Solo indie developer. Strategy/RPG/Horror games freelancer at IGN, PC Gamer, and others. Producer: Three Moves Ahead. Lover of languages, folk metal, and history. she/they sic semper tyrannishttps://bsky.app/profile/len.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/len.bsky.social/post/3mvqejtrtyc2qGenuine 2004 experience17 Sep 2026 19:16 +0000at://did:plc:2q6qcc34g2do2fexv5tinv3g/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvqejtrtyc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/len.bsky.social/post/3mvppzojsgs2uI can't believe they didn't let people pre-download the WoW Forever beta client. I think they're really underestimating how badly every single millennial needs this W right now.17 Sep 2026 13:09 +0000at://did:plc:2q6qcc34g2do2fexv5tinv3g/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvppzojsgs2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/len.bsky.social/post/3mvmhmepg722ui'm not autistic, i don't care about consistent routines, i just have a complete crashout when they change the ui on any app i use in any way16 Sep 2026 06:01 +0000at://did:plc:2q6qcc34g2do2fexv5tinv3g/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvmhmepg722uhttps://bsky.app/profile/len.bsky.social/post/3mvlyyhvvo226I still think my favorite WoW: Forever quote from Blizzcon was, "Here's our catch-up mechanic: Play the game!" If I had to name five design decisions that (overly dramatic YouTube thumbnail) RUINED modern, treating leveling as an inconvenience you should be able to knock out in a few days is one.16 Sep 2026 01:39 +0000at://did:plc:2q6qcc34g2do2fexv5tinv3g/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvlyyhvvo226https://bsky.app/profile/len.bsky.social/post/3mvlr3lne7s26I meet someone new almost every year who does not know Mary Jane's Last Dance is about weed and it makes me anxious for the future of media literacy.15 Sep 2026 23:18 +0000at://did:plc:2q6qcc34g2do2fexv5tinv3g/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvlr3lne7s26https://bsky.app/profile/len.bsky.social/post/3mvko3qoff22nI can't believe we're actually getting a real fall this year. I thought those were extinct now.15 Sep 2026 12:51 +0000at://did:plc:2q6qcc34g2do2fexv5tinv3g/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvko3qoff22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/len.bsky.social/post/3mvjp7r5kkk2kI have 22 games in my Steam library with "Warhammer" in the title even if you don't count all three Total Wars as separate games.15 Sep 2026 03:39 +0000at://did:plc:2q6qcc34g2do2fexv5tinv3g/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvjp7r5kkk2khttps://bsky.app/profile/len.bsky.social/post/3mvj3lqty7c2k"Hm, interesting problem. Have you tried Nothing?" "No, but we have tried making it worse."14 Sep 2026 21:48 +0000at://did:plc:2q6qcc34g2do2fexv5tinv3g/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvj3lqty7c2khttps://bsky.app/profile/len.bsky.social/post/3mvj23fcydc2kI'm too frustrated to say anything productive about another wave of IGN layoffs on a public platform.14 Sep 2026 21:20 +0000at://did:plc:2q6qcc34g2do2fexv5tinv3g/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvj23fcydc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/len.bsky.social/post/3mvifgtkg4c2yThe keywords I like in a Warhammer faction are Elite, Beautiful, Aggressive, and Brave. The keywords I don't like are Expendable, Cowardly, Sluggish, and above all, Gross.14 Sep 2026 15:11 +0000at://did:plc:2q6qcc34g2do2fexv5tinv3g/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvifgtkg4c2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/len.bsky.social/post/3mvecqajx2226look, i call it like it is. if you weren't in warcraft 3 you ain't shit. you're expanded universe. you go sit on the bench. tyrion fordring got to kill arthas? criminal. no i don't read the novels most of them aren't any good.13 Sep 2026 00:12 +0000at://did:plc:2q6qcc34g2do2fexv5tinv3g/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvecqajx2226https://bsky.app/profile/len.bsky.social/post/3mvdyeobgwk2sBecause you can actually buy and play this now, we ended up framing my coverage of Warcraft 3: Forsaken Kingdom as a review in progress. Here's what I think so far of Warcraft's first new single-player RTS experience in 23 years. https://www.ign.com/articles/warcraft-3-forsaken-kingdom-review12 Sep 2026 21:07 +0000at://did:plc:2q6qcc34g2do2fexv5tinv3g/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvdyeobgwk2shttps://bsky.app/profile/len.bsky.social/post/3mvdmtfisuc2s#Blizzcon2026 thread, mute the tag if you don't want to hear about it.12 Sep 2026 17:40 +0000at://did:plc:2q6qcc34g2do2fexv5tinv3g/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvdmtfisuc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/len.bsky.social/post/3mvcac57de22sI am vibrating on a frequency detectable from space. It is still possible to feel the kid on Christmas Eve feeling as an adult. Might not sleep just from sheer excitement. You all don't even know.12 Sep 2026 04:23 +0000at://did:plc:2q6qcc34g2do2fexv5tinv3g/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvcac57de22shttps://bsky.app/profile/len.bsky.social/post/3mvbcspcyxs2s25 is a big one but I want to make sure we're all clear that we're only paying attention on the 10-year intervals from now on. I don't want to get a solemn message of remembrance from my Democratic congressperson for 27 or 33 or any of that.11 Sep 2026 19:35 +0000at://did:plc:2q6qcc34g2do2fexv5tinv3g/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvbcspcyxs2shttps://bsky.app/profile/len.bsky.social/post/3mvael62izs2nIt's fascinating to me that Insomniac would follow up on three all-timer open world superhero games with a Wolverine game so obnoxiously linear that you're almost literally following the Adventure Line from Stanley Parable most of the time. Seems like PC players didn't miss out on much.11 Sep 2026 10:34 +0000at://did:plc:2q6qcc34g2do2fexv5tinv3g/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvael62izs2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/len.bsky.social/post/3mv76v7sxo22fI got caught in public talking very glibly to a wild animal again. This time I was telling a rabbit who was trying to be very sneaky, "Chill the fuck out, dude, we have grocery stores now" when my neighbor walked out.10 Sep 2026 23:20 +0000at://did:plc:2q6qcc34g2do2fexv5tinv3g/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv76v7sxo22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/len.bsky.social/post/3mv6buikma22nOne of the best pieces of advice I could give is to not live your life in a way that about half of the internet celebrates the anniversary of your murder as a meme holiday.10 Sep 2026 14:41 +0000at://did:plc:2q6qcc34g2do2fexv5tinv3g/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv6buikma22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/len.bsky.social/post/3mv6254plz22nBig Ambitions is definitely an accurate depiction of the American entrepreneur experience in that it starts with your rich uncle giving you $10,000, a free car, and a free apartment in Manhattan.10 Sep 2026 12:22 +0000at://did:plc:2q6qcc34g2do2fexv5tinv3g/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv6254plz22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/len.bsky.social/post/3mv3lytzljk2y1.0 is now out for everyone! [contains quote post or other embedded content]09 Sep 2026 13:04 +0000at://did:plc:2q6qcc34g2do2fexv5tinv3g/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv3lytzljk2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/len.bsky.social/post/3mv2l6fzsz22kIt occurred to me today that I haven't replaced a lightbulb in like 10 years. That's something we just teched out of almost.09 Sep 2026 03:16 +0000at://did:plc:2q6qcc34g2do2fexv5tinv3g/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv2l6fzsz22khttps://bsky.app/profile/len.bsky.social/post/3muzvj7y73k2yThis now brings me to six 10/10s as a professional reviewer: Valheim Hades 2 Baldur's Gate 3 Pentiment Crusader Kings 3 Persona 5 Royal Honorable mention: Pyre, 9.7 from back when IGN was still using decimals but would have been a 10 under the current rules [contains quote post or other embedded content]08 Sep 2026 20:49 +0000at://did:plc:2q6qcc34g2do2fexv5tinv3g/app.bsky.feed.post/3muzvj7y73k2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/len.bsky.social/post/3muzn7ubvzc2eHere's what's really up: Everything in the OoT remake from the clothes to the environments to the weapons and items look like they're from a different game from the actual flesh-and-blood characters, including the horses. They don't mesh at all. It's a peanut butter and mustard sandwich.08 Sep 2026 18:20 +0000at://did:plc:2q6qcc34g2do2fexv5tinv3g/app.bsky.feed.post/3muzn7ubvzc2e