Latonya "Penn" Pennington

Latonya "Penn" Pennington is a prolific pop culture freelance writer & poet whose bylines include Pop Heist, The Nerdist, and Into More, to name a few. Their video game poetry can be found on Videodame. Follow them on Bluesky at @wordsfromapenn.

2 articles

A match-three game with colorfully dressed witches on either side of the board

Review

Spirit Swap makes queer softness magical

Soft Not Weak's match-3 game has a simple premise and hidden depths

Latonya "Penn" Pennington Aug 5, 2026

The author's Mii in Tomodachi Life faces the viewer and says, "Do you ever feel like you don't belong? I hope not. You always belong."

Personal Essay

Tomodachi Life is helping me check in on myself

Caring for my Mii self encouraged me to care for my real-life self as well

Latonya "Penn" Pennington Jun 16, 2026

We need to think about locally made video games

Why Outerloop Studios founder Chandana Ekanayake still has hope for the games industry

Lucia from Grand Theft Auto 6 is not going to steal your boyfriend

Latonya "Penn" Pennington

Spirit Swap makes queer softness magical

Tomodachi Life is helping me check in on myself