Chris Scullion
@scully1888.bsky.social
Deputy Editor, VGC. Writer of video game encyclopedias. Professional games journalist for 19 years. Formerly of Official Nintendo Magazine and CVG. Tired Old Hack. Celtic supporter. Scottish. Dad joke aficionado. LGBTQ+ ally
I played Romeo is a Dead Man at Gamescom and absolutely loved it, so I'm excited to see more of it here.
A new Grasshopper Direct presentation is taking place next week, featuring the latest game from @sssuda51.bsky.social and his team, Romeo is a Dead Man.
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A new Grasshopper Direct presentation takes place next week, featuring Romeo is a Dead Man | VGC
It’s the third presentation from Suda51’s Grasshopper Manufacture studio…
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November 26, 2025 at 2:43 PM
I played Romeo is a Dead Man at Gamescom and absolutely loved it, so I'm excited to see more of it here.
Here's your lofi listen for the day to help you focus on writing. A wonderful two-hour compilation of classic Nintendo themes.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VspS...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VspS...
Nintendo but it's lofi beats
YouTube video by bits & hits
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November 26, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Here's your lofi listen for the day to help you focus on writing. A wonderful two-hour compilation of classic Nintendo themes.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VspS...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VspS...
Reposted by Chris Scullion
[THREAD]
Right, as promised, here's 30 personal recommendations from yer man Scullion for the current Black Friday sale on the UK Nintendo eShop.
To stress: this is the UK sale. Some of these will be in the US too, but not all are.
It's also far from an exhaustive list!
Right, as promised, here's 30 personal recommendations from yer man Scullion for the current Black Friday sale on the UK Nintendo eShop.
To stress: this is the UK sale. Some of these will be in the US too, but not all are.
It's also far from an exhaustive list!
November 25, 2025 at 11:05 PM
[THREAD]
Right, as promised, here's 30 personal recommendations from yer man Scullion for the current Black Friday sale on the UK Nintendo eShop.
To stress: this is the UK sale. Some of these will be in the US too, but not all are.
It's also far from an exhaustive list!
Right, as promised, here's 30 personal recommendations from yer man Scullion for the current Black Friday sale on the UK Nintendo eShop.
To stress: this is the UK sale. Some of these will be in the US too, but not all are.
It's also far from an exhaustive list!
[THREAD]
Right, as promised, here's 30 personal recommendations from yer man Scullion for the current Black Friday sale on the UK Nintendo eShop.
To stress: this is the UK sale. Some of these will be in the US too, but not all are.
It's also far from an exhaustive list!
Right, as promised, here's 30 personal recommendations from yer man Scullion for the current Black Friday sale on the UK Nintendo eShop.
To stress: this is the UK sale. Some of these will be in the US too, but not all are.
It's also far from an exhaustive list!
November 25, 2025 at 11:05 PM
[THREAD]
Right, as promised, here's 30 personal recommendations from yer man Scullion for the current Black Friday sale on the UK Nintendo eShop.
To stress: this is the UK sale. Some of these will be in the US too, but not all are.
It's also far from an exhaustive list!
Right, as promised, here's 30 personal recommendations from yer man Scullion for the current Black Friday sale on the UK Nintendo eShop.
To stress: this is the UK sale. Some of these will be in the US too, but not all are.
It's also far from an exhaustive list!
A number of years ago I posted a huge thread giving my recommendations for games to pick up on the Nintendo eShop Black Friday sale (the UK one).
Considering there are 2,777 games in the sale this time, are folk up for me picking through it and giving my recommendations again?
Considering there are 2,777 games in the sale this time, are folk up for me picking through it and giving my recommendations again?
November 25, 2025 at 4:47 PM
A number of years ago I posted a huge thread giving my recommendations for games to pick up on the Nintendo eShop Black Friday sale (the UK one).
Considering there are 2,777 games in the sale this time, are folk up for me picking through it and giving my recommendations again?
Considering there are 2,777 games in the sale this time, are folk up for me picking through it and giving my recommendations again?
We've just launched a new Q&A show on our Patreon page, so jump in for some chat about the ONM days.
What was it like working on the Official Nintendo Magazine during the rise of the Wii?
On VGQ&A, @scully1888.bsky.social and @jordanmiddler.bsky.social chat about games media, censorship, and hidden gems.
Out now: www.patreon.com/posts/144370...
On VGQ&A, @scully1888.bsky.social and @jordanmiddler.bsky.social chat about games media, censorship, and hidden gems.
Out now: www.patreon.com/posts/144370...
November 25, 2025 at 3:42 PM
We've just launched a new Q&A show on our Patreon page, so jump in for some chat about the ONM days.
I have many pairs of video game shoes. The VANS Nintendo shoes, the Puma Sonic, the Puma NES, the Xbox Adidas, the Lavair Mega Drive.
But when it comes to these I would genuinely rather have no feet.
But when it comes to these I would genuinely rather have no feet.
Crocs has teamed up with Xbox to release a pair of shoes designed to look like Xbox controllers.
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These new officially licensed Crocs are designed to look like an Xbox controller, buttons and all | VGC
The Xbox Classic Clog collaboration launches today…
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November 25, 2025 at 10:41 AM
I have many pairs of video game shoes. The VANS Nintendo shoes, the Puma Sonic, the Puma NES, the Xbox Adidas, the Lavair Mega Drive.
But when it comes to these I would genuinely rather have no feet.
But when it comes to these I would genuinely rather have no feet.
Reposted by Chris Scullion
Do you remember Nintendo's celebrity-filled adverts from the 2010s?
Join @jordanmiddler.bsky.social, @scully1888.bsky.social and @andyrobinson.bsky.social for a look back at the prime Nintendo Wii years.
Out now on Patreon: www.patreon.com/posts/143768...
Join @jordanmiddler.bsky.social, @scully1888.bsky.social and @andyrobinson.bsky.social for a look back at the prime Nintendo Wii years.
Out now on Patreon: www.patreon.com/posts/143768...
November 24, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Do you remember Nintendo's celebrity-filled adverts from the 2010s?
Join @jordanmiddler.bsky.social, @scully1888.bsky.social and @andyrobinson.bsky.social for a look back at the prime Nintendo Wii years.
Out now on Patreon: www.patreon.com/posts/143768...
Join @jordanmiddler.bsky.social, @scully1888.bsky.social and @andyrobinson.bsky.social for a look back at the prime Nintendo Wii years.
Out now on Patreon: www.patreon.com/posts/143768...
Plots that keep turning up when I do my encyclopedias:
• In a dystopian future run by corporations, people love this sport where folk kill each other
• A supercomputer that controls the world's infrastructure has turned sentient and become bad
• Terrorists are planning shit. Get them
• Basketball
• In a dystopian future run by corporations, people love this sport where folk kill each other
• A supercomputer that controls the world's infrastructure has turned sentient and become bad
• Terrorists are planning shit. Get them
• Basketball
November 24, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Plots that keep turning up when I do my encyclopedias:
• In a dystopian future run by corporations, people love this sport where folk kill each other
• A supercomputer that controls the world's infrastructure has turned sentient and become bad
• Terrorists are planning shit. Get them
• Basketball
• In a dystopian future run by corporations, people love this sport where folk kill each other
• A supercomputer that controls the world's infrastructure has turned sentient and become bad
• Terrorists are planning shit. Get them
• Basketball
Ade due damballa, give me the power I beg of you, Charlie Brown
This is where I watched my parents die, Charlie Brown
Bring a bucket and mop for this wet ass pussy, Charlie Brown.
November 24, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Ade due damballa, give me the power I beg of you, Charlie Brown
It’s been 15 years since Dante’s Inferno on Xbox 360 and PS3 and I still don’t think there’s been a dodgier sounding achievement
November 23, 2025 at 6:24 PM
It’s been 15 years since Dante’s Inferno on Xbox 360 and PS3 and I still don’t think there’s been a dodgier sounding achievement
I get this ALL the time on social media. I think because I’m sometimes self-deprecating on here and because there’s now a lot of chummy chat available on the VGC Podcast, some people think they can joke about my weight, how I raise the kid etc. There’s a line between being friendly and being friends
November 23, 2025 at 1:00 PM
I get this ALL the time on social media. I think because I’m sometimes self-deprecating on here and because there’s now a lot of chummy chat available on the VGC Podcast, some people think they can joke about my weight, how I raise the kid etc. There’s a line between being friendly and being friends
I mean, do you really need to pay a courier for this delivery
November 22, 2025 at 8:52 PM
I mean, do you really need to pay a courier for this delivery
Reposted by Chris Scullion
The future of gaming, or "just a tool"? We went hands-on with Teammates, Ubisoft's ambitious voice AI tech demo.
www.videogameschronicle.com/features/the...
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The future of gaming, or ‘just a tool’? Hands-on with Teammates, Ubisoft’s ambitious voice AI tech demo | VGC
We tried Ubisoft’s in-game cloud AI project…
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November 21, 2025 at 6:25 PM
The future of gaming, or "just a tool"? We went hands-on with Teammates, Ubisoft's ambitious voice AI tech demo.
www.videogameschronicle.com/features/the...
www.videogameschronicle.com/features/the...
In order to take part in the debate about AI in games I think it's important to experience it.
I was at Ubisoft's Paris HQ yesterday to try out its voice AI tech demo. It's a long read but I hope you think it's a useful one regardless of what side of the fence you stand on.
I was at Ubisoft's Paris HQ yesterday to try out its voice AI tech demo. It's a long read but I hope you think it's a useful one regardless of what side of the fence you stand on.
The future of gaming, or "just a tool"? We went hands-on with Teammates, Ubisoft's ambitious voice AI tech demo.
www.videogameschronicle.com/features/the...
www.videogameschronicle.com/features/the...
The future of gaming, or ‘just a tool’? Hands-on with Teammates, Ubisoft’s ambitious voice AI tech demo | VGC
We tried Ubisoft’s in-game cloud AI project…
www.videogameschronicle.com
November 21, 2025 at 6:30 PM
In order to take part in the debate about AI in games I think it's important to experience it.
I was at Ubisoft's Paris HQ yesterday to try out its voice AI tech demo. It's a long read but I hope you think it's a useful one regardless of what side of the fence you stand on.
I was at Ubisoft's Paris HQ yesterday to try out its voice AI tech demo. It's a long read but I hope you think it's a useful one regardless of what side of the fence you stand on.
Reposted by Chris Scullion
Podcast: Are The Game Awards becoming too safe?
@jordanmiddler.bsky.social and @scully1888.bsky.social are joined by @mackeza.bsky.social to chat about this week's news.
Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkP4...
Listen: lnk.to/VGC
Plus: Keza forgets a Nintendo classic from her new book
@jordanmiddler.bsky.social and @scully1888.bsky.social are joined by @mackeza.bsky.social to chat about this week's news.
Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkP4...
Listen: lnk.to/VGC
Plus: Keza forgets a Nintendo classic from her new book
November 21, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Podcast: Are The Game Awards becoming too safe?
@jordanmiddler.bsky.social and @scully1888.bsky.social are joined by @mackeza.bsky.social to chat about this week's news.
Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkP4...
Listen: lnk.to/VGC
Plus: Keza forgets a Nintendo classic from her new book
@jordanmiddler.bsky.social and @scully1888.bsky.social are joined by @mackeza.bsky.social to chat about this week's news.
Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkP4...
Listen: lnk.to/VGC
Plus: Keza forgets a Nintendo classic from her new book
I thought Hell would freeze over before Scotland made it to another World Cup. This morning the Pentlands have frozen over instead: I’ll take it 🏴💙
November 19, 2025 at 9:21 AM
I thought Hell would freeze over before Scotland made it to another World Cup. This morning the Pentlands have frozen over instead: I’ll take it 🏴💙
Steve Clarke in the Scotland dressing room
November 18, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Steve Clarke in the Scotland dressing room
I was 15 the last time Scotland was in a World Cup.
I'll be 43 the next time it happens.
I'm floods of tears. I'm so happy
I'll be 43 the next time it happens.
I'm floods of tears. I'm so happy
November 18, 2025 at 9:47 PM
I was 15 the last time Scotland was in a World Cup.
I'll be 43 the next time it happens.
I'm floods of tears. I'm so happy
I'll be 43 the next time it happens.
I'm floods of tears. I'm so happy
Reposted by Chris Scullion
EA Sports says there'll be no F1 26 game, with F1 25 getting a paid 2026 season expansion instead.
An "all-new" and "reimagined" F1 game will release in 2027.
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An "all-new" and "reimagined" F1 game will release in 2027.
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EA Sports says there’ll be no F1 26, with F1 25 getting a paid 2026 season expansion instead | VGC
An “all-new” and “reimagined” F1 game will release in 2027…
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November 18, 2025 at 4:02 PM
EA Sports says there'll be no F1 26 game, with F1 25 getting a paid 2026 season expansion instead.
An "all-new" and "reimagined" F1 game will release in 2027.
www.videogameschronicle.com/news/ea-spor...
An "all-new" and "reimagined" F1 game will release in 2027.
www.videogameschronicle.com/news/ea-spor...
Reposted by Chris Scullion
The podcast was absolutely hijacked this week. Somehow it became The Mario Movie vs Gigli vs Schindler's List.
Feat. @scully1888.bsky.social @andyrobinson.bsky.social @dringo.bsky.social
Watch: youtu.be/t-GS78nY9AA
Feat. @scully1888.bsky.social @andyrobinson.bsky.social @dringo.bsky.social
Watch: youtu.be/t-GS78nY9AA
November 18, 2025 at 11:38 AM
The podcast was absolutely hijacked this week. Somehow it became The Mario Movie vs Gigli vs Schindler's List.
Feat. @scully1888.bsky.social @andyrobinson.bsky.social @dringo.bsky.social
Watch: youtu.be/t-GS78nY9AA
Feat. @scully1888.bsky.social @andyrobinson.bsky.social @dringo.bsky.social
Watch: youtu.be/t-GS78nY9AA
I'm so, so excited to hear that The Beatles Anthology documentary series is being remastered and added to Disney+.
My dad bought the VHS box set in the 90s then I bought the DVD version when I was at Uni in the early 2000s. It's an outstanding doc.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UpCw...
My dad bought the VHS box set in the 90s then I bought the DVD version when I was at Uni in the early 2000s. It's an outstanding doc.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UpCw...
The Beatles Anthology | Official Trailer | Disney+
YouTube video by Disney Plus
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November 17, 2025 at 11:40 PM
I'm so, so excited to hear that The Beatles Anthology documentary series is being remastered and added to Disney+.
My dad bought the VHS box set in the 90s then I bought the DVD version when I was at Uni in the early 2000s. It's an outstanding doc.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UpCw...
My dad bought the VHS box set in the 90s then I bought the DVD version when I was at Uni in the early 2000s. It's an outstanding doc.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UpCw...
Here's some footage I took of WWE 2K25 running on mobile. I'm impressed at how it looks, but it's definitely an inferior experience. There are some things I haven't figured out and aren't listed in the controls, like picking up your opponent from a lying position – surely they didn't leave that out?
Video: WWE 2K25: Netflix Edition was released today on mobile.
Here's our gameplay footage showing how it looks running on iPhone 17 Pro Max.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMzI...
Here's our gameplay footage showing how it looks running on iPhone 17 Pro Max.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMzI...
WWE 2K25 Netflix Edition - iOS Gameplay (iPhone 17 Pro Max)
YouTube video by VGC
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November 17, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Here's some footage I took of WWE 2K25 running on mobile. I'm impressed at how it looks, but it's definitely an inferior experience. There are some things I haven't figured out and aren't listed in the controls, like picking up your opponent from a lying position – surely they didn't leave that out?
Reposted by Chris Scullion
Video: WWE 2K25: Netflix Edition was released today on mobile.
Here's our gameplay footage showing how it looks running on iPhone 17 Pro Max.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMzI...
Here's our gameplay footage showing how it looks running on iPhone 17 Pro Max.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMzI...
WWE 2K25 Netflix Edition - iOS Gameplay (iPhone 17 Pro Max)
YouTube video by VGC
www.youtube.com
November 17, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Video: WWE 2K25: Netflix Edition was released today on mobile.
Here's our gameplay footage showing how it looks running on iPhone 17 Pro Max.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMzI...
Here's our gameplay footage showing how it looks running on iPhone 17 Pro Max.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMzI...
I agree with the points here, and the analogy @dringo.bsky.social uses of using AI to transcribe content (which I do too) versus using it to write it.
There are situations where AI is used for efficiency rather than creativity, and it may not help to throw the baby out with the bathwater.
There are situations where AI is used for efficiency rather than creativity, and it may not help to throw the baby out with the bathwater.
"Surely there's a middle ground here?" The CEO of Helldivers 2 studio Arrowhead says people "jump to extreme takes" when debating generative AI, and that there needs to be more nuance in the discussion.
www.videogameschronicle.com/news/surely-...
www.videogameschronicle.com/news/surely-...
‘Surely there’s a middle ground here?’ Helldivers studio CEO says people ‘jump to extreme takes’ when debating GenAI | VGC
“This is such a trigger point for big parts of the games industry today”…
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November 17, 2025 at 2:49 PM
I agree with the points here, and the analogy @dringo.bsky.social uses of using AI to transcribe content (which I do too) versus using it to write it.
There are situations where AI is used for efficiency rather than creativity, and it may not help to throw the baby out with the bathwater.
There are situations where AI is used for efficiency rather than creativity, and it may not help to throw the baby out with the bathwater.