Chris Scullion

Right. It's 4.55am. That's my Game Awards coverage on VGC done for the night.

Hope it was helpful ❤️

Thank you VGC Patreon for dressing me for The Game Awards

Aye, because appealing to the younger demographic is famously Disney's weak point

Disney is supposed to be the home of creativity and artistry. Only the best were supposed to be chosen to work in its Burbank studio.

Changing the barrier of entry to 'any dickhead who can type what Mickey should do' will have Walt spinning so fast his coffin will take off like a fucking helicopter

"You're gonna need a bigger bootloader"

Plot twist: You're literally speaking to your dead grandmother, but the skeleton obviously doesn't reply

The general consensus (which I agreed with at the time) was that it was decent but not worth $50 because of how short it was

As a journalist, these are a bastard to cover: midnight start, two of us firing out countless stories over 4+ hours.

As a video game enthusiast, I'm so excited.

I'll get my sleep before it and have my ritual ice bath for my wrists (20 years of writing does that).

Bring it ❤️

Yup!

Lovely to see Wario World back.

Developed by Treasure, it was a fun platformer (that not enough people played) but was far too short, which is obviously not a problem when it's part of a library in a subscription service rather than a $50 game.

This took me a wee while to arrange and put together, so if you found it useful please spread the word ❤️

I get that, but as the article says, there are no pay-to-win mechanics here (indeed, there are no microtransactions at all at the time of writing) and no forced ads.

We're always wary of covering mobile games because there are countless predatory tactics out there. As I say, I tried this one first.

Zero. Two-thirds of VGC are fans of Scottish football. I tried the app before reporting on it, and it may not be Genshin Impact but it's not "slop".

We always cover stories on 'big' games, but sometimes we also report on games we are personally interested in. I care about Scottish-developed games.

I will! Probably won't arrive until early 2026 though

Guess who's the sole VGC staffer on news today

A horror sci-fi TV series? In a flight simulator?

Stranger Things has happened

Resi Requiem currently leakier than a Welsh skeleton having a drink on the Titanic while drilling a hole into the plumbing

This episode contains one of my proudest puns, involving Snoop Dogg

He's been involved in the Itadaki Street / Fortune Street series for more than 30 years too, and Dragon Quest is a lot more than just the main RPG series: there are plenty of spin-offs covering numerous genres and 'vibes'

He doesn't necessarily say a Dragon Quest game, to be fair

Somewhat ironic to see many users who abused me over my Metroid review now sharing the exact same criticisms a week later. It's almost as if critics actually finish a game before apraising it!

Nah, it’s Van Damme in Street Fighter

God, I wish

I didn’t time it exactly but it was long enough to nip to the loo and buy a drink. I’d plan for 10 minutes

Found my childhood collection of Street Fighter, Mortal Kombat and Super Mario Bros Movie figures ❤️

Chris_Scullion - Twitch Test Stream - Tetris 99

It's been a loooong time since I last streamed so if anyone wants to help give feedback while I test a stream on my new PC, it'd be appreciated. Trying to unlock the Kirby theme in Tetris 99, then probably some Switch Online retro stuff www.twitch.tv/chris_scullion

Just home from Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair. Still a masterpiece, four and a half hours flew by.

(Stay after the credits and they play an unbleeped version of that Fortnite short)

Podcast: Is Dead Rising coming back?

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He can act so well they call him Virgil ‘Dick Van Dyke’ Van Dijk

“Boss, people are still saying we at FIFA are corrupt after holding a World Cup in Qatar.”

“Don’t worry, I’ve got an idea that’ll get them giving us a thumbs up again”