For anyone who might know better: any reason not to toss these B&H catalogs (?) out? They’re pretty hefty, and not sure if there’s anything about them that would be of value for someone. (If so, happy to ship out for free if you pay for postage.)

A Steam code for the Peppa Pig game that may or may not still work? Someone can try it!

18 followers away from 3K! For a “dead” service Bluesky has allowed me to spread my nonsense to way more people than Twitter ever did. 💁🏻‍♀️

Daughter took my printer proof copy of the book to school today as her show & tell item. That's how far I've now fallen in life: I've become a person who desperately seeks validation from a bunch of 2nd graders.

With our book fully funded, it's time to get to work. I'm currently on the hunt for the best and most iconic cheat codes of all time. What are your favorites? www.youtube.com/watch?v=_r8j...

Do you know someone who does photography in NYC who is in need of work? Might have an opportunity coming up very soon, so have them DM me!

I’d totally missed this until someone messaged me about it, but NCS Corp’s Mega Drive strategy game Vixen 357 is getting an English-language Western release! A lot of the late localizations we’ve been getting recently have been shooters, so this is a nice surprise! #SegaGenesis #MegaDrive

The final boss of mall kiosks dedicated to 2025 fads: Dubai chocolate, Labubus, and Starbucks bear cups.

Just when you think Goodwill can’t suck any more, they’re now sticking this nonsense onto everything.

We have one non-Apple smart speaker that recently got “upgraded” to Gemini. As you can see (hear?), things are going great!

My new kink: reading the reports of how bad South Korean court is going for Johnny Somali over and over.

Saw a Reddit thread about "A single line of dialogue has horrifying implications, but its never followed up on." One that's always stuck with me is the "left behind" line from Life is Strange, which makes the repercussions of Max's powers even more horrific.

I (incorrectly) thought that Netflix was going to work with Sony to get a home release of KPDH out in time to be the hot Christmas gift last year. Never expected it to go to Criterion, but glad that it now won’t remain stuck in streaming hell (and that we’ll for sure get a proper 4K UHD).

Hey @p1podcast.com, if you're looking for a selection of guests hosts until you get in a new more permanent third member...

Nintendo executives reaffirmed that the upcoming controller will be awesome for about the same length as a few TikToks. paletteswap.site/dif...

Anime DVD nostalgia - part 1

Anime DVD nostalgia - part 1

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I don't want first-person Resident Evil, and I sure as hell don't want first-person Silent Hill.

We received printer proof copies of The EGM Compendium. Still feels crazy to hold an actual copy of the book. Working for magazines, you get used to seeing the results of your efforts soon afterward. This has been a long time coming. 4.5 pounds of EGM + gaming history overload!

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Still doing everything I can to push our Cheat Code Compendium pre-order campaign. Been on a bunch of podcasts promoting the book, but still have days open to do more. If you have a podcast & want answers about the book, hit me up. I'll do your show. www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3oh...

Now this is a blast from the past. If it wasn’t $50, I might consider it.

After seeing what they're now going for, thinking I might sell my Retro USB AVS. It's a neat little system, but if I'm honest, I could probably count on one hand the number of times I've busted it out to play NES carts. Maybe the ability to do so is just something I no longer need in my life.

I don't really care about the game anymore, but HOLY SHIT, Overwatch is adding Jetpack Cat. For us Overwatch Olds, that's kinda crazy to see.

Kat tilts gravity, laughing as her shop teeters. 2B adjusts calmly, a rare smile flickering. “Efficient placement,” 2B says. “Stylish chaos,” Kat replies—both blushing, trading glances as the store (and sparks) fly 💫🖤 Neither notices who wins; they’re too busy orbiting each other.

This is dumb. Who would want this? And especially who'd want a personalized podcast featuring Gravity Rush's Kat and Nier's 2B sitting around for two hours flirting with each other while you can hear they're playing Top Shop via PS1 emulation on PS5 (as part of PS+)? NOT ME, that's who. Not me...

Welp. Guilty plea, and a breakdown of the potential consequences. (The low number of years on counts 1, 2, and 4 are minimums.)

Whomever's been in charge of who lives and who dies lately needs to get their fucking priorities in order.

If you do not already have one, open a retirement investment account. Seriously. Don’t deprive yourself, but DO find those moment when you really don’t need yet another new game or toy or meal out or whatever, and put that money into the account. Keep doing that. It comes sooner than you think.

@superpac.bsky.social Was just listening to the bonus episode, and found it funny because I also temporarily worked for a law office between working in games media.

Five concerts you’ve seen with women lead singers: Tori Amos Morning Musume Babymetal Perfume Hamasaki Ayumi

This story smells like BS to me. BUT—while Dave has certainly said some crazy stuff over the years, if he did indeed say his part of what's being recounted, I don't know that it was a lie. To provide a bit of context, I'll tell a story I'm not sure I've told before, and then give a few thoughts.

It's time for Mollie's yearly #Sega shelf update! Here's my current Genesis/MD collection going into 2026, versus at the start of 2024 and 2022. Didn't grow a crazy amount over 2025, but last year WAS a great year for new releases, adding 6 new games to my shelf through those alone.

🎶BATTLE BEASTS🎶 🎶 Collect every one of these incredible creatures that battle for fun!🎶

Nintendo, Sony, and Microsoft announced a joint effort to "improve player safety" on their platforms. Here's how the three companies started their version of the statement: Nintendo: "Nintendo, Sony, Microsoft..." Sony: "Sony, Nintendo, Microsoft..." Microsoft: "Nintendo, Sony, Microsoft..."

Making an indie game? Want people to read about it in the upcoming new issue of EGM? As in, in an actual paper magazine? Pitch us at [email protected] and include "Under the Radar" in the subject line. Three main criteria to keep in mind:

By saying that it’s probably been decades since I’ve bought from them, I’m definitely part of the problem—but it’d still be very sad to lose NCSX. In the early days of importing, they were such an important resource. And when I had the occasional problem, their support was great.

This sucks, including for anyone who never ordered a replacement cart reader board for their AVS. Great little system, especially the ability to doubt the amount of sprites onscreen to reduce flicker.

We’re at the playground after school and it’s interesting to see just how big the Lababy thing is. Always fascinating when an off-brand cheaper option to a popular (but expensive) trend goes on to become its own trend.

I am finding that, after being a part of the design work for a 365-page book, switching gears to try to design another project with a very different visual style is VERY difficult. It’s almost as if trying to expel creativity in that large of an amount without break is not easy or something.

When the NERV app sends a sudden notification and you have to put aside the anime part of your brain and remember what it actually tracks. 😅

Random Facebook find from today: Eight NDS games, a random stylus, a DS carry case that looks like some animal chewed on it a bit that will definitely be thrown away, and one USPS Forever stamp for $10.

I found an in-box Genesis game at a thrift store for $3 in the year of our lord 2025. Is it an amazing game? Nah. Did I buy it? Hell yes. (Also a neat Top Gun Thrustmaster that I did not buy.)

Damn, just saw the news about Vince Zampella. Never really cared much about COD during his time working on the series, but had the chance to meet him when he was stuck in a small closet in EA's E3 booth showing off this new game Titanfall, and he helped make Respawn into a dev I always cared about.

Happy anniversary to the Phantasy Star series! ⭐ I just wanted to redraw that title screen.

The new stand-alone Toys R Us is now open here. I had heard not to expect too much, and it’s definitely not old-school TRU, but you know, it’s better than I was expecting.

A good day is going to the mailbox and finding a new Genesis / Mega Drive game waiting for you. A great day is going to the mailbox and finding TWO new Genesis / Mega Drive games waiting for you! Can’t wait for whatever @retrobitgaming.bsky.social has next.