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Mik Deitz

Mik Deitz is a queer freelance culture journalist with bylines at Fanbyte, Polygon, Paste, and more. They’re interested in how stories affect our lives, but also are a big sucker for polished gameplay. Follow them @dietdeitz for tweets about current work or, on special occasions, rants about Sonic’s feet.

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A look at SEGA’s weird, possibly brilliant acquisition of ‘Angry Birds’ developer Rovio

Acquisition season continues, as 'Sonic' developer SEGA purchases the Finnish fowl wonders of Rovio. And honestly? It works.

Mik Deitz Apr 17, 2023

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A decade later, ‘Guacamelee!’ still bursts with flavor

It's difficult to overstate how important 'Guacamelee!' is for the indie scene or, more importantly, how fun it still is 10 years later.

Mik Deitz Apr 17, 2023

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Meet ‘Meet Your Maker,’ gaming’s newest ‘Schrodinger’s success’

Built for streaming from the ground up, new live service game 'Meet Your Maker' might struggle to find an audience.

Mik Deitz Apr 11, 2023

Review: ‘Air’ fills itself up with 1980s consumerism and empty jokes at the expense of entertainment

A capitalist daydream that's as cynical as Twinkies are healthy, 'Air' is a smooth but ultimately empty and confused experience.

Mik Deitz Apr 10, 2023

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‘The Last of Us Part 1’ on PC never made sense

Riddled with bugs and issues while missing the cultural moment of the HBO show, the PC port of 'The Last of Us Part 1' is an enigma.

Mik Deitz Apr 7, 2023

Download Digest: ‘Loop Hero’ and ‘Minecraft Legends’ lead Game Pass, ‘Sackboy’ and new multiplayer game ‘Meet Your Maker’ free on PlayStation Plus

April has some pretty solid gaming goodies in store.

Mik Deitz Apr 5, 2023

Devolver Digital purchases ‘Gunbrella’ and ‘Gato Roboto’ developer Doinksoft

One of indie gaming's foremost champions continues to expand its portfolio.

Mik Deitz Apr 5, 2023

Review: ‘Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty’ knows you can reach perfection

A nameless soldier defeats humans and demons alike to bring peace to Late Han China through demanding, but possible, combat.

Mik Deitz Mar 4, 2023

Oblivious ‘Star Wars’ fan asks for Cara Dune gift ideas and gets a Gina Carano-shaped awakening

A Reddit user asked for gift ideas based on 'Star Wars' space-cop Cara Dune and learned about why she entered an early carbonite retirement.

Mik Deitz Feb 20, 2023

‘The Last of Us’ fans drag George W. Bush, of all people, into the apocalypse

There have been many conversations sparked by HBO's 'The Last of Us,' but one question remains unanswered: what happened to George W Bush?

Mik Deitz Feb 17, 2023