As is often the case with a creative, I like trying different things. Lately, I’ve been dabbling in YouTube. Discovery is very tough on Substack, and the type of content I create is likely not conducive to what people want to read. My podcast numbers were also dropping considerably ever since Substack became IAB certified in how they measured the numbers.
I’ve also learned I’m having more kids. That’s all I can say about that right now. My daughter wasn’t accepted into the after-school program was full, and so I’m left with limited time and a future where I’m going to have more human responsibilities. But my desire to bring frequent, nuanced discussions about video games is stronger than before.
So, yes. I made the pivot to YouTube primarily for discovery. No one knows I, or this site, exist. I at least need to try to see if I can get this name out there somehow.
As for now, I’ll pivot back to weekly roundups of all the content I’ve posted to YouTube, which will mostly be Shorts because that’s been doing well, relative to my small unknown channel. If you’re curious, my YouTube channel is here.
What I’m still missing is time to discuss the news happening around the games industry, so Substack might be the place to do that. We’ll see how time works for that.
For now, expect a return of The Daily Demo on YouTube, except it will be called “PlayTested” as I don’t think I can do it daily.
And then in 2027, I’ll be launching a series of Shorts where I play games from that year and then rank them all throughout the year until The Game Awards. I think it’ll be a fun way to talk about the games, and you can create your own list, and we can compare at the end of the year. I think that’ll be fun.
Here are the videos I’ve posted on my YouTube channel so far, and then I’ll update weekly. Thanks for reading and watching!
Standard Videos
Demos I’ve Tried
Tavern Farkle GB
Scrap Vanguard
Black Lily Immortal