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My 9 games

I've realized that outside of remasters and remakes, the newest game on this list came out in 2014, lmao

06.03.2026 17:59 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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New look at Jabba the Hutt's son Rotta in ‘The Mandalorian & Grogu’

He’s voiced by Jeremy Allen White

(via Empire Magazine)

06.03.2026 17:49 👍 292 🔁 31 💬 26 📌 128
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I've been playing Dragon Quest 3 (HD-Remake) and I came to a point where I needed to make a merchant to send off for the main story and I just kind of made a guy called "Fat Chud" thinking this would be of no consequence.

Immediately I'm faced with the consequence of my actions

24.02.2026 22:24 👍 4702 🔁 1681 💬 42 📌 35
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yeah, it's like that now

08.02.2026 00:49 👍 173 🔁 82 💬 9 📌 7
Dragon Quest II: Luminaries of the Legendary Line artwork.

Dragon Quest II: Luminaries of the Legendary Line artwork.

It's been 39 years since the original launch of #DragonQuestII in Japan on the NES! This seminal RPG broadened the scope of the original, with three party members, boat exploration, and more. Check out our review of the HD-2D remake below!

Remake Review: www.rpgfan.com/review/drago...

26.01.2026 17:40 👍 20 🔁 4 💬 2 📌 0
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The best cosplay at the mega man gathering is easily Gutsman's Ass

09.01.2026 18:13 👍 2037 🔁 799 💬 32 📌 21
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These two are killin' it tonight.

11.01.2026 02:36 👍 56 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 1
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🤣 #family

29.12.2025 21:52 👍 21 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0
Album cover for "What Can You Get a Wookiee for Christmas (When He Already Owns a Comb?)" featuring Chewbacca.

Album cover for "What Can You Get a Wookiee for Christmas (When He Already Owns a Comb?)" featuring Chewbacca.

Celebrate an old-fashioned Kashyyyk Christmas with "What Can You Get a Wookiee for Christmas (When He Already Owns a Comb?)."

24.12.2023 19:21 👍 19 🔁 3 💬 1 📌 1
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Ring in the holidays with extended Metroid Prime 4 thoughts and an audio tour of the Nintendo Museum’s new art exhibit, plus Game Awards recap / reax in news! 8-4.jp/podcasts/202...

19.12.2025 08:14 👍 36 🔁 10 💬 5 📌 0
"We've got a lot of humans in the world, and we don't particularly like them," Compton said. Why would we want to create a technology that just gives us a whole bunch more humans?

"We've got a lot of humans in the world, and we don't particularly like them," Compton said. Why would we want to create a technology that just gives us a whole bunch more humans?

One of my favorite lines about AI — not LLMs but human-like digital intelligence — was said to me almost a decade ago by @galaxykate.bsky.social for a piece I wrote for Vice. www.vice.com/en/article/w...

19.12.2025 03:23 👍 208 🔁 41 💬 2 📌 0
Jeopardy answer: "A literate spider on a farm sends messages to her non-Japanese friend who is obsessed with Japanese culture"

Jeopardy answer: "A literate spider on a farm sends messages to her non-Japanese friend who is obsessed with Japanese culture"

Jeopardy contestant gets the right question, which is "What is 'Charlotte's Weeb?'"

Jeopardy contestant gets the right question, which is "What is 'Charlotte's Weeb?'"

oh my god

19.12.2025 04:39 👍 9063 🔁 2126 💬 83 📌 95

When you think about it, every translation trial to audition for a prospective project in localization is just a Yugioh duel for grammar nerds where every other line, the client plays a trap card called "Grammatical Gotcha" and in response, you play a spell card called, "Yet Another Use Case for が."

19.12.2025 04:46 👍 37 🔁 5 💬 1 📌 0
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US Game Console Sales Crater in Worst November in Two Decades US spending on video game consoles fell 27% last month, marking the worst November in two decades as tariffs and rising component costs pushed prices to record highs.

Big flashing warning sign right here: US spending on video game consoles fell 27% last month, marking the worst November in two decades as tariffs and rising component costs pushed prices to record highs.

www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

17.12.2025 22:29 👍 1229 🔁 332 💬 68 📌 81
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Zoe is still a snuggle bug and purr master but she also a super playful lady who is looking for a new home where she can rule the roost. She’s located outside Vancouver BC.

Tinykittens.com/adopt

#adoptdontshop

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The Sony PSP (2004) is now as old as the Nintendo Entertainment System (1983) was when the PSP was released.

12.12.2025 17:32 👍 517 🔁 140 💬 29 📌 48
Guillaume Broche at The Game Awards

Guillaume Broche at The Game Awards

Accepting the 'Game of the Year' award for Clair Obscur Expedition 33, director Guillaume Broche thanks Final Fantasy series creator Hironobu Sakaguchi who "made me fall in love with games and inspired me to become a game dev."

12.12.2025 04:08 👍 1635 🔁 515 💬 9 📌 55
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doom creator id software just became the latest microsoft studio to unionize. though the neutrality agreement that has allowed CWA to organize so many studios recently lapsed, id devs told me that only applies to activision blizzard for now

aftermath.site/id-software-union-doom-microsoft-cwa

12.12.2025 14:02 👍 453 🔁 116 💬 2 📌 10
Don't Just Watch TV: The Secrets of Sega Channel
Don't Just Watch TV: The Secrets of Sega Channel YouTube video by The Video Game History Foundation

Please join us Monday for a special presentation.

12.12.2025 19:05 👍 320 🔁 88 💬 8 📌 13

Pretty cool to see the Expedition 33's director thanking Sakaguchi during his acceptance speech and Sakaguchi also congratulating the team in turn.

12.12.2025 14:32 👍 149 🔁 67 💬 0 📌 1
Tonight: The Game Awards!

Tonight: The Game Awards!

We’re deeply honored that HADES II is in the running for Game of the Year and more at #TheGameAwards tonight, especially since we’re in the company of such an amazing group of wildly different and beautiful games.

Congratulations to all our fellow nominees — we salute you!! 🙏👏

11.12.2025 15:51 👍 15071 🔁 5012 💬 152 📌 255
I’d like to share that I’ll be leaving Bandai Namco at the end of 2025.
With the TEKKEN series reaching its 30th anniversary—an important milestone for a project I’ve devoted much of my life to—I felt this was the most fitting moment to bring one chapter to a close.

My roots lie in the days when I supported small local tournaments in Japanese arcades and in small halls and community centers overseas.
I still remember carrying arcade cabinets by myself, encouraging people to “Please try TEKKEN,” and directly facing the players right in front of me.
The conversations and atmosphere we shared in those places became the core of who I am as a developer and game creator.

Even as the times changed, those experiences have remained at the center of my identity.
And even after the tournament scene grew much larger, many of you continued to treat me like an old friend—challenging me at venues, inviting me out for drinks at bars.
Those memories are also deeply precious to me.
In recent years, I experienced the loss of several close friends in my personal life, and in my professional life I witnessed the retirement or passing of many senior colleagues whom I deeply respect.
Those accumulated events made me reflect on the “time I have left as a creator.”
During that period, I sought advice from Ken Kutaragi—whom I respect as though he were another father—and received invaluable encouragement and guidance.
His words quietly supported me in making this decision.

Over the past four to five years, I’ve gradually handed over all of my responsibilities, as well as the stories and worldbuilding I oversaw, to the team, bringing me to the present day.
Looking back, I was fortunate to work on an extraordinary variety of projects—VR titles (such as Summer Lesson), Pokkén Tournament, the SoulCalibur series, and many others, both inside and outside the company.

I’d like to share that I’ll be leaving Bandai Namco at the end of 2025. With the TEKKEN series reaching its 30th anniversary—an important milestone for a project I’ve devoted much of my life to—I felt this was the most fitting moment to bring one chapter to a close. My roots lie in the days when I supported small local tournaments in Japanese arcades and in small halls and community centers overseas. I still remember carrying arcade cabinets by myself, encouraging people to “Please try TEKKEN,” and directly facing the players right in front of me. The conversations and atmosphere we shared in those places became the core of who I am as a developer and game creator. Even as the times changed, those experiences have remained at the center of my identity. And even after the tournament scene grew much larger, many of you continued to treat me like an old friend—challenging me at venues, inviting me out for drinks at bars. Those memories are also deeply precious to me. In recent years, I experienced the loss of several close friends in my personal life, and in my professional life I witnessed the retirement or passing of many senior colleagues whom I deeply respect. Those accumulated events made me reflect on the “time I have left as a creator.” During that period, I sought advice from Ken Kutaragi—whom I respect as though he were another father—and received invaluable encouragement and guidance. His words quietly supported me in making this decision. Over the past four to five years, I’ve gradually handed over all of my responsibilities, as well as the stories and worldbuilding I oversaw, to the team, bringing me to the present day. Looking back, I was fortunate to work on an extraordinary variety of projects—VR titles (such as Summer Lesson), Pokkén Tournament, the SoulCalibur series, and many others, both inside and outside the company.

Each project was full of new discoveries and learning, and every one of them became an irreplaceable experience for me.
To everyone who has supported me, to communities around the world, and to all the colleagues who have walked alongside me for so many years, I offer my deepest gratitude.
I’ll share more about my next steps at a later date.
Thank you very much for everything.

【Postscript】
Although I will be leaving the company at the end of 2025, Bandai Namco has asked me to appear at the TWT Finals at the end of January 2026, so I expect to attend as a guest.

For 30 years I kept saying, “I’ll do it someday,” and never once performed as a DJ at a tournament event.
So instead, I will be releasing—for the first and last time—a 60-minute TEKKEN DJ-style nonstop mix (DJ mix), personally edited by myself, together with this announcement.
Listening to it brings back many memories.
Thank you again, sincerely, for all these years.

‘TEKKEN: A 30-Year Journey – Harada’s Final Mix’ by Katsuhiro Harada 1 is on #SoundCloud https://on.soundcloud.com/pEYofA4yXOwyC7lj0O

December 8, 2025 - The Final Day of TEKKEN’s 30th Anniversary -
Katsuhiro Harada

Each project was full of new discoveries and learning, and every one of them became an irreplaceable experience for me. To everyone who has supported me, to communities around the world, and to all the colleagues who have walked alongside me for so many years, I offer my deepest gratitude. I’ll share more about my next steps at a later date. Thank you very much for everything. 【Postscript】 Although I will be leaving the company at the end of 2025, Bandai Namco has asked me to appear at the TWT Finals at the end of January 2026, so I expect to attend as a guest. For 30 years I kept saying, “I’ll do it someday,” and never once performed as a DJ at a tournament event. So instead, I will be releasing—for the first and last time—a 60-minute TEKKEN DJ-style nonstop mix (DJ mix), personally edited by myself, together with this announcement. Listening to it brings back many memories. Thank you again, sincerely, for all these years. ‘TEKKEN: A 30-Year Journey – Harada’s Final Mix’ by Katsuhiro Harada 1 is on #SoundCloud https://on.soundcloud.com/pEYofA4yXOwyC7lj0O December 8, 2025 - The Final Day of TEKKEN’s 30th Anniversary - Katsuhiro Harada

Katsuhiro Harada to leave Bandai Namco at end of the year

08.12.2025 09:04 👍 1710 🔁 638 💬 30 📌 250
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06.12.2025 14:16 👍 4770 🔁 1606 💬 22 📌 34

Remember folks: if you have any small amount of artistic talent, any sex appeal, or can make your friends laugh, the richest man on earth is crying screaming throwing up because he can’t be you.

06.12.2025 22:59 👍 18640 🔁 4566 💬 243 📌 235
Bartz and Boko look at each other before deciding to investigate the meteor that landed nearby, thus beginning a classic tale.

Bartz and Boko look at each other before deciding to investigate the meteor that landed nearby, thus beginning a classic tale.

Bartz, Lenna, and Galuf are caught by surprise as their attempt to commit grand theft auto (but with a boat) are ruined by the arrival of the ship’s rightful owner: Faris.

Bartz, Lenna, and Galuf are caught by surprise as their attempt to commit grand theft auto (but with a boat) are ruined by the arrival of the ship’s rightful owner: Faris.

A pivotal moment of the story where Galuf’s amnesia is cured when he remembers his granddaughter Krile.

A pivotal moment of the story where Galuf’s amnesia is cured when he remembers his granddaughter Krile.

A mighty conflict against the mightier and handsomest rogue there ever was: Gilgamesh. Sadly, his journey to find the legendary Excalibur is being paused as he has to take care of some pesky adventurers first in this battle at the big bridge.

A mighty conflict against the mightier and handsomest rogue there ever was: Gilgamesh. Sadly, his journey to find the legendary Excalibur is being paused as he has to take care of some pesky adventurers first in this battle at the big bridge.

Final Fantasy V turns 33 today!

What jobs did you most enjoy playing as?

06.12.2025 14:07 👍 397 🔁 105 💬 33 📌 33
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How Two Janitors Made One of the Year’s Most Charming RPGs ‘Kingdoms of the Dump’ reflects the democratization of video-game development.

Kingdoms of the Dump is one of the year's most charming RPGs, an Earthbound-inspired game set in a world made of trash, where you fight in landfills and heal with moldy sandwiches. Which is fitting — it was made by two janitors.

This week's column: www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...

21.11.2025 18:15 👍 1484 🔁 261 💬 24 📌 18
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AI Slop Recipes Are Taking Over the Internet -- And Thanksgiving Dinner Food bloggers see traffic dip as home cooks turn to AI, inspired by impossible pictures

NEW: AI “recipe slop” is overrunning search and social. Food creators say Google’s AI Overviews and glossy fake food pics are drowning out real, tested recipes — collapsing traffic and setting home cooks up for disaster, especially this Thanksgiving.

Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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Did you know that I wrote a book chronicling the wild story of Blizzard Entertainment and it comes out in… wait a minute it’s already out! And you can get it right now! Holy shit www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/jason...

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