Michael 'Play The Hundred Line' Beckwith
@brawler1993.bsky.social
Freelance games journalist currently writing for MetroUK/GameCentral. Bylines at Destructoid, TechRaptor, GameRant. He/him. All opinions are my own.
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Can now confirm I've returned to MetroUK/GameCentral to help with gaming coverage. Kind of funny I wound up back here less than a year after leaving but feels good to be in familiar company.
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New vid - Yami's Christmas (Body)Countdown #5
Griddle Hockey would probably be my choice for best kill in YGO period just because it's fucking nuts that Yugi blows a kid up and there's zero, literally zero, negative consequences
youtu.be/5aTcjwgMFv0
Griddle Hockey would probably be my choice for best kill in YGO period just because it's fucking nuts that Yugi blows a kid up and there's zero, literally zero, negative consequences
youtu.be/5aTcjwgMFv0
Yami's Christmas (Body)Countdown - #5
YouTube video by Little Kuriboh
youtu.be
December 19, 2025 at 8:18 PM
New vid - Yami's Christmas (Body)Countdown #5
Griddle Hockey would probably be my choice for best kill in YGO period just because it's fucking nuts that Yugi blows a kid up and there's zero, literally zero, negative consequences
youtu.be/5aTcjwgMFv0
Griddle Hockey would probably be my choice for best kill in YGO period just because it's fucking nuts that Yugi blows a kid up and there's zero, literally zero, negative consequences
youtu.be/5aTcjwgMFv0
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Everyone deserves to spend the holidays surrounded by people who love and appreciate them.
Except for the guy who invented the webp.
Except for the guy who invented the webp.
December 19, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Everyone deserves to spend the holidays surrounded by people who love and appreciate them.
Except for the guy who invented the webp.
Except for the guy who invented the webp.
December 19, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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It’s a weird time to observe games industry trends. Call of Duty is full of AI slop and threadbare updates and costs up to $130, while Clair Obscur, Dispatch and Peak explore a range of price below the standard. But @alexgreen9898.bsky.social's biggest question is, “Where is all the money going?”
Alex Green Tries To Pin Down Why Everything Is So Expensive And What Exactly We Are Paying For | Winter Spectacular 2025 — startmenu
It’s a weird time to observe games industry trends. Call of Duty is full of AI slop and threadbare updates and costs up to $130, while Clair Obscur, Dispatch and Peak explore a range of price below th...
www.startmenu.co.uk
December 19, 2025 at 5:34 PM
It’s a weird time to observe games industry trends. Call of Duty is full of AI slop and threadbare updates and costs up to $130, while Clair Obscur, Dispatch and Peak explore a range of price below the standard. But @alexgreen9898.bsky.social's biggest question is, “Where is all the money going?”
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I'm not saying it's the best one on here but more people definitely need to play Marvel's Midnight Suns it rules
December 18, 2025 at 7:49 PM
I'm not saying it's the best one on here but more people definitely need to play Marvel's Midnight Suns it rules
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We welcome back @oronalex.bsky.social and Super GG Radio to run down the best betas and demo of games coming in 2026.
Alex Orona And Super GG Radio's Best Betas And Early Access Games Of 2025 | Winter Spectacular 2025 — startmenu
We welcome back Alex Orona and Super GG Radio to run down the best betas and demo of games coming in 2026.
www.startmenu.co.uk
December 18, 2025 at 7:17 PM
We welcome back @oronalex.bsky.social and Super GG Radio to run down the best betas and demo of games coming in 2026.
A massive thanks to @georgeosborn.bsky.social for including my brief Hundred Line review in the VGIM Game of the Year newsletter. Hopefully it's not the only Hundred Line piece I'll have out this month
www.videogamesindustrymemo.com/p/vgim-game-...
www.videogamesindustrymemo.com/p/vgim-game-...
VGIM Game of the Year 2025, 18/12/2025
Clair Obscur, Blue Prince, Silksong, and Mario Kart all made the good list
www.videogamesindustrymemo.com
December 18, 2025 at 6:22 PM
A massive thanks to @georgeosborn.bsky.social for including my brief Hundred Line review in the VGIM Game of the Year newsletter. Hopefully it's not the only Hundred Line piece I'll have out this month
www.videogamesindustrymemo.com/p/vgim-game-...
www.videogamesindustrymemo.com/p/vgim-game-...
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Brioche the Doughmancer 🫓
December 17, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Brioche the Doughmancer 🫓
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Hollow Knight is a lot of things to a lot of people. To Louise Chase, the once-intimidating game has served as a source of newfound confidence. If she can beat Hollow Knight and its sequel, Silksong, well… what can’t she do?
Hollow Knight Taught Louise Chase Hard Lessons About Herself And What She Could Do | Winter Spectacular 2025 — startmenu
Hollow Knight is a lot of things to a lot of people. To Louise Chase, the once-intimidating game has served as a source of newfound confidence. If she can beat Hollow Knight and its sequel, Silksong, ...
www.startmenu.co.uk
December 17, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Hollow Knight is a lot of things to a lot of people. To Louise Chase, the once-intimidating game has served as a source of newfound confidence. If she can beat Hollow Knight and its sequel, Silksong, well… what can’t she do?
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Delighted to see this piece up! Massive thank you to all the women who shared their experience with me for this 🖤
www.gamesindustry.biz/a-decade-on-...
www.gamesindustry.biz/a-decade-on-...
A decade on from Gamergate, how has the games industry changed for women?
Some of gaming's most influential women share their experiences, along with what still needs to be done
www.gamesindustry.biz
December 17, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Delighted to see this piece up! Massive thank you to all the women who shared their experience with me for this 🖤
www.gamesindustry.biz/a-decade-on-...
www.gamesindustry.biz/a-decade-on-...
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You might play as a baby in Goodnight Universe, but the game has big shoes to fill. Made by developers who worked on the critically-acclaimed Before Your Eyes, it doesn’t quite reach the same heights as its predecessor.
@mindcontrollers.bsky.social reviews.
@mindcontrollers.bsky.social reviews.
Review | Goodnight Universe - Don’t Blink Twice — startmenu
You might play as a baby in Goodnight Universe, but the game has big shoes to fill. Made by developers who worked on the critically-acclaimed Before Your Eyes, it doesn’t quite reach the same heights...
www.startmenu.co.uk
December 16, 2025 at 7:38 PM
You might play as a baby in Goodnight Universe, but the game has big shoes to fill. Made by developers who worked on the critically-acclaimed Before Your Eyes, it doesn’t quite reach the same heights as its predecessor.
@mindcontrollers.bsky.social reviews.
@mindcontrollers.bsky.social reviews.
Number one will not surprise you
December 16, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Number one will not surprise you
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There was very little good in 2025, yet despite it all, @carlo-no-s.bsky.social has found some games that gave him hope for the future of the video game industry.
www.startmenu.co.uk/home/the-202...
www.startmenu.co.uk/home/the-202...
The 2025 Games That Made Carlo Azzari Hopeful About Our Industry | Winter Spectacular 2025 — startmenu
There was very little good in 2025, yet despite it all, Carlo Azzari has found some games that gave him hope for the future of the video game industry.
www.startmenu.co.uk
December 16, 2025 at 4:46 PM
There was very little good in 2025, yet despite it all, @carlo-no-s.bsky.social has found some games that gave him hope for the future of the video game industry.
www.startmenu.co.uk/home/the-202...
www.startmenu.co.uk/home/the-202...
A reminder than even the 'cool' CEOs are still CEOs.
December 16, 2025 at 4:30 PM
A reminder than even the 'cool' CEOs are still CEOs.
Yo I'd LOVE to see what a Zelda game headed by Monolith would look like.
www.gamesradar.com/games/action...
www.gamesradar.com/games/action...
Nintendo wants Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom support studio Monolith Soft to take a "central role" on a "unique title in the series"
"Let's use the know-how we've developed by working together, and the strength of the whole Monolith Soft team, to create a unique title in the series together"
www.gamesradar.com
December 16, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Yo I'd LOVE to see what a Zelda game headed by Monolith would look like.
www.gamesradar.com/games/action...
www.gamesradar.com/games/action...
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It's all lies
![1.
CAPTION: December 2042:
[Scene is an alien planet, with a spaceship hovering above a fantastical mountainous landscape. A cable is coming out the bottom of the ship, attached to an astronaut who is about to explore a mysterious cave.]
2
CAPTION: After a decades-long mission
[Astronaut explores the cave]
3
CAPTION: Humanity makes its most longed-for discovery.
[Astronaut picks up a mysterious square object placed on top of a rock]
4 [Show astronaut again holding object, looking at it in wonder. We can’t see what it is yet]
5 [Cut to a PRESS CONFERENCE, where a NASA official is making an announcement]:
NASA OFFICIAL: It is my Honor to announce
We have finally found...
6 What To Get Dad For Christmas.
[Press conference erupts in applause and whoops]
7 REPORTER: Can you describe it?
NASA WOMAN: It appears to be some kind of beer and glass gift thing
8 ANOTHER REPORTER: But... will dad actually want that?
9 [Cut to a YOUTUBE SCREEN with an angry vlogger]
VLOGGER:
Wake up Sheeple!
10
VLOGGER: How can this possibly be a gift for dad when he has clearly stated:
11 [Cut to a dad saying “I’ve got everything I want”]
12 [Cut again to a protest outside the White House, people carrying placards]:
LIES
DAD WON’T WANT THAT
JUST GET HIM A CARD](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:4m3we4apbjayclzcnhwe3pfp/bafkreifb6vbv6cqf22b72p7324t6cwthnwsuv2efupvnnob3kcgiyhy3du@jpeg)
December 16, 2025 at 12:17 PM
It's all lies
Made it to the Rust Syndicate in Pokemon Legends Z-A and them being the Yakuza but French is a solid first impression.
December 15, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Made it to the Rust Syndicate in Pokemon Legends Z-A and them being the Yakuza but French is a solid first impression.
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Deniz Amasya joins us to take moment to reflect on espressos in Cologne, philosophers, and Sega Saturn visual novels.
Deniz Amasya Reflects On Social Vs. Anti-Social Writing: Visual Novels And Adventure Games | Winter Spectacular 2025 — startmenu
Deniz Amasya joins us to take moment to reflect on espressos in Cologne, philosophers, and Sega Saturn visual novels.
www.startmenu.co.uk
December 15, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Deniz Amasya joins us to take moment to reflect on espressos in Cologne, philosophers, and Sega Saturn visual novels.
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thank you so much to Critical Distance for the highlight!
December 15, 2025 at 2:23 PM
thank you so much to Critical Distance for the highlight!
Just got myself an Alpha Hawlucha and how could I NOT add it to my team?
December 14, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Just got myself an Alpha Hawlucha and how could I NOT add it to my team?
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Are our game collections doomed to disappear along with us when we die? @coledone.com unpacks the problem of ownership when it comes to digital libraries, as well as what it means to hold a cartridge in your hands in 2025.
David Cole Craves Ownership | Winter Spectacular 2025 — startmenu
Are our game collections doomed to disappear along with us when we die? David Cole unpacks the problem of ownership when it comes to digital libraries, as well as what it means to hold a cartridge in ...
www.startmenu.co.uk
December 14, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Are our game collections doomed to disappear along with us when we die? @coledone.com unpacks the problem of ownership when it comes to digital libraries, as well as what it means to hold a cartridge in your hands in 2025.