A brand new official stand-alone Castlevania game after nearly 20 years has been announced. Words can't describe the level of excitement I feel right now.

Wow, Blazblue Entropy Effect X completely changed the entire framing of the story from what I played at launch. So far it seems for the better as it actually is connecting in a way to the Blazblue story

Blazblue Entropy Effect X is releasing this week on console and I'm absolutely excited. I played the PC version a bit during early access and shortly after it's full Steam launch so I'm confident it's going to be a blast.

So is 2XKO going to be another fighting game failure like DNF Duel? Firing so many of the devs not even 2 weeks after launch does not inspire confidence that it will have a good future. Like DNF Duel it has a solid foundation and fluid gameplay, but halted momentum quickly with limited rosters.

In a perfect world, ID age verification for social media seems like a decent solution. Then you realize we don't live in a perfect world and you can't guarantee that your ID can ever be safe with these platforms. It's entirely unsafe to be giving away your ID for the sake of "age verification"

Didn't think that Yakuza/Like a Dragon could go from beloved to hated in just one entry, but recasting a character with an actor responsible for multiple sexual assaults and doubling down on it will certainly do the job.

So far I'm really enjoying the new expansion for Monster Train 2. The new Railforged clan provides an interesting strategy to build around and I'm so glad to see the Wurmkin return. Haven't played the new mode yet though. The only bad thing is that it kind of makes the first game obsolete now.

working your fingers to the bone + burning the candle at both ends 🕯️🦴 #illustration #diligence

I finally finished the story in Death Stranding. Wow am I glad I gave the game a try for myself otherwise I would have been stuck with a skewed perception of it forever. I had so much fun with it and now I want to play Death Stranding 2 even more.

*crawls out of the comics hole and hands you this video, then scrabbles back like a creature from under a rock* youtu.be/TXwYRPyFe2A?...

Highguard seems more like Evolve than Concord. Concord is a game with zero reason to exist. Highguard has some elements to it that are interesting and unique, but it's surrounded by poorly thought out design choices and said uniqueness isn't enough to keep people invested long term.

I'm really having fun with Death Stranding, more than I expected. It didn't really sound like something I'd find enjoyable, but I'm glad now that I gave it a try. I really hope Death Stranding 2 is released on Xbox some time this year.

I'm trying Death Stranding for the first time and am about a couple hours in. So far Hideo Kojima's wacky delivery simulator is...wacky indeed. I don't think words can describe my feelings yet.

Is it blasphemy to say the metroidvania I cared about the most last year was Ender Magnolia and not Silksong?

Starting to reach why I gave up on Octopath Traveler the first time. The final section. A perfect example of a game that's a fantastic experience for 90 percent of it, but the final 10 percent (the true final mission) completely destroys all the fun you were having and ruins the whole thing.

I'm only now starting to realize how truly amazing Octopath Traveler's music is. On my first playthrough I thought it was pretty good but never thought much beyond that. Now on my second playthrough, I listened a lot closer and absolutely fell in love. Hope I'll equally enjoy it in the next games.

It's pretty sad to see Metroid Prime 4 joining the games suffering from being in development hell club. It still seems fine, the game looks like it plays well, but aspects of it definitely read like they've been rewritten or messed around with dozens of times.

The most interesting thing about 2025 was who actually won the worst game publisher. The award goes to Roblox. If you know, you know. Say what you will about ActiBlizz, EA or Ubisoft, at least they don't openly boast of their gross negligence of actual criminal activity happening against children.

Trials is a great series. I love silly motorcycle game with physics and goofy ragdoll. It's almost like a hybrid of a racing game and a platformer. Also a great game for speedrunners who love to try and shave milliseconds off their best times to keep getting better.

Still praying that Ubisoft doesn't forget about the Trials series. Let Redlynx make a new one pretty please. 🙏

Splitgate is an idea that's doomed to fail. Its core idea can only be adopted by a niche market.

You know a game has a steep 100 percent completion requirement when you need a checklist to record everything.

You know this year is going to be interesting when people are actually cautiously optimistic for the upcoming new Bubsy game of all things.

Battlefield 6's campaign is a campaign of all time...so not much different from BF3 and BF4. I'll still take a dull and vanilla story mode over BO7 which offends me on every level by its mere existence despite me never really intending to play it.

So this year has ended up being one of the worst years of my life and now I'm really struggling to find any reason to keep going. The world clearly wants me to not exist and I honestly don't want to live in the world we're living in now.

Battlefield 6 is an example of a game that doesn't respect your time as a player. One of the worst battle passes I've seen, awful assignments to unlock weapons that go against the objectives of gameplay and the unreasonable grind to get any weapon attachments. Battlefield 6 was a bait and switch.

Maybe I really am just burned by the state of multiplayer gaming, but Battlefield 6 is really a round two of 2042's bullshit, but for different reasons.

Wishing you all the happiest of holidays, from our painted family to yours ❤️❤️ - The Expedition 33 Team!! Artwork made by Nicholas Maxson-Francombe, Art Director.

Gamers need to stop pointing their anger at petty or pointless stuff and put all of that frustration into action against the people and corps ruining the game industry.

2025 in general was stacked with tons of great games, and even most of the bad games this year weren't as awful as they have been in previous years. However when it comes to video game corporate bullshit, this has been one of the worst years by far.

If it wasn't for Expedition 33 being so amazing to me, my personal game of the year would be Monster Train 2.

I think the negativity towards Blood: Refreshed Supply is overblown. Tbh the only thing I really agree with is the game not being worth 30 dollars. If you already had Fresh Supply it feels like a slap in the face, especially when the discount to upgrade it vanishes on release day. Blame Atari & WB.

I wonder what people consider the cutoff point for when retro FPS games become modern FPS games. To me I think Half Life 1 was when the transition started and then Halo CE is the true start to modern shooters.

AI is going to destroy the world

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playing with real paint for once ! 🍄🍁🍄‍🟫🍂 #sketchbook #gouache #bramble

Why do we call them boomer shooters when the ones who played them back in the day were likely gen x or millennials?

her fluffy ears + floppy sleeves 😭 she turned out better than I ever imagined!!! the lillie plush is avaliable for a few weeks here!!! www.makeship.com/products/lil... #lilliebelle #plushie #vtuber

Game of the year for 2025 is going to be a tight race for lots of people. There were so many fantastic games that were released this year.

I'm perfectly okay with Halo: Campaign Evolved modernizing the feel and gameplay of the classic Halo:CE. It's a full remake, so it should feel free to go for a new interpretation. The original anniversary version is still readily available on MCC if you want something more faithful.

So a few lines of untested AI generated code basically killed GZDoom, the largest Doom source port and splintered the whole project. A piece of Doom history lost because a shitty head dev wanted ChatGPT to replace the effort of coding.

big news for the Creepydrawsta fans later today :) 🎃

Microblogging platforms like Twitter, Bluesky, Mastodon are all destined to become like Twitter is now. It's built into the framework of how they work and more importantly how us as people work. There will never be a "good" Twitter alternative because they'll all become like Twitter eventually.

just posted the first video of October! 🎃 my favorite month!! I hope you enjoy! youtu.be/U0XmzAWEgEI?...

I'm considering giving up on staying here, this place is honestly worse than Twitter in more ways than one.

A modern remake of the original Deus Ex on modern systems has been announced and I'm so glad. It'll finally give me a chance to play it.

Deep Rock Galactic is such a goofy game and I love it. Rock and stone indeed.

To me, Silksong can't even touch the experience of playing Expedition 33. If Silksong wins game of the year over it I've lost all hope in the world. An addicting fun game just doesn't compare to an addicting fun game with an unforgettable and amazing story.

Why does Gearbox put up with Randy Pitchford with the shit that comes out of his mouth ruining their reputation further and further into the ground? Kick this greasy clown out onto the curb where he belongs

After all these years playing Halo, no other will match my experience with Halo Reach. It's my favorite story in the franchise and one of my favorite video game stories period. The music is perfect and the tone, atmosphere and visuals are the best in the franchise.