In news no one has asked for, I've decided that games from the current year will no longer go into my queue of games to play, but will go into their own separate queue, and I will be trading off as needed/time allows All in an attempt to make my ever-large backlog feel manageable!

I reviewed Normal Golf Game! This game actually kind of made me interested in learning more about real golf? I think there's something to games like this...

startmenu@startmenu.bsky.social · 5d ago

Dear [READER], everything about this golf game is NORMAL; in fact, it is A Normal Golf Game. But it still needs to be reviewed by @dacichocki.bsky.social to verify its NORMALNESS. READ HERE: www.startmenu.co.uk/home/review-...

I need the @pewpewbang.bsky.social crew to know that as I was listening to the creepypasta episode, my copy of Super Metroid froze like this. #spooky

Growing older is finally admitting to myself that my fighting game interests are mainly Smash, Soul Calibur, Dead or Alive and little else. I want to keep trying to expand beyond this but it's difficult to find something that feels as right to me

I'm on this one! (I'm also on many others, but this is the latest.) Always a fun time to be on GMMF. 😁

Games My Mom Found@gamesmymomfound.bsky.social · 3w ago

We have a new Episode up. We take a look at Evil Within 2. A game that really improves on the first one and its actually a good game. Come hear what we have to say. #podcast #podcasting #evilwithin #horror #gaming www.podbean.com/ew/pb-ycmif-...

I reviewed Concrete Burial! I was looking for something short and compact and found it in an interesting Boomer shooter/narrative experience. It's meant to be played in a single 1-2 hour sitting, but the speedrunning community has already gotten it under 5 minutes. Astounding.

startmenu@startmenu.bsky.social · 4w ago

Concrete Burial is short and to the point — and that’s what makes it great. @dacichocki.bsky.social reviews.

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reported on something that was really difficult for a lot of people for a lot of different reasons in a lot of different ways.

Kotaku@kotaku.com · last mo.

Back in May, Double Fine employees petitioned for a union. Two weeks later, that petition was withdrawn. What happened? https://kotaku.com/inside-the-failed-fight-to-unionize-one-of-gamings-most-idealized-studios-2000742755

Spent some time with Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown. The more time I spend with non-Metroid Metroidvanias, the more I think my taste in this subgenre is more specific than I thought. So far, my time with Mio: Memories in Orbit was more my speed

Jacob Geller is no longer a part of MinnMax. He won't be on content moving forward and we won't be publicly airing this week's episode of The MinnMax Show. We're in shock and deeply hurt. Thank you for your patience during this sensitive time.

It is not a surprise that there is someone being accused of heinous, awful things in games journalism, as they are in every industry. I know I've heard many femme-presenting people speak about being uncomfortable or having things happen at events. It's sickening every time you hear it.

Worth noting that some of his peers at MinnMax are women, so please have grace for them at this time. Please!

James Galizio@theswweet.myatproto.social · last mo.

Regardless of how this shakes out it's not good when I'm seeing my friends talking about how they have to think about this stuff when they are maybe the only woman at a preview event.

I want to say it cannot be said enough how important it is for other men to say things about this shit. In the moment, or ASAP My first ever game dev event I was sexually harassed (assaulted?) by a Sony exec while all of my coworkers saw and said nothing Please say something, for people that can't

Natalie (or Tali) | Vancouver era ✨@talidev3d.bsky.social · last mo.

I've been trying to think of what to say and I can't, so in the meantime I'll just make sure this gets shared

I've been trying to think of what to say and I can't, so in the meantime I'll just make sure this gets shared

Kate Sánchez@ohmymithrandir.bsky.social · last mo.

this shit shouldn't just be sequestered on twitter, and it's wild to see so few people say anything?

Yeah okay I did this too. I listed them in the order I finished them which also (mostly) breaks down into different phases of my life, first as a kid, then teenager, and after college.

I'm still rather down on Twilight Princess, but I think it's really neat that my second playthrough is able to live beside the one I completed when I was twelve. Talking to each other despite almost a 20 year gap.

As a games media writer, this will probably be the biggest cover story I’ll write in my career. As a lifelong South Florida resident, this is the most Florida thing I’ve ever Florida’d.

Game Informer@gameinformer.com · 2mo ago

GTAVI is our next cover! Our 14-page cover story features exclusive interviews with @rockstargames.com, plus a dozen new screenshots. Want your own copy of this collectible piece of gaming history? buff.ly/1FAnmzj

❤️ Chicago❤️ Don't miss the new MinnMax Spotlight with @leovader.com and @gameonysus.bsky.social exploring Chicago and @jackboxgames.com with appearances by @pokachee.bsky.social, @suriel.bsky.social, @patrickklepek.bsky.social, and more! youtu.be/Aj53SRZn4VA

Nothing tells me I'm in a funk like a change in my playing habits. I've gone from playing one or two games at a time to hopping between four or five, many of them being pretty large. It's hard to stay comfortable right now!

Game journalism is brutal and contracting but, like I dunno, man. This is what I like doing.

Nothing has been more frustrating and defeating than dealing with America's health system as my mother's caregiver I say, waiting 2+ hours now to talk to the staff of the facility my mom's been at the last couple weeks because I'm being forced to discharge her.

Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker, a game about helping Snake overcome AI psychosis by destroying walking mobile AI data centers and stealing their graphics cards

I reviewed Duskfade! Unfortunately, I did not love it. As a 3D platformer it works fine, but even though it evokes Kingdom Hearts, it is not an action RPG. Please adjust your expectations accordingly!

startmenu@startmenu.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Duskfade is clearly Kingdom Hearts-inspired, but it doesn’t scratch the same itch. @dacichocki.bsky.social reviews.

It's almost spooky season and Tenebris Somnia is arriving just in time. Launching digitally October 16! 👻Physical pre-orders are live for Xbox, PS5, and Switch 2!

What's really interesting to me about Ed Sheeran's idiotic controversy (how hard is it to denounce genocide?) is just this year he feature on one of U2's new EPs which discussed the genocide in Gaza, the Ukranian War, the ICE shooting of Renee Good and more.

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So with the news of the layoffs at KO_OP, I'm officially looking for work later this fall. I'm an experienced narrative designer that's worked on both sprawling open world stories and intimate cinematic narratives, even netting some award wins and noms. More details on my experience below!

My team had a huge content day today on IGN, covering the launch of Valve's Steam Frame. So this seems like a good time as any to say that I was affected by today's layoffs.

Really sad to see the layoffs at IGN. We've seen too many layoffs in this industry. I hope everyone is able to find something quickly and better than they had before