I’m a journalist with over 10 years of experience writing, streaming, and making content about video games. As someone who grew up playing video games, I immediately knew I wanted to create a career around them. This led to getting an associate degree in journalism where I ran the college newspaper and simultaneously covered video games. I’ve written a little bit of everything from reviews to features while also making videos and livestreaming too. I always look for a way to cover the industry I love.
One way was creating Slyther Games to produce all sorts of content covering the video game industry. My education and experience writing for websites like IGN, MMORPG.com, IndieGameWeb, and many sites I’ve volunteered for have reinforced my professional background. I’m always willing to try a new game or genre. Even though you’ll often see me playing RPGs, survival games, roguelikes, and more. I own almost 1,000 games on Steam so don’t be surprised if you see me playing a lot of indies. I still remember the days of playing free flash games and trying tons of free to play MMOs that my PC could barely run.
Job Position: Founder
Education: Associate Degree in Journalism at Suffolk County Community College
Contact: jeff(at)slythergames.com
Bluesky/Twitter: @Snakester95.bsky.social/@Snakester95
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffreylerman/
Other Bylines: IGN.com, MMORPG.com, RockPaperShotgun.com, IndieGameWeb.com, GameSpace.com
Jeff’s Latest Articles
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Humankind – How to Embark
Scouting is an extremely important part of Humankind as it is in any strategy game. That includes exploring the ocean so you can find other continents and even islands to…
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What is the Goal of Muck?
Muck is a survival roguelite game where it continues to get more difficult the further you get. As goes with any survival game, you’re often trying to craft stronger tools…
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Humankind – How Does Culture Conversion Work
Culture conversion is a mechanic in Humankind where you can spread enough Influence to bring empires into your Sphere of Influence. This can be a confusing system to understand if…
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Humankind – To Attach an Outpost or Not?
Humankind is a 4X strategy game where knowing whether or not to attach an outpost can be important. This is because attaching an outpost comes with advantages and disadvantages that…
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Humankind – How to Get War Support
Winning a war in Humankind can be a challenge if you don’t completely understand the War Support mechanic. This feature measures how much your empire supports going to war with…
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Humankind – What Are Ruins
While playing Humankind you may have come across a “Clear Ruins” city option without quite knowing what it is. Ruins can appear in your city for a number of reasons…
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Humankind – What is a Coreligionist State
As goes with any 4X strategy game, Humankind has a lot of information that can be confusing. While I’m sure it will become easier to understand over time, one phrase…
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Humankind – How to Destroy a City
War can be a complicated mechanic in Humankind for those that are new to this 4X strategy game. Since a significant part of it revolves around war support to make…
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Humankind – How to Heal Units
Keeping your armies at full health in Humankind is important if you want to stay alive during a war. Plus, you can take advantage of getting stronger units via Veterancy…
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Humankind – How to Split Army
Knowing how to split an army in Humankind is useful in case you want to move units around. Whether you’re transferring a scout out of a group or creating unique…