Associate editor at Eurogamer. Writes, sometimes podcasts, talks a lot. I'd rather live in a fantasy land. (He/him)https://bsky.app/profile/clert.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/clert.bsky.social/post/3mu7f2u2rss2lWe're getting a load of AI spam posts on Eurogamer pointing to US court services, for some reason. Anyway, below is a great example of gen-AI pretending to be human by blending two disparate topics and missing the mark wildly. "Your hyperbolic take on the GTA 6 trailer... https://static.klipy.com/ii/925f17378dd1893b674a723c07535afe/dd/e7/h93LJY8p.gif?hh=213&ww=380&mp4=Gy3GMjeh&webm=lTdc7UlmI2xEHJDj2wa29 Aug 2026 07:45 +0000at://did:plc:uilv7appzipqmuf4uyercwg3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu7f2u2rss2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/clert.bsky.social/post/3mtywz2onpc2nOh Tim! Forever Frankie, forever fabulous 🖤 https://static.klipy.com/ii/39f2394ae36df6e199be9eb7c9fa1012/ea/75/f1DhUg1z.gif?hh=252&ww=424&mp4=753Q76LMm1xrRYaob&webm=PNvLcLFiqmGI26 Aug 2026 18:18 +0000at://did:plc:uilv7appzipqmuf4uyercwg3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtywz2onpc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/clert.bsky.social/post/3mttx27rmx224Love this! Huge thank you to the various people I asked to take part in this, including @brandonetc.bsky.social, @annamegill.com, @chellaramanan.bsky.social, @danaenight.northsky.social [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 Aug 2026 18:35 +0000at://did:plc:uilv7appzipqmuf4uyercwg3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mttx27rmx224https://bsky.app/profile/clert.bsky.social/post/3mtgwiuvih226This was fun to write with @dompepin.bsky.social. These game music concerts have become some of my favourite events of the year [contains quote post or other embedded content]19 Aug 2026 14:21 +0000at://did:plc:uilv7appzipqmuf4uyercwg3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtgwiuvih226https://bsky.app/profile/clert.bsky.social/post/3mtdyntndlc2wHaha no way! Brilliant! [contains quote post or other embedded content]18 Aug 2026 10:21 +0000at://did:plc:uilv7appzipqmuf4uyercwg3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtdyntndlc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/clert.bsky.social/post/3mtbtj5kpts2xThis was lots of fun! [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 Aug 2026 13:44 +0000at://did:plc:uilv7appzipqmuf4uyercwg3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtbtj5kpts2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/clert.bsky.social/post/3msv23tpcpk2gWell, I've not been offered a press trip to drink wine before. And only wine - it has nothing to do with games https://static.klipy.com/ii/d7aec6f6f171607374b2065c836f92f4/12/17/Tsa2wlat.gif?hh=266&ww=498&mp4=IAX4EuGJgClhzhLbGX&webm=vdCwdJWMD3f6mp33i3312 Aug 2026 11:37 +0000at://did:plc:uilv7appzipqmuf4uyercwg3/app.bsky.feed.post/3msv23tpcpk2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/clert.bsky.social/post/3msuxdpvp4s2gUnexpectedly excited about playing ropey old LOTR action RPG [contains quote post or other embedded content]12 Aug 2026 10:48 +0000at://did:plc:uilv7appzipqmuf4uyercwg3/app.bsky.feed.post/3msuxdpvp4s2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/clert.bsky.social/post/3msqj2sxgxc2fI went to Amsterdam to see 1666: Amsterdam recently. I didn't expect it to have roguelite elements. [contains quote post or other embedded content]10 Aug 2026 16:22 +0000at://did:plc:uilv7appzipqmuf4uyercwg3/app.bsky.feed.post/3msqj2sxgxc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/clert.bsky.social/post/3mspoypoq5m2tHah I watched this yesterday and it's all over the place. It wants to be several different films. Also, is it weird to be nostalgic for Lockdown? [contains quote post or other embedded content]10 Aug 2026 08:35 +0000at://did:plc:uilv7appzipqmuf4uyercwg3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mspoypoq5m2thttps://bsky.app/profile/clert.bsky.social/post/3msfpryacgs2xNoticed this on YouTube most recently. Big, prominent AI markers. It's good to see [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 Aug 2026 09:23 +0000at://did:plc:uilv7appzipqmuf4uyercwg3/app.bsky.feed.post/3msfpryacgs2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/clert.bsky.social/post/3msfplqaz3s2qI think Ill looks great, in a totally horrible way of course. More importantly, I love that it comes from a place (and team) - Armenia, predominantly - that we haven't had a lot of high production value games from before. [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 Aug 2026 09:19 +0000at://did:plc:uilv7appzipqmuf4uyercwg3/app.bsky.feed.post/3msfplqaz3s2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/clert.bsky.social/post/3mrkicotqhc2rThere's some lovely stuff in the new Daggerheart expansion. Love that the monk-like Brawler subclass had stances that you move between, a bit like The Watcher in Slay the Spire. (Also love that the game has knuckledusters.) Love the way the game presents Ancestries (races), with a smallish...26 Jul 2026 13:27 +0000at://did:plc:uilv7appzipqmuf4uyercwg3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrkicotqhc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/clert.bsky.social/post/3mreuuq6xsc2dI'm going to see a live Critical Role show in the autumn and I'm legit pumped about it. I've become a full-on Critter. Hurry up Season 4 and return! https://static.klipy.com/ii/d7aec6f6f171607374b2065c836f92f4/d8/93/upvltyfw.gif?hh=418&ww=422&mp4=WFQOKi2WzFQcFWiZVtj&webm=wZN0jN53yS7sM2s3tkgL24 Jul 2026 07:56 +0000at://did:plc:uilv7appzipqmuf4uyercwg3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mreuuq6xsc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/clert.bsky.social/post/3mreu5ymols2dIt's 940 am and today's spotted bad take (that sounds like a fish) is... (In relation to Larian maybe teasing something)24 Jul 2026 07:43 +0000at://did:plc:uilv7appzipqmuf4uyercwg3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mreu5ymols2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/clert.bsky.social/post/3mrcykeppmc2oRoboShawn makes some good points [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Jul 2026 13:56 +0000at://did:plc:uilv7appzipqmuf4uyercwg3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrcykeppmc2o