We are saddened to hear that Tomonobu Itagaki, creator of Ninja Gaiden 2004 and former Team NINJA director, has passed away. We extend our condolences to his loved ones. His legacy will forever live in the hearts of both players and developers.

Did an edit at the end of this reaction video because… well… I’m having fun with Easter Eggs on the channel. I think you would enjoy it too. Check out the new “reaction” to Teemo in 2XKO- youtu.be/xpw0QZwStoQ?...

What do you mean, it’s been TWO WEEKS since my last post here? 🫠 Life moves so fast, man.

Reinstalled Hades to finish up some stuff before jumping to the second one, but I could never recall why I stopped in the first place. Well… I said that to say I figured out why I stopped playing. TLDR: I am a child. lol.

Back to the YouTube focus for a bit. Genuinely want to hit 1k subscribers be the end of October, so we’re locking back in. Life kind of got in the way for a bit. And I miss talking about games with y’all.

No way Wolverine is an open-world game, right? The gameplay seems pretty focused / linear, kind of like how Uncharted is to a degree. It would be amazing if Insomniac made it open-world, but I completely get it if they decide to go a different way to avoid the Spider-Man comparisons.

Mannnnn. Looks great.

A year away? Wolverine drops in Fall of 2026? And it’s M-rated as all the hell. This looks amazing, but man, that’s a whole year away 😩

Wolverine! Ayooooo. Finally!

Oooooh okay, so see, Chronoscript looks dope to me. That’s a creative concept. And that art style is different. Like he’s lost in his own books? I’m in. *added to list*

I have extraction shooter fatigue, man. I don’t know if I can do another one besides ARC Raiders.

Dynasty Warriors 3 got a remaster? And the sick part is I’m probably gonna get it. That’s my childhood right there lol

I love how Nioh 3 was basically like “Let’s take a souls action game and give it a tag mode.” That character swap is so interesting to me.

No this is actually insane 👀

MEGAMAN IN SONIC RACING? Noooooo that’s actually SICK.

I’ve been meaning to try The Last Epoch. Let me add that to a list for something. I love ARPGs like that.

Battlefield 6. October 10th. Right around the corner 😭

So, is Saros a Returnal sequel? Because it seems like it. Not sure if that was their intention initially, but yeah.

Microsoft Flight Simulator. Now on PS5. Odd to see that lol

2XKO is so fun. Debating what’s the next game to write about. And I’m working on a space for JUST the writings. All processing.

For real, feedback is appreciated.

Hey. Feedback appreciated.

Nutsssss. Joining them shortly 😂

Silly me, thinking I was an hour or so away from finishing the new Shinobo game. 3 hours later, it’s done. That game is one of my favorites of the year, and is a strong 9.75 out of 10. And the complains I have are minor. Gameplay-wise, combat-wise, boss and stage creativity? It’s perfect.

Okay guys. Hear me out. It’s time to put this in the air. A Sonic the Hedgehog metroidvania with multiple playable characters (really just Tails and Knuckles, maybe Shadow). Styled in this type of artwork. youtu.be/0-O5y3JyUkY?... Who says no?

Sidenote: I played Street Fighter 1 for the first time the other day. It hurt. A lot. youtu.be/p8E_VNuXECQ?...

Deadzone Rogue is actually coming to consoles this week. I’ve put a lot of hours into that game on Steam recently… No regrets. Might buy it on Xbox too. It’s a VERY fun game.

The controller tops this off crazy 😂

Did uh… did @zarnyx.bsky.social see this? 👀😅

A new video's appeared on the channel. :) youtu.be/EU395N1EW7k As a heads up, two things I'm actively working on is a better camera and a better recording setup, but we power through it regardless. Enjoy the commentary, and the jokes in this ELJAY/ESSAY-style video.

Always cool to see devs find the YouTube channel for game reviews. Progress. 😁

I was about to post about how grief never goes away, but I genuinely feel like I’m fighting that alone, so…. Never mind. Anyway. Crimson Viper looked GREAT, man. Excited about these SF6 DLC characters rolling out.

YESSSSSSSSSSSS

Shinobi demo? Godbreakers demo? Let me set both of these to download lol

I’ll believe it when I see- Actually no, I don’t want a demo lol. I want the full game at this point 😅

😂😂😂

Just watched Batman Ninja for the first time. I have a lot of conflicting thoughts about it, but the one thing I can say with absolute certainty? The final fight scene is one of the most delightful back and forths I’ve seen between Batman and ____ (no spoilers) in a long time. Fiiiiire.

You ever walked outside as the neighbor turns around in your culdesac? And the neighbor’s tire hit a pebble? And the pebble busts your passenger side window? …just me? Bet 😂😂😂

Way too many good games out right now. I keep trying to finish Elden Ring and get distracted. I’m 50 hours in and stalling out 🥲

I will say this though. This Dunkin Doughnuts next to my job is getting so much money from me. These refreshers they started selling? Little pricey but I haven’t been disappointed YET 😂

Working in a business field that isn’t your passion is painful. I’ve been at work watching Wuchang: Fallen Feathers videos all morning. 🙃 Let me get this YouTube content rolling man. Give me a couple months lol

Heads up, another gaming video’s live on the channel. Unrated, mind you, but lock in anyway 😂 youtu.be/VMCr0uVmFJ8?...

This is actually incredible. Yikes.

The price of the brick is gonna stay up, guys 😅

Ahh man. Here we go.

Ah. A new Hellraiser game. “Things You Can’t Pay Me To Play” for 200, Alex.

I wish Ubisoft would actually make some new Rayman games. Some of my favorite games were in this series. (Raving Rabbids don’t count, no)

I did download Soulframe, though. Someone came by the stream and reminded me TennoCon was happening and they made it free for everyone for the weekend. I am… very excited about that.

The onboarding process for Warframe is SO much better than Destiny 2 right now. Decided to play it from the beginning with my steam account and I already feel like I’m about to lose a lot of time to it