Jake Should Be Writing
Jake Steinberg, Abram Buehnerthe intersection of video games and storytelling
| Platform |  | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Weekly |
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| Issues | 47 | Founded | 2 years ago | Last Issue | 13 days ago |
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Jake’s Breakfast Burritos
LIKING → LOOKING Vol. 07: “New York or Nowhere”
A poem about breakfast burritos and a song of disrespect for the New York Knicks.
The Road Not Taken
The most controversial change accompanying the Dark Arisen update to Dragon’s Dogma 2 is that the game lets you take the easy way out.
In the original version of the game released in 2024, fast travel could only be activated by spending a...
A Wingman, Somewhere
This week’s LIKING → LOOKING comes from guest writer Abram Buehner, who takes us from the online skies of Star Fox to the anticipation of new music from Pz. While reading, I could not help but wonder about how much of what we love depends o...
Take Me Back
LIKING → LOOKING Vol. 05: Forgetting The Important Stuff
DRAGON’S DOGMA IS AVAILABLE NOW AND IF I AM TYPING THIS THAT MEANS I AM MOMENT’S AWAY FROM PLAYING AGAIN.
Before I Know What Happens
LIKING → LOOKING Vol. 04: Little Green Birds
The season finale of LANTERNS is this Sunday! I hope one day I can write something as good as this show
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Jake Steinberg is a writer and video game streamer who explores storytelling craft and critical analysis in gaming culture. Jake’s debut book has been acquired and is set to be published next year.
Great to meet you! I'm the Senior Business Development Manager for Lost In Cult and a curious observer of video game culture.
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