Brad Shankar ➡️ BCN Game Fest

Enjoying the last full day in Spain at Gaudí’s Park Güell.

Shoutout to my hotel in Barcelona for having an Xbox 360 with PlayStation controllers in the lobby.
Make love, not console wars.

Joined a cult. 🐑
@devolverdigital.com

Homebound has quickly become one of my favourite movies of the year.
#LetterboxdFriday #LastFourWatched

lol

Good morning from Barcelona.
I just played a demo with a Dune sandworm-esque creature and for playing, they let me reach into its ass for a “prize” which ended up being a condom.
Who needs E3 anymore?

Until it started bucketing, anyway. 🫠
Guess I’m gonna get some writing done in the hotel now lol

Buenas noches from Barcelona. 🇪🇸

Ottawa residents plan 12 month 'fireworks and honking' festival outside Freedom Convoy Leaders' homes “The fact that our festival runs the exact same length of time as their house arrest sentence is mere coincidence, we assure you.” Luke and the Panel (Ian MacIntyre, Megan MacKay and Nile Seguin) brea...

(Podcast) Ottawa residents plan 12 month ‘fireworks and honking’ festival outside Freedom Convoy Leaders’ homes

Excited to be heading back to Spain for Barcelona Game Fest! 🇪🇸
YYZ ✈️ BCN

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Disney+ is about to get more expensive in Canada The company quietly confirmed a Canadian price hike as it's widely promoting its worldwide launch of Hulu on Disney+.

Buried under all of Disney's loud corporate synergy posts about Hulu launching worldwide today: Disney+ is getting a price hike next month in Canada. 🙃

New report highlights gaming's positive impacts on Canadians The global Power of Play survey shows how games are much more than just a source of entertainment.

ESA Canada & its global counterparts have published a new Power of Play report highlighting the positive impacts of games on players beyond entertainment.
Chatted with ESAC about the Canadian findings, which are pretty interesting. (Apparently, we like puzzle games more than the rest of the world!)

Me struggling to juggle a bunch of things and resist the constant urge to go back to the other Ivalice games after the Final Fantasy Tactics remaster.

Time for peak.
Bully Maguire >>>
#NowWatching

A ★★★ review of The Smashing Machine (2025) NGL, I was pretty underwhelmed when I heard that one of the Safdies was going to direct an MMA biopic starring The Rock, and unfortunately, that feeling persists coming out of the theatre. After the e...

‪Meh.‬
‪People really overhyped The Rock in this…

Let’s see what all the hype is about.
#NowWatching (1/2 tonight)

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‪4 incredibly fast hours later… ‬

With multiple reviews and other commitments out of the way, it’s FINALLY time to jump in. Hell yeah.
#Hades2

Yeah, that’s totally fair. I also just really dislike mandatory replays. Just feels very disrespectful of the player’s time. Just doing largely the same thing multiple times with some changes. Especially questionable to drag out a survival horror game, of all things, to effectively 30+ hours long.

Totally, that’s a good way of putting it.
I did pick up on some of the themes, like gender roles and societal pressures. Admittedly, a big part of it is reading the documents you can find that allude to some of what’s going on. But it just drags so much in one playthrough, let alone multiple.

I agree. I actually think the core narrative is strong, but it’s told poorly because they basically chopped it up to sustain multiple playthroughs. The expectation that you’ll play the game *four* times for a the full story, all while putting up with the clunky combat, is pretty egregious.

Christmas came (very) early with Nintendo of Canada this year. 🍄 🎄

God of War 20th anniversary PS5 controller now available for pre-order in Canada Naturally, the white-and-red controller is inspired by Kratos himself.

It's no secret how much I love God of War, but man, controllers are especially ridiculously priced nowadays. $110 CAD for what's basically a plain white gamepad with a red stripe?

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Might just have to rewatch One Battle After Another alongside Spider-Man 3 this weekend.
#LetterboxdFriday #LastFourWatched

I do appreciate the changes between each run, but it's largely the same with the gameplay issues persisting. It just feels needlessly drawn out, especially as it requires *3* playthroughs.
It's a shame because I really do love the story, but the way it's told in its entirety is very frustrating.