John Linneman
@dark1x.bsky.social
Video Editor + Senior Staff Writer for
Digital Foundry and creator of DF Retro! Open to contract work!
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Digital Foundry and creator of DF Retro! Open to contract work!
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Didn’t realize that Sonic 3 AIR has an interpolation mode now allowing ultra high frame-rates. Playing S3K in ultrawide at 330 fps is truly wonderful.
January 21, 2026 at 11:15 AM
Didn’t realize that Sonic 3 AIR has an interpolation mode now allowing ultra high frame-rates. Playing S3K in ultrawide at 330 fps is truly wonderful.
Man…this game still feels fresh. 5K, ultra wide, 60 fps, HDR injected MotorStorm. Just amazing to play even today. 20 years old now!
January 18, 2026 at 1:47 PM
Man…this game still feels fresh. 5K, ultra wide, 60 fps, HDR injected MotorStorm. Just amazing to play even today. 20 years old now!
Here we go again...another week, another round of Windows 11 problems
overclock3d.net/news/softwar...
overclock3d.net/news/softwar...
New Windows update ruins Nvidia GeForce GPU performance - OC3D
It looks like Microsoft has released another Windows update that has negatively impacted the GPU performance of Nvidia GeForce GPUs.
overclock3d.net
January 18, 2026 at 11:16 AM
Here we go again...another week, another round of Windows 11 problems
overclock3d.net/news/softwar...
overclock3d.net/news/softwar...
What can I say but Fuck Meta. They’re killing so many amazing studios to do what? Focus on making the world an even worse place? Garbage company.
I'm hearing some really disheartening news that Camouflaj, the studio behind Batman: Arkham Shadow, may have been completely laid off, including Ryan Payton and Matt Walker, despite reports saying otherwise.
Heartbreaking news if true. This team poured everything into that game.
Heartbreaking news if true. This team poured everything into that game.
January 14, 2026 at 10:20 PM
What can I say but Fuck Meta. They’re killing so many amazing studios to do what? Focus on making the world an even worse place? Garbage company.
Post a game you remember playing that nobody else remembers
January 14, 2026 at 7:33 PM
Post a game you remember playing that nobody else remembers
January 12, 2026 at 1:22 PM
New DF Retro Super Show. @108.bsky.social joins us to discuss, in great detail I might add, the Ape Escape series. Please enjoy.
The DF Retro Super Show returns for its debut 2026 episode. John and Marc are joined by Tim Rogers for a massive episode on the Ape Escape saga! youtu.be/qEN5k6mEibY
DF Retro Super Show #005: The Ape Escape Saga - Ft. Tim Rogers!
YouTube video by Digital Foundry
youtu.be
January 11, 2026 at 4:26 PM
New DF Retro Super Show. @108.bsky.social joins us to discuss, in great detail I might add, the Ape Escape series. Please enjoy.
Older 3D visuals resulted in such a unique and haunting vibe that isn’t easy to recreate in the modern era. I love it.
Lara's Home Pool (Tomb Raider II Starring Lara Croft, PC-PS1, Core Design, 1997)
January 11, 2026 at 12:36 PM
Older 3D visuals resulted in such a unique and haunting vibe that isn’t easy to recreate in the modern era. I love it.
It’s marketed as an esports display but this is secretly an amazing choice for retro style games on PC and emulation like Mame with variable refresh rates. Very impressive showing.
Nvidia G-Sync Pulsar is one of the biggest leaps in display technology we've seen in years. Are flat panels finally able to deliver impressive motion quality? It takes a lot to make John like an LCD but here we are! youtu.be/fRxzGyxJIbA
January 10, 2026 at 5:50 PM
It’s marketed as an esports display but this is secretly an amazing choice for retro style games on PC and emulation like Mame with variable refresh rates. Very impressive showing.
It’s been a good decade or so but I’ve finished A Link to the Past once again. This time, Kamigami no Triforce. Enjoyed the original, sometimes different script. The game is still a classic and one of the best in the series.
January 8, 2026 at 10:15 PM
It’s been a good decade or so but I’ve finished A Link to the Past once again. This time, Kamigami no Triforce. Enjoyed the original, sometimes different script. The game is still a classic and one of the best in the series.
What a film! Thanks Bruce
January 7, 2026 at 4:09 PM
What a film! Thanks Bruce
The Office brand is arguably Microsoft's most important - possibly more than Windows itself. To rename it after this slop generator is staggeringly foolish. Honestly, it's pushed me to spending more and more time in Linux and MacOS lately to escape this Copilot push.
Microsoft is so fucking stupid.
Microsoft renamed Microsoft Office to Microsoft 365 Copilot App
I'm not joking
Microsoft renamed Microsoft Office to Microsoft 365 Copilot App
I'm not joking
January 5, 2026 at 7:26 PM
The Office brand is arguably Microsoft's most important - possibly more than Windows itself. To rename it after this slop generator is staggeringly foolish. Honestly, it's pushed me to spending more and more time in Linux and MacOS lately to escape this Copilot push.
OK, so uake Brutalist Jam III is insanely cool. Any boomer shooter fans need to play this immediately. While based on Quake, it stands as its own thing - the architecture, level design and atmosphere are off the charts. Play it.
www.slipseer.com/index.php?re...
www.slipseer.com/index.php?re...
January 4, 2026 at 11:26 AM
OK, so uake Brutalist Jam III is insanely cool. Any boomer shooter fans need to play this immediately. While based on Quake, it stands as its own thing - the architecture, level design and atmosphere are off the charts. Play it.
www.slipseer.com/index.php?re...
www.slipseer.com/index.php?re...
January 3, 2026 at 7:44 PM
Oh man, I remember making this lol
Killzone Shadow Fall vs Halo Infinite
Killzone Shadow Fall vs Halo Infinite
January 2, 2026 at 12:11 PM
Oh man, I remember making this lol
Killzone Shadow Fall vs Halo Infinite
Killzone Shadow Fall vs Halo Infinite
I saw this pop-up and, ya know, Austin is kinda right here. The PS4 -is- probably the best deal in gaming right now. The library is huge, it's cheap and consoles are plentiful. PS4 physical games are in that 'nobody wants 'em' phase where they're mostly super cheap!
www.youtube.com/shorts/XmZ64...
www.youtube.com/shorts/XmZ64...
The Problem with Gaming in 2026…
YouTube video by Austin Evans
www.youtube.com
January 2, 2026 at 11:44 AM
I saw this pop-up and, ya know, Austin is kinda right here. The PS4 -is- probably the best deal in gaming right now. The library is huge, it's cheap and consoles are plentiful. PS4 physical games are in that 'nobody wants 'em' phase where they're mostly super cheap!
www.youtube.com/shorts/XmZ64...
www.youtube.com/shorts/XmZ64...
Rewatched The Matrix Resurrections and I do still quite enjoy what they made. Really fun, fascinating movie. The biggest miss for me remains the lack of Hugo Weaving…which alas, was down to scheduling, I suppose.
January 1, 2026 at 7:15 PM
Rewatched The Matrix Resurrections and I do still quite enjoy what they made. Really fun, fascinating movie. The biggest miss for me remains the lack of Hugo Weaving…which alas, was down to scheduling, I suppose.
I felt like an idiot buying every single revision of the 3DS and 2DS back in the day but I guess it wasn’t the worst idea?
Prices Of Second-Hand Nintendo 3DS Consoles Spike Online.
Prices Of Second-Hand Nintendo 3DS Consoles Spike Online
Some 3DS XL units are selling for 76% more than they cost at launch
www.timeextension.com
January 1, 2026 at 3:34 PM
I felt like an idiot buying every single revision of the 3DS and 2DS back in the day but I guess it wasn’t the worst idea?
I'm often stunned by just how amazing Need for Speed 2015 looks even today. The visual quality they achieved at the time was truly groundbreaking - especially the integration between FMV and real-time graphics.
December 31, 2025 at 1:37 PM
I'm often stunned by just how amazing Need for Speed 2015 looks even today. The visual quality they achieved at the time was truly groundbreaking - especially the integration between FMV and real-time graphics.
This is good to see. I've been driving a rental the past couple weeks (was in an accident - but just bumper damage, thankfully) and it's a VW with 90% touch driven controls. It's OK enough most of the time but if you need to quickly adjust/check something, it really sucks.
Amazingly, reaction times using screens while driving are worse than being drunk or high—no wonder 90 percent of drivers hate using touchscreens in cars. Finally the auto industry is coming to its senses.
Rejoice! Carmakers Are Embracing Physical Buttons Again
Amazingly, reaction times using screens while driving are worse than being drunk or high—no wonder 90 percent of drivers hate using touchscreens in cars. Finally the auto industry is coming to its…
wrd.cm
December 28, 2025 at 10:36 AM
This is good to see. I've been driving a rental the past couple weeks (was in an accident - but just bumper damage, thankfully) and it's a VW with 90% touch driven controls. It's OK enough most of the time but if you need to quickly adjust/check something, it really sucks.
Geez, LG is making a 52" version of their 5K2K ultrawide?! The 45" one that I have is already gigantic on just about any desk. 52" is gonna be wild. The 39" is more interesting for folks, I think - it follows their older 38" ultrawides, which are a great size!
www.engadget.com/computing/ac...
www.engadget.com/computing/ac...
LG announces line of premium gaming monitors that offer 5K visuals
LG just announced a new line of gaming monitors called UltraGear evo. These displays offer 5K visuals.
www.engadget.com
December 26, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Geez, LG is making a 52" version of their 5K2K ultrawide?! The 45" one that I have is already gigantic on just about any desk. 52" is gonna be wild. The 39" is more interesting for folks, I think - it follows their older 38" ultrawides, which are a great size!
www.engadget.com/computing/ac...
www.engadget.com/computing/ac...
It has not been a great week. The wife and son are down with the flu since Monday, so we cancelled all plans - I've managed to dodge it but am looking after them. No celebration this week...and my birthday is this weekend too. Needed a serious break from work and this is not what I envisioned!
December 26, 2025 at 4:19 PM
It has not been a great week. The wife and son are down with the flu since Monday, so we cancelled all plans - I've managed to dodge it but am looking after them. No celebration this week...and my birthday is this weekend too. Needed a serious break from work and this is not what I envisioned!
Hey, my annual GOTY video is out! This year was tricky as I missed out of a number of games I wanted to play due to travel but I still found some real bangers and perhaps controversial picks.
It's not only the season to be jolly, it's the time of year where John Linneman reveals his favourite games of the last 12 months - and if you're looking for a list packed with triple-A titles, you may be disappointed... youtu.be/lLSs8y3BdLo
Digital Foundry Games of 2025: The John Linneman Collection!
YouTube video by Digital Foundry
youtu.be
December 24, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Hey, my annual GOTY video is out! This year was tricky as I missed out of a number of games I wanted to play due to travel but I still found some real bangers and perhaps controversial picks.