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Chris Scullion

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Deputy Editor, VGC. Writer of video game encyclopedias. Professional games journalist for 19 years. Formerly of Official Nintendo Magazine and CVG. Tired Old Hack. Celtic supporter. Scottish. Dad joke aficionado. LGBTQ+ ally

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I’m very happy for you even if I don’t trust that font πŸ˜›

05.03.2026 13:46 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I mean, I say it but I don't know how common it is

05.03.2026 11:31 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Was up to prick o'clock the other night putting this and the review together so please check them both out and share the piss out of them if you enjoy them.

AND THAT'S THE BOTTOM YEET, CAUSE THAT'S NOT A THREAT THAT'S A BEST THERE EVER WILL BEHAUSEN

(I'm tired)

05.03.2026 11:06 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

I've had WWE 2K26 out of my eyeballs for the last week. Here's 3,000 words on the fella.

05.03.2026 11:01 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Hi, I wrote the article - this is the terminology the research firm used throughout its report, so that's what I went with. Because the report covers players aged 16+, technically it's not exclusively referring to 'women' (in the UK for example, they're legally considered children until 18).

05.03.2026 04:31 β€” πŸ‘ 26    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

First-party, even.

Look, it's been a week already

04.03.2026 15:25 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

If the next Xbox can indeed run Steam games, then it makes sense that PlayStation would take this step to prevent a loophole killing all first-person console exclusivity

04.03.2026 14:15 β€” πŸ‘ 21    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Baby G
YouTube video by Anamanaguchi - Topic Baby G

Sample: www.youtube.com/watch?v=elY6...

04.03.2026 10:20 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Saw a report saying if Disney still wants to go ahead and build a Disneyland in Abu Dhabi, it'll need to install missile defence systems because a US corporate landmark will be considered a "soft target" for aggressors who don't want to attack the US directly.

That's Star Wars land guaranteed then

04.03.2026 10:06 β€” πŸ‘ 26    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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3 months after closing The Game Awards, Highguard is officially shutting down | VGC Developer Wildlight says it hasn’t been able to attract enough players to the free-to-play shooter…

Highguard is officially shutting down, little over six weeks after its launch, developer Wildlight Entertainment has confirmed.

www.videogameschronicle.com/news/3-month...

03.03.2026 20:39 β€” πŸ‘ 65    πŸ” 15    πŸ’¬ 14    πŸ“Œ 12
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One thing I love about Scott Pilgrim EX is that it's packed with references to other games, but they're often subtle ones where if you get it, you'll smile and if you don't, there's no harm done.

03.03.2026 15:25 β€” πŸ‘ 30    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

As a big fan of the first Scott Pilgrim game I was hoping the sequel wouldn't drop the ball.

It definitely doesn't.

03.03.2026 15:01 β€” πŸ‘ 18    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

100%. I get that it's a psychological thing and that on paper it's technically the same outcome, but if it's something I'm not previously familiar with, "here's our game, give it a shot" is more likely to get me to engage with it than "here's our game, ask us and we'll let you give it a shot"

03.03.2026 11:12 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Unless I'm interpreting Jeff's post wrong, I think he's saying (which I agree with) that if it's a game that isn't necessarily on our radar, receiving a Steam key directly in our email without us asking for it is far more likely to be redeemed than us having to click through to a site and request it

03.03.2026 09:58 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Based on the others it sounds like three AI takes on the same viewpoint. A lot of these people don't actually care about the review they're writing, they just want to throw in a 0 or 10 because they want to feel like they're making the biggest impact possible on the average score

02.03.2026 11:37 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Also, this is blatantly the same person

02.03.2026 09:38 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Just a reminder that while this is undoubtedly a story – not every game becomes number 1 on this list – the fact that Cory in the House on DS is at number 4 means this is more a sign of the game's popularity online rather than its quality.

02.03.2026 09:35 β€” πŸ‘ 18    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Thanks to everyone who continues to fund VGC’s work via our Patreon. If you haven’t joined already, please consider doing so for ad-free browsing, bonus podcasts, a weekly newsletter, and more. We are 100% independent and it makes a BIG difference X

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26.02.2026 17:57 β€” πŸ‘ 22    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Alright Cranky, Jesus

26.02.2026 21:31 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

I’ve always considered them shoot β€˜em ups. When you think about it, vertically scrolling 2D ones have you killing everything as you move along the Y axis, and horizontally scrolling 2D ones have you killing everything as you move along the X axis. Star Fox is just the same but on the Z Axis.

26.02.2026 20:55 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Klax deserves so much more love than it gets

26.02.2026 20:05 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Urrrgh, fuck sake. That’s terrible news.

26.02.2026 19:42 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

That's nearly an hour and a half of WWE 2K26 gameplay I've now posted over the past few days. Hope it's helped anyone interested in the series!

25.02.2026 16:01 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

Aye, it's a tough sell if it's only for that one game

25.02.2026 12:38 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Don’t get me wrong, it doesn’t turn it into a must-have (hence the 3) but I think it does make it a reasonable alternative for more casual dabblers who don’t want to go through the faff of setting up the Sinden

25.02.2026 12:22 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I've been spending some time with the G'AIM'E light gun, which lets you play Time Crisis on your modern telly.

While it's pricey, and has its limitations, it's also packing an unadvertised secret that might appeal to PC players.

25.02.2026 12:04 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Parents’ night at the kid’s school today. She’ll have my job within the next 6 months

24.02.2026 16:51 β€” πŸ‘ 23    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
WWE 2K26 Gameplay - Inferno Match, I Quit Match
YouTube video by VGC WWE 2K26 Gameplay - Inferno Match, I Quit Match

Video: Here's another 20-minute gameplay video for WWE 2K26, showing its new Inferno and I Quit match types in action.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=B70g...

24.02.2026 16:02 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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On our coat rack as we enter the house

24.02.2026 12:08 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0