Michael 'Brawler1993' Beckwith

@brawler1993.bsky.social

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Freelance games journalist currently writing for MetroUK/GameCentral. Bylines at @startmenu.bsky.social, Destructoid, TechRaptor, GameRant. He/him. All opinions are my own.

An edited manga panel of Joey from Yugioh saying "Yous non biney? Dat's cool."
Black Panther with a goofy shocked expression. His mask covers his face you can see his pupils are wide in disbelief
A shot of Black Panther with a goofy, shocked expression. His face is covered by his mask but his eyes are wide and you can see his irises
A shot of Black Panther with a goofy, shocked expression. His face is covered by his mask but his eyes are wide and you can see his irises
A shot of Black Panther with a goofy, shocked expression. His face is covered by his mask but his eyes are wide and you can see his irises
A shot of Black Panther with a goofy, shocked expression. His face is covered by his mask but his eyes are wide and you can see his irises
"I am the Senate" meme from Star Wars but edited to "I am the source"
The stage for the Persona Grooves concert
Main stage for the Music of Square Enix concert
FF7 Remake Intergrade installing in a PS5
The Incredibles meme of "You're not affiliated with me."
Mario standing in front of Rosalina at the end of Grandmaster Galaxy in Super Mario Galaxy 2
The "No fear ... One fear" meme with "Kingdom Hearts IV Uses GenAI" as the middle panel
The opening to the Grandmaster Galaxy The Perfect Run mission
A Summer Game Fest bingo card with one column crossed out
Bingo card for Summer Game Fest
The Steam listing for Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis. It has an AI Generated Content Disclosure which reads: "AI-assisted tools were used during development to support some early exploration and temporary development content. Any AI-assisted assets were either replaced or refined by humans in order to maintain the creative and artistic vision of the development team."
A bingo card for the State of Play with no bingos
Bingo card for the State of Play
Me in a shirt with Klonoa on it
Mecha Sonic from the Scrapnik Island miniseries. He stands atop a pile of robots while holding an unconscious Sonic's arm in his left hand
Pragmata title screen displaying a view of the Earth from the moon
Tomb Raider Legend title screen
I have been blocked by why.bsky.team
The cast of the Gnosia anime
The new Rosalina ammibo displayed next to an amiibo collection. It is distinctly larger than the rest
Tequila Gundam from Mobile Fighter G Gundam.
The Space Colony Neo Mexico from Mobile Fighter G Gundam. It is shaped like a giant sombrero.
The Comet Observatory from The Super Mario Galaxy Movie
Hux from Star Wars with the text "I don't care if Nintendo wins, I just need the US government to lose"
"Play Paranormasight: The Mermaid's Curse" in the Pokemon Pokopia font
"Digimon is better" written in the Pokemon Pokopia font
Pokemon 30th anniversary logo with Swampert
Results screen for a Team Knockout Rally, where I'm the only human member on Blue Team. My team got 62 points. Red Team got 236 points.
Frierern holding a book with a smug expression on her face
Luigi talking to Luigi in Super Mario Galaxy
A Pokémon TCG Pocket card depicting Lusamine in her Mother Beast form
Tomb Raider 1 main menu
Nintendo Year in Review for 2025 with my favourite game being Donkey Kong Bananza
My Steam Replay 2025 stats revealing The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy was my most played game
My Pokémon Legends Z-A character posing with his Alpha Hawlucha
PS5 Wrap-up 2025 with the top 5 most played games being: 1. Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds 2. Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakua in Hawaii 3. Final Fantasy VII Rebirth 4. Sly 2: Band of Thieves 5. Life is Strange: Double Exposure
The Jimmy Neutron meme with RGG holding a copy of Infinite Wealth saying "This is Kiryu's final game" while a teacher says "This is the third game in a row you've said this is Kiryu's final game."
A Steam wishlist featuring Steins;Gate Re:Boot, People of Note, Shinobi: Art of Vengeance, 13Z: The Zodiac Trials, and Duskfade
Goro Majima from Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii
Homer Simpson lying under his bed covers with an angry expression
Rosalina standing in front of a destroyed robot
Korrina from Pokemon Legends: Z-A covered in weird chains that hold multiple mega stones