I own a healthy mix of digital and physical games. One thing I've found delight in, especially over the last few years, is the simple ritual of playing a physical game: Finding something on my shelf to play Opening the case and removing the game Putting the game in my console It's delightful!

A translucent Switch 2 Pro Controller prototype or engineering sample that was submitted for certification prior to the launch of the Switch 2

The mysterious an elusive black Switch 2 Joy-Con (L)

Some day I will add these to my collection... Monolith Soft company brochure for 2026 and 2025

Some Friday Fun Facts... Deku users added about 300,000 games to wishlists during Summer Game Fest June 9 was our highest wishlist day in site history, with more than DOUBLE the previous record So much excitement for things to come!

Steam Support rules. Feels like they'll always go the extra mile and bend over backwards to help resolve an issue. Reminds me a lot of Ye Olde Amazon and modern day Chewy. Good stuff. (My Steam Controller might be having some down d-pad missed inputs and they're helping troubleshoot)

In hindsight, Nintendo opting to release the Switch 2 with just 256 GB of UFS 3.1 was probably a smart move. Means they're able to keep the price of the console lower than other handhelds with higher storage capacity base models (Steam Deck OLED, etc).

I introduced my wife to Earth Defense Force 6 and she loves it. Maybe the best decision I've ever made??

Big embargoes are so anxiety-inducing. I've only personally dealt with a few I would consider "big," but I'm so thankful I never broke one. You have GOT to double and triple check your upload time/date, folks!

If we're going to start adopting European norms can we do free healthcare next?

I made the intern in Tomodachi Life

Life was real busy when Andor S02 was airing last year so my wife and I are just now getting to it— It’s damn good.

Angeline Era is one of the strangest, most rewarding games I’ve ever experienced and it’s less than $20 right now! www.dekudeals.com/items/angeli...

PRAGMATA was a big surprise for me and actually ended up being my Game of Show from PAX West last year so I'm pumped for that. REPLACED demo from the last Next Fest was slick as heck. Pumped for that, too. BIG WEEK FOR FANS OF CAPS LOCK GAME TITLES

Hong Kong rules.

Clocked this patent application example drawing as Xenoblade in 0.000235 seconds. The brainrot really does run deep.

Decided (very) last minute to snag Kena: Bridge of Spirits for this fourteen hour flight that leaves in two hours 🙃 It’ll take a miracle.

I ordered a copy of Pokémon Pokopia for my wife from Amazon on March 13. It said two day delivery. It still hasn't shipped. CS issued me a $25 credit when I complained on March 17 and told me it would be delivered March 23 guaranteed Still not here today so they refunded me a month of Prime / $16

Developers were just as surprised by the Switch 2 “Handheld Boost Mode” as everyone else. And if their game doesn’t support it? They have to email NoA and request it be manually disabled for their title 🙃

Oh no I stayed up until midnight playing Megabonk 🥲

Rolled credits on Resident Evil Requiem. Very good game!

I'm not sure if it will be the attachment shown in my mockup but I'm feeling some renewed confidence about this being some sort of screen *thing* that Nintendo is working on

This game looks insanely impressive on Switch 2, especially for a first year release. Can't wait to see what devs squeeze out of this hardware over the next 5+ years!

It's snowing in Seattle today! So my wife went scuba diving. "It’s warmer underwater than it is on the surface! Perfect day to go diving 😄"

I'm a sicko for weird video games Are you a weird game sicko, too? Let this wash over your eye holes: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Og6_...

Fun fact: Capcom seemingly never released a high quality box art for North America so I patched this one together myself in photoshop.

Knockoff Switch 2 Joy-Con

@brlka.com I’ve been stuck in this room for daaaays! Hundreds of deaths. I’m wondering, do you have telemetry that tells you which rooms players struggle with the most?

I was tempted to actually take the day off but settled for a funny skeet instead of

I've been playing Xenogears lately and it's made me want to re-watch Neon Genesis Evangelion so I'm doing that now

Finally watched Jafar Panahi’s It Was Just an Accident Great film. Solid acting throughout and the story behind the scenes is just as interesting as what’s on the screen.

I like how LOVE ETERNAL makes my brain feel. @brlka.com doing some really fascinating stuff with pixels. Do not sleep on this one www.dekudeals.com/items/love-e...

Vampire Crawlers ✅ played for 10 minutes and uninstalled because I know the full game will hook me so I don't need to spend more time trying it out lol... Alabaster Dawn ✅ not on this list but played through the demo and really enjoyed it. A slick Action RPG with Sea of Stars pixel art vibes!

Bundles on Deku Deals aren't *super* popular, but I'm quite proud of the work the team put in. It's just so darn easy to look through bundles for games I want! For example, I can quickly and easily see that this bundle contains a number of games on my wishlist: www.dekudeals.com/bundles/buil...

I’m a sucker for cool tech so I picked up one of these viral mini ebook readers (Xteink X4) Big fan so far!

Someone finally slipped up and posted a video publicly showing the Switch 2 dev kit in action. They're using retail Joy-Con (dev kits come with all black JC still AFAIK) but this is the first time I've seen a video of the double USB C port in use. (Can also barely make out the NDK Box on the left)

The format of this new buying guide is different from other guides we have up on the site and it was... significantly more expensive?? We poured a ton of time into it and hope it helps you find the right microSD Express card! Would love feedback if you have it 🙏

I've never seen Nintendo box art with an FPB age rating (South Africa)

I miss when replacing a tired battery on Nintendo hardware was this easy

Gravity Rush on Switch would be sick I’m playing through it for the first time on Vita and enjoying it, but it’s just a liiiittle clunky — I can’t help but feel like it would really shine on Switch/2

Do I need to replace the joystick on my PS Vita 2000? There’s a very particular spot on the left stick that causes Kat (Gravity Rush) to stutter I’ve tried cleaning it with a little iso and also tried “calibrating” the stick by not touching it during a power cycle (which seems… like a myth?)

I love tackling silly little projects like this! Capture card 3DS -> JSAUX FlipGo Screen OTG -> laptop running 3dscapture program -> split windows extended onto the monitor 😍

Just saw someone unironically refer to this as Homodachi Life: Living the Woke and... I think I love it??

Did the Xbox Developer Direct team just throw some black cloth over dev kits to hide them in these shots? I love that! Smart work.

Xenoblade song composition and cutscene production flowcharts Transcribed to English from the Japanese Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Soundtrack Deluxe Edition Booklet It's immediately obvious how much work goes into every aspect of these games. Love it!

Öoo is peak, I’m afraid www.dekudeals.com/items/ooo

Buying this if only because I know someone is going to hack it and allow for custom audio. Looking forward to the foul mouthed Talking Flower IRL!

@kaizengameworks.com ily

Had a blast recording another episode with @m12y.bsky.social and @scottparker.bsky.social!

This single screenshot from Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun brought back an absolute flood of memories