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AlviEao @alvieao.bsky.social · 1m

Ninja Gaiden: Master Collection for $20 on XBL? A primer to the upcoming Ninja Gaiden 4, just your basic "games launching as separate apps" collection without a front end menu or in-depth options. They're also based on the updated releases, warts and all.

Wario64 @wario64.bsky.social · 1h

NINJA GAIDEN: Master Collection is $19.99 on XBL buff.ly/K6XIacq

Switch/PS4 import physical in-stock at VGP ($47/$50 US Dollars) buff.ly/Pj0f3kp

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Wario64 @wario64.bsky.social · 1h

NINJA GAIDEN: Master Collection is $19.99 on XBL buff.ly/K6XIacq

Switch/PS4 import physical in-stock at VGP ($47/$50 US Dollars) buff.ly/Pj0f3kp

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Wario64 @wario64.bsky.social · 1h

Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth is $20.99 on Steam buff.ly/9GMFUmB

Deck verified

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AlviEao @alvieao.bsky.social · 13m

Like A Dragon Franchise Sale on Steam! Get your Like A Dragon games while they're hot if you haven't already! Story-driven sandbox brawlers and two RPGs with playable arcade and console games, with some based on Sega AM2's legacy ports and M2's emulation on a game-by-game basis respectively.

Wario64 @wario64.bsky.social · 1h

Like a Dragon Yakuza franchise sale on Steam buff.ly/CNhSSXJ

AlviEao @alvieao.bsky.social · 19m

FUCK WB Games

Wario64 @wario64.bsky.social · 1h

WB Games publisher sale on Steam buff.ly/nN2psaU

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Wario64 @wario64.bsky.social · 1h

Like a Dragon Yakuza franchise sale on Steam buff.ly/CNhSSXJ

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AlviEao @alvieao.bsky.social · 2h

Jared Leto had shite power all right!

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Nintendo South Wales @nintendosouthwales.bsky.social · 7h

🥷⚔️ Tomonobu Itakagi, founder of Team Ninja, creator of Dead or Alive, and Ninja Gaiden director passes away aged 58

Itakagi also worked on Tecmo Super Bowl, Fatal Frame II, Super Swing Golf, and Samurai Jack: Battle Through Time

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Chris Seavor 🎃👀🐿 @conkerhimself.bsky.social · 5h

Outsiders have always know he's shite.....

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AlviEao @alvieao.bsky.social · 2h

Fuck off already Microsoft

Aftermath @aftermath.site · 4h

I will go down swinging against Windows 11
aftermath.site/windows-11-nope

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Sean Jordan, Video Game Researcher @greatestgames.bsky.social · 4h

Of all the reviews for the seemingly overpriced and underwhelming ROG Xbox Ally X, this one made me laugh the hardest because the cover image shows a Sony console exclusive running on the hardware

If that's not evidence this thing isn't an Xbox in anything more than brand name, I don't know what is

ROG Xbox Ally X Review: A Pricey PC Handheld That Doesn't Feel Ready

A peek at Microsoft's gaming future comes at a high price

kotaku.com

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Sean Jordan, Video Game Researcher @greatestgames.bsky.social · 3h

If you go back to the original Xbox and the 360, both had loads of games that were weird and experimental and incredibly unique.

One of those was Phantom Dust.

Another was Viva Piñata.

Another was Breakdown.

And another was 'Splosion Man.

These were all games you could ONLY find on Xbox!

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Sean Jordan, Video Game Researcher @greatestgames.bsky.social · 3h

If Microsoft wants to win Xbox gamers back, they ought to look at Nintendo.

Nintendo makes great games run flawlessly on underpowered hardware. They prioritize art and design over raw power and tech specs.

That's how you beat Sony, because their approach has always been to be a jack of all trades.

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Sean Jordan, Video Game Researcher @greatestgames.bsky.social · 3h

I'm not an Xbox hater by any means. I think we need a strong competitor to Sony. I still wish Sega and Microsoft had teamed up back in 1999 as planned and we'd had a stronger Sega console than the awesomely underrated Dreamcast.

But Microsoft has made it hard to root for Xbox the last few years.

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Sean Jordan, Video Game Researcher @greatestgames.bsky.social · 3h

But Sony learned their lesson, and Nintendo was off doing their own thing.

The PlayStation 3 eventually caught up and the PS4 was the console gamers wanted while the Xbox One felt like it was out of step with where gaming was going.

Then Microsoft started focusing on raw power rather than content

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Sean Jordan, Video Game Researcher @greatestgames.bsky.social · 4h

There's no question the Xbox 360 was Microsoft's day in the sun.

It arrived a year before the PlayStation 3 and the Wii. Sony's dismissive arrogance was so strong Microsoft was able to take advantage of their hubris and build a solid competitor with great exclusives, multiplayer and indie games.

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Sean Jordan, Video Game Researcher @greatestgames.bsky.social · 4h

By the time Halo 2 came out in 2004, I was playing my Xbox regularly alongside my PS2 and Gamecube.

The Xbox had some great exclusives I've mentioned before. I can think of at least a dozen more beyond these.

It was truly an underdog of a console that turned out to be pretty solid in the end.

Sean Jordan, Video Game Researcher @greatestgames.bsky.social · 10d

You know, the original Xbox was a pretty special platform!

It felt like it was trying to dominate your living room with its size and form factor, but it had some great ideas behind it and it had some great exclusives beyond Halo, Ninja Gaiden and SW:KOTOR!

Here are 10 I really liked. (A thread)

The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay

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Sean Jordan, Video Game Researcher @greatestgames.bsky.social · 4h

When the original Xbox came out, I was a skeptic, and I hated the original controller. Aside from Halo, the games were meh and the console wasn't as nice as my PS2.

But in 2003, I bought one to play Halo and Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic. The Xbox had improved a lot by then!

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Sean Jordan, Video Game Researcher @greatestgames.bsky.social · 10d

10 XBOX EXCLUSIVE #VIDEOGAMES I REALLY ENJOYED!

3. Project Gotham Racing 2

Racing on the Xbox rarely got better than this street racer that rewards stylish driving as much as technical skill. There's tons to do, and it's also the first game to include Geometry Wars as an Easter Egg minigame!

Project Gotham Racing 2 (2003) - MobyGames

Project Gotham Racing 2 is a single-player and multiplayer racing game focused on style-based driving and progression through international street courses. Players compete to build a reputation as one...

www.mobygames.com

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Sean Jordan, Video Game Researcher @greatestgames.bsky.social · 10d

10 XBOX EXCLUSIVE #VIDEOGAMES I REALLY ENJOYED!

2. Panzer Dragoon Orta

Orta is the least of the Panzer Dragoon games, and yet it's still absolutely incredible in its own right. That's a pretty strong endorsement, and this game also had the original Panzer Dragoon hidden inside it as an Easter Egg

Panzer Dragoon Orta (2002) - MobyGames

The fourth installment of the Panzer Dragoon series has you playing Orta, a young girl who has been imprisoned by the Empire. Under a wave of attack, the prison camp is broken through by a mysterious ...

www.mobygames.com

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Sean Jordan, Video Game Researcher @greatestgames.bsky.social · 10d

You know, the original Xbox was a pretty special platform!

It felt like it was trying to dominate your living room with its size and form factor, but it had some great ideas behind it and it had some great exclusives beyond Halo, Ninja Gaiden and SW:KOTOR!

Here are 10 I really liked. (A thread)

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Dan || Old School Gaming History @danvghistory.bsky.social · 2h

- Classic video game ad -

Space Harrier (arcade, 1985)

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AlviEao @alvieao.bsky.social · 2h

Acclaim distributed the DC version of Taito's Psychic Force 2012 without putting their UKLY logo, not in the packaging or the game itself... let alone an additional copyright notice!

🎃𝐒𝐞𝐠𝐚 𝐁𝐚𝐬𝐬 𝐅𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧🎃 @segabassfisherman.bsky.social · 5h

360 DEGREES OF MIND-BLOWING FURY!!!!!!
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CHMaddog @chmaddog.bsky.social · 4h

So much so we also played this game on my channel lol

youtu.be/J3X93PWLNSQ?...

SECRET TEKKEN CLUB - Project Justice

YouTube video by CHMaddog

youtu.be

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🎃𝐒𝐞𝐠𝐚 𝐁𝐚𝐬𝐬 𝐅𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧🎃 @segabassfisherman.bsky.social · 4h

“i was married, but i’m not married anymore. women don’t like the vehicle.”

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