(Please note: Having spent the last seven or eight years working mostly behind the scenes in comms, consulting, and copywriting, the majority of my recent published work is either not bylined or attributed to a much more important person—and is always heavily, heavily sanitized. As a result, none of the below clips are what one would call “fresh.”)
Doubling Down: Army of Two Bets Big on the Concept of Teamwork
The Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine, Oct. 2006
I remain very pleased with myself for sneaking a tacit indictment of the sitting U.S. Vice President into the introduction to a video game cover story. The game may not have aged well, but I still like this piece.
Record “Real” Guitar with a Rock Band Controller
Mac|Life, Feb. 2011
I write clear and easy-to-follow guides. (Also, I miss music games; Fortnite Festival is a poor substitute.)
Inside Shangri-La: The Mythology of Far Cry 4
Xbox Wire, Nov. 2014
I had the chance to talk about Buddhist and Hindu practice and mythology on Microsoft’s own dang video game website, and I took it.
MAG Review
GamePro, Feb. 2010
My SOCOM-addict heart wanted to see this game succeed. The rest of the world, it seems, did not.
5 Key Moments in Arkane History
Bethesda.net, May 2020
A rare bylined example of my helping out with publisher comms.
Blockbusted!
1UP.com, May 2007
Remember when half the internet was snarky listicles? How young and fresh-faced we all were then.
My Favorite Whatever of 2022
joerybicki.com, Jan. 2023
I’m gonna do a 2023 version any day now. Aaaaaaany day now.
Should you find yourself in need of still more examples, please pop over to higround.net/#bylines. And thanks for your consideration.