Alex Aniel

@cvxfreak.bsky.social

Business Development in Video Game Industry. Author of “Itchy, Tasty: An Unofficial History of Resident Evil.” Posts are my own. 日本語もOK。

Xbox closing Tango absolutely should have been a bigger deal that indicated a sickening rot in the company's priorities and decision-making but everyone got mad at the people that pointed this out.

Speaking of recent announcements, if your mind is ablaze with thoughts of Resident Evil then how about a look at Itchy, Tasty written by @cvxfreak.bsky.social ? 🩸 This re-release features updated content and ten interior illustrations by Jean deMers along with it's haunting front cover 🔗⤵️

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Yo. I worked hard to bring Cyberconnect2’s homegrown trilogy to you (so did @cvxfreak.bsky.social) with the amazing collaboration of the CC2 team in Fukuoka. There’s so much stuff in here exclusive to our version the original Japanese release pales in comparison. Check it out. #FUGA

Limited Run Games@limitedrungames.com · 3mo ago

Fuga: Melodies of Steel 1 - 3 are going physical! Available individually (with DLC included) or as one combined Slipcase Bundle! There's also a Collector's Edition that includes an adorable Malt Marzipan furry tail keychain! Pre-order today! https://bit.ly/48n5XAa

Scratch those hard-to-reach itches with some Special Edition extras of Itchy, Tasty! Our blood red bookmark and a pair of tantilising A5 art cards come with a signed card by author, Alex Aniel ( @cvxfreak.bsky.social ). It'll feel great, we promise! 🔗⬇️

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AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT 🔦 Alex Aniel | @cvxfreak.bsky.social Author of Itchy, Tasty, Alex hails from both San Fran and Tokyo, has a decade of XP in the games industry and far more than that in Resi XP! 💀 Pre-order Itchy, Tasty now and you'll be in safe hands... well, as safe as you can be. 🔗⤵️

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February 2026 U.S. Video Game Market Highlights Thread from Circana - Resident Evil: Requiem debuted as the best-selling video game of 2026 as overall spending in February grew slightly when compared to a year ago, reaching $4.6 billion.

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Seeing chatter on Resident Evil: Requiem for Switch 2. The game was sold standalone as well as part of the Resident Evil Generation Pack. Combined spending on these two versions would rank #2 on the Nintendo best-selling titles chart for Feb behind the physical only sales of Mario Tennis Fever.

US best-selling Resident Evil games (full game dollar sales): 1 Resident Evil 5 2 Resident Evil 4 (2023) 3 Resident Evil Village 4 Resident Evil 4 5 Resident Evil 7: Biohazard Source: Circana Retail Tracking Service, Jan 1995-Jan 2026

Resident Evil Requiem was an absolute joy from start to finish. It’s like Capcom released 2 highly competent REs simultaneously, given how Requiem flawlessly mixes the series’ signature horror and action elements. Requiem is now my among my top 5 favorite. Well done, @residentevil.capcomusa.com !

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Resident Evil Requiem on Switch 2 is the "culmination of a will-they-won’t-they drama that’s been going between Capcom and Nintendo for three decades," according to historian @cvxfreak.bsky.social. Read his brief history of Resident Evil and Nintendo on the eve of Requiem's day one Switch 2 launch.

A brief history of Resident Evil and Nintendo from 'Itchy, Tasty' author Alex Aniel

Strap yourselves in on the eve of Requiem's day one Switch 2 launch. I’m still in awe that here we are in 2026, and a new Resident Evil game is launching on a Nintendo system on day one. It’s like the...

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At #BGS25, I was interviewed by @colemono.bsky.social regarding my Resident Evil book, Itchy, Tasty! It’s a 55-minute interview about how I wrote the book, plus my thoughts on the games industry. If you have some time to kill, do give it a watch/listen!

Colemono@colemono.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Nos sacamos TREMENDA entrevista junto a @cvxfreak.bsky.social, autor del libro Itchy, Tasty y la tenemos disponible por acá 😗 colemono.com/entrevista-c...