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Why did Ubisoft cancel this Assassin’s Creed game?

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Phil Bothun @phil.70percentcomplete.com · 2h

Would Assassin’s Creed in the reconstruction era been handled well? Definitely not. But cancelling it is worse than doing it as a disservice.

New episode of Point to Point live now!
youtu.be/80XhRoHTU9w

The One About Licensed Games - Episode 4

Phil Bothun @phil.70percentcomplete.com · 3d

Shit. This is VERY good

Phil Bothun @phil.70percentcomplete.com · 6d

Thanks for reading, Westen! I really appreciate you taking a look, it’s certainly something we’ve never fully put in writing but has been a guiding hand for us for a while now.

Yeah man, the game pass thing is maybe less relevant today than it was three days ago, but still an interesting topic

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Gianni DiCrosta @giannidicrosta.bsky.social · 7d

What’s that?!? One week later and the kids are back???? Today me, @mrthehuman.bsky.social, @phil.70percentcomplete.com, and @heroicheadgear.bsky.social dive into all things licensed games, some of our favorites, and our own dream mashup pitches! Be sure to check us out!!

youtu.be/XkcIpgq0Uk0?...

YouTube video by The Content Mill

Why be a games website in 2025?

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Phil Bothun @phil.70percentcomplete.com · 7d

I was on a plane, so I was in my feelings (and so we blog). I mean honestly, what else is there to do? This one goes out to @grubb.wtf and @lexluddy.xyz for the recent incredible episode of Game Mess Mornings. Thanks for the kick in the pants, Lex

www.70percentcomplete.com/why-be-a-gam...

A recent meditation on the point of covering games in 2025 (and a list of my favorite places doing it right)

Bloodborne Ch. 2 | Cleric Beat (me up)

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Phil Bothun @phil.70percentcomplete.com · 7d

Great ep Lex! As a tiny “outlet,” I feel a lot of this pain too. Watching the media space collapse with a ton of people trying to climb up and getting nothing in return sucks.

I think about Gerstmann’s Crackdown 3 review a lot, and your curation angle may be the answer to what this space needs now

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lex luddy (ichiban appreciator) @lexluddy.xyz · 7d

Here's my rant on review codes and why game publishers need to support smaller games media outlets.

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(excuse the compression)

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Phil Bothun @phil.70percentcomplete.com · 9d

This is a Very Good game!

Jesse Makkonen @jessemakkonen.com · 9d

My latest game, Without a Dawn, is participating in Steam Autumn Sale: store.steampowered.com/app/3145620/...
It's a single sitting, psychological visual horror novel featuring unique pseudo-ascii art. 😊
#steam #visualnovel #gamedev

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Phil Bothun @phil.70percentcomplete.com · 9d

The beauty of watching a Bloodborne playthrough is that you can just kinda just jump in whenever you want? There’s progress, there’s setbacks, and there’s

F A S H I O N

youtu.be/f-Zd0P37wlU

MOTHERSHIP is the coolest #ttrpg I've seen!

Phil Bothun @phil.70percentcomplete.com · 12d

I’m STOKED for my next tabletop session, because @mothership.bsky.social is going to be my whole spooky season vibe

youtube.com/shorts/l5k1l...

The One About The Content Mill! - Episode 1

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Gianni DiCrosta @giannidicrosta.bsky.social · 14d

SURPRISE!! My buddies and I launched a game podcast!!

We're kicking off with THREE WHOLE HOURS OF CONTENT across three episodes! Come check us out on YouTube and all DSP's!

Episode 1: youtu.be/1IV1GDqVIl8?...
Episode 2: youtu.be/rXDryTsrFfQ?...
Episode 3: youtu.be/F6tfyWh5jlo?...

YouTube video by Content Mill

Apple Pulls The Savant From Its Release Schedule

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Phil Bothun @phil.70percentcomplete.com · 15d

OH WORD?

Vulture @vulture.com · 15d

Apple has pulled The Savant, its series starring Jessica Chastain’s about hunting down white supremacist cells across America, from its immediate release schedule.

Apple has pulled The Savant, its series starring Jessica Chastain’s about hunting down white supremacist cells across America, from its immediate release schedule.

www.vulture.com

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Phil Bothun @phil.70percentcomplete.com · 16d

All this chatter about Silent Hill f has got me thinking…is this my first Silent Hill game?

youtu.be/ymZ5nyMT4tc

Searching for safety in Silent Hill f

Is Hollow Knight: Silksong a good Metroidvania?

Phil Bothun @phil.70percentcomplete.com · 16d

Currently playing a library copy of Bloodborne just as the (old) Gods intended

Phil Bothun @phil.70percentcomplete.com · 18d

I spent waaaay too many hours playing Sledstorm, EA BIG’s Hydro Thunder but with snowmobiles. What an era man

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CognitiveClips @cognitiveclips.bsky.social · 20d

And here it is.

My video essay is NOT a review of #Silksong. It's a dive into its use - or misuse - of #metroidvania elements. I'd love for you to take a look!

youtu.be/1UPh4OCjhVs

YouTube video by CognitiveClips

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is a near perfect video game

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Phil Bothun @phil.70percentcomplete.com · 20d

It's a busy day at the 70% Complete offices. After missing the boat for several months, here it is. The timeliest of reviews: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. Enjoy!

www.70percentcomplete.com/clair-obscur...

With all this melancholy journal writing, some would say I'm more of a Writer than a Painter.

Hollow Knight: Silksong review | VGC

Phil Bothun @phil.70percentcomplete.com · 23d

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. ✅

Phil Bothun @phil.70percentcomplete.com · 24d

Dude. Star Trek? The Next Generation? It’s good did you know

Phil Bothun @phil.70percentcomplete.com · 26d

This is a Very Good review

Andy Robinson @andyrobinson.bsky.social · 26d

Hollow Knight: Silksong review: "A game that intends to make you suffer, even to its own detriment."

www.videogameschronicle.com/review/hollo...

Team Cherry’s sequel has a clear mission statement, but doesn’t seem to consider the consequences…

www.videogameschronicle.com

Phil Bothun @phil.70percentcomplete.com · 26d

IT BETTER BE PREY.

Title card for the video game Prey (2017). It shows a person in a red space suit walking like a cool guy towards the camera as scary smoke wisps reach out to them

Phil Bothun @phil.70percentcomplete.com · 26d

The *only* reason I can think of is early game burning runes on levels and not having enough to buy a smithing stone or something?

But yeah. The amount of times I’ve leveled and then left the grace only to realize I could level more is basically half the time

Phil Bothun @phil.70percentcomplete.com · 26d

New post on the site! About, wait a second…books? That can’t be right.

www.70percentcomplete.com/my-fall-must...

My fall must reads are all RPG source books

Looking for page turners or dice rollers? These books do both.