The Common Gamer
@benthecommongamer.bsky.social
Dad, husband, and video game enjoyer. Looking to spread positivity! I'm simply here to explore a love for games!
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"You cannot change fate. However, you can rise to meet it, if you so choose."
May be one of my favorite edits so far...
#photography #nature #studioghibli #anime #photooftheday
May be one of my favorite edits so far...
#photography #nature #studioghibli #anime #photooftheday
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for those asking if I think there should be a limit on how many categories a game can be nominated for: no, dummy, if different departments produce exceptional work it would be incredibly unfair not to acknowledge them individually/shut up, enjoy the rare blessing that is a game being THAT good
December 12, 2025 at 7:24 PM
for those asking if I think there should be a limit on how many categories a game can be nominated for: no, dummy, if different departments produce exceptional work it would be incredibly unfair not to acknowledge them individually/shut up, enjoy the rare blessing that is a game being THAT good
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losing my mind watching people genuinely complain that there wasn’t enough ‘variety’ in their awards show because Expedition 33 - a game that is exceptional in almost every way - won several awards for being exceptional in almost every way
December 12, 2025 at 5:46 PM
losing my mind watching people genuinely complain that there wasn’t enough ‘variety’ in their awards show because Expedition 33 - a game that is exceptional in almost every way - won several awards for being exceptional in almost every way
Glad they gave Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter some nods!
From Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 and Hollow Knight: Silksong to Donkey Kong Bananza and Ghost of Yotei, here are the game nominees for the #IGNAwards 2025! https://bit.ly/3Yvg54h
December 12, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Glad they gave Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter some nods!
Flute Guy appreciation post!
The Game Awards Orchestra is workout music.
#tga #thegameawards #goty #music #videogames #rpg
The Game Awards Orchestra is workout music.
#tga #thegameawards #goty #music #videogames #rpg
December 12, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Flute Guy appreciation post!
The Game Awards Orchestra is workout music.
#tga #thegameawards #goty #music #videogames #rpg
The Game Awards Orchestra is workout music.
#tga #thegameawards #goty #music #videogames #rpg
I quite enjoyed the Game Awards this year! Thought it was a very fun show with lots of cool new games! 2025 was a heck of a year! Excited to see what 2026 holds!
#tga #thegameawards #videogames #nintendo #clairobscur #goty
#tga #thegameawards #videogames #nintendo #clairobscur #goty
December 12, 2025 at 4:07 AM
I quite enjoyed the Game Awards this year! Thought it was a very fun show with lots of cool new games! 2025 was a heck of a year! Excited to see what 2026 holds!
#tga #thegameawards #videogames #nintendo #clairobscur #goty
#tga #thegameawards #videogames #nintendo #clairobscur #goty
Made LeBlanc Curry for dinner to manifest Persona 6... Alright Game Awards... Show me some Persona! 🎮🥢
#thegameawards #tga #goty #sega #atlus #persona #rpg #playstation #cooking #food #videogames
#thegameawards #tga #goty #sega #atlus #persona #rpg #playstation #cooking #food #videogames
December 12, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Made LeBlanc Curry for dinner to manifest Persona 6... Alright Game Awards... Show me some Persona! 🎮🥢
#thegameawards #tga #goty #sega #atlus #persona #rpg #playstation #cooking #food #videogames
#thegameawards #tga #goty #sega #atlus #persona #rpg #playstation #cooking #food #videogames
Between Clair Obscur, Ghost of Yotei, Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter, and much more it was a great year for my PS5!
#ps5 #sony #playstation #wrapup #videogames
#ps5 #sony #playstation #wrapup #videogames
December 10, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Between Clair Obscur, Ghost of Yotei, Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter, and much more it was a great year for my PS5!
#ps5 #sony #playstation #wrapup #videogames
#ps5 #sony #playstation #wrapup #videogames
Netflix has been trying to dabble and expand into the video game space for awhile now... I'm more curious what they are going to do with the Video Game aspect of WB than anything.
Will there be a bigger push into the space? Or will they pull back?
#Netflix #WB #Videogames
Will there be a bigger push into the space? Or will they pull back?
#Netflix #WB #Videogames
Wild news with some massive implications for the video-game industry www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Netflix to Buy Warner Bros. in $72 Billion Cash, Stock Deal
Netflix Inc. agreed to buy Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. in a historic combination, joining the world’s dominant paid streaming service with one of Hollywood’s oldest and most revered studios.
www.bloomberg.com
December 5, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Netflix has been trying to dabble and expand into the video game space for awhile now... I'm more curious what they are going to do with the Video Game aspect of WB than anything.
Will there be a bigger push into the space? Or will they pull back?
#Netflix #WB #Videogames
Will there be a bigger push into the space? Or will they pull back?
#Netflix #WB #Videogames
More people need to go back and revisit this forgotten and highly underrated sixth-generation classic.🎮
Area 51
First game I ever beat on my own as a kid. Just beat it again last night and it's such a fun revisit to a time where the FPS wasn't fully fleshed out yet. Highly recommend!
#videogames
Area 51
First game I ever beat on my own as a kid. Just beat it again last night and it's such a fun revisit to a time where the FPS wasn't fully fleshed out yet. Highly recommend!
#videogames
December 4, 2025 at 11:17 PM
More people need to go back and revisit this forgotten and highly underrated sixth-generation classic.🎮
Area 51
First game I ever beat on my own as a kid. Just beat it again last night and it's such a fun revisit to a time where the FPS wasn't fully fleshed out yet. Highly recommend!
#videogames
Area 51
First game I ever beat on my own as a kid. Just beat it again last night and it's such a fun revisit to a time where the FPS wasn't fully fleshed out yet. Highly recommend!
#videogames
November 22, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Just officially got the platinum trophy for Ghost of Yotei... What a game! Well deserving of all the praise it's gotten! Easily one of the most beautiful games over played!
Here's some of my favorite screenshots I got while playing!
#ps5 #sony #playstation #videogames
Here's some of my favorite screenshots I got while playing!
#ps5 #sony #playstation #videogames
November 20, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Just officially got the platinum trophy for Ghost of Yotei... What a game! Well deserving of all the praise it's gotten! Easily one of the most beautiful games over played!
Here's some of my favorite screenshots I got while playing!
#ps5 #sony #playstation #videogames
Here's some of my favorite screenshots I got while playing!
#ps5 #sony #playstation #videogames
November 17, 2025 at 8:50 PM
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Gentle reminder: Game Awards celebrate games & the devs working hard to make them
Not every Awards can recognize every game. But it’s not all zero sum
Love a game? Shout it out! Be loud w support!
But you don’t have to take love away from one game to give it to another. Celebrate more, not less
Not every Awards can recognize every game. But it’s not all zero sum
Love a game? Shout it out! Be loud w support!
But you don’t have to take love away from one game to give it to another. Celebrate more, not less
November 17, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Gentle reminder: Game Awards celebrate games & the devs working hard to make them
Not every Awards can recognize every game. But it’s not all zero sum
Love a game? Shout it out! Be loud w support!
But you don’t have to take love away from one game to give it to another. Celebrate more, not less
Not every Awards can recognize every game. But it’s not all zero sum
Love a game? Shout it out! Be loud w support!
But you don’t have to take love away from one game to give it to another. Celebrate more, not less
All are fantastic! All did a great job! I do wish we could expand this a bit to multiple categories to allow more of the performers to be recognized... So many good Voice actors out there that should get a nod too!
Best Performance nominations for #TheGameAwards:
- Ben Starr, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Charlie Cox, Clair Obscur
- Erika Ishii, Ghost of Yōtei
- Jennifer English, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Konatsu Kato, Silent Hill f
- Troy Baker, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
- Ben Starr, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Charlie Cox, Clair Obscur
- Erika Ishii, Ghost of Yōtei
- Jennifer English, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Konatsu Kato, Silent Hill f
- Troy Baker, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
November 17, 2025 at 5:36 PM
All are fantastic! All did a great job! I do wish we could expand this a bit to multiple categories to allow more of the performers to be recognized... So many good Voice actors out there that should get a nod too!
November 17, 2025 at 2:42 PM
My hopes are pretty high for this! Avi Arad scares me a bit... But the casting on look alone looks perfect, and I'm excited to see what Wes Ball can pull off!
The first official photos from The Legend of Zelda live-action movie have been published.
www.videogameschronicle.com/news/the-fir...
www.videogameschronicle.com/news/the-fir...
The first official photos from The Legend of Zelda live-action movie have been published | VGC
The pictures show Bo Bragason as Zelda and Benjamin Evan Ainsworth as Link…
www.videogameschronicle.com
November 17, 2025 at 2:25 PM
My hopes are pretty high for this! Avi Arad scares me a bit... But the casting on look alone looks perfect, and I'm excited to see what Wes Ball can pull off!
10 horror movies to get to know me
Halloween (1978)
Jaws (1975)
Scream (1996)
Insidious (2010)
Sinister (2012)
The Exorcist (1973)
Alien (1979)
American Psycho (2000)
The Blair Witch Project (1999)
Paranormal Activity (2007)
Halloween (1978)
Jaws (1975)
Scream (1996)
Insidious (2010)
Sinister (2012)
The Exorcist (1973)
Alien (1979)
American Psycho (2000)
The Blair Witch Project (1999)
Paranormal Activity (2007)
10 horror movies to get to know me
The shining (1980)
The amytiville horror (1979)
Poltergeist (1982)
Bram Stokers Dracula (1992)
Sinister (2012)
Hereditary (2017)
The Ring (2002)
Ring (1999)
Audition (1999)
Thirteen ghosts (2001)
I need more than 10
The shining (1980)
The amytiville horror (1979)
Poltergeist (1982)
Bram Stokers Dracula (1992)
Sinister (2012)
Hereditary (2017)
The Ring (2002)
Ring (1999)
Audition (1999)
Thirteen ghosts (2001)
I need more than 10
10 horror movies to get to know me
rosemary’s baby (1968)
alien (1979)
the shining (1980)
possession (1981)
scanners (1981)
the thing (1982)
perfect blue (1997)
existenz (1999)
barbarian (2022)
the substance (2024)
rosemary’s baby (1968)
alien (1979)
the shining (1980)
possession (1981)
scanners (1981)
the thing (1982)
perfect blue (1997)
existenz (1999)
barbarian (2022)
the substance (2024)
October 28, 2025 at 12:57 PM
10 horror movies to get to know me
Halloween (1978)
Jaws (1975)
Scream (1996)
Insidious (2010)
Sinister (2012)
The Exorcist (1973)
Alien (1979)
American Psycho (2000)
The Blair Witch Project (1999)
Paranormal Activity (2007)
Halloween (1978)
Jaws (1975)
Scream (1996)
Insidious (2010)
Sinister (2012)
The Exorcist (1973)
Alien (1979)
American Psycho (2000)
The Blair Witch Project (1999)
Paranormal Activity (2007)
I loved Ghost of Tsushima, but I feel like somehow... Ghost of Yotei is even more stunning! 🎮
#sony #ps5 #playstation #videogames #suckerpunch #ghostofyotei #japan #rpg
#sony #ps5 #playstation #videogames #suckerpunch #ghostofyotei #japan #rpg
October 28, 2025 at 11:39 AM
I loved Ghost of Tsushima, but I feel like somehow... Ghost of Yotei is even more stunning! 🎮
#sony #ps5 #playstation #videogames #suckerpunch #ghostofyotei #japan #rpg
#sony #ps5 #playstation #videogames #suckerpunch #ghostofyotei #japan #rpg
10 games to get to know me!! 🎮
1. Persona 5 Royal
2. LoZ: Tears of the Kingdom
3. LoZ: Breath of the Wild
4. Persona 4 Golden
5. Fire Emblem: Three Houses
6. LoZ: Wind Waker
7. Smash Bros. Ultimate
8. Trails of Cold Steel 4
9. LoZ: Ocarina of Time
10. PUBG
1. Persona 5 Royal
2. LoZ: Tears of the Kingdom
3. LoZ: Breath of the Wild
4. Persona 4 Golden
5. Fire Emblem: Three Houses
6. LoZ: Wind Waker
7. Smash Bros. Ultimate
8. Trails of Cold Steel 4
9. LoZ: Ocarina of Time
10. PUBG
10 games to get to know me:
- Sonic Adventure 2
- Insomniac’s Spider-Man
- Trails of Cold Steel
- Street Fighter Alpha 2
- Kingdom Hearts
- Wolfenstein The New Order
- Tales of Berseria
- Super Smash Bros Ultimate
- The Legend of Zelda : Breath of the Wild
- Final Fantasy 7 Remake
- Sonic Adventure 2
- Insomniac’s Spider-Man
- Trails of Cold Steel
- Street Fighter Alpha 2
- Kingdom Hearts
- Wolfenstein The New Order
- Tales of Berseria
- Super Smash Bros Ultimate
- The Legend of Zelda : Breath of the Wild
- Final Fantasy 7 Remake
October 24, 2025 at 12:47 PM
10 games to get to know me!! 🎮
1. Persona 5 Royal
2. LoZ: Tears of the Kingdom
3. LoZ: Breath of the Wild
4. Persona 4 Golden
5. Fire Emblem: Three Houses
6. LoZ: Wind Waker
7. Smash Bros. Ultimate
8. Trails of Cold Steel 4
9. LoZ: Ocarina of Time
10. PUBG
1. Persona 5 Royal
2. LoZ: Tears of the Kingdom
3. LoZ: Breath of the Wild
4. Persona 4 Golden
5. Fire Emblem: Three Houses
6. LoZ: Wind Waker
7. Smash Bros. Ultimate
8. Trails of Cold Steel 4
9. LoZ: Ocarina of Time
10. PUBG
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So those are the stats I have to share.
If you think I'm lying or making things up or whatever, great. Block me, say I'm an industry shill, whatever. I'm not asking you to like, comment or subscribe.
Buy what you want, or don't. Boycott things, or don't. It's your money and time, do what you want.
If you think I'm lying or making things up or whatever, great. Block me, say I'm an industry shill, whatever. I'm not asking you to like, comment or subscribe.
Buy what you want, or don't. Boycott things, or don't. It's your money and time, do what you want.
October 24, 2025 at 12:30 PM
So those are the stats I have to share.
If you think I'm lying or making things up or whatever, great. Block me, say I'm an industry shill, whatever. I'm not asking you to like, comment or subscribe.
Buy what you want, or don't. Boycott things, or don't. It's your money and time, do what you want.
If you think I'm lying or making things up or whatever, great. Block me, say I'm an industry shill, whatever. I'm not asking you to like, comment or subscribe.
Buy what you want, or don't. Boycott things, or don't. It's your money and time, do what you want.
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And let's talk about boycotts.
My read is, whatever the boycott, whether Call of Duty for dedicated servers, Hogwarts, this game, any game... it often means interest in the game is high, and sales could benefit.
But buy or boycott whatever you want. Again, I do not care even a tiny little bit.
My read is, whatever the boycott, whether Call of Duty for dedicated servers, Hogwarts, this game, any game... it often means interest in the game is high, and sales could benefit.
But buy or boycott whatever you want. Again, I do not care even a tiny little bit.
October 24, 2025 at 12:27 PM
And let's talk about boycotts.
My read is, whatever the boycott, whether Call of Duty for dedicated servers, Hogwarts, this game, any game... it often means interest in the game is high, and sales could benefit.
But buy or boycott whatever you want. Again, I do not care even a tiny little bit.
My read is, whatever the boycott, whether Call of Duty for dedicated servers, Hogwarts, this game, any game... it often means interest in the game is high, and sales could benefit.
But buy or boycott whatever you want. Again, I do not care even a tiny little bit.
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Well, let's chat about this post, as it appears as though it is making the rounds.
Ghost of Yotei launched Oct 2 in the US, and Circana tracking for the Sept month ended Oct 4. So, 3 days of sales tracking.
In that time, GoY ranked as the 4th best-selling game of Sept, and 18th 2025 year-to-date.
Ghost of Yotei launched Oct 2 in the US, and Circana tracking for the Sept month ended Oct 4. So, 3 days of sales tracking.
In that time, GoY ranked as the 4th best-selling game of Sept, and 18th 2025 year-to-date.
With one week in market, the US sales performance of Ghost of Yotei was basically flat to that of Ghost of Tsushima.
It did great.
It did great.
October 24, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Well, let's chat about this post, as it appears as though it is making the rounds.
Ghost of Yotei launched Oct 2 in the US, and Circana tracking for the Sept month ended Oct 4. So, 3 days of sales tracking.
In that time, GoY ranked as the 4th best-selling game of Sept, and 18th 2025 year-to-date.
Ghost of Yotei launched Oct 2 in the US, and Circana tracking for the Sept month ended Oct 4. So, 3 days of sales tracking.
In that time, GoY ranked as the 4th best-selling game of Sept, and 18th 2025 year-to-date.
Just finished Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter... Sitting through the credits like this... Definitely my current Game of the Year! I loved the original, but this was everything I could ask from a remake!
Play it! I implore you!
#videogames #jrpg #rpg
Play it! I implore you!
#videogames #jrpg #rpg
October 24, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Just finished Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter... Sitting through the credits like this... Definitely my current Game of the Year! I loved the original, but this was everything I could ask from a remake!
Play it! I implore you!
#videogames #jrpg #rpg
Play it! I implore you!
#videogames #jrpg #rpg
October 23, 2025 at 8:11 PM