FinallyGotAroundTo by Matt Buckley

Highlights from PAX West 2025

Time paradoxes, Tetris with a gun, and preventing a demonic apocalypse. All just a day in the life of a PAX West attendee with a media badge.

Sep 6 • 

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August 2025

Cozy isn't a genre, it's a state of mind

Every person has a "cozy game" that's specific to them. Many of my cozy games don't fit into the expected genres, but if you've played them, I think…

Aug 16 • 

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Who controls what games you can play?

For far too long, video games have not been taken seriously as an art form by wider audiences, and now, it's leading to creative voices being silenced.

Aug 9 • 

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July 2025

The brilliance of making failure fun

Why have these recent co-op games like Peak and Lethal Company blown up on Steam? There's probably a lot of reasons, but there's one idea I want to…

Jul 26 • 

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June 2025

Should you get a Nintendo Switch 2? My thoughts after two weeks with the new console

Nintendo's new console has been out for just over two weeks. While I haven't had the time to really dig into it, I do have some thoughts. Plus, more…

Jun 20 • 

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My Summer Game Fest Experience

I always love Summer Game Fest. There were so many great games this year. But there was one other thing that took up a lot of head space. Plus, a long…

Jun 14 • 

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May 2025

Seriously, you have to check out these Steam demos

There are a handful of brand new free demos available on Steam this week. I recommend getting ahead of it before the upcoming Steam Next Fest the first…

May 24 • 

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Backlog Breakdown: how games end up there

The rate the great video games come out these days, it's hard to avoid a growing backlog.

May 17 • 

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What happens if a cat and buttered toast are stuck together?

Plus this week's news and my review of Spilled!

May 9 • 

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Support independent games media

Usually, this newsletter highlights indie games, and it still does (today's highlights include Blue Prince and Haste), but given today's news, indie…

May 2 • 

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April 2025

The Nintendo Switch 2 pre-order experience

It was not easy to get your hands on Nintendo's next console. Plus, plenty of other news and a glimpse at my first experience playing Blue Prince.

Apr 24 • 

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Sunderfolk found an elegant solution for something TTRPGs have always struggled with

Reviews are coming out for Sunderfolk, a unique digitization of classic tabletop RPGs like Dungeons & Dragons. I spent the last few weeks playing it and…

Apr 19 • 

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