After seeing this post by @matpiscatella.bsky.social I started to think about all the statistics and data thrown out into the ether but more importantly how these data points are used by people discussing the industry as a whole and its overall health.

I was thinking the best thing @square-enix-games.com could do is drop Final Fantasy Remake on Game Pass along with the second one for sale when the game comes Xbox. They could do a bundle of both for a reduced price (as on PC with Rebirth) and then drop the final one day and date on all platforms.

I played @arcraiders.bsky.social by and really loved the game and gameplay loop but the PvP aspect of the game was not to my liking. I do not feel there is such a thing as PvPvE. It is just a PvP game with enemies rather than an PvE playable game.
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I have been awed by the number of games this year and the quality of those games. With the @thegameawards.com coming up and a huge discussion of the games that are on the list and those that are not, I wanted to look at the games that have not made the cut.
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The recent assertion by Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeny that Steam need to remove the AI tag from games on the storefront is another example of his crusades against another company in the name of gamers but in reality it is to his benefit
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Recently I have noticed a change in how I play and interact with games specifically around difficulty levels. I find I have less of a need to challenge myself and it being more about actually getting to games that have plagued my backlog.

I look into the troubled stormy waters of what is an indie studio. The @sandfallgames.bsky.social situation and a @kotaku.com article of all things made me think of what makes an indie studio or and indie game.
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Looked forward to @valvesoftware.com releasing details of their new hardware devices and am glad there is a Steam Machine in there. Not a device I need myself but a good company to bring PC gaming to the telly. Now to tighten up Steam OS
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I recently saw a posts by @matpiscatella.bsky.social and articles about @valvesoftware.com having a monopoly with @steampowered.com as a PC storefront. The idea seems to stem from these C-level execs who were asked in the survey not being happy with the 30% valve takes.

I tried to write a review of Claire Obscurer: Expedition 33 and found it is a really had thing to do as I feel it is like the game shines as a blind experience similar to Neir Automata.
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I tried BallXPit. A nice surprise as I don't usually gel with Roguelike/roguelites. Just a short review of a really interesting game.
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I have been struggling to start and, by extension, finish games more of late again. I have decided to look into this and try to find where I have lost my motivation. I decided to write a few blog posts as I figure this out.

I had a think about the Nintendo patent against Palworld and put a few thoughts dwww.oldmangaming.org.uk/random/nintendo-applying-for-a-patent-retroactively-in-the-us-is-a-big-concern-but-not-really-surprisingown,

Just managed to buy the ROG Xbox Ally X as it has been out of stock the whole time. Got a call from Curry’s to try to upsell the repair plan and the guy was saying he couldn’t get one either. Not sure why they decided on only one retail store to have the Xbox ROG. I can’t wait to see what it is like

I feel the discourse around the Xbox Ally devices has been a little disappointing. Not because they don't push the device but rather because of the misinformation surrounding the devices and the odd rhetoric that is bred of the internet. I would love to hear people's opinions on the device.

I spent a day going through the @steampowered.com Nextfest demo list and wrote a piece commenting on a few that caught my eye as well as ones I played. There was an increasing amount of really good demos out there and there were a few looked interesting but never tried.

My thoughts on V Rising. It is a great game by @stunlock.com. I have played it previously but have had an itch to go back so thought I would write something quickly and then got carried away. www.oldmangaming.org.uk/games-i-have-played/v-rising

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