Feeling perhaps too excited that a Uniqlo is opening in Glasgow tomorrow

Coming up to the busy holiday period for games. Somewhat worrying then that my freelance workload has also suddenly gotten lighter.

I hope it's clear to everyone now that Trump really is going for it - he's trying to become a dictator. I don't know if he'll succeed, but he's working to install himself as an autocrat unaccountable to voters. And he's weaponizing the military against Americans who oppose him as part of that effort

Good scheduling is key to successfully translating massive games like Final Fantasy XIII. Join @SimonParkin.bsky.social and translator @aokajiya.bsky.social as he discusses how he helped bring Japanese classics like Vagrant Story and Final Fantasy XII to Western players. Listen now: bit.ly/3KlzWPX

Imagining a world where Nishiki had his own spin-off game in Kiwami 1…

Ah man, playing FF Tactics is making me want to play FFXII and making me want to play Vagrant Story but TIME

Give it up for sale #3!! 🗣️🗣️🗣️ 1000xRESIST continues to be 30% off as part of the Steam Autumn Sale! We’ve also just released the third Piano Book! Run, don’t walk, to play the game that Game Informer calls, “one of the most groundbreaking stories in video game history.” ➡️ s.team/a/1675830/

It's truly insane that it's legal to go "I'm going to spend $50 billion dollars to buy this company. Do I have $50 billion dollars? No, the company I'm buying is going to take out a big loan"

$20,000,000,000 of debt financing is a shockingly large number to have to service, while also transitioning from a public to private organization and all the implications that has on the people that work in it. We've obviously never seen anything like this at this scale in the industry before.

EA just hopped into bed with a sovereign wealth fund called PIF that is chaired by a state leader linked with the murder of a journalist. Human rights groups also claim PIF is a culture washing tool that "has facilitated and benefited directly from serious human rights abuses." Fully story below:

E.A. SPORTS. IT'S IN THE HAGUE.

Maaaan, not even sure I’m even feeling going to Evo France next month. Or maybe I just spend it chilling in Nice and enjoying the beach and weather instead

Capcom has been flawlessly releasing banger after banger, but making the Capcom Cup pay-per-view, have they lost their fucking minds?

RIP Kaleb Horton kalebhorton.ghost.io/2025-so-far/

Seem to have the urge to replay Chrono Trigger

Using a guide for the field puzzle in Silent Hill f because hahahaaaaa fucking Nope

The interesting opposite of this is General Kurt von Hammerstein-Equord. Post-WW1 titan of the German army. Who Hitler DESPERATELY courted. von Hammerstein is one of only 3 figures believed to have told Hitler to fuck off to his face. He even thwarted Nazi attempts to politicize his own death. /1 🧵

This week’s indie spotlight on Creative Bloq is Neverway a farming life-sim RPG/narrative psychological horror co-created by Celeste’s pixel artist and made with its own bespoke Murder engine www.creativebloq.com/3d/video-gam...

Death to Cronos, on Switch 2 (huzzah for cross-saves!)

Microsoft will no longer allow Israel to use its cloud services to enable its mass surveillance of occupied Palestinians – "the first known case of a US technology company withdrawing services provided to the Israeli military since the beginning of its war on Gaza"

I was quite down on Tsushima but enjoyed Ghost of Yotei more, not necessarily because it improves its open world and combat much, but its cast are definitely a much better hang, and this is still one of the most stunning representations of Japan to explore. Anyway, more words on it soon!

i think this picture, from a public promo stream for a video games starring one of the most popular comic book characters of all time owned by the disney corporation, should be used on every single story about storefronts taking down lgbt content

Seeing some mixed thoughts on Consume Me’s ending but it’s probably among my favourite games of the year as an honest, playful, autobiographical and hilarious life sim RPG that’s a lot more than just about dieting

Days getting colder, but when you get clear blue skies like this, phwoar…

Don’t get me wrong, I am so here for Yakuza Kiwami 3’s dad simulator mode, but also the kids’ arcs in the original were already emotionally affecting without it being padded out in the name of content.

So is Yakuza 3 the first game from the HD era (PS3/360) to get a full remake?

Switching off and seeing Scotland works wonders for your mental health 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿❤️

Taking a digital detox and wee bit of time off after working every day in the last 6 weeks to see a bit more of Scotland

The solid year we had of people issuing press releases as to why they, personally, had a hall pass for Hogwarts Legacy was deafening. Wasn't enough to simply ignore pleas from the trans community not to *directly fund their further marginalisation*, they wanted a Still A Good Person certificate too.

Reminds me of this classic fella who wound up searching for himself

Where is his condemnation of the endless amount of harassment Erika Ishii has received because they're playing the main character in Yotei?

Andor always too on point...

As someone who has played all the Trails games, I probably ended up showing some restraint with my review even though I was so impressed with how good a remake Trails is, so actually thrilled how it’s been received by someone experiencing it for the first time.

How to sell a video game console: 1) Make your console more expensive than the other consoles 2) Also put all of your games on the other consoles

My 2/5 MindsEye review is quoted lmao

That’s an excellent explanation, and this is one of the reasons my brain is so tired and sore.

No matter how gracious you are in your words, any refusal to lionize this bigot in his death and they will behave as if you spit in the face of his children and danced upon his grave.

If you’re mad about Mario Galaxy 1+2 costing £60, a used copy of 3D All-Stars is still going at CEX for £68. Pretty much redundant when 64 is available on the expansion pack and Sunshine will be joining soon (plus it’ll actually work properly with the GameCube controller)

Relooted's demo is available to play right now! Link in thread ⬇️ Get ready for some action-adventure and reclaim real African artifacts in our indie heist game! #indiegames #steam

My first review byline for GameSpot is Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter, a wonderfully faithful remake that brings with it modern visuals and a terrific hybrid battle system while faithfully preserving the original story without the need for content bloat www.gamespot.com/reviews/trai...

I dug into that recent Pokémon patent on @theverge.com in the interest of getting some facts straight www.theverge.com/games/779062...

RIKIYA!!!

🎊 We’re in the Fellow Traveller Publisher Sale starting today! 🎊 If you haven’t already checked out our game, it’s 30% off! It has: ‼️ a deadly pandemic ❌ no combat, just (emotionally destructive) vibes ❤️ generational trauma that will wreck your heart Gogogo, get it while it’s cheap!

We're shortstaffed on RPS and need some rad PC-minded freelancers for urgent review work. Specifically: - Borderlands 4 (yes I know it's out already) - Dying Light: The Beast - Silent Hill f Standard rate is £200 GBP per review, make yourselves known at [email protected]

This may explain why there’s an aggressive response to people who merely post Kirk’s own words. It threatens the existence of the alternate Kirk - the motivational speaker that had been marketed to young kids and white Christian groups through selective quotation & clips.

A trailer for the announcement of theNintendo Wii, when it was still 'Revolution'.

"…and Magda Goebbels made a great strudel.”

What are the best Mario games that’s perfect for playing on his 40th anniversary? Here’s my Top 10 www.stuff.tv/features/the...