Scarbs
@scarbs.bsky.social
Snr Account Director at Brands2Life working Fortnite/Epic, Bethesda and other things. Previously on Nightingale, Saints Row, Metro, Persona. Ex-mag ed.
Kirk and I chuckled about this anecdote in the From Software toilets… not realising Miyazaki-San was in the cubicle
Kirk McKeand@mckkirk.bsky.social · 2w agoLast month I went to Japan and spent an hour with FromSoftware’s Hidetaka Miyazaki, in an attempt to understand why he makes games the way he does. He also told me he doesn’t have a foot fetish. www.theguardian.com/games/2026/s...
Look, it's my @backpagepod.bsky.social draft pick turning into a news story. Every single person who reads this news owes me a vote now. That's just how it works.
GamesRadar+@gamesradarplus.bsky.social · 3w ago"Every single employee at Nintendo Europe" was tasked with playing Animal Crossing: New Leaf daily, months before launch, by former boss Satoru Iwata, says ex PR www.gamesradar.com/games/animal...
Sad to say I now won't be heading to gamescom next week. First one since 2010 I've missed (ignoring the cursed lockdown years). I'll be reading all the LinkedIn inspo posts/viewing the glut of IG big meat platter stories with great envy.
Wherein I'm appropriately bullied for referring to the ships in Starfox as "Airwings"
The Back Page: A Video Games Podcast@backpagepod.bsky.social · 4w agoComing tomorrow! The Nintendo DS + 3DS Mega Draft with @gamesblackhole.bsky.social and @scarbs.bsky.social. 40 picks. Each list needs 5 DS games, and 5 3DS games. Here's a preview of us bickering about the results of the last draft:
Unwisely started playing Droid Factory yesterday - essentially Star Wars Cookie Clicker - and it absolutely consumed my day. It means nothing, it's pointless but I can't stress enough how badly I need those beskar BB8s bringing in the big bucks so my base can be the shiniest in all of Tatooine.
I'm starting to think we'll never get PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale 2...
Playing Resi 9 with a jump scare guide and feeling great about it
Had dinner at a french restaurant and by misunderstanding the particulars of the french language accidentally ordered a gamescom special (aka pork knuckle). Can confirm it is only enjoyable after enduring 15k+ steps and losing all sense of self in an airless convention centre prior to eating.
Definitely the most fun episode we've recorded to date. I only lost my mind twice.
The Back Page: A Video Games Podcast@backpagepod.bsky.social · 7mo agoNew episode! The video game levels draft, featuring @scarbs.bsky.social and @gamesblackhole.bsky.social. Listen wherever you get podcasts, then vote for the winner on Discord: www.patreon.com/posts/150609...
100% giving this energy to the end of the pod
The Back Page: A Video Games Podcast@backpagepod.bsky.social · 7mo agoComing tomorrow! The first draft episode of the year, with returning guests Dave Scarborough and Ashley Day. Who can pick the best levels across 10 different categories? Here's a preview from a discussion about that corridor in PT:
Shaming myself with the cranky "it's not big and it's not clever energy"... I finished Dispatch last night which I *loved* but - and perhaps this is something about being on the precipice of 40 - I kept wondering if they needed to cuss so much. Chill out, kids.
A delightful episode where I confess to heinous crimes from my youth (and pick some mega/super games).
The Back Page: A Video Games Podcast@backpagepod.bsky.social · 10mo agoNew episode! The 16-bit mega draft, featuring @gamesblackhole.bsky.social and @scarbs.bsky.social. Who can pick the best games across the SNES, Mega Drive, Neo Geo and Amiga? Listen wherever you get podcasts: open.spotify.com/episode/3G23...
Sure it's been ridiculed to death at this point but definitely the most unsettling part of the new Alien TV show is this frame
We indulged in some savage behaviour
The Back Page: A Video Games Podcast@backpagepod.bsky.social · last yr.Coming Friday! The all-star Japanese game developer draft, with returning guests @scarbs.bsky.social and @gamesblackhole.bsky.social. 44 picks across 11 categories – with a couple of twists... Here's a preview:
They invited me back so I put Sam's tolerance for Ghostbusters to the test by making him play a bunch of old games and then listen to me prattle on about them endlessly for hours.
The Back Page: A Video Games Podcast@backpagepod.bsky.social · last yr.New episode! With Matthew away, @scarbs.bsky.social joins Samuel to talk about their memories of working in print together and the history of Ghostbusters games. Allegedly, some of the games are good. Listen wherever podcasts are available: open.spotify.com/episode/1J28...
Glided past this on Reddit and thought IOI was dropping a new elusive target
Following rewatch here's my controversial ranking of Lost seasons: 4>2>1>3>5>6
The Bear is back. Finally my sad dad rock playlist gets a much needed update.
Awesome superpowers anyone? Get a first look at all things Chapter 6 Season 3 Super! fn.gg/C6S3-Super
Futilely refreshing my Switch 2 Amazon order page hoping the estimated delivery date will shift from June 7...
Tom listened to me and didn't paint over all the stunts with ugly CG this time. My ★★★ review of Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning on Letterboxd boxd.it/9KeDXZ
A ★★★ review of Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning (2025)
The first hour of this is so staggeringly over written and poorly constructed that it rivals Dead Reckoning's runaway train when it comes to impressively explosive derailments. I was genuinely agast a...
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Seeing Mission: Impossible 8: Final Reckoning: Dead Reckoning - Part 2 tomorrow and am here to remind you of the correct order of quality: Mission Impossible Ranked boxd.it/nOln4
Mission Impossible Ranked
They got stunts
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He liked it
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Samuel Roberts@samuelwroberts.bsky.social · last yr.Seeing Thunderbolts tonight with the sole purpose of keeping my friendship with @scarbs.bsky.social kicking along.
Something a little different from me. Hope it's interesting! Here's how Doom's combat has evolved alongside modern metal music. www.ign.com/articles/how...
How Doom’s Combat Evolves Alongside Modern Metal Music - IGN
A history of Doom's soundtracks, and how The Dark Ages is continuing the series' metal legacy.
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Had a lot of fun at yesterday's unveiling of the DOOM "Slayeux Tapestry" at the Royal Armouries. Loads of hard work went into it and the response from all the community folks that turned up was electric. Didn't expect to be patting sweat off a 7ft4 "Dutch Giant" but I wasn't going to tell him no.
Cool update: we've started working with Bethesda at Brands2Life! A whole bunch of incredible stuff coming up, not least DOOM in a few weeks. Press folks: feel free to ping my inbox with any requests.
