Echo Apsey
@echoapsey.bsky.social
Freelance games journalist, writer, editor. Words at IGN, NME, Rolling Stone, PC Gamer, Polygon, PCGamesN, Push Square, Pure Xbox, Nintendo Life, Gamer Guides, and more. Previously Guides Editor @TheLoadout.
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Echo Apsey
@echoapsey.bsky.social
· Feb 6
Editors, I'm heading to Gamescom this year for the first time since 2022, and I'd love to interview devs and preview games for you! Email is in bio and DMs are open. If any writers want to meet up too shoot me a DM!
Desperately need to know what wizardry they are using to create the dual world effect in this fight. Never seen anything like it I don't think.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGOs...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGOs...
Tides of Annihilation | "Break the Mirror" Gameplay Trailer
YouTube video by Tides of Annihilation
www.youtube.com
November 20, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Desperately need to know what wizardry they are using to create the dual world effect in this fight. Never seen anything like it I don't think.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGOs...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGOs...
Big fan of what this team is doing for animal-based video games.
Zoopunk - Announce Extended | Xbox Partner Preview 2025 (From the creators of F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch) www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWV0...
November 20, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Big fan of what this team is doing for animal-based video games.
Got half excited and then saw it is the Godfall devs, so will need to wait and see for this one
Roguelite third-person shooter ARMATUS announced for PS5, Xbox Series, Switch 2, and PC
Publisher Fictions and developer Counterplay Games have announced roguelite third-person shooter ARMATUS for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, Switch 2, and PC (Steam, Microsoft Store). It will launch in 2026.
Publisher Fictions and developer Counterplay Games have announced roguelite third-person shooter ARMATUS for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, Switch 2, and PC (Steam, Microsoft Store). It will launch in 2026.
Roguelite third-person shooter ARMATUS announced for PS5, Xbox Series, Switch 2, and PC
Publisher Fictions and developer Counterplay Games have announced roguelite third-person shooter ARMATUS for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, Switch 2, and PC (Steam, Microsoft Store). It will launch in 2026.
www.gematsu.com
November 20, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Got half excited and then saw it is the Godfall devs, so will need to wait and see for this one
Finally saw Bugonia and enjoyed it a lot. The ending as well is a really great meditation on humanity.
November 19, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Finally saw Bugonia and enjoyed it a lot. The ending as well is a really great meditation on humanity.
I think its a great sign of how the economy is doing that my TikTok feed has gotten really busy in the last few weeks with people trying to earn commissions off of selling items you can buy in Tesco for cheaper.
November 19, 2025 at 12:20 AM
I think its a great sign of how the economy is doing that my TikTok feed has gotten really busy in the last few weeks with people trying to earn commissions off of selling items you can buy in Tesco for cheaper.
You too can now relive the trauma of being called obese when you clearly weren't at 9 years old.
Wii Fit Plus OST added to Nintendo Music share.music.nintendo.com/en-US/US/off...
November 18, 2025 at 1:35 PM
You too can now relive the trauma of being called obese when you clearly weren't at 9 years old.
Is there any company having a worse 2020s than Paradox?
Cities: Skylines franchise is moving to a new developer - Iceflake Studios
Paradox Interactive and Colossal Order have mutually decided to pursue independent paths - Colossal Order will work on new projects and explore new creative opportunities
forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/thread...
Paradox Interactive and Colossal Order have mutually decided to pursue independent paths - Colossal Order will work on new projects and explore new creative opportunities
forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/thread...
November 17, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Is there any company having a worse 2020s than Paradox?
This government has done some wild stuff but this is by far the most despicable policy announcement yet I think.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Asylum seekers’ jewellery could be seized to pay for processing costs, says Home Office minister
Idea borrowed from Denmark is latest attempt to reduce number of people seeking asylum in UK
www.theguardian.com
November 17, 2025 at 12:50 PM
This government has done some wild stuff but this is by far the most despicable policy announcement yet I think.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Amazing what good multiplayer maps does for Call of Duty. Almost every map here in Black Ops 7 is better than what was in Black Ops 6.
November 17, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Amazing what good multiplayer maps does for Call of Duty. Almost every map here in Black Ops 7 is better than what was in Black Ops 6.
First mission of the Black Ops 7 campaign and whatever this is, I dont want any of it. Feels like it isnt being taken seriously with zombies, level popups camo challenges, XP, loot boxes and caches. Save all that stuff for endgame, why is it here 5 minutes in.
November 15, 2025 at 2:54 AM
First mission of the Black Ops 7 campaign and whatever this is, I dont want any of it. Feels like it isnt being taken seriously with zombies, level popups camo challenges, XP, loot boxes and caches. Save all that stuff for endgame, why is it here 5 minutes in.
I think Black Ops 7's multiplayer is pretty fun but I think it says a lot that this release has felt very deflated, mostly because Arc Raiders has managed three weeks of being the talk of the town. Plus I'd rather be playing that I think.
November 14, 2025 at 9:18 PM
I think Black Ops 7's multiplayer is pretty fun but I think it says a lot that this release has felt very deflated, mostly because Arc Raiders has managed three weeks of being the talk of the town. Plus I'd rather be playing that I think.
They always come in threes so half expecting a Gran Turismo Gacha for mobile to get announced before Sunday
The Verge: Sony and NCSoft are developing Horizon Steel Frontiers, a new MMO designed specifically for mobile
Players take the role as machine hunters in a region called Deathlands (Arizona/New Mexico inspired) to take down machines with other players and compete with rival tribes
Players take the role as machine hunters in a region called Deathlands (Arizona/New Mexico inspired) to take down machines with other players and compete with rival tribes
November 13, 2025 at 2:46 AM
They always come in threes so half expecting a Gran Turismo Gacha for mobile to get announced before Sunday
As someone who just made the move from console gaming to PC, it is mad that in 10 years we have gone from consoles dominating the market to PC gaming being easier and cheaper than ever and consoles being obscenely expensive.
Announcing: New @steampowered.com Hardware, coming in 2026:
Steam Controller
Steam Machine
Steam Frame.
Watch our jazzy announcement video and wishlist now: steampowered.com/hardware
Steam Controller
Steam Machine
Steam Frame.
Watch our jazzy announcement video and wishlist now: steampowered.com/hardware
Steam Hardware
The Steam Hardware family officially expands in early 2026.
steampowered.com
November 12, 2025 at 6:46 PM
As someone who just made the move from console gaming to PC, it is mad that in 10 years we have gone from consoles dominating the market to PC gaming being easier and cheaper than ever and consoles being obscenely expensive.
Oooffff
Free-to-play multiplayer arena shooter Ratchet & Clank: Ranger Rumble announced for iOS, Android
Publisher Sony Interactive Entertainment and BEAST: Bio Exo Arena Suit Team developer Oh BiBi have announced free-to-play multiplayer arena shooter Ratchet & Clank: Ranger Rumble for iOS and Android.…
Publisher Sony Interactive Entertainment and BEAST: Bio Exo Arena Suit Team developer Oh BiBi have announced free-to-play multiplayer arena shooter Ratchet & Clank: Ranger Rumble for iOS and Android.…
Free-to-play multiplayer arena shooter Ratchet & Clank: Ranger Rumble announced for iOS, Android
Publisher Sony Interactive Entertainment and BEAST: Bio Exo Arena Suit Team developer Oh BiBi have announced free-to-play multiplayer arena shooter Ratchet & Clank: Ranger Rumble for iOS and Android. Pre-registration is available now via the official website.
www.gematsu.com
November 12, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Oooffff
We are never going to stop getting Elden Ring stuff. The IP is keeping Bandai afloat at this point 😅
Elden Ring Nightreign DLC - The Forsaken Hollows out Dec 4th, 2025
November 11, 2025 at 10:38 PM
We are never going to stop getting Elden Ring stuff. The IP is keeping Bandai afloat at this point 😅
This is an asinine idea because out the other end you are going to end up with a bunch of people in 40-60 years time with barely anything in their pension and having to spend their retirement poor and on benefits. Even more of a reason to get out of auto-enrollment.
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
Rachel Reeves plots stealth tax raid on retirement savings for budget
The chancellor is expected to limit a tax break on pension contributions for both employers and employees
www.thetimes.com
November 7, 2025 at 10:08 PM
This is an asinine idea because out the other end you are going to end up with a bunch of people in 40-60 years time with barely anything in their pension and having to spend their retirement poor and on benefits. Even more of a reason to get out of auto-enrollment.
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
Once again the Grammys category for best score for a video game is an insane selection of picks, missing at least 1 very obvious pick
November 7, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Once again the Grammys category for best score for a video game is an insane selection of picks, missing at least 1 very obvious pick
Love that I have not been paid for a significant portion of my Gamescom coverage 2 months on.
November 7, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Love that I have not been paid for a significant portion of my Gamescom coverage 2 months on.
Was Katy Perry held hostage to write her last album in that way because this new single is not whatever that was?
November 7, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Was Katy Perry held hostage to write her last album in that way because this new single is not whatever that was?
The double whammy of this and Dispatch selling more than 1 million copies and surpassing 130,000 players on Steam is a really great sign for the future of narrative-focused games.
Mafia: The Old Country beat internal expectations, proves there’s a market for narrative games done well, says Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick
➡️ www.thegamebusiness.com/p/grand-thef...
➡️ www.thegamebusiness.com/p/grand-thef...
November 6, 2025 at 11:49 PM
The double whammy of this and Dispatch selling more than 1 million copies and surpassing 130,000 players on Steam is a really great sign for the future of narrative-focused games.
Years into the online media and games media crisis and it amazes me that the people at the top are still completely oblivious to the steps needed to emerge on the other side, and still coming up with the dumbest ideas.
November 6, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Years into the online media and games media crisis and it amazes me that the people at the top are still completely oblivious to the steps needed to emerge on the other side, and still coming up with the dumbest ideas.
Cuomo is so pissed he lost twice. He was so bitter in that speech 😂😂😂
November 5, 2025 at 4:11 AM
Cuomo is so pissed he lost twice. He was so bitter in that speech 😂😂😂
Biggest takeaway from the NYC Mayor race should be no amount of racism, AI slop, money, endorsements, or lies will outweigh a message that resonates with majority.
November 5, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Biggest takeaway from the NYC Mayor race should be no amount of racism, AI slop, money, endorsements, or lies will outweigh a message that resonates with majority.
The crashouts are going to be incredible.
November 5, 2025 at 2:31 AM
The crashouts are going to be incredible.