Echo Apsey
@echoapsey.bsky.social
Freelance games journalist, writer, editor. Words at IGN, NME, Rolling Stone, PC Gamer, Polygon, PCGamesN, Push Square, Pure Xbox, Nintendo Life, Gamer Guides, and more. Previously Guides Editor @TheLoadout.
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Echo Apsey
@echoapsey.bsky.social
· Feb 6
Editors, I'm heading to Gamescom this year for the first time since 2022, and I'd love to interview devs and preview games for you! Email is in bio and DMs are open. If any writers want to meet up too shoot me a DM!
They always come in threes so half expecting a Gran Turismo Gacha for mobile to get announced before Sunday
The Verge: Sony and NCSoft are developing Horizon Steel Frontiers, a new MMO designed specifically for mobile
Players take the role as machine hunters in a region called Deathlands (Arizona/New Mexico inspired) to take down machines with other players and compete with rival tribes
Players take the role as machine hunters in a region called Deathlands (Arizona/New Mexico inspired) to take down machines with other players and compete with rival tribes
November 13, 2025 at 2:46 AM
They always come in threes so half expecting a Gran Turismo Gacha for mobile to get announced before Sunday
As someone who just made the move from console gaming to PC, it is mad that in 10 years we have gone from consoles dominating the market to PC gaming being easier and cheaper than ever and consoles being obscenely expensive.
Announcing: New @steampowered.com Hardware, coming in 2026:
Steam Controller
Steam Machine
Steam Frame.
Watch our jazzy announcement video and wishlist now: steampowered.com/hardware
Steam Controller
Steam Machine
Steam Frame.
Watch our jazzy announcement video and wishlist now: steampowered.com/hardware
Steam Hardware
The Steam Hardware family officially expands in early 2026.
steampowered.com
November 12, 2025 at 6:46 PM
As someone who just made the move from console gaming to PC, it is mad that in 10 years we have gone from consoles dominating the market to PC gaming being easier and cheaper than ever and consoles being obscenely expensive.
Oooffff
Free-to-play multiplayer arena shooter Ratchet & Clank: Ranger Rumble announced for iOS, Android
Publisher Sony Interactive Entertainment and BEAST: Bio Exo Arena Suit Team developer Oh BiBi have announced free-to-play multiplayer arena shooter Ratchet & Clank: Ranger Rumble for iOS and Android.…
Publisher Sony Interactive Entertainment and BEAST: Bio Exo Arena Suit Team developer Oh BiBi have announced free-to-play multiplayer arena shooter Ratchet & Clank: Ranger Rumble for iOS and Android.…
Free-to-play multiplayer arena shooter Ratchet & Clank: Ranger Rumble announced for iOS, Android
Publisher Sony Interactive Entertainment and BEAST: Bio Exo Arena Suit Team developer Oh BiBi have announced free-to-play multiplayer arena shooter Ratchet & Clank: Ranger Rumble for iOS and Android. Pre-registration is available now via the official website.
www.gematsu.com
November 12, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Oooffff
We are never going to stop getting Elden Ring stuff. The IP is keeping Bandai afloat at this point 😅
Elden Ring Nightreign DLC - The Forsaken Hollows out Dec 4th, 2025
November 11, 2025 at 10:38 PM
We are never going to stop getting Elden Ring stuff. The IP is keeping Bandai afloat at this point 😅
This is an asinine idea because out the other end you are going to end up with a bunch of people in 40-60 years time with barely anything in their pension and having to spend their retirement poor and on benefits. Even more of a reason to get out of auto-enrollment.
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
Rachel Reeves plots stealth tax raid on retirement savings for budget
The chancellor is expected to limit a tax break on pension contributions for both employers and employees
www.thetimes.com
November 7, 2025 at 10:08 PM
This is an asinine idea because out the other end you are going to end up with a bunch of people in 40-60 years time with barely anything in their pension and having to spend their retirement poor and on benefits. Even more of a reason to get out of auto-enrollment.
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
Once again the Grammys category for best score for a video game is an insane selection of picks, missing at least 1 very obvious pick
November 7, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Once again the Grammys category for best score for a video game is an insane selection of picks, missing at least 1 very obvious pick
Love that I have not been paid for a significant portion of my Gamescom coverage 2 months on.
November 7, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Love that I have not been paid for a significant portion of my Gamescom coverage 2 months on.
Was Katy Perry held hostage to write her last album in that way because this new single is not whatever that was?
November 7, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Was Katy Perry held hostage to write her last album in that way because this new single is not whatever that was?
The double whammy of this and Dispatch selling more than 1 million copies and surpassing 130,000 players on Steam is a really great sign for the future of narrative-focused games.
Mafia: The Old Country beat internal expectations, proves there’s a market for narrative games done well, says Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick
➡️ www.thegamebusiness.com/p/grand-thef...
➡️ www.thegamebusiness.com/p/grand-thef...
November 6, 2025 at 11:49 PM
The double whammy of this and Dispatch selling more than 1 million copies and surpassing 130,000 players on Steam is a really great sign for the future of narrative-focused games.
Years into the online media and games media crisis and it amazes me that the people at the top are still completely oblivious to the steps needed to emerge on the other side, and still coming up with the dumbest ideas.
November 6, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Years into the online media and games media crisis and it amazes me that the people at the top are still completely oblivious to the steps needed to emerge on the other side, and still coming up with the dumbest ideas.
Cuomo is so pissed he lost twice. He was so bitter in that speech 😂😂😂
November 5, 2025 at 4:11 AM
Cuomo is so pissed he lost twice. He was so bitter in that speech 😂😂😂
Biggest takeaway from the NYC Mayor race should be no amount of racism, AI slop, money, endorsements, or lies will outweigh a message that resonates with majority.
November 5, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Biggest takeaway from the NYC Mayor race should be no amount of racism, AI slop, money, endorsements, or lies will outweigh a message that resonates with majority.
The crashouts are going to be incredible.
November 5, 2025 at 2:31 AM
The crashouts are going to be incredible.
He only went and did it. Feels crazy to have an example we can all point to rather than pleading to everyone that this kind of politics works.
November 5, 2025 at 2:18 AM
He only went and did it. Feels crazy to have an example we can all point to rather than pleading to everyone that this kind of politics works.
This might be the best political advert I have ever seen. So much to it, and yet so simple.
November 5, 2025 at 12:09 AM
This might be the best political advert I have ever seen. So much to it, and yet so simple.
Desperately hoping Mamdani pulls off the victory tonight because it gives the Green Party an excellent example to learn and build off of over the next few years. It will also finally show people that this kind of messaging works.
November 4, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Desperately hoping Mamdani pulls off the victory tonight because it gives the Green Party an excellent example to learn and build off of over the next few years. It will also finally show people that this kind of messaging works.
Quite possibly the most insane clip I have ever seen from a game. Arc Raiders is unlike anything else right now:
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vm.tiktok.com/ZNdTJNK4B/
TikTok - Make Your Day
vm.tiktok.com
November 1, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Quite possibly the most insane clip I have ever seen from a game. Arc Raiders is unlike anything else right now:
vm.tiktok.com/ZNdTJNK4B/
vm.tiktok.com/ZNdTJNK4B/
Somehow it is November and it feels like this entire year has just passed by in the blink of an eye
spongebob is sitting at a table in a diner with a cup of coffee .
ALT: spongebob is sitting at a table in a diner with a cup of coffee .
media.tenor.com
November 1, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Somehow it is November and it feels like this entire year has just passed by in the blink of an eye
Worst feeling in the world when life throws a giant speed bump in front of you and you can't finish a project/bit of work because of it. 🫠
October 31, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Worst feeling in the world when life throws a giant speed bump in front of you and you can't finish a project/bit of work because of it. 🫠
Excited for the inevitable news that Netflix pulls out of this in 3 years because they give up on getting into gaming.
"DON'T NOD announces the signing of a development agreement with Netflix for the creation of a new narrative video game based on a major IP. Through this agreement, DON'T NOD will develop a new narrative experience that builds on the studio's recognized expertise in the genre."
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October 28, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Excited for the inevitable news that Netflix pulls out of this in 3 years because they give up on getting into gaming.
Few matches of Battlefield 6 BR and it is fine I guess. Doesn't really feel like it is doing anything fresh and while I can see what they tried to do with the Gauntlet mode, it's just kind of a misreable experience, at least right now. Also, the armor application is way too slow.
October 28, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Few matches of Battlefield 6 BR and it is fine I guess. Doesn't really feel like it is doing anything fresh and while I can see what they tried to do with the Gauntlet mode, it's just kind of a misreable experience, at least right now. Also, the armor application is way too slow.
Everything's going great
Amazon said it would cut 14,000 corporate staffers this year in a mass layoff aimed at readying the company for wide adoption of AI technology. https://cnn.it/3WsdJ5w
October 28, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Everything's going great
I truly cannot think of something less made for the audience than a Borderlands crossover for a realistic golf game.
October 27, 2025 at 11:38 PM
I truly cannot think of something less made for the audience than a Borderlands crossover for a realistic golf game.
Battle passes need to go. Their time is up like Online Passes.
October 26, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Battle passes need to go. Their time is up like Online Passes.
Wow its almost like this stuff works. Who would have thought
BREAKING Ireland elects independent Catherine Connolly president. The Sinn Fein-backed leftist campaigned on economic justice at home, fury over Gaza
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...
Ireland elects a leftist who campaigned on economic justice, Gaza
Catherine Connolly, an independent endorsed by Sinn Fein, campaigned on calls for urgent domestic reform with an unflinching critique of Israel’s war in Gaza.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 25, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Wow its almost like this stuff works. Who would have thought