Shane @ The Pixel Empire
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. GIF Connoisseur. Loves the word aficionado. New Video Reviews every Saturday.
PSN/XBL/NID: SteadySphere
@PixelEmpire
. GIF Connoisseur. Loves the word aficionado. New Video Reviews every Saturday.
PSN/XBL/NID: SteadySphere
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🟡Over 300 reviews across 14 different platforms
🟢Retro classics, modern releases and obscurities
🔴Honest and fair opinions
All games. All eras. In context.
If this is what you look for in your videogame reviews, check out my channel below! #gaming
youtube.com/user/steadys...
🟢Retro classics, modern releases and obscurities
🔴Honest and fair opinions
All games. All eras. In context.
If this is what you look for in your videogame reviews, check out my channel below! #gaming
youtube.com/user/steadys...
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@steadyspheretpe.bsky.social's latest vid. I've not played Hellblade yet, but it sounds like a good 'un. Quite fancy tackling an action game after this! ☺️👇
📕 youtu.be/KRBMuZv0gXc
📕 youtu.be/KRBMuZv0gXc
Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice (PS4) - Review
YouTube video by SteadySphere - Pixel Empire Video Reviews
youtu.be
December 7, 2025 at 3:19 PM
@steadyspheretpe.bsky.social's latest vid. I've not played Hellblade yet, but it sounds like a good 'un. Quite fancy tackling an action game after this! ☺️👇
📕 youtu.be/KRBMuZv0gXc
📕 youtu.be/KRBMuZv0gXc
Independently made by Ninja Theory while aiming to replicate a AAA production, Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice would arrive in 2017. Does this dark tale prove worthwhile?
VIDEO REVIEW👉 youtu.be/KRBMuZv0gXc
#gaming #hellblade #ps4
VIDEO REVIEW👉 youtu.be/KRBMuZv0gXc
#gaming #hellblade #ps4
Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice (PS4) - Review
YouTube video by SteadySphere - Pixel Empire Video Reviews
youtu.be
December 6, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Independently made by Ninja Theory while aiming to replicate a AAA production, Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice would arrive in 2017. Does this dark tale prove worthwhile?
VIDEO REVIEW👉 youtu.be/KRBMuZv0gXc
#gaming #hellblade #ps4
VIDEO REVIEW👉 youtu.be/KRBMuZv0gXc
#gaming #hellblade #ps4
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For December's theme, we've a classic throwback: Breakout & Arkanoid!
In addition to our usual mix, we've four reviews celebrating the block-busting lineage across PS5, PC, Amstrad CPC, and Atari Jaguar! #gaming #retrogaming #atari
www.thepixelempire.net
🟡🟢🔴
In addition to our usual mix, we've four reviews celebrating the block-busting lineage across PS5, PC, Amstrad CPC, and Atari Jaguar! #gaming #retrogaming #atari
www.thepixelempire.net
🟡🟢🔴
December 4, 2025 at 1:50 PM
For December's theme, we've a classic throwback: Breakout & Arkanoid!
In addition to our usual mix, we've four reviews celebrating the block-busting lineage across PS5, PC, Amstrad CPC, and Atari Jaguar! #gaming #retrogaming #atari
www.thepixelempire.net
🟡🟢🔴
In addition to our usual mix, we've four reviews celebrating the block-busting lineage across PS5, PC, Amstrad CPC, and Atari Jaguar! #gaming #retrogaming #atari
www.thepixelempire.net
🟡🟢🔴
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What is your favourite Prince of Persia game? #gaming
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time would emerge in 2003 after Ubisoft acquired the rights. A collaborative effort with original creator Jordan Mechner, does it live up to previous entries?
VIDEO REVIEW👉 youtu.be/gi9IIOcw7zI
#gaming #princeofpersia #thesandsoftime
VIDEO REVIEW👉 youtu.be/gi9IIOcw7zI
#gaming #princeofpersia #thesandsoftime
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (PS2) - Review
YouTube video by SteadySphere - Pixel Empire Video Reviews
youtu.be
December 1, 2025 at 7:55 AM
What is your favourite Prince of Persia game? #gaming
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🟡 YAY!GER
🟢 Yager (2003, Xbox)
REVIEW: @steadyspheretpe.bsky.social takes to the skies for an impressive and action-packed flight combat game, which marked the debut of German development house Yager. Read or watch his views below! 🙂👇 #gaming #xbox #review
🔴 www.thepixelempire.net/yager-xbox-r...
🟢 Yager (2003, Xbox)
REVIEW: @steadyspheretpe.bsky.social takes to the skies for an impressive and action-packed flight combat game, which marked the debut of German development house Yager. Read or watch his views below! 🙂👇 #gaming #xbox #review
🔴 www.thepixelempire.net/yager-xbox-r...
Yager (XBOX) review | Microsoft Xbox
Yager Xbox review: Fly fast and fight harder: dynamic air battles and fierce combat in this cult classic early-2000s Xbox flight shooter.
www.thepixelempire.net
December 3, 2025 at 12:09 AM
🟡 YAY!GER
🟢 Yager (2003, Xbox)
REVIEW: @steadyspheretpe.bsky.social takes to the skies for an impressive and action-packed flight combat game, which marked the debut of German development house Yager. Read or watch his views below! 🙂👇 #gaming #xbox #review
🔴 www.thepixelempire.net/yager-xbox-r...
🟢 Yager (2003, Xbox)
REVIEW: @steadyspheretpe.bsky.social takes to the skies for an impressive and action-packed flight combat game, which marked the debut of German development house Yager. Read or watch his views below! 🙂👇 #gaming #xbox #review
🔴 www.thepixelempire.net/yager-xbox-r...
Reposted by Shane @ The Pixel Empire
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time would emerge in 2003 after Ubisoft acquired the rights. A collaborative effort with original creator Jordan Mechner, does it live up to previous entries?
VIDEO REVIEW👉 youtu.be/gi9IIOcw7zI
#gaming #princeofpersia #thesandsoftime
VIDEO REVIEW👉 youtu.be/gi9IIOcw7zI
#gaming #princeofpersia #thesandsoftime
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (PS2) - Review
YouTube video by SteadySphere - Pixel Empire Video Reviews
youtu.be
November 29, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time would emerge in 2003 after Ubisoft acquired the rights. A collaborative effort with original creator Jordan Mechner, does it live up to previous entries?
VIDEO REVIEW👉 youtu.be/gi9IIOcw7zI
#gaming #princeofpersia #thesandsoftime
VIDEO REVIEW👉 youtu.be/gi9IIOcw7zI
#gaming #princeofpersia #thesandsoftime
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🟡 EXTRA CLIPS
🟢 Time Crisis II (2001, PS2)
REVIEW: A great, expanded port of a legendary arcade game. TCII delivers a non-stop thrill ride that's one of the finest lightgun games you could hope to experience. ☺️👇 #gaming #namco #review
🔴 www.thepixelempire.net/time-crisis-...
🟢 Time Crisis II (2001, PS2)
REVIEW: A great, expanded port of a legendary arcade game. TCII delivers a non-stop thrill ride that's one of the finest lightgun games you could hope to experience. ☺️👇 #gaming #namco #review
🔴 www.thepixelempire.net/time-crisis-...
Time Crisis II (PS2) review | PlayStation 2
Time Crisis II PS2 review: Intense dual-scenario lightgun shooter, with strong presentation and and co-op firepower making this PS2 port a must-play for action fans.
www.thepixelempire.net
December 1, 2025 at 12:53 AM
🟡 EXTRA CLIPS
🟢 Time Crisis II (2001, PS2)
REVIEW: A great, expanded port of a legendary arcade game. TCII delivers a non-stop thrill ride that's one of the finest lightgun games you could hope to experience. ☺️👇 #gaming #namco #review
🔴 www.thepixelempire.net/time-crisis-...
🟢 Time Crisis II (2001, PS2)
REVIEW: A great, expanded port of a legendary arcade game. TCII delivers a non-stop thrill ride that's one of the finest lightgun games you could hope to experience. ☺️👇 #gaming #namco #review
🔴 www.thepixelempire.net/time-crisis-...
What is your favourite Prince of Persia game? #gaming
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time would emerge in 2003 after Ubisoft acquired the rights. A collaborative effort with original creator Jordan Mechner, does it live up to previous entries?
VIDEO REVIEW👉 youtu.be/gi9IIOcw7zI
#gaming #princeofpersia #thesandsoftime
VIDEO REVIEW👉 youtu.be/gi9IIOcw7zI
#gaming #princeofpersia #thesandsoftime
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (PS2) - Review
YouTube video by SteadySphere - Pixel Empire Video Reviews
youtu.be
December 1, 2025 at 7:55 AM
What is your favourite Prince of Persia game? #gaming
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time would emerge in 2003 after Ubisoft acquired the rights. A collaborative effort with original creator Jordan Mechner, does it live up to previous entries?
VIDEO REVIEW👉 youtu.be/gi9IIOcw7zI
#gaming #princeofpersia #thesandsoftime
VIDEO REVIEW👉 youtu.be/gi9IIOcw7zI
#gaming #princeofpersia #thesandsoftime
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (PS2) - Review
YouTube video by SteadySphere - Pixel Empire Video Reviews
youtu.be
November 29, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time would emerge in 2003 after Ubisoft acquired the rights. A collaborative effort with original creator Jordan Mechner, does it live up to previous entries?
VIDEO REVIEW👉 youtu.be/gi9IIOcw7zI
#gaming #princeofpersia #thesandsoftime
VIDEO REVIEW👉 youtu.be/gi9IIOcw7zI
#gaming #princeofpersia #thesandsoftime
With over half the votes, Hellblade is your winner! Full December lineup coming later on!
November 25, 2025 at 9:42 AM
With over half the votes, Hellblade is your winner! Full December lineup coming later on!
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🟡 TOUR-DE-FORZA
🟢 Forza Horizon 2 (2014, Xbox One)
REVIEW: @steadyspheretpe.bsky.social takes to the open road to cover Forza Horizon's turbo-charged jump to Xbox One. Buckle your seatbelts: it's even better than the excellent original 🙂👇 #gaming #review
🔴 www.thepixelempire.net/forza-horizo...
🟢 Forza Horizon 2 (2014, Xbox One)
REVIEW: @steadyspheretpe.bsky.social takes to the open road to cover Forza Horizon's turbo-charged jump to Xbox One. Buckle your seatbelts: it's even better than the excellent original 🙂👇 #gaming #review
🔴 www.thepixelempire.net/forza-horizo...
Forza Horizon 2 (XONE) review | Xbox One
Forza Horizon 2 Xbox One review: Lightning-fast open world racing sequel with stunning visuals and more than 200 cars.
www.thepixelempire.net
November 24, 2025 at 8:41 PM
🟡 TOUR-DE-FORZA
🟢 Forza Horizon 2 (2014, Xbox One)
REVIEW: @steadyspheretpe.bsky.social takes to the open road to cover Forza Horizon's turbo-charged jump to Xbox One. Buckle your seatbelts: it's even better than the excellent original 🙂👇 #gaming #review
🔴 www.thepixelempire.net/forza-horizo...
🟢 Forza Horizon 2 (2014, Xbox One)
REVIEW: @steadyspheretpe.bsky.social takes to the open road to cover Forza Horizon's turbo-charged jump to Xbox One. Buckle your seatbelts: it's even better than the excellent original 🙂👇 #gaming #review
🔴 www.thepixelempire.net/forza-horizo...
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@steadyspheretpe.bsky.social's latest vid review 👀
Haven't played much of the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. games, but I've always thought the setting has a huge amount of potential ☺️
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wYN6...
Haven't played much of the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. games, but I've always thought the setting has a huge amount of potential ☺️
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wYN6...
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl (XBOX SERIES X) - Review
YouTube video by SteadySphere - Pixel Empire Video Reviews
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November 24, 2025 at 8:18 PM
@steadyspheretpe.bsky.social's latest vid review 👀
Haven't played much of the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. games, but I've always thought the setting has a huge amount of potential ☺️
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wYN6...
Haven't played much of the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. games, but I've always thought the setting has a huge amount of potential ☺️
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wYN6...
24 hours left to vote!
November is half-way done, so let's start the last vote of 2025! This focuses on story-driven PS4 games, and your picks are...
🧠 Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice
♦️ The Sexy Brutale
⛪️ Those Who Remain
🐶 Will: A Wonderful World
Drop your votes down below! Hope you are all well and stay safe.
🧠 Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice
♦️ The Sexy Brutale
⛪️ Those Who Remain
🐶 Will: A Wonderful World
Drop your votes down below! Hope you are all well and stay safe.
November 24, 2025 at 12:09 PM
24 hours left to vote!
What's your favourite Stalker game? #gaming
After enduring a turbulent development which saw cancellation, the developer's closure and re-opening and even military conflict, S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 would emerge in 2024. Does it live up to prior games?
VIDEO REVIEW👉 youtu.be/wYN6_I_08gg
#gaming #xboxseriesx #stalker2
VIDEO REVIEW👉 youtu.be/wYN6_I_08gg
#gaming #xboxseriesx #stalker2
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl (XBOX SERIES X) - Review
YouTube video by SteadySphere - Pixel Empire Video Reviews
youtu.be
November 24, 2025 at 5:37 AM
What's your favourite Stalker game? #gaming
Still time to get those votes in!
November is half-way done, so let's start the last vote of 2025! This focuses on story-driven PS4 games, and your picks are...
🧠 Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice
♦️ The Sexy Brutale
⛪️ Those Who Remain
🐶 Will: A Wonderful World
Drop your votes down below! Hope you are all well and stay safe.
🧠 Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice
♦️ The Sexy Brutale
⛪️ Those Who Remain
🐶 Will: A Wonderful World
Drop your votes down below! Hope you are all well and stay safe.
November 23, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Still time to get those votes in!
After enduring a turbulent development which saw cancellation, the developer's closure and re-opening and even military conflict, S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 would emerge in 2024. Does it live up to prior games?
VIDEO REVIEW👉 youtu.be/wYN6_I_08gg
#gaming #xboxseriesx #stalker2
VIDEO REVIEW👉 youtu.be/wYN6_I_08gg
#gaming #xboxseriesx #stalker2
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl (XBOX SERIES X) - Review
YouTube video by SteadySphere - Pixel Empire Video Reviews
youtu.be
November 22, 2025 at 7:54 AM
After enduring a turbulent development which saw cancellation, the developer's closure and re-opening and even military conflict, S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 would emerge in 2024. Does it live up to prior games?
VIDEO REVIEW👉 youtu.be/wYN6_I_08gg
#gaming #xboxseriesx #stalker2
VIDEO REVIEW👉 youtu.be/wYN6_I_08gg
#gaming #xboxseriesx #stalker2
Reposted by Shane @ The Pixel Empire
Reposted by Shane @ The Pixel Empire
November is half-way done, so let's start the last vote of 2025! This focuses on story-driven PS4 games, and your picks are...
🧠 Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice
♦️ The Sexy Brutale
⛪️ Those Who Remain
🐶 Will: A Wonderful World
Drop your votes down below! Hope you are all well and stay safe.
🧠 Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice
♦️ The Sexy Brutale
⛪️ Those Who Remain
🐶 Will: A Wonderful World
Drop your votes down below! Hope you are all well and stay safe.
November 18, 2025 at 6:57 PM
November is half-way done, so let's start the last vote of 2025! This focuses on story-driven PS4 games, and your picks are...
🧠 Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice
♦️ The Sexy Brutale
⛪️ Those Who Remain
🐶 Will: A Wonderful World
Drop your votes down below! Hope you are all well and stay safe.
🧠 Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice
♦️ The Sexy Brutale
⛪️ Those Who Remain
🐶 Will: A Wonderful World
Drop your votes down below! Hope you are all well and stay safe.
Reposted by Shane @ The Pixel Empire
🟡 SEAFOOD & BEAT IT?
🟢 Darius Gaiden (1996, Saturn)
REVIEW: Taito's classic arcade shmup blasted onto the Saturn in '96. 28 levels, branching paths, and a legion of memorable bosses made for a mega-ambitious game. How would its port fare? 😊🙂 #gaming #sega
🔴 www.thepixelempire.net/darius-gaide...
🟢 Darius Gaiden (1996, Saturn)
REVIEW: Taito's classic arcade shmup blasted onto the Saturn in '96. 28 levels, branching paths, and a legion of memorable bosses made for a mega-ambitious game. How would its port fare? 😊🙂 #gaming #sega
🔴 www.thepixelempire.net/darius-gaide...
Darius Gaiden (SAT) review | Saturn
Darius Gaiden Saturn review: A classic side-scrolling shmup with black-hole bombs, branching paths and giant mechanised sea-creatures as bosses.
www.thepixelempire.net
November 20, 2025 at 12:50 AM
🟡 SEAFOOD & BEAT IT?
🟢 Darius Gaiden (1996, Saturn)
REVIEW: Taito's classic arcade shmup blasted onto the Saturn in '96. 28 levels, branching paths, and a legion of memorable bosses made for a mega-ambitious game. How would its port fare? 😊🙂 #gaming #sega
🔴 www.thepixelempire.net/darius-gaide...
🟢 Darius Gaiden (1996, Saturn)
REVIEW: Taito's classic arcade shmup blasted onto the Saturn in '96. 28 levels, branching paths, and a legion of memorable bosses made for a mega-ambitious game. How would its port fare? 😊🙂 #gaming #sega
🔴 www.thepixelempire.net/darius-gaide...
16 votes already!
November is half-way done, so let's start the last vote of 2025! This focuses on story-driven PS4 games, and your picks are...
🧠 Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice
♦️ The Sexy Brutale
⛪️ Those Who Remain
🐶 Will: A Wonderful World
Drop your votes down below! Hope you are all well and stay safe.
🧠 Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice
♦️ The Sexy Brutale
⛪️ Those Who Remain
🐶 Will: A Wonderful World
Drop your votes down below! Hope you are all well and stay safe.
November 19, 2025 at 6:15 PM
16 votes already!
Reposted by Shane @ The Pixel Empire
What is the best Unreal Tournament game? #gaming
After proving a pivotal release for PCs in the late nineties, Secret Level would bring Unreal Tournament to Dreamcast in 2001. Was the port godlike?
VIDEO REVIEW👉 youtu.be/wQ__apnJUdw
#gaming #dreamcast #unrealtournament
VIDEO REVIEW👉 youtu.be/wQ__apnJUdw
#gaming #dreamcast #unrealtournament
Unreal Tournament (DC) - Review
YouTube video by SteadySphere - Pixel Empire Video Reviews
youtu.be
November 17, 2025 at 5:36 AM
What is the best Unreal Tournament game? #gaming
November is half-way done, so let's start the last vote of 2025! This focuses on story-driven PS4 games, and your picks are...
🧠 Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice
♦️ The Sexy Brutale
⛪️ Those Who Remain
🐶 Will: A Wonderful World
Drop your votes down below! Hope you are all well and stay safe.
🧠 Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice
♦️ The Sexy Brutale
⛪️ Those Who Remain
🐶 Will: A Wonderful World
Drop your votes down below! Hope you are all well and stay safe.
November 18, 2025 at 6:57 PM
November is half-way done, so let's start the last vote of 2025! This focuses on story-driven PS4 games, and your picks are...
🧠 Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice
♦️ The Sexy Brutale
⛪️ Those Who Remain
🐶 Will: A Wonderful World
Drop your votes down below! Hope you are all well and stay safe.
🧠 Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice
♦️ The Sexy Brutale
⛪️ Those Who Remain
🐶 Will: A Wonderful World
Drop your votes down below! Hope you are all well and stay safe.
Reposted by Shane @ The Pixel Empire
After proving a pivotal release for PCs in the late nineties, Secret Level would bring Unreal Tournament to Dreamcast in 2001. Was the port godlike?
VIDEO REVIEW👉 youtu.be/wQ__apnJUdw
#gaming #dreamcast #unrealtournament
VIDEO REVIEW👉 youtu.be/wQ__apnJUdw
#gaming #dreamcast #unrealtournament
Unreal Tournament (DC) - Review
YouTube video by SteadySphere - Pixel Empire Video Reviews
youtu.be
November 15, 2025 at 7:06 AM
After proving a pivotal release for PCs in the late nineties, Secret Level would bring Unreal Tournament to Dreamcast in 2001. Was the port godlike?
VIDEO REVIEW👉 youtu.be/wQ__apnJUdw
#gaming #dreamcast #unrealtournament
VIDEO REVIEW👉 youtu.be/wQ__apnJUdw
#gaming #dreamcast #unrealtournament
What is the best Unreal Tournament game? #gaming
After proving a pivotal release for PCs in the late nineties, Secret Level would bring Unreal Tournament to Dreamcast in 2001. Was the port godlike?
VIDEO REVIEW👉 youtu.be/wQ__apnJUdw
#gaming #dreamcast #unrealtournament
VIDEO REVIEW👉 youtu.be/wQ__apnJUdw
#gaming #dreamcast #unrealtournament
Unreal Tournament (DC) - Review
YouTube video by SteadySphere - Pixel Empire Video Reviews
youtu.be
November 17, 2025 at 5:36 AM
What is the best Unreal Tournament game? #gaming