I'm playing #ForzaHorizon6. I'll be testing it on PC (and maybe Steam Deck just for science). Look for my thoughts in all the usual places next week. Code provided by @xbox.com

dodging is for chumps #SAROS

my analysis is tilted by my view that video games will stagnate unless we are able to capture new audiences, bc imo there are currently more games than we have players who have the time, inclination and money to play them -- great for current players, but not sustainable for most devs and studios

remember when Marvel's Avengers had left stage directions in the subtitles? Good times!

If you love From Software games but have yet to play Armored Core VI, you're doing yourself a disservice.

incomprehensible behaviour from PlayStation

And here's #halfbloodplays 2026 edition, starting with #CodeVein2, an astoundingly excellent soulslike that draws inspiration from across the genre but composes them in a way uniquely its own. My review + some #photomode shots: me.pcmag.com/en/gaming/34...

Not every critique is a cancellation or call for censorship.

every time the #KPOPDEMONHUNTERS soundtrack comes on shuffle it bums me out. Can't remember the last time I saw a film squander its own potential like this.

if I had a nickel for every time @annapurna.com published a game about a burned out warrior learning to heal and rehabilitate through friendship and cosy gameplay loops, I'd have two nickels. Which isn't a lot but it's weird that it happened twice.

if you like The Excavation of Hob's Barrow, odds are that I will like you.

I haven't seen many reviews for Bounty Star (mine's coming real soon, I promise) but for now I want to urge y'all to not sleep on this gem of a game @annapurna.com. It's a classical old western (but with mech battles) with immaculate vibes, evocative imagery, and some utterly gorgeous prose.

the whole news cycle around Sucker Punch "teasing" their next game being Sly is one of the stupidest, most shamelessly clickbaity things I've seen in years. Even supposedly 'respectable' outlets have been running with it. Really a new low for mainstream games journalism.

I'm playing #TheOuterWorlds2 on PS5. Look for my thoughts in all the usual places next week.

The Callisto Protocol. Hated every second of it. Played it a second time JUST because one trophy bugged out and it was the only one stopping the platinum from popping. Not my proudest moment.

collar gate is the latest instance of a trumped-up non-issue blossoming into a large-scale psychosis event – and possibly the dumbest. it's also the modern internet doing exactly what it was engineered to do

this is my Half-Life 3

if you're looking for a great horror game to play during spooky season, look no further. play The Excavation of Hob's Barrow.

90% of when people say stuff like "oh I was into that thing but then I grew out of it", what they really mean to say is being employed in a late capitalist economy has drained them of their desire and ability to enjoy things.

someone JUST has to make Jalopy-but-with-spaceships, man. I want to pick up a shitty hyperdrive from a dude behind a diner. I want a cockpit dashboard cluttered with loose cans and toolboxes.

so far it's a tie between The Alters and Silent Hill f

Haven't never played any mainline Silent Hill games or even last year's SH2 remake, I can't tell you how it holds up against them. But as a survival horror game release in 2025, experienced in isolation, #silenthillf is an all-time great. My (spoiler-free) review: me.pcmag.com/en/gaming/32...

A lot of video-game publishers spend hundreds of millions of dollars chasing after "realistic graphics" and "massive open-worlds" when what players really want is just a shitload of weird little guys

writing crime haikus to my crime partner which i decorate with a crime drawing for his birthday card

and that's #HollowKnight done. Holy shit what a game! Many thanks to @elliejoypanic.bsky.social for gently bullying me into finally playing it.

this is an @elliejoypanic.bsky.social appreciation post

some more #cyberpunk2077 #photomode brought out my inner tarantino for these

#Cyberpunk2077 new #photomode update is honestly surreal

Potentially controversial take that nobody under 30 would care about: The best Evanescence songs were ones that were just Amy Lee on a piano. She should give up the "rock goddess" act and just write piano ballads. She does that better than anyone else. youtu.be/Kw2Ic_2XdVQ?...

about 80% of every Keighley showcase goes like this: "world premiere" [amazing-looking CG trailer] "we're excited to announce Project Eccentric Pendulum is a PvPvEvPEEvEPEE massively multiplayer tactical hero extraction MOBA shooter" [no release date] "wishlist now"

Literally begging you to post about Just Some Stuff. We will see the news I absolutely promise. Twenty people will repost the same exact thing about the news. Only you can post about a turtle you saw

15 days. I can almost smell the beach. #DeathStranding2

hat aside, "i'm sick of playing the same Call of Duty every year" is a real telling on yourself type statement. play something else. there's so much else.

Y'all won't be seeing many reviews from me for the foreseeable. Going through a bit of a burnout and I need to take time to sort my brain out. Maybe play some older stuff from my backlog. Starting with #FinalFantasyVI. I've heard it's pretty good!

headline: “how [game] sold [high number] in just one week!” my mind: 20% trying everything, 80% luck article: (lies) 100% intentional and reproducible every fucking time

I've found myself sucked into #EVERSPACE2 again. My god, what a fantastic game!

I really think 90% of Internet connections should have 0 KB/s upload rate

#DOOMTheDarkAges embargo was a bit too tight for me, so my review will have to wait. But I have played it and my surface level thoughts are - Way better than 2016 - Not as good as Eternal - More accessible than either of those - Very, very good Full review soon

I'm playing DOOM: The Dark Ages. Look for my thoughts later this week in all the usual places.

Every generative AI image I’ve seen is like when someone you know tells you they had a baby and then holds up the ugliest child you’ve ever seen and is looking at you like “I made this” and that mfer looks old and like a raisin.

Finally a good PS5 game with "Horizon" in the title. Anyway I'm playing #forzahorizon5 right now, look for my thoughts next week in the usual places. Code provided by @xbox.com

Haven't beaten #IndianaJones yet but I've played enough to confirm it looks good and runs perfectly on PS5. My review of the port below. I'll post again later once I've played the entire game. me.pcmag.com/en/migrated-...

I'm playing #DetectiveDotson from @MasalaGames. Look for my thoughts on April 22 in all the usual places.

I'm playing #IndianaJones on PS5. Look for my thoughts next week in the usual places :)

Gorgeous video for a gorgeous song for a gorgeous game. Give me tape 2 already!!

streaming some #SouthOfMidnight for y'all's viewing pleasure. Come hang (or dont. wtvr.) www.twitch.tv/halfbloodvin...

I'm playing #SouthOfMidnight. Look for my thoughts on April 3rd in all the usual places. Code provided by @xbox.com and @compulsiongames.bsky.social

The best praise I can give #AssassinsCreedShadows is that I delayed my review just so I could enjoy it on my own time without rushing. That said, here's my spoiler free thoughts so far + some cheeky #PhotoMode shots. Full review soon: me.pcmag.com/en/games/289...

you should work with Ellie. All the cool kids are doing it!

I've been playing #AssassinsCreedShadows on PS5. Ask me your questions and I'll answer them on March 18th. You'll find my thoughts on the game in all the usual places on the same day.