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@thomasbw84.bsky.social

Lead Producer for PM Studios (years as a journo previously at Nintendo Life). He / Him

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Yooka-Replaylee is out now on... well EVERYWHERE! ๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿ’œ

The open world 3D platforming epic with hundreds of collectibles to discover, an evil capitalist bee to defeat, and a snake in trousers await!

It's bigger. It's better. It's Yooka-Replaylee!

09.10.2025 14:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 213    ๐Ÿ” 79    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 15    ๐Ÿ“Œ 14
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It's finally launch day for Yooka-Replaylee!

Happy to get the game out there and into the hands of players. Please try it out ๐Ÿ™‡โ€โ™‚๏ธ

@playtonicgames.com @pmstudios.bsky.social

09.10.2025 06:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 32    ๐Ÿ” 7    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Extremely Powerful Capybaras | Out Now!
YouTube video by PM Studios Extremely Powerful Capybaras | Out Now!

The time has finally come! ๐Ÿ’š
The Extremely Powerful Capybaras have arrived on console and are more powerful than ever! ๐ŸŒŽ
www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_fH...

25.09.2025 16:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

This game by @retchyyy.bsky.social is a gem, see you on the leaderboards!

17.09.2025 14:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

ONE MORE WEEK!

10.09.2025 15:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Yooka Replaylee is actually really good huh

They put a lot of Mario Odyssey in there

21.08.2025 16:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 254    ๐Ÿ” 17    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 21    ๐Ÿ“Œ 6
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Pipistrello has hit 500 OVERWHELMINGLY Positive reviews! ๐ŸŽ‰๐Ÿฅณ๐ŸŽŠ๐Ÿพ

With that comes the Overwhelmingly Positive Update!

๐Ÿช€High refresh rate support
๐Ÿช€Tons of Gameplay Improvements
๐Ÿช€And More! @pockettrap.bsky.social

18.08.2025 14:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 50    ๐Ÿ” 9    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

It's just pure fun and silliness, honestly exactly what I need in a game right now!

19.07.2025 09:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Why not both? (Very saddening news yesterday, it's honestly hard to know what to say other than it's horrible)

03.07.2025 17:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Mine finally came, I hear you've been Mario Karting a lot already!

05.06.2025 15:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Shows the home screen of the Switch 2 with three games downloading

Shows the home screen of the Switch 2 with three games downloading

Only the best for my Switch 2.

05.06.2025 14:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

No way I'm doing a system transfer from my Switch OLED, it would take ages and I feel like playing the 'faithful' port of Metal Gear Solid on Switch 2 would be somewhat missing the point (that is legit what I'm playing on Switch this week while waiting for 2/MK World).

04.06.2025 10:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Just hit 100 reviews on Steam for Pipistrello ๐ŸŽ‰๐Ÿฅณ

ALL positive! Not a single negative review!๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ๐ŸŽŠ @pockettrap.bsky.social

02.06.2025 14:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 69    ๐Ÿ” 16    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

That's awesome, and thanks so much for supporting the game! Yeah it's super fun, Pocket Trap are wizards. How is Shadows?

31.05.2025 19:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thanks for playing, the devs are outrageously good (admittedly I'm biased)!

31.05.2025 10:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Happy weekend! We are glad to announce Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo is now officially Steam Deck Verified! โœ…

Have you been enjoying the game so far? Please consider leaving a review, it helps us a lot! ๐Ÿ’œ

31.05.2025 09:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 59    ๐Ÿ” 9    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

It was awesome seeing you all, thanks for the hospitality. Pushing a game live under the watchful eye of labrador (and office manager) Amy was also very cool!

30.05.2025 10:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿฆ‡ IT'S FINALLY HERE! Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo is out NOW on all platforms! ๐Ÿช€

Did we mention it features a track from the legendary composer Yoko Shimomura? โœจ

store.steampowered.com/app/2870350/...

28.05.2025 14:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 650    ๐Ÿ” 243    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 22    ๐Ÿ“Œ 34

This dev team really is amazing, and Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo is incredible work. I'm biased, but you REALLY should play it!

28.05.2025 14:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The day is finally here! The first yoyovania, Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo is available right now! ๐Ÿช€ ๐Ÿฆ‡
@pockettrap.bsky.social
#yoyobat #yoyovania

28.05.2025 13:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 146    ๐Ÿ” 68    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 15

Mario Kart World is just around the corner :)

25.05.2025 07:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Sorry to hear how tough things are, but I hope expressing it helps at least a little. Also nothing wrong with seeking joy in things like online games imo, it's what makes us human.

25.05.2025 06:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
In Mario Kart 8/Deluxe, 200cc feels much
faster compared to 150cc than 150cc does
compared to 100cc. This is because it actually
is about 38% faster than it should be based
on the ratio between top speed and class
as established by 50cc, 100cc and 150cc.  
If the formula established by the other
engine classes is followed to calculate
the engine class that 200cc should be
based on its top speed, then the result
indicates that the true engine class the
game claims is 200cc is actually 415cc.
Source: reddit.com user "sammy_zammy", reddit.com/comments/1kkd7d5

In Mario Kart 8/Deluxe, 200cc feels much faster compared to 150cc than 150cc does compared to 100cc. This is because it actually is about 38% faster than it should be based on the ratio between top speed and class as established by 50cc, 100cc and 150cc. If the formula established by the other engine classes is followed to calculate the engine class that 200cc should be based on its top speed, then the result indicates that the true engine class the game claims is 200cc is actually 415cc. Source: reddit.com user "sammy_zammy", reddit.com/comments/1kkd7d5

If you have ever felt that 200cc in Mario Kart 8/Deluxe is much faster than it should be, your suspicions are correct. Based on the formula followed by the other engine classes, the speed the game pretends is 200cc is actually 415cc instead.

23.05.2025 14:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4275    ๐Ÿ” 910    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 48    ๐Ÿ“Œ 81

Physical gaming keeps getting BETTER and BETTER!๐Ÿ“€

Weโ€™re honored to partner with @lostincult.co.uk to bring the standard editions of these awesome games to retail!๐ŸŽฎ

20.05.2025 17:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 13    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Congrats Ryan!

20.05.2025 17:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Gorgeous!

20.05.2025 17:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Best of luck in your next endeavour, that's an incredible legacy at Eurogamer.

16.05.2025 08:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Nintendo probably should make a bigger deal of the fact they're giving a dozen games free performance enhancements on Switch 2. Just a thought (personally hyped to revisit Bowser's Fury)!

16.05.2025 05:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Very cool

13.05.2025 17:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Infinitely proud of @dartmonkey.bsky.social and our team in general for putting together a piece like this. It may fall on deaf ears for many, but I know there are people out there this will resonate with.

For those that do, we all thank you <3

02.05.2025 18:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 54    ๐Ÿ” 10    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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