Liam Deane
@liamdeane.bsky.social
Games market analyst at Omdia covering the games industry development and technology ecosystem. Once Cork, now Amsterdam.
Finally someone has cracked it
We’ve put together this handy guide to make sure newcomers can properly navigate The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit trilogies.
How to Watch The Lord of the Rings in Chronological Order
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December 26, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Finally someone has cracked it
Reposted by Liam Deane
Merry Christmas! 🎄 If you’re visiting family today, remember to turn off motion smoothing on their TV 👍
December 25, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Merry Christmas! 🎄 If you’re visiting family today, remember to turn off motion smoothing on their TV 👍
Counterpoint: yes you can
No, you can’t tell when something was written by AI ft.trib.al/tSEvrnq #FTEdit
No, you can’t tell when something was written by AI
Context matters as much as content in determining whether text is machine generated or not
ft.trib.al
December 24, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Counterpoint: yes you can
Reposted by Liam Deane
i stand by this statement every year
December 12, 2025 at 1:27 AM
i stand by this statement every year
Step 1: reconsider your choices to this point
I now declare you throuple: how to plan a polyamorous wedding
I now declare you throuple: how to plan a polyamorous wedding
A throuple in Tennessee shares how they planned a fairytale wedding, from rings to first dance
www.theguardian.com
December 11, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Step 1: reconsider your choices to this point
Step 1: reconsider your choices to this point
I now declare you throuple: how to plan a polyamorous wedding
I now declare you throuple: how to plan a polyamorous wedding
A throuple in Tennessee shares how they planned a fairytale wedding, from rings to first dance
www.theguardian.com
December 11, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Step 1: reconsider your choices to this point
I really struggle to grasp what Meta actually did with that $77bn of metaverse money. Like they didn't *literally* set it on fire, where did it all go?
December 6, 2025 at 5:23 PM
I really struggle to grasp what Meta actually did with that $77bn of metaverse money. Like they didn't *literally* set it on fire, where did it all go?
Such a horror to use a slightly aging device with a micro USB port. All that fiddling about, feeling like something is about to snap off at any moment. How did we live like this?
December 5, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Such a horror to use a slightly aging device with a micro USB port. All that fiddling about, feeling like something is about to snap off at any moment. How did we live like this?
Spotify Wrapped has been a malign influence on the world in so many ways but the worst is definitely establishing the practice of doing "end of year" lists in early December.
December 3, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Spotify Wrapped has been a malign influence on the world in so many ways but the worst is definitely establishing the practice of doing "end of year" lists in early December.
No surprise that the person arguing the "who needs revenue anyway?" side of this debate is an academic whose job doesn't depend on the commercial success of the industry.
Will the games industry start growing again? Or are we now in a post-growth phase? If so, what will that mean?
Two industry leaders tackle both sides of the debate, and look at what the future might hold.
www.gamesindustry.biz/the-big-ques...
Two industry leaders tackle both sides of the debate, and look at what the future might hold.
www.gamesindustry.biz/the-big-ques...
The Big Question: Will the games industry grow or plateau?
Two essays from industry leaders examine what the future of the industry holds
www.gamesindustry.biz
December 2, 2025 at 5:42 PM
No surprise that the person arguing the "who needs revenue anyway?" side of this debate is an academic whose job doesn't depend on the commercial success of the industry.
You don't know how many copies I think Cyberpunk has sold
Cyberpunk 2077 has sold a lot more copies than you think - and faster than The Witcher 3 www.eurogamer.net/cyberpunk-20...
November 26, 2025 at 5:23 PM
You don't know how many copies I think Cyberpunk has sold
Huh! I've played this game entirely in the period between the busted Windows update and the hotfix being released and was kind of baffled by the performance which seemed a lot worse than you'd expect and almost totally insenstive to tuning the graphics settings.
Proof That Recent Windows Update Harms Gaming Performance
AC Shadows frame-rate drops by 33 to 50 percent.
www.digitalfoundry.net
November 25, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Huh! I've played this game entirely in the period between the busted Windows update and the hotfix being released and was kind of baffled by the performance which seemed a lot worse than you'd expect and almost totally insenstive to tuning the graphics settings.
Listen up games people
Also my entire life I've pronounced it as g'DOH but apparently it's GOD-oh ?
November 24, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Listen up games people
It's annoying how long it takes to make TV these days but the complete collapse in quality of The Bear is a very strong argument for taking your time.
November 19, 2025 at 8:42 PM
It's annoying how long it takes to make TV these days but the complete collapse in quality of The Bear is a very strong argument for taking your time.
To me this mostly signals Unity and Epic bothh further deprioritising their game engines to the point that they barely see each other as competitors anymore.
Unity 🤝 Epic Games
Developers around the world will be able to bring their games to Fortnite while Unity’s cross-platform commerce platform is coming to @unrealengine.bsky.social soon.
When ecosystems are open, everyone wins!
Developers around the world will be able to bring their games to Fortnite while Unity’s cross-platform commerce platform is coming to @unrealengine.bsky.social soon.
When ecosystems are open, everyone wins!
November 19, 2025 at 1:20 PM
To me this mostly signals Unity and Epic bothh further deprioritising their game engines to the point that they barely see each other as competitors anymore.
"No funny stuff" remains undefeated
Honestly for the most part knowledge is actually justified true belief and you can sorta not worry about the counter-examples. It's fine.
November 18, 2025 at 10:21 AM
"No funny stuff" remains undefeated
Unfortunately the concept of 'ZIRP' has now fully escaped containment as is being used to explain literally anything that's changed since the 2010s
November 14, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Unfortunately the concept of 'ZIRP' has now fully escaped containment as is being used to explain literally anything that's changed since the 2010s
It might turn out to be a cool device but for the avoidance of doubt it is not going to be a pillar of anything and no serious analyst thinks otherwise
i hear a lot of news outlets saying the Steam Gamecube is gonna be a new pillar of console, and i guess you could say that?? its not really a Console, to me it’s more of a Starter PC. its for someone who wants to ditch their Console for all the positives of PC gaming but the interface of a console
November 13, 2025 at 7:33 PM
It might turn out to be a cool device but for the avoidance of doubt it is not going to be a pillar of anything and no serious analyst thinks otherwise
I regret to announce that the Americans are at it again
Let my gravestone read "PUNCTUATION GOES INSIDE THE QUOTATION MARKS."
November 10, 2025 at 5:27 PM
I regret to announce that the Americans are at it again
Just realised why Hades II's combat is so much more satisfying than every other game around at the moment: no parry mechanic
November 8, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Just realised why Hades II's combat is so much more satisfying than every other game around at the moment: no parry mechanic
Excellent use here of the journalistic "amid" to imply a link between any two events that happen at roughly the same time
Amid confirmation that GTA 6 really has been delayed again, we have word that Rockstar's Red Dead Redemption 2 has become the fourth best-selling game of all time.
Red Dead Redemption 2 Now the Fourth Best-Selling Video Game of All Time
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November 7, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Excellent use here of the journalistic "amid" to imply a link between any two events that happen at roughly the same time
Wake up, babe. New heresy's just dropped.
Mary was not co-redeemer, Vatican says amid spread of cult of the Madonna
Pope Leo approves decree saying co-redeemer title risks eclipsing exclusive role of Jesus in saving humanity
www.theguardian.com
November 7, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Wake up, babe. New heresy's just dropped.
Even as a fairly seasoned grand strategy hand it's hard not agree with a lot of this.
People keep saying that Paradox tutorials are good now. This is a lie. They are terrible.
People keep saying that Paradox tutorials are good now. This is a lie. They are terrible.
Europa Universalis 5 keeps putting me to sleep, but I really wish it didn't
Paradox Interactive? Here's a bloody paradox for you! I love the idea of grand strategy games, perhaps more than I can …
www.eurogamer.net
November 6, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Even as a fairly seasoned grand strategy hand it's hard not agree with a lot of this.
People keep saying that Paradox tutorials are good now. This is a lie. They are terrible.
People keep saying that Paradox tutorials are good now. This is a lie. They are terrible.
Solution to climate change: abolish all physical objects
A new study has found that buying physical copies of games is "100 times more carbon-intensive" than buying the digital version
www.gamesindustry.biz/manufacture-...
www.gamesindustry.biz/manufacture-...
Manufacture and shipping of physical games is "100 times more carbon-intensive" than digital, new study finds
Data from French carbon accounting firm Greenly also finds handheld gaming may be the greenest option for players
www.gamesindustry.biz
November 4, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Solution to climate change: abolish all physical objects