Just published a tough new themeless crossword to my blog! realpuzzlingstuff.com/doric-columns-… 🔥 Really proud of this one; hope y'all enjoy the solve 🙂 16A: "Perish the thought!" (6 letters) 31A: Reception improvers (12 letters)

Started in on the #SilentHill2 remake last night. So good so far!! The audio design goes crazy — put on those headphones if you dare. #VirtualPhotography

Games I've played for over 100 hours

Today marks the announcement of SUMMER ETERNAL, "a cultural megaproject, a RPG with complexity and ambition worthy to rival our wretched and wonderful world." The studio takes the form of a creative co-op, made up of several ex ZA/UM employees. summereternal.com

Finished Bloober Team's #silenthill remake this weekend — what a tour de force of atmospheric horror! Never had the chance to play this game back in the day, so I very much appreciate the thoughtful remake. In restless dreams, I'm sure I'll be revisiting that town 🍃🪦👠

Just published a new Spooky Season crossword puzzle to my blog 👻: realpuzzlingstuff.com/halloween-hybr… Let me know how you like the Halloween-friendly theme! 🎃

A lot to appreciate in Remedy Entertainment' Lake House expansion to #AlanWake2! 🎨 Come for the eerie atmosphere and intense action, stay for the scathing critique of "AI art" and send-up of bureaucratic pettiness 🔥

Was a treat playing through a new #LifeIsStrange adventure with Hannah Telle reprising her iconic role as Max. 📸 Had a few issues with the story, but overall it offered an intriguing new mystery to suss out, and I liked the supporting cast. Plus, the char models look great!

We are on ULP strike. We gave The New York Times management months of notice of our strike deadline, we made ourselves available around the clock, but the company has decided that our members aren’t worth enough to agree to a fair contract and stop committing unfair labor practices.

Having seen so many different opinions on here, decided to try the new #DragonAge for myself. Loving it so far, esp. the art direction and lively action! Rook-posting time 👀

Writers be like: em dash this, en dash that. How about you dash to the nearest polling place and vote Harris?

I’m seeing so many tweets praising Matt Reeves for The Penguin, and not nearly enough love for Lauren LeFranc, who developed and wrote the damn thing.

Excited to share that I'll be appearing on Jeopardy! in just a couple weeks' time! 🙂 Tune in Nov. 26 to see how I fare 👀 You can use the Find Your Station feature here to see where/when you'll be able to catch the show: jeopardy.com/watch

Just a bit more Rookposting 🙂 Continuing to enjoy my magical #DragonAge adventure ✨️

Today's the day! 🎉 If you're in the US, you should be able to find your Jeopardy! channel + air time here: jeopardy.com/watch 👀 If you don't get regular TV, you might also be able to stream it live with a free Fubo trial. 👌

Happy to unveil an all-new Slide + Seek puzzle from yours truly and Dr. Liz Fischer 🙂: realpuzzlingstuff.com/slide-seek-8/ Best of luck!

Don't call it a comeback 👀 #NYTGames #NYTcrossword

Pleased with this #DragonAge shot I captured the other day! #VirtualPhotography Can't wait to tackle the final act once I'm back from Xmas vacation. 🔥 #PSshare #PSBlog

First blog puzzle of 2025! 🎉 Hope it provides a welcome diversion: realpuzzlingstuff.com/flipping-angry/ 3D: Stream of so-called "astroparticles" (9 letters) 48A: Galaxy alternative (6 letters)