please share this & make sure it’s the only attention modretro & gamestop get for the holidays.
Andrew Marmo
@marmolade.bsky.social
Immersive Quality Assurance Tester at Framestore | I talk about video games a lot | He/Him
We've apparently been doing this extremely silly video games comedy karaoke show for 15 years now? 🎤 The next show is on Friday November 13th, it's going to be awesome, come celebrate with us, tickets are on sale now: #Maraoke #StokeNewington
IT’S OUR BIRTHDAY! Maraoke turns 15, and we’re having a party! 🎤🎂 Join us on Friday 13th November at @loading.bar Stoke Newington and celebrate by singing our stupid songs, plus other TBA surprises 👀 maraoke.com/booknow
You can put regular sized shoes on Sora in Fortnite and it looks insane
Sony saw "phys-" and didn't bother to read the rest of the word, they just knew they needed out ASAP.
This is funny timing: Ubisoft announced that Steam Deck support for For Honor will end Sept 10 and tells users to continue playing using Xbox Cloud Gaming
Upcoming Changes to XBOX Cloud Gaming - Starting November, Game Pass plans include a set number of cloud gaming hours: Game Pass Ultimate: 15 hours Game Pass Premium: 10 hours Game Pass Essential: 5 hours non-Game Pass users can purchase cloud playtime hours news.xbox.com/en-us/2026/0...
Maraoke is back at @loading.bar Stoke Newington on Friday 11th September 🎤 Sing your favourite songs, rewritten about your favourite games, with London's best crowd! Register now at maraoke.com/booknow
For today's launch, we have a feature covering Metal Gear Solid 4 across Switch 1, Switch 2, PS5 Pro, Xbox, Steam Deck, ROG Ally, and AYN Thor. Our impressions: https://www.respec.net/feature/172-metal-gear-solid-4-master-collection-version-switch-1-2-free-upgrade-review-ps5-pro-xbox-steam-deck-pc
I fully expect the PS6 to have a strong slate of exclusive software such as “Firmware version 28.01-13.60.00” and the “Remote Play App”.
> Turns down Harry Potter directing role because J. K. Rowling uses her wealth and public influence to fund / advocate for policies that restrict the rights of transgender people. > Is named Ally
Canadian director Ally Pankiw on working on on HBO‘s Harry Potter series: "Absolutely fucking not!" deadline.com/2026/08/ally...
…And the impetus to the Spider-Man games w/Sony. All started with Boyes calling me saying how bad they wanted an “Arkham” but for PS4 era. TWDC had just acquired Marvel. Before I intro’d, we geeked out 4 hours on my back porch. Drake would close it. Rest is history (we got written out of 😆)
We're looking back at milestone games in the run up to Xbox's 25th anniversary. Today, how Batman: Arkham Asylum redefined both licensed video games and developer Rocksteady. https://bit.ly/4cDzyHs
Warner Bros. confirmed that a sequel to 'Return to Castle Terfenstein' is officially in development. www.ign.com/articles/hog...
A 1991 bar weighed 62.5g; today's is 40g. But the real jump is price: that bar cost about 25p in 1992, roughly 70p in today's money, while the current one runs £1.20 at Tesco. By weight, Mars Bars now cost nearly three times what they did.
1991 Mars Bar highlights shrinkflation and inflation alike
Victoria Gordon, operator of a cleaning service, found a 35-year-old Mars Bar while plowing through a hoarder's house in Scunthorpe, England. Shocked by its enormity, she posed it with a…
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Grand.Theft.Auto.VI.An.Extended.Look.2026.1080p.WEB-DL.DD5.1.x265-hallowed
If you pile your furniture in the middle of your living room then set it on fire, you will have the warmest house in your street, for a few hours.
Unfortunately, HR made our office manager take this down almost immediately. They said because it's in a common area, it had to be removed. We've used common areas for many things as a team, including fan works, but HR seems to believe that a Celebration of Service is inappropriate.
Those of us in Rockville were inspired by the Dallas team's vigil for those let go Monday and made our own Celebration of Service. We set it up this morning in the common area of the first floor at 9am today.
"We're ending physical disc production, but don't worry — we're ALSO shutting down our digital stores!" blog.playstation.com/2026/07/01/a...
An update on PlayStation Store for PS3 and PS Vita
Changes start this year in select markets, followed by global changes in 2027.
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It is now time to begin the solemn task of ranking 64-BIT VIDEO GAMES. Let's rank every single Nintendo 64 game released in North America, that shouldn't take too long, right? Kicking things off: Star Fox 64, Cruis'n USA, and more! Live! Now! twitch.tv/jeffgerstmann
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The Science Begins Anew!
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Can't believe no one went with the headline "Finally, A Game Cube That Has Good Games On It"
Here is my first ever DJ set that I learnt to do in the last couple of hours! soundcloud.com/marmolade-36...
Marmolade First Video Game Music Remix DJ Set
Welcome to my very first DJ mix! This set marks the beginning of my DJ journey and is the first time I've ever used DJ equipment. The controller used for this mix is the Pioneer DJ DDJ-FLX4, which is
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One of the most interesting games I’ve played at Summer Game Fest so far was called Help Jason Schreier Get Out of a Parking Space