Master Chief, do you mind telling me what you're doing with that tray of small expensive beers? "Sir, Finishing this Flight."
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70s-style Robot Anime Geppy-X is a well-made package, artfully restoring the old animated footage and providing a ton of quality-of-life features to the 1999 PlayStation game. - @jamesthecarr.bsky.social Our review: monstervine.com/2026/08/70s-...
70s-style Robot Anime Geppy-X Review – A Great Restoration at a Tough Price
70s-style Robot Anime Geppy-X is a well-made package, artfully restoring the old animated footage and providing a ton of quality-of-life features to the 1999 PlayStation game. Its side-scrolling…
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I reviewed Beast of Reincarnation, a pretty fun action RPG (especially when you have a ton of abilities), dragged down by basically everything else. Not an awful game, but not one that had any impact on me
MonsterVine@monstervine.com · 2d agoBeast of Reincarnation is a solid action RPG dragged down by a monotonous plot and a cast of identically flat characters. - @jamesthecarr.bsky.social Our review: monstervine.com/2026/08/beas...
I reviewed Beast of Reincarnation, a pretty fun action RPG (especially when you have a ton of abilities), dragged down by basically everything else. Not an awful game, but not one that had any impact on me
MonsterVine@monstervine.com · 2d agoBeast of Reincarnation is a solid action RPG dragged down by a monotonous plot and a cast of identically flat characters. - @jamesthecarr.bsky.social Our review: monstervine.com/2026/08/beas...
in before tha haters log in; sunshine is the truth
Nintendo of America [Twitter/X Mirror]@nintendousa.bsky.social · 6d agoDark days loom over Isle Delfino! Clean up a polluted island with FLUDD at your side in Super Mario Sunshine, coming to Nintendo GameCube – Nintendo Classics on Nintendo Switch 2 for #NintendoSwitchOnline + Expansion Pack members on Aug 13!
Truck-kun is Supporting Me from Another World is a simple, often shallow, arcade-style game that asks you to make repeated runs throughout its 3- to 4-hour story. - @jamesthecarr.bsky.social Our review: monstervine.com/2026/07/truc...
Turning a train into a rollercoaster that does Tony Hawk skateboarding tricks is a pitch too good to not deliver, and luckily Denshattack does just that. - @jamesthecarr.bsky.social Our review: monstervine.com/2026/07/dens... @denshattack.bsky.social
Denshattack Review – Tony Hawk on Trains Is as Good as It Sounds
Denshattack takes the arcade format of Tony Hawk and smashes it into trains, ecoclimate disaster, and a colorful tale of human creativity. While it occasionally becomes overwhelmed by its own systems…
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I’ve felt weird talking about it cuz I’m just a freelancer, I’ve written various versions of this post before deleting But I’ve also been affected by the commerce layoffs at GameSpot and, as always, could use more work. I still have some time for appts during SDCC, and for reviews, previews etc.
GameSpot folks deserve so much better than Fandom's executive leadership. GameSpot could have grown bigger than IGN if it hadn't been constantly tossed between owners who'd lose interest before the ink on the acquisition paperwork dried. A victim of a decade of utter negligence.
there are two wolves inside you when it comes to editing your own work. one of them says this eighty seven word sentence with ten commas in it is deliberate. it's stylistic. the other one says I Am Going To Kill You With A Hammer
nothing but love to the affected employees. it won’t happen because it never does but one of the most successful live-service games ever falling short of expectations is a failure of leadership and they should have been the first ones shown the door
Bungie@bungie.net · last mo.
USA LISTEN TO ME IF YOU’RE IN A CITY OR NEAR ANY TYPE OF CITY GO INTO THE CITY RIGHT NOW AND PUT YOUR HAND INTO THE LOCAL DSA CHAPTER THEIR MOVEMENT IS YOUR MOVEMENT AS OF RIGHT NOW
alyssa mercante@alyssamerc.bsky.social · last mo.THIS IS THE MOVEMENT WE CAN FINALLY HAVE A PROPER LEFT IN THIS COUNTRY KEEP IT MOVING
ahem, AI CANNOT ASSIGN COPYRIGHT. YOU WILL NOT OWN THE THINGS THIS THING MAKES EVEN IF THEY TRY AND ASSIGN IT TO YOU. USING THIS WOULD TECHNICALLY BE IN VIOLATION OF 100% OF PUBLISHER AGREEMENTS I HAVE SEEN
Wario64@wario64.bsky.social · 2mo ago'The road to Unreal Engine 6' - www.unrealengine.com/news/the-roa... "for UE6, we see LLMs, generative AI models, and tools like Claude and Codex playing a central role in helping you build content faster while maintaining the creative control you need."
Exclusive: I have seen OpenAI's audited financials for 2024 and 2025. In 2025, OpenAI had $13.07 billion in revenue and $34 billion in costs. $867 million of its revenue came from SoftBank, and $303 million came from Microsoft. www.wheresyoured.at/exclusive-op...
Exclusive: OpenAI Losses Increased Nearly 8X in 2025, With Spending Hitting $34 Billion
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Still going through our SGF coverage but wanted to pop in to say I'm proud of our team's work and hope you check out all the coverage we published this week. monstervine.com @spencer-legacy.bsky.social @imluisgutierrez.bsky.social @jamesthecarr.bsky.social @kneehighpark.bsky.social
what a cowardly nothing answer, a complete deflection of responsibility without any attempt to actually justify why outside of saying it will “add value”
MICHAEL HIGHAM@brazyazn.bsky.social · 2mo agoidk man www.ign.com/articles/str...
taking damage from touching an enemy in anything but a platformer is game design crime
Sick Combos@sickcombos.bsky.social · 2mo agoi've seen too many good video game opinions today, time for some bad ones what is your take that will have you like this?
007 First Light performs a delicate balancing act, introducing the first new Bond in two decades, while combining bombastic set pieces with stealth forward spycraft. - @jamesthecarr.bsky.social @007game.ioi.dk Our review: monstervine.com/2026/06/007-...
007 First Light Review – Worthy of the Title
007 First Light performs a delicate balancing act, introducing the first new Bond in two decades, while combining bombastic set pieces with stealth forward spycraft. This act is performed…
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Hello everyone! I am so excited to announce that I will be attending Summer Game Fest for the first time next week. I’m going freelance, so I do have some appointments without outlets, so if you have some budget and need a person, please reach out! As a longtime fan, I am PUMPED! See you all there!
in my game, the more you use a weapon, the more durable it gets. eventually it fuses into your being, and you can never discard it again. even for the bathroom even for sex stuff. then you slowly turn into the weapon. after awhile, youre just a walking halberd. your mother no longer recognizes you
Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight is a successful reinvention of the tired and bloated Lego series. - @jamesthecarr.bsky.social monstervine.com/2026/05/lego...
Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight Review – Brick By Brick
Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight is a successful reinvention of the tired and bloated Lego series. A slimmer adventure, with a focused roster of characters and a new take on the old…
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Looking for some freelance writers who are attending Anime Expo in July. DMs open!
chain of memories is the most interesting entry in the series, mechanically and narratively. and birth by sleep had the most interesting protagonists by merit of needing to serve a set purpose.
Giovanni Colantonio@marioprime.bsky.social · 3mo agoFOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS, ALL KINGDOM HEARTS TAKES ARE LEGAL
Viva Piñata and Trouble in Paradise, give me that shit in 4K 120 FPS
Stella Sacco@antlervel.vet · 3mo agoWhat’s your weirdest video game remaster wish? Mine’s Far Cry Primal. I’m the one asking for Far Cry Primal in 4K. Hell I’m the one asking for Far Cry Primal 2
All of that is minor in the grand scheme of Forza Horizon 6, which continues the series' dominance in this casual, arcade-esque style of racing. - @jamesthecarr.bsky.social Our review: monstervine.com/2026/05/forz...
rolled credits on Mixtape and it felt so flat to me. I really like the structure and pacing, with engaging gameplay moments that felt creative. that said, the story didn’t resonate with me at all and neither did the soundtrack, leaving it void of any real emotion
Are you tired of an algorithm deciding what you’re going to listen to next? Well do I have something for you. Here’s an empty playlist, add new songs to it that you think people should listen to. (Ideally songs from the past few years) music.apple.com/us/playlist/...
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"The Switch is so old," you all said. "I need better graphics," you demanded. "Wah wah," you cried. And now, you sit here before Slippy Toad, the slippiest he's ever been, slippier than a fucking banana peel under a kart wheel, all thanks to the raw power of the Nintendo Switch 2—and you reject him?