Tiny bit shocked to not see Ghost of Yotei make the shortlist for Game of The Year.

You may say... "It likely released too late to be considered". But I did some data work last week, and Q4 releases (often in October) make the shortlist more often than not.

So far Pokémon ZA is ticking a lot of boxes.

✅ Cool new combat system
✅ Older characters, so I don’t feel weird playing as a child as a 30 yr old.
✅ It’s fast paced!
✅ Heavy tutorial, but you still get into the core game quickly.

So far so good! What are your thoughts?

My giant angry Feraligatr is so sneaky. They never saw it coming.

Who did you pick as your starter and why?

For me: I’ve never picked Totodile before in any other game, so it’s getting a whirl.

Didn't have a lot of data to work with, but with what Renee collated over the past three years, I could come up with this chart:

Going to be juggling a few games over the next few weeks. Just now starting on Ghost of Yotei. Any tips?

I love playing Magic, but let me introduce you to the bane of my existence... sorting cards.

First by colour. Then by mana value.

Any tips? Also best way to purge cards in Australia? My collection is getting a little full.

All set for an even bigger day at #PAXAUS tomorrow.

Regarding today’s Switch 2 reveal: One of my first ever articles was about Nintendo’s launch approaches to consoles. There’s no rhyme or reason to them.

And, one year on, my Switch OLED still has an annoying scratch! (Article in thread).

Does Australia punch above its weight globally with its gaming industry? Maybe, but only just.

Quick math based on recent labor figures and a comparative US study.

🇦🇺0.016% of the Aus working population are in the gaming industry.

🇺🇸0.0019% of the US working population are in the gaming industry.

Just gunna put this here…

Gunna debunk some myths: No, we don't ride Kangaroos to work. And I don't live in imminent fear of death by spiders, snakes, crocs, or jellyfish.

But yes, we do like randomly ban stuff. Especially gaming stuff. www.polygon.com/news/489089/...

If I had $1 for every time I've been asked: "What's a good shooter that you can recommend?"... I'd have $10.

But that's beside the point.

Play Deathloop if you have't already. It's great. Likely on sale, and bound to scratch that shooter itch.

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