ai food in these posters always looks like nightmare sequences in shows where someone will be eating what they think is delicious food but then they look down and turns out its maggots and other bugs

For every crap EU Power Metal band that somehow sells out a stadium playing dross, there are heaps of compelling smaller bands. One I am listening to today is the mighty Polish outfit TORPOR, delivering a superb blend of blackened heavy metal. dyingvictimsproductions.bandcamp.com/album/ungeon....

International sanctions mean China and Russia are cosying up to one another - which has its own impacts on the AI sector thanks to chip supply chains. My latest for @tomshardware.com www.tomshardware.com/tech-industr...

Watching Sharpe. Sharpe is sick

BIG. Proper. Real. Crunchy.

Big news! @apzonerunner.com and I have launched a new video games website. @respec.net is our attempt to create a highly curated multi-format site that has that club feel you used to get from the best magazines (and frankly, my beloved VideoGamer back in the day) www.respec.net/feature/87-w...

@ryanmarino.bsky.social Hi Ryan, I have just messaged you via DM regarding a media enquiry. Thanks in advance!

Even now there's misinformation floating around, so let me make this clear: Xbox is cutting 3,200 jobs, or 20% of the organization. 1,600 jobs will be eliminated today, and then another 1,600 (including the studio divestments) in the next 12 months. Full story: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Popped to the local retro shop while on my lunch break today.

Discovery of the day: a Melodic Black Metal band from Finland, chronicling the life and times of one Vlad Tepes III. There's a moment about two minutes into this track that whips. The swing of the blade into a loud, guttural scream. Absolutely class. daysovyore.bandcamp.com/track/transy...

it’s always a good time to get hold of any semi-capable PC from the past decade and download a bunch of emulators and go wild exploring more incredible games than you could play in a lifetime

I personally wouldn't announce killing off physical media in the same week that digital purchases have been delisted from accounts without refund but

URISH’S BANE (1976) Acrylic on Masonite - 24” x 18” A fascinating book that provided a delightful opportunity to paint a "no-holds-barred" demon. 1/3 #art #booksky

Here are my Hellfest rankings: Didn't forsee Carcass being the tightest show of the weekend, but seeing Heartwork live was something else, man. 1. Carcass 2. Deep Purple 3. Pennywise 4. Gatecreeper 5. Non Est Deus 6. Sortilege 7. Trash Talk 8. Elder 9. Kublai Khan TX 10. Gridiron

My most anticipated record of the year is a concept album about deceased NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt Sr racing out of hell alongside his newfound buds, the philosopher Virgil and Dante Alighieri.

Sortilege are brilliant.

This is the worst. My heart goes out to all of the good, hardworking staff whose livelihoods are caught up in all of this. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Weather at Hellfest is looking to be a minimum of 28 degrees, up to 34. I'll be fine. It'll be fine. I've bought a hat and everything.

Stormkeep has been on my radar for some years, and their new album is out today. Sadly, not super, duper into it compared to the band's previous LP after one go around. The first track is by far and away the most interesting. www.youtube.com/watch?v=MF6z...

Reading the DD2 patch notes, they are really declawing some parts of that game's overall design. The same happened with the original DD to DDDA, but it stings. So much of the fun in DD2 was from those moments where you found yourself truly, utterly screwed and finding creative ways out of it.

Dragon's Dogma 2 is the most systemically forward-thinking and exciting AAA action RPG there is. The idea that an expansion can warrant a reappraisal of what, fundamentally, is something uniquely different in a sea of crap soulslikes and floaty counter-based combat systems is fantastic news.

The Last Real Game returns

Gackt is a real vampire

Yeah, yeah alright, fine.

:)))))))))

RIP Marjane Satrapi. Persepolis was a real boundary-breaking work.

The boys have been unpacked.

Hello! This feels very weird to post but I'm doing it and not letting myself get away with not posting it. I'm looking for Voiceover work! From Character stuff, Audiobook reading, informational, anything that needs a voice! Here's a reel with some examples of work I've done. Please, get in touch!

I enjoy that a the Fantasy / Mecha mashup quote from an interview sorry I did with Hidetaka Miyazaki from literally a decade ago is still getting circulated around the internet on Reddit rumour threads, lmao. The man knows ball! I wanted to ask him more on the subject, but alas. Time.

The opening is better than the actual show lol. I love Lodoss but Chronicles of the Heroic Knight isn't good.

Tomino is a brain-genius; no ordinary person could come up with character names like Rag Uranium, Fatman Big, and Shot Weapon.

"let people enjoy things" is over. we must want things to be good

Went outside for 0.05 seconds. Big mistake. Never again.

Bank Holiday guy

That’s a bit forward

terrible. 20 years ago, the internet was full of hobbyist blogs and forums. over time, these have been replaced by paywalled substacks and private discord channels, each a walled garden. google's decision to prioritize AI just makes it less likely people will create free, public info

The best part of seeing Starmer squeal as he is poked apart in public is that he is giving more speeches. There's always been a sly hint of my man Brian Badonde in his voice, and it creases me up.

The wild thing about those South Asian Reform and Tory candidates is that they stand without realizing that the majority of their electorate won't see past the color of their skin. So desperate to appease that they lose themselves in the throes of being 'accepted' in majority white areas/spaces.

Alright, the shirts are almost all universally terrible, but I DID splash for an NJPW tracksuit, and it rules.

Seeing this lot tomorrow. Dropping album 2 right before going on tour is BOLD. cryptofthewizard.bandcamp.com/track/magnet...

Went to put the bin out but there was a wee hedgehog in the path. Called Freya down to look at the guy and it vanished. The rumours were true. They are fast.

Valve's Steam Controller seems neat for $99. The dependence on being usable only in Steam titles may cause some frustration in some use cases (Linux notwithstanding). Andrew's review is brilliantly detailed, so give it a read. www.tomshardware.com/peripherals/...

WHITE WOLF (1977) Oil and Acrylic on Illustration Board - 26” x 17” Elric derives his strength and magical powers from his sword Stormbringer, which feeds on the souls of those it kills. 1/4 #art #booksky 🪐📚

I am on like, my fifth listen of this Poison Ruin record. It's fantastic. I don't quite have the words for it. Super unique punk blend, a healthy dose of dungeon synth. All killer, super, super fun. www.youtube.com/watch?v=omH_...

RIP BO. This has been on my Gym playlist for the past year. 10 extra push ups for him. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lpj5...

Sheffield's non-profit DIY Venue, The Lughole, needs help. I'd be very sad to see this amazing venue close. It's home to all manner of gigs and shows from Hardcore, to Drag and Dungeon Synth. Please chip in if you can. www.gofundme.com/f/the-lughol...

RIP Ross the Boss. Wounder.

Honestly the further out we get from launch, the more I think the Steam Deck is a genuine miracle device. Lovely little thing.

Good news everyone, I have put my PS5 up for sale. It can be yours for seven thousand pounds.

Yasssssss they're touring the UK