As a certified Remedy Sicko I was crushed when I got this for review and had to give it a 6. It's just a weird hodgepodge of half-baked ideas. However an executive shouldering the failure, rather than layoffs, is a silver lining in what is otherwise a baffling move from Remedy.

Check out my interview with the guys at the head of Jackbox! Some cool tidbits in this one from a pair of storied party game devs

I wonder if Glenn Israel's departure (leaving after 17 years on Halo) quote including references to not trading away your values and ethics is related to this somehow. Anyway, Halo franchise management continues to be in shambles.

Live service narrative has always been the MCU of video game storytelling. There should be no expectation for a true ending when the base economic unit of the game is diametrically opposed to it.

It's crazy how many people will just straight up astroturf for the biggest scam in history

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If Enter The Chronosphere needs a trailer quote from me it's "Hades for tactics sickos". You're cooking @effortstar.bsky.social

A few years ago as a copywriter I had a boss who told me that he could tell when something was in the "Apple tone of voice" even when it was just "welcome". He'd just come back from WWDC.

I'm a certified Starfinder sicko and I'm absolutely so jazzed that this Kickstarter is popping off. I will be seated. checkpointgaming.net/news/2025/10...

I was worried MIGW this year would be a bummer given the state of, well, everything. But weirdly the shared recognition that everything is fucked has left me feeling energized. There's a lot wrong with how this industry is and works, but the people isn't one of them. Til next time gamers.

Saw a Clair Obscura cosplayer eating his baguette in line, much to the dismay of his fellow Expeditioners.

My favourite PAXAUS panelists are the secret panelists who hide in the audience

They're really enforcing the mandatory PAXAUS Saturday beer this year

I rated this extremely highly - especially for two indie Devs six months into development

First PAX as media and I'm having a blast even tho so far I'm not doing much different. Chatting with Devs, playing good games, and going to the pub. How good

Assemblin' generally

beer

I highly doubt this will ever launch, but part of me is extremely interested in the absolute train wreck this would be.

When the boss doesn't have a giant glowing weakspot

EA going private via Saudi equity but they are keeping Andrew Wilson as CEO? I guess the devil you know teamed up with the devil you don't.

Evidently an attempt to get Halo fans back on board after what has been a tumultuous period for the franchise (to say the least). Personally I'd love a new Halo that pushes the series forward rather than attempting to edit a piece of gaming history. Sorry, The Library is just like that.

I played more Hades 2 in early access than Hades in total, and in my opinion it's better in almost metric. My one comment for people who waited to dive in is, in my opinion, Hades 2 is SUBSTANTIALLY easier than the original. Curious to see if that ends up being the consensus?

When Ted Cruz and Tucker Carlson start making good points you know shit is getting weird

Guy works at the shooting yourself in the foot factory istg

its wild how slippery objective consensus reality is right now

I hate Mario party! I liked this! Take that how you will

Trying to live the kind of life where news articles detailing my death aren't inundated with laugh reacts on Facebook

if charlie kirk didn't get shot the right wing would be equally and as consequentially as mad about a tv commercial or restaurant logo or something else, they're gonna do what they're gonna do regardless

AI gonna eliminate every job in the AI industry

An interesting thing about Silksong is the way that it combines elements of the classic Metroid and Castlevania games. Could this be the start of a new genre?

Particularly happy with my review of Hell Is Us, it's a little long but it would be super cool if you read it and let me know what you thought. checkpointgaming.net/reviews/2025...

I already have evening plans lined up to go to the pub so it would be very serendipitous if it happened

This feels like news from another dimension

this iconic advertising copywriter named Kathy Hepinstall Parks died over the weekend and I wanted to share something from her website I thought Bluesky would like

Received my copy of @lostincult.co.uk 's design works for @mrsambarlow.bsky.social 's Immortality — I was not prepared for the HEFT of this tome. Excited to dive in

Some absolutely rogue stuff in here ngl

If you'd asked me if Dial-Up was still even available I guess I would have been wrong - but there's something about it going away that does make me feel weirdly old.

If they bring Carano back in anything I'm out on it immediately. Awful on screen and off.

A 'one of a kind interview' with a horrific puppet of a real deceased person. This is a categorical failure of journalistic integrity and basic ethics.

Consider how much of a bootlicker you'd have to be to believe this

This whole article made me so annoyed I revived my medium over it austingallag.medium.com/a-critical-l...

Land Down Under would have been an iconic result for #1 and it not making top ten is criminal

Nothing puts into perspective how fractured (social)media diets are than when something like this coldplay concert happens. Like last time everyone was making memes on the same shit was the Severance finale

I know we're all clowning on the term, but what a deeply sad society we live in where 'friendslop' can catch on enough to be clowned on. Just a profoundly lonely and antisocial concept.

New Escapist guy sounds like a twat ngl

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