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Alex Raisbeck

@shmu.bsky.social

space junk | gaming writer at RadioTimes.com ex. guides writer @VideoGamer bylines at GamesRadar, PC Gamer, PCGamesN, Lost In Cult and more ๐Ÿ“ง: alex.raisbeck@radiotimes.com

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Supergiant Games is a studio at the peak of its powers, and Hades II is a phenomenal improvement upon what was already one of the greatest indie games ever made.

My review for RT: www.radiotimes.com/technology/g...

24.09.2025 16:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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www.radiotimes.com/technology/g...

25.06.2025 07:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Death Stranding 2 is a breathtaking game. A treatise on human nature, love and loss, and an experience I will not soon forget.

Should we have connected? The simple answer is that we have no choice.

My review for RadioTimes: www.radiotimes.com/technology/g...

23.06.2025 13:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 review โ€“ Magnifique! Between story, worldbuilding and combat, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 embodies everything a modern RPG should be.

Clair Obsur: Expedition 33 is a truly exceptional game on all fronts, and a new gold standard for RPGs - a phenomenal achievement for a studio's debut game

My full review for RadioTimes.com: www.radiotimes.com/technology/g...

23.04.2025 11:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Esoteric Ebb dev talks Disco Elysium and mind control: "It's kind of stupid to make an entire RPG by yourself" As part of the recent London Games Festival, we spoke to Esoteric Ebb creator and holiday hater Christoffer Bodegรฅrd.

Had the pleasure of chatting to @chrisbodegard.bsky.social the other week about Esoteric Ebb!

We talked Disco inspirations, design challenges, his approach to writing and more

Check it out for Radio Times Gaming!
www.radiotimes.com/technology/g...

15.04.2025 15:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Atomfall review: How I learned to stop worrying and love the bat Rebellion's new RPG reaches critical mass.

Atomfall has the dubious honour of being my first review for RadioTimes.com!

"Atomfall's radical freedom and beautiful setting offer up something one of a kind."

www.radiotimes.com/technology/g...

24.03.2025 15:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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5. DOOM

Brushing up before The Dark Ages comes out

16.03.2025 11:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

๐Ÿ’ซ Super excited to join this project and to get to work for a publication as iconic as Edge (but making it B2B, ofc!) with the most fantastic team.

Sign up now for weekly industry goodness and our first issue that's dropping later today: bit.ly/knowledgenewsletter

14.03.2025 11:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 55    ๐Ÿ” 7    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 16    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Congrats!!

14.03.2025 16:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thanks Ria!

05.03.2025 18:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Cheers Echo!

05.03.2025 18:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thank you Rachel!!

05.03.2025 18:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Very excited to say I've joined RadioTimes.com as a Gaming Writer!

Unfortunately for you all, this means you have to keep reading my nonsense forever

PRs feel free to get in touch at alex.raisbeck(at)radiotimes.com!

05.03.2025 09:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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4. Avowed

Not a masterpiece by any means, but man I had so much fun with this. Great characters, great exploration, decent story - what more could you want?

02.03.2025 16:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This series was crazy underrated

05.02.2025 13:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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10 years ago this week, I started work on Tunic. The game wouldn't have been the success it was without LGBTQ+ folks, both devs and players.

So, I'm matching donations to Trans Lifeline. If you can spare $5 (or more!) reply with your donation and I'll X2 it. Thank you! ๐Ÿ’•

give.translifeline.org

04.02.2025 15:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4569    ๐Ÿ” 2119    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 143    ๐Ÿ“Œ 20
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3. King of the Bridge

Dumb little game where you play chess against a cheating troll, great (and sometimes infuriating) fun considering it's only a couple of quid, thanks to Razbuten's latest video for putting me onto it

29.01.2025 15:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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2. Everhood

Slime bros for life

22.01.2025 16:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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1. Metaphor: Refantatzio

Heismay my beloved

19.01.2025 16:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Thread of all the games I finished in 2025 ๐ŸŽฎ

19.01.2025 16:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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every time I read heismay's diary about his kid in metaphor

07.01.2025 00:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

New Blood need to make this official Ultrakill merch.

And all profits need to go to buying KITR cat treats.

Paging @hakita.bsky.social

06.01.2025 17:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 46    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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relaxed style and timeless fashion

06.01.2025 17:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 44    ๐Ÿ” 7    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

Wish I could say nosferatu would be my first film of 2025, but someone decided to watch gods of egypt at 2am last night

01.01.2025 12:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

It really goes to show what an incredible year for indies it's been that my top 10 is dominated by them, and there are still so many I never got around to playing

31.12.2024 12:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Finally decided on my GOTY list for 2024:

1. Balatro
2. 1000xRESIST
3. Lorelei and the Laser Eyes
4. Mouthwashing
5. Tactical Breach Wizards
6. Tekken 8
7. Indika
8. Nine Sols
9. Children of the Sun
10. Dragon's Dogma 2

The top 4 are basically interchangeable - all GOTY-worthy in my opinion

31.12.2024 12:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Feel like I've been playing stuff nonstop recently and still nowhere near covered everything

28.12.2024 23:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

the race to play and finish astro bot, mouthwashing and mullet mad jack before the end of the year is on and boy I am bad at racing

28.12.2024 22:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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why is this the feature image on geralt's wikipedia page lmao

21.12.2024 20:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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an hour in and I am absolutely loving mullet madjack

20.12.2024 22:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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