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@vysetron.pixeldie.com
he's a weird games writer
pixeldie.com, wackgameboy.zone, or https://backloggd.com/u/Vysetron for more words
bylines at BoardGameGeek, Fortress Ameritrash/There Will Be Games, Team Dignitas, and elsewhere
pixeldie.com, wackgameboy.zone, or https://backloggd.com/u/Vysetron for more words
bylines at BoardGameGeek, Fortress Ameritrash/There Will Be Games, Team Dignitas, and elsewhere
huge W but also of course they did, if a single Tyranid had a spine out of place the fanbase would send a strike team to Nottingham
Warhammer Owner Games Workshop Bans Its Creative Staff From Using GenAI.
Warhammer Owner Games Workshop Bans Its Creative Staff From Using GenAI
A "few senior managers" are testing the tech but remain unexcited, says CEO
www.timeextension.com
January 13, 2026 at 5:04 PM
huge W but also of course they did, if a single Tyranid had a spine out of place the fanbase would send a strike team to Nottingham
I'm officially qualified to talk about the silly Gator pinball game
January 13, 2026 at 2:20 PM
I'm officially qualified to talk about the silly Gator pinball game
New Game Boy writeup! It's Baseball! I try to grade launch titles on a curve, but that's hard when they feel like I'm running through soup.
wackgameboy.zone/2026/01/11/b...
wackgameboy.zone/2026/01/11/b...
Baseball (1989)
Yerrrrrr out. Eventually.
wackgameboy.zone
January 11, 2026 at 8:59 PM
New Game Boy writeup! It's Baseball! I try to grade launch titles on a curve, but that's hard when they feel like I'm running through soup.
wackgameboy.zone/2026/01/11/b...
wackgameboy.zone/2026/01/11/b...
Meet'N'Handshake Kingdom
Subpar Monkey Ball
Slightly diminish a game
Sonic, a Hedgehog
Sonic, a Hedgehog
January 11, 2026 at 2:52 PM
Meet'N'Handshake Kingdom
I don't think we give Capcom enough grief for giving MvC Infinite one of the most illegal-looking character select screens in all of fighting gamedom
January 9, 2026 at 7:42 PM
I don't think we give Capcom enough grief for giving MvC Infinite one of the most illegal-looking character select screens in all of fighting gamedom
New WGBZ piece, this time on the GB Battletoads that's a completely different game from its NES namesake. It's kind of a technical marvel for the time! I still can't stand Battletoads!
wackgameboy.zone/2026/01/08/b...
wackgameboy.zone/2026/01/08/b...
Battletoads (1991)
“Oh yeah? Well my toadsona’s name is Eczema and he’s actually dating the Dark Queen. They just live on different planets. No, really!”
wackgameboy.zone
January 8, 2026 at 3:22 PM
New WGBZ piece, this time on the GB Battletoads that's a completely different game from its NES namesake. It's kind of a technical marvel for the time! I still can't stand Battletoads!
wackgameboy.zone/2026/01/08/b...
wackgameboy.zone/2026/01/08/b...
appreciate the suggestion WordPress, but I think I'm good
January 8, 2026 at 2:29 PM
appreciate the suggestion WordPress, but I think I'm good
you know what, this is as good an opportunity as any
I have a new website! It's the Wack Game Boy Zone! I'll be talking and ranking Game Boy and Game Boy Color games, from black & green to brand new indie releases. I've got more pieces in the hopper for upload, but it's live now!
wackgameboy.zone
I have a new website! It's the Wack Game Boy Zone! I'll be talking and ranking Game Boy and Game Boy Color games, from black & green to brand new indie releases. I've got more pieces in the hopper for upload, but it's live now!
wackgameboy.zone
January 7, 2026 at 5:46 PM
you know what, this is as good an opportunity as any
I have a new website! It's the Wack Game Boy Zone! I'll be talking and ranking Game Boy and Game Boy Color games, from black & green to brand new indie releases. I've got more pieces in the hopper for upload, but it's live now!
wackgameboy.zone
I have a new website! It's the Wack Game Boy Zone! I'll be talking and ranking Game Boy and Game Boy Color games, from black & green to brand new indie releases. I've got more pieces in the hopper for upload, but it's live now!
wackgameboy.zone
every piece of music composed by Koichi Sugiyama. his work is inextricable from Dragon Quest and genuinely incredible, but that doesn't mean the dude's views were in any way defensible
What's your favourite thing that's been made by an absolute cunt?
January 5, 2026 at 6:52 PM
every piece of music composed by Koichi Sugiyama. his work is inextricable from Dragon Quest and genuinely incredible, but that doesn't mean the dude's views were in any way defensible
Pixel Die has received numerous paid offers over the years ranging from invasive ad schemes to full on buyouts, not bc any of them care about our output, but purely bc we have decent viewer metrics and they want 'em
nope! no thanks! I would sooner light what we've made ablaze than sign it over
nope! no thanks! I would sooner light what we've made ablaze than sign it over
Games journalism's future and credibility rest with independent efforts. YouTubers. Content Creators. People who don't have defined (and often ignorant) corporate masters to answer to.
If you truly care about the field, don't sit at a table you didn't build. Build your own.
If you truly care about the field, don't sit at a table you didn't build. Build your own.
January 3, 2026 at 4:11 PM
Pixel Die has received numerous paid offers over the years ranging from invasive ad schemes to full on buyouts, not bc any of them care about our output, but purely bc we have decent viewer metrics and they want 'em
nope! no thanks! I would sooner light what we've made ablaze than sign it over
nope! no thanks! I would sooner light what we've made ablaze than sign it over
pulled over at a traffic stop, the cop put this device in my hands and said I cannot leave until I hit a specific score in Zoop
@weatherby.bsky.social help how do I Zoop hard enough
@weatherby.bsky.social help how do I Zoop hard enough
December 28, 2025 at 10:39 PM
pulled over at a traffic stop, the cop put this device in my hands and said I cannot leave until I hit a specific score in Zoop
@weatherby.bsky.social help how do I Zoop hard enough
@weatherby.bsky.social help how do I Zoop hard enough
tired: n64 good
wired: n64 bad
inspired: n64 bad, and that's what makes it good
wired: n64 bad
inspired: n64 bad, and that's what makes it good
December 28, 2025 at 9:23 PM
tired: n64 good
wired: n64 bad
inspired: n64 bad, and that's what makes it good
wired: n64 bad
inspired: n64 bad, and that's what makes it good
then: Killer 7, yes I was always like this
now: look I stand by Killer 7 as probably the best thing Suda will ever make but there's an argument for Mario Superstar Baseball
now: look I stand by Killer 7 as probably the best thing Suda will ever make but there's an argument for Mario Superstar Baseball
Quote this with your favourite game NOW that was released in 2005, and what your favourite was THEN (if you had one)
Localisations/early access count, remasters/ports don't. Remakes depend.
Two-way ties count.
Refresher list: backloggd.com/games/lib/po...
Localisations/early access count, remasters/ports don't. Remakes depend.
Two-way ties count.
Refresher list: backloggd.com/games/lib/po...
December 28, 2025 at 3:08 PM
then: Killer 7, yes I was always like this
now: look I stand by Killer 7 as probably the best thing Suda will ever make but there's an argument for Mario Superstar Baseball
now: look I stand by Killer 7 as probably the best thing Suda will ever make but there's an argument for Mario Superstar Baseball
normally I forget about Random Game Saturday, but I just finished boxing a ton of games to sell so why not show off one I'm keeping?
Custom Robo V2! an incredibly cool battle system that I've enjoyed every iteration of. I should prob try the translation patch but I hear it's crash-prone
Custom Robo V2! an incredibly cool battle system that I've enjoyed every iteration of. I should prob try the translation patch but I hear it's crash-prone
December 27, 2025 at 7:57 PM
normally I forget about Random Game Saturday, but I just finished boxing a ton of games to sell so why not show off one I'm keeping?
Custom Robo V2! an incredibly cool battle system that I've enjoyed every iteration of. I should prob try the translation patch but I hear it's crash-prone
Custom Robo V2! an incredibly cool battle system that I've enjoyed every iteration of. I should prob try the translation patch but I hear it's crash-prone
The Pixel Die 2025 best-ofs are up! I guarantee we've got some unexpected pulls here.
We've reached a new record in our readership stats for another consecutive year and could not be more grateful. Looking forward to 2026, despite all good sense!
pixeldie.com/2025/12/27/t...
We've reached a new record in our readership stats for another consecutive year and could not be more grateful. Looking forward to 2026, despite all good sense!
pixeldie.com/2025/12/27/t...
The 2025 Pixel Die Awards
The horrors persist, but so do we! Check out our best rolls of 2025.
pixeldie.com
December 27, 2025 at 7:17 PM
The Pixel Die 2025 best-ofs are up! I guarantee we've got some unexpected pulls here.
We've reached a new record in our readership stats for another consecutive year and could not be more grateful. Looking forward to 2026, despite all good sense!
pixeldie.com/2025/12/27/t...
We've reached a new record in our readership stats for another consecutive year and could not be more grateful. Looking forward to 2026, despite all good sense!
pixeldie.com/2025/12/27/t...
play Dungeon Encounters you cowards! it's the best one of these in eons and you can get it for pennies
December 24, 2025 at 6:25 PM
play Dungeon Encounters you cowards! it's the best one of these in eons and you can get it for pennies
there is no ongoing series with a better sense of style than of the Devil
December 23, 2025 at 8:55 PM
there is no ongoing series with a better sense of style than of the Devil
classy move by @pearacidicgames.com and @gumpyfunction.bsky.social making their game available in more places than its physical publisher
hoping to see more indie game boy devs follow suit! it's an exciting space that deserves more positive coverage
hoping to see more indie game boy devs follow suit! it's an exciting space that deserves more positive coverage
December 23, 2025 at 3:59 PM
classy move by @pearacidicgames.com and @gumpyfunction.bsky.social making their game available in more places than its physical publisher
hoping to see more indie game boy devs follow suit! it's an exciting space that deserves more positive coverage
hoping to see more indie game boy devs follow suit! it's an exciting space that deserves more positive coverage
me: haha it would be funny if I "reviewed" all of the OutRun games based entirely on how good their version of Magical Sound Shower is and posted them at the same time to flood people's feeds with OutRuns
me a couple days later: why the fuck am I getting so many notifications
me a couple days later: why the fuck am I getting so many notifications
December 22, 2025 at 7:26 PM
me: haha it would be funny if I "reviewed" all of the OutRun games based entirely on how good their version of Magical Sound Shower is and posted them at the same time to flood people's feeds with OutRuns
me a couple days later: why the fuck am I getting so many notifications
me a couple days later: why the fuck am I getting so many notifications
the upside of the unfortunate game boy news is I started playing one of @icemutt.bsky.social's childhood RPGs (Azure Dreams) and woah this is incredibly cool!
part Mystery Dungeon, part Pokemon because of it was the 90s, part Dragon Warrior Monsters, all surprisingly compatible with each other
part Mystery Dungeon, part Pokemon because of it was the 90s, part Dragon Warrior Monsters, all surprisingly compatible with each other
December 19, 2025 at 10:33 PM
the upside of the unfortunate game boy news is I started playing one of @icemutt.bsky.social's childhood RPGs (Azure Dreams) and woah this is incredibly cool!
part Mystery Dungeon, part Pokemon because of it was the 90s, part Dragon Warrior Monsters, all surprisingly compatible with each other
part Mystery Dungeon, part Pokemon because of it was the 90s, part Dragon Warrior Monsters, all surprisingly compatible with each other
Related, we've been boycotting Xbox for several months and the only pre-scheduled Pixel Die article that's mentioned them since was updated accordingly.
I've also signed the No Games for Genocide pledge today. I'd encourage other folks to read and consider their positions.
nogamesforgenocide.com
I've also signed the No Games for Genocide pledge today. I'd encourage other folks to read and consider their positions.
nogamesforgenocide.com
December 18, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Related, we've been boycotting Xbox for several months and the only pre-scheduled Pixel Die article that's mentioned them since was updated accordingly.
I've also signed the No Games for Genocide pledge today. I'd encourage other folks to read and consider their positions.
nogamesforgenocide.com
I've also signed the No Games for Genocide pledge today. I'd encourage other folks to read and consider their positions.
nogamesforgenocide.com
seen some nostalgia discourse floating around the website
I am broadly anti-"everything was better when I was younger" nostalgia, but I have sympathy for the "I liked the pre-internet landscape more" variant
playing more indie games over stuff with battlepasses helps but it isn't a true fix
I am broadly anti-"everything was better when I was younger" nostalgia, but I have sympathy for the "I liked the pre-internet landscape more" variant
playing more indie games over stuff with battlepasses helps but it isn't a true fix
December 18, 2025 at 12:56 PM
seen some nostalgia discourse floating around the website
I am broadly anti-"everything was better when I was younger" nostalgia, but I have sympathy for the "I liked the pre-internet landscape more" variant
playing more indie games over stuff with battlepasses helps but it isn't a true fix
I am broadly anti-"everything was better when I was younger" nostalgia, but I have sympathy for the "I liked the pre-internet landscape more" variant
playing more indie games over stuff with battlepasses helps but it isn't a true fix
alright I've got a pitch for you
a small, semi-regular game zine that's a collection of 1-page essays, but not reviews/previews
the writer picks any game they please and produces the essay
that essay is then given to an artist who produces a related/inspired piece for the second page
a small, semi-regular game zine that's a collection of 1-page essays, but not reviews/previews
the writer picks any game they please and produces the essay
that essay is then given to an artist who produces a related/inspired piece for the second page
December 17, 2025 at 4:19 AM
alright I've got a pitch for you
a small, semi-regular game zine that's a collection of 1-page essays, but not reviews/previews
the writer picks any game they please and produces the essay
that essay is then given to an artist who produces a related/inspired piece for the second page
a small, semi-regular game zine that's a collection of 1-page essays, but not reviews/previews
the writer picks any game they please and produces the essay
that essay is then given to an artist who produces a related/inspired piece for the second page
I was braced for the D&D freaks to get extremely upset at Divinity not coddling them with legions of sycophant NPCs telling them how cool and fuckable they are, but I was not prepared for them to be mad at Larian for entirely justifiable reasons before the game is even out
December 16, 2025 at 4:19 PM
I was braced for the D&D freaks to get extremely upset at Divinity not coddling them with legions of sycophant NPCs telling them how cool and fuckable they are, but I was not prepared for them to be mad at Larian for entirely justifiable reasons before the game is even out
deleted the hardware ethics thread (though I stand by it) bc:
1) I was going off half-cocked and sleep deprived, I would like to write it better
2) I want to take the big dogs to task even more than the relatively small ops I noted
I am going to say So Many Words about Microsoft and its ilk
1) I was going off half-cocked and sleep deprived, I would like to write it better
2) I want to take the big dogs to task even more than the relatively small ops I noted
I am going to say So Many Words about Microsoft and its ilk
December 15, 2025 at 8:58 PM
deleted the hardware ethics thread (though I stand by it) bc:
1) I was going off half-cocked and sleep deprived, I would like to write it better
2) I want to take the big dogs to task even more than the relatively small ops I noted
I am going to say So Many Words about Microsoft and its ilk
1) I was going off half-cocked and sleep deprived, I would like to write it better
2) I want to take the big dogs to task even more than the relatively small ops I noted
I am going to say So Many Words about Microsoft and its ilk