We’re deeply honored that HADES II is in the running for Game of the Year and more at #TheGameAwards tonight, especially since we’re in the company of such an amazing group of wildly different and beautiful games.

Congratulations to all our fellow nominees — we salute you!! 🙏👏

i think art is good, and i think recognizing when artists are doing something new and weird is also good.

here's me losing my shit about fake video games for nearly 2 hours

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Brandon Jones returns to the desk to relive memories from 500 episodes of the Easy Allies Podcast. GTA VI was delayed. We get invested in ARC Raiders and Hades II. Plus, it's time for the first official Switch 2 sales totals.

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#GTAVI #ARCRaiders

Master Chief is back in the fight with a new campaign remake that's breaking barriers to come to PlayStation. We explore the history of Mortal Kombat. Isla is on the case in The Séance of Blake Manor, and more.

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@rawfury.bsky.social #Halo #MortalKombat #DragonQuest

My free Substack post this week is called "Masks," a theme I selfishly picked when I noticed it'd go live today. And you can sub now to get this week's chapter: Fear. May your Halloween festivities be otherwise free of horrible things. horriblethings.substack.com/p/chapter-19...

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Team Cherry told me that Hollow Knight has sold 15 million copies, making it one of the biggest indie games of all time.

What's really wild is that in February 2019, when Silksong was announced, Hollow Knight had only sold 2.8 million copies.

The full story: www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...

EZA gamescom meetup Thursday night. We’ll be right around here at 8:30 PM, then walk somewhere close by around 9:00.

Nexon reveals Woochi the Wayfarer with an impressive trailer. Isla and Bloodworth share their impressions of Tiny Bookshop, Jurassic Park has several impressive projects coming up, and arcade gambling roguelikes are anti-gambling.

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#TinyBookshop

Memberships are now open on our YouTube channel!

We've opened up another means to support us monthly if this works better for you than Patreon or Twitch. Plus, we get a bonus if you sign up within the first month.

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This week's free chapter on my Horrible Things Substack is called "Stick Around," and while it's about keeping yourself available when your friends are going through hard times, every time I see the title all I can think about is Predator. horriblethings.substack.com/p/chapter-6-...

SUPERMAN NATION HOW ARE WE FEELING!!!!

I watched on Friday and LOVED it

So full of joy and hope. A really important message in a tough time. EXACTLY what Superman should be.

Corenswet, Hoult & Brosnahan are perfectly casted.

I can't wait to see what's next in Gunn's DCU.

WE ARE SO BACK 🦸‍♀️

Chapter 2 of The Friend's Guide to Horrible Things, "Searching for Answers," is now free to read. Chapter 3 is also available for paid subscribers. Thanks to everyone who helped me jump to over 100 subs! We're #46 in Culture and rising! horriblethings.substack.com/p/chapter-2-...

Today I’m launching a Substack called The Friend’s Guide to Horrible Things. It’s a series of short lessons focusing on how to care for friends and family experiencing life’s unpredictable disasters. Check it out, or pass it on if you think it might help somebody. horriblethings.substack.com

BACK in the video essay game with a video about parrying.

Watch now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rgxj...

@trailerjones.bsky.social don’t know if you’ve seen this. But you‘re in a short clip of a massive castlevania retrospective. Just a few seconds and without audio. But still amazing and 2million views ;) great watch overall if you’re intersted. I know you’re a fellow Castlevania fan ✊🏼

Always relevant.

Hey @gameovergreggy.bsky.social I do love @vicious696.bsky.social voice. But there is and will ever be only one best voice in the buis. And it‘s @trailerjones.bsky.social sorry Parris. But awesome Gamescast guys

If you’re seeking some extra comfort and joy this holiday season, and your ears have 20 minutes to spare, enjoy a Mrs. Claus short story written and performed by Amanda (and produced by me). It’s part lovely lore, part North Pole ASMR, and also on Spotify.

amandatroop.substack.com/p/a-good-night