Marc Deschamps
@marcdachamp.bsky.social
Gaming reporter for more than a decade. Former ComicBook staff writer with bylines at IGN and Nintendojo. Comic writer published by Image, and PR experience at NY State Parks. Father and husband. He/Him. Opinions are my own.
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Marc Deschamps
@marcdachamp.bsky.social
· Sep 13
NHL 26 Review - IGN
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It’s been kind of a whirlwind couple of weeks, and I can finally talk about one of the highlights: I got to review NHL 26 for IGN! If you’re on the fence about whether to buy this year’s game, check it out!
Credits rolled on The Casting of Frank Stone! I sucked at keeping the cast alive (and I was kinda pissed about it), but I actually enjoyed this quite a bit. The story had some solid twists and turns, and I liked how it came together across three time periods. Exactly what I’d want from Supermassive.
December 27, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Credits rolled on The Casting of Frank Stone! I sucked at keeping the cast alive (and I was kinda pissed about it), but I actually enjoyed this quite a bit. The story had some solid twists and turns, and I liked how it came together across three time periods. Exactly what I’d want from Supermassive.
4 games that defined my 2025!
December 26, 2025 at 10:43 PM
4 games that defined my 2025!
Sparks of Hope for $6 is legitimately insane. You can’t get anything Mario related for less than $30 on most days. And Sparks of Hope is actually very good. If you haven’t played it yet, go get it.
Ubisoft hosting new Nintendo Switch sale, features lowest prices ever for Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope, Immortals Fenyx Rising, more https://nintendoeverything.com/ubisoft-switch-sale-mario-rabbids-sparks-of-hope/
December 26, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Sparks of Hope for $6 is legitimately insane. You can’t get anything Mario related for less than $30 on most days. And Sparks of Hope is actually very good. If you haven’t played it yet, go get it.
Facebook has been in a downward spiral as a platform for more than a decade now, but AI has made it an absolute hellscape of slop. You can’t even scroll your feed for a second without coming across garbage.
December 26, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Facebook has been in a downward spiral as a platform for more than a decade now, but AI has made it an absolute hellscape of slop. You can’t even scroll your feed for a second without coming across garbage.
Got A Muppet Christmas Carol and Die Hard in before bed. Not a bad way to cap off Christmas 2025, I think.
December 26, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Got A Muppet Christmas Carol and Die Hard in before bed. Not a bad way to cap off Christmas 2025, I think.
It’s wild that A Christmas Carol is almost 200 years old, and one of the most famous works in all of literature, yet we live in a world with so many men infinitely greedier than Ebenezer Scrooge.
December 26, 2025 at 5:19 AM
It’s wild that A Christmas Carol is almost 200 years old, and one of the most famous works in all of literature, yet we live in a world with so many men infinitely greedier than Ebenezer Scrooge.
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Saved this year’s Spider-Man Holiday Spectacular to read on Christmas Day, and Rainbow Rowell proves again that she’s one of the most underrated writers at Marvel. A delightful Spidey story that brings together just about everyone in the Marvel Universe, while still feeling like it’s about Peter.
December 26, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Saved this year’s Spider-Man Holiday Spectacular to read on Christmas Day, and Rainbow Rowell proves again that she’s one of the most underrated writers at Marvel. A delightful Spidey story that brings together just about everyone in the Marvel Universe, while still feeling like it’s about Peter.
Got some pretty epic gaming gifts this year, not gonna lie!
December 25, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Got some pretty epic gaming gifts this year, not gonna lie!
Unprompted, my oldest got me a microphone for Christmas for my YouTube channel. “Dad, your audio is too low. I thought you could use this.” 😭🥹
December 25, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Unprompted, my oldest got me a microphone for Christmas for my YouTube channel. “Dad, your audio is too low. I thought you could use this.” 😭🥹
Watching “High Holidays,” which might be the best of the Frasier Christmas episodes, and that’s saying a lot. Hilarious how all the plot lines converge. A+ sitcom writing.
December 25, 2025 at 7:19 AM
Watching “High Holidays,” which might be the best of the Frasier Christmas episodes, and that’s saying a lot. Hilarious how all the plot lines converge. A+ sitcom writing.
Do you think he’s live-tweeting his encounters with the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Future?
December 25, 2025 at 6:38 AM
Do you think he’s live-tweeting his encounters with the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Future?
It used to be that I would stream movies I own because it was more convenient than digging out the DVD or Blu-Ray, but this holiday season I’ve been doing the opposite. If the option is watching a movie on HBO Max, I’d rather not. If I wanted to watch 30 minutes of commercials, I’d just watch TV.
December 25, 2025 at 5:12 AM
It used to be that I would stream movies I own because it was more convenient than digging out the DVD or Blu-Ray, but this holiday season I’ve been doing the opposite. If the option is watching a movie on HBO Max, I’d rather not. If I wanted to watch 30 minutes of commercials, I’d just watch TV.
Christmas Eve dessert was a new apple strudel recipe my mom tried out, with some vanilla ice cream. Absolutely ruled.
December 25, 2025 at 4:53 AM
Christmas Eve dessert was a new apple strudel recipe my mom tried out, with some vanilla ice cream. Absolutely ruled.
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And to Tiny Tim, who did NOT hit her it’s not true it’s bullshit I did not hit her. I did NOT.
Oh hi Mark.
Oh hi Mark.
December 24, 2025 at 11:29 PM
And to Tiny Tim, who did NOT hit her it’s not true it’s bullshit I did not hit her. I did NOT.
Oh hi Mark.
Oh hi Mark.
On my annual viewing of Christmas Bloody Christmas, and when this came out the idea of military grade tech being used for a robot Santa Claus seemed pretty absurd. But in the year of “weapons manufacturer makes a Game Boy using drone metal” it doesn’t seem so implausible!
December 24, 2025 at 6:44 AM
On my annual viewing of Christmas Bloody Christmas, and when this came out the idea of military grade tech being used for a robot Santa Claus seemed pretty absurd. But in the year of “weapons manufacturer makes a Game Boy using drone metal” it doesn’t seem so implausible!
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Gamers. It’s time
December 24, 2025 at 4:16 AM
Gamers. It’s time
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Go, Sabres, go!
December 24, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Go, Sabres, go!
Sabres with 7 freaking wins in a row. What a crazy month for this team.
December 24, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Sabres with 7 freaking wins in a row. What a crazy month for this team.
My humble opinion is that all napkins should have Donald Pleasance on them.
December 24, 2025 at 12:18 AM
My humble opinion is that all napkins should have Donald Pleasance on them.
A.I. was literally Trump’s defense on South Park this season and now he’s just using it for real lol
December 23, 2025 at 11:44 PM
A.I. was literally Trump’s defense on South Park this season and now he’s just using it for real lol
Can’t believe I bought in at $8. SMDH.
Street Fighter 6 amiibo are $4.99 each at Best Buy buff.ly/to3kUQZ #ad
December 23, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Can’t believe I bought in at $8. SMDH.
As someone that owned both, I massively disagree. Game Gear was a largely bad system, with the backlit screen a lone redeeming factor for what was otherwise a really boring library. Game Boy developers on the other hand were creating console worthy experiences that are still beloved to this day.
If we're being honest here the Sega Game Gear was a better system than the Gameboy. The Game Gear was a miniature master system where the Game Boy did not achieve a mini Nes. The major advantage was 4 batteries vs. 6 Batteries that drained faster due to color and backlight. 🤷🏿♂️
December 23, 2025 at 4:14 PM
As someone that owned both, I massively disagree. Game Gear was a largely bad system, with the backlit screen a lone redeeming factor for what was otherwise a really boring library. Game Boy developers on the other hand were creating console worthy experiences that are still beloved to this day.