Ravi Hiranand
@ravi64.com
Hong Kong born and raised. Spent 20+ years covering tech and games and news for CNN, Rest of World, IGN. Liverpool fan. Addicted to video games. Huge Nintendo 64 nerd. Sign up for my free weekly newsletter: ravi64.com (Avatar by @wrenegade.bsky.social)
yes, I want a GabeCube. might be my first actual (non-handheld) gaming PC!
November 12, 2025 at 5:35 PM
yes, I want a GabeCube. might be my first actual (non-handheld) gaming PC!
did a quadruple-take at this Coventry-Norwich match
xG: 4.03-0.13
score: 1-1
xG: 4.03-0.13
score: 1-1
September 13, 2025 at 4:08 PM
did a quadruple-take at this Coventry-Norwich match
xG: 4.03-0.13
score: 1-1
xG: 4.03-0.13
score: 1-1
Here's Safari in last year's macOS and this year's. The latter feels really tappable to me.
September 10, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Here's Safari in last year's macOS and this year's. The latter feels really tappable to me.
This was the era where Namco made a Japan-only Star Wars game where Darth Vader turns into a giant scorpion so I figured the cover art not looking exactly like Harrison Ford was just a local adaptation and not a sign that it wasn't officially licensed
September 3, 2025 at 6:31 AM
This was the era where Namco made a Japan-only Star Wars game where Darth Vader turns into a giant scorpion so I figured the cover art not looking exactly like Harrison Ford was just a local adaptation and not a sign that it wasn't officially licensed
TIL GoldenEye’s remote mines are just Saitek Joystick bases? (Credit: www.reddit.com/r/Thatsabook... )
August 27, 2025 at 1:17 PM
TIL GoldenEye’s remote mines are just Saitek Joystick bases? (Credit: www.reddit.com/r/Thatsabook... )
Hi there! I saw this in your document and I'm not sure that this is true? I thought Rare published Perfect Dark and Jet Force Gemini...
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August 22, 2025 at 5:43 AM
Hi there! I saw this in your document and I'm not sure that this is true? I thought Rare published Perfect Dark and Jet Force Gemini...
TIL ortolan is an actual bird and not just Max Rebo's species from Star Wars
July 25, 2025 at 7:02 AM
TIL ortolan is an actual bird and not just Max Rebo's species from Star Wars
Omg the Lego Game Boy comes with a screen insert for the Link/Marin scene in Link’s Awakening!!! Absolutely NEED this
July 24, 2025 at 4:57 AM
Omg the Lego Game Boy comes with a screen insert for the Link/Marin scene in Link’s Awakening!!! Absolutely NEED this
But, after months of work, I'm delighted to say that my newsletter is gaining a lot of traction! April was great, May was by far the best month yet, and I'm just slightly off May's total midway through June!
June 17, 2025 at 10:23 AM
But, after months of work, I'm delighted to say that my newsletter is gaining a lot of traction! April was great, May was by far the best month yet, and I'm just slightly off May's total midway through June!
Picnic resets still work to hunt shinies in Pokémon Scarlet on Switch 2!
June 5, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Picnic resets still work to hunt shinies in Pokémon Scarlet on Switch 2!
Happy Switch 2 day everyone! (Also the eShop is already getting hammered so good luck)
June 4, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Happy Switch 2 day everyone! (Also the eShop is already getting hammered so good luck)
Love that this is positioned as some sort of powerful threat when every player that's left United has gone on to hilariously greater things. At this rate Garnacho's somehow going to win the Ballon d'Or next season
May 28, 2025 at 6:56 AM
Love that this is positioned as some sort of powerful threat when every player that's left United has gone on to hilariously greater things. At this rate Garnacho's somehow going to win the Ballon d'Or next season
Not sure why exactly, but something about the Mario Kart World map cropped at the top of this picture reminds me of @mudron.bsky.social's fantastic Mario map poster (MKW map from www.nintendo.com/us/whatsnew/..., Bill's brilliant map posters are here: www.billmudron.com/gamingmaps)
May 21, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Not sure why exactly, but something about the Mario Kart World map cropped at the top of this picture reminds me of @mudron.bsky.social's fantastic Mario map poster (MKW map from www.nintendo.com/us/whatsnew/..., Bill's brilliant map posters are here: www.billmudron.com/gamingmaps)
Kylian Mbappé to Kylian Mbappé:
May 11, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Kylian Mbappé to Kylian Mbappé:
The level of detail is absurd! Zoom in on any part of the trailer and it's like... wtf. Look at the sandy feet!
May 8, 2025 at 3:52 AM
The level of detail is absurd! Zoom in on any part of the trailer and it's like... wtf. Look at the sandy feet!
Can't believe Messi's best-ever goal was exactly 10 years ago. I can this one over and over again, just so good.
May 6, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Can't believe Messi's best-ever goal was exactly 10 years ago. I can this one over and over again, just so good.
The early Project Reality imagery that always stuck with me is the CGI town with random Nintendo character cutouts standing aroundEa
May 4, 2025 at 4:58 PM
The early Project Reality imagery that always stuck with me is the CGI town with random Nintendo character cutouts standing aroundEa
A small thing but a meaningful one for me: went to the Writers section of the EGM Archive and... there I am!
I didn't write for EGM as much as I wanted to -- I mostly wrote for the Official PlayStation Mag -- but being in there at all means so much, because EGM is the reason I'm a journalist.
I didn't write for EGM as much as I wanted to -- I mostly wrote for the Official PlayStation Mag -- but being in there at all means so much, because EGM is the reason I'm a journalist.
April 18, 2025 at 9:35 PM
A small thing but a meaningful one for me: went to the Writers section of the EGM Archive and... there I am!
I didn't write for EGM as much as I wanted to -- I mostly wrote for the Official PlayStation Mag -- but being in there at all means so much, because EGM is the reason I'm a journalist.
I didn't write for EGM as much as I wanted to -- I mostly wrote for the Official PlayStation Mag -- but being in there at all means so much, because EGM is the reason I'm a journalist.
Pokémon NPC dialogue remains amazing
March 27, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Pokémon NPC dialogue remains amazing
hello mate, got the email, but it's unreadable in dark mode on macOS/iOS Mail, text switches between white and black, see here:
March 27, 2025 at 1:15 PM
hello mate, got the email, but it's unreadable in dark mode on macOS/iOS Mail, text switches between white and black, see here:
Just realized that the Europa League can be the Jose Mourinho Revenge Tour: If they get through, Fenerbahçe can play Roma, Man U and Tottenham...
March 6, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Just realized that the Europa League can be the Jose Mourinho Revenge Tour: If they get through, Fenerbahçe can play Roma, Man U and Tottenham...
I know this is mostly about updating the Blu-ray encryption key, but still, it's wild that the PlayStation 3 is still getting system software updates in 2025
March 5, 2025 at 9:56 AM
I know this is mostly about updating the Blu-ray encryption key, but still, it's wild that the PlayStation 3 is still getting system software updates in 2025
Pretty great fog over the harbour last night here in Hong Kong
March 3, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Pretty great fog over the harbour last night here in Hong Kong
Hey Pep, how many points did Liverpool take off City this season?
February 23, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Hey Pep, how many points did Liverpool take off City this season?