Merry Xmas from the Borscht Shogunate

Happy Parasite Eve and SNATCHER season.

who remembers when this guy said his game was about a dystopian future where feminism won and then literally started fighting back tears imagining if it was real

Special prize if you correctly guess who thought he'd enjoy a quiet late night glass of wine while reading in bed but instead sent it flying across the nightstand and turning the bedroom into a battlestation

With a little help from a friend, The Columbia Anthology of Japanese Literature, Vol. 2 is now in the database. AND all the authors are now searchable. Translators' pages now have their work listed—although it's unlikely anyone's page is comprehensive (yet?).

tuesday nurvstream! once more back into the vortex, happy holidays twitch.tv/nurvuss

Got an end-of-year recommendation list here for people with a refined gaming palate: www.pcgamer.com/games/i-play...

fav pic of 2025? rudely being refused entry into a gundam during my birthday week probably!

finished horses more thoughts to come in my end of year breakdown, but if this is the line in the stand on what's permissable, this medium isnt going to grow up any time soon lol

stop the presses, alongside rude dog????

Festive stress melting your brain? Find some calm, with Kiryu Moods 🧘✨

sorry we're closed is free on epic store for the next 24 hours, if like me you're interested cos you saw the excellent @nurvuss.bsky.social streams store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/sorr...

man just look at these cats justyna and i are looking after

Today on Astral City Mini, I impress with wit and sincerity alike as I detail my favorite video games of 2025. One might even call it a "Game of the Year 2025" post. One might. I won't. I called it something else.

Oh this is just wonderful. Merry Christmas!

I say this with zero irony: if you are even tangentially a part of a retro video game community, it is your civic duty to push back against this company and shun anyone who doesn't. This is fascism tapping gently at the door and as soon as you let it in, it's going to invite its friends.

anyway, as good a time as any to check out @thesinankose.bsky.social's video on little britain

Patch day for Blast Rush LS on Steam and Switch! Highlights: - Improved loading in some spots, esp. on Switch/Switch 2 - Control remap in pause menu - Menu nav wrapping in Library pages ICYMI I shipped this game this year after a lot of hard work! Also it’s on sale! store.indie.io/blast-rush-ls

And available for everyone is this fresh article on gaming's finest race 'em up, Kingdom Grandprix! kimimithegameeatingshemonster.com/2025/12/19/k...

At the dump

Every part of this from the title to the panel to the games is superb. Instant addition.

juggling and fumbling my phone as I manically add KAMUROCHO CONFIDENTIAL to my podcast app

"Crows roost on large background ornaments before swooping in for the kill, candles flicker on huge chandeliers hung from high ceilings, and enormous skeletal figures dramatically kneel in reverence on their plinths." kimimithegameeatingshemonster.com/2025/03/14/d...

I'm back with a new video, this time on the politics of Persona 5. Pretty happy with how much I've improved since the last vid, especially with the audio quality. I would be overjoyed if you gave it a watch. youtu.be/yR4L15HSCjw

Less than a week to go, done all my training sessions, will be a tough year for me this year as managing the advice team solo, which I’ve not done before, anyway, if you can donate, please do have circa 500 quid to go www.justgiving.com/page/lina-s-...

this action RPG where you play as a timetravelling Shia Hashishin who kills deities to 808 drums and uncleared Kraftwerk and YMO samples is probably my favorite vidya game

I may have known this was coming, but I am so excited for it.

Christmas has come early for RGG fans!! I'm having an absolute ball working with @nurvuss.bsky.social on this, the vibe is immaculate and I hope y'all feel that too upon listening!

been a hot minute since i've done anything like this, but i'm excited to announce that @festy.bsky.social and i have started a Like a Dragon replay podcast. Put Kamurocho Confidential's rss in your podcatcher today! Shares appreciated feed.podbean.com/kamurochocon...

I spoke to a dozen professional concept artists working in games about whether generative AI image tools have made their jobs easier, even if it's just used in "very early ideation stages." Zero said "yes." Most said it made their job harder. I learnt a lot about concept artists. You should too!

Hey. Hey! Wanna see some cool old Falcom postcards?

Who's gonna win Who's gonna lose (Gross guys)

MY HERO

Dan vavra is a proud fascist so this tracks

Character artwork, for The Outfoxies.

Last RT: its very funny to me that Toshihiro Kondo was so obsessed with the very handcrafted and very human Shiroki Majo that he devoted his life to joining Falcom, creating Trails, rising to the rank of CEO, and employing AI in story drafting. C-suite is a brain disease

New Falcom fans learning real quick that Falcom's biggest enemy is Falcom

How I'm going into 2026

// Exile: Wicked Phenomenon | エグザイルII 〜邪念の事象〜 // TurboGrafx-16 CD | PC Engine CD // Title

// Exile: Wicked Phenomenon | エグザイルII 〜邪念の事象〜 // TurboGrafx-16 CD | PC Engine CD // Intro

In advance of tomorrow's big announcement, Hamster are only issuing little known, barely wanted oddity THE OUTFOXIES this week. This is not a drill The Dweeb is back in action game.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/news/20...

Santa is real. It's SMT 3 Nocturne with me twitch.tv/nurvuss

Some classics from virgin megastore circa 2004: "Do you have any old Elvis calendars from the 70s and 80s" No, sorry "Why not" And "Do you have any bestiality videos" What, no, that's illegal "Why"

me making my little songs

Oh! Do you remember when I wrote about this for PC Gamer? :D www.pcgamer.com/this-1988-mu...