The new Weekly Grand mode in Trackmania is a cool concept but they really NEED to remove car collision from it, getting sideswiped by an opponent six minutes into a ten minute long race is NOT fun.

Folks over in Blue Gate are having a lovely time. youtube.com/shorts/1uobr...

I post on BlueSky if I'm enjoying a game at the moment, if I *really* like it I'll leave a review on Steam, you can check out my latest written reviews here: steamcommunity.com/id/ThropDead...

Finished Old School Rally after about a dozen hours of gameplay, enjoyed it enough to play a dozen more to get the final few achievements!

This is so exciting! Time to watch the Amnesia Fortnight where this was one of the projects again! 🏺❤️

"Being outside is exhausting... I hate it." Vincent, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth. youtube.com/shorts/4nuje...

It took a while but I finally finished Final Fantasy VII Rebirth. I really enjoyed it a lot and am looking forward to part 3, hope they round out the story in a satisfying way!

It’s time for ThropDead’s Top 10 Favourite Games of 2025: 10. Kaizen: A Factory Story 9. Split Fiction 8. Donkey Kong Bananza 7. Blue Prince 6. PEAK 5. Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 4. BALL x PIT 3. The Séance of Blake Manor 2. ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN 1. ARC Raiders

Played through the Battlefield 6 campaign the other day, Murphy wouldn't stop firing his gun during this mission. Poor Lopez. www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6Ik...

Went to Chester Zoo, saw some snow leopards.

You'd think I'd be getting better at ARC Raiders after nearly 100 hours... www.youtube.com/shorts/CZIfg... 🤦

Most important recap of the year...

I've just finished The Séance of Blake Manor, here's what I thought of it! www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNGC... (Spoiler: It's really good!)

Keeper is an absolutely beautiful game! Probably best it doesn't seem to have a photo mode because I would likely spend hours in it...

It's really ennoys me everyone seems to do year recaps and best of the year things at the start of December - that's a whole 8% of the year you're ignoring!

Fully invested in The Seance of Blake Manor at the moment; it's Return of the Obra Dinn meets The Case of the Golden Idol with a Blue Prince coat of paint. It's *very* good so far - I think I'm around half way through - I hope it ends as strongly as it begins!

Merry FICSMAS to all those who celebrate! #satisfactory www.youtube.com/watch?v=WtAM...

Recently discovered you can hide the UI in ARC Raiders... And so begins a whole new reason for raiding... Photography.

Few weeks ago I made a video about how much I love Godzilla Voxel Wars. It's suddenly gotten a bunch of views over the last 24 hours. Turns out it's one of this week's free games on Epic Game Store. You should go claim it! www.youtube.com/watch?v=VX9m... store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/godz...

Such a good time for going to the cinema at the moment! The Running Man is very, VERY good. And soon we'll be going back to watch Wicked: For Good, Zootropolis 2 and Avatar: Fire and Ash. And I can't express how excited I am to see the film adaption of Project Hail Mary next year!

My favourite part of ARC Raiders is when one aggro player gets shut down and everyone else carries on being friendly... youtube.com/shorts/ykuxB...

Another ARC Raiders clips (because I'm enjoying the game so much!) This time it's how I got the Death From Above achievement - Deal 50 damage to any enemy while atop a rocketeer. youtube.com/shorts/rN6WK...

All I want to play lately is ARC Raiders, let me explain why: www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_Md...

I Finally Got The BEST Achievement in ARC Raiders: youtube.com/shorts/R2PG4...

I've been editing videos for various people for many years now, a couple of months ago I started to put more effort into my own YouTube channel. 8 videos (and many shorts) later it's starting to feel like I'm making something I can be a little bit proud of! www.youtube.com/@ThropDead

My favourite community-run event in Trackmania is called Kacky Reloaded, the sixth edition of this VERY difficult competition has just started, so I've made a video explaining what it is and taking a look at the first few tracks of this one: www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBCm...

I know it’s “PvPvE” but every single person we encountered in ARC Raiders today was friendly and helped or extracted with us. And I know some people really want to do the PvP but I really hope the most common way of playing remains being friendly. REALLY enjoying that about the game at the moment!

Reached 500 concurrent subs for the first time over on TikTok - it's not a platform I personally use much, but I'm glad some of the silly little videos I make have found a bit of an audience over there and I think it's a milestone worth celebrating! 🎉 www.tiktok.com/@thropdead

Guess I won't be playing any of the *SINGLE PLAYER ONLY* Battlefield 6 campaign tonight after all then...

Of course we went back to @mcmcomiccon.bsky.social this October! Here's a short video talking about what we got up to and some of my favourite moments from the weekend! www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUDC... 🥖

Flying helicopters in Battlefield 6 isn't as easy as it looks... www.youtube.com/watch?v=lh0f...

We've added 14k YouTube subs to noclip_2 in the past month, pretty much exclusively covering underground and indie games like this. Please come be part of what we're building over there.

Just discovered that Broken Sword: The Smoking Mirror is getting a Reforged version too! These games were such a big part of my childhood, I can't wait for an excuse to play through this one again... www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRB0...

This video is a perfect example of why I backed noclip_2 on Patreon (and why you should too). Give it a watch. 😺

I've been enjoying Megabonk and not just because of the name. This 3D-Vampire Survivors-like is a lot of fun. www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Cqg...

I made a short video on the latest Vampire Survivors-like, indie mega-hit Megabonk and had it scheduled for next Saturday, but seeing as it's ready now and the game may be about to explode in popularity, I think maybe we release it today instead...? 🤔

I took a shiny new camera to MCM Comic Con in London in May and rather than let the footage go to waste I dropped a short tips video going over some of the things I've learnt having visited the convention many times over that last ten years... www.youtube.com/watch?v=UavC...

Finally gave in and upgraded to Windows 11. Ewww...

I really enjoy tower defence game Thronefall (though I'm stuck on the final level!) In this video I show off one of the earlier levels and talk about why I've had such a great time in this game. www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRc9...

The fact this seems to be one of the quickest ways to get around the city in skate. is really funny to me! youtube.com/shorts/72sVb...

PEAK is obviously an amazing coop game, here’s a video of me explaining why I’ve enjoyed it so much playing single player: youtu.be/mCBdSZxNP1U

So I don’t think this is how you’re supposed to dismount from a grind in skate. How Not To Grind in skate. youtube.com/shorts/ogNmP...

Love the fact skate. is free to play, seems like it could be a lot of fun but there's this weird AI character that I think may be hiding a darker secret... youtube.com/shorts/pWcin...

It feels so good to be posting videos to my own YouTube channel again! I have the tentative plan to post one a week for the rest of this year, so keep an eye out for them every Saturday over on www.youtube.com/@ThropDead

Just beat Kaizen: A Factory Story so to celebrate here’s a short video of me talking about how good of an automation/puzzle game it is! youtu.be/LN2sefwZJiA

IT'S OUR NINTH BIRTHDAY 🎉 So we're launching a brand new channel - dedicated to discovering new games that push our industry forward, previews of exciting new titles and reporting on the issues that face gaming today. welcome to noclip_2 TRAILER: www.youtube.com/watch?v=K7lf...

HADES II v1.0 is coming September 25!🌒 Battle beyond the Underworld in our launch trailer.🏔️ Play in blazing-fast 120fps in TV Mode on Nintendo Switch 2, or 60fps on Nintendo Switch (w/ free upgrade to Switch 2). Transfer PC progress from Steam/Epic w/ Cross Saves. www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8lJ...

Gaming related reading shelf is getting full now with the addition of Lock-On from @lostincult.co.uk I can see why 006 took so long to arrive! Also featuring @apwot.bsky.social 1-4 and a few @bitmapbooks.com (50 Indie Games That Changed The World is such a great book!).

It's crazy how difficult I'm finding editing video in Final Cut Pro after five years of using Premiere. It's surprising how two programs that essentially do the same thing seem so very different.