Michael 'Play The Hundred Line' Beckwith
@brawler1993.bsky.social
Freelance games journalist currently writing for MetroUK/GameCentral. Bylines at Destructoid, TechRaptor, GameRant. He/him. All opinions are my own.
Pinned
Can now confirm I've returned to MetroUK/GameCentral to help with gaming coverage. Kind of funny I wound up back here less than a year after leaving but feels good to be in familiar company.
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[girl who just finished arcane s1] why did no one tell me about this??
November 21, 2025 at 11:20 PM
[girl who just finished arcane s1] why did no one tell me about this??
I think Fortnite has helped kill the novelty of wacky crossovers cause seeing Persona 5 Joker race around Bikini Bottom doesn't seem all that ridiculous nowadays.
November 21, 2025 at 10:56 PM
I think Fortnite has helped kill the novelty of wacky crossovers cause seeing Persona 5 Joker race around Bikini Bottom doesn't seem all that ridiculous nowadays.
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ME: Skip I want to ADDRESS this issue.
[BAYLESS nods]
You KNOW I do not care about The Game Awards
BAYLESS: Absolutely
ME: BUT I just had a vision of Clair Obscur winning Game of the Year when Xenoblade 3 did not and it's going to make me pretend I'm not mad online about it
[BAYLESS nods]
You KNOW I do not care about The Game Awards
BAYLESS: Absolutely
ME: BUT I just had a vision of Clair Obscur winning Game of the Year when Xenoblade 3 did not and it's going to make me pretend I'm not mad online about it
November 21, 2025 at 9:48 PM
ME: Skip I want to ADDRESS this issue.
[BAYLESS nods]
You KNOW I do not care about The Game Awards
BAYLESS: Absolutely
ME: BUT I just had a vision of Clair Obscur winning Game of the Year when Xenoblade 3 did not and it's going to make me pretend I'm not mad online about it
[BAYLESS nods]
You KNOW I do not care about The Game Awards
BAYLESS: Absolutely
ME: BUT I just had a vision of Clair Obscur winning Game of the Year when Xenoblade 3 did not and it's going to make me pretend I'm not mad online about it
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DONALD TRUMP FIVE MINUTES AFTER MEETING ME: And, you know, the Game Awards, they gave Best Music to God of War instead of Xenoblade 3, and it was very unfair
November 21, 2025 at 9:20 PM
DONALD TRUMP FIVE MINUTES AFTER MEETING ME: And, you know, the Game Awards, they gave Best Music to God of War instead of Xenoblade 3, and it was very unfair
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Let me know if I am missing anything else Ubisoft is "all in on"...
November 21, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Let me know if I am missing anything else Ubisoft is "all in on"...
Hundred Line in the top 5? This guy gets it
here's something neat
the folks at @inverse.com trusted me to whip up a list of the top 25 rpgs of 2025, putting the team's top choices and my own picks together for a big ol' ranking endeavor
including review quotes from @solfleet.bsky.social to distribute blame where appropriate :D
the folks at @inverse.com trusted me to whip up a list of the top 25 rpgs of 2025, putting the team's top choices and my own picks together for a big ol' ranking endeavor
including review quotes from @solfleet.bsky.social to distribute blame where appropriate :D
The 25 Best RPGs of the Year, Ranked
As a team effort here at Inverse, we cooked up a big ol’ list of the 25 best RPGs of 2025, and believe it or not, there were still runners-up that are just as worth checking out.
www.inverse.com
November 21, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Hundred Line in the top 5? This guy gets it
Agreed
It was never going to happen but I think Jenny Kidd is super overlooked this year as Pauline for voice awards.
Adds so much to the game and it's a first time performance? nuts stuff
Adds so much to the game and it's a first time performance? nuts stuff
November 20, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Agreed
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happy transgender day of remembrance
thank you for sticking around in the hardest of times. if you haven't, you are missed dearly
please live 💜
thank you for sticking around in the hardest of times. if you haven't, you are missed dearly
please live 💜
November 20, 2025 at 10:57 AM
happy transgender day of remembrance
thank you for sticking around in the hardest of times. if you haven't, you are missed dearly
please live 💜
thank you for sticking around in the hardest of times. if you haven't, you are missed dearly
please live 💜
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Magik CMSN
November 19, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Magik CMSN
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I'm raising funds for my cat, Shelby, and her vet bills. If you can donate and help me, I'd be so so grateful.
gofund.me/5d9b3338b
I'm happy to answer any questions.
gofund.me/5d9b3338b
I'm happy to answer any questions.
Donate to Shelby's medical bills, organized by Amy Eastland
Hi, I'm Amy and I'm raising funds for my cat, Shelby. She had always been an anxious cat, but it h… Amy Eastland needs your support for Shelby's medical bills
gofund.me
November 18, 2025 at 7:44 PM
I'm raising funds for my cat, Shelby, and her vet bills. If you can donate and help me, I'd be so so grateful.
gofund.me/5d9b3338b
I'm happy to answer any questions.
gofund.me/5d9b3338b
I'm happy to answer any questions.
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General reminder that a website isn't a person, loads of people work on it, just because some other guy gave X game a bad score fourteen years ago doesn't mean I'm somehow beholden to it
November 18, 2025 at 11:23 AM
General reminder that a website isn't a person, loads of people work on it, just because some other guy gave X game a bad score fourteen years ago doesn't mean I'm somehow beholden to it
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If you only ever read one review of BLOPS 7, make it this one.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 is a soulless and soul-destroying game that thinks exceptionally little of its players and developers.
My one-star review for @restart.run:
www.restart.run/articles/cal...
My one-star review for @restart.run:
www.restart.run/articles/cal...
Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 Review | Restart
Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 is an underwhelming, frustrating experience, even at its best.
www.restart.run
November 17, 2025 at 6:50 PM
If you only ever read one review of BLOPS 7, make it this one.
My toxic trait is getting upset over TGA nominations.
November 17, 2025 at 6:03 PM
My toxic trait is getting upset over TGA nominations.
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y'all failed the test smh
Don't turn away from the truth.
November 17, 2025 at 4:33 PM
y'all failed the test smh
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Metal Gear Solid 3 released 21 years ago today! Last year I wrote a piece for it's 20th anniversary about why I think it's still the perfect Metal Gear and my favourite game ever made www.gamesradar.com/games/action...
20 years on, Snake Eater is still the perfect Metal Gear Solid game
Opinion | Kuwabara, Kuwabara
www.gamesradar.com
November 17, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Metal Gear Solid 3 released 21 years ago today! Last year I wrote a piece for it's 20th anniversary about why I think it's still the perfect Metal Gear and my favourite game ever made www.gamesradar.com/games/action...
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this line from cloud is in my head at least once a day
November 15, 2025 at 8:13 PM
this line from cloud is in my head at least once a day
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Depression is thinking about how we will probably never get the session system from Tokyo Mirage Sessions again.
November 15, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Depression is thinking about how we will probably never get the session system from Tokyo Mirage Sessions again.
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Flashback to when I put the soundtrack to Teen Titans Go To The Movies over the Smash Bros Ultimate trailer and it worked too well for this world
November 15, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Flashback to when I put the soundtrack to Teen Titans Go To The Movies over the Smash Bros Ultimate trailer and it worked too well for this world
Man, I am not vibing with Kirby Air Riders at all. A shame since I'm loving the presentation and there's clearly a lot of love put into this, but this is clearly a game for a very, very specific type of audience.
November 15, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Man, I am not vibing with Kirby Air Riders at all. A shame since I'm loving the presentation and there's clearly a lot of love put into this, but this is clearly a game for a very, very specific type of audience.
Off the top of my head, there are only three video games that I think anyone with a passion for the medium should play at least once:
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Nier: Automata
Ghost Trick
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Nier: Automata
Ghost Trick
QUICK: If you see this post - do you have games that you consider 'essential' to play?
Are there games that you think absolutely everyone should play?
If you've got one in mind - drop it below! Looking to see what people think!
Are there games that you think absolutely everyone should play?
If you've got one in mind - drop it below! Looking to see what people think!
November 14, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Off the top of my head, there are only three video games that I think anyone with a passion for the medium should play at least once:
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Nier: Automata
Ghost Trick
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Nier: Automata
Ghost Trick
I'd heard that Metroid Prime 4 had one extremely annoying, ill-placed character in it but I was not expecting him to be so thoroughly disliked that people are going "Wait is Prime 4 gonna be bad?"
November 14, 2025 at 3:05 PM
I'd heard that Metroid Prime 4 had one extremely annoying, ill-placed character in it but I was not expecting him to be so thoroughly disliked that people are going "Wait is Prime 4 gonna be bad?"