My favorite local pizza place is closing after 50 years. Owner retiring. Loads of great memories with me and my grandmother there. Things change. But man, I sure loved that place.

For the first time in my life, I'll be celebrating Father's Day. Kind of fucking crazy.

Honestly? Fuck the internet.

When I was 17, I made a short film about a sentient mop that stalked a guy home after a party. So me > the Backrooms dude.

New addition to the autograph wall.

Friend groups always breaking up sucks. I miss having a group of people to kind of push me to watch movies. Bad ones especially. I don’t watch fucking anything now lol.

Let’s grill.

Cold fruit is so fucking good.

Years ago... I was Japanese. #Shenmue

And here we go! The gallery is officially open with a reception this Sunday June 14th from 12-6pm at George Brown College’s North Gallery (3 Lower Jarvis, 2nd floor) There will also be a Q&A around 3pm that day with the artists and studios in attendance. Enjoy the art of the concept! #TGW26

Happy Birthday to the legend himself, Yu Suzuki! Have a great one! And take it easy on the drinks this year! #Shenmue

Frankly, I hope all corporations fail miserably and we start seeing CEOs jumping from penthouses on a daily basis.

Lunch hibachi.

Blocking the negative and just vibing with the good shit is a drug. Hard to get going, but once you do, it’s great.

I am actually excited for the future.

Less than a week away! I also just want to note that if you are planning on coming out on Sunday June 14th, there will be a little Q&A with some of the studios and artists in attendance. Join us for some informative discussions around the creative process starting at 3pm!

Super pleased to announce that @capybaragames.com will be sharing some lovely work at the show! #TGW26

Sometimes randos are pretty cool. #Marathon

They added flashlights. #Marathon

Pre-ordered steelbook and digital deluxe of #ControlResonance because I am a whore for Remedy.

Great guy. Great art. Go check it out if you can!

Hello! I'm Gavin I am putting together an art show for Toronto Games Week called Art of the Concept. A concept art exhibition featuring poster collages from 9 local independent game studios The show is just about ready to go. I picked up the printed posters this morning and they look fantastic.

I made one.

Love when tiny ass, irrelevant text is actually readable in a game. Also, I’m not sure if this is a reference to Dick van Dyke almost playing Bond or not, but I hope it is. #007FirstLight.

“I want every game in a franchise to be exactly the same with zero new ideas/twists/perspectives/mechanics.” - Some dumbfuck

I know it’s not healthy, but I rather enjoy getting high and driving with the windows down while I listen to songs that conjure up past regrets.

Playing video games is so much more enjoyable if you avoid any online “discussions” whatsoever. It’s nothing but endless idiotic mouth-frothing from people who are terminally online. I just refuse to engage with it anymore.

“The name’s Bond. Gold Bond medicated foot powder.” - Jim Bend

I know this is basically blasphemy, but I have never finished the LOTR trilogy. I actually really liked the first film. But then found the second film to be incredibly uninteresting. So I just gave up lol.

Jet Grind Radio is a fucking state of mind.

Thai for dinner.

Platinum #1,431 - #Cyberpunk2077 Got the Plat on PS5 back in '22, but I love this world so much, I decided to get it on PS4 too. Now the long, painful wait for the sequel. #PlayStation #PlayStationTrophies #TrophyHunter #PS5 #LazPlats

Platinum #1,430 - #Ratshaker Weird fucking game. But I liked it! More weird games please. #PlayStation #PlayStationTrophies #TrophyHunter #PS5 #LazPlats

Finally, some good news.

Me and my anxiety finally realizing there is no point to fucking anything:

Pick a Bond villain from the photos you already have on your phone

No matter how faithful a video game film/show adaption is, it’ll never match the experience of playing the game. So I really have no interest.

This is true friendship.

Platinum #1,429 - #VampireCrawlers These devs make the most wildly addicting games I've ever played. And this release is no exception. When's the next game coming? Thnx. #PlayStation #PlayStationTrophies #TrophyHunter #PS5 #LazPlats

I didn't appreciate how cool my Great Aunt and Grandma were when they raised me. This and They Live are some of the earliest films I remember seeing. Which is probably not healthy, but it sure was rad.

My memory is so fucking bad I think people just assume I’m a liar lol.

This shit is addicting. #VampireCrawlers

Credits rolled on #Pragmata. What a wonderfully refreshing game. Felt very 2000s- in a good way. And no, the ending didn't crush me.

Finally got my hand rolled up in a car window. #Grateful

Only 3 days left to secure your copy of the collector's edition of #Shenmue 3 Enhanced. Once it's gone, it's gone for good. So act now! Tell them Tom sent you by using the code "HOMEMADEPICKLES" to get a 5% discount! ✅ Pre-order now! tinyurl.com/HomemadePick... #LetsGetShenmue4

Anyway, I’m enjoying #Pragmata.

Maybe I’m not a true gamer man, but I really don’t care for streaming or social media gaming culture as a whole. I’m glad people enjoy it, I’m not knocking it. Whatever. I just don’t find it appealing. Maybe I’m just old, but it feels very performative to me.