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Freelance writer + fiction, fmr. columnist @Variety, words @GameSpot @Polygon @guardian @RollingStone etc. (he/him) - swrig22 (AT) gmail

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I'm Steven T. Wright, a writer and reporter with five years of experience and over a dozen bylines at major outlets under my belt.

Though I cover anything I find interesting - up to and including memes, politics, and the peculiar miasma of late internet culture - over time, I've developed a distinct emphasis on video games as expressive, vital art, and the creative minds who make that possible. In particular, I specialize in longform pieces that explore underexamined aspects of video game cult…

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Examining 'God of War's' Reinterpretation of Norse Mythology

Examining 'God of War's' Reinterpretation of Norse Mythology

It might seem silly to say this now - now that " God of War " has emerged from nearly a decade of slumber to …

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The wonderfully empty world of Shadow of the Colossus

The wonderfully empty world of Shadow of the Colossus

The Forbidden Land of Fumito Ueda's 2005 video game Shadow of the Colossus is vast, enigmatic, foreboding. An…

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Magic and Mushrooms: What Happens When Video Games Take Drugs Seriously?

Magic and Mushrooms: What Happens When Video Games Take Drugs Seriously?

They called it SPANK, and it was everywhere. The streets of Grand Theft Auto III's fun-size facsimile of New …

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The evolution of loot boxes

The evolution of loot boxes

It might be hard to imagine now, but in the early '90s, baseball cards were a big deal. A really big deal: as…

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In Gaming, How Important Is It to Be 'Well-Played'?

In Gaming, How Important Is It to Be 'Well-Played'?

It all started with that one spreadsheet: a trifle to amuse myself between bouts of frenzied editing and mara…

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How Analogue remade the Super Nintendo

How Analogue remade the Super Nintendo

Like all the best gaming stories, the project that would eventually lead to the Analogue Super Nt started wit…

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The 16 Worst Fortnite Skins Of All Time

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GameSpot may receive revenue from affiliate and advertising partnerships for sharing this content and from purchases through links. What makes a bad Fortnite skin? There's no objective measure, certainly. After eight years and more than 2,000 skins, Fortnite's library of character skins has something for just about everybody.
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How Bloodborne's Unappreciated Chalice Dungeons Paved The Way For Elden Ring

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Bloodborne is celebrating its 10-year anniversary today, March 24, 2025. Below, we reexamine the divisive Chalice Dungeons, which have aged more gracefully in light of Elden Ring. Ten years after release, it's fair to say that Bloodborne is considered one of the greatest PlayStation games of all time. From its nightmarish late-gate dreamscapes to its haunting enemy design, every facet of its Lovecraftian world has been dissected and torn apart by thousands of fawning YouTube videos.
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Modders Announce CS Legacy, A Standalone Counter-Strike 1.6 Remake

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If you fondly remember the old days of Counter-Strike before newfangled inventions like the Source engine, we've got good news for you. The mod team behind CSPromod has announced CS: Legacy, a standalone remake of Counter-Strike 1.6 built entirely in Valve's Source SDK. As you can see from the above announcement trailer, the project features classic maps like de_nuke, all gussied up with 4K textures. It even has the static falling-over death animation that Counter-Strike 1.6 players remember well.
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What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?

If you don't want to work many hours a week for very little pay, you're in the wrong line of work.

What's your favorite drink?

Per the cliche, I really like black coffee.

Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?

Eurogamer for games, The Baffler for politics