Patrick T Johnson 🔜 COREBLAZER/ChinaJoy
@patricktjohnson
Head of Discovery @ Playstack // he/him // Creator of // Ambassador @SafeInOurWorld 24 // Opinions are my own // Currently based in Tokyo 🇯🇵
New pinned post. I'm Patrick, Head of Discovery @playstack.com , based in Tokyo 🎌 It has been my great privilege to sign and work on games such as Balatro, Abiotic Factor, Unbeatable, RACCOIN, Locator, About Fishing, and several unannounced projects! Please talk to me about JRPGS 🥲
Inspired to create my own Eventide Island Discs chart after listening to the great @backpagepod.bsky.social XL episode! Five video game tracks and five non-video game tracks 🙏
Remembering the Moe Szyslak rope pants I once saw in Zara
First Develop Brighton I've missed in five years 🥲 Makes me nostalgic for the pre-Playstack freelance days when I looked like this and all I cared about was writing about Monkey Island.
Retro Rewind is absolutely my surprise hit of the year. Can't wait to dig back in when the video game update drops 👀
Sun's out so time to represent the best album of all time
So grateful for the positive feedback regarding the GDC panel (even if most of it is just saying how handsome Ben is) 💕
Another round of discourse has hit the group chat
Somehow @rinoaskyes.bsky.social got my all time hero to sing happy birthday to me (video not included because you've never seen a man turn so red).
If Raccoin and Mortal Shell II weren't crazy enough this week, now The Weeknd is posting About Fishing on Instagram???
Two people who definitely went to Tokyo Indie Games Summit and didn't forget to take a single picture inside (ft. @rinoaskyes.bsky.social)
Feel like I missed the majority of the merch, but still managed to get my hands on some Leon memorabilia 😍
Thank you to everyone who popped along to the GDC panel yesterday! Deeply appreciative of the devs who stuck around afterwards to ask questions/chat. Apologies for any strange asides I may have uttered in my coffee induced mania.
Tried to cover a selection of #my9games that meant a lot to me at different points in my life - also a stark reminder then my top 50 list needs updating stat
I will be returning for my fourth GDC this year, and my first as a speaker! If you have the time, please pop along to our panel (details in reply). I'm delighted to be joining Harvey Elliott, Joe Clark, and Ben Starr for a transparent look at the publisher-developer relationship. #GDC2026
Stupidly edgy little earring acquired
Great stuff from Suda as always! Will almost certainly be a personal top five for me this year 😍
Myself and @rinoaskyes.bsky.social have started a particularly unhinged video game centric zine! You can find the online version linked below, but we'll also have a few physical versions at GDC (if, for some reason, anybody wants one). rinoaskyes.itch.io/ldou-rabbids
Happy Romeo is a Dead Man day to all those who celebrate