lex luddy (ichiban appreciator)
@lexluddy.xyz
| EIC at startmenu.co.uk | Deputy Editor at Rewinder.co.uk | Gay Idiot | (she/they) | Might have seen me on: Giant Bomb, ShackNews, GamerGuides, Restart, Waypoint, Fanbyte, Gayming Mag, PLAY Magazine, TheGamer and PushSquare |
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So I'm taking the plunge and ordering some PC parts over Black Friday.
If you appreciate what @startmenu.bsky.social has done over the years, like @rewinder.co.uk/my freelance work, or thought I didn't sound like an idiot on Game Mess Mornings, now would be a great time to show your appreciation.
If you appreciate what @startmenu.bsky.social has done over the years, like @rewinder.co.uk/my freelance work, or thought I didn't sound like an idiot on Game Mess Mornings, now would be a great time to show your appreciation.
Man, I really wish Ireland had a proper retro gaming convention, or scene, or like even a few stores.
January 3, 2026 at 11:41 PM
Man, I really wish Ireland had a proper retro gaming convention, or scene, or like even a few stores.
IMO all FromSoftware games are best experienced on a PS3 at 10fps.
January 3, 2026 at 10:29 PM
IMO all FromSoftware games are best experienced on a PS3 at 10fps.
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One thing people forget is that the US supports plenty of dictators right now, it has supported dictators in the past, and it has installed its own dictators in other countries through regime change operations.
The US doesn't care that Maduro was a dictator or bad, they care he opposed them.
The US doesn't care that Maduro was a dictator or bad, they care he opposed them.
it really doesn't matter whether maduro was "bad"
January 3, 2026 at 9:15 PM
One thing people forget is that the US supports plenty of dictators right now, it has supported dictators in the past, and it has installed its own dictators in other countries through regime change operations.
The US doesn't care that Maduro was a dictator or bad, they care he opposed them.
The US doesn't care that Maduro was a dictator or bad, they care he opposed them.
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The games that had the biggest impact on @robinbombus.bsky.social in 2025 were about bringing people together.
Human Connection Was At The Heart Of Robin Bea’s Favourite Games This Year | Winter Spectacular 2025 — startmenu
The games that had the biggest impact on Robin Bea in 2025 were about bringing people together.
www.startmenu.co.uk
January 3, 2026 at 5:34 PM
The games that had the biggest impact on @robinbombus.bsky.social in 2025 were about bringing people together.
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for my last piece written in 2025 and first published in 2026, I got sappy about the games that helped me feel more connected during an otherwise pretty alienating year
so glad I got to work with @lexluddy.xyz and @kellymerka.bsky.social on this too!
so glad I got to work with @lexluddy.xyz and @kellymerka.bsky.social on this too!
The games that had the biggest impact on @robinbombus.bsky.social in 2025 were about bringing people together.
Human Connection Was At The Heart Of Robin Bea’s Favourite Games This Year | Winter Spectacular 2025 — startmenu
The games that had the biggest impact on Robin Bea in 2025 were about bringing people together.
www.startmenu.co.uk
January 3, 2026 at 9:00 PM
for my last piece written in 2025 and first published in 2026, I got sappy about the games that helped me feel more connected during an otherwise pretty alienating year
so glad I got to work with @lexluddy.xyz and @kellymerka.bsky.social on this too!
so glad I got to work with @lexluddy.xyz and @kellymerka.bsky.social on this too!
We're less than 72 hours into 2026, so the good news is we only have to get through another 8690-ish hours of this shit to be able to start fresh in 2027.
January 3, 2026 at 7:34 PM
We're less than 72 hours into 2026, so the good news is we only have to get through another 8690-ish hours of this shit to be able to start fresh in 2027.
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I wasn't able to do this tradition last year, but I did a side-by-side comparison of @giantbomb.bsky.social's GOTY 2025 results with the cold hard math from their individual lists.
I've also compiled all the guests together to see what the Guest GOTY would be.
giantbomb.com/users/3517/a...
I've also compiled all the guests together to see what the Guest GOTY would be.
giantbomb.com/users/3517/a...
Data Dump: GOTY 2025 Staff & Guests Breakdown
It's time to do some math.
giantbomb.com
January 3, 2026 at 5:55 PM
I wasn't able to do this tradition last year, but I did a side-by-side comparison of @giantbomb.bsky.social's GOTY 2025 results with the cold hard math from their individual lists.
I've also compiled all the guests together to see what the Guest GOTY would be.
giantbomb.com/users/3517/a...
I've also compiled all the guests together to see what the Guest GOTY would be.
giantbomb.com/users/3517/a...
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Data Dump: GOTY 2025 Staff & Guests Breakdown
It's time to do some math.
giantbomb.com
January 3, 2026 at 5:56 PM
so the bots think me and marino own giant bomb now
@jerf.xyz and @grubb.wtf you can send us the deed to the site in the mail
@jerf.xyz and @grubb.wtf you can send us the deed to the site in the mail
January 3, 2026 at 5:17 PM
so the bots think me and marino own giant bomb now
@jerf.xyz and @grubb.wtf you can send us the deed to the site in the mail
@jerf.xyz and @grubb.wtf you can send us the deed to the site in the mail
Oh.
Hey... I don't wanna bring the vibes down or anything but we are two days into the new year and things still seem pretty bad...
January 3, 2026 at 3:21 PM
Oh.
I agree with this in theory, but in practice, I fundamentally refuse to believe that Twelve Minutes "did its job."
if the game makes you think about it after that means it did its job. no matter what the thoughts are
January 3, 2026 at 12:38 AM
I agree with this in theory, but in practice, I fundamentally refuse to believe that Twelve Minutes "did its job."
My new year's resolution is to hang out with more beautiful trans women.
January 3, 2026 at 12:35 AM
My new year's resolution is to hang out with more beautiful trans women.
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If only billionaires suffered consequences. And the irish authorities (like their counterparts elsewhere) weren't in thrall to the same consequence-free billionaires
Under Irish law Musk can be jailed for 12 months for being a director of a company distributing CSAM. Section 9 of the Child Trafficking and Pornography Act 1998. 'X' is a company registered in Ireland.
January 3, 2026 at 12:13 AM
If only billionaires suffered consequences. And the irish authorities (like their counterparts elsewhere) weren't in thrall to the same consequence-free billionaires
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Our 4th GOTY guest list today is from... hold up... me?
I wasn't going to include mine, which is why I posted it separately 2 weeks ago, but Chuck said I should. The order is the same, but updated a bit.
I've had a great time helping with all the lists for a 3rd year.
giantbomb.com/articles/mar...
I wasn't going to include mine, which is why I posted it separately 2 weeks ago, but Chuck said I should. The order is the same, but updated a bit.
I've had a great time helping with all the lists for a 3rd year.
giantbomb.com/articles/mar...
Marino's Top 10 Games of 2025 | Giant Bomb
Marino's Top 10 Games of 2025 - A guest list for GiantBomb.com's 2025 Game of the Year extravaganza.
giantbomb.com
January 2, 2026 at 6:02 PM
Our 4th GOTY guest list today is from... hold up... me?
I wasn't going to include mine, which is why I posted it separately 2 weeks ago, but Chuck said I should. The order is the same, but updated a bit.
I've had a great time helping with all the lists for a 3rd year.
giantbomb.com/articles/mar...
I wasn't going to include mine, which is why I posted it separately 2 weeks ago, but Chuck said I should. The order is the same, but updated a bit.
I've had a great time helping with all the lists for a 3rd year.
giantbomb.com/articles/mar...
I know they are too expensive to justify a lot of the time, but god damn, I love a good licensed needle drop in a video game.
January 3, 2026 at 12:11 AM
I know they are too expensive to justify a lot of the time, but god damn, I love a good licensed needle drop in a video game.
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Had a blast working on all the @giantbomb.bsky.social GOTY lists again this year. Working with @lexluddy.xyz on all of it was great. Counting staff, we had 69 lists this year (nice), which is a new record.
GOTY guest lists have been a tradition since 2010. It's on par with the E3 Couch to me. (1/2)
GOTY guest lists have been a tradition since 2010. It's on par with the E3 Couch to me. (1/2)
January 2, 2026 at 11:09 PM
Had a blast working on all the @giantbomb.bsky.social GOTY lists again this year. Working with @lexluddy.xyz on all of it was great. Counting staff, we had 69 lists this year (nice), which is a new record.
GOTY guest lists have been a tradition since 2010. It's on par with the E3 Couch to me. (1/2)
GOTY guest lists have been a tradition since 2010. It's on par with the E3 Couch to me. (1/2)
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On this note, I do also share my work over on my art focused instagram account, and my resolution for 2026 is to do at least 3 drawings per month.
If you’re interested in tagging along, my account is linked below 😄
www.instagram.com/jesspressart...
If you’re interested in tagging along, my account is linked below 😄
www.instagram.com/jesspressart...
Finished 💜
January 2, 2026 at 11:13 PM
On this note, I do also share my work over on my art focused instagram account, and my resolution for 2026 is to do at least 3 drawings per month.
If you’re interested in tagging along, my account is linked below 😄
www.instagram.com/jesspressart...
If you’re interested in tagging along, my account is linked below 😄
www.instagram.com/jesspressart...
I will occasionally try to find a new retro gaming YouTube channel to have on in the background while I work, and it's wild how many are just like casually wrong about basic info, weirdly anti-press (and will just shit-talk journalists), or kinda just give off dirtbag vibes.
January 2, 2026 at 11:13 PM
I will occasionally try to find a new retro gaming YouTube channel to have on in the background while I work, and it's wild how many are just like casually wrong about basic info, weirdly anti-press (and will just shit-talk journalists), or kinda just give off dirtbag vibes.
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GIANT BOMB'S GAME OF THE YEAR STARTS IN EARNST WITH *checks notes* Doctor Hockey, AKA The Dark Echo, AKA Jerf(?)
giantbomb.com/articles/jef...
giantbomb.com/articles/jef...
Jeff Bakalar's Top 10 Games of 2025 | Giant Bomb
Jeff Bakalar's Top 10 Games of 2025 - A list for GiantBomb.com's 2025 Game of the Year extravaganza.
giantbomb.com
December 22, 2025 at 3:03 PM
GIANT BOMB'S GAME OF THE YEAR STARTS IN EARNST WITH *checks notes* Doctor Hockey, AKA The Dark Echo, AKA Jerf(?)
giantbomb.com/articles/jef...
giantbomb.com/articles/jef...
Marino is someone I have also had so much respect for (as a daily user of the GB wiki for both work and because I am broken human that needs to know about every Hudson developed game or whatever), so it was a real delight to work with him on this!
Had a blast working on all the @giantbomb.bsky.social GOTY lists again this year. Working with @lexluddy.xyz on all of it was great. Counting staff, we had 69 lists this year (nice), which is a new record.
GOTY guest lists have been a tradition since 2010. It's on par with the E3 Couch to me. (1/2)
GOTY guest lists have been a tradition since 2010. It's on par with the E3 Couch to me. (1/2)
January 2, 2026 at 11:11 PM
Marino is someone I have also had so much respect for (as a daily user of the GB wiki for both work and because I am broken human that needs to know about every Hudson developed game or whatever), so it was a real delight to work with him on this!
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giantbomb.com/articles/her... @giantbomb.bsky.social that's a wrap
Here's What Won: Giant Bomb's Game of the Year 2025
Here's What Won: Giant Bomb's Game of the Year 2025 - A complete recap of The 18th Annual Giant Bomb Game of the Year Awards.
giantbomb.com
January 2, 2026 at 10:12 PM
giantbomb.com/articles/her... @giantbomb.bsky.social that's a wrap
If I drank I'd pour myself a whiskey, but since I don't, I am instead going to celebrate by *checks notes*... Playing more Anthem?
And with this list from @packbenpack.bsky.social that brings us to an end of editing and posting over 60(!) Guest Lists on Giant Bomb.
Huge shout out to @marinov1.bsky.social for heading this up with me and the whole @giantbomb.bsky.social team for asking me to help.
giantbomb.com/articles/ben...
Huge shout out to @marinov1.bsky.social for heading this up with me and the whole @giantbomb.bsky.social team for asking me to help.
giantbomb.com/articles/ben...
Ben Pack's Top Games of 2025 | Giant Bomb
Ben Pack's Top Games of 2025 -- A guest list for GiantBomb.com's 2025 Game of the Year extravaganza.
giantbomb.com
January 2, 2026 at 9:13 PM
If I drank I'd pour myself a whiskey, but since I don't, I am instead going to celebrate by *checks notes*... Playing more Anthem?
Hey... I don't wanna bring the vibes down or anything but we are two days into the new year and things still seem pretty bad...
January 2, 2026 at 9:02 PM
Hey... I don't wanna bring the vibes down or anything but we are two days into the new year and things still seem pretty bad...
NGL, I'm kinda upset that it's the first week of January and I already feel like I am playing one of the GOTY contenders of 2026.
I WAS MEANT TO TACKLE MY BACKLOG!
I WAS MEANT TO TACKLE MY BACKLOG!
January 2, 2026 at 7:02 PM
NGL, I'm kinda upset that it's the first week of January and I already feel like I am playing one of the GOTY contenders of 2026.
I WAS MEANT TO TACKLE MY BACKLOG!
I WAS MEANT TO TACKLE MY BACKLOG!
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I wrote entirely too much about Round1, Konami, the death of arcades, and my capital-F faith for @startmenu.bsky.social:
We welcome @mads.haus back to the site as she finds faith in a sub-par arcade.
www.startmenu.co.uk/home/madelin...
www.startmenu.co.uk/home/madelin...
Madeline Blondeau Reflects On Finding Faith At The Arcade And The Feet Of Mother Mary | Winter Spectacular 2025 — startmenu
We welcome Madeline Blondeau back to the site as she finds faith in a sub-par arcade.
www.startmenu.co.uk
January 2, 2026 at 6:42 PM
I wrote entirely too much about Round1, Konami, the death of arcades, and my capital-F faith for @startmenu.bsky.social: