news @ game developer. words @ new york times, vulture, rolling stone, the verge, wapo, npr, vgc, pitchfork, edge, gamespot, av club, game informer, polygon, paste, fanbyte, & more founder @ into the spine • diego6arguello6@gmail.com • he/himhttps://bsky.app/profile/diegoarguello.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/diegoarguello.bsky.social/post/3mltyuj3egs26review embargoes in a nutshell14 May 2026 23:46 +0000at://did:plc:h7bvrvu4vjk2mmntlemlpy7p/app.bsky.feed.post/3mltyuj3egs26https://bsky.app/profile/diegoarguello.bsky.social/post/3mlo7dko3bk2mthanks to everyone who spoke to me for this story. i had over 20k words between research and transcripts, so there's a ton i left out, which ironically provides an even bigger scale to how much of an issue this is [contains quote post or other embedded content]12 May 2026 16:26 +0000at://did:plc:h7bvrvu4vjk2mmntlemlpy7p/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlo7dko3bk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/diegoarguello.bsky.social/post/3ml76fjh4oc2utales from the borderlands was so good i'm glad nobody decided to make a subpar sequel ever06 May 2026 16:59 +0000at://did:plc:h7bvrvu4vjk2mmntlemlpy7p/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml76fjh4oc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/diegoarguello.bsky.social/post/3ml75uno3ek2uthat dusty xbox series on your tv rack is not gonna fuck you06 May 2026 16:50 +0000at://did:plc:h7bvrvu4vjk2mmntlemlpy7p/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml75uno3ek2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/diegoarguello.bsky.social/post/3ml2djxvvb22h04 May 2026 18:48 +0000at://did:plc:h7bvrvu4vjk2mmntlemlpy7p/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml2djxvvb22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/diegoarguello.bsky.social/post/3ml25ruoxs22yshoutout to the steam controller04 May 2026 17:05 +0000at://did:plc:h7bvrvu4vjk2mmntlemlpy7p/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml25ruoxs22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/diegoarguello.bsky.social/post/3ml25iav7fs22forgive me father for i have pitched04 May 2026 17:00 +0000at://did:plc:h7bvrvu4vjk2mmntlemlpy7p/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml25iav7fs22https://bsky.app/profile/diegoarguello.bsky.social/post/3mkzya4ohhs2li played titanium court for exactly 15 minutes the other night and i haven't had it in me to boot it up again yet, but my impressions so far are as follows: that song was pretty good04 May 2026 15:25 +0000at://did:plc:h7bvrvu4vjk2mmntlemlpy7p/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkzya4ohhs2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/diegoarguello.bsky.social/post/3mkvsdhlfm22kthe existence of endless mode kinda feels like a fever dream by now. and that’s coming from one of the weekly contributors02 May 2026 23:29 +0000at://did:plc:h7bvrvu4vjk2mmntlemlpy7p/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkvsdhlfm22khttps://bsky.app/profile/diegoarguello.bsky.social/post/3mkv42cy7ns2iinterrupting spine's silence with a piece on stillness, as one does [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 May 2026 16:51 +0000at://did:plc:h7bvrvu4vjk2mmntlemlpy7p/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkv42cy7ns2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/diegoarguello.bsky.social/post/3mksofkisfs2kpaste games forever [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 May 2026 17:41 +0000at://did:plc:h7bvrvu4vjk2mmntlemlpy7p/app.bsky.feed.post/3mksofkisfs2khttps://bsky.app/profile/diegoarguello.bsky.social/post/3mkscmckcps2wthe games section at the av club games has been shuttered. from paste through endless mode and a few pieces in the av club, i got to do some of my most creatively fulfilling work thanks to the opportunities and guidance by my editors. i’ll always cherish it https://www.avclub.com/author/diego_nicolas_arguello01 May 2026 14:10 +0000at://did:plc:h7bvrvu4vjk2mmntlemlpy7p/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkscmckcps2whttps://bsky.app/profile/diegoarguello.bsky.social/post/3mkq26ihxh22vmy dear friend renata price has been working painstakingly hard on this, and it's possibly my favorite work of hers, which is saying something considering everything she's done is singular in craft and care. get this in front of your eyes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FoWg_ySIqSY30 Apr 2026 16:34 +0000at://did:plc:h7bvrvu4vjk2mmntlemlpy7p/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkq26ihxh22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/diegoarguello.bsky.social/post/3mkimcpe4qk2bhere’s the only thing that matters to me: can you still set the first few notes of still alive as a boot up sound for the new steam controller or not27 Apr 2026 17:37 +0000at://did:plc:h7bvrvu4vjk2mmntlemlpy7p/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkimcpe4qk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/diegoarguello.bsky.social/post/3mkikmi6ejk24people thinking about going through ARR ought to be wary ahead of time27 Apr 2026 17:07 +0000at://did:plc:h7bvrvu4vjk2mmntlemlpy7p/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkikmi6ejk24https://bsky.app/profile/diegoarguello.bsky.social/post/3mk6etxdenc2qvery cool that wanderstop is getting a switch 2 release but ivy road closed its doors in march and its devs are still looking for work [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Apr 2026 15:57 +0000at://did:plc:h7bvrvu4vjk2mmntlemlpy7p/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk6etxdenc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/diegoarguello.bsky.social/post/3mk6ccqtwws2oi was expecting the price to lay off the majority of a masthead and forever ruining a brand's reputation to be slightly more steep than this [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Apr 2026 15:11 +0000at://did:plc:h7bvrvu4vjk2mmntlemlpy7p/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk6ccqtwws2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/diegoarguello.bsky.social/post/3mk6bb33ow22ybegin again, as they say23 Apr 2026 14:53 +0000at://did:plc:h7bvrvu4vjk2mmntlemlpy7p/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk6bb33ow22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/diegoarguello.bsky.social/post/3mk4zbqehzs2fdark sektori23 Apr 2026 02:57 +0000at://did:plc:h7bvrvu4vjk2mmntlemlpy7p/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk4zbqehzs2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/diegoarguello.bsky.social/post/3mk4kd4dqmc2aglad to see the fanbyte spirit remains alive and well22 Apr 2026 22:29 +0000at://did:plc:h7bvrvu4vjk2mmntlemlpy7p/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk4kd4dqmc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/diegoarguello.bsky.social/post/3mk45dxskfk2apersona 3 is so good im glad they never decided to remake it22 Apr 2026 18:37 +0000at://did:plc:h7bvrvu4vjk2mmntlemlpy7p/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk45dxskfk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/diegoarguello.bsky.social/post/3mk3pnhsoq22shave people already forgotten about this or [contains quote post or other embedded content]22 Apr 2026 14:32 +0000at://did:plc:h7bvrvu4vjk2mmntlemlpy7p/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk3pnhsoq22shttps://bsky.app/profile/diegoarguello.bsky.social/post/3mjpgqrqj6c2ka lot of people out there pretending monster hunter wilds was good17 Apr 2026 17:21 +0000at://did:plc:h7bvrvu4vjk2mmntlemlpy7p/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjpgqrqj6c2khttps://bsky.app/profile/diegoarguello.bsky.social/post/3mjpfy72ays2khalf of the work is just chasing invoices. always will be17 Apr 2026 17:07 +0000at://did:plc:h7bvrvu4vjk2mmntlemlpy7p/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjpfy72ays2khttps://bsky.app/profile/diegoarguello.bsky.social/post/3mjms2nzge22ysame [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 Apr 2026 16:05 +0000at://did:plc:h7bvrvu4vjk2mmntlemlpy7p/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjms2nzge22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/diegoarguello.bsky.social/post/3mjmmqj3j322xi'm vibe pitching16 Apr 2026 14:30 +0000at://did:plc:h7bvrvu4vjk2mmntlemlpy7p/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjmmqj3j322x