Alex Donaldson
@apzonerunner.com
Video game critic. Owner/Final Boss @RPGSite.net, Editor-at-large @Eurogamer.net, occasional freelancer & consultant.
Into: Arcade cabs, Watches, Dogs, Whisky, fighting games (esp SF), RPGs (esp FF), NFL (Rams), Lego, Poker & Blackjack
www.donaldson.zone
Into: Arcade cabs, Watches, Dogs, Whisky, fighting games (esp SF), RPGs (esp FF), NFL (Rams), Lego, Poker & Blackjack
www.donaldson.zone
Raijin in FF8 considers himself an honourable ladies' man, & so every time you fight him if there's only women alive in the party, he won't attack & will just stand & take a beating. UNLESS he's been blinded by a spell... & then, because he can't see who he's hitting, he'll attack the girls.
i was going through my X archives and found this by @superpodsaga.com, which I qrt'd at some point years ago
so, let me bring the question back: what is the most useless piece of video game knowledge you know?
so, let me bring the question back: what is the most useless piece of video game knowledge you know?
November 24, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Raijin in FF8 considers himself an honourable ladies' man, & so every time you fight him if there's only women alive in the party, he won't attack & will just stand & take a beating. UNLESS he's been blinded by a spell... & then, because he can't see who he's hitting, he'll attack the girls.
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Twitter just added the ability to see where people are based, so the obvious has finally been confirmed: This idiot is not Japanese, and is LARPing out of the UK.
He is of course doubling down by saying that he is "currently on holiday in Europe" lol
He is of course doubling down by saying that he is "currently on holiday in Europe" lol
November 24, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Twitter just added the ability to see where people are based, so the obvious has finally been confirmed: This idiot is not Japanese, and is LARPing out of the UK.
He is of course doubling down by saying that he is "currently on holiday in Europe" lol
He is of course doubling down by saying that he is "currently on holiday in Europe" lol
One of those days where the NFL/Fantasy is making me want to walk into the ocean and never return. A Rams win tonight can bring me back though
November 23, 2025 at 9:30 PM
One of those days where the NFL/Fantasy is making me want to walk into the ocean and never return. A Rams win tonight can bring me back though
I have only now just realized that the full names of Smash on WiiU/3DS are named to shorten to "Super Smash Bros. for", aka Smash 4, because they are collectively the fourth one. i am so stupid what the fuck
November 23, 2025 at 8:33 PM
I have only now just realized that the full names of Smash on WiiU/3DS are named to shorten to "Super Smash Bros. for", aka Smash 4, because they are collectively the fourth one. i am so stupid what the fuck
Pac-Man in his sicko era
November 22, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Pac-Man in his sicko era
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My friend just sent me this t-shirt design and I need it so much.
November 22, 2025 at 10:10 AM
My friend just sent me this t-shirt design and I need it so much.
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King Kong: The Xbox 360 MUST PLAY That Wasn't Very Good
YouTube video by Eurogamer
youtu.be
November 20, 2025 at 12:27 PM
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Better late than never, this N64 redux is another best-in-class retro experience.
Our Analogue 3D review:
www.eurogamer.net/analogue-3d-...
Our Analogue 3D review:
www.eurogamer.net/analogue-3d-...
November 19, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Better late than never, this N64 redux is another best-in-class retro experience.
Our Analogue 3D review:
www.eurogamer.net/analogue-3d-...
Our Analogue 3D review:
www.eurogamer.net/analogue-3d-...
How old am I? Well, I'm eagerly awaiting Amazon Black Friday to see if I can get an eye-wateringly expensive Wera screwdriver set on sale
November 19, 2025 at 9:18 PM
How old am I? Well, I'm eagerly awaiting Amazon Black Friday to see if I can get an eye-wateringly expensive Wera screwdriver set on sale
Thrilled to see Omega finally do a Planet Ocean refresh. Been waiting years. Love the tapered bracelet, love the no date.. 3mm thinner is great. Not sure about the face being universally black. VERY unsure about that price. Anyway this is like up there with a new Final Fantasy being announced to me
November 19, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Thrilled to see Omega finally do a Planet Ocean refresh. Been waiting years. Love the tapered bracelet, love the no date.. 3mm thinner is great. Not sure about the face being universally black. VERY unsure about that price. Anyway this is like up there with a new Final Fantasy being announced to me
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Half-Life 3 looks fucking SICK
November 19, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Half-Life 3 looks fucking SICK
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the century of smiles @edzitron.com
November 19, 2025 at 6:37 AM
the century of smiles @edzitron.com
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It's a very specific product for a very specific sort of person - but if that person is you, the Analogue 3D is another total slam dunk. It's excellent. More thoughts: www.eurogamer.net/analogue-3d-...
Analogue 3D review - better late than never, this N64 redux is another best-in-class retro experience
Analogue is back with a new high-end retro console - and this time it's the N64 getting the update treatment. But is it any good?
www.eurogamer.net
November 18, 2025 at 4:36 PM
It's a very specific product for a very specific sort of person - but if that person is you, the Analogue 3D is another total slam dunk. It's excellent. More thoughts: www.eurogamer.net/analogue-3d-...
It's a very specific product for a very specific sort of person - but if that person is you, the Analogue 3D is another total slam dunk. It's excellent. More thoughts: www.eurogamer.net/analogue-3d-...
Analogue 3D review - better late than never, this N64 redux is another best-in-class retro experience
Analogue is back with a new high-end retro console - and this time it's the N64 getting the update treatment. But is it any good?
www.eurogamer.net
November 18, 2025 at 4:36 PM
It's a very specific product for a very specific sort of person - but if that person is you, the Analogue 3D is another total slam dunk. It's excellent. More thoughts: www.eurogamer.net/analogue-3d-...
If I publicly got outed as having done something like this I think I would walk into traffic lmao
Krafton CEO allegedly asked AI to "brainstorm ways to avoid paying" earnout bonus to Subnautica 2 devs www.eurogamer.net/krafton-ceo-...
November 18, 2025 at 12:28 PM
If I publicly got outed as having done something like this I think I would walk into traffic lmao
Shared some memories of 360 launch in here. Skipping school and underage drinking at official Xbox launch parties which, as a 16-year-old that was somehow already making money about games, I'd managed to blag my way into
Memories of the Xbox 360, Microsoft's big swing at disrupting the games industry
www.eurogamer.net/memories-of-...
www.eurogamer.net/memories-of-...
November 18, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Shared some memories of 360 launch in here. Skipping school and underage drinking at official Xbox launch parties which, as a 16-year-old that was somehow already making money about games, I'd managed to blag my way into
I would never advocate for violence against an individual. Never. Repeating that mantra, over and over again, as I read this.
An absolutely shocking story in two parts and outstanding journalism to boot.
Part one
www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk/a-london-law...
Part one
www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk/a-london-law...
A London lawyer bought hundreds of Sheffield freeholds. Then the ‘very aggressive’ letters arrived
Exclusive: The Tribune can reveal that Andrew Milne has threatened leaseholders with high court action. It ‘broke my heart’ one woman says
www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk
November 18, 2025 at 9:30 AM
I would never advocate for violence against an individual. Never. Repeating that mantra, over and over again, as I read this.
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My trailblazing game industry bad-ass friend Rebecca Heineman has passed away.
Fuck cancer.
Friends, let’s not forget her: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebecca...
Fuck cancer.
Friends, let’s not forget her: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebecca...
Rebecca Heineman - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
November 17, 2025 at 9:52 PM
My trailblazing game industry bad-ass friend Rebecca Heineman has passed away.
Fuck cancer.
Friends, let’s not forget her: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebecca...
Fuck cancer.
Friends, let’s not forget her: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebecca...
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“Our talented team with its own human hands and brains and souls decided that all this shitty art made by a computer was good enough to go in our game” is not a good defense of using AI tools to generate assets.
November 17, 2025 at 3:57 PM
“Our talented team with its own human hands and brains and souls decided that all this shitty art made by a computer was good enough to go in our game” is not a good defense of using AI tools to generate assets.
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THE GAME AWARDS 2025 WINNER HAS BEEN ANNOUNCED, tiddlywinks
November 17, 2025 at 5:05 PM
THE GAME AWARDS 2025 WINNER HAS BEEN ANNOUNCED, tiddlywinks
FF14 being nominated for best ongoing in a year when I have seen its players do very little but constantly complain about a quality dip, with devs even copping to it, while Street Fighter 6 on a total tear not even getting a nod is making my head spin
November 17, 2025 at 5:13 PM
FF14 being nominated for best ongoing in a year when I have seen its players do very little but constantly complain about a quality dip, with devs even copping to it, while Street Fighter 6 on a total tear not even getting a nod is making my head spin
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“You know, fair use is fair use and we need to make sure that we’re not stealing people’s intellectual property and rights but..."
No! There is no "but" here! That statement ends with a period, not a "but".
No! There is no "but" here! That statement ends with a period, not a "but".
"Surely there's a middle ground here?" The CEO of Helldivers 2 studio Arrowhead says people "jump to extreme takes" when debating generative AI, and that there needs to be more nuance in the discussion.
www.videogameschronicle.com/news/surely-...
www.videogameschronicle.com/news/surely-...
‘Surely there’s a middle ground here?’ Helldivers studio CEO says people ‘jump to extreme takes’ when debating GenAI | VGC
“This is such a trigger point for big parts of the games industry today”…
www.videogameschronicle.com
November 17, 2025 at 3:30 PM
“You know, fair use is fair use and we need to make sure that we’re not stealing people’s intellectual property and rights but..."
No! There is no "but" here! That statement ends with a period, not a "but".
No! There is no "but" here! That statement ends with a period, not a "but".