Lumiel Hears
@lumiel-hears.bsky.social
IT guy. Into video games and movies.
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People who defend video games price increases with “Prices haven’t gone up since the 90’s” seem to never have heard of Economies of Scale. Not to mention Deluxe, Collector’s, Ultimate editions or DLC/micro-transactions. Or record profits. Or executive bonus packages.
Been waiting years for this…
"Hang Tight, We're In The Homestretch!" - English Translation Of Cult Dreamcast RPG SEGAGAGA Is Almost Done.
"Hang Tight, We're In The Homestretch!" - English Translation Of Cult Dreamcast RPG SEGAGAGA Is Almost Done
"The next post I make here will be the link to the patch repo"
www.timeextension.com
December 5, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Been waiting years for this…
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If you aren't seeing skeets from some of your fave people, they might have been labeled "Rude" by bsky mods. Idk what they are thinking, I don't need a mommy to tell me who to be buddies with. Anyway, go into Settings > moderation > bluesky moderation (advanced) and turn Rude off.
November 5, 2025 at 7:10 AM
If you aren't seeing skeets from some of your fave people, they might have been labeled "Rude" by bsky mods. Idk what they are thinking, I don't need a mommy to tell me who to be buddies with. Anyway, go into Settings > moderation > bluesky moderation (advanced) and turn Rude off.
Every time someone hits “Publish” on an article where they’re surprised MS put out a game that requires the internet to install:
October 3, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Every time someone hits “Publish” on an article where they’re surprised MS put out a game that requires the internet to install:
Reviewers score games, often, as if they start by deserving a 10 and flaws detract from that score (as opposed to admirable qualities driving up a score). This results in highly polished, bland games getting high scores and highly creative, but flawed games getting mediocre scores. I like a 7 game.
September 22, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Reviewers score games, often, as if they start by deserving a 10 and flaws detract from that score (as opposed to admirable qualities driving up a score). This results in highly polished, bland games getting high scores and highly creative, but flawed games getting mediocre scores. I like a 7 game.
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The combination of IGN giving Silent Hill f a 7/10 and @tamoorh.com saying it's 10-12 hours is making this game absolutely irresistible, in case you are ever marketing a game specifically to me
the ideal score!!!!
Silent Hill f's new setting, story, and art design stand out, but its early combat seems like too much of a chore to be fun.
Our review: bit.ly/48z3AuK
Our review: bit.ly/48z3AuK
September 22, 2025 at 4:13 PM
The combination of IGN giving Silent Hill f a 7/10 and @tamoorh.com saying it's 10-12 hours is making this game absolutely irresistible, in case you are ever marketing a game specifically to me
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Counterpoint: INHERENT VICE was the best film released that year and grows with every rewatch. It is sly and literate and deeply felt and utterly unconcerned with whether or not you get it.
Oh, still don’t know about what’s the worst tv show I’ve sat all the way through, but Inherent Vice is handily the worst movie I’ve sat all the way through, just an exercise in wandering up your own ass, but without any of the fun or drama or comedy that might entail.
September 17, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Counterpoint: INHERENT VICE was the best film released that year and grows with every rewatch. It is sly and literate and deeply felt and utterly unconcerned with whether or not you get it.
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Ubisoft created a great detective/assassin game set in feudal Japan, filled its vast open world with 100+ targets, loaded the world with clues to find them...
... then undermined all of that by giving the player x-ray vision at the press of L2
Tip: Never press it, and the game is radically better!
... then undermined all of that by giving the player x-ray vision at the press of L2
Tip: Never press it, and the game is radically better!
September 15, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Ubisoft created a great detective/assassin game set in feudal Japan, filled its vast open world with 100+ targets, loaded the world with clues to find them...
... then undermined all of that by giving the player x-ray vision at the press of L2
Tip: Never press it, and the game is radically better!
... then undermined all of that by giving the player x-ray vision at the press of L2
Tip: Never press it, and the game is radically better!
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Loving others is the easiest fucking thing in the world. Hate is hard. Hate eats you up inside. Hate hollows you out. Love recharges you. Love can get you through anything. And loving a complete stranger is a lot easier than you think. It may sound corny as hell, but choose love.
September 13, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Loving others is the easiest fucking thing in the world. Hate is hard. Hate eats you up inside. Hate hollows you out. Love recharges you. Love can get you through anything. And loving a complete stranger is a lot easier than you think. It may sound corny as hell, but choose love.
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AI could have been successful if it had been treated as a science and developed with rigorous ethical standards focused on solving problems for humanity instead of being treated as a speed run on an exploitative capitalist growth tool focused on solving problems for trillion dollar corporations.
August 20, 2025 at 8:44 PM
AI could have been successful if it had been treated as a science and developed with rigorous ethical standards focused on solving problems for humanity instead of being treated as a speed run on an exploitative capitalist growth tool focused on solving problems for trillion dollar corporations.
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We now played through Super Mario Bros. Wonder 1.0.1 on older Switch 2 firmware (20.1.0) and were able to beat it without issues. There seems to be zero reason why this game is blocked from playing off card from firmware 20.2.0 onwards. Absolute none!
August 19, 2025 at 3:15 PM
We now played through Super Mario Bros. Wonder 1.0.1 on older Switch 2 firmware (20.1.0) and were able to beat it without issues. There seems to be zero reason why this game is blocked from playing off card from firmware 20.2.0 onwards. Absolute none!
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Never forget today, when, on this day in 1988, Zero Cool crashed 1,507 systems in one day.
August 10, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Never forget today, when, on this day in 1988, Zero Cool crashed 1,507 systems in one day.
This may be my favorite game cover
Hotel Barcelona (PS5/Xbox) is up for preorder at VGP ($29.40 US Dollars) buff.ly/2T6kOBM #ad
July 24, 2025 at 8:48 PM
This may be my favorite game cover
I would have paid $100 for this set (or even $40 for each game individually) if they had released them physically. There’s no physical PS5 for LiS1, Before the Storm, LiS2, and LiS2 doesn’t even have a proper physical AT ALL (last episode was always a download).
Life is Strange Collection (PS5) up for preorder at Square Enix Store ($59.99)https://buff.ly/CvnK033
Box set contains a disc with True Colors and Double Exposure. Redemption code for LiS Remastered, Before the Storm Remastered, LiS2, and all associated DLC & pre-order incentive items
Box set contains a disc with True Colors and Double Exposure. Redemption code for LiS Remastered, Before the Storm Remastered, LiS2, and all associated DLC & pre-order incentive items
July 15, 2025 at 3:31 PM
I would have paid $100 for this set (or even $40 for each game individually) if they had released them physically. There’s no physical PS5 for LiS1, Before the Storm, LiS2, and LiS2 doesn’t even have a proper physical AT ALL (last episode was always a download).
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A free one on how these clowns can get absolutely fucked newsletter.hitpoints.co/324-going-da...
July 4, 2025 at 4:02 PM
A free one on how these clowns can get absolutely fucked newsletter.hitpoints.co/324-going-da...
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Michael Madsen leaves behind plenty of indelible work. Dude was bigger than life onscreen. For my money, his best performance is in KILL BILL VOL. 2. Bud is haunted, and it felt like Madsen at his most vulnerable, especially considering how little vulnerability he ever showed on camera.
July 3, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Michael Madsen leaves behind plenty of indelible work. Dude was bigger than life onscreen. For my money, his best performance is in KILL BILL VOL. 2. Bud is haunted, and it felt like Madsen at his most vulnerable, especially considering how little vulnerability he ever showed on camera.
I assume this only has a couple pages, then you have to go online to download the rest.
Coming in December, Dark Horse Books and id Software invite you to dive into the design and details behind the DOOM Slayer’s medieval war against Hell in The Art of DOOM: The Dark Ages: bit.ly/3GqVrgk
Includes behind-the-scenes artwork, a bestiary of Demons, developer commentary and more!
Includes behind-the-scenes artwork, a bestiary of Demons, developer commentary and more!
July 2, 2025 at 6:46 PM
I assume this only has a couple pages, then you have to go online to download the rest.
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I was 19 or 20 when I first read GOD BLESS YOU, MR. ROSEWATER. Just finished reading it again, for what must be the fourth time, and Vonnegut's tale of capitalism run amok in a world in desperate need of kindness and compassion is more relevant than ever. One of my all-time favorite novels.
July 2, 2025 at 5:51 PM
I was 19 or 20 when I first read GOD BLESS YOU, MR. ROSEWATER. Just finished reading it again, for what must be the fourth time, and Vonnegut's tale of capitalism run amok in a world in desperate need of kindness and compassion is more relevant than ever. One of my all-time favorite novels.
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And yet these sites still have no budget for freelancers.
June 30, 2025 at 4:54 PM
And yet these sites still have no budget for freelancers.
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We had a lot of questions about the Nintendo Switch 2 that people who aren't concerned with older games probably don't think about too much... so we did tons of testing and made this video!
youtu.be/MIZPSDe7JDk
youtu.be/MIZPSDe7JDk
Nintendo Switch 2 - Backwards Compatibility, Retro Gaming, and More! / MY LIFE IN GAMING
YouTube video by My Life in Gaming
youtu.be
June 28, 2025 at 10:54 PM
We had a lot of questions about the Nintendo Switch 2 that people who aren't concerned with older games probably don't think about too much... so we did tons of testing and made this video!
youtu.be/MIZPSDe7JDk
youtu.be/MIZPSDe7JDk
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The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles cartoon is notorious for its poor DVD release. A year or two ago, someone sent me 4 of the home laserdiscs releases. Here's the first of four that I am uploading to the Internet Archive. archive.org/details/Teen...
June 25, 2025 at 4:10 PM
The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles cartoon is notorious for its poor DVD release. A year or two ago, someone sent me 4 of the home laserdiscs releases. Here's the first of four that I am uploading to the Internet Archive. archive.org/details/Teen...
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We're thrilled to share that the new Game Informer digital magazine issue is now live and available to explore for all subscribers, including our exclusive deep-dive cover story on Borderlands 4. Thank you to all our subscribers! Print issues are set to arrive in the coming weeks! buff.ly/M1ZQXrx
June 24, 2025 at 4:31 PM
We're thrilled to share that the new Game Informer digital magazine issue is now live and available to explore for all subscribers, including our exclusive deep-dive cover story on Borderlands 4. Thank you to all our subscribers! Print issues are set to arrive in the coming weeks! buff.ly/M1ZQXrx
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Start at the top and work down this time imo
Breaking: Microsoft is planning major job cuts at Xbox that will begin next week, sources tell Bloomberg News. Not yet clear how many people, but it's expected to be big. This will be the fourth mass layoff at Xbox in the last 18 months. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Microsoft Plans Major Job Cuts at Xbox Gaming Division
The video-game division’s latest round of layoffs is expected next week
www.bloomberg.com
June 24, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Start at the top and work down this time imo
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So, the crazy thing I attempted to do was a more Steve Ditko-style Spider-Man with Jack Kirby-style coloring along with a John Romita-style MJ. Venom was all me.
Here’s a Romita pinup that Kirby colored which I used for inspiration.
Here’s a Romita pinup that Kirby colored which I used for inspiration.
June 20, 2025 at 2:26 AM
So, the crazy thing I attempted to do was a more Steve Ditko-style Spider-Man with Jack Kirby-style coloring along with a John Romita-style MJ. Venom was all me.
Here’s a Romita pinup that Kirby colored which I used for inspiration.
Here’s a Romita pinup that Kirby colored which I used for inspiration.
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12 Limited Run Switch Games Are Now Compatible With The Switch 2.
12 Limited Run Switch Games Are Now Compatible With The Switch 2
Gex Trilogy's Switch 2 update is also on the way
www.nintendolife.com
June 20, 2025 at 2:45 AM
12 Limited Run Switch Games Are Now Compatible With The Switch 2.
They took then note of “This could have just been an email”.
Diamond announces print Previews to end
Diamond Previews, the immense, wonky but beloved catalog of all their products, will be digital only starting next month
Diamond Previews, the immense, wonky but beloved catalog of all their products, will be digital only starting next month
Diamond announces print Previews to end
Diamond Previews, the immense, wonky but beloved catalog of all their products, will be digital only starting next month
www.comicsbeat.com
June 19, 2025 at 8:33 PM
They took then note of “This could have just been an email”.