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Peter V. Baikun
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Not great at writing a good description of himself. Potential game designer and/or writer perhaps?

VashNL. #TeamHooman #Thumper Moderator At #HyperRPG on Twitch and Discord. He/Him. Anti-Fascist.
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It's a shame to see @eurogamer.bsky.social has fallen to the absurd, consumer-unfriendly and greedy practice of denying EU citizens access to their site if they don't pay for a sub or have ad tracking on.

I am fine with having non-personal ads. Don't need my data for that. So they lost a reader.
A screenshots of the Eurogamer website showing an absurd gatekeeping practice where you have to accept cookies that allow your data to be harvested for personalized ads, or take on a paid subscription to not have ads or ad tracking. Very consumer-unfriendly and should not be allowed to be hoisted on European citizens.
December 19, 2025 at 11:29 AM
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The newest update for The Division 2 has the perfect size for the new Krampus winter event. 😄
A screenshot of a part of the Ubisoft Connect launcher, showing the logo for The Division 2, a Network speed of 60MB/s, the amount the update has downloaded and it's total and the time left. The amount downloaded is 2.53GB of 6.66GB, with 1 minute and 10 seconds left. So yeah, perfect size for their latest winter event. ;)
December 17, 2025 at 1:17 PM
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The US now as the Army, the Marine Corps, the Navy, the Air Force, Space Force, and.... Tech Force?

Wonder how long it takes for them to have a Tiger Force, or, gods forbid, a Ninja Force...
A picture of a carded G.I. Joe Tiger Force figure with the name Jungla. It's the Spanish name for the character Outback. He sports green/brown camo pants, a blue bandana and a bright orange shortsleeved top with a stylized tiger face on it consisting of black stripes, dots for eyes and a set of fanged teeth. No outlines on it. A figure of The G.I. Joe character Scarlett. This time in a Ninja Force get-up. A maligned line by collectors. Scarlett wears a teal outfit offset by bright neon-green pants. Not exactly a color for a ninja, right?
December 15, 2025 at 6:33 PM
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We need a better, more suitable word, for certain investors who buy shares in a company with the only goal to maximize short-term profits by changing their production pipeline and internal structures. Activist investor doesn't cut it.

How about Vulture Investors? Because that's what they are.
A screenshot of a Twitter post by Dr. Serkan Toto, keeping us abreast of a situation concerning a shareholder/investor. Quoted Post made on May 26th, earlier in 2025: Square Enix is now 7.73% owned by Singapore-based activist investor 3D Investment Partners, making them the studio's No. 2 shareholder. - It contains a link to a video of the poster explaining what this means. Here is the link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DAPmIeTXWqw The latest post: This investor's stake in Square Enix now reached 15.40%. Only Enix founder Yasuhiro Fukushima has now more shares. There's a link to a Twitter post made by Jacob Navoks, a former Square Enix app who claims that "Consumers generally do not care" about AI in games, so I am not even going to link to anything he has to say at this point.
December 15, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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I think my Discovery page is trying to tell me something. 🍕😄
A screen grab of my Bluesky discovery page showing a use who posted a video of a gashapon machine that has little figures of bags of Calbee's Pizza chips (crisps in the UK) in it. Followed by a user who posted an image of a red check box with the words "I agree to Extreme Pizza" next to it.
November 16, 2025 at 9:26 AM
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So here's the thing, I am not an Achievement Hunter per sé. But I am happy I got a 100% for both @ballxpit.com and @powerwashsimulator.co.uk #2 on Steam this year. Of course, like Vampire Survivors there will be new content that will affect the 100% rating in the future, but for now. I am content.
A screenshot showing the 100% achievement rating for Ball x Pit on Steam A screenshot showing the 100% achievement rating for Powerwash Simulator 2 on Steam
November 10, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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My chapter is ready!
An elaborate logo of the Space Wolves chapter of the Adeptus Astartes, also known as the Space Marines, of the Imperium in Warhammer 40.000. It depicts the sideview of a metallic wolfshead with giant teeth and five holes in its snout, a red eye, and a spiky mane. It is placed atop a rune-adorned diamond shape.
November 5, 2025 at 12:05 PM
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A circumferential groove impact sounds like an extremely technical way of saying "hit record".

😛
October 27, 2025 at 10:49 AM
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Oooff. Seeing people sharing pictures of a new Mortal Kombat art book by Insight Editions and it. is. bad. They used a terrible "AI" upscaler and it makes all the fighters look like they're melting where they stand. Extremely disappointing. Not TOASTY at all. Who the hell signed off on this?
A picture of failed "AI" upscaling used in a book called Mortal Kombat: Flawless Victory - A Visual History of the Iconic Series written by Ian Flynn and published by Insight Editions. This picture shows Kitana whose hair looks like someone tried to use a plastic binbag to create her hair. A picture of failed "AI" upscaling used in a book called Mortal Kombat: Flawless Victory - A Visual History of the Iconic Series written by Ian Flynn and published by Insight Editions. This picture shows Mileena whose eyes are seemingly melting. A picture of failed "AI" upscaling used in a book called Mortal Kombat: Flawless Victory - A Visual History of the Iconic Series written by Ian Flynn and published by Insight Editions. This picture shows two versions of Sub-Zero and both look very deformed. I don't think any description can do the abominations any justice. A picture of failed "AI" upscaling used in a book called Mortal Kombat: Flawless Victory - A Visual History of the Iconic Series written by Ian Flynn and published by Insight Editions. This picture shows the old and young version of Shang Tsung and both are terrible. They have no eyes at all, and the younger Shang Tsung's lips disappear into a deformed goatee on the left side.
October 24, 2025 at 12:38 PM
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I am not an achievement hunter, and I don't have one bone in my body that can get addicted to something. I just really like #BallxPit. Fun runs of max 15 minutes, and trying to find out new strategies and combinations. Thanks @kennysun.com And Friends!
A screenshot of Steam showing a 100% achievements for the game Ball x Pit.
October 17, 2025 at 10:20 PM
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Can't share more than this, but I did get a review key for @sega-west.bsky.social and @lizardcube.bsky.social's new #Shinobi title. I can't implore people enough at this point to check out the demo ASAP.

Review to follow!
Start screen of the new Lizardcube developed, and published by SEGA, game title Shinobi: The Art of Vengeance. If you can, play the demo!
August 18, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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Truer words have never been spoken. #Crashlands2
A screenshot of the weird but fun game Crashlands 2 with the floating robot Juicebox uttering the words: "They're USB sticks! You just plug it into a computer, and when it doesn't fit in the port, you flip it around and it still won't fit!"
April 27, 2025 at 7:13 PM
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Finished my first(!) run of #Rosewater by @grundislavgames.bsky.social and @jesshaskins.bsky.social.

If 80s/90s point & click adventure games are your jam, this is a must-play.

The rotoscoping looks good, the voice cast is incredible, the randomized encounters, and multiple solutions add a lot. ❤️
A splash image of the fictional wild west point & click adventure game Rosewater, with the name of the game right i the middle. The main character Harley Leger right above it, and her traveling companions around her and the text.
April 20, 2025 at 7:16 PM
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I mean, look at Sai! A knight with a GIANT SPOON!

It's weird, and I love it.
An image of Sai, a young knight wielding a giant spoon, jumping away from an explosion behind them. Screenshot from a pitch presentation for a Final Fantasy IX anime that has leaked. Unfortunately, the anime was never fully produced since it was reported about in 2021.
March 19, 2025 at 11:32 AM
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Two Point Museum is out in Advanced Access if you got the Explorer's Edition, and so far it's been a lot of fun.

One thing stood out to me though. Lovely little detail, @twopointstudios.bsky.social 😀
February 28, 2025 at 10:35 AM
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Heh, just watched @commandersterling.bsky.social 's newest Jimquisition and it was a delight seeing the love for Sengoku Basara.

I never picked up Devil Kings after having rented it once, because it was really bad. But SB: Samurai Heroes is a favorite of mine since launch.

Capcom, we need more!
The PAL cover of Sengoku Basara: Samurai Heroes for the PS3. Published by Capcom in 2010. It shows a samurai with three swords on his belt using one of them to let enemies fly, while his hands and arms are covered in lightning. The game isn't a very realistic depiction of the Sengoku period, the Warring States, in feudal Japan, clearly. :P
January 14, 2025 at 7:10 PM
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2025 is off to a great start for me, music wise. Franz Ferdinand dropped a new album today, and I like it. Bar Lonely and Black Eyelashes are my favorite.

But, I want to talk about Lambrini Girls today. This is their debut album after an EP back in 2023, and they're punk AF. 1/2
January 10, 2025 at 12:57 PM
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Acer made a handheld device to play your games on. "Cool, they're getting into that competitive market, let's see them give i..." *sees picture* "WHOA... WHAT IS THAT?"

Apparently it has an 11 inch screen, but also has detachable controllers.

It's just... Dude...
January 6, 2025 at 9:23 PM
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Went out for new shoes, picked up a stray. Thanks @scalzi.com. 😄
Paperback release of John Scalzi's book Starter Villain. Featuring a man in a white outline and black suit sitting on an opulent and sci-fi chair. The chair is also outlined in white and has a curvature in the back seat, which clearly lacks any head support because of it, ending in two points on Both sides. It clearly denotes it's a chair for an evil villain this way. Behind the chair is a mountain, and it is also surrounded by what looks like a whirlpool of red and blue lines, indicating a portal of sorts. The man is also holding a cat, by the way. Like that one James Bond villain. The book has blurbs on the front: 'Satire Aplenty' - Financial Times, and 'Laugh-out-loud funny' - SFX, five star review. In white, underneath the depiction of the man in the sci-fi chair, is the title in white. Starter Villain, followed by 'Anti-hero in training. Underneath that is John Scalzi's name in red. Blofeld, that was the Bond villain’s name. Just remembered.
December 23, 2024 at 3:44 PM
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I can't get over how excited I am for a brand new #Okami sequel from one of the my most favorite gamedesigners/directors. The wonderful (101, sorry, had to 😜) Hideki Kamiya!

He always wanted to do a sequel, and he finally got his chance!

This letter, shared by Capcom, made me even more hyped!
A letter from Hideki Kamiya, translated from Japanese, about his return to the world of Okami. It was shared by Capom on the hellsite. To all of you, "Until next time..." How long has it been since the story was concluded with that? I didn't think the day would really come, where I'd return to Okami and continue the story with my own hands. Even at this very moment, my body is filled with both a cautious surprise that this is not a dream, and a joy that cannot be described in words. Everyone who has worked so hard to make this project a reality, the friends who believed in me and gathered at CLOVERS Inc., and most importantly, the voices of so many of you who have continued to support Okami even after such a long time: all of this has come together to create this miracle for which I am deeply grateful. Like a strong rising sun, this project is finally in motion. But it's still a small bud that is blossoming. We are ready to fill this new Okami with many colorful flowers, and to do our best to fulfil the promise of "next time" in the best way. Everyone please wait with anticipation. Hideki Kamiya.
December 13, 2024 at 3:25 PM
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Today I died because I made some bad placements, and I wasn't fast enough in placing a piton. The first drop wasn't that high (see the red skull in the middle), but the main character rolled for a bit and ultimately dropped in a small crevasse-like area on the side of mountain.

Much higher drop! 💀
A grey-scaled view of a mountain range, with a heatmap overlayed on top of it. It shows signs of strain during a climb, with green being the least and bright red depicting moments of heavy strain on the main character as she climbs up a mountain. A red downward arrow depicts a moment where she fell, and two red skulls depicts the two times she fell to her death. At the bottom left is a drawn image of the main character looking up, with three stars and two straight lines connecting them, giving the idea of an unfinished mountain. The words "The ascent is over" are also shown, together with the options Load Save Point and Return To Main Menu.
December 6, 2024 at 5:46 PM
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I wasn't planning on making a post this fast after the thread I just did. I just have to talk about it now.

A demo dropped for the game #Cairn yesterday, it's an atmospheric climbing game, like Jusant (which I loved), but damn, this one can be very intense.

The tutorial alone made my palms sweaty.
A screenshot of the main character of Cairn, standing on a high grassy location looking out over a mountain range. A small robot that climbs with you and supports you is close by, with a butterfly at the top of the screenshot flying into view. A screenshot of the main character of Cairn, as she is scaling a mountain. The small robot that supports you is clinging on to the left of her. They are tethered together with a red-colored rope. A screenshot of the main character of Cairn, as she is scaling a mountain. The red rope that tethers her to a support robot is moving out of screen, the robot that cannot be seen is on the other end of it.
December 6, 2024 at 5:18 PM
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Because of the horrible things coming in 2025 in the US, and I worry for friends there, I would suggest to everyone to make this their go-to album for letting loose.

Joy As An Act of Resistance by Idles is one of the best modern punk albums out there, imo.

It... GOES AND IT GOES AND IT GOES!
The vinyl record Joy As An Act Of Resistance by Idles, released in 2018. The album cover looks like a golden sparkly picture frame featuring the picture of two oars holding up a container of sorts against a white brick wall. The container holds sand and a rock with the small ends of the oars poking through. At the bottom, on a white background, are the words Joy As An Act Of Resistance. On the right a partial vinyl record can be seen so you know it's an actual vinyl record album. Sorry, had to be a bit cheeky there. Here's the playlist: 1. Colossus 2. Never Fight A Man With A Perm 3. I'm Scum 4. Danny Nedelko 5. Love Song 6. June 7. Samaritans 8. Television 9. Great 10. Gram Rock 11. Cry To Me 12. Rottweiler
November 19, 2024 at 1:11 PM
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Introduce yourself with four video games.
The front cover of Suikoden (PAL Version) for PSX/PSOne. Several characters in a thick lined circle on a very white background with some of them breaking through the thick line. The main character, "Teo" McDohl prominent in the front holding his long staff behind him with one hand, poised to fight. Cover of the PS2 Game Yakuza (PAL) showing the back of Kazuma Kiryu, the main character of the game, with a very intricate dragon tattoo. The word Yakuza portrayed in red at the top in a font that is meant to depict brushstrokes akin to Japanese caligraphy. The background is dark grey-ish swirling sea with a dragon and a tiger across from each other on either side of Kiryu in a classic Japanese artstyle. Cover of the PC game Crusader: No Remorse, with the title at the bottom. On the left is a person clad in red armor, sporting a red helmet with a similar T-visor as Boba Fett in Star Wars, holding a stylized futuristic machine gun, with explosions behind them. To the right a futuristic city shrouded in the dark of night can be seen, and above the city are the words Nonstop Action From A Different Perspective. Above that text is the name of the development studio: Origin. The cover of Streets of Rage 2 for the Sega Genesis (Mega Drive in Europe). In it we see the protagonists of the game fighting regular street thugs. Max, the wrestler can be seen at the top left (somehow he is bald on the cover, but in the game has a full head of hair) together with Blaze as they teamed up to take down a single thug. To the right of them we can see Skate, a black kid on inline skates who kicks one of the thugs in his face. At the front there is Axle, who just punched a knife-wielding thug to the ground.
November 17, 2024 at 12:02 PM
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Because the news from the US is FUCKING WEIRD right now.

Here's a (possibly stale) meme.

E.A. Bread. It's in the grain!
A meme showing the word bread on the top left, with a loaf of bread on the right for 10 US Dollars. The lower left shows the same word, with the letters E and A stylized in the logo for game publisher EA (Electronic Arts). On the bottom right it shows the same loaf of bread cut in pieces, with one small depicting a 30 Dollars Base Game, another piece depicting a 20 Dollar DLC expansion, and the third piece cut in even smaller pieces with the word loot box underneath it.
November 13, 2024 at 9:14 PM