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The record-breaking launch of Nintendo Switch 2 in the US was expected, but that certainly makes it no less impressive or remarkable. Initial projection to total market has US week 1 units at around 1.3-1.35M, but of course it will take a couple weeks to know for sure. Helluva great start.

Maui Mallard in Cold Shadow is an underrated 1995 16bit gem from Disney Interactive starring Donald Duck, with a brilliant soundtrack composed by Michael Giacchino. Great world building, gameplay and animation. Always felt it should get more attention. youtu.be/Fnuhg4Lqssw?...

Today's the day! Tune into the VR Developer Direct at 9am PT for: 🤖 Fresh look at Roboquest VR from Flat2VR 💰 New details on Thief VR from Maze Theory & Vertigo Games 🧗‍♂️ Extended info and gameplay for Reach from nDreams Elevation YouTube t.co/bFnD7v04NV | TikTok t.co/xFuE3yPoyb Don't be late!

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Feel VR immersion like never before. Delve into the unknown and make the leap with Reach. Coming to Meta Quest, PS VR 2, and PC VR in 2025. Wishlist now! Meta Quest: bit.ly/43Z4b5o PS VR2: bit.ly/4jKBj6H Steam: bit.ly/3FRuyBX

Patrick and Tamsin created a very special game publisher and studio. Having been there for just over a month now I cannot praise the team and culture enough. It’s entering an exciting new phase that is only possible because of what they built. If you’re interested nDreams has a number of roles open.

Mini Disc was the greatest media format and I will hear no different.

In response to the Polygon and Giant Bomb news, I created an indie and worker-owned games media starter pack. I’ll keep adding to it, so suggestions and recommendations are greatly appreciated. Please share!

Love this!

If you work in the #gamesindustry and you haven’t watched Mythic Quest yet, you are in for a treat. I doubt there will ever be another show that so accurately and lovingly satirises our favourite hobby and industry.

So it’s the 30th anniversary of this gem of a movie. The soundtrack is imprinted in my mind. Honestly believe it is one of the best Disney have made with a wonderful message at the heart of it.

Watches the first 10 seconds. Yep that’s a Bungie game. I’m in.

Can’t wait to see more of this.

Delightful.

Been part of my constant rotation of albums I listen to since 2011. Wonderful!

One of my all time favourite video game characters.

Biggest commitment to a 3 second joke I've ever seen

What a time.

That moment when you wonder if you misread something when you realise your imaginations version of a character was waaaaay off from who was chosen as the actor in the adaption. Prefer mine to be honest.

Very excited to see this.

Loved Tron since I was a kid. Any chance to spend more time with that story is a-ok with me. First impression is this could be a dead-on story for our AI moment. Definitely a must see on the big screen. And a NIN soundtrack! Yes please!

We need more transparent tech

Simpler times.

I hope it is amazing, that we all go and see it at the cinema and then buy the 4k BluRay.

It’s like someone peaked inside my brain and made the perfect game for me! www.youtube.com/watch?v=19_u...

Episode 1 of The Game Business Show is here! In this episode, Chris is joined by @stephentotilo.bsky.social, and the two discuss GTA 6 impact, GDC, Assassin’s Creed, Trump tariffs, and the ESA’s Accessible Games Initiative (with an appearance from Ubisoft) www.thegamebusiness.com/p/major-publ...

Last year, we ran a study where we gave children a $20 pre-paid debit card to spend in any game. This method elicited incredible data showing how carefully children weigh their purchasing decisions, but also revealed the many minefields and deceptive practices they have to navigate.

"Why not take a break? You can pause the game by pressing +." — Wii Sports (2006 AD)

I'm all about that PlayStation engineering drawing life

An important read for the games industry. We must absolutely understand and acknowledge this as it has gone on for far too long. www.theguardian.com/games/2025/m...

I absolutely loved this little game.

Now this looks delightful.

Earthworm Jim 🪱 - Featured in our book - Run 'n' Gun: A History of On-Foot Shooters 🏃‍♂️🔫 With incredible behind-the-scenes stories, mind-blowing trivia, expert gameplay tips and beautiful high-quality screenshots. Available here: www.bitmapbooks.com/collections/... @davecook.bsky.social

This is going to be absolutely mad and I am excited. www.youtube.com/watch?v=eT_A...

I've had parts of this written down for a while - but I thought it was about time to document the detailed version of what happened during Balatro development localthunk.com/blog/balatro...

I asked ChatGPT (4o) "how much of brand management and other areas of marketing will be replaced by #AI agents?" Here are the screenshots of what it told me. What do others in #marketing and #brand think of this? 1/2

I see debates about whether a film has the right to not be subtle (in this case, Mickey 17 and The Substance), while for six years I've had people who don't understand the messages conveyed by SW, Starship Troopers, Star Trek... Subtlety or lack of it is just a choice, it's the result that counts.

"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." —FDR, 1937

Just look at those reviews! Split Fiction for GOTY?

I am so incredibly happy for the Hazelight and EA Originals teams. Congratulations to an incredibly talented studio who just keep knocking it out the park.

A lovely little Supes story. Read to the end.

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Great initiative by EA! The source code for #CommandandConquer is now up on @github.com. www.reddit.com/r/commandand...

If you want to understand what is happening on the business side of the games industry, this is a must listen: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/k...

Split Fiction was the last game I was working on before leaving EA. Hazelight have made something special. Working with Josef and his whole team on this and It Takes Two will forever be a career highlight.

SEGA World London was a real treat. We need arcades like that again. Still miss SEGA World Southampton that managed to hang around well beyond most arcades.

This is great advice. Being able to remain disciplined enough to keep that consistency is the hard part.

A note for those ‘hoping for a crash’ in the games industry due to frustrations with big business leadership. A crash would likely wipe out the majority of your favourite developers who would then walk away from the industry. It is not the solution. New leadership and better business practices is.

Yes it would.