Nicholas De Leon
@nicholasadeleon.bsky.social
Tech journalist, mostly covering PC and WiFi stuff at Consumer Reports. Native New Yorker who left NYC for the beautiful Arizona desert. Retro gaming forever. Frasier is the best TV show.
Getting back into Tekken lore
January 16, 2026 at 7:04 PM
Getting back into Tekken lore
In 2020 I tweeted Hamilton, "Did you know the Khahki Field Mechincal is featured prominently in Sonic?" The next day they added "As seen in the Sonic movie!" to the watch's product page. I didn't even get a thank you! @robertnjones.bsky.social
www.pcgamer.com/games/action...
www.pcgamer.com/games/action...
Capcom shills a $2,175 watch by insisting that 'In Resident Evil Requiem, time is a main character'
"A rugged all-black timepiece with bullet-inspired pushers and a wing detail at 9 o'clock honoring fallen comrades."
www.pcgamer.com
January 16, 2026 at 4:35 PM
In 2020 I tweeted Hamilton, "Did you know the Khahki Field Mechincal is featured prominently in Sonic?" The next day they added "As seen in the Sonic movie!" to the watch's product page. I didn't even get a thank you! @robertnjones.bsky.social
www.pcgamer.com/games/action...
www.pcgamer.com/games/action...
Big Tech trying to convince small town America that data centers will bring jobs and prosperity
a cartoon of homer simpson standing in front of a crowd of people with monorail written on the bottom
ALT: a cartoon of homer simpson standing in front of a crowd of people with monorail written on the bottom
media.tenor.com
January 13, 2026 at 5:43 PM
Big Tech trying to convince small town America that data centers will bring jobs and prosperity
"GOG has its own identity and its own uniqueness, which is very much appreciated by gamers."
www.gamesindustry.biz/the-new-owne...
www.gamesindustry.biz/the-new-owne...
The new owner of GOG discusses taking on Steam, the devil of DRM, and following in Nightdive's footsteps
"We see DRM as something which can make the life of a legal customer more difficult," says Michał Kiciński, "so there is no reason to keep it alive."
www.gamesindustry.biz
January 12, 2026 at 5:17 PM
"GOG has its own identity and its own uniqueness, which is very much appreciated by gamers."
www.gamesindustry.biz/the-new-owne...
www.gamesindustry.biz/the-new-owne...
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Black Mirror creator Charlie Booker just revealed that the hit series will return to Netflix for Season 8. https://bit.ly/4ql97vk
January 9, 2026 at 7:31 PM
Black Mirror creator Charlie Booker just revealed that the hit series will return to Netflix for Season 8. https://bit.ly/4ql97vk
Nothing takes me out of games more than stutter. It's the primary reason why I haven't finised Silent Hill 2 or the Oblivion Remake. I wish Intel the best because this is a huge issue and I really only see @digitalfoundry.bsky.social talk about it!
www.digitalfoundry.net/news/2026/01...
www.digitalfoundry.net/news/2026/01...
Intel: Stutters in PC Games are "Breaking Immersion"
Tom Petersen on the present - and the future - of PC performance at CES 2026.
www.digitalfoundry.net
January 8, 2026 at 4:38 PM
Nothing takes me out of games more than stutter. It's the primary reason why I haven't finised Silent Hill 2 or the Oblivion Remake. I wish Intel the best because this is a huge issue and I really only see @digitalfoundry.bsky.social talk about it!
www.digitalfoundry.net/news/2026/01...
www.digitalfoundry.net/news/2026/01...
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With Claude Code, I created a text-based mouse GUI that simulates a 1984 Macintosh
Drag-drop icons, scrollbars, resizable windows, menus
Five working apps: MacWrite, MacPaint, Terminal, Calculator, and Puzzle!
Telnet to port 1984 or use the web terminal link below:
www.vintagecomputing.com/1984/
Drag-drop icons, scrollbars, resizable windows, menus
Five working apps: MacWrite, MacPaint, Terminal, Calculator, and Puzzle!
Telnet to port 1984 or use the web terminal link below:
www.vintagecomputing.com/1984/
January 6, 2026 at 4:41 AM
With Claude Code, I created a text-based mouse GUI that simulates a 1984 Macintosh
Drag-drop icons, scrollbars, resizable windows, menus
Five working apps: MacWrite, MacPaint, Terminal, Calculator, and Puzzle!
Telnet to port 1984 or use the web terminal link below:
www.vintagecomputing.com/1984/
Drag-drop icons, scrollbars, resizable windows, menus
Five working apps: MacWrite, MacPaint, Terminal, Calculator, and Puzzle!
Telnet to port 1984 or use the web terminal link below:
www.vintagecomputing.com/1984/
The RAM I mentioned in this article was $90 in September. Today? A cool $380!
www.consumerreports.org/electronics-...
www.consumerreports.org/electronics-...
With AI Data Centers Scooping up RAM, Laptop Prices Could Spike in 2026 - Consumer Reports
Buy your tech now because 2026 will likely bring higher prices, thanks to industry-wide memory shortages.
www.consumerreports.org
January 6, 2026 at 6:34 PM
The RAM I mentioned in this article was $90 in September. Today? A cool $380!
www.consumerreports.org/electronics-...
www.consumerreports.org/electronics-...
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This month @pcgamer.com magazine celebrates everything @fallout.bethesdastudios.com, with exclusive access to many of the people who took the post-apocalyptic RPG from cult classic to global phenomenon, including taking a look at the exciting new season of the Fallout TV show. ☢️ tinyurl.com/ypjacx6j
PC Gamer magazine's new issue is on sale now: Fallout Special
Plus, Dispatch, Deadlock, Resident Evil Requiem, Pathologic 3, Warhammer 40,000: Dark Heresy, Cultic, Tides of Tomorrow, Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2, and much more, too
tinyurl.com
January 2, 2026 at 10:20 AM
This month @pcgamer.com magazine celebrates everything @fallout.bethesdastudios.com, with exclusive access to many of the people who took the post-apocalyptic RPG from cult classic to global phenomenon, including taking a look at the exciting new season of the Fallout TV show. ☢️ tinyurl.com/ypjacx6j
Today I learned that if you play GTA IV using the Fusion Fix mod on the first day of the year there's a cool easter egg: snow! @dachsjaeger.bsky.social
January 1, 2026 at 10:09 PM
Today I learned that if you play GTA IV using the Fusion Fix mod on the first day of the year there's a cool easter egg: snow! @dachsjaeger.bsky.social
Nice to see from @gog.com!
"A lot of companies sell games. Fewer do the unglamorous work of making sure the games that shaped people’s lives don’t quietly rot into incompatibility."
www.gog.com/blog/gog-is-...
"A lot of companies sell games. Fewer do the unglamorous work of making sure the games that shaped people’s lives don’t quietly rot into incompatibility."
www.gog.com/blog/gog-is-...
GOG is getting acquired by its original co-founder: What it means for you | GOG.COM
Hey everyone, GOG Team here.
www.gog.com
December 29, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Nice to see from @gog.com!
"A lot of companies sell games. Fewer do the unglamorous work of making sure the games that shaped people’s lives don’t quietly rot into incompatibility."
www.gog.com/blog/gog-is-...
"A lot of companies sell games. Fewer do the unglamorous work of making sure the games that shaped people’s lives don’t quietly rot into incompatibility."
www.gog.com/blog/gog-is-...
Not something you see every day: a coyote at your water dish! Usually it's just birds and rabbits here lol. #arizona #wildlife #photography
December 26, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Not something you see every day: a coyote at your water dish! Usually it's just birds and rabbits here lol. #arizona #wildlife #photography
I have an old Nvidia RTX 2080 Super and 3080 Ti that have a combined 20GB of RAM. I guess I'm rich now?
December 17, 2025 at 6:21 PM
I have an old Nvidia RTX 2080 Super and 3080 Ti that have a combined 20GB of RAM. I guess I'm rich now?
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It's the most wonderful time of the year - Steam Replay 2025 is now available!
Take a trip down memory lane and see how many games you played, how much you played per month, and many more fun stats for the year.
Check out yours (login required): store.steampowered.com/replay
#SteamReplay
Take a trip down memory lane and see how many games you played, how much you played per month, and many more fun stats for the year.
Check out yours (login required): store.steampowered.com/replay
#SteamReplay
December 16, 2025 at 7:36 PM
It's the most wonderful time of the year - Steam Replay 2025 is now available!
Take a trip down memory lane and see how many games you played, how much you played per month, and many more fun stats for the year.
Check out yours (login required): store.steampowered.com/replay
#SteamReplay
Take a trip down memory lane and see how many games you played, how much you played per month, and many more fun stats for the year.
Check out yours (login required): store.steampowered.com/replay
#SteamReplay
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Early Access and the way they managed their community across all their updates helped humanize that team in ways that only helped Baldur’s Gate 3, weird for the studio to be so willing to throw all that goodwill away.
I think it's nice when concept art shows the evolution of people's creative processes instead of a prompt, but what do I know
December 16, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Early Access and the way they managed their community across all their updates helped humanize that team in ways that only helped Baldur’s Gate 3, weird for the studio to be so willing to throw all that goodwill away.
The @gog.com version of Resident Evil 2 modded with RE:Enhance. I had no idea this mod existed until a few hours ago but it's incredible. @dark1x.bsky.social
Full mod link: www.moddb.com/mods/reenhan...
Full mod link: www.moddb.com/mods/reenhan...
December 13, 2025 at 9:59 PM
The @gog.com version of Resident Evil 2 modded with RE:Enhance. I had no idea this mod existed until a few hours ago but it's incredible. @dark1x.bsky.social
Full mod link: www.moddb.com/mods/reenhan...
Full mod link: www.moddb.com/mods/reenhan...
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Let's do this: Digital Foundry's Best Graphics of 2025 is now live: youtu.be/nZ7pc4M-Uuk
Digital Foundry's Best Game Graphics of 2025 - PC/PS5/Xbox/Switch 2 - Another Amazing Year
YouTube video by Digital Foundry
youtu.be
December 13, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Let's do this: Digital Foundry's Best Graphics of 2025 is now live: youtu.be/nZ7pc4M-Uuk
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We're swiftly moving towards the winter holidays - so why not step back and take a look at the history of snow rendering across the decades of PC gaming? youtu.be/j3fLyhOm7X8 #Sponsored
December 11, 2025 at 3:05 PM
We're swiftly moving towards the winter holidays - so why not step back and take a look at the history of snow rendering across the decades of PC gaming? youtu.be/j3fLyhOm7X8 #Sponsored
Mentally I'm here
December 10, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Mentally I'm here
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Tim Cain, one of the creators of the original Fallout video game, has rejoined Xbox studio Obsidian Entertainment to work on a mystery project. https://bit.ly/44IYiKx
December 5, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Tim Cain, one of the creators of the original Fallout video game, has rejoined Xbox studio Obsidian Entertainment to work on a mystery project. https://bit.ly/44IYiKx
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Creative Assembly has announced Total War: Medieval 3, the next mainline game in its strategy series. https://bit.ly/4rEucSf
December 4, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Creative Assembly has announced Total War: Medieval 3, the next mainline game in its strategy series. https://bit.ly/4rEucSf
Thanking the YouTube gods this morning for recommending this *incredible* smooth jazz rendition of the classic Resident Evil soundtracks! @cvxfreak.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=czat...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=czat...
Resident Evil 2, 3 & 4 🩸 Smooth Jazz🎷
YouTube video by heavymachinegun 2
www.youtube.com
December 4, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Thanking the YouTube gods this morning for recommending this *incredible* smooth jazz rendition of the classic Resident Evil soundtracks! @cvxfreak.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=czat...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=czat...
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Rome: Total War – Collection, SHOGUN: Total War™ – Collection, Medieval: Total War™ – Collection, and Total War: MEDIEVAL II – Definitive Edition are all joining our catalog, as well as the GOG Preservation Program!
Learn more here: https://bit.ly/4rUnXtZ
Learn more here: https://bit.ly/4rUnXtZ
December 4, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Rome: Total War – Collection, SHOGUN: Total War™ – Collection, Medieval: Total War™ – Collection, and Total War: MEDIEVAL II – Definitive Edition are all joining our catalog, as well as the GOG Preservation Program!
Learn more here: https://bit.ly/4rUnXtZ
Learn more here: https://bit.ly/4rUnXtZ
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Metroid Prime 4 on Nintendo Switch 2 - the Digital Foundry video review. Simply superb: youtu.be/uhVJ_P6dzFg
December 2, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Metroid Prime 4 on Nintendo Switch 2 - the Digital Foundry video review. Simply superb: youtu.be/uhVJ_P6dzFg