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John Walker, Industry Analcyst

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Looking for full-time editor work. Freelance

. Editor of Buried Treasure. Co-creator of RPS. hello@buried-treasure.org patreon.com/buriedtreasure

JournalistBath, UKburied-treasure.orgBorn October 27Joined January 2009

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I have had an incredible 2.5 years freelancing with Kotaku, but I really need to sort a Proper Job. If anyone is looking for a games critic and editor, a co-creator and former editor of Rock Paper Shotgun, with 25 years' experience, please do DM or email me. I'm pretty good.

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Steam Next Fest is running, and I've picked out seven incredible demos from the vast mountain of games: buried-treasure.org/2023/02/7-incr Including

@Hot_Chili_Games

Please help out! patreon.com/buriedtreasure

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I will never forget

' Jefferson Goldbloom's 9th chord, despite never remembering his name. Googling his name the first hit was this lovely Gehenna review from

: rockpapershotgun.com/the-talos-prin Gehenna was the best game I (co-)write that no one ever played.

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Wot I Think: The Talos Principle - Road To Gehenna

The Talos Principle [official site] arrived very late in 2014, such that it erroneously missed out on the Game Of The Y…

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Steam Next Fest is running, and I've picked out seven incredible demos from the vast mountain of games: buried-treasure.org/2023/02/7-incr Including

@Hot_Chili_Games

Please help out! patreon.com/buriedtreasure

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Yeah, sure, you might have written about ONE of the things on the Nintendo Direct, but I wrote about every bloody one of them.

Everything We Saw During The Surprise Nintendo Direct

Metroid Prime, Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom and Advance Wars were all shown during the 40-minute streaming spectacle

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It will always be weird that people treat a series of commercials and trailers as legit entertainment that can be spoiled.

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Hey indies - if your demo starts with unskippable, slowly fading in and out vanity cards, then barely crawling text, then you've REALLY misunderstood the point of a demo. It's not The You Show, it's about grabbing attention in the first few seconds.

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After 13 years of nagging by

, I'm finally watching Gold Rush. Thank goodness John Schnabel is going to be fine and never ever die and so I won't ever have to suffer through that loss.

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Sez someone who clearly didn't watch Adam Copeland in Haven.

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Season: A Letter To The Future - The Kotaku review: bit.ly/3DFx3Dj

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Oh god, that sinking feeling of finishing writing an incredibly negative review, only to then see everywhere else has given it glowing write-ups. I look forward to an afternoon of being told how deliberately I've invited controversy with my purposefully contrarian take...

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Hey Pokemon fans, what's your favorite spin-off game (or sub-series) and why? By spin-offs I mean not the standard catch and battle RPGs. So no Arceus, no Let's Go. I'm talking like Mystery Dungeon, Puzzle Challenge, Pinball, etc. RTs appreciated!

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This is one of the more extraordinary pieces I've put together. I interviewed

- a man I've strongly disliked for decades - about why he sued Pokemon to stop using Kadabra 20 years ago, and...accidentally ended up really liking him.

Meet The Man Who Got Kadabra Banned From Pokémon For 20 Years

We spoke to Uri Geller to get the full story behind the disappearance of Kadabra from Pokémon TCG

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This is one of the more extraordinary pieces I've put together. I interviewed

- a man I've strongly disliked for decades - about why he sued Pokemon to stop using Kadabra 20 years ago, and...accidentally ended up really liking him.

Meet The Man Who Got Kadabra Banned From Pokémon For 20 Years

We spoke to Uri Geller to get the full story behind the disappearance of Kadabra from Pokémon TCG

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I want to say a massive thank you to

, who brings constant positivity and pleasure into my day, as my son and I sit together to watch his and Marie's videos. They seem such thoroughly decent people, and it makes a real difference.

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I'm having a shitty day, you might be as well. So let's do something positive. Let's all reach out to someone we respect or admire, and tell them so. It'll make a difference to their day.

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It's also utterly terrifying. Two weeks ago, after getting fucked over by G/O, I was looking for work in what felt like a broad industry. Now I'm going to be one amongst hundreds scrabbling for any positions that might appear. I'd really love a job now please.

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God, I'm so sorry to everyone at Launcher. And GameSpot. And Giant Bomb. And Fanbyte. And Metacritic. And IGN. And Game Informer... This is monstrous.

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Put together a bunch of suggestions for Metroidvanias to play, and snuck in a couple of under-the-radar indies that deserve loads more attention.

The 11 Best Metroidvanias To Get Lost In Right Now

While you wait for Hollow Knight: Silksong,Metroid Dread and Bloodstainedare just a few of the great games to hold you over

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As part of Covidfest 23, where me and the boy spend days on the sofa, we're watching all of the MCU, where he recognises every character via Marvel Snap.

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In case you're wondering about the future, my son just referred to the Marvel movie production logo as a "loading" screen.

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Thing is, it would take investment. Money from the start. Putting that out there. I did it before, to huge success. But this time I know what I'm doing. That's my dream.

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Looking for a Proper Job, while major site owners are firing, or having hiring freezes, is just about the most terrifying time. But you know what my absolute dream is? Starting a new entertainment site, from scratch. RPS but for games, TV, movies, comics...

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After being infuriated by the plague of white code card packs in Silver Tempest, Crown Zenith makes Pokémon TCG feel exciting again:

The Best Pokémon Cards Ever Are Out This Year, And They're Mighty Generous

Crown Zenith features the most elaborate art, and finest pull rate, we’ve ever seen

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Washington State Dept. of Natural Resources

We're hiring influencers and by that I mean firefighters who influence the forest to no longer be on fire.

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would love to chat with smaller streamers about being a small streamer so hit my dms or email me about your experiences jwinslow@kotaku.com rts are hella appreciated 🖤

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Gosh, I do feel sorry for people whose personality is made up of liking The Last Of Us a lot.

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Here I am being more right than everyone else about The Last Of Us TV show.

The Last Of Us' Famous Intro Is Handled So Much Better In The TV Show

If you already know the whole story, are you doing half the show’s work?

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Official

page for cancelling a subscription. (I'm not.) They missed out the "h":

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It's not a Sixth Sense. He SEES dead people. That's just seeing, one of the classix five. That's the real twist.

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I had a great chat with

about the first three months of Marvel Snap, the game's inspirations and surprises, those $100 in-app purchases, and how he needs to nerf Leech immediately.

Marvel Snap's First Three Explosive Months: The Ben Brode Creator Interview

We speak to Ben Brode, creator of Hearthstone and Marvel Snap, about the smash hit card game's first three months

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Hue Flowing by

@DaFluffyPotato

is a FREE tiny platformer where you paint the world into existence as you play. It's so very lovely. buried-treasure.org/2023/01/hue-fl Talking of being lovely: patreon.com/buriedtreasure

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The Feast by

@PrismatikaGames

is a FREE adventure set during a deeply unsettling dinner party. Vibes of Cook/Thief/Wife/Lover and Society in this one! buried-treasure.org/2023/01/the-fe Keep Buried Treasure's society well-merged: patreon.com/buriedtreasure

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This is a good start,

, but now do one for the N64 controller. I want a central prong sticking out the bottom of my Switch for no understandable reason.

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The Feast by

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is a FREE adventure set during a deeply unsettling dinner party. Vibes of Cook/Thief/Wife/Lover and Society in this one! buried-treasure.org/2023/01/the-fe Keep Buried Treasure's society well-merged: patreon.com/buriedtreasure

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John brings so much experience and energy as both a writer and editor, and also sometimes he will show you pictures of cakes, so you really can't go wrong here

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I have had an incredible 2.5 years freelancing with Kotaku, but I really need to sort a Proper Job. If anyone is looking for a games critic and editor, a co-creator and former editor of Rock Paper Shotgun, with 25 years' experience, please do DM or email me. I'm pretty good.

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God Damn The Garden by

is a barking mad retro FPS that breaks all the rules, and has me completely captured. buried-treasure.org/2023/01/god-da Break your own not-giving-money-to-John rule, and support Buried Treasure! patreon.com/buriedtreasure

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John has been an indispensable voice supporting indie titles that the mainstream press has overlooked. There's huge value to the work he does, and any outlet would gain so much from hiring him.

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I have had an incredible 2.5 years freelancing with Kotaku, but I really need to sort a Proper Job. If anyone is looking for a games critic and editor, a co-creator and former editor of Rock Paper Shotgun, with 25 years' experience, please do DM or email me. I'm pretty good.

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Or, you know, you could back my Patreon in amazing numbers, so I can focus on raising the profiles of unknown indie games and developers, and turn the entire thing into a profitable business, hire writers, and change the world.

Buried Treasure | creating an indie games review site | Patreon

Become a patron of Buried Treasure today: Get access to exclusive content and experiences on the world’s largest membership platform for artists and creators.

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John’s all-around great. As a writer, critics, editor, mentor to younger talent. He also knows about a lot of the best new games before anyone else does, while simultaneously amassing an unhealthy amount of Pokémon Go knowledge.

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I have had an incredible 2.5 years freelancing with Kotaku, but I really need to sort a Proper Job. If anyone is looking for a games critic and editor, a co-creator and former editor of Rock Paper Shotgun, with 25 years' experience, please do DM or email me. I'm pretty good.

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