Holding Judgment on Crimson Desert, Seeing Starfield Parallels
this is exactly why i’m holding off any final judgment on crimson desert. actually reminds me a lot of starfield. which means i could love it anyway. but others won’t.
Stunning Exploration, But Combat Feels Outdated and Flimsy
No Crimson Desert review from me yet. exploration is incredible BUT … i dislike the combat quite a bit. it’s not bad. but it plays like the Assassins Creed RPG era of slashing a guy 5-6 times before doing a...
PS5 Pro Gains Value Over Time, Worth the Upgrade
PS5 Pro has definitely become more valuable as time wore on. wasn’t that great at launch but since then i’ve been glad to have the upgraded platform. it’s worth it now if you want to stay invested in the PS...
Finally Streaming Marathon: Watch Me Turn Goblin Live
I am finally mustering up the courage to stream Marathon 👀 Watch my become a goblin in real-time https://www.twitch.tv/goldenboyftw
PlayStation’s GDC Talk Spotlighted Fonts Over New Games
NEW: Last Wednesday at GDC, Nintendo held a Donkey Kong Bananza talk. At the same time, Microsoft ran a talk teasing Project Helix And PlayStation? Half an hour after those talks, they ran a session about Horizon fonts and Destiny logos. It was...
Join Our Live Call‑In Before Crimson Desert Review
We're doing a live call-in show until our Crimson Desert review. Come hang out and talk to us! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5XUQizr8qR4
Cozy Tower Defense Delight, Perfect Family Gaming
Super lovely little cozy tower defense sim I've had a ton of fun playing with my kids during the early access phase.
Kiln Launches April 23 as Xbox Play Anywhere Title
Kiln, Double Fine’s multiplayer online pottery party brawler, launches on April 23rd on Xbox Series X|S, PC, and PS5. It will be an Xbox Play Anywhere title, and will be “Handheld Optimized” https://t.co/QbQSmf8gGP
Enjoy World‑Building Exploration Regardless of Prior Lore Knowledge
This is a really excellent piece and your relationship with Elder Scrolls, or even caring about "lore," has no bearing on whether you'll enjoy this exploration about the role of world building in storytelling.
DLSS 5 Sparks Rebalancing of AI Hype in 3D
DLSS 5 might be the moment where the anti AI pendulum starts swinging back. Many in the 3D community who were against generative AI are now pushing back on the "everything is AI slop" crowd. The pendulum swung too far...
Gamers Are Fiercely Rejecting AI-Driven Game Trends
I don't think the industry gets just how viscerally the average gamer is rejecting the AI race https://t.co/wESXnzkamo https://t.co/NQvmfVuwXD
BLAST Rotterdam Teems with Shifting Team Narratives
BLAST Rotterdam story lines are plentiful. ⚖️How big is the gap between Vitality and the field? 🐦 Falcons without kyousuke again.. for now.. 🆗 Last bits of moving and shaking for some top dogs pre VRS cutoff day. 🌊 Liquid with malbs 🏃♀️NaVi and Aurora...
Intentional Lighting Makes Media Look Better than Reality
the non DLSS 5 pic looks closer because like a model’s selfie, it is lit with intention people are forgetting: lighting in real life is often ugly. photographs, film are lit using makeup, angles etc everyone hates the game of thrones...
Great Racing Sim Setup Outshines the Traffic
I don’t know about the traffic behind him, but thats a great racing sim setup https://t.co/1DORsXSfeJ
Public Demands Transparency on DLSS 5 Demo
I understand it’s a work in progress but it’s weird to hear people say the public can’t scrutinize DLSS 5. If you don’t want anyone criticizing anything, don’t show it to us! What are you showing me, come on. https://t.co/uLiN5ZJwJ9
Received Signed Itchy Tasty Book and Rare Switch 2 Boxes
big thanks to @cvxfreak for sending me a signed copy of his book Itchy Tasty, the definitive documentation of Resident Evil’s development that every YouTube video essay uses. also managed to score the now-rare Switch 2 boxes of Requiem. https://t.co/rWKmvZmNX6
Infocom's Text Adventure Legacy Ends with 1986 Activision Merger
#TechTuesday. June 22, 1979. Infocom, the software company that made text role based games famous was ended when it merged into Activision June 13, 1986. (The Deal Dragon) #Vintage #Gaming #JVGpost https://t.co/wxU4o6JWq9
Build A Rocket Boy Splits From IOI Partners
Build A Rocket Boy is on its own with MindsEye as it separates from IOI Partners. https://t.co/eHIWuWWJh8
Nvidia CEO Says Gamers Misjudge DLSS 5 Performance
Jensen Huang says gamers are "completely wrong" about DLSS 5 — Nvidia CEO responds to DLSS 5 backlash https://t.co/RgDOKPXfPL
Microsoft’s Starfield Exclusivity Backfire Costs
As a reminder Starfield was coming to PS5, Microsoft bought them and made it exclusive, then had to explain to a judge why it did that, then decided to ditch exclusives to improve margins and now everything is as it...
55-Year Veteran
NEW: Don Daglow, who's been making video games for 55 years, remains hopeful about an industry in turmoil Where did his optimism come from? Surviving the industry crash in '83 And something further back: "My parents met and fell in love during the...
Stress Relief Through Prototyping: My Latest Creation
been feeling kinda stressed lately so I made a little prototype is this anything https://t.co/VKo1Qq4fWu
IO Interactive Ends Partnership, Hitman DLC Canceled
Hitman maker IO Interactive confirms it's cut publishing ties with MindsEye and the Hitman DLC is dead. https://t.co/zw5PpjdHE3
Starfield Finally Coming to PS5 After Two-Year Effort
Microsoft has been working to bring Starfield to PS5 for more than two years. I remember @_Sikamikanico_ getting a lot of unnecessary abuse for correctly reporting on the initial efforts. The day has finally come 💐
Starfield Launches on PS5 April 7 with DLC
Starfield is coming to PlayStation 5 on April 7, including the Terran Armada Story DLC. https://t.co/2tPCpd22LA
Self‑Made PC Trailer Drops for Death Stranding 2
This is the PC Launch Trailer for “DEATH STRANDING 2 ON THE BEACH.” Once again, I did the structure, editing, sound design, and mix myself. It features a track by WOODKID. Hope you enjoy it. Releasing on March 19. 🙏🙇🏻🫶😍👍...
Farmville's 2009 Launch Revealed Why It Hooked Players
#TechTuesday. June 19, 2009. Zynga releases the game Farmville, an agriculture simulation social network game. Guess why it is so addictive. (The Deal Dragon) #Vintage #Gaming #JVGpost https://t.co/DytruPKuwH
DLSS 6 Turns Greyboxed Assets Into Real-Time Final Renders
DLSS 6 mode on about to take greyboxed 3d assets to final render. Ai video-to-video foreshadowed this; many said it could never happen in real time. Yet here we are. https://t.co/PC3JwZHlEF
Games Turn Players Into Massive Real‑World Data Sources
All media is training data Niantic was a lab that came out of Google, who had great road data for Google Maps but needed a way to improve their pedestrian data. As such they developed Ingress, an elegant way to have...
1993: 3DO Gaming System Launches in North America
#TechTuesday. October 4, 1993. 3DO Interactive Multiplayer video gaming system was first released in North America by Panasonic. (Are You Not Entertained) #Vintage #Gaming #History https://t.co/w4QpligNKF
Celebrating New Arrival and Sony Santa Monica Collaboration
Something astoundingly cool has arrived home. Thanks @SonySantaMonica, I had so much fun working with you on these games. Awesome memories :D https://t.co/As7gkdFy3w
Interviews Boost Reviews: Human Connection Remains Essential
it’s why i’m incorporating actual interviews into my reviews and i plan to lean further into it. human connection is irreplaceable and necessary for survival
Sega Shocked E3 1995 with Early Saturn Launch
#MondayMemories. May 11, 1995. At E3, Sega surprise-launched the Saturn 4 months early for $399. (Are You Not Entertained) #Vintage #Gaming #History #JVGpost https://t.co/axqdLCVPbi
Bethesda Rushes Damage Control as AI Backlash Intensifies
Bethesda is already doing damage control on DLSS 5 slop face. Not sure anyone fully grasps how deep the AI backlash runs within gaming spaces. https://t.co/zaQwlVB4LK
DLSS 5 Rewrites Graphics, Not Just Upscales
DLSS 5 is legitimately one of the wildest things I've ever seen in graphics. It's not upscaling it's...totally reworking the image to look photorealistic(ish).
Real‑time Video‑to‑video AI Bridges Games’ Uncanny Valley
Big moment. You can cross the uncanny valley in video games by using real-time video-to-video AI. You get the best of coherence & control from classical 3d engines, then use generative AI to take it all the way.
DLSS 5 Transforms Gaming with AI‑Powered Visuals
DLSS 5 looks like gen AI for video games. Grace looks totally different with DLSS 5 https://t.co/OiLQDfMaoO
Nvidia Unveils DLSS 5, a Graphics Breakthrough
Nvidia just announced DLSS 5, calling it the “most significant breakthrough in computer graphics” since the introduction of real-time ray tracing in 2018. DLSS 5 uses “real-time neural rendering” and is coming to RTX 50 series GPUs later this year...
Fusing Graphics, Data, and AI Drives Future Industries
ok. I admit I am impressed by the graphics improvement of the new @nvidia DLSS 5. It's beautiful. But Jensen's comment on what it means at large was key....".We combine 3d graphics, structured data with generative AI, probabilistic computing. One of them is completely predictive, the other one probabilistic, yet highly realistic. This concept of fusing structured information and generative AI will repeat itself in one industry after another." #NVIDIAGTC
Air Defender Gets QoL Upgrades; New Basics Walkthrough Released
With developer of #airdefence sim 'Air Defender' having been busy with QoL improvements and new features - timely video walkthrough of the basics. (Cyprus and drones DLC coming at some point, I wonder?) #avgeek https://t.co/i16JPguJmr
Judge Reinstates Ted Gill, Extends $250M Payout Eligibility
NEW: he judge in the Subnautica 2 court case has ordered Ted Gill reinstated as CEO of Unknown Worlds and extended the period of eligibility for a performance based $250 million payout through September 2026. Also been given control over...
Slay the Spire 2 Feels Like an Expanded Content Pack
Slay the Spire 2: more slay, more spire. Feels more of a content pack than a separate game, but if your complaint about StS was that the magic eventually wore off, you’ll enjoy it. Some minor observations:
Gaming Toxicity Shifted From Fans to Opportunistic Grifters
Toxicity in gaming used to predominantly be "passionate" fans taking stuff way too seriously/far. Now it's mostly grifters with no real skin in the game who spend all day searching for unrelated stuff to get mad about.
Nintendo Tariff Lawsuit Paused, Refunds Likely Pending
As noted in Game File last week, Nintendo's tariff lawsuit against the US government is on hold, as all such suits have been automatically stayed A refund process is expected, though TBD if Nintendo will be among the companies passngi refunds...
ChatGPT Builds Functional Excel Strategy Game, Outshining Claude and Copilot
Hey Excel agents from Claude, OpenAI & MS Copilot: "make me a working strategy game in excel, it should have some form of graphics" Claude made a board and acted as game master, Copilot created a board but no game, ChatGPT...
Mortal Kombat's 1993 Launch Shows Violence Sells
#WaybackWeekend. September 13, 1993. Mortal Combat is released on 'Mortal Monday'. The Sega version outsold the Nintendo version by 5 to 1 that day. Violence sells. (Are You Not Entertained) #Vintage #Gaming https://t.co/jYkivR9Amy
Patrick Wilson Set for The Last of Us Season 3
Patrick Wilson will join The Last of Us Season 3 in an unspecified role according to @TheInSneider Speculation is he may play Abby's Dad. https://t.co/yQxOpjENXB
Solid Team Performance Despite a Few Missteps
Great run today with a solid team. Made a few bad choices but overall happy with how I played. https://t.co/m3c70WgCPj
Nintendo's Secret: Simple Entry, Deep Mastery
The biggest takeaway from my research on Nintendo. Which was extensive, by the way. Shigeru Miyamoto said that Nintendo games should be “easy to get into, but challenging to master”. I think this explain part of the success of many...
Nintendo Hits Sweet Spot: Switch 2 Launch Fuels Monetization Surge
Looks like Nintendo is a sweet spot in its console cycle. The Switch 2 has just been released, and its monetizing strategy is going into overdrive. https://t.co/OwhZN9R740