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Anthony John Agnello @ajohnagnello.bsky.social · 2d

Yeah. And it’s a BUMMER.

Anthony John Agnello @ajohnagnello.bsky.social · 2d

Like... STOP spending $200M on single-player games! Just don't do that anymore. God.

a man with white hair is saying i feel like i 'm taking crazy pills

ALT: a man with white hair is saying i feel like i 'm taking crazy pills

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Anthony John Agnello @ajohnagnello.bsky.social · 2d

Every single investor and executive in gaming: this is reality.

The "massive audience" you think is going to suddenly reveal itself and give you the fantasy dividend you're imagining doesn't exist.

Core gaming, hyper enthusiast, whatever you want to call it: endless growth doesn't exist there.

Mat Piscatella @matpiscatella.bsky.social · 9d

Hyper enthusiast, price-insensitive players are really keeping things going, especially in the non f2p gaming space.

According to Circana's Q3 2025 Future of Games, only 4% of US video game players buy a new game more often than once per month, with a third of players not buying any games at all.

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Anthony John Agnello @ajohnagnello.bsky.social · 2d

“girlfriend of one of the founders of antifa”

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Anthony John Agnello @ajohnagnello.bsky.social · 2d

Well, Mira... I guess that solves that anxiety. www.gamedeveloper.com/business/hea...

LA indie studio Heart Machine is making layoffs

The news comes around nine months after Hyper Light Breaker launched into early access.

www.gamedeveloper.com

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Axe of the Blood God - An RPG Podcast @bloodgodpod.bsky.social · 3d

I've got good news and bad news for our $10 patrons.

The good news is, the long-awaited Mother 3 episode with very special guests @ajohnagnello.bsky.social and @bobservo.bsky.social is here and it's over two hours long!

The bad news is where I found it...

www.patreon.com/posts/panthe...

Pantheon of the Blood God - Mother 3 | Axe of the Blood God

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Anthony John Agnello @ajohnagnello.bsky.social · 3d

I've definitely put hundreds of hours into certain games. My actual tally on Tetris is probably incalculable. But the number of single-player, narrative games that I've put 100+ hours into on individual playthroughs are VERY limited. It's purely a taste thing.

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Anthony John Agnello @ajohnagnello.bsky.social · 3d

Part of me wonders if it's just the way I was habituated earlier in my life. Playing primarily arcade, NES, Game Boy, SNES, and PS1 games from ages 4 to 20 instilled an expectation of games being somewhat compact—and more importantly—repeatable.

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Anthony John Agnello @ajohnagnello.bsky.social · 3d

ernie from sesame street is wearing a striped shirt and orange gloves

ALT: ernie from sesame street is wearing a striped shirt and orange gloves

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Anthony John Agnello @ajohnagnello.bsky.social · 4d

"Character Creation" is now now playing in your head.

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Anthony John Agnello @ajohnagnello.bsky.social · 9d

This is, legitimately, insane.

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Anthony John Agnello @ajohnagnello.bsky.social · 9d

This is a VERY compelling argument.

Anthony John Agnello @ajohnagnello.bsky.social · 10d

That is *proper*.

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Anthony John Agnello @ajohnagnello.bsky.social · 10d

Merriam-Webster defines "dunking" as...

Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 10d

We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.

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Anthony John Agnello @ajohnagnello.bsky.social · 11d

I can't imagine why so many people are turning to violence when US authorities and their ceaseless propaganda machines keep encouraging real violence.

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Anthony John Agnello @ajohnagnello.bsky.social · 12d

I was 15 when Digimon first came out. Just a *little* too old for it, but it wasn't impossible especially with PS1. But it never hit me.

Looking in from the outside, the excitement for the new game is infectious. Then I look at it...

Real question: why is this new game making people freak out?

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Anthony John Agnello @ajohnagnello.bsky.social · 15d

It'll never get less crowded too.

Spending less on development to reach a smaller, potentially more enduring audience is the only way forward.

The economics of spending hundreds of millions of dollars over years for a product competing with stuff like Balatro has simply never, ever made sense.

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Mat Piscatella @matpiscatella.bsky.social · 15d

Yep, and the push to make games faster/cheaper is only going to make the discoverability/time problem worse.

Need more players to catch up, but post 2020-21 finding new players has been a massive challenge. They're all already playing.

Jason Schreier @jasonschreier.bsky.social · 15d

Too many games www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...

The Video-Game Industry Has a Problem: There Are Too Many Games

A crowded September for video-game releases illustrates a broader challenge in the market

www.bloomberg.com

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Anthony John Agnello @ajohnagnello.bsky.social · 15d

This is perfect.

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Anthony John Agnello @ajohnagnello.bsky.social · 16d

The Substance is definitely a bonafide UE3 movie.

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Anthony John Agnello @ajohnagnello.bsky.social · 17d

Funny that State of Play ended with something from Insomniac because most of the show could cure someone with that condition.

Not Saros, though. That was perfect.

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Anthony John Agnello @ajohnagnello.bsky.social · 17d

I refuse to explain why I made this, but I do insist on inflicting it on the world.

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Anthony John Agnello @ajohnagnello.bsky.social · 17d

Calling all Mega Man nerds. I'm looking at you @nadiaoxford.bsky.social, @jparish.bsky.social and @tolkoto.com.

I hope you guys dig the sequence and track selection I put together for this. It's really difficult to wrangle any of the OSTs after X4 into a pure listening experience.

Laced @lacedrecords.com · 17d

What's on the Mega Man Zero/ZX: The Collection 5LP box set?

Here's a Spotify playlist of the tracklist, covering selections from Mega Man Zero 1-4, ZX & ZX Advent: open.spotify.com/playlist/1L0...

@capcomusa.com #megaman #vinyl @ajohnagnello.bsky.social

Mega Man Zero/ZA: The Collection tracklist

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Anthony John Agnello @ajohnagnello.bsky.social · 18d

Very cool project from Ralph D'amato, creator of the THPS documentary Pretending I'm a Superman. I love the idea of a "skate toy." Worth backing. www.kickstarter.com/projects/che...

cheapskate

cheapskate is a passion project to make a highly accessible skate toy for the action sports gaming community. cheapskategame.com

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Anthony John Agnello @ajohnagnello.bsky.social · 21d

It takes longer to get to gameplay in Trails in the Sky 1st than it does in Metal Gear Solid 3. Then you play a five-second training dungeon.

What. Am. I. Missing?!

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