Substacks recommended by Alex Stasenko

Recommended by Alex Stasenko

SuperJoost Playlist

A weekly take on gaming, tech, and entertainment by business professor and author, Joost van Dreunen.

Friends Per Second

Just some friends chattin' about video games.

The Frak Shack

By Frak

Hi there! I play a lot of video games, and I also like to write. So, here, you'll find random musings about video games—and also evidently music.

Gamedev Pills – Learn Game Design Around Your Day Job

By José Carlos

Gamedev Pills is a newsletter for people with a full-time job who still want to make games. Learn game design, small-scope workflows and how to read the industry in short, focused doses you can actually finish

Prof. Rock's Learning Arcade

Where education, gaming, technology, and life intersect—one post at a time.

The KATacombs

By Kathy Enriquez

My cat runs half of this publication. Follow for her stories and historical facts! I'm here to sprinkle in WWE reviews and other random shit. For now, I'm taking a break from writing fiction on here. Loves: Video games, anime, soundtracks, metal, horror

Damage Per Second

By Jesse Bartel

A newsletter about Star Wars, Video Games, Video Game novels, and adjacent topics. I'm a nerd, ok!

This is indeed the place to be for all the Star Wars fan. Amazing content from all sides, novels, games, interviews, you name it. May the DPS be with you!

- Alex Stasenko

BossKey // CG BOSS Games

By BossKey CG BOSS

Sharing 3 Things I read on Solo Game Dev and other Thoughts on Making Indie Games. and Gaming.

Good Game Lobby

By Sey

Indie Game Reviews and a Weekly Newsletter covering the latest indie games to Wishlist, crowdfund, soundtracks, merch and more!

Nerd Central

By John Murphy

A running commentary on a lifetime spent with video games—celebrating the classics, questioning modern trends, and reflecting on what keeps the medium compelling decades later.

Very interesting take on games and experiences. Definitely recommended!

- Alex Stasenko

The Intellectual Investor

By Vitaliy Katsenelson

Value Investing, Life/Philosophy and Classical Music Explained

1UP Vault

By JM Mendez

Open the vault as we talk about the history, news, events, reviews, and impact of the video game industry.

ByteByteGo Newsletter

By Alex Xu

Explain complex systems with simple terms, from the authors of the best-selling system design book series. Join over 1,000,000 friendly readers.

The Solo Gamedev

By Maurice Klimek

Hacks for learning, productivity, having work-life-passion balance and finally game development!

Awesome tips and tricks for any professional game developer and a person who wants to be more productive (like myself)!

- Alex Stasenko

Game@Boba's

By Boba Dang

Giving you the good, bad, and ugly! With a side of boba tea.

AI and Games

By Tommy Thompson [AI and Games]

Exploring research and applications of artificial intelligence in video games.

Just One More Turn

By InGameScientist

A weekly newsletter exploring the intersection of gaming and science. Complexity reduced to a simple format you want just one more turn of.

Game File

By Stephen Totilo

The business and culture of video games, from a reporter with 20 years on the beat.

Amazing interviews! Very interesting take on the news that are going around the culture and in general game dev community. Definitely check it out!

- Alex Stasenko

The Greatest Games You (Probably) Never Played

By Sean Jordan

There are thousands of awesome video games you probably never knew existed! Here are some of them.

Feats N' Faults

By Shane

We use arbitrary rules and stats to compare the impact of everyone's favorite heroes and villains. Will your favorites stand up to the test? Now with reviews!

Savvy Gaming Network

Newsletter for Savvygaming.net a little corner of the internet where me (Savvy) and friends (Network) can talk about our shared love of Video Games.

Play Moore

By Evan C. Moore

Medievalist and game studies scholar Evan C. Moore posts rants inspired by great student questions and whatever he finds interesting at the time.

The Warthog Report

By William F. Edwards

Fantasy writing and writing about stories in all their forms.

Extended Cut

By Eric

An irreverent collision of pop culture and life. True stories and things I wish were true.

The Desk of Chaos

By From the Desk of Chaos...

A desk that has more stuff going on than it should have any right

Infinite Lives

By Harrison Polites

Video game industry analysis and reviews from an Australian perspective.

The Nvidia Patterns

By Michael Spencer

All things Nvidia news, AI chips, stock price, GTC, CUDA, and related partnership and ecosystem news.

Exploring The Games

By Kevin T.C.

Weekly gaming and games related newsletter. Come along and explore what gaming is about, have a conversation with like-minded people, and become an explorer!

Press Any Button

By Tim Biggs

News, opinions and recommendations for all players.

That Gaming Feeling

By Nicshel

For us, it's always been about more than the game. We're Nick and Nicshel, two brothers who never quite put the controllers down, here to share the games we love, the ones that test our patience, and all the feelings that create 'That Gaming Feeling'.

Nintendo is Great

By Dylan Cornelius

a beautiful, trenchant journey through the depths of Nintendo's back catalog. We proceed (mostly) in chronological order.

AI Supremacy

By Michael Spencer

News at the intersection of Artificial Intelligence, technology and business including Op-Eds, research summaries, guest contributions and valuable info about A.I. startups.

The Shortcut

By Matt Swider

Get smarter about tech in 5 minutes with The Shortcut, the #1 consumer tech publication on Substack. Join for FREE to get trusted news and honest reviews!

The Saved Game

By Joe

This gaming-centered publication by Joe is all about video game nostalgia for new and old favorites, thoughtful opinions on gaming news, community spotlights for others, and helping readers find ways to discover or rekindle their love for video games!

The GameDiscoverCo newsletter

By Simon

Analysis, data and insight about how people find & buy video games in the 2020s.

Artcade

By Stefano Besi

A collection of crossroads between video games and the world’s most established art forms.

Game (by Pad and Pixel)

By Brian Crecente

Video games shape the world

Amazing insights from a founder of Kotaku. If you are looking for some amazing game and tech journalism, you are in the right place!

- Alex Stasenko

Indie Dispatch

By Pixels for Breakfast

Indie game centric collection of essays, news, interviews, and weekly release info

oya’s game hub

By Oya

Game tester, localization specialist & community manager. Talking about video games while going through my backlog. Get ready for millenial humor and overly emotional reviews.

GameDev's Journey

By Niki

One man's struggle to make games.

A lot of Game Design systems, techniques and tools simplified and explained in an entertaining way. Simply amazing!

- Alex Stasenko

DMcK

Reviews, analyses and thoughts about films, streaming/TV shows, comic books, books, video games, action figures and other “geeky” stuff.

Adventures in Indie Gaming

By James Francis

AIIG looks at upcoming indie and double-A games by writing about their demos. New posts every Wednesday.

Great newsletter to learn more about upcoming indie and AA games. Very detailed with a cherry on top (video demo). If you like indie games, this is a place for you!

- Alex Stasenko

Reconnect Recap

By Alex Antra

The companion newsletter to Reconnect, the games writing discovery platform. A free weekly edition recapping some of the best articles to feature on the site plus some extra fun stuff for you to enjoy.

Video Games Industry Memo

By George E. Osborn

The business and politics behind video games, but fun to read.

Push to Talk

By Ryan K. Rigney

Interviews with people doing interesting things with video games

Games with James

By James Mastromarino

A quick weekly roundup of my work editing NPR's Gaming coverage and producing NPR's Here & Now.

Comic Tornado: Comics, Movies, Heroes, Villains

Heroes, villains, comic books, movies, TV shows, video games. Reviews, analysis, lists and all the good stuff you want. What's not to like?

Retro XP

By Marc Normandin

Retro analysis, reviews, and thoughts on video games you've played before

Mobile Games Center

By honger

Honest, no-bullshit reviews and articles about Android games - free, paid, big and small.

Cybercade

By Belane

Step into my gaming laboratory! Here you will find all kinds of game genres and game-related news, freshly prepared and served as a newsletter.

A cool place to learn more about upcoming game releases, what those games have to offer and a music recommendation that will bring some real nostalgia. Awesome!

- Alex Stasenko

Gamedev Relay

Recommended by Alex Stasenko