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Writer Dad. Editor: Attract Mode, GameCube Index. Prev: KeenGamer, CBR.

Kingdoms of Amalur was good, actually.

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ATTRACT MODE 7 is out now, because I have an ice dam on my roof and was busy today!

Every game released this week, straight to your inbox.

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Attract Mode #7: Veins, Trains, and Automobiles
New leaders this week: Cairn, CODE VEIN II, Vampire: Bloodlord Rising, and Highguard.
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January 31, 2026 at 3:20 AM
ATTRACT MODE 6 is live, covering a whopping 767 game releases.

Weekly roundup of every game released across all storefronts, free in your inbox.

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Attract Mode #6: Perhaps a Co-op Roguelite, M'LORT?
Also DYNASTY WARRIORS, and some more portable Final Fantasy VII.
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January 23, 2026 at 8:59 PM
ATTRACT MODE #5 is out, and it looks like we're out of the holiday downtime.

Attract Mode is a free weekly newsletter that rounds up every single game release across all storefronts.

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Attract Mode #5: Dust Off Your Islands
Animal Crossing, Trails beyond the Horizon lead the list this week.
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January 16, 2026 at 6:58 PM
Attract Mode 4 is out, featuring our GOTY list for 2025 and a complete list of the hundreds of titles released this week across all platforms!

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Attract Mode #4: The Cozy Horror of TOMBA
Also, our GOTY list.
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January 9, 2026 at 8:18 PM
Attract Mode 3 just dropped, now covering new store fronts!

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Attract Mode #3: My Winter Duck Hunt
Covering new storefronts!
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January 2, 2026 at 10:11 PM
Reposted by Geoff Girardin
December 30, 2025 at 8:28 PM
retail is weird because there’s been a switch 2 sitting on this target return counter with a full HAM just sitting on it for at least 20 minutes
December 21, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Reposted by Geoff Girardin
December 21, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Want to know every game that released this week? ATTRACT MODE was just published: open.substack.com/pub/attractm...
Attract Mode #1: Holiday Releases
And Rayman was there.
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December 19, 2025 at 4:55 PM
an episode of drag race that’s smash bros themed and they yell EVERYONE’S QUEER
December 17, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Attract Mode officially launches this week but we've got our first review live now: ONCE UPON A KATAMARI!

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Attract Mode Review: Once Upon a Katamari (PC)
A whole bundle of fun rolled into a witty, sticky ball.
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December 17, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Reposted by Geoff Girardin
So if you're going to be doomscrolling today, at least make it a journey through decades of community creativity that helped shaped gaming as we know it.

Maybe something you made is in here?

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DoomScroll — Browse, Preview, and Play Thousands of User-Made Doom WADs
Endlessly scroll through decades of user-made Doom maps. Preview and play WADs instantly in your browser.
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December 11, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Reposted by Geoff Girardin
Doom studio id Software unionizes to secure AI protections, benefits: "We see the direction the industry is headed"
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December 12, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Reposted by Geoff Girardin
He looks like a garbage pail kid
A new look at Cody Rhodes as Guile in the new Street Fighter movie
December 12, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Some news: I'm launching a newsletter next week! ATTRACT MODE: A weekly roundup of the latest game releases, best news, and probably some reviews from me.

Sign up for issue 1 and read issue 0 nowwwww

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Attract Mode 0: Kick-Off
What this is, and what to expect. (Free weekly newsletter for game news, reviews, releases, and deals.)
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December 11, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Reposted by Geoff Girardin
After being forced to "upgrade" to Win 11, I find @microsoft.com Dragon Naturally Speaking won't work unless I upgrade to 16 for $700. Without Dragon, it took me 15 min. to type this. So, I have no choice. God bless disability tax. Beware, fellow disabled peeps.
October 19, 2025 at 7:00 PM
I don’t think this man’s name is really Tyson
October 17, 2025 at 9:57 PM
if you enjoy the art direction of modern zelda games, you can thank Satoru Takizawa, this incredibly, incredibly hot man
October 2, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Mai: Child of Ages opens with your grandpa making you cheese for breakfast and that is a really strong start to a game let me tell you
September 27, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Reposted by Geoff Girardin
I get that the news cycle is packed right now, but I just heard from a colleague at the Smithsonian that this is fully a GIANT SQUID BEING EATEN BY A SPERM WHALE and it’s possibly the first ever confirmed video according to a friend at NOAA

10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)
September 24, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Reposted by Geoff Girardin
Did you like Expedition 33? Did you like Kpop Demon Hunters? Great news, you're gonna love People of Note! It's an RPG that's also a pop musical! A bunch of my friends have been working on this for ages and it absolutely rules. Go wishlist it RIGHT NOW!!

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September 24, 2025 at 2:36 AM
I’ve played STORY OF SEASONS: Grand Bazaar for almost 30 hours and I just entered Autumn.

I cannot explain the chokehold this game has on me.
September 23, 2025 at 11:09 AM
i wish we could delete the internet
May 1, 2025 at 7:02 PM
switching seats with chris colfer at wrestlemania to get a better view

call that a kurt angle
April 11, 2025 at 1:32 PM
no price two months out has GOT to mean it’s so expensive
April 2, 2025 at 2:03 PM