I've noticed that the heatwave here in Europe has caused a lot of bickering and, as someone that has lived in Europe, the US and Japan, it's interesting to see that most people are making false assumptions about why things are the way they are. Really shows how easily 'fake information' can spread

Anyone encounter this? I went to play some Forza Horizon 6 today and, well, even after re-installing, this is what I get... What the hell?

Quake is 30 years old today. It certainly snuck up on me but, man, what a remarkable game. Quake started DF Retro in the first place and then helped me reboot it five years ago. It will always hold a special place in my heart. youtu.be/0KxRXZhQuY8?...

And there we go. PS+ not required.

Very interesting…

That...is crazy. I understand needing two accounts, as most games do that these days, but requiring two active PS Plus accounts is something I don't think any other game has ever done when it comes to local multiplayer. That's really bad.

I’m playing through Grandia again…for many reasons this really might be my personal favorite RPG of all-time. Perfect gameplay, story telling and pacing…for me at least.

I hope someone, somewhere cracks down on this shit. It’s basically akin to breaking into someone’s shop and stealing all their wares to sell elsewhere. Another example of why GenAI sucks and should be taken down.

Well, on the 'retro' bright side, I guess you can dump your yellowed consoles in the reflecting pool now...

The whiplash this past week regarding everything Xbox is among the most extreme I can recall seeing in the games industry. Going from a hopeful, exciting showcase to the worst possible news. The absurdity of all this is staggering. :(

I would like to perform some Palmira Actions

Ohh, new demo! I love how this game is shaping up! Check it out.

Sure did. Been awhile but it was awesome.

Somehow never tried this until today but Cave Story is so perfect on the Mega Drive. Playing this on a CRT at 240p feels amazing.

Lumen has its limitations and drawbacks but, man, I love the results in can produce with subtle lighting like this. Just gorgeous.

Working on a video covering Halo Campaign Evolved right now - I can say already that I really do like what they're doing. It's a much better revival than the original Anniversary and it looks really great.

Nintendo Direct...man. If you're someone that has never owned any other platform aside from Switch, there was great stuff, but for me, it was one of the least interesting Directs since the format began. Certainly the least exciting showcase of this summer reveal season.

Yep, going live again! Come hang out. Then we're recording a Super Show and Audi will be returning this week!

This is interesting and something Alex and I have complained a lot about over the years. Motion blur shutter speed doesn’t always scale correctly and the results are often bad. So this is great to see!

Uhh, I'm getting seriously concerned about all these September release dates. I'll be away in Japan that month, for starters, which is tricky for me personally, but I fear that it will impact sales of these games. Not all of them can sell.

Yes, that's right, we're going live once again. Come join us for the future of Xbox...I think www.twitch.tv/mylifeingaming

There's a kind of whiplash of watching and enjoying something like SGF only to wake up the next day and see people complaining about any and everything as usual. The discourse around games is really sad to see at this point. So many people seem unable to just...enjoy anything. Feels bad.

CHUD WARS 3!!

Yep, we’re doing the live thing again if ya’ll wanna hear us speculate and talk about Geoff and his games.

Of everything show at the State of Play I gotta say the two I’m most excited for are Ace Combat 8 and Stuntman (hope they can deliver). The whole show was awesome, though. No chaff, all good stuff.

Well that was fast.

This is flat out stupid on the part of BSky moderation.

Come hang out! We're going live!

Well, geez, this is really low. I've played one of these 'Kai Magazine' games and thought it was pretty awful...but it seems they've become a lot worse. Avoid. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ItQg...

I have decided to do a more modern retrospective video this week - I want to look back at Batman: Arkham Knight. It still comes up all the time and, yeah, it remains drop dead gorgeous and I want to try and break down why I think that is!

It was a pleasure to have Josh on the latest episode! We went through the EA era of Bond games and, yeah, it’s a good era. Check it out.

Finished my video on 007! Give it a look!

Whelp…another domino falls. :-(

Man, I love the lighting in 007 sometimes. Just gorgeous results.

For any reviewers of Mina the Hollower - did you use modifiers and, if so, which ones? I'd like to know. I refuse to use them myself and rather it was just balanced without them but it is rather brutal at times as well...tricky.

So they re-announced DQ12 and it does look wonderful but I'm super bummed that Sugiyama's music was confirmed again. Was hoping they'd take a new direction. DQ11 is seriously one of the worst sounding games I've ever played - I otherwise enjoyed the game but damn, that soundtrack. 🤮

Also, the game is absolutely gorgeous. Moderately conservative, technically, but it aims for great performance and image quality alongside strong art design. I love it.

Working on my video but I concur with this score. It's a tremendous experience and possibly the best Bond game ever made. It's amazing to see IOI grow into this as they leverage everything learned from Hitman while building new skills.

Who could forget Gamescom 2023 and this enviable PC build

Playing some PS Triple today and…I kinda feel like a lot of these games sound better on my system than brand new PS5 games. Am I imagining this or did something change for the worse?

Saw this floating around recently and the reactions from the audience warm my heart. The speaker seems totally baffled by the reaction which lines up with my experience around the AI faithful. They’re in a bubble.

So this is German racing culture

🧐

Checking out the Toyota Gazoo Racing area - some sick cars here

This rules

Finally made it to the Nurburgring for the 24h race! Let’s go.

It’s a TurBonanza over here!

New video today! This time on Forza Horizon 6! I got one thing wrong, though - turns out you CAN replay the prologue this time! It was simply tucked into an event icon. So they actually addressed it this time, finally!

The state of modern gaming discourse is so poor it's genuinely heartbreaking to watch. The way people bicker using only extremes - it's like a whole generation forgot how to communicate. I've been engaged in internet gaming discussions since, like, 1997 - things have never been worse. Nuance is dead

Oh shit. I’m all over this. I don’t like any of these games but they’re all deeply fascinating so this should be sublime.