Ted Litchfield
@dilfpatrol.bsky.social
On my court eunuch grind but I got a grand vizier mindset. Associate editor at PC Gamer. He/him. https://www.pcgamer.com/author/glen-litchfield/
Tired: Cartoons made me think quicksand would be a bigger part of adult life Wired: Videogames made me think crouch walking was an integral part of stealth and subterfuge.
quietly under my breath to no one in particular when "Vampire" by Olivia Rodrigo comes up on the workout playlist: "You tell 'em, Olivia"
Two weeks to go until we'll be grabbing the popcorn and getting ready to enjoy the #PCGamingShow Tokyo Direct!
when your created character shows up in a cutscene
Nation’s Quiet, Gangly Kids In Cargo Pants Announce Plans To Be Freakishly Good At Cross Country
Nation’s Quiet, Gangly Kids In Cargo Pants Announce Plans To Be Freakishly Good At Cross Country
AURORA, IL—Confirming they would soon emerge from the nation’s basements, computer labs, and AP History classrooms to dominate 5K courses across the nation, America’s quiet, gangly kids in cargo pants...
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went to the radahn festival in the east of the caelid wilds and nobody knew you
It is an extraordinary sword, called the "Dragon's Tooth." Nanotechnology developed by the Red Arrow's former leader, before he was murdered. We know that Chow is a liar, but we have no proof.
When asked how many incidents had been reported, whether compensation has been investigated or offered to exhibitors whose equipment was stolen, and what forms of vetting and oversight security staff are subject to, Gamescom PR referred PC Gamer to its two published statements about the incidents.
'That criticism is justified': Gamescom apologizes for its callous response to developer hardware thefts
Gamescom said it is "committed to jointly reviewing and further improving security," but doesn't mention any compensation for affected exhibitors.
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Super fun talking to @dilfpatrol.bsky.social from @pcgamer.com about all the weird stories we're stuffing into Entropy - check it out here: www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/si...
'Sidequests are almost my reason for doing videogames in the first place:' The dev behind one of the coolest upcoming RPGs says its word count is ballooning because they just love side stories so much
You won't see me complaining
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snubbed by the rolling stone top 25 most influential creators list again. Not mad, I know what I'm worth
The fantasy of the video essay format is knowing your audience cant tell you that you're a fucking moron because you're holding them captive.
the turkey club- lettuce and bacon from the old world, turkey and tomatoes from the new- is a perfect synthesis of the columbian exchange and will probably be reinvented from first principles dozens of times in the future as civilizations crumble and rise anew
I was worried I was suffering from some sort of hearing loss, but Windows had just lowered the volume *specifically of Elden Ring* in a way that only showed up in the sound mixer. Playing tricks on me like some kind of imp like I'm not going to take it behind the shed and install Linux
There's not much to do here in the Bruma Guild. If you can get to the Arcane University, though, they let you make your own spells there.
I love how Ornstein and Smough are now an iconic skinny guy/stout guy duo, part of gaming history, perfectly complimentary movesets, but in the lore they're just kind of coworkers from different departments who don't really like each other.
"In the week I've spent revisiting Star Wars Galaxies, I've seen very little other excitement. I've killed no impressive enemies. I've done barely any quests. It's an MMO that's content to let me log in and do little of note whatsoever—and that's exactly what I've been missing."
I want MMOs to waste our time again
I've accomplished very little on a Star Wars Galaxies private server, and I wouldn't want it any other way.
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Vholume might irrevocably ruin something in my brain chemistry. I found a shortcut so good in the second level I completely ate shit on the back half and still beat the gold time
www.pcgamer.com/games/strate... I was super pressed and stressed reviewing Zero Company (power outage, doctor stuff, wedding planning) but it was so fun I just kept wanting to come back to it. I thought I knew what it was up to, but then its back half blew me away. Not to be missed, and it's $50.
Zero Company is a new all-time great Star Wars game
Getting tactical with the boys.
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