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Echo Apsey
@echoapsey.bsky.social
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Freelance games journalist, writer, editor. Words at IGN, NME, Rolling Stone, PC Gamer, Polygon, PCGamesN, Push Square, Pure Xbox, Nintendo Life, Gamer Guides, and more. Previously Guides Editor @TheLoadout. (they/them)
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Echo Apsey @echoapsey.bsky.social · Feb 6
Editors, I'm heading to Gamescom this year for the first time since 2022, and I'd love to interview devs and preview games for you! Email is in bio and DMs are open. If any writers want to meet up too shoot me a DM!
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Echo Apsey @echoapsey.bsky.social · 1h
Pretty substantial moment. We are seeing the two longest-reigning and main parties slowly getting phased out of existence because of their own irrelevant ideas. What a time.
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Stats for Lefties 🍉🏳️‍⚧️ @leftiestats.bsky.social · 6h
🚨 BREAKING | Greens TIED with Labour

➡️ REF – 32% (-)
🔵 CON – 17% (-)
🟢 GRN – 15% (-)
🔴 LAB – 15% (-2)
🟠 LD – 12% (-)

Via @FindoutnowUK, 15 Oct (+/- vs 8 Oct)
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Echo Apsey @echoapsey.bsky.social · 8h
To be honest, this will probably find a solid audience based on the gameplay, especially because SMITE feels like it has fallen into a black hole and off the face of the Earth. Whether it does well enough for NetEase though is another story.
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Spellcasters Chronicles: Gameplay With Developer Commentary (Quantic Dream's New Game)
YouTube video by IGN
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Echo Apsey @echoapsey.bsky.social · 8h
Gonna start a movement to remove unnecessary add-on words from game titles. Spellcasters is so much more memorable
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KU--...
Quantic Dream's New Game: Spellcasters Chronicles - Official Reveal Trailer
YouTube video by IGN
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Echo Apsey @echoapsey.bsky.social · 1d
Ooofff
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Alex Donaldson @apzonerunner.com · 1d
Videogamer's new logo a screaming exclamation mark on the 'support independent games media' argument. Legitimately thought this was someone taking the piss when it was first posted in a discord, but no, it's on the site. You have to laugh (or else you'll cry)
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Echo Apsey @echoapsey.bsky.social · 2d
If Little Nightmares 3 disapointed you, then Reanimal's demo on Steam is well worth a play. The true sequel you have been waiting for.
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Echo Apsey @echoapsey.bsky.social · 3d
It's honestly fascinating how they make the game. Feel like a lot more could be done with that method in other games.
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Echo Apsey @echoapsey.bsky.social · 6d
Played the steam demo amd I dont think anything is gonna beat this for "vibe of the year"
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SKATE STORY @skatestory.com · 7d
SKATE STORY
Release Date Trailer - "Emptylands"
Skate Story | OUT DECEMBER 8 🛹
YouTube video by DevolverDigital
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Echo Apsey @echoapsey.bsky.social · 7d
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Echo Apsey @echoapsey.bsky.social · 7d
OMG it finally happened. In reality once they tested the waters there was no going back but to see a full reversal on SBMM is crazy. What a time to be alive.
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Echo Apsey @echoapsey.bsky.social · 8d
God this would have been so good. 1700s-1800s AC games are some of the best.
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Stephen Totilo @stephentotilo.bsky.social · 8d
SCOOP: Last year, Ubisoft cancelled an Assassin's Creed game set during Reconstruction. Was to feature a Black Assassin who, among other things, fought the rise of the Klan

Sources: Leadership nixed it over concerns re: U.S. political climate, backlash to Yasuke

www.gamefile.news/p/scoop-ubis...
Scoop: Ubisoft cancelled a post-Civil War Assassin’s Creed last year
Company leadership deemed the project too controversial for the moment, sources tell Game File
www.gamefile.news
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Echo Apsey @echoapsey.bsky.social · 8d
As someone who was very excited about the idea of A Big Bold Beautiful Journey, after seeing it I can't remember the last time something has fallen so flat. Dismal stuff and the script is truly remarkable in the worst way.
a man and a girl are standing in front of a door that says #abigbold beautiful journey
ALT: a man and a girl are standing in front of a door that says #abigbold beautiful journey
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Echo Apsey @echoapsey.bsky.social · 8d
Rapidly losing any excitement or interest in anything and debating whether or not this down to the state of the world or because I am in my mid 20s.
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Echo Apsey @echoapsey.bsky.social · 10d
Truly fascinating that this censoring of the game name was even a thing. Makes you wonder how it happened and if there is any genuine concern from big publishers that the game will take away a significant slice of their revenue.
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Eurogamer @eurogamer.bsky.social · 10d
You can't type "Arc Raiders" into Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 beta's in-game chat, but you are allowed to talk about Battlefield 6

www.eurogamer.net/call-of-duty...
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Echo Apsey @echoapsey.bsky.social · 10d
I think the amount of AI videos I am seeing, now this Sora 2 thing has come out will be the thing that finally makes me crashout. Proper dystopian shit and basically no government seems to care about it.
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Echo Apsey @echoapsey.bsky.social · 11d
These low/no SBMM playlists in Black Ops 7 are incredible. Takes me back to the BO2 days
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Echo Apsey @echoapsey.bsky.social · 13d
Anyway, will probably just keep listening to the Doja Catt album cause that is non-stop excellence
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Echo Apsey @echoapsey.bsky.social · 13d
A few more listens into The Life of a Showgirl. When it is on in the background, the prod/sound feels way less jarring. But, the writing is pretty rough, probably because the best art is often made in times of suffering, and Taylor basically has everything she has ever wanted now
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Echo Apsey @echoapsey.bsky.social · 13d
Only songs here that really stood out was Opalite, Father Figure, and Ruin The Friendship. Maybe the title track too but everything else felt rather forgettable on first listen.
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Echo Apsey @echoapsey.bsky.social · 13d
One listen through the new Taylor album and it is a REALLY weird vibe. Very obvious everything here is a role-playing exercise more than anything. Curious if it will grow on me, but is is fascinating to get an album from her that doesn't feel ripped out of her diary or life.
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Echo Apsey @echoapsey.bsky.social · 13d
Black Ops 7 is explosion hell. Bangs going off ever 3 seconds.
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Echo Apsey @echoapsey.bsky.social · 14d
Thinking about how this is probably my favourite boss fight in any game ever. From Software hasn't ever reached this level of orchestrated cinematic action since.
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Echo Apsey @echoapsey.bsky.social · 15d
Oooffff
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Wario64 @wario64.bsky.social · 15d
Microsoft confirms changes to Game Pass (Essential, Premium, Ultimate tiers) news.xbox.com/en-us/2025/1...

Ultimate priced at $29.99/month
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Echo Apsey @echoapsey.bsky.social · 16d
Incredibly sad and another loss for the UK game industry.
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Wario64 @wario64.bsky.social · 16d
Avalanche Studios (Contraband, Just Cause) will close its Liverpool studio and reduce its workforce in Malmo and Stockholm avalanchestudios.com/stories/stud...
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Echo Apsey @echoapsey.bsky.social · 18d
The advert with this fake person in within this article is genuinely making my brain combust. Delusional stuff some of these Execs are smoking.
variety.com/2025/film/ne...
AI Actress Tilly Norwood Debuts at Zurich Summit as Industry Grapples With Emerging Tech: We Want Her ‘to Be the Next Scarlett Johansson’
AI actress Tilly Norwood has attracted the attention of multiple talent agents.
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Echo Apsey @echoapsey.bsky.social · 18d
That bottom bullet point equates to "Do free shit for our country and maybe we'll let you stay, but we may not".