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Simmons of YoVideogames @matthewsimmonsyovg.bsky.social · 6h

LIVE NOW!!! Absolum Couples Stream! The red hot Beat em up rougelite RPG from Guard Crush is finally here! Me and Nadia are gonna be dual Streaming together as we smash our way to the sun king! www.twitch.tv/assistmedoom www.youtube.com/watch?v=DG4F...

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Simmons of YoVideogames @matthewsimmonsyovg.bsky.social · 20h

broadly speaking this is why Gamepass never took off.

VGC @videogameschronicle.com · 1d

More than 60% of US game players only buy two games or fewer per year, according to new data.

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More than 60% of US game players only buy two games or fewer per year, survey finds | VGC

Only 4% buy more than one game a month, Circana’s data says…

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Simmons of YoVideogames @matthewsimmonsyovg.bsky.social · 1d

LIVE NOW!!! What do you get when Devil May Cry, Castlevania, Hades, and Streets of Rage combine? Another potentially awesome indie banger! Checking out Ghost Vanguard, and possibly some other demos and post game Yotei tonight! www.twitch.tv/assistmedoom

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Simmons of YoVideogames @matthewsimmonsyovg.bsky.social · 1d

As microsoft continues its death spiral we look into whats happening both with the future or non-future of the console, + the ever changing landscape of indie games future with self publishing and modern kickstarter projects in this weeks YOVG Podcast! youtu.be/_A4uAibaShc

YoVideogames Podcast Episode 509: Fallout XBOX. 3rd Parties and the Future of Indies!

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Simmons of YoVideogames @matthewsimmonsyovg.bsky.social · 2d

LIVE NOW!!! Scrub time in 2XKO Early Access! Havent played since Beta Launch, time to relearn some bread and butter and hopefully get carried online! Also hopefully other multiplayer games later! www.twitch.tv/assistmedoom

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Simmons of YoVideogames @matthewsimmonsyovg.bsky.social · 3d

LIVE NOW!!! Monoilithsoft Monday! I forgot I owned this! Gonna check out the Nintendo Switch 2 Edition of Tears of the Kingdom! The second best selling game Monolithsoft had a major part in developing! Come early for my music and stooory rant! www.twitch.tv/assistmedoom

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Simmons of YoVideogames @matthewsimmonsyovg.bsky.social · 5d

LIVE NOW!!! Deep into the heart of Yotei now, half of the yotei six are claimed, just the other half that remain! Time to squash a spider and slay a dragon! Yotei time is back on www.twitch.tv/assistmedoom

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Simmons of YoVideogames @matthewsimmonsyovg.bsky.social · 6d

LIVE NOW!!! Friday Night Yotei! Progress is an illusion in this game, ive played for almost 20 hours and managed to get revenge on nobody since the opening cutscene! WTF! Gonna try to get one of the six tonight at least! www.twitch.tv/assistmedoom

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Simmons of YoVideogames @matthewsimmonsyovg.bsky.social · 6d

I have been professionally covering video games since 2001, and following long before. I have never seen a company do what Microsoft has done lately to sabotage its brand. And I have no idea what their goal even is any more. youtu.be/_H6TCx9t3xk

XBOX: I Have NEVER Seen This Happen in Gaming! - YoVideogames

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Simmons of YoVideogames @matthewsimmonsyovg.bsky.social · 7d

LIVE NOW!!! its time to talk xbox and how what theyre doing is the most unprecedented thing I have ever seen in decades of covering the video game industry. More Yotei after! www.twitch.tv/assistmedoom

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Simmons of YoVideogames @matthewsimmonsyovg.bsky.social · 8d

LIVE NOW!!! Couples Stream! Marvel Cosmic Invasion Demo! We've been looking forward to another great beat em up by the shredders revenge devs! So were gonna check it out on stream with you guys! Yotei later www.twitch.tv/assistmedoom

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Simmons of YoVideogames @matthewsimmonsyovg.bsky.social · 8d

The american 3rd party publisher business has all but evaporated this week, and honestly its not even that surprising in the line must go up world of stonks, We talk all about that, random history tangents, and Nintendos big moves in NOA and SEA youtu.be/kyqxbk_QhqM

YoVideogames Podcast Episode 508: The End of American 3rd Party Publishers!

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Simmons of YoVideogames @matthewsimmonsyovg.bsky.social · 8d

LIVE NOW!!! Time to return to the land of the rising sun! Ghost of Yotei early morning stream! Game provide by Sony! The big reason I wanted a PS5 is finally here! Time wander Hokkaido! #ad Performance Mode Base PS5 www.twitch.tv/assistmedoom

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Simmons of YoVideogames @matthewsimmonsyovg.bsky.social · 10d

LIVE NOW!!! Monolithsoft Monday! Theres a whole lot goin on and im gonna try to talk about it before actually getting to the Monolithsoft part! and since its almost their birthday, lets look back at its history today! www.twitch.tv/assistmedoom

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Simmons of YoVideogames @matthewsimmonsyovg.bsky.social · 11d

LIVE NOW!!! Yotei Waiting Room, time to brush up on the controls of Tsushima and reacquaint ourselves with the romanticized world of Ghost of Tsushima Directors Cut! Bound to be lots of One Piece talk here! www.twitch.tv/assistmedoom

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Simmons of YoVideogames @matthewsimmonsyovg.bsky.social · 13d

LIVE NOW!!! I wanna Mega Bonk the cast of Hades... wait wut? Checking out some new indie darling thats a 3D Vampire Survivors, and if its not it, we go back to Hades 2 to Bonk Chronos! PC Mustard Night at www.twitch.tv/assistmedoom

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Simmons of YoVideogames @matthewsimmonsyovg.bsky.social · 13d

Recently I got to go hands on with Yakuza Kiwami 3 and Dark Ties! Its a BIG improvement on the gameplay from Yakuza 3 and I got direct feed footage for you here! youtu.be/e1aq1frq77E

Yakuza Kiwami 3 and Dark Ties! Exclusive Hands On Gameplay!

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Simmons of YoVideogames @matthewsimmonsyovg.bsky.social · 13d

Sony and Microsoft both had presentations just in time for Tokyo Game Show, and both had some pretty awesome looking games between Wolverine and Ninja Gaiden 4, however both lacked surprises. All other things TGS on the YOVG Podcast this week! youtu.be/7B9vlVJ7e5s

YoVideogames Podcast Episode 507: Playstation and XBOX Try to Impress!

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Simmons of YoVideogames @matthewsimmonsyovg.bsky.social · 14d

LIVE NOW!!! Hades 2 is out! Time to see what changes and improvements have been made from early access! Hoping for a lot more boon drops and a lot less currency rooms! Lets see how it turned out! www.twitch.tv/assistmedoom

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Simmons of YoVideogames @matthewsimmonsyovg.bsky.social · 15d

LIVE NOW!!! What I miss? Been gone all day, just got back. Anything of note happen? Lets talk about it! and play some video games! www.twitch.tv/assistmedoom

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Simmons of YoVideogames @matthewsimmonsyovg.bsky.social · 16d

LIVE NOW!!! EVERYONE GET IN HERE! RGG Studios direct! Could be the most exciting direct of the year! Will we see Stranger then Heaven? VF 6? Kiwami 3??? Join my live reaction to it and followed by SONY BINGO!!! www.twitch.tv/assistmedoom

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Simmons of YoVideogames @matthewsimmonsyovg.bsky.social · 17d

LIVE NOW!!! Monolithsoft Monday is here! Waiting is the hardest part for a new game, but lets not forget they DID release a game this year and it still looks great! Join me for all things MONOLITHSOFT again at www.twitch.tv/assistmedoom

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Simmons of YoVideogames @matthewsimmonsyovg.bsky.social · 17d

Since we spend so much time at theme parks lately and and also because Nintendo just looooves announcing things when were there. Here is Nadia and my Top 10 Disneyland Rides! If youre an adult and thinking of going someday check it out! youtu.be/roJsA0Vl7R8

Nadia & Matt's Top 10 Disneyland Rides! - YoVideogames Theme Parks!

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Simmons of YoVideogames @matthewsimmonsyovg.bsky.social · 18d

Going to repost this video of mine for no reason in particular. youtu.be/sD5zBA71UgI?...

Xenoblade 3 Future Redeemed! And How it Perfectly Deconstructs a Major Christian Ideology!

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Simmons of YoVideogames @matthewsimmonsyovg.bsky.social · 19d

LIVE NOW!!! Short Couples Stream! Playing some rounds of Futnort before the night time hits, enjoy some chill time with me and nadia as she rocks the world with the dragon zord! www.twitch.tv/assistmedoom

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