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Johnny Yu

@jawkneeyou.bsky.social

Guides writer

created December 6, 2023

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Profile picture Johnny Yu (@jawkneeyou.bsky.social) reply parent

I actually have no idea if it's rare or not either, but if you kept playing, you would've gotten a very rare tattoo in-game that showed you were one of the first people to play

27/8/2025, 5:08:15 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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This is honestly an incredible collector's item

27/8/2025, 3:53:16 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Johnny Yu (@jawkneeyou.bsky.social) reply parent

Has to be that browser maze game for me

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23/8/2025, 7:29:26 PM | 30 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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@raccoingame.bsky.social scratches the Balatro itch

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22/8/2025, 11:35:28 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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is it finally time?

19/8/2025, 3:30:53 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Johnny Yu (@jawkneeyou.bsky.social)

Do not get the salty pretzel at the Pokémon World Champs, it is the saltiest bite you’ll ever have

17/8/2025, 10:41:15 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Thanks to the kid who gave me a great strat for the Ditto Draft side event at the Pokemon World Champs, youre a real one

17/8/2025, 1:39:41 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Johnny Yu (@jawkneeyou.bsky.social)

Had the pleasure of trying out Pokémon Legends: Z-A at the World Champs, check out my review here www.polygon.com/pokemon-lege...

15/8/2025, 3:31:19 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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5/8/2025, 6:25:34 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I started a playthrough for the first time in the past year and definitely need to go back after DK Bananza, though part of me really wishes they would make a 3D version of this game

29/7/2025, 10:04:41 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Johnny Yu (@jawkneeyou.bsky.social)

Can we get a NYT top 100 chip flavors next please

28/6/2025, 1:44:54 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Johnny Yu (@jawkneeyou.bsky.social) reply parent

need even more!

25/6/2025, 10:11:03 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Johnny Yu (@jawkneeyou.bsky.social) reply parent

I knew you had incredible taste

25/6/2025, 10:02:20 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Johnny Yu (@jawkneeyou.bsky.social) reply parent

was a tough journey 🫡

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17/6/2025, 6:40:11 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Peak by @landfall.se and @aggrocrabgames.bsky.social is some peak friend content

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17/6/2025, 4:33:34 AM | 62 2 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Johnny Yu (@jawkneeyou.bsky.social) reply parent

congrats and good luck maddy! and as always thanks for all of the game codes

13/6/2025, 5:12:10 PM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Johnny Yu (@jawkneeyou.bsky.social)

After having played Mario Kart World all weekend, it might be the most chaotic one yet

10/6/2025, 12:26:47 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Johnny Yu (@jawkneeyou.bsky.social)

If anyone is trying to unlock every outfit in Mario Kart World, check out my post here!

6/6/2025, 9:34:43 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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If you're struggling to learn the new techniques like wall ride and rail ride, check out my guides here!

5/6/2025, 2:38:04 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Pete Volk (@petevolk.bsky.social) reposted reply parent

Today's Polygon Exit Interview is with guides writer extraordinaire @jawkneeyou.bsky.social , who is launching his own guides + reviews site today! pvguide.substack.com/p/polygon-ex...

2/6/2025, 3:16:46 PM | 6 2 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Johnny Yu (@jawkneeyou.bsky.social)

Happy to announce that I created a website of my own — @shouldyouplay.com

2/6/2025, 3:30:05 PM | 4 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Ryan Gilliam (@rygilliam.bsky.social) reposted

This is what I've been working on for the past several weeks! @ripefly.bsky.social and I are doing our own guides thing, supported entirely by readers. By signing up for our Patreon, you can vote to tell us what games to guide next! Tell your friends! patreon.com/bigfriendlyguide

30/5/2025, 5:23:42 PM | 52 14 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Jeffrey Parkin (@ripefly.bsky.social) reposted

@rygilliam.bsky.social and I weren't ready to stop making video game guides to help people enjoy games. So we're doing our own thing now at bigfriendly.guide. If you like what we do, you can join our Patreon help shape our coverage. patreon.com/bigfriendlyguide

30/5/2025, 5:23:04 PM | 17 10 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Ana Diaz (@pokachee.bsky.social) reposted

I finally did the thing and made a website for my work! I needed to make this site because I'm currently looking for work, but making my portfolio also became a nice way to reflect and celebrate my previous work.♥️ www.ana-diaz.com If you like what you see please get in touch!!

14/5/2025, 7:40:22 PM | 282 69 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Nicole Clark (@nicoleclark.bsky.social) reposted

I wanted to share some of the stories I deeply enjoyed editing at Polygon, particularly narrative features and culture crit around games, the internet, power structures, and community; I'm grateful Polygon gave me the space to do it. I loved working with writers so much

9/5/2025, 10:21:53 PM | 156 38 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Pete Volk (@petevolk.bsky.social) reposted

excited to announce the launch of my newsletter, PV Guide! interviews and recommendations of movies, TV, and more that Google, Netflix, or any of the other ever-encroaching algorithms might not push your way ditch the algorithm with me by subscribing to PV Guide pvguide.substack.com/p/welcome-to...

8/5/2025, 9:25:27 PM | 58 34 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Alice Jovanée (@alicejovanee.bsky.social) reposted

I was planning on putting this up when I hit 1000 posts on Polygon, but here's a handful of the 800 or so articles I'm most proud of writing during my time there in no particular order.

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Profile picture Clayton Ashley (@claytonashley.bsky.social) reposted

I am immensely proud of all my work at Polygon, but these are some of my favorites, starting with my video on logistics games and the covid supply chain crisis boy i sure hope that doesn't happen again youtu.be/gXKzO2XZKxQ?...

5/5/2025, 3:24:23 PM | 408 53 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Pete Volk (@petevolk.bsky.social) reposted

I am really proud of the work I did over my 3+ years at Polygon and over a decade at Vox Media, and grateful for the people I got to do it with. I'm going to share some of my very favorites in this thread.

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Profile picture Nicole Carpenter (@nicolecarpenter.bsky.social) reposted

Been looking at and saving the stories I'm most proud of after being laid off, just in case. I'm scared for the future but reminding myself that I did all this work, not Polygon. I hope I can keep doing it. I'd like to share some, starting big: www.polygon.com/23485977/vid...

2/5/2025, 6:23:05 PM | 498 176 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Toussaint Egan (@thesaintoftous.bsky.social) reposted

While saving my work yesterday, I took a lot of joy and pride in revisiting some pieces that I feel stand as testament to how much I grew as an writer and editor over the past 4-plus years. As promised, a🧵 of some of my favorite pieces from my tenure at Polygon (links in alt text) (1/2)

2/5/2025, 2:01:05 PM | 124 33 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture kaylee rowena 🫀🔜 spx!! (@kayleerowena.com) reposted

i wanted to collect links people are posting to good polygon-adjacent sites + ways to follow/support folks who've been laid off from there - almost certainly extremely incomplete but maybe it'll be helpful? haunts.neocities.org/polygon

1/5/2025, 7:50:18 PM | 1541 852 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Matthew Reynolds (@mattreyn.games) reposted

With today’s changes at Polygon, I've made the decision to step away as a deputy editor. It’s been a privilege to work with an incredibly talented and supportive team who I'll really miss, and I’m enormously proud of what we’ve accomplished in our time together.

1/5/2025, 3:48:15 PM | 571 63 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Chelsea Stark (@chelseabot.bsky.social) reposted

I'm still in shock and so so deeply angry about Vox Media's decision to sell Polygon. I am one of the over 20 people laid off today from the best damn website out there. I'm so proud of the place we built, and the workplace I helped shape. I'm sure I'll have more to say soon, but processing it now

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Profile picture Chris Grant (@charstring.com) reposted

the comments on this story are really sweet (ty for the heads up @losowsky.com) www.polygon.com/news/581992/...

1/5/2025, 10:37:29 PM | 38 3 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Chris Grant (@charstring.com) reposted reply parent

Their press release proudly calls Polygon a "premium gaming publication" but Valnet literally refused to meet with me or answer a single question of mine throughout this process. They were wildly incurious about how a gaming publication even becomes "premium."

1/5/2025, 8:45:34 PM | 1030 123 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Johnny Yu (@jawkneeyou.bsky.social) reply parent

Feel free to contact me by email - john.do.yu@gmail.com or DM me on Bluesky with any opportunities!

1/5/2025, 6:05:29 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture brian david gilbert (@briamgilbert.bsky.social) reposted

Julia will never say this so I’ll say it for her: when I worked for Polygon, she was responsible for not just the biggest Polygon article, but the NUMBER 1 MOST CLICKED ARTICLE ON ALL OF VOX MEDIA. She was single-handedly paying all of our salaries. Hire Julia.

1/5/2025, 5:31:52 PM | 2226 408 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Johnny Yu (@jawkneeyou.bsky.social)

Yesterday was my last day for my Polygon guides writing contract - if anyone is looking for help with guides coverage, please contact me!

1/5/2025, 3:22:32 PM | 25 6 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Johnny Yu (@jawkneeyou.bsky.social) reply parent

Thank you Plante!

11/4/2025, 5:45:01 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Johnny Yu (@jawkneeyou.bsky.social)

Loved Blue Prince so much that I wrote a review for fun - medium.com/@jawknee/my-... Everyone go play Blue Prince

10/4/2025, 4:40:29 PM | 8 3 | View on Bluesky | view