Laurie
@theeggman64.bsky.social
Avid gamer; sharing industry news, views & connecting with you awesome lot. Gaming on PS5, Series X, Switch 2 and Quest 3!
Starfield: - originally targeted by Sony as an exclusive - Bethesda bought by Microsoft - turned into an Xbox exclusive - Microsoft ditch exclusives - PS5 complete edition being released on April 7 (with PS5 Pro enhancements) Funny few years in gaming.
If you want to make a successful new live service game, it HAS to be aimed primarily at the 9-16 age group and be F2P. Kids with endless time, who don't care about graphics and won't buy games, but can still make occasional in-game purchases. Low dev costs, start small, build up.
Game Informer@gameinformer.com · 5mo agoHighguard will be permanently shut down next week, on March 12. gameinformer.com/2026/03/03/h...
This makes sense in a world where the Steam Machine is coming for the living room gamer. Sony need to protect the PS6's market share, and exclusives are the best way to do that.
Push Square@pushsquare.com · 5mo agoSony Apparently Pulls the Plug on PC Ports of Saros, Ghost of Yotei. (Repost)
New pick up! Loved the trial on PS Plus, so I had to go ahead and buy Mafia: The Old Country.
Just finished the last cup on Mario Kart World (Rainbow Road!) The game is simply brilliant. The music is so magical, it looks wonderful and the racing is so well balanced and fun. Excited for a new 3D Mario that’s even close to being this polished.
Credits rolled on Silksong! I’d keep going, but my son is desperate to play it so it’s now on loan to his Switch 2.
Just caught up on the Xbox Developer Direct - thought all the games looked incredible. Will definitely play them all, so Gamepass will be justifying itself for another year!
Completed Act 1 of Silksong and can safely conclude that this game is utterly brilliant.
Mario Kart World is so damn good. Love the new power ups and characters, and some of the courses are classics. (Although maybe don’t mention the performance in four player split screen as that’s a shocker)
PS5 owners are in for a treat - don’t sleep on Avowed when it arrives in Feb, it’s brilliant! It’s like a huge open world fantasy game, but designed in a way so that it’s not at all overwhelming.
It’s not surprising that the Switch 2 had an underwhelming Christmas. It’s been selling like mad to hardcore gamers (i.e. you lot), but it’s too expensive for most parents to buy their kids, especially when PS5 was retailing for £290.
Nintendo Life@nintendolife.com · 7mo agoSwitch 2 Sales Reportedly Struggled Over The Christmas Period.
This guy. He waits like this if he can’t follow me into a room.
Wouldn’t suit my room, but I still love these super bold colours
PlayStation@playstation.com · 7mo agoTurn it up with the Hyperpop collection. DualSense controllers and PS5 console covers inspired by the vivid flash of neon: 🔴 Techno Red 🟢 Remix Green 🔵 Rhythm Blue Launching March 12, with pre-orders live January 16: play.st/4ptttBc
@keefstuart.bsky.social - heads up, you need to remove Death Stranding 2 from this list! (may I humbly suggest swapping it for Avowed, Keeper, or South of Midnight instead?) www.theguardian.com/games/2026/j...
The 15 best Xbox Series S/X games to play in 2026
This now venerable hardware remains an ideal platform for classics such as Minecraft and daring experiments from the brightest new developers
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I'm really enjoying DK Bananza. It's just so much fun to explore and destroy everything - from a game design perspective I can't imagine how hard it is to create a level that can be almost completely destroyed but still works.
Finished stranger things - a few plot holes but they did a great job of capping it all off in a satisfying way. If you look at the whole five seasons (and the play) as a complete story then it’s a pretty damn epic bit of storytelling.
These were my top games of 2025. A stand out incredible year in my book, I’ll remember these games for a long time. Love how many of the below games are all new IP too. Hat tip to Gamepass too for keeping me so well entertained.
It's an easy win for Ghost Town for me, but Of Lies and Rain deserves a mention too. Hitman VR is remarkable, it's like 20+ games in one as each level is like it's own holodeck playground to get lost in - worth buying PSVR2 just for this one game IMO.
VR Games Showcase@vrgamesshowcase.bsky.social · 7mo ago🎆 Happy New Year from VRGS! 🎆 Before we look ahead to 2026, what was your VR GOTY for 2025? Here's a few of our picks: 🦕 Arken Age 🤖 Roboquest VR 👨🦲 Hitman 👻 Ghost Town 🕯️ The Midnight Walk 🚨 Laser Dance 🎲 Demeo x D&D: Battlemarked 📦 Deadly Delivery 🔫 Deadpool
Happy new year Bluesky! I opened my Switch 2 over Christmas and I've been loving DK Bananza, MK World and Mario Party Jamboree so far. Had some great Jamboree fun with the kids over the holidays.
Digital sales on PS5 increased from 70% to 76% year on year. So yeah, given the trend will continue for the next few years, there’s no way PS6 will have a disc drive.
Played a good few more hours of Avowed last night. Also, I love Avowed.
Good review here for The Midnight Walk. Happily a patch is on the way for the low resolution in VR, which will address one of the main criticisms here too. www.pushsquare.com/reviews/psvr...
Review: The Midnight Walk (PSVR2) - Dark, Melancholic, and Hauntingly Beautiful
Can it walk the walk?
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I’d definitely be up for playing an updated version of GTA IV. I can’t remember why, but I never finished it on PS3 and it always annoyed me that I never went back and completed it.
Pics from my helicopter ride over London with my son today! Epic day out.
Been playing Super Mario Bros Wonder again, and I swear this is the greatest ever Mario game. Pure creativity, fun, silliness and perfectly judged challenge. Simply wonderful.
GTA 6 is looking insane in the new trailer. Rockstar are just on another level - let’s hope it plays as good as it looks!
No GTA? No problem! Here’s the games I hope to play this year anyway… South of Midnight Ghost of Yotai Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Jedi Survivor Days Gone Remastered Star Wars Outlaws Expansion Blue Prince Citizen Sleeper 2 Silksong Switch 2 will be held til Xmas, so there’s that too!
Just watched Thunderbolts*. First impression? Best MCU thing since Endgame. Florence Pugh rules.
