Geoff Girardin
@geoffgirardin.com
Writer Dad. Editor: Attract Mode, GameCube Index. Prev: KeenGamer, CBR.
Kingdoms of Amalur was good, actually.
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Kingdoms of Amalur was good, actually.
http://geoffgirardin.com
http://attractmode.news
he/him
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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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 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.
attractmode.news
Every game released this week, straight to your inbox.
attractmode.news
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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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 6 is live, covering a whopping 767 game releases.
Weekly roundup of every game released across all storefronts, free in your inbox.
attractmode.news
Weekly roundup of every game released across all storefronts, free in your inbox.
attractmode.news
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 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 #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.
open.substack.com/pub/attractm...
Attract Mode is a free weekly newsletter that rounds up every single game release across all storefronts.
open.substack.com/pub/attractm...
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 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 #3: My Winter Duck Hunt
Covering new storefronts!
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January 2, 2026 at 10:11 PM
Reposted by Geoff Girardin
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
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
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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
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an episode of drag race that’s smash bros themed and they yell EVERYONE’S QUEER
December 17, 2025 at 11:35 PM
an episode of drag race that’s smash bros themed and they yell EVERYONE’S QUEER
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
Attract Mode officially launches this week but we've got our first review live now: ONCE UPON A KATAMARI!
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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?
doomscroll.cx
Maybe something you made is in here?
doomscroll.cx
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.
doomscroll.cx
December 11, 2025 at 12:07 AM
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?
doomscroll.cx
Maybe something you made is in here?
doomscroll.cx
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
Doom studio id Software unionizes to secure AI protections, benefits: "We see the direction the industry is headed"
aftermath.site/id-software-un...
aftermath.site/id-software-un...
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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
He looks like a garbage pail kid
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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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
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
attractmode.news
attractmodenews.substack.com/p/attract-mo...
Sign up for issue 1 and read issue 0 nowwwww
attractmode.news
attractmodenews.substack.com/p/attract-mo...
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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
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.
I don’t think this man’s name is really Tyson
October 17, 2025 at 9:57 PM
I don’t think this man’s name is really Tyson
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
if you enjoy the art direction of modern zelda games, you can thank Satoru Takizawa, this incredibly, incredibly hot man
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
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
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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 🧵)
10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)
September 24, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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 🧵)
10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)
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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!!
store.steampowered.com/app/1626170/...
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September 24, 2025 at 2:36 AM
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!!
store.steampowered.com/app/1626170/...
store.steampowered.com/app/1626170/...
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.
I cannot explain the chokehold this game has on me.
September 23, 2025 at 11:09 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.
I cannot explain the chokehold this game has on me.
i wish we could delete the internet
May 1, 2025 at 7:02 PM
i wish we could delete the internet
switching seats with chris colfer at wrestlemania to get a better view
call that a kurt angle
call that a kurt angle
April 11, 2025 at 1:32 PM
switching seats with chris colfer at wrestlemania to get a better view
call that a kurt angle
call that a kurt angle
no price two months out has GOT to mean it’s so expensive
April 2, 2025 at 2:03 PM
no price two months out has GOT to mean it’s so expensive