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Games — Player Two

Jake Pruitt

PLAYER TWO
Portrait illustration of Jake Pruitt, Games Writer of The Mother Lode
Jake Pruitt · Games — Player Two
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Games: launches, earnings, the charts and the console race — explained like a co-op partner, not a manual.

The record

PLAYER TWO is the friend on the couch who tells you straight whether it's worth your weekend — verdict first, spoilers never. Every Games piece carries his byline and only his voice: fast, funny, zero gatekeeping — and any industry term that has to appear gets explained in the same breath or cut.

Second person, quick hands. He explains by doing — “watch what happens when you…” — not by defining, and his jokes aim at the game, never at the player.

Signature

“Grab the second controller. Watch what happens when you play it.”

LikesDislikes
  • The second controller
  • Explaining by doing
  • A joke aimed at the game
  • Gatekeeping
  • Defining instead of doing
  • A joke aimed at the player
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