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iMatt42
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(He/Him) Husband, artist, designer, fantasy reader, guitarist, player of video games. In search of more time to dedicate to more nerdy hobbies!
#playstation #xbox #nintendo #lotr
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Platinum 53 acquired!
A Plague Tale: Innocence
- Basically a 14th century Last of Us. Highly recommend!

August was a productive month!
4 games beat (Neva, Space Marine 2, MvC Collection, and Plague Tale)

Now… time for Gears and Lost Soul Aside! Woooo!
Release date for Tides of Annihilation please please please 🙏 🙏 🙏
Xbox Partner Showcase announced, premiering Thursday, November 20 at 10AM PT/1PM ET

➡️ news.xbox.com/en-us/2025/1...

Featuring new looks at 007: First Light, Tides of Annihilation, Reanimal + "brand-new reveals and Game Pass announcements". All games will also be Play Anywhere
November 17, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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GIVEAWAY ALERT 🐉

REPOST, LIKE, AND FOLLOW PNP GAMES for your chance to WIN LOZ Tears of the Kingdom Collector's Edition (JP) for Nintendo Switch!

#VideoGames #Canada #USA #Free #Giveaway
November 17, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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“You know, fair use is fair use and we need to make sure that we’re not stealing people’s intellectual property and rights but..."

No! There is no "but" here! That statement ends with a period, not a "but".
"Surely there's a middle ground here?" The CEO of Helldivers 2 studio Arrowhead says people "jump to extreme takes" when debating generative AI, and that there needs to be more nuance in the discussion.

www.videogameschronicle.com/news/surely-...
‘Surely there’s a middle ground here?’ Helldivers studio CEO says people ‘jump to extreme takes’ when debating GenAI | VGC
“This is such a trigger point for big parts of the games industry today”…
www.videogameschronicle.com
November 17, 2025 at 3:30 PM
I can’t imagine how Xwitter or Reddit is handling this news 😂

I’m sure the unwashed masses are coming out of the woodwork to defend their purchases.
New Steam Machine Is "Equal Or Better Than" 70% of Home Gaming Setups, Valve Claims
Valve is making a play for living rooms again with its new Steam Machine hardware, and the company believes that the compact gaming PC could be equal to or better than what "70%" of people have at home currently. In a new interview, Valve engineer Yazan Aldehayyat explained that the Steam Machine is designed to be both a powerful and entry-level gaming device, capable of running most of the games in your Steam library at high performance levels. "As you know, we definitely learned a lot, from 10 years ago. We learned a lot from the Steam Deck. We really feel like we have all the hardware and the software bits to make that vision a reality," Aldehayyat said to Tested. "It needs to have enough performance to play all your Steam games; we wanted it to be a pretty simple experience. We also wanted to target more of an entry-level device. Affordability is really important, and definitely the price-point played a huge factor in what performance level we're trying to target. Another thing we looked at is the Steam Hardware Survey. It gives us a good benchmark of where people's home devices are at in terms of performance, and the Steam Machine is equal or better than 70% of what people have at home." Aldehayyat's comments might not be too far off the mark. Older gaming PCs are still capable of running a wide variety of games thanks to upscaling technologies, while in the console space, many games are still released for both current and last-gen machines, like the PS4 and the Switch. Valve has also said that the Steam Machine is over six times more powerful than the Steam Deck, and the official tech specs released for it do suggest that it'll be capable of comfortably playing modern PC games.Continue Reading at GameSpot
dlvr.it
November 17, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Between Zelda and Highlander I might actually have to go to a movie theater again
Production for the live action 'The Legend of Zelda' feature film has started, Nintendo confirms

➡️ www.nintendo.today/en-US/conten...

First images of Link and Zelda released

#TheLegendofZelda #Nintendo
November 17, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Well… I tripped and now I’m in Skyrim. It’s like a Narnia thing.
November 16, 2025 at 7:30 PM
This game will give me my “Witcher fix” until 4 releases. Also, incredible that there’s now two studios out there making awesome games like this!
The Blood of Dawnwalker — Gameplay Overview (Part II) [4K] [subtitles available]
YouTube video by Dawnwalker
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November 14, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Buy this game
Kena : Bridge of Spirits Deluxe Edition (PS5) is $14.24 US Dollars at VGP buff.ly/gnot3kG

All VGP deals buff.ly/B2wm2B6 #ad
November 14, 2025 at 2:54 PM
This is the one series where MMO games really make sense and it’s unfortunate that Sony put a bad taste in everyone’s mouths with their forced decisions.

Really hoping these 2 Horizon MMOs are successful. Because I remember the EARLY concept art for Zero Dawn and thinking that’s what it was.
November 14, 2025 at 1:26 PM
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I will never adapt to AI in games. There's a world of devs putting in the work, creating actual art in the hopes of sparking real human emotion for me to make time for someone who has decided to cut corners. Miss me with that stale slop.
November 13, 2025 at 2:48 PM
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Women will ALWAYS belong in gaming (in any fucking space too, but not my point here) and (not just the hot ones) and I honestly I really don’t give AF who says otherwise.

Go cry about it.
November 13, 2025 at 12:28 PM
I am once again a proud owner of a PlayStation 2!!

Got it on the cheap. It needs some cleaning up and replacement cables but I have verified that it runs and reads discs!
November 13, 2025 at 12:49 PM
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Happy 5 years to the PlayStation 5 system today! 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍

@playstation.com
November 12, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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I wrote this!
November 13, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Horizon MMO: Steel Frontiers

I’m going to lose a LOT of time to this game! Some shots of the character creations screen and some action shots.

Honestly, I’m very pleasantly surprised by how good this looks!
November 13, 2025 at 1:58 AM
The Horizon MMO gets announced the same day as the new Steam Machine 😂

It’s just part of for the course that something else always happens with Horizon announcements and releases.

It’s my favorite modern series and this MMO actually looks pretty great!
Sony is making a Horizon MMO — here’s the video and details
The new game is called Horizon Steel Frontiers.
www.theverge.com
November 13, 2025 at 1:46 AM
THEY BROUGHT IT BACK!!!
Steam Machine
Your games on the big screen
store.steampowered.com
November 12, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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Video games are so important to me.

They have helped me through some difficult times.
When I had no friends, when i was being bullied in school, when I’ve had a bad brain day and needed an escape.

They help a lot of people in different ways.

God bless video games.
November 12, 2025 at 2:13 AM
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Good morning beautiful people. I hope you are all well. I'm excited to tackle the day ahead. Be good to yourself!
a drawing of a face with the words be kind to yourself written on it
ALT: a drawing of a face with the words be kind to yourself written on it
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November 12, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Northern lights made an appearance last night! Only my second time seeing them.
November 12, 2025 at 2:35 PM
“…Alongside a twitch broadcast.”

Phew! I definitely wasn’t going to watch that on prime lol
November 12, 2025 at 1:13 PM
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If anyone feels like supporting an independent Australian videogame website with award-winning work that strictly has no advertising, no sponsored content, no corporate ownership, does not let publishers pay for travel, and discloses every code we get and image we use:

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November 10, 2025 at 11:37 PM
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Finished Keeper. An artistic achievement. There is something incredibly cathartic about the human experience of playing a work of art like this. Florid, surreal scenarios accompanied by a meditative soundtrack is stimulating. The concept of transformation taken to the extreme.
November 11, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Ryse: Son of Rome complete!!

Short game, awesome combat, great story, very linear and narrative focused (which I personally really enjoy), and stunning visuals that aged like wine.

I couldn’t help but compare it to The Order 1886. Love both games tho!
November 11, 2025 at 1:49 AM
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Begging gamers to stop saying “free on ps plus” you pay for the sub, that’s not free 🤣
November 10, 2025 at 8:25 PM