Liam Robertson
@liamrobertson.bsky.social
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Video game historian who uncovers lost video games and other curiosities. Makes videos for DYKG. Freelance writer. Autism/ADHD. I was @doctor_cupcakes on Twitter. Links to my stuff: https://linktr.ee/liamrobertson
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[NEW VIDEO] Xbox’s Cancelled ‘Uncharted Rival’ From Gears of War Studio

I investigate how Microsoft attempted to make its own Uncharted exclusively for Xbox from the Gears of War team and question if Phil Spencer misled the public about the project...

www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mT_...
liamrobertson.bsky.social
I have found a store not far from me that sells genuinely good konbini style onigiri. It’s so over for me
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“woke has to come back”
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velodus.bsky.social
Their commitment to making sure I never see this movie is commendable
culturecrave.co
Disney promoting AI slop posters at the ‘Tron Ares’ premiere
liamrobertson.bsky.social
Bro what did I just walk into? Hahaha
liamrobertson.bsky.social
Very glad I made sure I had Rock Band 4 before it was delisted. With the DLC, you can make basically the best soundtrack that's ever been in a music game. It's insane how much good stuff they added to that game.
liamrobertson.bsky.social
Wow. Where did all this information come from? I guess we’ll never know!
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First time I’ve seen someone recommend LRG in response to a boycott lol
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My blood ran cold reading this statement.

The guy is now on X crowing about beating cancel culture (in itself a red flag) and pivoting to right wing grifting, all while other concerns about attribution and sourcing in this book loom like an iceberg. And that's who Bitmaps stand together with now.
liamrobertson.bsky.social
Why would you make a terrible AI version of this when you could use the actual teaser for it that's on YouTube? There is literally no reason to do this. It only looks so much worse.
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Xbox exclusive "Project Ranger" was to rival PlayStation's Uncharted game. | 📖Read More: www.videogameschronicle.com/news/details...

#Gamer #MobileGaming #Nintendo #PCGaming #Playstation #RetroGaming #SteamDeck #Xbox #Videogames #VRGaming
liamrobertson.bsky.social
After Ranger was cancelled in favour of doing Gears of War 4, Liam McIntyre was rehired to play one of its main characters, JD Fenix. This is at least partly why he was cast in that role - because MS had apparently already paid for his likeness rights during Ranger.
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thezestiestbone.bsky.social
please stop referring what people make as "content" unless what they're making is so inconsequential that literally no other label works better

call art art, music music, performance performance, dance dance... boiling everything down to a catch-all is insulting and devaluing
liamrobertson.bsky.social
It sounds like Nintendo spent way more time rationalising why they should not credit Grant Kirkhope than it would have taken just to add his name to the credits with the countless other people there. There's no good justification for this. It's unacceptable.
liamrobertson.bsky.social
You know that part in Dragon Ball Z where Goku trains in like 100x gravity and then gets to Namek and demolishes a bunch of guys without taking a scratch? That's what it's like going from Silksong to Ghost of Yotei.
liamrobertson.bsky.social
Liam McIntyre, who was recently announced to be playing Wolverine in the new PS5 game, was cast to play the main character in Ranger. He played Cole - a super spy who was cocky and charismatic in the vein of Nathan Drake. He did extensive performance and motion capture work on the game.
liamrobertson.bsky.social
This derivative approach from Microsoft's management is something I've uncovered before. In 2014, they wanted Capcom Vancouver to make them a 'Last of Us killer'. This was supposed to be a gritty reboot of Dead Rising that ended up being a huge disaster. More here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=6glE...
How Capcom's Dead Rising Studio Fell Apart - Game History Secrets
YouTube video by DidYouKnowGaming
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liamrobertson.bsky.social
Quantum Break from Remedy and Rise of the Tomb Raider (for a limited time) going exclusive on Xbox One were the direct result of the same initiative at Microsoft to find their own Uncharted. Ranger and Quantum Break came from the same brief in early 2012 looking for a game like that.
liamrobertson.bsky.social
Microsoft (Phil Spencer in particular) desperately wanted their own Uncharted in 2012 and greenlit multiple projects in the hope of finding it. Project Ranger was one of the biggest of these endeavours: a cross between Uncharted and Mission Impossible being made by the Gears of War team.
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Microsoft Vancouver was working on a Halo Kinect game in 2011, but it was ultimately short-lived.
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Going to make a thread to highlight some of the discoveries in this video that might be of interest since almost nobody has covered it so far and it hasn't gotten much traction. I'll add to this occasionally. 🧵
liamrobertson.bsky.social
[NEW VIDEO] Xbox’s Cancelled ‘Uncharted Rival’ From Gears of War Studio

I investigate how Microsoft attempted to make its own Uncharted exclusively for Xbox from the Gears of War team and question if Phil Spencer misled the public about the project...

www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mT_...