# ReaderGrev

> From former Washington Post video game journalist Mikhail Klimentov.

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## Posts
- [I wrote about my Valorant obsession for Chisel](https://www.readergrev.com/p/valorant-addiction-chisel): Addiction, compulsion, tomato, potato
- [ZeniMax workers rally to save ‘spirit of the studio' after Microsoft cuts](https://www.readergrev.com/p/zenimax-bethesda-id-workers-rally-microsoft-layoffs-rockville): 'Corporate greed is destroying our games and our livelihoods.'
- [Why Jason Schreier started a YouTube channel](https://www.readergrev.com/p/why-jason-schreier-started-a-youtube-channel): "I will not do any video that takes me more than 30 minutes to do in any way"
- [Riot Games answered my questions about its Valorant esports overhaul](https://www.readergrev.com/p/riot-games-answered-my-questions-about-its-valorant-esports-overhaul): Plus: A positive reaction from a tier 2 org owner, and skeptical one from a coach who asked to remain anonymous
- [I wrote about the Epic Games layoffs and the metaverse for the A.V. Club](https://www.readergrev.com/p/fortnite-metaverse-epic-games-layoffs-tim-sweeney): Fortnite killer
- [Marathon is a satire](https://www.readergrev.com/p/marathon-is-a-satire): Bungie's latest is a vicious send-up of work, debt and the corporate world
- [Why the New York Times got into multiplayer games](https://www.readergrev.com/p/why-the-new-york-times-got-into-multiplayer-games): Crossplay, the paper's foray into pvp, features some genuinely delightful tech under the hood
- [Not everything is Concord](https://www.readergrev.com/p/marathon-not-everything-is-concord): Plus: What's next for me and ReaderGrev
- [I lost my job at The Washington Post](https://www.readergrev.com/p/washington-post-layoffs): Please, if you can, support my colleagues abroad
- [What are we to make of Highguard?](https://www.readergrev.com/p/highguard-review-discourse-criticism): Highguard is neither the disaster people seemed to hope it would be, nor the next Apex Legends. It is mostly just fine.
- [Exit Interview: Joseph Cross](https://www.readergrev.com/p/exit-interview-joseph-cross-marathon): Marathon's former franchise art director talks leaving Bungie and devising a visual style that might have felt "a little bit nerve-racking to fund"
- [The Official ReaderGrev Game & Stuff of the Year List 2025](https://www.readergrev.com/p/readergrev-game-stuff-of-the-year-2025): Not the best stuff but the best list.
- [I finally wrote about the Saudi-EA deal](https://www.readergrev.com/p/about-the-saudi-ea-deal): I've attached a gift link to my new piece on the subject in The Washington Post
- [Exit Interview: Arten 'Ballatw' Esa](https://www.readergrev.com/p/exit-interview-arten-ballatw-esa): The esteemed former Fortnite and Valorant caster talks about ditching his addiction to video games.
- [Exit Interview: Chris Plante](https://www.readergrev.com/p/exit-interview-chris-plante): Polygon's former editor in chief talks about the business of running a major publication, and the challenges of launching a comparatively tiny solo project.
- [Saudi version of EWC video series censors LGBTQ+ references, criticisms of event](https://www.readergrev.com/p/esports-world-cup-team-liquid-level-up-lgbtq-censorship): A Team Liquid CEO opened up about being gay in 'Esports World Cup: Level Up.' His remarks were removed from the version of the series streamed to viewers in Saudi Arabia.
- [Imagine Dragons caught a stray at SGF. They didn't deserve it.](https://www.readergrev.com/p/imagine-dragons-last-flag-summer-game-fest): Last Flag is a zany CTF delight. Its reveal coincided uncomfortably with the worst moment of Summer Game Fest.
- [Prompt engineering](https://www.readergrev.com/p/ai-creative-writing-prompts-polygon): Plus: Some thoughts on post-sale Polygon
- [Exit Interview: Anthony 'vanity' Malaspina](https://www.readergrev.com/p/exit-interview-anthony-vanity-malaspina-cloud9): Vanity still doesn't know why he was dropped from Cloud9. The move changed everything for him.
- [Kill the CEO in your head](https://www.readergrev.com/p/marathon-switch-2-very-serious-business-analysis): High-profile failures in the video game industry have changed how we talk about games for the worse
- [How Bracket City went from diner placemats to The Atlantic's 'digital puzzle empire'](https://www.readergrev.com/p/bracket-city-the-atlantic-wordle-connections-nyt): Add another word game to your rotation of daily puzzles published by news organizations
- [What are online shooters like Marathon really about?](https://www.readergrev.com/p/marathon-cinematic-meaning-bungie): I hope Bungie's upcoming game can cash the checks its trailer are writing
- [Exit Interview: Donald Boyce](https://www.readergrev.com/p/exit-interview-donald-boyce-tsm-g2-cloud9): Boyce has worked for the most recognizable names in esports. But he says he’s ‘always kind of been trying to leave.’
- [Two years of ReaderGrev](https://www.readergrev.com/p/two-years-of-readergrev): Plus: How long should you play a game before writing about it?
- [‘A fat L for people who care about sportswashing’](https://www.readergrev.com/p/league-of-legends-valorant-esports-world-cup): Disappointment and apathy in the wake of Riot Games’ planned return to the Esports World Cup
- [Exit Interview: Ryan Friend](https://www.readergrev.com/p/exit-interview-ryan-friend): North America's premier Counter-Strike booster talks hostile readers and his 'Maniac' reporting
- [Some notes on my Valorant and Esports World Cup coverage](https://www.readergrev.com/p/valorant-esports-world-cup-notes): A sort-of mini edition of How to Read Articles
- [Internal Esports World Cup document includes Valorant in 2025 event lineup](https://www.readergrev.com/p/valorant-game-changers-esports-world-cup-saudi-arabia): The document also references a Game Changers event, though a Riot Games spokesperson said Game Changers is not under consideration for the 2025 EWC