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How does a company see how badly this kind of statement has gone down before (looking at you, Duolingo) and still decide, “yep, that’s what we should announce too”? ./sigh

SPOILERS FOR SILKSONG! A screenshot from Silksong of Hornet laying asleep in her bed in her bellhome.

Well... That's Silksong completed 100% (in 68h 35m for anyone wondering) and now I feel lost and empty. What do I even do with myself now?

How do you differentiate bad game design, rough UX, and thin accessibility options... from "it’s a Soulslike"? Asking for a friend...

Artwork of Miriam, the protagonist from Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night. She has long dark hair with auburn tips, silver hair ornaments, and wears an ornate blue and white gothic outfit with gold trim. She holds a red rose in one hand, and her right shoulder and arm show glowing shard-like markings and a rose-shaped tattoo. The background is a painterly mix of dark shadows and blue light.

I have been super obsessed with Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night, but finally drawing ever closer to that elusive 100% completion. Any underrated/overlooked metroidvania gems to be recommended?

Straight off the back of pushing for the Stop Killing Games initiative, and just as payment processors made their blackmail for censorship... now this. Good grief

Any love or hate for NordVPN? I've had it, and had no issues, but always appreciate input on if their are better options available!

Homer meme from The Simpsons, going in the bush British, coming out from another country (using a VPN) because of the atrocious and overreaching UK online safety act

Good morning fellow "British" people.

Dropping these links for no particular reason at all:

mullvad.net/en

protonvpn.com

To celebrate the release of MTG X Final Fantasy, here is a giveaway to win a signed card!
All you have to do to enter is to like and share. 
Results will be announced next Wednesday. 
Good luck!
#MTG #MTGxFinalFantasy

I am a grown man. I have responsibilities. I should know better...

But this watermelon hand soap? It smells so god-damned good I’m one bad day away from just tasting it.

I know it’s soap. I know it’ll taste like soap... But what if it doesn’t? What if it’s delicious?

God help me.

Awwwww... I'm sad that I missed out on a signed edition (admittedly by over a month. I only have myself to blame) but I'm so excited. It looks incredible! 🍸

In 2025, how are couriers still delivering to the wrong address? They’ve got GPS, they’ve got a postcode... surely the scanner should scream, “You’re not even in the right place!” before letting them mark it as delivered?

Well now I have to get one of those!

I'm starting to see games advertised with “hand-crafted worlds/art”... is this a more towards artisanal vs mass-produced? I worry when a big AAA game (GTA6?) drops and later it’s revealed AI did more than expected. That’ll shift many perceptions towards "maybe it's not so bad" 🙁

Holy moly... Project Mix just got fully funded within the hour. The Discord launch party has been a blast! If you like the sound of chaotic cyberpunk dystopia bartending, neon anime vibes and story, and the chance to share a smoke with your cat after a hard day... go back it now.

I question the language and framing here... The game has Mostly Positive reviews, and the slew of negatives were originally about actual gameplay issues, not external drama. That’s not “review bombing,” that’s feedback. Calling it sabotage feels like emotional manipulation, not accountability.

Cyberpunk anime bartending narrative adventure, in VR... I can only wish I was half as good in their demo as whoever is in this video clip. store.steampowered.com/app/2439770/...

Their Kickstarter goes live in three days and I can't wait! www.kickstarter.com/projects/ple...

It's worth it to post here, I promise! Usually a post here prompts me to check the subreddit or discord for anything else I might have missed. I'm so hyped for the kickstarter, good luck!

What physical rewards would you want to offer? Usually you get payment terms that allow for a Kickstarter end (+time for KS to xfer the money to you). The difficult part is min (or max!) order quantities.
Overall, I'm with @tarrende.bsky.social - easy to end up KSing merch, not Collector Editions.

I know I’m not the first to say this…
But when did we all become cool with changelogs just saying: "The latest version contains bug fixes and performance improvements" ?
That’s not a changelog. That’s a vague summary of what a changelog is supposed to contain ./sigh

And make it even better, Balatro will no longer be PEGI 18! www.eurogamer.net/balatro-wins... . Wins all round for them!

FFXIV (and FFVII) crossover into MtG? I guess this is where I finally learn to play commander...

I'm learning I need to play many more FF's to be considered a true fan.
Loved VII and VIII, enjoyed XIV as a WoW refugee, and Remake and Rebirth have been incredible nostalgic trips.
... So which one should I play to get angry...?

And my review of Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth is in!
It's pretty boring... Almost zero gameplay beyond a couple of clicks - graphics have been a single image with a graph that scrolls, plus two lines that barely move.
I'll update this in five hours when it's finished installing...

23 hours until FF7Rebirth hits PC and I’ve somehow dodged spoilers since the PS5 launch last year (are they even “spoilers” if I wore out the original FFVII as a kid?). Now my socials are full of early PC reviews and guides 😭. My boss will understand me setting my status to “busy” tomorrow, right?

Ahh, this is so perfect! I love it!

#miside #ddlc #gravityfalls

BattlegroupVR looks pretty good, might have to give that a go. And daaaaamn, guess I have a reason to dust off and re-download NMS again! Demeo looks decent too, cheers for the recommendations 👍

I need some VR game recommendations. Preferably ones that are sit and play, but if I have to rearrange the room to make space, I will. What have you all been playing?

And here they all are - sat under the tree ready from all my hard work to be undone tomorrow!

Hyped for BL4, so I decided to do all my wrapping Borderlands style this year! I've still got so many more to wrap (yes, on Xmas eve!) before they all go under the tree. @gearboxofficial.bsky.social