Ben Winkles
@benwinkles.bsky.social
I (haven't in ages) make videos about games and other stupid stuff over on YouTube; here to abandon the bird app 🙏
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Ben Winkles
@benwinkles.bsky.social
· May 10
The State of Gaming in 2025 - Jon Cartwright Interview
YouTube video by N1ghtF4ll
youtu.be
I had the pleasure earlier in the year of interviewing the brilliant @jon.gvg.io about the games industry, and part of our discussion is now available to enjoy on my YouTube channel! Go check it out if you have the chance, Jon has so many interesting things to say :)
youtu.be/Ar93tehtSp4
youtu.be/Ar93tehtSp4
Watched #Superman for the 6th time and this shot literally made me cry this time around with how much it encapsulates everything I love about this character - a shining light of hope when all else seems lost... (and Lois and Clark's final kiss has me in floods every single time lol)
October 25, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Watched #Superman for the 6th time and this shot literally made me cry this time around with how much it encapsulates everything I love about this character - a shining light of hope when all else seems lost... (and Lois and Clark's final kiss has me in floods every single time lol)
#SuperMarioGalaxy2 is complete (I pretend I do not see the Green Stars 😌)
October 6, 2025 at 10:47 AM
#SuperMarioGalaxy2 is complete (I pretend I do not see the Green Stars 😌)
They turned Bank Toad into an amiibo shill and took his job in the Galaxy 2 port 😭
October 2, 2025 at 9:53 PM
They turned Bank Toad into an amiibo shill and took his job in the Galaxy 2 port 😭
This is how cinema dies? 😔
I hate everything that these companies are doing so much man...
I hate everything that these companies are doing so much man...
Amazon is backing an AI-generated streaming service called 'Showrunner'
• Describes itself as the 'Netflix of AI'
• Lets users type prompts to generate scenes or full episodes
• Can create content from scratch or build on existing IPs
• Disney and other studios are in talks to license IPs
• Describes itself as the 'Netflix of AI'
• Lets users type prompts to generate scenes or full episodes
• Can create content from scratch or build on existing IPs
• Disney and other studios are in talks to license IPs
July 31, 2025 at 9:38 AM
This is how cinema dies? 😔
I hate everything that these companies are doing so much man...
I hate everything that these companies are doing so much man...
#DonkeyKongBananza is easily my GOTY so far, and I doubt anything will come along in the rest of the year that will top it 🍌
July 23, 2025 at 3:18 PM
#DonkeyKongBananza is easily my GOTY so far, and I doubt anything will come along in the rest of the year that will top it 🍌
There is a LUDICROUSLY good deal on #LiesofPOverture on the PlayStation Store at the moment, where you can grab the base game AND Overture for slightly under the price of the base game alone 👀
Don't pass this up if you love soulslikes:
store.playstation.com/en-gb/produc...
Don't pass this up if you love soulslikes:
store.playstation.com/en-gb/produc...
Lies of P: Overture Bundle
Cross the Bounds of Time
store.playstation.com
July 18, 2025 at 6:59 PM
There is a LUDICROUSLY good deal on #LiesofPOverture on the PlayStation Store at the moment, where you can grab the base game AND Overture for slightly under the price of the base game alone 👀
Don't pass this up if you love soulslikes:
store.playstation.com/en-gb/produc...
Don't pass this up if you love soulslikes:
store.playstation.com/en-gb/produc...
Wrong soundtrack Nintendo 😅
July 15, 2025 at 5:16 AM
Wrong soundtrack Nintendo 😅
What a Men's Final - congrats to Jannik Sinner, the #Wimbledon Champion 🎉
July 13, 2025 at 6:27 PM
What a Men's Final - congrats to Jannik Sinner, the #Wimbledon Champion 🎉
Finally managed to get 3 stars on every Grand Prix and Knockout Tour between a copious amount of summer shifts at work 😅
Been absolutely loving Switch 2 and #MarioKartWorld is a blast ;)
Onto Free Roam!
Been absolutely loving Switch 2 and #MarioKartWorld is a blast ;)
Onto Free Roam!
June 16, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Finally managed to get 3 stars on every Grand Prix and Knockout Tour between a copious amount of summer shifts at work 😅
Been absolutely loving Switch 2 and #MarioKartWorld is a blast ;)
Onto Free Roam!
Been absolutely loving Switch 2 and #MarioKartWorld is a blast ;)
Onto Free Roam!
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#ShovelKnight Dig, the Blue Burrower's latest adventure, has dug its way onto #PS5 & #Xbox at last, and the kind folks at @yachtclubgames.bsky.social have unearthed five PS5 codes (NA region) for us to give away!
To enter, simply repost & like this post. That's it! Deadline is 5/24 at 12pm Pacific!
To enter, simply repost & like this post. That's it! Deadline is 5/24 at 12pm Pacific!
May 22, 2025 at 11:56 PM
#ShovelKnight Dig, the Blue Burrower's latest adventure, has dug its way onto #PS5 & #Xbox at last, and the kind folks at @yachtclubgames.bsky.social have unearthed five PS5 codes (NA region) for us to give away!
To enter, simply repost & like this post. That's it! Deadline is 5/24 at 12pm Pacific!
To enter, simply repost & like this post. That's it! Deadline is 5/24 at 12pm Pacific!
Reposted by Ben Winkles
The Mario Kart World Nintendo Music drop will be huge
May 21, 2025 at 2:07 PM
The Mario Kart World Nintendo Music drop will be huge
Been meaning to make a fav games list for a while (this is subject to rearranging or complete change as I always feel differently about this question haha)
May 21, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Been meaning to make a fav games list for a while (this is subject to rearranging or complete change as I always feel differently about this question haha)
Got a big binder for the copy I printed out of the #Metroid Zero Mission 2004 Player's Guide (coz I can't afford a real one for £80) and so naturally I had to decorate it a little ;)
May 19, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Got a big binder for the copy I printed out of the #Metroid Zero Mission 2004 Player's Guide (coz I can't afford a real one for £80) and so naturally I had to decorate it a little ;)
I'm usually very anti-AI in any capacity, but if we're gonna do AI voices in any way at all, the Vader Fortnite seems to be the way to go. James Earl Jones' family and himself signed off on the use of his voice to help keep bringing the character to life, and now chatting to him? Seems interesting 🧵
May 17, 2025 at 4:12 PM
I'm usually very anti-AI in any capacity, but if we're gonna do AI voices in any way at all, the Vader Fortnite seems to be the way to go. James Earl Jones' family and himself signed off on the use of his voice to help keep bringing the character to life, and now chatting to him? Seems interesting 🧵
I believe I can now start officially calling myself a #Metroid fan :)
Been binging the series and having a BLAST (choice of word in no way related to THAT particular game in the franchise, I don't want to burn bridges with the community already lol)
Been binging the series and having a BLAST (choice of word in no way related to THAT particular game in the franchise, I don't want to burn bridges with the community already lol)
May 17, 2025 at 12:37 PM
I believe I can now start officially calling myself a #Metroid fan :)
Been binging the series and having a BLAST (choice of word in no way related to THAT particular game in the franchise, I don't want to burn bridges with the community already lol)
Been binging the series and having a BLAST (choice of word in no way related to THAT particular game in the franchise, I don't want to burn bridges with the community already lol)
First impressions of #DoomTheDarkAges ~
The combat, while not as tactile as Eternal, has such a brilliant weight to it all; without trying to sound like every game review ever, you FEEL like the Slayer 😅
Level design is good, weapon design is awesome and secrets/progression are fun so far :)
The combat, while not as tactile as Eternal, has such a brilliant weight to it all; without trying to sound like every game review ever, you FEEL like the Slayer 😅
Level design is good, weapon design is awesome and secrets/progression are fun so far :)
May 15, 2025 at 10:23 AM
First impressions of #DoomTheDarkAges ~
The combat, while not as tactile as Eternal, has such a brilliant weight to it all; without trying to sound like every game review ever, you FEEL like the Slayer 😅
Level design is good, weapon design is awesome and secrets/progression are fun so far :)
The combat, while not as tactile as Eternal, has such a brilliant weight to it all; without trying to sound like every game review ever, you FEEL like the Slayer 😅
Level design is good, weapon design is awesome and secrets/progression are fun so far :)
Went back and now have a 100% save on #MetroidDread, now to play the game again under 4 hours on Normal AND Hard to get the remaining ending artwork 😁
(I also treated the game as a colouring book and filled in every individual tile on the map lol)
(I also treated the game as a colouring book and filled in every individual tile on the map lol)
May 14, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Went back and now have a 100% save on #MetroidDread, now to play the game again under 4 hours on Normal AND Hard to get the remaining ending artwork 😁
(I also treated the game as a colouring book and filled in every individual tile on the map lol)
(I also treated the game as a colouring book and filled in every individual tile on the map lol)
Finally got around to starting and finishing a playthrough of #MetroidDread and WHAT A GAME! I'm probably going to spend some time tomorrow going back for 100% items on my save file, and will definitely return to the game again in future :)
May 12, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Finally got around to starting and finishing a playthrough of #MetroidDread and WHAT A GAME! I'm probably going to spend some time tomorrow going back for 100% items on my save file, and will definitely return to the game again in future :)
Metroid Dread? Fun game.
May 10, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Metroid Dread? Fun game.
I had the pleasure earlier in the year of interviewing the brilliant @jon.gvg.io about the games industry, and part of our discussion is now available to enjoy on my YouTube channel! Go check it out if you have the chance, Jon has so many interesting things to say :)
youtu.be/Ar93tehtSp4
youtu.be/Ar93tehtSp4
The State of Gaming in 2025 - Jon Cartwright Interview
YouTube video by N1ghtF4ll
youtu.be
May 10, 2025 at 3:02 PM
I had the pleasure earlier in the year of interviewing the brilliant @jon.gvg.io about the games industry, and part of our discussion is now available to enjoy on my YouTube channel! Go check it out if you have the chance, Jon has so many interesting things to say :)
youtu.be/Ar93tehtSp4
youtu.be/Ar93tehtSp4
#SplitFiction is FANTASTIC so far, been playing with my mate from work and we were both laughing and having a great time with it :)
March 12, 2025 at 9:04 PM
#SplitFiction is FANTASTIC so far, been playing with my mate from work and we were both laughing and having a great time with it :)
Reposted by Ben Winkles
Hans Zimmer says it's 'stupid' the score for #Dune2 was disqualified from the Oscars
"What am I supposed to do, take all the character themes from the first one and make new ones? ... but I didn't want to go and bitch about it"
"What am I supposed to do, take all the character themes from the first one and make new ones? ... but I didn't want to go and bitch about it"
March 8, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Hans Zimmer says it's 'stupid' the score for #Dune2 was disqualified from the Oscars
"What am I supposed to do, take all the character themes from the first one and make new ones? ... but I didn't want to go and bitch about it"
"What am I supposed to do, take all the character themes from the first one and make new ones? ... but I didn't want to go and bitch about it"
Reposted by Ben Winkles
Our Animal Well Documentary crossed 100,000 views already!
Was actually really worried about how it would perform on Second Wind for our first documentary, so big relief and happy people really love it.
Was actually really worried about how it would perform on Second Wind for our first documentary, so big relief and happy people really love it.
The Making of Animal Well | Documentary
YouTube video by Second Wind
youtu.be
March 5, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Our Animal Well Documentary crossed 100,000 views already!
Was actually really worried about how it would perform on Second Wind for our first documentary, so big relief and happy people really love it.
Was actually really worried about how it would perform on Second Wind for our first documentary, so big relief and happy people really love it.