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Not too surprising Sony is reverting back to full exclusivity for its games given the general state of things in the industry (some of which is on Sony). Gotta have actual reasons to justify buying likely very expensive future consoles.

There's a stretch of Resi Reqiuem that tonally feels like MGS4. I think this is a good thing?

The secretive company filling video game sites with gambling and AI aftermath.site/gameshub-click...

This week, @notfunnyj.bsky.social is joined by @baronaim.bsky.social to chat about Mewgenics, Romeo is a Dead Man, Anatomy, and more! 🍎: apple.co/4ujrqn0 🟢: bit.ly/4cVYuuS @bloody-disgusting.com @bloodyfm.bsky.social @tylerglaiel.com

Got 9 hours into Resident Evil Requiem. Now I have to wait until Monday night to return to it.

My new short atmospheric horror game ON THY KNEES is available on @itchio now for Free. 6 possible endings. Salvation requires sacrifice. toothandclaw.itch.io/on-thy-knees #horrorgames #gamedev

This week, @neilbolt.bsky.social & @notfunnyj.bsky.social unpack the gothic horrors of REANIMAL! 🍎: apple.co/4kWcrv2 🟢: bit.ly/4csW1In @bloody-disgusting.com @bloodyfm.bsky.social @tarsierstudios.bsky.social @thqnordic.com

It's #LetterboxdFriday again and so I must submit a #LastFourWatched. A cultural rollercoaster this week. #moviesky

I'm delighted to present the new cover art for my cosmic horror point-&-click game The Tragic Loss of M. Slazak by the incredibly talented @encomplotgames.bsky.social! Wishlist here: store.steampowered.com/app/2798050/...

Metacritic has sent a reminder email to all games site editors/publishers which is pretty strong, and great:

The Milla Jovovich DLC pack for Hitman was worth it for this alone.

Horror fans, ghouls, gamers - it's time to rise from your grave... SHUTTER STORY NEEDS YOUR SUPPORT! The Kickstarter is now live for this slow-burn horror game in which you search family photos for signs of the paranormal. Shares appreciated, campaign link below! www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kg-X...

Only now seeing the silly drama about a critique of Resident Evil Requiem and it is forever exhausting that people don't go beyond 'Pop! Bang! Whizz!' assessments of games. Or any media really. Just that gaming has a larger problem with its supposed fanbase being unable to see it as art.

Dreading the inevitable Resident Evil Requiem spoilers I'm gonna be accidentally fed while I'm away from it this weekend.

The original book is an excellent companion piece to Alien Isolation. So glad to see it get another, expanded, run after publisher shenanigans last time around.

This week, @neilbolt.bsky.social & @notfunnyj.bsky.social unpack the fairytale esque body horrors of REANIMAL! 🍎: apple.co/4kWcrv2 🟢: bit.ly/4csW1In @bloody-disgusting.com @bloodyfm.bsky.social @thqnordic.com @tarsierstudios.bsky.social

Now, favourite horror movies of the decade so far is tougher... 2020 - Possessor/The Lighthouse 2021 - Titane/Psycho Goreman 2022 - We're All Going to the World's Fair/ The Innocents 2023 - When Evil Lurks 2024 - I Saw The TV Glow/The Substance 2025 - Sinners/The Ugly Stepsister

My favourite movies of the decade so far. 2020 - Possessor 2021 - Another Round 2022 - Aftersun 2023 - Babylon 2024 - Hundreds of Beavers 2025 - Marty Supreme

Very annoyed there was just one showing of The Secret Agent here and it happened three days before it was supposed to be out.

Yeah, games and competition were there once, but Xbox has been a net negative to gaming. Think about pretty much any shitty aspect of modern gaming and it had a hand in getting us there. So it's unsurprising we are at the point the genAI virus will crawl into what's left of its identity.

On this #LetterboxdFriday my #LastFourWatched contains... 1) Laurel & Hardy doing Opera 2) Vamping Vampires 3) Dull Undercover Drama 4) Underappreciated Ghibli #filmsky #moviesky

Bluepoint getting destroyed is just the latest frustrating, arse-backwards cull in the industry, but the fact it got to make 0 games once PlayStation bought them is just ridiculous.

Finished Reanimal this morning and immediately started it again with my daughter in co-op. It's great stuff! I like Little Nightmares, but the things going on in this game are more in my personal horror groove.

Shout out to the Alien: Isolation level artist who put this piece of terrifyingly-shaped sci-fi machinery in a dark room, knowing the player's flashlight would catch it and they would absolutely shit themselves.

For this month's horror bytes theme, @neilbolt.bsky.social & @notfunnyj.bsky.social are exploring the 9 to 5 dread of workplace horror! First up is Terminal Lucidity and The Sweet Spot! 🍎: apple.co/4tAuVF4 🟢: bit.ly/46gUFwf @bloodyfm.bsky.social @bloody-disgusting.com

Hear why @notfunnyj.bsky.social chose Look Outside as one of his five picks for his desert island horror games in this week's episode celebrating 5 years of Safe Room! 🍎: apple.co/4cumKE6 🟢: bit.ly/46bwu2f @bloody-disgusting.com @bloodyfm.bsky.social @frankiepixel.bsky.social

Mission: Impossible 2, the Devil May Cry 2 of Mission: Impossible films.

Burnout 3 is underrated as one of the very, very best games of all time because you can show Burnout 3 footage to people two decades later and their reaction will still be "hell yeah, this rules. I wanna play this right now."

For this week, @neilbolt.bsky.social & @notfunnyj.bsky.social celebrate 5 Years of Safe Room, by sharing their Top 5 Desert Island games! 🍎: apple.co/4cumKE6 🟢: bit.ly/46bwu2f

my favorite Robert Duvall role is where he appears as a priest on a swing for 2 seconds for no apparent reason in Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)

As Resident Evil: Requiem sees the return of iconic protagonist Leon Kennedy, is his last outing worth a look ahead of the new game's release? www.gamewatcher.com/news/should-...

Me and @notfunnyj.bsky.social have been working on @saferoompod.bsky.social for five years now, and what a wonderful journey through horror gaming big and small (and very small) it has been! Thank you to everyone who has listened to and/or particpated in the podcast in that time!

you need to be shenmuemaxxing. you need to appreciate the mundane beauties of your urban environment. you need to third wheel with immigrant hot dog venders and their hot girlfriends. you need to be eating lunch with your boys on the docks every day. you need to play hang-on

"You boy, what day is this??"

My #LastFourWatched for this #LetterboxdFriday contains... A melancholy music man. An aggravated assistant. Trudging Terminators. Some spiny spacebastards. #moviesky #filmsky

I'm delighted Konami has turned it around in video game terms. I'm hoping it eventually decides to give Metal Gear the same treatment as Castlevania and Silent Hill. A new interpretation from a studio that gets what needs to be done.

Haha, searching for the GoW game on the store.

Ok, that's it. This is a fucking big winner. The God of War Trilogy finally getting remade. I adore those games. TC Carson being back is wonderful too!

Housemarque making me care about PS5 exclusives again.

Yes, Townfall intrigued me there. But little point speculating given more info is coming in a bit.

A new 2D Castlevania, and MGS4 escaping PS3 hell. Give me a Silent Hill HD Collection and Master League in eFootball and I'll never complain about Konami again.

MGS4!!!!!! Peace Walker!!!!! Finally!!¡!!!

I just want the 007 game to be here already.

I can imagine the magazine ad already. Project Windless: He's Gonna Cluck You Up

Quite relieved the Control sequel is finding its own groove.

I see the contest between Dead or Alive and Virtua Fighter to stay on the same entry for as long as possible is still going strong.

The Death Stranding 2 on PC announcement is the latest reminder I still have not finished Death Stranding 2.

This week, @neilbolt.bsky.social & @notfunnyj.bsky.social celebrate 35 years of id's FPS prowess, The New Flesh, System Shock 2, and more! 🍎 apple.co/4tuQE1i 🟢 bit.ly/3Mk1RB1 @bloody-disgusting.com @bloodyfm.bsky.social @redvoxband.com