying by the hour, with only them deciding the costs. We have to push back.