Oliver Brandt
@chocobalt.bsky.social
Deputy editor @ Vooks ▫️Previous bylines @ DBLTAP, ESPN, Sports Illustrated, Newsweek, The Sun, Men’s Journal, Parade, USA Today, NCA ▫️DM or email me hot tips ▫️ (they/he) oliverbrandt.press@gmail.com
Doing a live read of the gayest scene in the series is a great way to end the Kingdom Hearts panel
Kingdom Hearts 4 is coming to Switch 2 (and everything else) in late 2027 — and it has a new world based on Pixar's Coco www.vooks.net/kingdo...
It’s my turn now! The newsletter didn’t take off so I’ve been laid off. If you’re looking for someone with 15 years of experience as a writer and editor, please get in touch. I’ve also written dozens of mock reviews and my clients say they’re good.
Hey uh what the fuck is that statement
Edmond Tran@edmondtran.bsky.social · 6d agoI asked Saber Interactive if they had any follow-up comments in regards to the accusations that the studio replaced a writer with ChatGPT. I got a substantial response from Saber CEO Matt Karch. You can and should read it in full: thisweekinvideogames.com/news/saber-i...
CALLOUT POST: I'm working on a story on @checkpointau.bsky.social about indie/smaller devs at PAX Aus and their experience at the event. If you're a game dev who presented a demo of your game either in the previous years or will be doing so this year, pls hit me up at erielle.freelance@gmail.com.
It’s a sale. People who bought at higher, tariffed prices won’t get anything unless they buy more product. It’s a cheap, transparent tactic to get more sales. I expect more from EG than embarrassing PR regurgitation with dodgy framing.
Eurogamer@eurogamer.bsky.social · 2w agoArctic, a well-known manufacturer of PC air and water coolers, has made a commitment to use the tariff refunds it received from the US government to lower the price of its products. https://bit.ly/4c0XxjE
Whomst among us has not parked incredibly poorly across three motorcycle parking spaces
NEW VIDEO! In this one, I tell everyone to shut up about a thing I'm sick of hearing about. ...that's about as deep as it goes, but it's entertaining, I promise. youtu.be/-xSiQs0ttFg
I Don’t Care That Pokémon Looks Bad (and neither should you)
YouTube video by Strong Style Smark
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Possibly my worst day-one pulls for a new pack to date. Around 40 packs and not a single full art.
Happy Full Price Rerelease Of FFX/X-2 On Switch 2 With No Upgrade Path And No Save Transfer Day for all those who celebrate
Also a good time to highlight that myself and a few others are now running the video game section on The Big Lead! Some shares would be appreciated to get it around: www.thebiglead.com/category/vid...
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Now it's been out for a little while, I sat down to properly review Palworld. It's so much more than the knock-off people thought it'd be. The best survival-crafter I've played in years, and definitely the best non-Pokémon creature collector I've ever played: www.thebiglead.com/palworld-rev...
Palworld review: Fresh and innovative, despite appearances
When Palworld first launched into early access two and a half years ago, I described it as a “breath of fresh air” for the survival-crafting genre, and in the time since then, the state of that genre ...
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Do I have to have watched the other two films first to understand this one?
Okay call me stupid but I would 100% bring the wooden Godzilla inside my city walls without a second thought
Summer of Wonder@breakabone.bsky.social · 4w agoLiterally starts with... A Trojan Godzilla
Getting some vibes from these employer questions and they aren’t good ones
It's not socialism to buy a game you don't want to keep people employed, it's capitalist guilt
Castlevania: Belmont's Curse apparently has difficulty modifiers, much like Dead Cells' Assist Mode! That's fantastic to hear, given The Rogue Prince of Persia was sadly missing anything like this and was quite poor on accessibility and assistance options. Source: kotaku.com/beautiful-an...
Had an amazing time talking to @chocobalt.bsky.social about all things Go-Go Town!: what it took to get the game on Switch & Switch 2, design philosophy, changes we've made through the Early Access process, the Australian game dev scene, and more! Check it out ⤵️
Vooks@vooks.net · last mo.Interview: Chatting with Go-Go Town! developer Prideful Sloth Prideful Sloth 🦥 making Go-Go Town! www.vooks.net/interv...
Competition: Citizen Sleeper 1 + Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector on Switch 2 Giveaway www.vooks.net/compet...
