David W. Duffy
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David W. Duffy
@olucaron.bsky.social
· Oct 19
Intro post!
I'm David, 41, and I work as the resident Database Editor at TheGamer. Lots of behind the scenes shenanigans.
Having spent a decade as an ESL teacher in Poland, I've now been in games for eight years across social media, community, marketing, and editorial.
I'm David, 41, and I work as the resident Database Editor at TheGamer. Lots of behind the scenes shenanigans.
Having spent a decade as an ESL teacher in Poland, I've now been in games for eight years across social media, community, marketing, and editorial.
Reposted by David W. Duffy
Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties Preview
- Kiryu has a Daddy Rank.
- Mine singing Baka Mitai is everything I didn't know I needed.
No other notes.
(Well, other than my actual preview piece: www.thegamer.com/yakuza-kiwam...)
- Kiryu has a Daddy Rank.
- Mine singing Baka Mitai is everything I didn't know I needed.
No other notes.
(Well, other than my actual preview piece: www.thegamer.com/yakuza-kiwam...)
Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties Preview - Love Change Or Hate It, The Kiwami Series Has Always Been About Evolution
Yakuza Kiwami 3 isn't just a remake, it's a reimagining. Combined with Dark Ties' focus on fan favourite Mine and a 'bad guy' perspective, I'm sold.
www.thegamer.com
January 16, 2026 at 9:53 AM
Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties Preview
- Kiryu has a Daddy Rank.
- Mine singing Baka Mitai is everything I didn't know I needed.
No other notes.
(Well, other than my actual preview piece: www.thegamer.com/yakuza-kiwam...)
- Kiryu has a Daddy Rank.
- Mine singing Baka Mitai is everything I didn't know I needed.
No other notes.
(Well, other than my actual preview piece: www.thegamer.com/yakuza-kiwam...)
Why does my insomnia always seem to kick in on a Thursday instead of a Friday? 🫣
January 16, 2026 at 4:49 AM
Why does my insomnia always seem to kick in on a Thursday instead of a Friday? 🫣
My Nintendo Year in Review just tells me that I really need to finish games instead of buying more.
It also tells me that I think the Switch 2 is going to become my main system from here on out. Just more convenient to use, and I've barely touched my PS5 since I got the S2.
It also tells me that I think the Switch 2 is going to become my main system from here on out. Just more convenient to use, and I've barely touched my PS5 since I got the S2.
January 14, 2026 at 11:47 AM
My Nintendo Year in Review just tells me that I really need to finish games instead of buying more.
It also tells me that I think the Switch 2 is going to become my main system from here on out. Just more convenient to use, and I've barely touched my PS5 since I got the S2.
It also tells me that I think the Switch 2 is going to become my main system from here on out. Just more convenient to use, and I've barely touched my PS5 since I got the S2.
Why on earth did I decide to start optimising fan curves and all that tech nonsense on my laptop at 11pm? ><
January 8, 2026 at 11:58 PM
Why on earth did I decide to start optimising fan curves and all that tech nonsense on my laptop at 11pm? ><
NGL, tempted to get one of these and fully disconnect from any app that lends itself to doomscrolling.
clicks.tech/en/communica...
clicks.tech/en/communica...
Clicks Communicator: the ultimate communication companion
Clicks Communicator is phone purpose-built for taking action and communicating in a noisy world with deeper context, versatile input and greater control in a compact design.
clicks.tech
January 8, 2026 at 3:20 PM
NGL, tempted to get one of these and fully disconnect from any app that lends itself to doomscrolling.
clicks.tech/en/communica...
clicks.tech/en/communica...
I'll always point to No Man's Sky's litany of modular options as the beacon studios should look to.
www.thegamer.com/no-mans-sky-...
www.thegamer.com/no-mans-sky-...
January 8, 2026 at 11:03 AM
I'll always point to No Man's Sky's litany of modular options as the beacon studios should look to.
www.thegamer.com/no-mans-sky-...
www.thegamer.com/no-mans-sky-...
Happy New Year, all. Here's hoping 2026 is about more than just surviving.
January 1, 2026 at 1:03 AM
Happy New Year, all. Here's hoping 2026 is about more than just surviving.
Been following this ever since I bumped into some of the devs at the coffee box on the seafront outside my flat. Looks exactly my kind of jam. 😍
Heart and soul! 💗
Good Boy is a Creature Collector Metroidvania featuring all of our dev teams dogs, so that's why we call it a... PET-roidvania! 🐶
Explore a mysterious alien planet, befriend canine rovers, and discover more about the ancient civilisation on Terra II 🚀
Good Boy is a Creature Collector Metroidvania featuring all of our dev teams dogs, so that's why we call it a... PET-roidvania! 🐶
Explore a mysterious alien planet, befriend canine rovers, and discover more about the ancient civilisation on Terra II 🚀
December 30, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Been following this ever since I bumped into some of the devs at the coffee box on the seafront outside my flat. Looks exactly my kind of jam. 😍
Never have I seen such brazen, one-sided officiating. Truly disgusting.
December 20, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Never have I seen such brazen, one-sided officiating. Truly disgusting.
Earliest memories - Pac-Man and Space Invaders on the Atari 2600.
Best childhood memories of going to the caravan every weekend with my grandad and kicking about the arcade while he watched the cabaret - Street Fighter II, Tecmo World Cup, The NewZealand Story, NBA Jam TE, Neo Turf Masters.
Best childhood memories of going to the caravan every weekend with my grandad and kicking about the arcade while he watched the cabaret - Street Fighter II, Tecmo World Cup, The NewZealand Story, NBA Jam TE, Neo Turf Masters.
What is the video game that oozes childhood memories for you? Club Penguin, Neopets, Habbo Hotel, Angry Birds, Runescape, Friv, World of Warcraft, Skylanders.
Something else?
Something else?
December 19, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Earliest memories - Pac-Man and Space Invaders on the Atari 2600.
Best childhood memories of going to the caravan every weekend with my grandad and kicking about the arcade while he watched the cabaret - Street Fighter II, Tecmo World Cup, The NewZealand Story, NBA Jam TE, Neo Turf Masters.
Best childhood memories of going to the caravan every weekend with my grandad and kicking about the arcade while he watched the cabaret - Street Fighter II, Tecmo World Cup, The NewZealand Story, NBA Jam TE, Neo Turf Masters.
Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch - then and now.
Quote this with what you would have said your game of the year was at the end of 2013, if you had one, and what you would say your favourite game of 2013 is now, if it differs
Localisations and early access count, remasters don't. Remakes depend
Refresher list: backloggd.com/games/lib/po...
Localisations and early access count, remasters don't. Remakes depend
Refresher list: backloggd.com/games/lib/po...
December 19, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch - then and now.
A different kind of list to the usual RPG-heavy diet I consume, these games have helped me get through a rather difficult year.
www.thegamer.com/game-of-the-...
www.thegamer.com/game-of-the-...
Game Of The Year 2025 - Editor's Pick, David W. Duffy
The year of cosy living.
www.thegamer.com
December 18, 2025 at 4:46 PM
A different kind of list to the usual RPG-heavy diet I consume, these games have helped me get through a rather difficult year.
www.thegamer.com/game-of-the-...
www.thegamer.com/game-of-the-...
Reposted by David W. Duffy
Following yesterday's drama surrounding Larian's use of Gen AI, here's a follow-up interview piece with Swen about how the studio is using the techology alongside machine learning.
www.thegamer.com/swen-vincke-...
www.thegamer.com/swen-vincke-...
December 17, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Following yesterday's drama surrounding Larian's use of Gen AI, here's a follow-up interview piece with Swen about how the studio is using the techology alongside machine learning.
www.thegamer.com/swen-vincke-...
www.thegamer.com/swen-vincke-...
Reposted by David W. Duffy
Here's my big interview piece with Larian Studios' founder Swen Vincke on the development of Divinity, learning from Baldur's Gate 3, potential companions, and so much more 👀
Chuffed with this one so please share! #Divinity @larianstudios.com
www.thegamer.com/larian-studi...
Chuffed with this one so please share! #Divinity @larianstudios.com
www.thegamer.com/larian-studi...
Larian Studios’ Swen Vincke On Divinity Following In The Early Access Footsteps Of Baldur's Gate 3
After the global success of Baldur's Gate 3, we sit down with Larian Studios founder Swen Vincke to talk all things Divinity.
www.thegamer.com
December 16, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Here's my big interview piece with Larian Studios' founder Swen Vincke on the development of Divinity, learning from Baldur's Gate 3, potential companions, and so much more 👀
Chuffed with this one so please share! #Divinity @larianstudios.com
www.thegamer.com/larian-studi...
Chuffed with this one so please share! #Divinity @larianstudios.com
www.thegamer.com/larian-studi...
Upon reflection, the best bit of The Game Awards was Flute Guy playing a different flute every time the camera panned to him. 😅
December 12, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Upon reflection, the best bit of The Game Awards was Flute Guy playing a different flute every time the camera panned to him. 😅
Ending the reveals with a live service game, yikes.
December 12, 2025 at 3:57 AM
Ending the reveals with a live service game, yikes.
Werner Herzog demands that you all play Warframe.
December 12, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Werner Herzog demands that you all play Warframe.
FUCK YEAH NO MAN'S SKY!
December 12, 2025 at 2:13 AM
FUCK YEAH NO MAN'S SKY!
I love how excited Ben Starr was for Jennifer English (very deservedly) winning that award.
December 12, 2025 at 1:30 AM
I love how excited Ben Starr was for Jennifer English (very deservedly) winning that award.
Didn't manage to nap, covid brain in full swing, somehow got to stay awake long enough to make database entries for every single game shown. I am very much looking forward to passing out for two whole days after this.
Good luck to everyone covering The Game Trailers 2025!
Good luck to everyone covering The Game Trailers 2025!
December 12, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Didn't manage to nap, covid brain in full swing, somehow got to stay awake long enough to make database entries for every single game shown. I am very much looking forward to passing out for two whole days after this.
Good luck to everyone covering The Game Trailers 2025!
Good luck to everyone covering The Game Trailers 2025!
My top three in order would have been Firewatch, No Man's Sky, World of Final Fantasy.
Now I'd swap No Man's Sky for Firewatch, but same top three.
Now I'd swap No Man's Sky for Firewatch, but same top three.
Quote this with what you would have said your game of the year was at the end of 2016, and what you would say your favourite game of 2016 is now, if it differs
(If you need a more comprehensive refresher: backloggd.com/games/lib/po...)
(If you need a more comprehensive refresher: backloggd.com/games/lib/po...)
December 10, 2025 at 2:41 PM
My top three in order would have been Firewatch, No Man's Sky, World of Final Fantasy.
Now I'd swap No Man's Sky for Firewatch, but same top three.
Now I'd swap No Man's Sky for Firewatch, but same top three.
It says something that being ill is the only time I seem to get more than five hours sleep in a night. 😬
December 10, 2025 at 2:29 PM
It says something that being ill is the only time I seem to get more than five hours sleep in a night. 😬
Not a chance you'd catch me paying £60 for Yet Another Rerelease Propped Up By Community Content.
December 9, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Not a chance you'd catch me paying £60 for Yet Another Rerelease Propped Up By Community Content.
In a race completely without incident, what are the chances one of a certain three cars happens to crash?
December 7, 2025 at 2:19 PM
In a race completely without incident, what are the chances one of a certain three cars happens to crash?