BenExcellence
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what playing Team Rose sounds like:

here we go
here we go
i'll do my best
here we go
my turrrrn
here we go
i'll do my bes-
here we go
yah
yah
frooggyyyyy
here we go
i'll do my best
we did it!

#BTB26
February 8, 2026 at 8:12 PM
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InnerspaceVR, the studio behind popular titles like Maskmaker and A Fisherman's Tale, just announced a brand-new VR game titled Spymaster.

Details here: www.uploadvr.com/a-fishermans...
February 6, 2026 at 12:00 AM
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Planet of Lana 2 comes out March 5th!
February 5, 2026 at 6:40 PM
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The Chaotix Detective Agency is on the case! 🕵️‍♂️ Get ready for a brand-new audio adventure, Sonic the Hedgehog Presents: The Chaotix Casefiles, arriving on 1/27 wherever you listen to podcasts.

#ChaotixCaseFiles #SonicTheHedgehog
Sonic Presents: The Chaotix Casefiles Trailer
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January 20, 2026 at 5:07 PM
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January 16, 2026 at 9:12 PM
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Nintendo speedrunner shredberg livestreamed his deathless completion of Super Meat Boy just before the end of 2025, an achievement that drew congratulations from Edmund McMillen, the game's co-creator, who called shredberg "awesome." https://t.co/fHthZ1dfPy
January 11, 2026 at 7:01 AM
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augh I cannot keep going, there are just way too many.

Go read @parkermolloy.com

www.readtpa.com/p/grok-cant-...
January 2, 2026 at 8:18 PM
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Happy New Years to those who celebrate.
December 31, 2025 at 6:25 PM
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Just tried to find the nice thing that Dana Delany wrote about my review blogs the other year, and AI has instead served me up this alarming revelation
December 30, 2025 at 11:53 AM
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6+ years ago, I started The Retro Blast Podcast because I was in a sad mental place and needed a creative outlet.

I told myself, "Get just ONE listener. That'll be enough."

Well, today I'm celebrating 250,000 downloads!

Thanks for listening to me talk about why video games are special.

- Patrick
December 29, 2025 at 5:11 PM
seems like Google is trying to tamp down on 'AI Ben Garrison'
December 30, 2025 at 5:18 AM
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You’ve just opened up a Star Trek Themed Restaurant.

What are you calling it?
ncc-1701-g is written on the side of a spaceship
ALT: ncc-1701-g is written on the side of a spaceship
media.tenor.com
December 26, 2025 at 12:02 AM
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December 28, 2025 at 2:24 AM
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Making a solitaire game may sound simple but guess what? It's not. There are tons of complex interactions and edge cases in our games. This is just one small function in a 3000 line Card class. And then there's the whole rest of the game...
December 12, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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In art, chiaroscuro is the use of strong contrasts between light and dark. This innovative and ever-present art technique served as inspiration for "Clair Obscur: Expedition 33", which was recently selected Game of the Year by the Game Awards 2025.

Learn more ➡️ w.wiki/3f5C
December 12, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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Designing a logo used as the lead off to an article in Variety was not on my bucket list...

variety.com/2025/gaming/...
Long-Lost NES Cartridge Game ‘Xcavator,’ More New Indie Titles Unveiled During Day of the Devs 2025
The Day of the Devs 2025 showcase featured dozens of new indie video game reveals Wednesday, including the announcement of a never-before-played NES game.
variety.com
December 10, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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PLEASE FREE ME FROM THIS PRISON
December 10, 2025 at 2:21 AM
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This is how I feel like every time I play a Soulslike. So much frustration and effort banging your head into the learning curve but it’s very fun when it sticks.
I bought Sekiro. I know Souls games are too hard for me. But I bought it anyway. I’m a button smasher. You can’t be a button smasher in Sekiro. So I’ve spent like an hour in the training temple trying to figure this shit out. Am I having fun? I don’t know. Probably not. But I’m STUBBORN.
December 7, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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This is like Mr Rogers picking up Mjolnir
We got Weird Al out here singing Killing In The Name, the time for moderation is over
December 6, 2025 at 7:59 PM
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For the strategy/city-building gamers out there:

I was skeptical of Against the Storm but it lives up to the hype. Terrific game and one I think I will be playing for a long time. Very deep.
December 7, 2025 at 3:15 AM
sub 40s Pac-Man :) youtu.be/PvR6m5dc5Co
wanted to go lower but the ghosts wouldn't cooperate at the end :P
Pac-Man (NES) - 10,000 Points (39.584s)
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November 26, 2025 at 6:45 AM
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November 24, 2025 at 6:41 PM
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November 24, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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November 21, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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TL;DR: Wishlists are the touchpaper but you need to have an appealing game (and/or lots of marketing $).

So easy right?
November 20, 2025 at 4:14 PM