Dustin Bailey
@dkbailey64.bsky.social
Staff writer at GamesRadar+. Retro enthusiast. American Truck Simulatorer. he/him
I'm almost embarrassed how on-brand my feelings about Dragon Quest 7 and its remake have been, but the heart wants what it wants
After 50 hours, I've fallen in love with Dragon Quest 7 – not the JRPG's breezy new remake, but the 25-year-old PS1 original www.gamesradar.com/games/dragon...
After 50 hours, I've fallen in love with Dragon Quest 7 – not the JRPG's breezy new remake, but the 25-year-old PS1 original
Now Playing | A few dozen hours jumping back and forth between the remake and the original has convinced me that Dragon Quest 7 was always better than its reputation suggested
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February 5, 2026 at 4:06 PM
I'm almost embarrassed how on-brand my feelings about Dragon Quest 7 and its remake have been, but the heart wants what it wants
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Guess what brand finally has an officially official Bluesky account? (It's us, GamesRadar+)
Palworld dev "couldn't believe" the state of publisher deals in games and wanted to be "much fairer" with devs: "The price you have to pay is someone else taking all your money for years and years" www.gamesradar.com/games/surviv...
Palworld dev "couldn't believe" the state of publisher deals in games and wanted to be "much fairer" with devs: "The price you have to pay is someone else taking all your money for years and years"
Pocketpair Publishing doesn't backload recoup terms
www.gamesradar.com
January 20, 2026 at 4:58 PM
Guess what brand finally has an officially official Bluesky account? (It's us, GamesRadar+)
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Mr. Fan of Fan Translation is back with his yearly video about PS1 Fan Translations. Please watch it and be marveled at the power of old video games and singing cats.
youtu.be/FPN_KUQyPIs
youtu.be/FPN_KUQyPIs
PS1 Fan Translations (2025 Update) | Sean Seanson
YouTube video by Sean Seanson
youtu.be
January 20, 2026 at 4:33 PM
Mr. Fan of Fan Translation is back with his yearly video about PS1 Fan Translations. Please watch it and be marveled at the power of old video games and singing cats.
youtu.be/FPN_KUQyPIs
youtu.be/FPN_KUQyPIs
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*nods sagely* they got a games radar article
January 9, 2026 at 9:25 PM
*nods sagely* they got a games radar article
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Very fun story here. I only saw this post this week, and immediately had to learn more.
Why and how a JRPG fan spent $2,000 building a GameStop in his basement: "The spaces combined with the passions in our lives have the power to bring people together"
"It went beyond the games themselves and was ingrained in the social tissue of the time"
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January 9, 2026 at 9:02 PM
Very fun story here. I only saw this post this week, and immediately had to learn more.
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Looks like @dkbailey64.bsky.social's interview with Keita Takahashi has been making the rounds before I could even share it!
Full thing definitely worth a read.
Full thing definitely worth a read.
Keita Takahashi said 'To a T' didn't sell well enough. He moved back to Japan with his family, unsure if he will stay in the industry.
store.steampowered.com/app/1875320/...
www.gamesradar.com/games/advent...
store.steampowered.com/app/1875320/...
www.gamesradar.com/games/advent...
December 14, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Looks like @dkbailey64.bsky.social's interview with Keita Takahashi has been making the rounds before I could even share it!
Full thing definitely worth a read.
Full thing definitely worth a read.
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THEY'VE PUT ME ON THE POCKETSTATION COOP. I'M BEING RENDERED IN A 32 BY 32 GRID OF MONOCHROME PIXELS. THE BOYS BACK AT QUANTICO SAID THEY'RE GOING TO RELOCATE ME TO A "DOKO DEMO ISSYO" UNTIL THEY CAN GET THIS STRAIGHTENED OUT.
December 13, 2025 at 9:24 PM
THEY'VE PUT ME ON THE POCKETSTATION COOP. I'M BEING RENDERED IN A 32 BY 32 GRID OF MONOCHROME PIXELS. THE BOYS BACK AT QUANTICO SAID THEY'RE GOING TO RELOCATE ME TO A "DOKO DEMO ISSYO" UNTIL THEY CAN GET THIS STRAIGHTENED OUT.
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big ups to @platanoranger.bsky.social and @thewillarowe.bsky.social for helping out on news at GamesRadar+ tonight and tomorrow 🎉
y'all should commission them for work
y'all should commission them for work
December 12, 2025 at 4:33 AM
big ups to @platanoranger.bsky.social and @thewillarowe.bsky.social for helping out on news at GamesRadar+ tonight and tomorrow 🎉
y'all should commission them for work
y'all should commission them for work
me heading into hour three of the game awards
December 12, 2025 at 2:55 AM
me heading into hour three of the game awards
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One of my last and favorite interviews of the year. Ryuichi Nishizawa might be my hero? www.gamesradar.com/games/i-feel...
"I feel a strong need to prevent Japanese-style game development from being lost": 40-year games veteran argues Japan devs should make "unapologetically Japanese" games
"If we create what only we can create, the world will gladly accept it"
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December 9, 2025 at 9:37 PM
One of my last and favorite interviews of the year. Ryuichi Nishizawa might be my hero? www.gamesradar.com/games/i-feel...
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GamesRadar+ presents Year in Review: The Best of 2025!
Our EOY coverage starts *right now* and you can follow along in this hub all month long.
Our EOY coverage starts *right now* and you can follow along in this hub all month long.
Year in Review: The Best of 2025
With exclusive interviews and features, we're here to celebrate what made this year great
www.gamesradar.com
December 5, 2025 at 5:22 PM
GamesRadar+ presents Year in Review: The Best of 2025!
Our EOY coverage starts *right now* and you can follow along in this hub all month long.
Our EOY coverage starts *right now* and you can follow along in this hub all month long.
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This is absolutely heartbreaking news.
Nick Thorpe
@hkt3030.neocities.org
our incredible features editor, sadly passed away yesterday. He was an incredible asset to the magazine and a compassionate and fantastic friend. My thoughts go out to his friends and family.
I just can’t believe he’s gone
Nick Thorpe
@hkt3030.neocities.org
our incredible features editor, sadly passed away yesterday. He was an incredible asset to the magazine and a compassionate and fantastic friend. My thoughts go out to his friends and family.
I just can’t believe he’s gone
December 2, 2025 at 6:23 PM
This is absolutely heartbreaking news.
Nick Thorpe
@hkt3030.neocities.org
our incredible features editor, sadly passed away yesterday. He was an incredible asset to the magazine and a compassionate and fantastic friend. My thoughts go out to his friends and family.
I just can’t believe he’s gone
Nick Thorpe
@hkt3030.neocities.org
our incredible features editor, sadly passed away yesterday. He was an incredible asset to the magazine and a compassionate and fantastic friend. My thoughts go out to his friends and family.
I just can’t believe he’s gone
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Blind Han Solo fighting near Chewbacca on Tatooine above the Sarlac Pitt: "Bo Bichette???"
November 2, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Blind Han Solo fighting near Chewbacca on Tatooine above the Sarlac Pitt: "Bo Bichette???"
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bunch of new people joining the bluesky? time to share the GR+ staff starter pack again!
Made a starter pack of GamesRadar+ staff, some of which are more active than others: go.bsky.app/5D9xC1j
October 16, 2025 at 2:15 PM
bunch of new people joining the bluesky? time to share the GR+ staff starter pack again!
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Truly the most annoying thing about a CPAP was how immediately and thoroughly I was owned by it improving my life.
October 15, 2025 at 4:01 AM
Truly the most annoying thing about a CPAP was how immediately and thoroughly I was owned by it improving my life.
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Slack shitpost to news story pipeline remains intact: @dkbailey64.bsky.social has done some new Goku math
Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero is adding another set of Gokus, which will bring us to either 9, 24, 29, 30, or 39.375 total Gokus depending on who you ask, and at this point I'm concerned Bandai is runnin...
That's a lotta Gokus
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September 19, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Slack shitpost to news story pipeline remains intact: @dkbailey64.bsky.social has done some new Goku math
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to be clear: every single GamesRadar+ headline is lovingly crafted by a gaggle of arguing writers and editors, human beings poisoned by the internet
for anyone not in the blogging industry: these headlines get extreme responses from journos because every audience development-soaked, SEO-attuned bone in our body screams out that this is wrong, wrong wrong
and yet
and yet
July 25, 2025 at 5:03 PM
to be clear: every single GamesRadar+ headline is lovingly crafted by a gaggle of arguing writers and editors, human beings poisoned by the internet
Donkey Kong Bananza is, in short, awesome, and a terrific justification for owning a Switch 2.
www.gamesradar.com/games/donkey...
www.gamesradar.com/games/donkey...
Donkey Kong Bananza Review: "Destruction isn't just a flashy gimmick for the Minecraft generation, it's one of the best inventions Nintendo has had in years"
The latest Review,,,reviews, breaking news, comment, reviews and features from the experts at GamesRadar+
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July 16, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Donkey Kong Bananza is, in short, awesome, and a terrific justification for owning a Switch 2.
www.gamesradar.com/games/donkey...
www.gamesradar.com/games/donkey...
You ever start writing a shitpost and it suddenly escalates into a treatise on your relationship with a video game genre?
www.gamesradar.com/games/open-w...
www.gamesradar.com/games/open-w...
Death Stranding 2 is actually Australian Truck Simulator in disguise, and it's because Sam Porter Bridges is not a man: he's a truck
Opinion | Death Stranding 2 is a trucking game, and it can't be a trucking game without a playable truck
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July 5, 2025 at 8:46 PM
You ever start writing a shitpost and it suddenly escalates into a treatise on your relationship with a video game genre?
www.gamesradar.com/games/open-w...
www.gamesradar.com/games/open-w...
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would like to call your attention to this hard-hitting journalism out of sgf from @gamesdaly.bsky.social
We interviewed adorable dogs at Summer Game Fest and here's what they said #summergamefest #summergamefest2025 #dogs #dogsoftiktok #dog #funnygaming #gamingontiktok #xbox #fallout #hollowknight #hollo...
TikTok video by Gamesradar.com
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June 10, 2025 at 2:46 PM
would like to call your attention to this hard-hitting journalism out of sgf from @gamesdaly.bsky.social
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ok, the plot has thickened, time to be really specific.
if you worked at or regularly visited the Nintendo Redmond office around 1996/1997, and recall the lobby area of the same building that had the store on the second floor, I have a question for you about a piece of decor!
if you worked at or regularly visited the Nintendo Redmond office around 1996/1997, and recall the lobby area of the same building that had the store on the second floor, I have a question for you about a piece of decor!
I confirmed what I needed to get the story signed off on, but out of pure curiosity about a detail, if you have a very good memory and visited the Nintendo Redmond office around 1996/1997, or have a photo/video of the lobby, I'd still love to ask you a quick question!
hi! this is a very weird ask, but I am looking to speak to someone who visited the old Nintendo Redmond office (the one active in the 90s and 00s that's now a tennis court) who feels they remember the lobby pretty well. just have a couple quick questions, trying to verify something for a story.
May 14, 2025 at 5:24 PM
ok, the plot has thickened, time to be really specific.
if you worked at or regularly visited the Nintendo Redmond office around 1996/1997, and recall the lobby area of the same building that had the store on the second floor, I have a question for you about a piece of decor!
if you worked at or regularly visited the Nintendo Redmond office around 1996/1997, and recall the lobby area of the same building that had the store on the second floor, I have a question for you about a piece of decor!
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hi! this is a very weird ask, but I am looking to speak to someone who visited the old Nintendo Redmond office (the one active in the 90s and 00s that's now a tennis court) who feels they remember the lobby pretty well. just have a couple quick questions, trying to verify something for a story.
May 13, 2025 at 6:12 PM
hi! this is a very weird ask, but I am looking to speak to someone who visited the old Nintendo Redmond office (the one active in the 90s and 00s that's now a tennis court) who feels they remember the lobby pretty well. just have a couple quick questions, trying to verify something for a story.
The time for real retro gaming is here
May 11, 2025 at 2:29 PM
The time for real retro gaming is here
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Giant Bomb lives! Fandom has sold the site to us and it is now fully independent and employee-owned. We'll see you all on Tuesday for the Giant Bombcast.
For more info right now, head over to www.giantbomb.com/join
For more info right now, head over to www.giantbomb.com/join
May 10, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Giant Bomb lives! Fandom has sold the site to us and it is now fully independent and employee-owned. We'll see you all on Tuesday for the Giant Bombcast.
For more info right now, head over to www.giantbomb.com/join
For more info right now, head over to www.giantbomb.com/join