That's FFT: The Ivalice Chronicles done and dusted. Every word a gift. The world and I hunger for a new Matsuno story.

Soup! Soup! Soup!

Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin is 50% off during the Marvelous Winter Sale! Slay the demons plaguing the lands of Yamato and reap a bountiful harvest! https://bit.ly/4qfzceD

Starlit Reverie, our Klonoa 風のクロノア Series tribute album is out NOW!!! Thank you to everyone who attended the premiere! You can listen to the album on YouTube, or download it on Google Drive or MEGA for FREE!!!! Links below⤵️⤵️

This is huge news. It's a bummer that we can't carry over existing accounts, but this could make waves if it gets more people in the West playing Granblue. After Uma Musume's breakout success, anything could happen.

Surugaya is holding a bulk purchase sale PLUS a free shipping campaign until 1/1. I grabbed Bump of Chicken's entire discography for under $60 including a modest commission fee. Hell of a deal. Now's a great time to shop if you're looking to buy used Japanese CDs. www.suruga-ya.com/en

Here's a Christmas treat, from me to you (via @pcgamer.com) :D www.pcgamer.com/games/relax-...

Happy Granblue Fes 2025! I am a man in his late thirties spending Friday night watching an anime lady perform for a live audience.

Alisaie is mesmerized by Cast & Chill.

サンタ師匠✨

Here are all the books I read (or remember reading) in 2025. I moved a bit slowly this year. I’m on track to finish another two or three before 2026, but I’m pretty confident none will top Boys, Beasts & Men by Sam J. Miller.

ほぼ日2026スタート

Merry Chrysler!

Remember, kids: ESP Ra.De. is a Christmas game!

Don’t fuck with me, fella. See this face? This is the face of a man intently listening to “OVER THE SKY” from Granblue Fantasy Character Songs Best Album Vol. 1. Yeah. That’s what I thought. Keep walking.

I'm proud of putting this list together. One year ago I would never have imagined that I'd be writing a list of the best JRPGs, but here it is.

待ち遠しい 👀

From All of Us Here at Marvelous USA and XSEED Games, Season's Greetings! May Your Holidays be Merry and Bright!

~Happy Holidays~ #ff11 #ffxi #finalfantasy

Today on Astral City Mini, I impress with wit and sincerity alike as I detail my favorite video games of 2025. One might even call it a "Game of the Year 2025" post. One might. I won't. I called it something else.

The Sonic Speed Cafe opens this morning in Chicago and the Blue Blur himself came out to say hi! 🦔 👟 🌭 🔨 🎣 🫃 🥊 🤖 🐇 🐊 🐝 🥷🦇🦊

parts of the retro community have a massive problem with handwaving even the most egregious behavior due to their love of retro gaming stuff/desire not to upset prominent people in the community/stay "apolitical", but this needs to be repudiated in the strongest possible terms.

Kevin………..

Folks like Oli and Morgan are often unsung heroes in our industry so I was so excited to get them on GMNB! Fascinating chat here with both of them on writing, performance, and localization!

CDJapan day! CDJapan day! 📦 💿

Looking for some reading material over the holidays? Introducing LocRewind 2025, a recap of all the news, YouTube essays, Reddit threads, banger tweets and assorted localization drama that made headlines this year!

Hey. Hey! Wanna see some cool old Falcom postcards?

This is a neat segment. I didn't know the NYC Metro Card system and even some elements of the trains themselves were Japanese in design! www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nahh...

Energy Black Image Soundtrack is a fictional shoot 'em up soundtrack, featuring groovy and melodic electronic, techno and digifu music. Releases on December 24! StellarScope is @fusoxide.bsky.social, @lisui-sky.bsky.social and @angelwhisperonline.bsky.social. 👇 See replies to pre-order

Today on Astral City Mini, I impress with wit and sincerity alike as I detail my favorite video games of 2025. One might even call it a "Game of the Year 2025" post. One might. I won't. I called it something else.

The Realm-roamer has logged on. #FFXIV

Aura farmed on Ushuaia, Argentina's Laguna Esmeralda trail hike in rain and mud for 7 hours. In cosplay. Worthwhile. 😚 Shoutouts to the fellow hikers who warned us of tricky spots! Cosplay made by me Staff ends by @codenora.bsky.social 📸 @goofyeuph.bsky.social #空の軌跡 #エステルブライト #TrailsintheSky

Holy shit.

This little one is feeling better. She has a middle ear infection that is improving with antibiotics. I’m so grateful it’s not something more serious. Hug your pets!

Don’t be fooled by those sunbeams streaming through your windows, Chicago… (feat. Cloudburst by @rae.wtf)

Whenever I say this, people get Really Mad, but it's true. Same of any other art, too. You have to read the book, watch the film, see the painting, listen to the song, whatever. I'm sorry, but watching a video about it on YouTube is not enough. You have not experience the art.

Join Klonoa, the Dream Traveler, in a wonderful tribute album of music from across the entire series! 💍 Starlit Reverie -A Klonoa Tribute Album- 💫 Premiering 23:00 UTC Dec. 28th on YT!

I love Clair Obscur, it does so many things I appreciate, and its shortcomings I don't care as much about or are negated by its strengths to me. BUT I wish people could be normal when someone says they don't like it. Just let it go! Your positive experience is not marred by their negative one!

forgive me father for I have blogged simulacrum.pika.page/posts/but-th...

The best games of 2025 give a glimpse into a better world — where artists can invite audiences into their memoirs, where AAAs are thematically ambitious and small teams can sculpt epics. This is also my 100th(!!) proper video on YouTube, a milestone seven years in the making youtu.be/tJ4X6FsLn6Y

break the "reviews are just to tell me if i should buy things" shackles. care about art beyond whether it makes the number of your bank account go up or down! have a thought!

Lately I’ve struggled to find my words for social media. Somehow it feels wrong to joke and quip when the world seems veiled in dark. But I don’t have to choose between joy and sincerity. I wield sincerity like a superpower. I am not afraid to love with my whole heart. Let’s laugh & fight together.

Finally, The Kotaku Review for Hundred Line. I spent much of it reflecting on how its incredible ambition makes it nearly impossible to recommend without caveats. But it's one of the most important games of 2025, and a testament to the power of making something for yourself without compromise.

"Machine translation would handle the heavy lifting, and we’d add the expert polish. Except the machine made a mess. And we’re doing expert-level cognitive labour to clean it up for cleaning wages. We’re not mops. We’re translators." #translation #xl8 www.linkedin.com/pulse/open-l...

Milano's Odd Job Collection, our revival of a gorgeous pixel art PS1 game from 1999, is now out on all platforms!

The Avarice Awards holds a mirror to the hollow glamour of The Game Awards, as workers continue to have their livelihoods upended by mass layoffs. We are speaking truth to the powers ruining the game industry with their greed! Stream begins on December 10th at 7pm PT / 10pm ET on twitch.tv/UVW_CWA

🎄✨ #NiGHTSintoDreams

I played Horses this weekend and I wrote down some messy thoughts not only on the game but especially on the specter of formalism that emerged to haunt us all for a moment. transgamerthoughts.com/post/8023277...

✨ new video! ✨ silksong is a game obsessed with faith. abstractions, literal depictions, corruptions of faith — it's all there. most important though is silksong's faith in its players, and the lengths it goes through to help us find strength within ourselves. youtu.be/G8MB434ddTk