Made a lot of progress in Saros tonight. Got to a place called the Blighted Marsh, which does little to deter me from feeling like I'm back in Elden Ring with guns, ha ha. It is a pretty cool area though and I do not want to put down the new weapons I got here. Good stuff.

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Been playing Saros, but not super deep. I really like the gameplay and want to keep heading back for another run. Some give and take with mechanics. Story and vibes not pulling me in nearly as much as Returnal. Faces, skin, hair, all look bad. Provided by PlayStation.

We're going to record and stream the podcast tomorrow at around 330PM PT! It'll go up as soon as it's ready for Patrons an at its normal time on Sunday publicly, thanks for understanding!

The team @theblacklantern.bsky.social had 7 announcements in today's Second Wind Games Showcase. Catch up on everything we shared if you missed it. press.ukiyostudios.com/exorcist-hot...

A selection of floor burgers from various beat 'em up games.

I won't personally be at gamescom latam, but I am booking appointments for our booth. If you're attending, get in touch. press.ukiyostudios.com/mina-the-hol...

I can say that I'm playing Saros, if you find that useful. *Review copy provided by PlayStation.

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For the first time in our 9-year history: WE ARE HIRING! We're seeking a full-time fundraising manager to establish and grow our non-profit's development department - in other words, to raise money and help us grow! Remote-hybrid in the SF Bay Area with benefits! www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/44...

Holy crap, what a baller quote. (They’re not wrong.) “we're now at a stage where we can bring in the kind of senior talents that takes things to the next level. That's what this hire is about."

The voice of Hugh, David Menkin, joins us to chat about Pragmata. Huber puts some time into Mouse: P.I. for Hire. Metro is back with a purpose, and Rockstar gets hacked again. youtube.com/watch?v=wK4i... @davidmenkin.com @capcomusa.com @mousethegame.bsky.social @metrovideogame.bsky.social

The longer I go to this, the better it gets. No gimmicks. Just good coffee and good people that work in games.

Big thanks to the Noisy Pixel team for covering the games we brought to PAX East. Check out their big day one video for interviews on Mina the Hollower, Rain98, Horripilant, Sucker for Love: Crush Landing, and Shueisha Games. Really love the production and vibes here too!

@arcaneranger.bsky.social lol “this demo is one of the longest I’ve ever played.” Thanks for the preview.

UFO 50 hits Japan today! This was a pretty huge undertaking given there were several dozen games to localize but the team did an amazing job and the Japanese version looks awesome. Big 💙 to @mossmouth.bsky.social and @perryjon.bsky.social and everyone who worked to make the JP release a reality!

Media friends, I'm prepping to send out our lineup for gamescom latam soon. If you're planning to attend the show, let me know so I can get you booked with the games and devs we'll have there.

My husband was laid off and we’re kind of at a loss right now. If anyone has any leads on PR jobs, please reach out to him.

👀 Spotted Rain98 at 0:22 and NINAH door at 0:46. They did quite a bit with us so very curious to see how it turns out.

Working with them on the Japanese side and finally got to try out the preview build last night. One of those games that’s tough but keeps you coming back for more. And each character does feel pretty different. Keep an eye out.

Sony announces Bloodborne is getting a 24fps update.

We sat down with friend of the show @iridiumstudios.bsky.social to talk about People of Note and why each battle has SO MANY different music variations!

Checked out the prologue for Neverway that dropped during the Triple-i showcase. Nice little mood setter and tease for whatever the heck is going on here. Super cool art throughout. Be sure to play both parts. store.steampowered.com/app/2318330/...

Back on the desk this week with a little peek at what I'm up to in my day job. Thanks to everyone that said Hi at PAX.

Had a really nice time at the launch party for People of Note. It’s been a long road and it was great to celebrate with Jason, the crew, and friends. @iridiumstudios.bsky.social @ark8net.bsky.social @annapurna.com

Missed our reactions to this week's Triple-i Showcase? Catch up now and watch Huber get obsessed with typewriters. But for real, it had a lot of great stuff overall. www.youtube.com/watch?v=fnCI...

Man this splashdown coverage sure is an indictment on digital video signals. I'd take a bit of old school fuzz over this nasty macroblocking in a heartbeat. Obscures so much detail.

Open your eyes! This week's Easy Allies Podcast is now up for patrons as we chat about all the great games in this week's Triple-i Showcase and Bloodworth's stories from PAX East. www.patreon.com/posts/extend... Shout out to science.

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Dead As Disco - Extended Triple-i Initiative Showcase Interview www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9EO... We chat with Brain Jar Games about their rhythm-driven brawler and dive into the mechanics that make it all so seamless and feel so good. @deadasdiscogame.bsky.social @iii-initiative.bsky.social

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We are live! Come check out 40 game announcements - world premieres, release dates & gameplay reveals. Only the good stuff. YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ShrD... Twitch: www.twitch.tv/iii_initiative #iiishowcase

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Curious to learn more about Rain98? Got an interview with the game's Director Shoon T for you! If you love Visual Novels this is a game to keep on your radar!! Up now on YT and Podcast Services! youtu.be/wUKuGtfPJwE?...

Astronaut Koch just said that file storage was filling up on their devices and she was going to start deleting data that had been marked as downloaded back home. I could never. Please send me into space with 100 SD cards, please.

Good morning! I highly recommend anyone who thinks they might possibly interested to apply for my job at IGN. It is a fantastic (UNION!!!!!) job working with the absolute best people. I have loved it with all my heart. You will too. www.ziffdavis.com/careers/jobs...

PAX East 2026: Interview with Joseph “Akabaka” Hunter A date to die for!

IT'S FINALLY HERE! After so many late nights and challenges overcome, People of Note is OUT NOW, for $24.99 (+10% launch discount)! It's available on Steam, PS5, Switch 2, Xbox Series X|S, and EGS. On behalf of Iridium Studios, we sincerely hope you love it. store.steampowered.com/app/1626170/...

First batch of real photos is up. www.nasa.gov/gallery/luna...

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It’s so funny to me that the trend chasers will even go and post their moon shots (including bizarre AI moons) to try to get ahead of the new photos the astronauts took today.

Happy Moon Day everyone.

Reflections on the Claude Code source code leak from @techtrenches.dev “The leak isn’t the story. The code is the story.”

Just tried out the PAX demo for Gnaw and I really like what's here so far. They were handing out codes for the demo on the floor, so I grabbed one and got another for Don. It controls really well and has a nice balance of challenge and lots of fun details. store.steampowered.com/app/2306490/...

PlayStation hardware gets a massive price hike. The new Life is Strange is actually good! And Jason Wishnov returns to chat about his new game, People of Note. youtube.com/watch?v=M0Ew... @iridiumstudios.bsky.social @square-enix-games.com

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Check out our PAX East interview with @theblacklantern.bsky.social Mourning Tide and HR especially caught my eye. cc @dbloodworth2.bsky.social youtu.be/B5qG85fomyk

Nice editorial at @theavclubgames.bsky.social about the role of horror games right now after they got to chat with @pasgame.ca and @akabaka.bsky.social at PAX East. cc @theblacklantern.bsky.social www.avclub.com/horror-games...

Thanks to @dbloodworth2.bsky.social at Ukiyo, I had the opportunity to play Rain98 at an intimate setting and had the pleasure of speaking with the game's director, Shoon T, right after. It was my favorite playable experience at PAX East this year.