Michael
@sixtytwomike.bsky.social
Thoughts on games, films, politics, other random stuff.
Don’t follow me if you don’t believe Black Lives Matter, trans women are women and we should protect the most vulnerable in society.
End genocide in Palestine 🇵🇸
Don’t follow me if you don’t believe Black Lives Matter, trans women are women and we should protect the most vulnerable in society.
End genocide in Palestine 🇵🇸
Squid game but it stars every one of @soozuk.bsky.social’s reply guys.
November 29, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Squid game but it stars every one of @soozuk.bsky.social’s reply guys.
This is the kind of stuff that’s making Wrexham hated by neutrals. bsky.app/profile/byro...
Cracking scoop from @jasperjolly.bsky.social. Hard to see how this can possibly be fair or justified.
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Wrexham AFC receives £18m from government despite Hollywood backing
Welsh government grants used to fund football club even though it is owned by wealthy movie stars
www.theguardian.com
November 29, 2025 at 12:13 PM
This is the kind of stuff that’s making Wrexham hated by neutrals. bsky.app/profile/byro...
Oh god just realise it’s just over a year since I got made redundant by a major fashion retailer whilst working towards the busiest week of the year. Time flies eh.
November 29, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Oh god just realise it’s just over a year since I got made redundant by a major fashion retailer whilst working towards the busiest week of the year. Time flies eh.
I know it’s something everyone says as they get older but my god this year seems to have lasted about five minutes.
November 29, 2025 at 11:52 AM
I know it’s something everyone says as they get older but my god this year seems to have lasted about five minutes.
This country is insane. Reminder that we supposedly have a progressive party in power right now. 🤣 bsky.app/profile/ianf...
This is madness.
All books by Normal People and Conversations with Friends author Sally Rooney set to be withdrawn from sale.
The 34-year-old Irish author says: “The disappearance of my work from bookshops would mark a truly extreme incursion by the state into the realm of artistic expression.”
All books by Normal People and Conversations with Friends author Sally Rooney set to be withdrawn from sale.
The 34-year-old Irish author says: “The disappearance of my work from bookshops would mark a truly extreme incursion by the state into the realm of artistic expression.”
Sally Rooney books may be withdrawn from UK sale over Palestine Action ban, court told
Rooney has said she intended to use royalties from her work "to go on supporting Palestine Action."
www.bbc.com
November 29, 2025 at 10:52 AM
This country is insane. Reminder that we supposedly have a progressive party in power right now. 🤣 bsky.app/profile/ianf...
Is it worth upgrading Yakuzo 0 to the Director’s Cut?
November 26, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Is it worth upgrading Yakuzo 0 to the Director’s Cut?
I can’t believe we voted in a Labour government more incompetent, pandering and fiscally rotten than the shambles we had before them.
November 26, 2025 at 12:39 PM
I can’t believe we voted in a Labour government more incompetent, pandering and fiscally rotten than the shambles we had before them.
I find it interesting when total scum consume Giant Bomb content, when the site’s ethos and ownership is the total opposite of their Neanderthal brains. bsky.app/profile/lexl...
1. Go fuck yourself.
2. You don't know jack shit about me, my life, or my circumstances.
3. I think this is a pretty good argument to stop doing AMAs for a while.
2. You don't know jack shit about me, my life, or my circumstances.
3. I think this is a pretty good argument to stop doing AMAs for a while.
November 23, 2025 at 8:43 PM
I find it interesting when total scum consume Giant Bomb content, when the site’s ethos and ownership is the total opposite of their Neanderthal brains. bsky.app/profile/lexl...
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hey, i'm looking for work! full-time or freelance 💜
journalist, critic, author
proficient in features, criticism, reporting, reviews, previews, news, guides
words at lost in cult, RPS, VGC, unwinnable, gamesradar+, polygon, EDGE, PLAY
muckrack.com/ash-like-a-d...
[email protected]
journalist, critic, author
proficient in features, criticism, reporting, reviews, previews, news, guides
words at lost in cult, RPS, VGC, unwinnable, gamesradar+, polygon, EDGE, PLAY
muckrack.com/ash-like-a-d...
[email protected]
November 22, 2025 at 11:52 AM
hey, i'm looking for work! full-time or freelance 💜
journalist, critic, author
proficient in features, criticism, reporting, reviews, previews, news, guides
words at lost in cult, RPS, VGC, unwinnable, gamesradar+, polygon, EDGE, PLAY
muckrack.com/ash-like-a-d...
[email protected]
journalist, critic, author
proficient in features, criticism, reporting, reviews, previews, news, guides
words at lost in cult, RPS, VGC, unwinnable, gamesradar+, polygon, EDGE, PLAY
muckrack.com/ash-like-a-d...
[email protected]
A great second secondary use of my AYN Thor.
November 22, 2025 at 2:23 PM
A great second secondary use of my AYN Thor.
360, especially in the early days, had an aura I can’t explain very well. Its looks, its controller, the big leap to HD… I just craved it. I think it’s the last time a new console release made me feel this. It’s such a shame Xbox is basically giving up. Also, fuck Microsoft. bsky.app/profile/shar...
Hoihoi, it's the Xbox 360's 20th birthday today! Happy birthday, one of my favourite and personally important consoles in my gaming life.
Yes, I too fought the RROD.
But yeah, the 360 was my gateway to that generation of gaming. Mirror's Edge, Mass Effect, Fallout 3, Assassin's Creed II...
1/2
Yes, I too fought the RROD.
But yeah, the 360 was my gateway to that generation of gaming. Mirror's Edge, Mass Effect, Fallout 3, Assassin's Creed II...
1/2
November 22, 2025 at 2:20 PM
360, especially in the early days, had an aura I can’t explain very well. Its looks, its controller, the big leap to HD… I just craved it. I think it’s the last time a new console release made me feel this. It’s such a shame Xbox is basically giving up. Also, fuck Microsoft. bsky.app/profile/shar...
Romero is by far the superior John and he’s not even close. bsky.app/profile/lady...
John Carmack making a eulogy post for Rebecca Heineman and deadnaming and misgendering her throughout, that classic Carmack tact and thoughtfulness
November 21, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Romero is by far the superior John and he’s not even close. bsky.app/profile/lady...
I’ve finally read Lexi’s evisceration of BLOPS7 and man I’m just bummed out with this industry 🤣 bsky.app/profile/lexl...
Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 is a soulless and soul-destroying game that thinks exceptionally little of its players and developers.
My one-star review for @restart.run:
www.restart.run/articles/cal...
My one-star review for @restart.run:
www.restart.run/articles/cal...
Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 Review | Restart
Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 is an underwhelming, frustrating experience, even at its best.
www.restart.run
November 19, 2025 at 10:06 PM
I’ve finally read Lexi’s evisceration of BLOPS7 and man I’m just bummed out with this industry 🤣 bsky.app/profile/lexl...
The versions of the Epstein files that’ll be released are going to be generated by Grok.
November 19, 2025 at 9:04 PM
The versions of the Epstein files that’ll be released are going to be generated by Grok.
We probably get campaigns to resurrect stuff like Scalebound. bsky.app/profile/matp...
If Half-Life 3 does indeed get announced, what then?
If we do indeed find ourselves face to face with this white whale of video games, will we truly have succeeded? Or will it only pull us into the abyss?
Herein only madness reigns.
If we do indeed find ourselves face to face with this white whale of video games, will we truly have succeeded? Or will it only pull us into the abyss?
Herein only madness reigns.
November 19, 2025 at 8:27 PM
We probably get campaigns to resurrect stuff like Scalebound. bsky.app/profile/matp...
Had my ultrasound and nothing out of the ordinary going on so that’s good! But still no solution to my ongoing voice issues.
November 19, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Had my ultrasound and nothing out of the ordinary going on so that’s good! But still no solution to my ongoing voice issues.
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Realis is coming sooner than you think! Sign up to be notified at launch when the print edition of @austinwalker.bsky.social's TTRPG goes live in 2026, and start bracing yourself for all the additional art, player options, and GM resources being added to the game: www.kickstarter.com/projects/cru...
Coming soon: Realis
A new tabletop roleplaying game by Austin Walker
www.kickstarter.com
November 19, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Realis is coming sooner than you think! Sign up to be notified at launch when the print edition of @austinwalker.bsky.social's TTRPG goes live in 2026, and start bracing yourself for all the additional art, player options, and GM resources being added to the game: www.kickstarter.com/projects/cru...
Happy Wednesday! I'm having an ultrasound on my neck today, so that's fun.
November 19, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Happy Wednesday! I'm having an ultrasound on my neck today, so that's fun.
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my latest review is out now!!! 💜
i absolutely adore demonschool and i feel very lucky for this review to be my first byline with rock paper shotgun, which has been a dream for a while
please give it a read!!! 💜
i absolutely adore demonschool and i feel very lucky for this review to be my first byline with rock paper shotgun, which has been a dream for a while
please give it a read!!! 💜
November 18, 2025 at 4:50 PM
my latest review is out now!!! 💜
i absolutely adore demonschool and i feel very lucky for this review to be my first byline with rock paper shotgun, which has been a dream for a while
please give it a read!!! 💜
i absolutely adore demonschool and i feel very lucky for this review to be my first byline with rock paper shotgun, which has been a dream for a while
please give it a read!!! 💜
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The Berlin Apartment tells interesting stories from a rarely covered perspective but doesn’t quite hit the mark when it comes to gameplay.
@sixtytwomike.bsky.social reviews.
@sixtytwomike.bsky.social reviews.
Review | The Berlin Apartment - Over the Wall — startmenu
The Berlin Apartment tells interesting stories from a rarely covered perspective but doesn’t quite hit the mark when it comes to gameplay. Michael Moran reviews.
www.startmenu.co.uk
November 18, 2025 at 2:07 PM
The Berlin Apartment tells interesting stories from a rarely covered perspective but doesn’t quite hit the mark when it comes to gameplay.
@sixtytwomike.bsky.social reviews.
@sixtytwomike.bsky.social reviews.
I reviewed The Berlin Apartment for @startmenu.bsky.social. I've not written in so long!
bsky.app/profile/star...
bsky.app/profile/star...
The Berlin Apartment tells interesting stories from a rarely covered perspective but doesn’t quite hit the mark when it comes to gameplay.
@sixtytwomike.bsky.social reviews.
@sixtytwomike.bsky.social reviews.
Review | The Berlin Apartment - Over the Wall — startmenu
The Berlin Apartment tells interesting stories from a rarely covered perspective but doesn’t quite hit the mark when it comes to gameplay. Michael Moran reviews.
www.startmenu.co.uk
November 18, 2025 at 2:14 PM
I reviewed The Berlin Apartment for @startmenu.bsky.social. I've not written in so long!
bsky.app/profile/star...
bsky.app/profile/star...
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Inside Strange Antiquities: Bad Viking on Artifacts, Atmosphere, and Returning to Undermere @kellymerka.bsky.social
monstervine.com/2025/11/stra...
monstervine.com/2025/11/stra...
Inside Strange Antiquities: Bad Viking on Artifacts, Atmosphere, and Returning to Undermere
Three years after the release of Strange Horticulture, Rob and John Donkin — the brothers behind the studio Bad Viking — have invited us to return to the eerie town of Undermere with the sequel…
monstervine.com
November 17, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Inside Strange Antiquities: Bad Viking on Artifacts, Atmosphere, and Returning to Undermere @kellymerka.bsky.social
monstervine.com/2025/11/stra...
monstervine.com/2025/11/stra...
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Wanted to plug this first piece again that I wrote. and Roger hit close to home and personally affected me. I'd love for you to read my thoughts, and definitely check this game out!
www.startmenu.co.uk/home/review-...
www.startmenu.co.uk/home/review-...
Review | and Roger - Time Well Spent — startmenu
We welcome Brandon Craw to the site to review one of 2025’s most affecting video games, and Roger.
www.startmenu.co.uk
November 18, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Wanted to plug this first piece again that I wrote. and Roger hit close to home and personally affected me. I'd love for you to read my thoughts, and definitely check this game out!
www.startmenu.co.uk/home/review-...
www.startmenu.co.uk/home/review-...
Something has happened in the last week or so on here where spam is just out of control.
November 15, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Something has happened in the last week or so on here where spam is just out of control.