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Richard Wakeling

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Freelance video game critic. Reviews, features, and news for GameSpot, GamesMaster, PC Gamer, OPM UK, VG247, Wireframe, Kotaku UK, Fandom, Waypoint, Paste, etc

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Infantino makes Sepp Blatter look good.

05.12.2025 17:45 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Routine is my shit.

05.12.2025 17:28 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The game's expansive content warning also feels a little misleading, mostly because it never feels gratuitous or exploitative. For a game that's banned on both Epic and Steam, it's surprising that it never turns into the barbaric, atrocity-filled horror you might expect.

04.12.2025 17:48 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Even the nudity is pixelated to emphasise how dehumanising the horses' existence is, for all those claiming it's somehow sexual--as if that's a good enough reason to ban it in the first place.

04.12.2025 17:48 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

After playing through Horses, the storefront bans look even more absurd than they already did. There are uncomfortable moments, sure, but it's also an outlandish and very funny game that's hardly subtle about its themes.

04.12.2025 17:48 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Yesterday, the Epic Games Store decided at the last minute not to distribute the game, after having previously approved a release build. HORSES is otherwise now available on GOG, Itch, and Humble for $4.99. www.horses.wtf

02.12.2025 17:10 β€” πŸ‘ 2092    πŸ” 1190    πŸ’¬ 75    πŸ“Œ 233

Forget the name, no one has ever looked more like a Bethesda character.

27.11.2025 17:39 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

My Star Wars ranking is just The Rise of Skywalker in dead last. By a mile.

How did they manage to make a movie worse than Attack of the Clones?

24.11.2025 22:16 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Eze hates Spurs as much as us. You love to see it.

23.11.2025 18:05 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Even Ange only conceded twice in this fixture last season.

23.11.2025 17:37 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

As someone who's spent the past 20 years referring to Peter Jackson's King Kong: The Official Game of the Movie by its full title, and only its full title, I appreciate this adherence to using Peter Jackson's King Kong: The Official Game of the Movie's full title in every possible instance.

19.11.2025 21:52 β€” πŸ‘ 34    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I've completed every CoD campaign. I made it two levels into Black Ops 7 before giving up. It's incredible how bad it is.

18.11.2025 15:10 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Make sure to donate to her funeral costs if you can!
www.gofundme.com/f/help-rebec...

17.11.2025 22:50 β€” πŸ‘ 584    πŸ” 402    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 0
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Ambrosia Sky: Act One Review - Deep Space Burial Ambrosia Sky: Act One combines its sci-fi setting with intergalactic cleaning to tell a poignant and contemplative story about dying alone in deep space.

Here's my review for Ambrosia Sky: Act One. Not a lot of coverage for this one (only three reviews on Metacritic, and it doesn't even have a page on OpenCritic), but it's definitely worth checking out.

www.gamespot.com/reviews/ambr...

14.11.2025 01:56 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Ambrosia Sky: Act One Review - Deep Space Burial Ambrosia Sky: Act One combines its sci-fi setting with intergalactic cleaning to tell a poignant and contemplative story about dying alone in deep space.

Here's my review for Ambrosia Sky: Act One. Not a lot of coverage for this one (only three reviews on Metacritic, and it doesn't even have a page on OpenCritic), but it's definitely worth checking out.

www.gamespot.com/reviews/ambr...

14.11.2025 01:56 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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You might remember Luis Rubiales as the creep who was touching and kissing Spanish and English players after the 2023 Women's World Cup final. Today, while promoting a book about how he believes he's actually the victim and that it was all a conspiracy, his uncle threw a load of eggs at him. Enjoy.

13.11.2025 21:38 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Football Manager 26 Review - Back To The Drawing Board A new tactical interface and improved match engine are title-worthy, but a frustrating UI, missing features, and numerous bugs drag Football Manager 26 into a relegation battle.

Here's my review for Football Manager 26. Finally delivers on the tactical overhaul I've been hoping for for years, but the new UI is bad and there are too many missing features.

www.gamespot.com/reviews/foot...

05.11.2025 23:17 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Everyone else when Arsenal wins with another set piece goal.

06.11.2025 01:08 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Football Manager 26 Review - Back To The Drawing Board A new tactical interface and improved match engine are title-worthy, but a frustrating UI, missing features, and numerous bugs drag Football Manager 26 into a relegation battle.

Here's my review for Football Manager 26. Finally delivers on the tactical overhaul I've been hoping for for years, but the new UI is bad and there are too many missing features.

www.gamespot.com/reviews/foot...

05.11.2025 23:17 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Hyrule Warriors: Age Of Imprisonment Review - Link To The Past A few issues hold it back, but Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment marks a high point for the spin-off series, iterating on its riotous hack-and-slash combat with depth and variety.

Here's my review for Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment.

www.gamespot.com/reviews/hyru...

04.11.2025 17:37 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Hyrule Warriors: Age Of Imprisonment Review - Link To The Past A few issues hold it back, but Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment marks a high point for the spin-off series, iterating on its riotous hack-and-slash combat with depth and variety.

Here's my review for Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment.

www.gamespot.com/reviews/hyru...

04.11.2025 17:37 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Can't believe someone's finally remaking ESPN Extreme Games.

03.11.2025 02:40 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Moved to Russia, worked on a farm in winter, and got conned out of all their money to own the gays.

02.11.2025 19:57 β€” πŸ‘ 33    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

FYI for Google Drive users.

27.10.2025 17:40 β€” πŸ‘ 1448    πŸ” 837    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 6

I guess I need to play this game because why are your objectives "tidy up and do laundry" when the house is filled with evil bullshit?

27.10.2025 16:26 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Caused by a hip drop tackle (no penalty) and a soft push in the back penalty. These refs are the worst.

26.10.2025 18:09 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Kayvon Thibodeaux rips the ball away as Jalen Hurts makes a tush push reach but, whoops, the refs rule his forward progress was stopped and the Eagles get the first down

26.10.2025 17:46 β€” πŸ‘ 48    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 29

Skattebo's foot is pointing the wrong way because the Giants are cursed.

26.10.2025 18:02 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

The tush push is so bullshit you can rip the ball out of Hurts' hand and it's not a fumble.

26.10.2025 17:47 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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