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TJ Denzer

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Senior News Editor Shacknews.com & culinary host of tasty indies on Indie-licious. Unofficial Bowser expert/weirdo. contact: tj.denzer (at) http://shacknews.com

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TJ Denzer @johnnychugs.bsky.social · Apr 9

Yeah, it's a repost, but please play this at my funeral without explanation or context. It's as good of an understanding of who I am as you're going to get and the people closest to me will understand.

TJ Denzer @johnnychugs.bsky.social · 10h

I wonder if Ubisoft regretted canceling a Civil War era Assassin's Creed after it saw Shadows hit one million units in sales on the afternoon it was released.

Ya know... despite the flood of racist chuds screaming, praying, and shitting themselves in hope of it failing.

Shacknews @shacknews.com · 10h

Ubisoft reportedly canceled a post-Civil War Asassin's Creed in 2024

Ubisoft apparently canceled the game due to backlash to Yasuke in Assassin's Creed Shadows and high tensions in USA politics.

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Shacknews @shacknews.com · 14h

The Shacknews BF6 review will be a couple of days late to allow for us to get time with full servers, but expect some multiplayer videos to drop on October 9 @ 11 a.m. ET. #Battlefield6 #Gaming #Battlefield

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TJ Denzer @johnnychugs.bsky.social · 18h

It's so uncanny they have to be related by blood if not the same person.

TJ Denzer @johnnychugs.bsky.social · 18h

Asmongold is what happens when this guy from GeGeGe no Kitaro gets a Who Framed Roger Rabbit deal.

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TJ Denzer @johnnychugs.bsky.social · 1d

I put my finger on exactly what I like about Warwick in #2XKO. #FGC

TJ Denzer @johnnychugs.bsky.social · 1d

The characters in #2XKO haven't really appealed to me, until Warwick. What's more, I learned that Juggernaut Warwick is a monster once you get him to rage state. Think I'll stick around on him for a bit until another character I like comes along for the duo. #FGC

TJ Denzer @johnnychugs.bsky.social · 1d

Perhaps one of the most interesting things I played at #TGS2025. D-Topia is a new @annapurna.com jam with Marumittu Games. In a "perfect world" handled by an AI system, your job is to keep paradise running smoothly in a chill narrative that feels disturbingly timely. #indiegame #indiegames #indiedev

Shacknews @shacknews.com · 1d

D-Topia puts you in the role of a service tech that maintains an AI-run 'utopia'

At Tokyo Game Show 2025, Marumittu Games and Annapurna Interactive's D-Topia had us solving troubles in paradise.

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TJ Denzer @johnnychugs.bsky.social · 1d

I fear my state may have put the ICE Recruitment Center and the Paul Blart Lookalike Content too close to one another.

TJ Denzer @johnnychugs.bsky.social · 1d

One of the things I got to do during #TGS2025 was try to bend my hands about C. Viper's high execution gameplay in #StreetFighter6. Her tools are going to be a challenge to master, but they look rewarding for players who put in the time. Also, that theme is absolute 🔥 #SF6 #FGC

Shacknews @shacknews.com · 1d

C. Viper feels tough to learn, but looks rewarding in Street Fighter 6

We got a taste of C. Viper's upgraded Burning Kicks and Seismic Hammers in Street Fighter 6 during Tokyo Game Show 2025.

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TJ Denzer @johnnychugs.bsky.social · 1d

It doesn't feel fair for dope-ass Ekko to be in this position, but I look at this image and I just hear *squeaky toy noises*

squeaka-squeaka-squeaka-squeaka-squeaka 🐺🧸 #2XKO

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Lucas White @hokutolucas.bsky.social · 2d

it's my latest review

funny meat game

Shacknews @shacknews.com · 2d

King of Meat review: Dungeon Ninja Warrior

Smash TV meets Ninja Warrior in this unhinged, but somehow cute multiplayer brawler.

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TJ Denzer @johnnychugs.bsky.social · 2d

It’s late and you should be asleep, but you glimpsed a reality where they kept making Until Dawn sequels and the two main through lines are:
1) They go back to the lodge to mourn whoever died or went missing last for a horny party.
2) Whoever’s dating Mike has to get scrappy with his exes.

TJ Denzer @johnnychugs.bsky.social · 2d

It takes only a moment to grasp Ball x Pit’s ball-rebounding rogue-lite style, and then it gets addicting fast. One of our favorite things we tried at #TGS2025. @devolverdigital.com @ballxpit.com #indiegame #indiegames #indiedev

Shacknews @shacknews.com · 2d

Ball x Pit was a delightfully fun surprise at Tokyo Game Show 2025

Arkanoid/Breakout meets schmup meets medieval rogue-lite might sound like a lot, but it's awesome in action.

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TJ Denzer @johnnychugs.bsky.social · 4d

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TJ Denzer @johnnychugs.bsky.social · 5d

Winning at Robot Rock Arena in Fortnite's Daft Punk event actually rewards you less than dying before Wave 20. At least if you lose before Wave 20, it will give you stats for your run. Winning just plops you at Wave 1 with zero feedback. Multimillion dollar flagship game. 🥴

Shacknews @shacknews.com · 5d

Winning Robot Rock Arena is underwhelming... #Fortnite #DaftPunk #Gaming

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TJ Denzer @johnnychugs.bsky.social · 5d

3D calligraphy, TeamLab Borderless

TJ Denzer @johnnychugs.bsky.social · 5d

The Fortnite Daft Punk event kicks off by having you go to where Guy-Manuel exploded (marking the assumed end of the band), pick up his head, and wear it to experience Daft Punk things. And then Technologic, a song parodying rampant consumerism, plays on the dance floor.

TJ Denzer @johnnychugs.bsky.social · 6d

Holy smokes, It Has My Face is INTENSE! Invasion of the Body Snatchers single-player kill or be killed! Very good, and I was actually getting into the story. This one's available on PC now. Check it out and get spooked! #indiegame #indiegames #indiedev @nightbytegames.com @bhvr.com

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TJ Denzer @johnnychugs.bsky.social · 6d

I'm bringing back Indie-licious one-offs this week with the start of spooky month. Join us as we jump into It Has My Face and its take on indie psychological horror. Can we find and kill our clone before it finds us? #indiegame #indiegames #indiedev @nightbytegames.com @bhvr.com

Shacknews @shacknews.com · 6d

ShackStream: Indie-licious Episode 178 - It Has My Face

Indie-licious one-offs return on Thursdays as we kick off the spookiest month of the year with It Has My Face.

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TJ Denzer @johnnychugs.bsky.social · 6d

The part that floors me. Dude took the check, and his post-show excuse is "I expected to find a bunch of barbaric murderers and instead they were super nice, so now they're fine in my book!"

Like this man took the money AND expected to go over there and see snuff. What a fucking prick.

Kara Swisher @karaswisher.bsky.social · 7d

Surprisingly lame excuse around obvious censorship coupled with a weird can-you-believe-they-are-not-all-on-camels naïveté about Saudi Arabia. Really a sad miss by Bill Burr www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general...

Bill Burr Defends Performing at Controversial Riyadh Comedy Festival: “They’re Just Like Us”

The actor-comedian details his experience at the event: "Definitely one of the top three experiences I've ever had ... I think it's going to lead to a lot of positive things."

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TJ Denzer @johnnychugs.bsky.social · 6d

Over 35 years working on #MortalKombat and things like it is absolutely wild. Dan Forden's career at NetherRealms was pretty much as long as my actual life.

Shacknews @shacknews.com · 6d

Dan Forden leaves NetherRealm Studios after over 35 years

You may remember him as the guy who popped in shout 'Toasty!' in falsetto when you were doing good in Mortal Kombat.

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Shacknews @shacknews.com · 6d

Quick look at character customization and Photo Mode in Pokémon Legends: Z-A #Pokemon #NintendoSwitch2 #PokemonLegendsZA

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TJ Denzer @johnnychugs.bsky.social · 6d

That'll teach em to produce their largest game ever with huge ambitions and a steady content plan that keeps about 15k players locked in and active on PC alone.

What the fuck are we even doing here?

GamesIndustry.biz @gibiz.bsky.social · 7d

Funcom, the Oslo-based studio behind the recently released Dune: Awakening, has announced it will be laying off staff.

www.gamesindustry.biz/dune-awakeni...

Dune: Awakening developer Funcom announces redundancies

The Tencent-owned studio says it needs to "restructure our teams and focus our resources"

www.gamesindustry.biz

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Tristan Cooper @tristanacooper.bsky.social · 7d

Newly minted evergreen meme

meme of fred armisen saying

Make bad game? Fired

Make good game? Fired

Make incredibly successful game?
Believe it or not, also fired

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TJ Denzer @johnnychugs.bsky.social · 6d

Next on the #TGS2025 run, I checked out Hyrule Warriors #AgeOfImprisonment. Playing Zelda, Mineru, and especially Rauru was fun enough, but to see new features like the Zonai devices and Sync Attacks in a flawless and stable framerate was so delicious. Excited for the full thing.

Shacknews @shacknews.com · 6d

Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment unleashed royal power during its TGS 2025 demo

We got a taste of Zonai and the Power of Light wielded by Zelda, Rauru, and Mineru in a short Switch 2 demo during this year's Tokyo Game Show.

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