John Linneman
@dark1x.bsky.social
Video Editor + Senior Staff Writer for
Digital Foundry and creator of DF Retro! Open to contract work!
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Thinking about it, I do feel like the last two weeks show that Sony has learned something from the Jim Ryan years. 3 years ago, State of Play would have been dominated by Horizon: Hunter's Gathering as the 'big' thing. By splitting that off last week, it's positive for everyone IMO.
February 13, 2026 at 1:08 PM
Thinking about it, I do feel like the last two weeks show that Sony has learned something from the Jim Ryan years. 3 years ago, State of Play would have been dominated by Horizon: Hunter's Gathering as the 'big' thing. By splitting that off last week, it's positive for everyone IMO.
Galactic Racer was easily one of the highlights of last night's State of Play. As my buddy @tapirfortuna.bsky.social noted, it looks like Star Wars: Motorstorm. Love the aesthetic, camera work, speed and designs. Hope they nail it!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XDBc...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XDBc...
Star Wars: Galactic Racer - Gameplay Trailer | PS5 Games
YouTube video by PlayStation
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February 13, 2026 at 8:20 AM
Galactic Racer was easily one of the highlights of last night's State of Play. As my buddy @tapirfortuna.bsky.social noted, it looks like Star Wars: Motorstorm. Love the aesthetic, camera work, speed and designs. Hope they nail it!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XDBc...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XDBc...
This game is absolutely nuts and amazing. The original was moderately fun but this is genuinely a gigantic leap. There are also some truly jaw dropping moments within including some wildly unexpected NES and SNES games. I am very happy that something like this was made!
High on Life 2 - the Digital Foundry review, with Oliver Mackenzie and John Linneman. Squanch Games goes big on Unreal Engine 5 features and by and large it pays off, though Series S suffers: youtu.be/auL5HysyTF0
February 12, 2026 at 6:02 PM
This game is absolutely nuts and amazing. The original was moderately fun but this is genuinely a gigantic leap. There are also some truly jaw dropping moments within including some wildly unexpected NES and SNES games. I am very happy that something like this was made!
Oh yeah - PSA on this one.
DO NOT use quality mode. Trust me. It is a bad quality mode and should not be in the game. Performance mode is what you want.
DO NOT use quality mode. Trust me. It is a bad quality mode and should not be in the game. Performance mode is what you want.
ROMEO IS A DEAD MAN | Reviews
9 - PSU
9 - CGM
9 - Console Creatures
8 - VGC
8 - Slant
8 - Gameliner
8 - TechRadar
8 - Noisy Pixel
8 - GameReactor
7 - IGN
7 - TheSixthAxis
6.5 - GamingTrend
6 - PSX Brasil
6 - WellPlayed
6 - Push Square
5.5 - ZTGD
5 - Gamespot
4 - MonsterVine
MC: 74
OC: 71
9 - PSU
9 - CGM
9 - Console Creatures
8 - VGC
8 - Slant
8 - Gameliner
8 - TechRadar
8 - Noisy Pixel
8 - GameReactor
7 - IGN
7 - TheSixthAxis
6.5 - GamingTrend
6 - PSX Brasil
6 - WellPlayed
6 - Push Square
5.5 - ZTGD
5 - Gamespot
4 - MonsterVine
MC: 74
OC: 71
February 10, 2026 at 4:46 PM
Oh yeah - PSA on this one.
DO NOT use quality mode. Trust me. It is a bad quality mode and should not be in the game. Performance mode is what you want.
DO NOT use quality mode. Trust me. It is a bad quality mode and should not be in the game. Performance mode is what you want.
Working on a video because I really like the game. Definitely an 8/10 or 8.5 in my book.
ROMEO IS A DEAD MAN | Reviews
9 - PSU
9 - CGM
9 - Console Creatures
8 - VGC
8 - Slant
8 - Gameliner
8 - TechRadar
8 - Noisy Pixel
8 - GameReactor
7 - IGN
7 - TheSixthAxis
6.5 - GamingTrend
6 - PSX Brasil
6 - WellPlayed
6 - Push Square
5.5 - ZTGD
5 - Gamespot
4 - MonsterVine
MC: 74
OC: 71
9 - PSU
9 - CGM
9 - Console Creatures
8 - VGC
8 - Slant
8 - Gameliner
8 - TechRadar
8 - Noisy Pixel
8 - GameReactor
7 - IGN
7 - TheSixthAxis
6.5 - GamingTrend
6 - PSX Brasil
6 - WellPlayed
6 - Push Square
5.5 - ZTGD
5 - Gamespot
4 - MonsterVine
MC: 74
OC: 71
February 10, 2026 at 2:26 PM
Working on a video because I really like the game. Definitely an 8/10 or 8.5 in my book.
Finally watched this and it’s fantastic. Alec does a great job as always breaking down a difficult topic and dropping facts. I agree 100%!
February 6, 2026 at 11:09 AM
Finally watched this and it’s fantastic. Alec does a great job as always breaking down a difficult topic and dropping facts. I agree 100%!
I'm gonna give up gaming, man. When I see people raving about stuff like this it feels like I'm out of touch and should just quit. Crafting, multiplayer and survival?!!? I can't think of anything worse.
February 5, 2026 at 2:21 PM
I'm gonna give up gaming, man. When I see people raving about stuff like this it feels like I'm out of touch and should just quit. Crafting, multiplayer and survival?!!? I can't think of anything worse.
Man, how the heck did 2K manage to sell their mid-2000s sports games for 20 bucks? NFL 2K5 is still crazy good. I'm genuinely surprised. If they sold that game again today but with better visuals it would be huge.
February 5, 2026 at 10:54 AM
Man, how the heck did 2K manage to sell their mid-2000s sports games for 20 bucks? NFL 2K5 is still crazy good. I'm genuinely surprised. If they sold that game again today but with better visuals it would be huge.
Randomly sat down and played some Madden 26 and, uh, dang...in my mind we were still at Xbox 360 graphics but this looks positively insane. I suddenly have the urge to play Madden.
February 3, 2026 at 8:20 PM
Randomly sat down and played some Madden 26 and, uh, dang...in my mind we were still at Xbox 360 graphics but this looks positively insane. I suddenly have the urge to play Madden.
I had never played Red Dead Revolver before but, dang, it's actually really cool. Great style, fun gunplay and gorgeous visuals.
January 29, 2026 at 2:13 PM
I had never played Red Dead Revolver before but, dang, it's actually really cool. Great style, fun gunplay and gorgeous visuals.
Yep, he’s right on. When the console wars were raging it was legitimately stressful to publish anything comparing Xbox and PlayStation. It’s wild how heated that could get.
Try a couple decades of shitty emails ranging from simple insults all the way up to death threats from idiot fanboys who can't handle you giving a game "only" 8/10 and see which one puts more calluses on your soul, dummy. You'd fold in six months or less.
January 28, 2026 at 2:21 PM
Yep, he’s right on. When the console wars were raging it was legitimately stressful to publish anything comparing Xbox and PlayStation. It’s wild how heated that could get.
Latest episode is out! Would be so happy if ya’ll give it a listen!
The latest episode of the DF Retro Super Show is live! 20 years on from 2006, the team look back at what was an amazing year for games - with the PS2 era still firing on all cylinders and the arrival of Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and Wii: youtu.be/N1CgSBa4iaI
DF Retro Super Show #006: 2006 - Revisiting An Amazing Year For Gaming - Oblivion, Zelda, Gears+More
YouTube video by Digital Foundry
youtu.be
January 25, 2026 at 3:19 PM
Latest episode is out! Would be so happy if ya’ll give it a listen!
It’s been a rough month and need strategies to recover! Someone smashed my car, family was sick and we missed the holidays, two months of working out hard (3x per week) yielded nothing, disappearing friends, politics, bad weather, headaches, cancelled visit home for April and zero motivation. Tips?
January 25, 2026 at 3:15 PM
It’s been a rough month and need strategies to recover! Someone smashed my car, family was sick and we missed the holidays, two months of working out hard (3x per week) yielded nothing, disappearing friends, politics, bad weather, headaches, cancelled visit home for April and zero motivation. Tips?
Surprisingly, Motorstorm is fully playable in 21:9 at 2560x1080 on a base spec Mac Mini. Only at 30 fps but hey. It holds its own in RPCS3.
January 24, 2026 at 11:11 PM
Surprisingly, Motorstorm is fully playable in 21:9 at 2560x1080 on a base spec Mac Mini. Only at 30 fps but hey. It holds its own in RPCS3.
It's kind of wild just how good and consistent Playground Games has been over the years. Love these guys. Horizon 6 looks great, as expected, and Fable looks amazing as well (and I did not like the original games all that much, so that's saying something).
January 22, 2026 at 7:57 PM
It's kind of wild just how good and consistent Playground Games has been over the years. Love these guys. Horizon 6 looks great, as expected, and Fable looks amazing as well (and I did not like the original games all that much, so that's saying something).
This trashcan has Captain Qwark vibes
January 22, 2026 at 5:32 PM
This trashcan has Captain Qwark vibes
Working on the second part of the Xbox 360 special and having too much fun here with Tiger Woods. My 7ft tall 50 year old golf champion is almost ready.
January 22, 2026 at 8:54 AM
Working on the second part of the Xbox 360 special and having too much fun here with Tiger Woods. My 7ft tall 50 year old golf champion is almost ready.
Didn’t realize that Sonic 3 AIR has an interpolation mode now allowing ultra high frame-rates. Playing S3K in ultrawide at 330 fps is truly wonderful.
January 21, 2026 at 11:15 AM
Didn’t realize that Sonic 3 AIR has an interpolation mode now allowing ultra high frame-rates. Playing S3K in ultrawide at 330 fps is truly wonderful.
Man…this game still feels fresh. 5K, ultra wide, 60 fps, HDR injected MotorStorm. Just amazing to play even today. 20 years old now!
January 18, 2026 at 1:47 PM
Man…this game still feels fresh. 5K, ultra wide, 60 fps, HDR injected MotorStorm. Just amazing to play even today. 20 years old now!
Here we go again...another week, another round of Windows 11 problems
overclock3d.net/news/softwar...
overclock3d.net/news/softwar...
New Windows update ruins Nvidia GeForce GPU performance - OC3D
It looks like Microsoft has released another Windows update that has negatively impacted the GPU performance of Nvidia GeForce GPUs.
overclock3d.net
January 18, 2026 at 11:16 AM
Here we go again...another week, another round of Windows 11 problems
overclock3d.net/news/softwar...
overclock3d.net/news/softwar...
What can I say but Fuck Meta. They’re killing so many amazing studios to do what? Focus on making the world an even worse place? Garbage company.
I'm hearing some really disheartening news that Camouflaj, the studio behind Batman: Arkham Shadow, may have been completely laid off, including Ryan Payton and Matt Walker, despite reports saying otherwise.
Heartbreaking news if true. This team poured everything into that game.
Heartbreaking news if true. This team poured everything into that game.
January 14, 2026 at 10:20 PM
What can I say but Fuck Meta. They’re killing so many amazing studios to do what? Focus on making the world an even worse place? Garbage company.
Post a game you remember playing that nobody else remembers
January 14, 2026 at 7:33 PM
Post a game you remember playing that nobody else remembers
January 12, 2026 at 1:22 PM
New DF Retro Super Show. @108.bsky.social joins us to discuss, in great detail I might add, the Ape Escape series. Please enjoy.
The DF Retro Super Show returns for its debut 2026 episode. John and Marc are joined by Tim Rogers for a massive episode on the Ape Escape saga! youtu.be/qEN5k6mEibY
DF Retro Super Show #005: The Ape Escape Saga - Ft. Tim Rogers!
YouTube video by Digital Foundry
youtu.be
January 11, 2026 at 4:26 PM
New DF Retro Super Show. @108.bsky.social joins us to discuss, in great detail I might add, the Ape Escape series. Please enjoy.
Older 3D visuals resulted in such a unique and haunting vibe that isn’t easy to recreate in the modern era. I love it.
Lara's Home Pool (Tomb Raider II Starring Lara Croft, PC-PS1, Core Design, 1997)
January 11, 2026 at 12:36 PM
Older 3D visuals resulted in such a unique and haunting vibe that isn’t easy to recreate in the modern era. I love it.