DRAGON BALL XENOVERSE 3, the latest video game adaptation of the famous anime and manga, looks great! the combat seems tried and true, but the story, set in Age 1000, the furthest point in the timeline, is poised to break new ground for the series my hands-off preview for @cgmagazine.bsky.social:

thrilled to once again be attending #gamescom on behalf of @cgmagazine.bsky.social! if you're showing your game(s) off over there, feel free to get in touch!

still a while until release, but I'm just about ready for @marveltokon.bsky.social

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if you're wondering how Europa Universalis V is shaping up, i'm happy to report that the new big DLC, Fate of the Phoenix, centered around the Byzantine Empire, brings welcome, if certainly not essential, additions to the game my review for @cgmagazine.bsky.social:

so far, i've been the one doing the interviewing, but the wonderful people at @uoe-llc.bsky.social from my alma mater @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social wrote up a lovely profile about me and what i've been up to since graduating with a master's in comparative literature in 2021 📰 read it below:

my favourite games from 2025: 1. Hades II 2. Silksong 3. Citizen Sleeper 2 4. Expedition 33 5. Despelote 6. Rematch 7. MK World 8. MLB The Show 25 9. Europa Universalis V 10. Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds (games still trying to get to: Blue Prince, Bananza, DS2, Dispatch, KC2 and more) bring on 2026!

europa universalis V is not the greatest entry in this grand strategy franchise yet, but, given some more content and fine-tuning, it might just achieve that status one day my review for @cgmagazine.bsky.social:

LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight was one of my highlights of #gamescom2025 and I'm even more excited for release after speaking with TTGames assistant design director Jimmy Sedota about returning to the franchise about 8 years, the touchpoints behind the story and more:

more from #gamescom - it was a joy speaking, for @cgmagazine.bsky.social, about all things Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines II with narrative director Ian Thomas and legendary White Wolf brand marketing manager Jason Carl:

if you liked what you saw of 007:First Light during the State of Play yesterday and are itching for more details, you may be interested in my brief impressions and a short interview i conducted with IO Interactive franchise art director Rasmus Poulsen: www.cgmagonline.com/interviews/0...

thanks to #HONOR for having me over for their Magic V5 release event!

got the chance, at gamescom 2025, to ask #TheOuterWorlds2 's director, Brandon Adler, and creative director, Leonard Boyarsky, about the lessons learned from the original title, how they fine-tuned the writing, the builds that they like to play and more. full interview on @cgmagazine.bsky.social:

As expected, the #bestofgamescom2025 featured a wave of exciting reveals and the opportunity to go hands-on with some highly anticipated titles. https://www.cgmagonline.com/articles/features/the-best-of-gamescom-2025/#bestofgamescom2025 #gamescom #Gamescom2025

If trains are the greener option, why are we basically being punished for choosing them? The difference in trains vs planes ticket prices isn’t a coincidence, it’s the result of a transport system that rewards pollution. www.greenpeace.org/internationa...

my fourth #gamescom in a row was one for the books - my thanks to everyone who took the time to have a chat about / show me the game they're making impressions on #Silksong, LEGO Batman, #Keeper, and more, including some [EMBARGO] stuff, to follow soon on @cgmagazine.bsky.social danke schön 🇩🇪!

opening your new game announcement with this is so fucking funny and real

Indie Arena is what Gamescom is all about

name your Game Of The Year ⭐ for the last 5 years: 2020: Microsoft Flight Simulator 2021: FF XIV: Endwalker 2022: Elden Ring 2023: The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom 2024: Metaphor ReFantazio so far, for 2025, my front-runner is Citizen Sleeper 2 but I'm yet to play DS2 and CO:E33 👀

really happy with how this interview turned out! my thanks to @ludvigforssell.bsky.social for talking Metal Gear, P.T and, of course, #DeathStranding with me:

i love playing on the new GameCube controller - but it really is a missed opportunity that, at least for now, it only seems to work with the Switch 2 my full review for CGMagazine here:

Mario Kart World is not the best game in the series, but it does align the franchise in the best possible direction: forward. my 8.5 review for CGMagazine:

thanks for the love mario kart world

persona 4 (golden or otherwise) is my favourite game of all time - i'm so ready for this!

finally here #switch2

as someone who's played a lot of matches as both Zenyatta (Overwatch) and Lee Sin (League of Legends), it was surreal getting to speak with their voice actor - the wonderful @feochin.bsky.social ⭐ read more about his thoughts on a career spanning 24 years and running in the interview below:

i'll be covering #gamescom for @cgmagazine.bsky.social again this year, so feel free to reach out with any opportunities - see you in Köln!

loved what I've played of @playrematch.com - the goal is open for Sloclap to score big come release in June ⚽ full preview here:

This is where your Harry Potter money goes

well, that's my switch 2 pre-order secured 🔐

very happy with how @studiotolima.bsky.social's #Koira turned out! it's a short title with a lot of heart put into it - well worth picking up for anyone who wants to be invested in a touching story ⭐️ full review:

a pleasure interviewing the folks over at @studiotolima.bsky.social about their upcoming debut title: #Koira! not by chance, i'm also playing the game for review - stay tuned! ⭐

had a good time reviewing #Wanderstop! 🍵 whereas not quite up to par with what we've seen before from Karla Zimonja (Gone Home) and Davey Wreden (Stanley Parable), Wanderstop is still a title worth recommending to anyone interested in cosy games and/or storytelling in games tinyurl.com/wanderstop

spoke with some of the key @dontnod.bsky.social people about the upcoming #LostRecords and how much it means for them to own their own IP, going back to the 80s and more - full interview below: www.cgmagonline.com/interviews/l...

as teased before, i paid a visit to ZeniMax earlier in November for an early look at #Fallout76's Playable Ghoul update! ☢️ full impressions below, including some choice quotes from creative director Jon Rush: www.cgmagonline.com/articles/pre...

i got to check out what's new and upcoming for #Fallout76 👀 thank you Bethesda_UK for the invite! coverage to come on @cgmagazine.bsky.social sometime soon!

my interview from MCM Comic Con London x EGX with the #Uncharted cast is now live! as someone who's loved the games for so long, this has been such a privilege! read below:

i'll be at #MCMComicCon London x #EGX (at least) tomorrow - happy to book some time to check some new games and more!

had a great time interviewing Ian Proulx, CEO and co-founder at 1047 Games, makers of the upcoming Splitgate 2 - a frenetic shooter being built on community input. full interview here:

what a privilege it's been to interview Ed Beach, the creative director of Civilization VII - the latest title in one of my favourite game series ever. i asked him about the ground-breaking changes coming to Civ, including the ability to mix and match civilizations and leaders, commanders and more:

related to the #LittleNightmares3 preview from yesterday, my interview with the game's producer, Coralie Feniello, is also live on CGMagazine now. we speak about the story the team at Supermassive Games is trying to tell, what it meant to add co-op and more:

I'm not on board with #LittleNightmares3 just yet. Having played through a stage at #gamescom2024, I think that that the co-op detracts and distracts from the trademark unsettling atmosphere that the game otherwise successfully re-establishes. Read my full thoughts here 👇

last week, I spoke to Takaya Imamura (Graphic Designer on F-Zero and Star Fox and Art Director on Majora's Mask) about his days working at Nintendo and the projects he's worked on since: the sci-fi manga OMEGA 6 and its video game adaptation OMEGA 6 The Triangle Stars ⭐ Read the interview here 👇

my first interview from this year's #gamescom went live earlier today - it was a pleasure speaking about DRAGON BALL Sparking! ZERO with producer Jun Furutani! 🐉 read below to find what he had to say about reviving the Budokai Tenkaichi franchise after so long, Chi-Chi's commentary and more:

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