A bit disappointed, but still excited to try this out when it launches into Early Access next year. Selfishly, this year has been so stacked with great games it's nice to; 1. Not have to balance another one, and 2. Have something to look forward to in 2026 that's not GTA6.

I have been having so much fun with #Anno117! You can check out Part 1 of my new Endless Mode series over on YouTube, and catch Part 2 right after since it's just gone out! While you're there, why not leave a comment telling me about your favorite Anno game? 🤓 youtu.be/A1uZbxjLEE8

The circular one makes my skin feel softer 😉

Nevermind. I'm dark blue/purple now. Really dig the "app icon" vibe of this.

Level 32 🤓🎉

#GTA6 is now releasing November 19, 2026. I feel like we all knew this was going to happen. Sucks, but should certainly make next holiday season very interesting. Also gives more potential for a simultaneous release across console and PC, though unlikely. Take Two like to double-dip.

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Running some A/B tests on YouTube again, so if you notice some thumbnails and titles changing back and forth over the next few days, that'll be why! :)

Blue.

Oh no... 😭

Problem solved. Red now. The only colour I've not used in the last 13+ years is green so I guess that's what we can expect the next time I realise I've balls'd up the branding.

It's #Halloween. Let's party. Live at half past the hour. www.twitch.tv/ConflictNerd

Got a couple more videos coming at you later today, but quite happy with the output over the past week! I'm thinking that, for the next little while, Saturdays and Sundays will have no videos - so you can catch up! 😉 It'll also give me time to go through your comments, and prep for the week ahead!

Man... I don't like to talk about or focus on numbers too much but... the numbers on the recent handful of videos have been some of the worst I've seen on the channel in a decade. There's a potential handful of reasons, but it's always a nightmare to work out what the "problem" is.

It's been forever since we last played #ManorLords, so let's jump back in and get to work on a new city! :) 📺 youtu.be/tcVAGQg3wbM

I love when the Giant's Causeway - somewhere I've been hundreds of times - shows up in video games! Very excited to drive around Ireland in ETS2 soon! :)

Telling someone, even a few years ago, that #Halo was coming to #PlayStation would have had you laughed out of the room. This is absolutely wild, and really makes me curious about the future, or lackthereof, of #Xbox. Regardless, this looks gorgeous and I'm excited to revisit Halo again!

I'm back on YouTube today with some #JurassicWorldEvolution3! Let's jump in and see if life can, uh... find a way... 📺 youtu.be/UJHrRARwXp0

Throw some aviaries into the Nevada desert in Jurassic World Evolution 3 and suddenly you're playing Surviving Mars!

With many Sims creators looking to both leave the EA Creator Network and diversify their portfolios to move away from The Sims in the wake of the EA buyout, now would be the perfect time for #ParadoxInteractive to have another stab at Life By You. We need more cosy life simulators in the world.

Also, sort of related to this, my GoXLR finally crapped out after seven years of use. It's been replaced with a Rodecaster Pro II which I'm still learning to use, but love. This is to say that my microphone EQ and settings might sound a little different over the next few videos while I dial it in!

I'm going to be totally honest with you... I love Transport Fever, and I'm stoked for the new one, but the idea of forcing another 5-10 episodes of our current series, just to "get everything Belfast needs" gives me anxiety. I'm just... so bored. The game runsslow, we've kind of done everything...

Here's an update on what's going on with me. TL;DR - I'm not going anywhere, other than to speak to some doctors and push for the treatment and help that I need, to get back to being who I know I want to be. Mental health is a bitch, for everyone, but we've got this, all of us. 💛

... I was today years old when I learned that the colors I've been using on YouTube for the past while are shocking close to Tinder's branding...

I'm really enjoying #Battlefield6! :)

I know it's a bit outside my wheelhouse but, for those that don't know, I've been designing and coding a #RedM roleplay server for most of this year, and it launched in August! You can read about what we do via our CFX Forum post, and join us at discord.gg/ImagineRoleplay! :) #RedDeadRedemption2

Been enjoying #skate. It's missing some of what made the originals great, but the foundation's there. ~$10 for the Premium Season Pass isn't awful, especially if you're vibing with the otherwise-free game. ~$40 for an Isaac Clarke bundle is fucking wild. This was a cheatcode in Skate 3. Not cool.

TWO MONTHS AGO... UK Govt.: "Verify your ID to use platforms such as Bluesky, Reddit, Discord, etc." Sensible People: "This seems like a data breach waiting to happen..." THIS WEEK... Discord: "Our third-party customer service had a data breach which includes Govt. ID's..." Sensible People:

IT'S SPOOKY MONTH

I didn't see a trip to the USA in my immediate future, but here we are... #TheBandGHOST

#WorldwideRush has been out for a bit (and so has my first video in Classic Mode!), so how are we all finding it? Me? It's fun, but I feel I've already done most of what there is to do, and I'm looking forward to some updates like better Hub Manager control, improved performance, and modding!

Really excited for the Star Wars x Indiana Jones movie next year! #TheMandalorianAndGrogu

This makes me so fuckin' happy! www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ni84... Holeway Studios absolutely NAILED the vibes on this cover.

Fashionably late as always, the next episode of #TransportFever2 dropped early today! youtu.be/OkK8SbCZVS8 This episode's all about getting away (mostly) from public transport and getting back to some cargo management, in the South of England!

My first video in over a month went out yesterday! youtu.be/gqNeiVke61o Turns out, despite over two decades of experience with transport management in video games, and over a decade doing it on YouTube, I'm still a bit shit at transport management in video games!

Whoops! Did I say "this week"? Videos are back on Monday! Looking at continuing Transport Fever 2 and wrapping it up kind of soon (the performance has gotten really bad!), checking out Worldwide Rush again now that it's out, and jumping back into Town to City once it launches on Steam!

I'll be back on YouTube this week! :)

I upset the Battlefield fans with this one.

#EmpireState in #Battlefield6 is such a disappointment. ✌️🤓 youtu.be/PhQGYGPvRpM

I made a video talking about how much fun I had in the Battlefield 6 Open Beta... but it's not a ConflictNerd video... ✌️🤓 youtu.be/ovibJ5Wc9Bc

Okay... So... If you're going to rip moments from my videos to post on other platforms, that's cool and all but... ... don't cut my videos into 5-10 minute chunks to reupload the whole fucking thing to TikTok in parts. That's not cool.

Had some feedback over the last few months about some thumbnails, especially Cities: Skylines and Transport Fever, looking similar and being hard to tell apart. Going to start using colours from the current icon (where possible) as a border for each series, so it's easier to tell 'em apart. :)

You ever thought to yourself, "what is the opposite of a ConflictNerd?" www.youtube.com/@PeacefulDork

Nothing beats a #Jet2 Holiday. #Battlefield6

#Battlefield6 might be the most fun I've had in a shooter in a long time. XDefiant was fun while it lasted, Killing Floor 3 is it's own thing, and getting to know Destiny 2 was great... but this is, finally, proper Battlefield again. Let's hope they don't fuck it up between now and October.

Needed somewhere to put my Papa V mask for a little while. Turns out Chriper is the perfect fit! @citiesskylines.paradoxinteractive.com #TheBandGHOST

Been playing a little #Battlefield2042 to get hyped for the upcoming #Battlefield6 Beta. Now... I mean this both sincerely, and as politely as possible... The map design in 2042 might be some of the worst I've seen, ever. Some of these could have been made by a monkey fucking a coconut.

I'll have a video about this closer to the time, but at some point in the next couple of weeks I'm going to be taking a break from posting for a little while - probably no more than a month. 🧵 1/5

"There's only three stops on that light rail line!" Viewers, you too can find out why it's important to watch to the end of a video in the latest episode of #TransportFever2! 😉