93% of survey respondents think Gen AI isn't good for the industry
Investor "shocked" at the negativity, really?
After all the theft, layoffs, the garbage it puts out & how long we've been pissed over it fucking the economy & environment you're "shocked"?
How out of touch can you be?
At a fundamental level, Copilot's designers misunderstand why we play games.
Games aren't meant to be endlessly optimized. They're an ongoing conversation between player and game. A third-party telling you the "right" way to do things undermines the entire point of play.
Oh hey, turns out both of my former employers are in the news today!
What a complete fucking shitshow, I am so bummed out.
Tunic publisher Finji says that TikTok has been running racist and sexualised gen-AI ads for its games on the platform without their permission.
(We have also experienced annoying gen-AI ads on Meta of our games/books that we can't seem to turn off)
(Read more at IGN)
There are so many reasons these days where I’m feeling like this focus on generative AI might be one of the worst mistakes in recent human history. Whatever perceived value it could provide isn’t worth the damage it’s doing in so many areas.
I love video games
The Steam Machine has been delayed because stupid little babies can't stop using AI to write their emails:
aftermath.site/steam-machine-...
Many members of the international games industry are skipping the 2026 Game Developers Conference because of the growing ICE presence and other concerns.
Board of Peace - Season 1
Man…this game still feels fresh. 5K, ultra wide, 60 fps, HDR injected MotorStorm. Just amazing to play even today. 20 years old now!
Josef Fares vows to never take Hazelight public
www.gamesindustry.biz/josef-fares-...
Whilst I'm excited for the new releases during '26 my backlog is (still) overflowing. So I'm going to try and play these games.
TOP BACKLOG GAMES FOR 2026
⭐ Blue Prince
⭐ DEATH STRANDING 2: ON THE BEACH
⭐ Deltarune
⭐ Hollow Knight: Silksong
The new year is here and the gaming outlook over the next 12 months is as always promising. Here's what I'm most excited about.
HYPED FOR 2026
⭐ Control Resonant
⭐ Hell Let Loose: Vietnam
⭐ Phantom Blade Zero
⭐ Saros
Not every game I played this year was from 2025 though, the backlog is stuffed with great games that needed playing!
FAVOURITE BACKLOG GAMES OF 2025
⭐ Hell Let Loose (2021)
⭐ Neva (2024)
⭐ Tetris Forever (2024)
⭐ The Finals (2023)
With so many good games in 2025, I've also got to give some honourable mentions. These are the best of the rest for me.
HONOURABLE MENTIONS 2025
⭐ Donkey Kong Bananza
⭐ Lonely Mountains: Snow Riders
⭐ Monster Hunter Wilds
⭐ Sword of the Sea
Of the 54 games I played through in 2025 these were my favourite new games.
GAMES OF THE YEAR 2025
⭐ Absolum
⭐ Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
⭐ Hades II
⭐ Öoo
Whilst I'm excited for the new releases during '26 my backlog is (still) overflowing. So I'm going to try and play these games.
TOP BACKLOG GAMES FOR 2026
⭐ Blue Prince
⭐ DEATH STRANDING 2: ON THE BEACH
⭐ Deltarune
⭐ Hollow Knight: Silksong
The new year is here and the gaming outlook over the next 12 months is as always promising. Here's what I'm most excited about.
HYPED FOR 2026
⭐ Control Resonant
⭐ Hell Let Loose: Vietnam
⭐ Phantom Blade Zero
⭐ Saros
Not every game I played this year was from 2025 though, the backlog is stuffed with great games that needed playing!
FAVOURITE BACKLOG GAMES OF 2025
⭐ Hell Let Loose (2021)
⭐ Neva (2024)
⭐ Tetris Forever (2024)
⭐ The Finals (2023)
With so many good games in 2025, I've also got to give some honourable mentions. These are the best of the rest for me.
HONOURABLE MENTIONS 2025
⭐ Donkey Kong Bananza
⭐ Lonely Mountains: Snow Riders
⭐ Monster Hunter Wilds
⭐ Sword of the Sea
A masterclass in design!
Of the 54 games I played through in 2025 these were my favourite new games.
GAMES OF THE YEAR 2025
⭐ Absolum
⭐ Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
⭐ Hades II
⭐ Öoo
TODD & AARON GAME AWARDS 2025 ARE HERE BABY
HAHAHAHA GAME OF THE YEAR CALL OF DUTY BLOPS 7 (WHAT A GREAT RPG) WORST GAME OF THE YEAR: CLAIR OBSCUR EXPEDITION 33 (WTF WAS THAT.... FRENCH?? RUGRATS IN PARIS WAS BETTER) GO WATCH ON YOUTUBE WE NAILED IT LMAO youtu.be/Iz_uL6zoX8I?...
The final day
Check out the first gameplay trailer for Hell Let Loose: Vietnam, the upcoming 50v50 multiplayer FPS due out in 2026 for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S.
I recently joined Expression Games as Game Director on #HellLetLooseVietnam - Excited to show you what we have been up to!
We did something different with the credits for Demonschool. We used this format: name, title, lengthy description of what they did. Often you see credits in games where you don't know what the credited developer was actually responsible for. We wanted to give people proper, actual credit.
As two popular launch titles, the gulf in quality and playability between Halo Combat Evolved on Xbox and Call of Duty 2 on 360 is so vast. Halo absolutely decimates COD2 in retrospect and it’s not even close in my book. COD2 has aged horribly - Halo remains a classic.
Everything about making video games is harder than you think.
