Writing about weird old video games, CRT TVs, horror movies, trashy novels, and cool art. Talking games on @pocketoid for 15 years. Runs @CRTpixels.

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Not sure how to do this. My partner and light of 19 years, Mitzi Starkweather has been diagnosed with metastatic (stage 4) breast cancer. We are hopeful that modern treatment can give her many more years of changing the world. If you’re able, we could use your help. Link below
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it’s great advice for everything and it couldn’t come from a better person. Shigesato Itoi has one of the most varied & whimsical careers ever. made a genre-defining video game trilogy, was in My Neighbor Totoro, wrote short stories with Murakami, made music with Ryuchi Sakamoto
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I was told iD could also be in trouble. What the fuck are we even doing here??
Bloomberg: Several Xbox Studios, including Compulsion Games, Ninja Theory, and Double Fine, are in active negotiations with Xbox to spin off as they try to avoid closure bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
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I love this genre of Pokémon #Pokemon
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ocarina of time’s real tone coming for unsuspecting botw players
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Once again, bullshit that this is a key card, bullshit that there is no upgrade path for people who would prefer to buy a Switch physical copy.
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Final Fantasy Resonance (PS5/Switch/Switch 2 KC) up for preorder at Target ($49.99) buff.ly/zvAlhcg Amazon amzn.to/3RThp17 Best Buy buff.ly/dN9NEbZ GameStop buff.ly/7N0FyBw VGP buff.ly/vbcqOkK PNP buff.ly/oHXiawy #ad
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What pisses me off even more is that SE entered the Switch 2 with an excellent Romancing SaGa 2 upgrade that works with my Switch 1 physical copy. They could just do this, but they are choosing not to.
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i keep trying to folks that ocarina of time felt like literal magic on release, and yeah, maybe it is.
Seeing this on my TL and YEAH it happened when I was playing a rando YEARS ago and I was actually super confused and had to look up what the hell had even happened there. Ocarina is a hell of a game.
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If all it takes to ruin your day is “no new (insert video game franchise)…” Then congratulations! You have less emotional maturity than my Kindergartner!
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Like I dunno man, get a grip. There are more video games than at any point in history. You can get most of them for like $5-$20 and I know you already own thousands. Maybe find a better reason to wake up each morning.
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hope you’ve got time to play 36 RPGs in a row!!!
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they literally announced 3 more rpgs as i was typing this
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I’m so glad nintendo is still making goofy wii sports shit in the big ‘26
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No matter how jaded this industry makes me, I hope there’s never a day that I’m not vibrating in anticipation of a Nintendo Direct
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A brave knight. A cursed dungeon. A nightmare made just for you... Wishlist DUNGEON LURKER if you dare: store.steampowered.com/app/4… #indiedev #indiegame #ScreenshotSaturday #TheMIX #SummerGameFest #DungeonLurker
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lets just see how many showcases i need to catch up on and- JESUS CHRISTTTTT
24 Summer Gaming Showcases June 1 - The Mix Summer Game Showcase June 1 - Midsummer Nights Scream June 2 - Black Voices in Gaming June 2 - PlayStation's State of Play June 3 - Shacknews E4 Indie Showcase June 3 - V3 Expo June 4 - LATAM Games Showcase June 4 - Women Led Games Showcase June 5 - Summer Game Fest Live June 5 - Day of the Devs June 5 - Access-Ability Summer Showcase June 6 - Southeast Asian Games Showcase June 6 - Wholesome Direct June 6 - Story Rich Showcase June 6 - Green Games Showcase June 6 - Gayming Pride Parade June 6 - Frosty Games Showcase June 6 - Future Games Show Summer Showcase June 7 - Xbox Games Showcase June 7 - Gears of War: E-Day Direct June 7 - PC Gaming Show June 7 - German Indie Showcase June 8 - India Game Showcase June 12 - UploadVR Summer Showcase
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yeah dude, i love stavros halkias
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every showing i tried to get into last night was sold out all across the city until i found the two last seats at an 8:30 screening. felt like i was in the 2000s again. something is happening.
insane that such a niche concept is slowly spreading across theatres all over the world; backrooms hits my inner child so hard, the urge to wander into infinite spaces that will especially speak to anyone who grew up in the 2000’s with glitchy games and windows xp wallpapers
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On release I had so many arguments with people saying this game wasn't worth the money because it was weird and short. Today it is widely recognized as an endlessly replayable arcade masterpiece. The next time a unique game drops, support it if you ever want to see another.
Y'all genuinely were not lying saying it never stops getting better this game is so awesome
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If you haven’t seen today’s news, it’s rocked the modding community in a big way. Earlier today Lance McDonald shared on X, “The entire source code and all assets for Metal Gear Solid 2 HD just leaked on 4chan,” likely tied to Armature Studio’s work on the Vita port. And this goes far beyond just the HD version. Our own MGN moderator and modder, @Afevis , whose contributions to the MGS2 and MGS3 modding scene speak for themselves (MGSHDFix) shared some early insight: “It’s not just the HD versions in the dump, it’s the full source code for the PS2 / Xbox / PC versions, everything up to Vita. The original E3 trailer script files are here. The cut Tanker water-escape sequence. 9/11 censored scripting. Internal file editors & tooling, etc.” When asked if there were more assets from the pre-9/11 build, he added: “It does. At a brief glance, Arsenal Gear -> Manhattan crash stuff was censored by simply commenting out code. Likewise, there’s E3 / Demo assets. HD version was definitely made from OG source, not 100% reverse engineered as people misinterpret from old Bluepoint Games interviews.” Modders are still digging through everything, but the implications are massive. This could mean restoring cut content, uncovering unseen material, and gaining a much deeper understanding of how the game was built. On top of that, it gives the community more tools to preserve and refine these games going forward. If even part of this holds true, this is a huge unexpected moment for the scene. More to come!
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the real main character of resident evil:
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