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Hey, I’m Joe!

I’ve been playing games for as long as I can remember. Not just as a hobby, but to purposefully get lost. To explore new worlds. To build new things. To feel like I had somewhere to go when everything else in the real world felt stuck.

The Saved Game is a free weekly newsletter where I return to those moments! From the old memories of building theme parks in RollerCoaster Tycoon, to discovering Fallout: New Vegas for the first time, to the stories I’m still finding or finally revisiting.

I write about the games that shaped me, the ones I never got around to, the ones I put down, and the ones that still catch me off guard with their beauty, weirdness, and heart!

What Will You See Here?

The focus of The Saved Game is on video game nostalgia, thoughtful reviews of games old and new, and encouraging you to find ways to help you rekindle your love for why you played games in the first place!

This isn’t a space for random hot takes or rapid-fire updates. It’s going to be a bit quieter here, and more personal. A chilled out place where memory and gaming meet. For patient players, nostalgia chasers, and anyone craving a new (or old) game to get lost in!

Whether I’m revisiting Mass Effect, finally diving into Red Dead Redemption 2, or thinking about what No Man’s Sky meant to me during quarantine, my goal will be super simple: to write honestly, to reflect deeply, and to remind you how games shape who we are and their impact on how we move through this world!

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Schedule

My current schedule to release a newsletter:

📅 I’ll be sending out a newsletter every Saturday morning at 8am (central time)!

Life happens, of course, so there might be an occasional delay, but I'll always do my best to keep you in the loop if there are any schedule changes — your weekend’s newsletter is important to me!

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Thank you for reading, and I hope that you will enjoy what I have to share!

As a bit of background for myself: I am a creative, avid photographer, fascinated techie, lifelong gamer, eager writer, nostalgia enthusiast, coffee lover, and taco fanatic 🌮

My Other Publication

For articles and essays that are more open to all of my interests, especially technology, general writing, creative work, and my overall thoughts, then please subscribe for free or follow my other publication called Hey, I’m Joe! It’s a chilled-out space, and I hope to share some useful content from my experience!

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