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J
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Leeds. He/they

Xbox/Nintendo. Sapphic supporter. EYEKON. Metkayina clan member. Likes Tom Cruise and Sunday pints
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Its Monday eww
Dave The Diver hitting me with Ace Attorney, Taiko Drum Master and Balatro mini games was not on my bingo card 😭
November 30, 2025 at 9:03 PM
I don't think its overt spoilers to say the game will laugh in your face if you dare trust any faction fully, and Auntie's Choice end up merely the faction with the best propaganda to some
Obviously, any game published by Microsoft is gonna be somewhat politically influenced by higher-ups, even if execs aren’t literally telling them what to write.

But the idea that TOW2 is putting Auntie’s Choice on a pedestal, or suggesting the corporations aren’t all that bad, is media illiteracy
November 30, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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It's not ideal (to say the least) that OpenAI's success may depend on big companies using it to replace human workers at huge scales. How will people pay for OpenAI if nobody has a job? The business model is a negative feedback loop.

www.windowscentral.com/artificial-i...
Analysis: OpenAI is a loss-making machine, how can it survive?
Don't call it a bubble! Loss-making monster OpenAI is on the hook for $1.4 trillion (with a T) in compute commitments. How can this go on?
www.windowscentral.com
November 30, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Back home in Bolton to visit family and jesus the amount of England flags up everywhere is...bleak
November 30, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Can get all the mainline Danganronpa games for under a tenner right now on Steam btw
November 29, 2025 at 2:25 AM
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The Xbox Ally handheld is hot this holiday — but supply is tight. Here’s the playbook to snag one before Christmas. #XboxAlly

buff.ly/063HgdT
The Xbox Ally handheld is hard to find, here's how to get it by Christmas
The Xbox Ally X has had more sales than Xbox and ASUS ROG anticipated, which has made it difficult to find in stock. Here's how to get it by Dec. 24.
www.windowscentral.com
November 29, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Ok 'Dave The Diver' is a delight I didn't expect it to just keep delivering new surprises. Also has my fave vibe of '2D games that would have looked amazing with the 3D layering of the 3DS'
Happy Thursday evening I am trying to contrast my very stressful Silent Hill 2 playthrough
November 29, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Frank West in Hollywood is a very fun concept for the photography angle of Dead Rising
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
November 29, 2025 at 12:47 AM
James Cameron's dry sense of humour is a blessing and a curse cause once you know his speaking cadence most of his written quotes gain a lot more context
he had some pretty interesting thoughts on wizard of oz at the sphere and the issue of meddling with people’s art without their consent, and the use of actors’ likenesses after their deaths but I can’t stop thinking about how funny his reaction to david zaslav being inserted into the movie is.
November 29, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Hattie says hello
November 28, 2025 at 11:30 PM
This isn't even a comment on quality. Frankly I think a well received finale to even a 'just decent' show would do wonders at least within core fans.
People earnestly arguing over the marketing for that Sea Devil spin off is very funny like it literally does not matter how it performs
November 28, 2025 at 3:57 PM
People earnestly arguing over the marketing for that Sea Devil spin off is very funny like it literally does not matter how it performs
November 28, 2025 at 3:45 PM
November 28, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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With Christmas fast approaching, we've got just the thing that not only indulges that video game hobby, but also gets them participating and even rooting for a family gathering.

Pick up Console Wars The Card Game for the game obsessed individual in your life today.
Console Wars | A Perfect Christmas Gift for Gamers
With Christmas fast approaching, you might be hunting for that perfect gift for the game obsessed partner, child, niece or nephew or whoever in your life. Pleasingly, we've got just the thing that not only indulges that video game hobby, but also gets them participating and even rooting for a family gathering they'd usually avoid. Say hello to Console Wars The Card Game - A perfect Christmas gift for gamers. Console Wars | A Perfect Christmas Gift for Gamers If you're wondering how this came to be, you probably missed…
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November 28, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Happy Thursday evening I am trying to contrast my very stressful Silent Hill 2 playthrough
November 27, 2025 at 11:03 PM
A Sydney Sweeney starring 'Split Fiction' movie with Jon M Chu's...lets say *interesting* visual stylings sounds like a choice!!
obsessed with Jon M Chu's belief system
November 27, 2025 at 6:28 PM
The Roger Stevens redemption arc once people graduate and no longer have to navigate it at peak hours is beautiful
YES! My favourite brutalist melting organ-looking building!
November 27, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Get them while they're hot!!!
Concord Logo Hoodie (Small) is $1.50 on PlayStation Gear store w/ code EXTRA25 buff.ly/A5EyJ7q

somehow, Concord returned (8 left)
November 27, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Avatar 3's performance will be interesting largely as a comparison point to say...The Last Jedi in terms of follow ups to mega smash long awaited sequels
November 26, 2025 at 8:39 PM
The recent Tomb Raider remasters toe the line with the optional modern controls (I guess the Uncharted 1 clean up of game feel too) but largely yes
If the gameplay is updated, it’s not a bloody remaster
I would like to know! 🤓👾
November 26, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Good game
'Cronos: The New Dawn' has sold 500K copies.
November 26, 2025 at 5:04 PM
AI discourse will remain fundamentally frustrating on here until people can distinguish between AI as a marketing/shareholder term for useful tools and generative AI that is spitting out slop art etc
Is this platform still massively against AI or has it moved more towards acceptance?
November 26, 2025 at 8:09 AM
The times are probably shorter given Avowed got an internal reboot post Microsoft acquisition as didn't need to push for multiplayer for publisher interest and OW2 basically started dev full production circa 2021/22 after COVID/buyout integration.
Like, sure, it was six years between TOW1 and TOW2, they're not immune to the industry-wide increase in dev times. But they also developed Avowed (and Pentiment, and Grounded) alongside it. With a lot of other studios, TOW2 would've only just have started development
November 26, 2025 at 1:28 AM
My partner goes back to Norway tomorrow :(
November 25, 2025 at 8:49 PM
I feel like they could have made a few Jibbitz packs realistically here lol. Like Fallout, WoW, SoT/Rare and Halo could have been their own packs
Xbox Crocs and accessories is up at Crocs ($80/$20) buff.ly/mEhT14G #ad

Yes, it's an Xbox
November 25, 2025 at 4:42 PM