Damien McFerran
@damienmcferran.bsky.social
Co-owner of Hookshot Media: Nintendo Life, Push Square, Pure Xbox, Time Extension
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16 years married today to the greatest woman in this or any other universe
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35 years ago, I wrote this article about the Super Famicom AKA SNES. It had everything I could dig up about Nintendo's new 16-bit console and man, my excitement levels were off the charts. It just sounded incredible! And indeed was. I even mention its possible CD-ROM upgrade! 🤯
November 12, 2025 at 10:33 AM
35 years ago, I wrote this article about the Super Famicom AKA SNES. It had everything I could dig up about Nintendo's new 16-bit console and man, my excitement levels were off the charts. It just sounded incredible! And indeed was. I even mention its possible CD-ROM upgrade! 🤯
These guys are smashing it. So pleased to be working with such a talented team!
More details on our visit to Valve on the brand-new DF website, kicking off with everything you need to know about the new Steam Machine: www.digitalfoundry.net/features/han...
Hands-On with Steam Machine: Valve's New PC/Console Hybrid
An irresistible form-factor, but what about performance?
www.digitalfoundry.net
November 12, 2025 at 6:30 PM
These guys are smashing it. So pleased to be working with such a talented team!
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Our Steam Frame video will run later, but if you're looking for in-depth information right now, we have this article for you: www.digitalfoundry.net/features/ste...
Steam Frame VR Hands-On: Quest 3's Biggest Competition Yet
Native 2D game support, ARM64 translation layer, more.
www.digitalfoundry.net
November 12, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Our Steam Frame video will run later, but if you're looking for in-depth information right now, we have this article for you: www.digitalfoundry.net/features/ste...
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We went hands-on with Valve's Steam Machine and Steam Frame. Two videos in the pipeline, kicking off right now with this detailed discussion on Valve's beautiful PC/console hybrid - and the new Steam Controller: youtu.be/2rv83LgXiN0
November 12, 2025 at 6:07 PM
We went hands-on with Valve's Steam Machine and Steam Frame. Two videos in the pipeline, kicking off right now with this detailed discussion on Valve's beautiful PC/console hybrid - and the new Steam Controller: youtu.be/2rv83LgXiN0
My new favourite piece of feedback
November 12, 2025 at 10:01 AM
My new favourite piece of feedback
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"It Should Have Been Ours" - Street Fighter 2 Was Supposed To Be A TurboGrafx-16 Exclusive, Claims Former TTI President.
"It Should Have Been Ours" - Street Fighter 2 Was Supposed To Be A TurboGrafx-16 Exclusive, Claims Former TTI President
"We had it in our pocket"
www.timeextension.com
November 11, 2025 at 11:30 AM
"It Should Have Been Ours" - Street Fighter 2 Was Supposed To Be A TurboGrafx-16 Exclusive, Claims Former TTI President.
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Retail Therapy: Henshin, A Slice Of Japan On The British High Street.
Retail Therapy: Henshin, A Slice Of Japan On The British High Street
"It might be hard to believe, but physical media sales are up"
www.timeextension.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Retail Therapy: Henshin, A Slice Of Japan On The British High Street.
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Every chatbot startup: “I saw people were lonely so I made a widget.”
A former physician has launched Robyn, an empathetic AI companion | TechCrunch
Robyn wants to position it self as an empathetic chatbot and not as a companion or a therapy app
techcrunch.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Every chatbot startup: “I saw people were lonely so I made a widget.”
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Great angle on the Hyatt Regency in San Francisco being brutalist and significant architecture:
November 11, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Great angle on the Hyatt Regency in San Francisco being brutalist and significant architecture:
This game absolutely *slaps*
Review: Lumines Arise (PS5) - The Most Beautiful and Most Complete Lumines Game Ever
www.pushsquare.com/reviews/ps5/... (via @pushsquare.com)
Review: Lumines Arise (PS5) - The Most Beautiful and Most Complete Lumines Game Ever
www.pushsquare.com/reviews/ps5/... (via @pushsquare.com)
Review: Lumines Arise (PS5) - The Most Beautiful and Most Complete Lumines Game Ever
Block out the noise
www.pushsquare.com
November 11, 2025 at 8:33 PM
This game absolutely *slaps*
Review: Lumines Arise (PS5) - The Most Beautiful and Most Complete Lumines Game Ever
www.pushsquare.com/reviews/ps5/... (via @pushsquare.com)
Review: Lumines Arise (PS5) - The Most Beautiful and Most Complete Lumines Game Ever
www.pushsquare.com/reviews/ps5/... (via @pushsquare.com)
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Waiting til the sun goes down so I can Rotate Some Blocks with my full attention(!!!!)
November 11, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Waiting til the sun goes down so I can Rotate Some Blocks with my full attention(!!!!)
This place is amazing www.timeextension.com/features/ret...
November 11, 2025 at 1:05 PM
This place is amazing www.timeextension.com/features/ret...
At Calke Abbey
November 8, 2025 at 3:41 PM
At Calke Abbey
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Guide: Welcome To Armored Core - A Chronological Breakdown Of FromSoftware's Legendary Mecha Series.
Guide: Welcome To Armored Core - A Chronological Breakdown Of FromSoftware's Legendary Mecha Series
Core, blimey!
www.timeextension.com
November 7, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Guide: Welcome To Armored Core - A Chronological Breakdown Of FromSoftware's Legendary Mecha Series.
Hard to believe we've been on this journey for 20 years now. What @antdickens.com started has turned into the world's most popular Nintendo fan site, and it's been an real honour to be part of that story
Site News: Nintendo Life Turns 20 Today!.
Site News: Nintendo Life Turns 20 Today!
Mamma mia!
www.nintendolife.com
November 8, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Hard to believe we've been on this journey for 20 years now. What @antdickens.com started has turned into the world's most popular Nintendo fan site, and it's been an real honour to be part of that story
I'm utterly hooked on Absolum.
I know it got a good critical response when it launched, but it feels like it has gotten lost in the crush a little, which is a shame - it's sooooo well put together!
If you liked SoR4 and Roguelite gameplay, it's a must-have
I know it got a good critical response when it launched, but it feels like it has gotten lost in the crush a little, which is a shame - it's sooooo well put together!
If you liked SoR4 and Roguelite gameplay, it's a must-have
November 7, 2025 at 3:47 PM
I'm utterly hooked on Absolum.
I know it got a good critical response when it launched, but it feels like it has gotten lost in the crush a little, which is a shame - it's sooooo well put together!
If you liked SoR4 and Roguelite gameplay, it's a must-have
I know it got a good critical response when it launched, but it feels like it has gotten lost in the crush a little, which is a shame - it's sooooo well put together!
If you liked SoR4 and Roguelite gameplay, it's a must-have
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One Man's "Life-Long Dream" Of Creating A Physical WipEout Race Track Is Complete.
One Man's "Life-Long Dream" Of Creating A Physical WipEout Race Track Is Complete
Created using Carrera Hybrid
www.timeextension.com
November 7, 2025 at 10:00 AM
One Man's "Life-Long Dream" Of Creating A Physical WipEout Race Track Is Complete.
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Review: G'AIM'E - Coin-Op Time Crisis Comes Home With This AI-Powered Light Gun.
Review: G'AIM'E - Coin-Op Time Crisis Comes Home With This AI-Powered Light Gun
Action!
www.timeextension.com
November 7, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Review: G'AIM'E - Coin-Op Time Crisis Comes Home With This AI-Powered Light Gun.
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the tech industry is pretty funny, because a bunch of pretentious dudes invented software that generates sentences and now they think they’re demigods
AI could end scarcity, end humanity - or boost trend growth by 0.2 percentage points
November 7, 2025 at 3:13 PM
the tech industry is pretty funny, because a bunch of pretentious dudes invented software that generates sentences and now they think they’re demigods
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Here’s this week’s Better Offline monologue. I talk about OpenAI hinting they’d want a federal backstop for data center loans, NVIDIA’s weird, desperate post about China, and my deep suspicion about OpenAI’s leaked numbers.
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Monologue: AI's Desperation Era
Podcast Episode · Better Offline · 11/07/2025 · Bonus · 7m
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November 7, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Here’s this week’s Better Offline monologue. I talk about OpenAI hinting they’d want a federal backstop for data center loans, NVIDIA’s weird, desperate post about China, and my deep suspicion about OpenAI’s leaked numbers.
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Horrible, horrible, *horrible* company
Meta reportedly projected 10% of 2024 sales came from scam, fraud ads
Meta reportedly projected 10% of 2024 sales came from scam, fraud ads
Meta projected that about $16 billion in 2024 revenue came from running ads for scams and banned goods, according to a Thursday report from Reuters.
cnb.cx
November 7, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Horrible, horrible, *horrible* company
This has been under wraps for a while, but we can *finally* reveal that @hookshot.media is powering @digitalfoundry.bsky.social's new site!
@antdickens.com and the entire DF team have done an amazing job with this, and it's an honour to be working with such a talented bunch of people
@antdickens.com and the entire DF team have done an amazing job with this, and it's an honour to be working with such a talented bunch of people
Proud and excited to share that the new Digital Foundry website is live - please do check it out at www.digitalfoundry.net. Read our opening post about what we're doing and why: www.digitalfoundry.net/news/2025/11...
Digital Foundry
Digital Foundry was founded in 2004 and specialises in technical analysis of video games and hardware, using our own bespoke tools for frame-rate analysis – covering everything from console, PC and be...
www.digitalfoundry.net
November 6, 2025 at 5:01 PM
This has been under wraps for a while, but we can *finally* reveal that @hookshot.media is powering @digitalfoundry.bsky.social's new site!
@antdickens.com and the entire DF team have done an amazing job with this, and it's an honour to be working with such a talented bunch of people
@antdickens.com and the entire DF team have done an amazing job with this, and it's an honour to be working with such a talented bunch of people
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I’m delighted to see my 8-page Simon The Sorcerer feature in the latest Retro Gamer. This article was a real labour of love; I interviewed someone involved in every single game, including both the new one and the cancelled 2014 release. If you’re a fan of the series, I think you’ll like it.
November 6, 2025 at 3:26 PM
I’m delighted to see my 8-page Simon The Sorcerer feature in the latest Retro Gamer. This article was a real labour of love; I interviewed someone involved in every single game, including both the new one and the cancelled 2014 release. If you’re a fan of the series, I think you’ll like it.