Willin
@freewillin.bsky.social
Mathematics Teacher, Video Gamesmen, Occasional Animer, Closeted Wrestling Fan, Dork, Has Cats
I have a website now! willin.games
I have a website now! willin.games
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Game of the Year 2025 and the 4th Annual 'Willies' Awards
I would like to formally announce that 2025 was the Year of the Indie Game because, good God, did the independent game dev community just ab...
www.willin.games
It's that time of the year. My personal awards, as well as my 17th Game of the Year list. See which game won awards like Most Disappointing, Best Music and prestigious The Unity Lifetime Achievement Award!
I don't think I've ever been more upset about something in Australia than what has happened at Bondi today. This doesn't happen here.
Guns are a fucking plague of death and misery. Every automatic and semi-automatic should be banned and destroyed.
If you own a firearm or defend its use, fuck you.
Guns are a fucking plague of death and misery. Every automatic and semi-automatic should be banned and destroyed.
If you own a firearm or defend its use, fuck you.
December 14, 2025 at 9:39 AM
I don't think I've ever been more upset about something in Australia than what has happened at Bondi today. This doesn't happen here.
Guns are a fucking plague of death and misery. Every automatic and semi-automatic should be banned and destroyed.
If you own a firearm or defend its use, fuck you.
Guns are a fucking plague of death and misery. Every automatic and semi-automatic should be banned and destroyed.
If you own a firearm or defend its use, fuck you.
'Try not to shine a weird light on Ben Starr at the Game Awards' challenge failed
December 12, 2025 at 2:55 AM
'Try not to shine a weird light on Ben Starr at the Game Awards' challenge failed
We did not just go from 'Girls Make Games' to the most sexualised woman in video game history. Geoff, come on buddy you didn't need to do them like that.
December 12, 2025 at 2:28 AM
We did not just go from 'Girls Make Games' to the most sexualised woman in video game history. Geoff, come on buddy you didn't need to do them like that.
im sitting here on one of my few days off watching this stupid game awards i dont even care about what am i doing with my life i could have cured cancer
December 11, 2025 at 11:59 PM
im sitting here on one of my few days off watching this stupid game awards i dont even care about what am i doing with my life i could have cured cancer
I'm looking at Resident Evil 9 coming out soon and thinking 'I better freshen up my knowledge of RE by playing the recent ones', then that turned to 'It takes place in Raccoon City, better play 2 Remake and 3 Remake' and that ended up at 'Oh I'm gonna have to play through all of them aren't I?'
December 9, 2025 at 9:45 AM
I'm looking at Resident Evil 9 coming out soon and thinking 'I better freshen up my knowledge of RE by playing the recent ones', then that turned to 'It takes place in Raccoon City, better play 2 Remake and 3 Remake' and that ended up at 'Oh I'm gonna have to play through all of them aren't I?'
It's that time of the year. My personal awards, as well as my 17th Game of the Year list. See which game won awards like Most Disappointing, Best Music and prestigious The Unity Lifetime Achievement Award!
Game of the Year 2025 and the 4th Annual 'Willies' Awards
I would like to formally announce that 2025 was the Year of the Indie Game because, good God, did the independent game dev community just ab...
www.willin.games
December 7, 2025 at 7:50 AM
It's that time of the year. My personal awards, as well as my 17th Game of the Year list. See which game won awards like Most Disappointing, Best Music and prestigious The Unity Lifetime Achievement Award!
I'm so glad that the corrupted FIFA gave a pretend peace award to a fascist war criminal. Look how happy it made him.
December 6, 2025 at 7:51 AM
I'm so glad that the corrupted FIFA gave a pretend peace award to a fascist war criminal. Look how happy it made him.
Any Blood player knows when they see this, they're about to get the shit kicked out of them.
December 6, 2025 at 3:46 AM
Any Blood player knows when they see this, they're about to get the shit kicked out of them.
I bought a 5070ti.
This thing rips.
This thing rips.
December 5, 2025 at 1:24 AM
I bought a 5070ti.
This thing rips.
This thing rips.
If the reporting is accurate this will have been the fourth time that 'Frank West is back!' is used as a selling point.
Mp1st Report: New Dead Rising Game in Development, Now Set In Hollywood
-In dev since at least 2023 under codename "Rec"
-Frank West returns
-May be a direct sequel to the first game (not confirmed)
-Setting in massive enclosed movie studio lot
-Time limit mechanic returns + Frank's camera/photos
-In dev since at least 2023 under codename "Rec"
-Frank West returns
-May be a direct sequel to the first game (not confirmed)
-Setting in massive enclosed movie studio lot
-Time limit mechanic returns + Frank's camera/photos
November 29, 2025 at 1:25 AM
If the reporting is accurate this will have been the fourth time that 'Frank West is back!' is used as a selling point.
In a game where you can play as multiple serial killers, this decision baffles me.
November 27, 2025 at 5:03 AM
In a game where you can play as multiple serial killers, this decision baffles me.
I have finished Silent Hill 2 Remake. The middle third basically sunk the game and even though last third was an improvement, it was not enough.
November 26, 2025 at 4:37 AM
I have finished Silent Hill 2 Remake. The middle third basically sunk the game and even though last third was an improvement, it was not enough.
They turned on ambient occlusion for the Bluesky app icon. 😔
November 21, 2025 at 6:44 AM
They turned on ambient occlusion for the Bluesky app icon. 😔
Half-Life fans who are certain the Half-Life 3 rumours are real this time.
November 17, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Half-Life fans who are certain the Half-Life 3 rumours are real this time.
The highest rated game on both Metacritic and Opencritic this year is...
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The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition...
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The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition...
November 16, 2025 at 10:33 AM
The highest rated game on both Metacritic and Opencritic this year is...
*checks notes*
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition...
*checks notes*
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition...
I'm getting error messages trying to switch emails for my Rockstar account. I tried submitting a ticket to their support team, only to be met with another error message.
Still be than Blizzard CS.
Still be than Blizzard CS.
November 15, 2025 at 2:57 AM
I'm getting error messages trying to switch emails for my Rockstar account. I tried submitting a ticket to their support team, only to be met with another error message.
Still be than Blizzard CS.
Still be than Blizzard CS.
My friend made a Halo single-player level Tiermaker, and they had no entries in the F-tier. When I asked them about it, they said they were saving it for when they got to Halo 5.
That tracks.
That tracks.
November 10, 2025 at 10:20 AM
My friend made a Halo single-player level Tiermaker, and they had no entries in the F-tier. When I asked them about it, they said they were saving it for when they got to Halo 5.
That tracks.
That tracks.
Halo is doing the video game equivalent of 'selling out', my thesis on why someone should make a new Simpsons game and thoughts on Double Fine that will get me in trouble. Come have a gander! www.willin.games/2025/11/halo...
Halo On PlayStation Means the End Times, The Simpsons in Fortnite And Impressions on What I’ve Been Playing - The Cleanup 09/11/25
It's been about six months since I started this blog, and while I did intend it to be just a place to write down my thoughts and feelings ...
www.willin.games
November 9, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Halo is doing the video game equivalent of 'selling out', my thesis on why someone should make a new Simpsons game and thoughts on Double Fine that will get me in trouble. Come have a gander! www.willin.games/2025/11/halo...
This is @anyaustin.bsky.social 's fault.
BREAKING: Rockstar has delayed Grand Theft Auto VI again, pushing the highly anticipated game from May to November 19, 2026. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
‘Grand Theft Auto VI’ Is Postponed Again — to November 2026
The release date for the game had previously slipped to May 2026 from fall 2025
www.bloomberg.com
November 6, 2025 at 9:15 PM
This is @anyaustin.bsky.social 's fault.
Donald Trump's last Google search "can you put tarrifs on a city?"
November 5, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Donald Trump's last Google search "can you put tarrifs on a city?"
This is the worst piece of news I've received all year.
November 4, 2025 at 1:08 AM
This is the worst piece of news I've received all year.
The Springfield Fortnite map is so full of detail and references that I'm actually mad that Epic doesn't allow you to just wander around the map for as long as you want by yourself.
November 2, 2025 at 7:50 AM
The Springfield Fortnite map is so full of detail and references that I'm actually mad that Epic doesn't allow you to just wander around the map for as long as you want by yourself.
I am happy for/sorry about baseball.
November 2, 2025 at 4:11 AM
I am happy for/sorry about baseball.
Absolutely wild times
Master Chief comes to PlayStation.
Halo: Campaign Evolved launches on PS5 next year, rebuilt and modernized with 2-player local co-op and 4-player online co-op: play.st/4oAYnr5
Halo: Campaign Evolved launches on PS5 next year, rebuilt and modernized with 2-player local co-op and 4-player online co-op: play.st/4oAYnr5
October 24, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Absolutely wild times