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Liam Robertson

@liamrobertson.bsky.social

Video game historian who uncovers lost video games and other curiosities. Makes videos for DYKG. Freelance writer. Autism/ADHD. I was @doctor_cupcakes on Twitter. Links to my stuff: https://linktr.ee/liamrobertson

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It has been discussed endlessly, but at what point do governments actually talk about the power of the Google monopoly, and do something to protect industries and jobs?

04.03.2026 10:10 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Koei Tecmo is investing in conversational AI for characters/dialog with the intent to use it in their games. Disappointing.

04.03.2026 07:40 β€” πŸ‘ 87    πŸ” 34    πŸ’¬ 14    πŸ“Œ 6
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I have now played Denshattack and it’s even more fun than I expected. Holy crap.

03.03.2026 18:57 β€” πŸ‘ 45    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Finally, more people are discovering how cool Denshattack looks

03.03.2026 14:38 β€” πŸ‘ 44    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

We really do need Indie World writers to stop talking about indie games like we're babies

03.03.2026 14:34 β€” πŸ‘ 547    πŸ” 68    πŸ’¬ 20    πŸ“Œ 5

Happy birthday!

03.03.2026 14:31 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Another Robotnik perhaps?

03.03.2026 12:59 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I had forgotten how hilarious this is. In case you ever make the mistake of thinking that the opinions of NeoGAF or ResetERA are worth a damn, just remember this:

03.03.2026 11:27 β€” πŸ‘ 67    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 0
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a purple and orange cartoon dragon with wings is standing in front of a building . ALT: a purple and orange cartoon dragon with wings is standing in front of a building .

NEW! I recorded a very interesting chat with artist @sketchcraft.bsky.social (Crash Bandicoot 4, Spyro, Berserk Boy) on PokΓ©mon, Phil Spencer's disastrous Xbox legacy, Sony's live service calamity and why artists are leaving the games industry: www.patreon.com/posts/151910...

28.02.2026 23:00 β€” πŸ‘ 49    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Not surprised by this because there is almost nowhere in the UK now to buy brand new physical games in person and people don't want game key cards. Also, the primary audience for this is on other consoles. The modern RE games coming to Nintendo platforms is a very recent thing.

02.03.2026 14:48 β€” πŸ‘ 53    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

I saw Hoppers and really enjoyed it. One of the better Pixar films. It has a lot of heart and it’s surprisingly very funny. Also, 🦫🦫🦫🦫πŸͺ΅πŸͺ΅πŸͺ΅πŸͺ΅πŸͺ΅

02.03.2026 13:29 β€” πŸ‘ 29    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Shogun is good if you haven’t seen that

02.03.2026 09:44 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Sitcom character: I mean, just look at this dump!

[Gestures to massive house, nicer than any you’ve ever lived in.]

01.03.2026 11:11 β€” πŸ‘ 95    πŸ” 17    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Rob speaks very well here on some of the harsher reality of the games industry and why people are getting burned out and quitting. Please check out his great work and check out Berserk Boy as well! That game rules.

28.02.2026 23:04 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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a purple and orange cartoon dragon with wings is standing in front of a building . ALT: a purple and orange cartoon dragon with wings is standing in front of a building .

NEW! I recorded a very interesting chat with artist @sketchcraft.bsky.social (Crash Bandicoot 4, Spyro, Berserk Boy) on PokΓ©mon, Phil Spencer's disastrous Xbox legacy, Sony's live service calamity and why artists are leaving the games industry: www.patreon.com/posts/151910...

28.02.2026 23:00 β€” πŸ‘ 49    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
28.02.2026 00:06 β€” πŸ‘ 438    πŸ” 53    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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stared at browt so much i had a vision

27.02.2026 16:03 β€” πŸ‘ 11200    πŸ” 3874    πŸ’¬ 43    πŸ“Œ 46

They got us here

28.02.2026 00:59 β€” πŸ‘ 50    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

sony is 100% responsible for the demise of bluepoint. they bought the studio. they had no idea what to do with it. they closed it for a quick profit.

seriously. we're not doing this from software killed bluepoint bullshit.

27.02.2026 23:19 β€” πŸ‘ 318    πŸ” 104    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1
A digital painting of a pokemon.
In a sunlit room, the new gen dog-like pokemon lies on a blanket while being petted with a firm, almost grabbing motion. Tufts of fur spill out between the fingers.

A digital painting of a pokemon. In a sunlit room, the new gen dog-like pokemon lies on a blanket while being petted with a firm, almost grabbing motion. Tufts of fur spill out between the fingers.

New family

27.02.2026 22:03 β€” πŸ‘ 15950    πŸ” 4183    πŸ’¬ 54    πŸ“Œ 26
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The ultimate weapon has been forged

27.02.2026 22:29 β€” πŸ‘ 35    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Good luck with what's next, Alex. You did great.

27.02.2026 18:18 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I find it almost infuriating how many people voted free to play here, man! That was the entire problem with the 2013 one. It was fun to play but lacked anything meaningful to do in it precisely because of the cheapskate FTP set-up and you clowns want a repeat of that.

26.02.2026 23:29 β€” πŸ‘ 56    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0

This is all horrible but the AI generated fake journalist being a balding white guy with facial hair who likes Resident Evil is impressively accurate.

26.02.2026 18:25 β€” πŸ‘ 68    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0
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Jonathan Majors Makes Movie Comeback In Daily Wire Action Pic Filming This Week In South Carolina Filming begins this week on the action movie which stars Creed III and Ant-Man star Majors, who hasn't made a film in four years.

This is where he always was going to end up after his downfall.

deadline.com/2026/02/jona...

26.02.2026 17:02 β€” πŸ‘ 679    πŸ” 110    πŸ’¬ 67    πŸ“Œ 183

Anno is joking. He's buds with both Miyazaki and Tomino (Gundam) and knows that they didn't even really breakout until their late 30s/40s.

Anno himself was 35 when NGE came out.

Despite what you may have heard, Japanese people can be funny and sarcastic on purpose.

25.02.2026 23:27 β€” πŸ‘ 2623    πŸ” 840    πŸ’¬ 23    πŸ“Œ 13

It's already hard enough out there for video games media, come on guys, can we not be douchebags about giving the last five sites out there a few more clickthroughs?

25.02.2026 21:59 β€” πŸ‘ 29    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Hope you're doing okay, mate.

25.02.2026 13:03 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

"The plan's the plan until it's not the plan" is an interesting thing for a new Xbox head to say given that this has been their whole problem for the past 12+ years. They capitulate on almost any decision they make and have demonstrated that they have zero convictions. Looks like that won't change.

25.02.2026 10:48 β€” πŸ‘ 133    πŸ” 21    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

Phil Spencer was her boss. If he really disagreed with the directive he could've stopped it; the fact that they're blaming her for it when he transparently had the final say and a laundry list of other examples where he did something monumentally stupid is *insane*.

25.02.2026 02:03 β€” πŸ‘ 257    πŸ” 79    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 1