SO! We have ~*news*~
I officially have a job again! My old one! After a great run elsewhere I have returned to the place that started it all to deliver some championship reporting for Kotaku making me the LeBron James of Video Game Journalism which is fitting considering I live in Akron, lol
I laid it on waaaaaay too thick. He probably thinks I’m in love with him. I said something like “if everyone working at PNC was as nice as this guy, I’d be in here all the time”
I assumed it would go straight to corporate. I wouldn’t have been so intense if I knew I’d have to see him again
The folks at @gameinformer.com were kind enough to ask me to write about comedy in games (as well as talk to people far more talented than myself). Read it now, or else!
Ash Parrish, Kotaku's LeBron James
A comedian spoke with video game comedians like Tim Schafer, Al Lowe, Dana Gould, and more, to figure out why comedy in video games works on the rare occasions it does.
Here are the top 13 Summer Game Fest games that are sequels to games from 2007. gameinformer.com/sgf-2026/202...
Happy new Olivia Rodrigo day to all who celebrate
I kind of feel like I’m obligated to play this song at my wedding. Because Alyssa’s taking my last name, so she’s literally going to be a Harte forever
Had to go to the bank (I don’t do this often) and the guy who helped me was nice and helpful, so I left him a very good review when they texted me with a feedback form.
But when I went back in last week, he saw me and his face lit up. He totally saw that review. I can never go back there 😭
M.H. Williams
Good insight here, and a reminder of an essential skill anyone working in the space needs to learn: how to identify the story PR wants you to tell vs. what the story actually is.
