Fergus Halliday
@cvamped.bsky.social
Award-winning journalist at Reviews.org Australia.
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We’re so freaking back. Videogames. Board games. Role playing games. I wanna show case you at ALT: GAMES 2026! Submit in the cheeky link.
Successful applications will be paid an honorarium.
If you love me, please read the webpage. All the info is there.
Link:
powerhouse.com.au/alt-games-ca...
Successful applications will be paid an honorarium.
If you love me, please read the webpage. All the info is there.
Link:
powerhouse.com.au/alt-games-ca...
December 2, 2025 at 6:10 AM
We’re so freaking back. Videogames. Board games. Role playing games. I wanna show case you at ALT: GAMES 2026! Submit in the cheeky link.
Successful applications will be paid an honorarium.
If you love me, please read the webpage. All the info is there.
Link:
powerhouse.com.au/alt-games-ca...
Successful applications will be paid an honorarium.
If you love me, please read the webpage. All the info is there.
Link:
powerhouse.com.au/alt-games-ca...
I remain in denial that this is a real product news.samsung.com/us/samsung-i...
news.samsung.com
December 2, 2025 at 2:36 AM
I remain in denial that this is a real product news.samsung.com/us/samsung-i...
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i see game of the year (or ANY ART of the year) as a deeply personal endeavor, and the more it becomes commercialized or legitimized the further it moves from being a tool for introspection
The thing that makes “game of the year” a fun conversation is the absence of a widely recognized award and every attempt to legitimize or take “Game of the Year” (The Game Award) seriously just ruins the whole thing
November 26, 2025 at 6:18 PM
i see game of the year (or ANY ART of the year) as a deeply personal endeavor, and the more it becomes commercialized or legitimized the further it moves from being a tool for introspection
It's fucked up that someone made a mash up of Citizen Sleeper and Blades in the Dark and I cannot find a single masthead that reviewed the game.
November 25, 2025 at 10:15 PM
It's fucked up that someone made a mash up of Citizen Sleeper and Blades in the Dark and I cannot find a single masthead that reviewed the game.
Let's gooooooooooo
November 25, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Let's gooooooooooo
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demi adejuyigbe's comedy special "demi adejuyigbe: is going to do one (1) backflip" on dropout presents
November 24, 2025 at 2:48 AM
demi adejuyigbe's comedy special "demi adejuyigbe: is going to do one (1) backflip" on dropout presents
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Promise Mascot Agency real
Terumaru, a bright young lightbulb and the mascot of the Tokyu Denki electric company, trapped in a door yesterday:
November 24, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Promise Mascot Agency real
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Every technology problem is three social problems in a trench coat
ok one last post -- oldheads are always going to "why is the web dying.... how can we get the kids invested in the free and open web"
bro the kids can't read. that's why the web is dying. first things first
bro the kids can't read. that's why the web is dying. first things first
November 11, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Every technology problem is three social problems in a trench coat
Thrilled to report that I have *finally* managed to find the momentum to finally get through Act 1 of Vampire: The Masquerade Bloodlines.
November 22, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Thrilled to report that I have *finally* managed to find the momentum to finally get through Act 1 of Vampire: The Masquerade Bloodlines.
9 Kings is good, but The King is Watching is better.
November 22, 2025 at 6:24 AM
9 Kings is good, but The King is Watching is better.
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This is the most Australian thing I have seen all week and it's a mood
November 20, 2025 at 2:08 AM
This is the most Australian thing I have seen all week and it's a mood
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Am I a hypocrite for wanting this after giving a hard no to muppet knives out
Okay, I'm making my case for the only Muppet I want to see on Broadway right now...
November 19, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Am I a hypocrite for wanting this after giving a hard no to muppet knives out
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Shoutout to @jeremy.minimap.com.au for taking the time to chat about the onslaught of games events that October now involves for Australia's gaming community for the latest issue of Multiplier www.multiplier.au/is-it-time-t...
Is it time to break up the biggest week in Australian gaming?
How much industry networking is too much?
My guest for this week’s issue of Multiplier is Jeremy Bratetich. As well as being one of the many who survived the marathon of GCAP, PAX AUS and SXSW Sydney...
www.multiplier.au
November 19, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Shoutout to @jeremy.minimap.com.au for taking the time to chat about the onslaught of games events that October now involves for Australia's gaming community for the latest issue of Multiplier www.multiplier.au/is-it-time-t...
Been really enjoying Ambrosia Sky this week. It's still in EA but the combo of sci-fi derelict spacecraft exploration and powerwash sim-style cleaning is really easy to like store.steampowered.com/app/3580160/...
Ambrosia Sky: Act One on Steam
You left. Now they’re dead. Ambrosia Sky: Act One is an immersive sim about exploring an asteroid colony devastated by an unknown contamination. Survive and harvest strains of hostile alien fungi, exp...
store.steampowered.com
November 18, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Been really enjoying Ambrosia Sky this week. It's still in EA but the combo of sci-fi derelict spacecraft exploration and powerwash sim-style cleaning is really easy to like store.steampowered.com/app/3580160/...
At an event last night and a PR described Inception as a "classic" film 🫠
November 18, 2025 at 8:34 PM
At an event last night and a PR described Inception as a "classic" film 🫠
I deeply respect the commitment to the bit but also this was physically painful to read.
I spent so much time in Marvel’s Deadpool VR having nonstop “Deadpool jokes” pumped directly into my ear that I started to see the very predictable anatomy of a “Deadpool joke.” So here is a cursed review of Marvel’s Deadpool VR. www.polygon.com/marvels-dead...
Marvel's Deadpool VR, as reviewed by Deadpool
Polygon's IGN 7/10 of the year
www.polygon.com
November 18, 2025 at 5:19 AM
I deeply respect the commitment to the bit but also this was physically painful to read.
I generally enjoyed my time with Dispatch but I think it's interesting that it is so much more of a story about workplaces than it is superheroes but...
November 16, 2025 at 9:48 PM
I generally enjoyed my time with Dispatch but I think it's interesting that it is so much more of a story about workplaces than it is superheroes but...
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Both the fluency of large language models and the prominent placement of their outputs create an environment where false or misleading information can appear reliable, writes Hannah Bailey. She proposes solutions to escape the ‘trust trap.’
AI 'Trustwashing' Changes How Consumers Judge Credibility | TechPolicy.Press
Generative AI is changing how people decide what to believe, writes Hannah Bailey.
buff.ly
November 15, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Both the fluency of large language models and the prominent placement of their outputs create an environment where false or misleading information can appear reliable, writes Hannah Bailey. She proposes solutions to escape the ‘trust trap.’
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i think james joyce could have tanked the dark place, it would not have any idea what hit it. a page of finnegan's wake would solve all of alan wake's problems in five minutes.
November 14, 2025 at 11:10 PM
i think james joyce could have tanked the dark place, it would not have any idea what hit it. a page of finnegan's wake would solve all of alan wake's problems in five minutes.
I really thought Ball X Pit was going to be this year's Balatro for me but it turns out that game is actually Q-Up
November 14, 2025 at 10:22 AM
I really thought Ball X Pit was going to be this year's Balatro for me but it turns out that game is actually Q-Up
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I have a million things I could add to this and only so many characters. I have heard some version of this from almost everyone in games PR in Aus, but the names they use are News or Nine. They want normies, new audiences, not the core. Whatever they’re selling, they already expect you to buy it.
I've had this chat with PR people and they know that supporting smaller sites and freelancers makes sense and would help build a healthier games media.
The problem is game publishers pretty much exclusively want GI cover stories or an IGN First and anything smaller isn't worth it.
The problem is game publishers pretty much exclusively want GI cover stories or an IGN First and anything smaller isn't worth it.
I don't understand this mentality as long as the person/website has reputable people. How does it hurt you to provide a code? With how hard it is to get publicity for games of all sizes even "small" coverage seems like it would only help?
November 14, 2025 at 2:04 AM
I have a million things I could add to this and only so many characters. I have heard some version of this from almost everyone in games PR in Aus, but the names they use are News or Nine. They want normies, new audiences, not the core. Whatever they’re selling, they already expect you to buy it.
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I think the main audience for the Steam Cube is gonna be people who have a large steam library but haven't upgraded their PC since like 2017. The actual PC market is a nightmare right now and something that is affordable and can handle upper middle tier games acceptably is an easy sell
November 12, 2025 at 8:58 PM
I think the main audience for the Steam Cube is gonna be people who have a large steam library but haven't upgraded their PC since like 2017. The actual PC market is a nightmare right now and something that is affordable and can handle upper middle tier games acceptably is an easy sell
My experience with the Steam Deck has been so overwhelmingly positive that the price would truly have to be cooked for me to not consider that revamped take on the Steam Machine.
November 12, 2025 at 9:48 PM
My experience with the Steam Deck has been so overwhelmingly positive that the price would truly have to be cooked for me to not consider that revamped take on the Steam Machine.
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My last word on the matter
November 11, 2025 at 2:27 PM
My last word on the matter