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Phil Dickens 🎮 The Horror Game Awards 🎃 @akblackandred.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Happy The Last of Us day! Let's celebrate with a new video: youtu.be/uA6tCr9nRcw Can I kill every enemy on The Last of Us 2's hardest difficulty without using guns and without dying? Let's find out, as we see what it takes to beat a Kill All No Guns run on Grounded Permadeath!

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Can you kill every enemy on The Last of Us 2's hardest difficulty without using guns?

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Phil Dickens 🎮 The Horror Game Awards 🎃 @akblackandred.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

‼️ New YouTube video ‼️ Discussing Abby's character arc in contrast to Joel's, the parallels and opposites in their journeys, and why her redemption for killing Joel involves making the same choice as him. Watch now: youtu.be/G64_h9VgNJM

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Breaking The Cycle | Joel and Abby's Mirrored Journeys

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Phil Dickens 🎮 The Horror Game Awards 🎃 @akblackandred.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

‼️ New YouTube video ‼️ My full review of Resident Evil Requiem. An attempt to marry survival horror with action and please fans of both. But the survival horror could hold up if that was the entire game, and I can't say the same about the action. Watch now: youtu.be/034bKX5m3mc

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Resident Evil Requiem: a solid mix of styles, but only the survival horror stands on its own

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Phil Dickens 🎮 The Horror Game Awards 🎃 @akblackandred.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

‼️ New YouTube video ‼️ A look at some of the political and socio-economic themes touched on by the Resident Evil series throughout its lifetime and how they work in a series that's both a horror story and a power fantasy. Watch now: youtu.be/fbY9s6eZWaY

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The real world horrors underneath Resident Evil's narrative

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Johnny Beard @johnnybeard.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

@akblackandred.bsky.social's earliest gaming memory was seeing Dad play Jack Attack on the Commodore 64! Phil from the @horrorgameawards.bsky.social's Streamer Stories Podcast episode has now dropped! Watch/listen below: 🔴 www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eka6... 🟢 open.spotify.com/episode/6sbl...

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Johnny Beard @johnnybeard.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

@horrorgameawards.bsky.social organiser Phil (@akblackandred.bsky.social) has attempted the Turbo Test! How will did they get on..? Check out their episode of Streamer Stories Podcast when it drops this Sunday! Set a reminder here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eka6...

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Dathlu Gaming Cymru @dathlugaming.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

We're excited to welcome back @akblackandred.bsky.social to our Dathlu event! Phil, aka AKBlackAndRed, is one half of the creators of the @horrorgameawards.bsky.social show and plays, as you can imagine, a lot of Horror games and Last of Us content!! This will be Phil's second Dathlu event!

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Johnny Beard @johnnybeard.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

Streamer Stories Podcast Season Nine - The Final Six Guests!! 🟡 Morgan 🟡 @akblackandred.bsky.social 🟡 GeorgieeGames Returns! 🟡 @the0nehandedgamer.bsky.social 🟡 XuJumica 🟡 Zoran Gvojic (@lowcarbcomedy.bsky.social) from @deadmeatjames.bsky.social youtu.be/yYuQm_UOLRA?...

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Streamer Stories Podcast Season 9.5 Trailer

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Phil Dickens 🎮 The Horror Game Awards 🎃 @akblackandred.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

‼️ New YouTube video ‼️ The recently released Last of Us script book reveals the full name of supporting character Mel - played by @ashlyburch.bsky.social - and helps confirm details of a story arc that players don't get to see. @naughtydog.com Watch now: youtu.be/PJYXgeH-WNM

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Deserter: Mel's hidden story arc in The Last of Us 2

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Phil Dickens 🎮 The Horror Game Awards 🎃 @akblackandred.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

‼️ New YouTube Video ‼️ Talking about Maid of Sker from @walesinteractive.bsky.social and how it connects two very different folk tales of the same name, the murder house of HH Holmes, Greek mythology and Wales's musical heritage into a uniquely Welsh survival horror. Watch now: youtu.be/E5CEVr1kiGE

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Heartache and horror in the land of song: the folklore behind Maid of Sker

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Phil Dickens 🎮 The Horror Game Awards 🎃 @akblackandred.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

‼️ New YouTube video ‼️ I let my stream chat choose which strategies to use for every encounter in my grounded permadeath run on The Last of Us Part II. Watch now: youtu.be/QWM77jpp41I

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I let chat control my Grounded Permadeath run. Here's what happened...

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KDB @kdb-innit.bsky.social · 13/12/2025

The Horror Game Awards is about to be streaming live! Sad I was unable to attend but I hope it all goes well @akblackandred.bsky.social 👊 @horrorgameawards.bsky.social www.youtube.com/live/un8u6sZ...

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Lost in Cult presents THE HORROR GAME AWARDS 2025 | Official Livestream

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Phil Dickens 🎮 The Horror Game Awards 🎃 @akblackandred.bsky.social · 06/12/2025

‼️ New YouTube video ‼️ Talking about Cronos: The New Dawn and Dead of Darkness and horror built around mythology, repeating cycles, rival visions of the collective, and above all the human need to belong to something. Watch now: youtu.be/296xy4f5VUE

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Long Live the New Flesh: Dead of Darkness and Cronos: The New Dawn

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Phil Dickens 🎮 The Horror Game Awards 🎃 @akblackandred.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

"What passes for modernity in many games is simply the narrowing of horizons." Last bump for my video using Tormented Souls 2 to talk about the continuing relevance of classic survival horror in a space so often dominated by same-ness. Watch in full: youtu.be/6Eb-AU7FkpI

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Phil Dickens 🎮 The Horror Game Awards 🎃 @akblackandred.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

‼️ New YouTube Video ‼️ I've set up a new channel to separate out my horror videos, so subs and shares hugely appreciated! Talking about Tormented Souls II and why survival horror is far from "outdated" and remains relevant in the modern gaming space. Watch now: youtu.be/6Eb-AU7FkpI

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Tormented Souls II: A Standard Bearer for Modern Survival Horror

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The Horror Game Awards @horrorgameawards.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

@lostincult.co.uk Presents: The Horror Game Awards 2025 LIVE! This December 13th 2025, Kensington Conference and Events Centre in London will host the 4th Annual @horrorgameawards.bsky.social show. Celebrate the best of horror for the first time in-person and online.

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Quad Damage Podcast @quaddamnpodcast.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

And if you're a Prime member, don't forgot the first one is currently free to claim!

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Phil Dickens 🎮 The Horror Game Awards 🎃 @akblackandred.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

So far, this game has absolutely lived up to my expectations, and then some. There's a reason why the first game is partly responsible for @horrorgamecentral.bsky.social and I creating @horrorgameawards.bsky.social This franchise is absolutely one of the titans of modern survival horror.

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Phil Dickens 🎮 The Horror Game Awards 🎃 @akblackandred.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

‼️ New YouTube video ‼️ I beat The Last of Us on grounded difficulty, whole game permadeath without healing or upgrades! Watch now: youtu.be/86GRyBfciDg

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Can I beat The Last of Us WITHOUT HEALING?

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The Horror Game Awards @horrorgameawards.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

We are honoured to announce that OPEN NOMINATIONS for our full PUBLIC VOTE AWARDS are NOW OPEN! NOMINATE YOUR PLAYER'S CHOICE HERE: thehorrorgameawards.com/players-choice NOMINATE YOUR HORROR CONTENT CREATOR OF THE YEAR HERE: www.thehorrorgameawards.com/horror-conte...

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Phil Dickens 🎮 The Horror Game Awards 🎃 @akblackandred.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

My State of PlayStation viewing experience: Ooh, Saros...I really gotta get my arse in gear and play Returnal. Haha, Flight Simulator on PlayStation. Funny. *largely zones out* Wolverine? Hello! And we're done? Oh. Okay, I guess.

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a woman is talking to a man and says what ? that 's it .

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The Horror Game Awards @horrorgameawards.bsky.social · 20/09/2025

MAIN SHOW - 11AM PDT/2PM EDT/7PM BST/8PM CEST 📽️ Presented by @akblackandred.bsky.social, @ashmillman.bsky.social and @horrorgamecentral.bsky.social 100+ CO-STREAMERS Partnered with @ign.com and @futuregamesshow.bsky.social to co-stream the showcase!

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The Horror Game Awards @horrorgameawards.bsky.social · 20/09/2025

🩸 The show is almost upon us... 🩸 🗓️ 10 DAYS TO GO UNTIL THE @horrorgameawards.bsky.social HALLOWEEN SHOWCASE PRE-SHOW - 10:23AM PDT/1:23PM EDT/6:23PM BST/7:23 CEST 📽️ Presented by Connor Rush of @fyregames.bsky.social

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Phil Dickens 🎮 The Horror Game Awards 🎃 @akblackandred.bsky.social · 12/09/2025

‼️ New #YouTube video ‼️ I'm currently second place in the qualifying round of #TheLastOfUs Part 1 Permadeath Tournament, Grounded Category, thanks to this cheeky little 3:54:13 completion run. #TLOU Watch now: youtu.be/faYKG1bvOHc

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2025 Tournament Qualifier | Speedrun 3:54:13 (Grounded Difficulty) | The Last of Us Part I

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Phil Dickens 🎮 The Horror Game Awards 🎃 @akblackandred.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

‼️ New #YouTube video ‼️ Taking on tough encounters with no stealth on the hardest difficulty of #TheLastOfUs and #TheLastOfUs2 as part of Monthly Challenges set by the #TLOU Challenge Runs Discord server! #TLOU2 Watch now: youtu.be/XNscsYEugr8

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Going LOUD on the hardest difficulty in The Last of Us

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Phil Dickens 🎮 The Horror Game Awards 🎃 @akblackandred.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

‼️ New #YouTube Video ‼️ I really loved Heartworm by @adinolfi.bsky.social and its gorgeously retro-styled exploration of melancholy and grief in a well-designed survival horror package. (And the themes gave me a great excuse to talk about hiraeth!) Watch now: youtu.be/-dTIL2VjKx8

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Heartworm: survival horror and the nostalgia of grief (Review)

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Phil Dickens 🎮 The Horror Game Awards 🎃 @akblackandred.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

‼️ New YouTube video ‼️ My latest speedrun of #TheLastOfUs Part I for the Standard Permadeath category (very light difficulty) which is a new PB and puts me in fifth place on the speedrun leaderboard. #TLOU #Speedrun Watch now: youtu.be/yUvlbOME_OQ

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Permadeath Speedrun 3:18:23.4 (Very Light Difficulty) | The Last of Us Part I

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Phil Dickens 🎮 The Horror Game Awards 🎃 @akblackandred.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

Finally got my copy of The Last of Us Complete Collector's Edition! Which marks my fourth TLOU steelbook and third copy of American Dreams! I'm a sucker for a steelbook!

The Last of Us Complete Collector's Edition contents: steelbook, hardcover copy of American Dreams, and art prints

Four art prints side by side: Ellie and Joel, Ellie and Joel on horseback, Ellie and Abby, and the environment in a clicker silhouette

The soft cover commercial version, individual paperback version from The Last of Us Part 1 Firefly Edition, and hardcover edition from The Last of Us Complete Collector's Edition side by side

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Phil Dickens 🎮 The Horror Game Awards 🎃 @akblackandred.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

‼️ New #YouTube video series ‼️ Want to beat #TheLastOfUs Part 1 on grounded for the first time? Or up your game to take on grounded permadeath? Then these tutorials are for you! Starting today, one video a day to give you strats that work! #TLOU 👇 Links in replies!

Text: How to beat grounded, Boston

Image: Joel and Tess stand over Robert after killing him in The Last of Us Part 1

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Phil Dickens 🎮 The Horror Game Awards 🎃 @akblackandred.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

‼️ New #YouTube video ‼️ #TheLastOfUs Part 2's Chronological Mode is a fun free addition (bar the lack of permadeath and speedrun mode 😢) but it is NOT "how the story should have been told." #TheLastOfUs2 #TLOU #TLOU2 Watch now: youtu.be/0D8ed_Hlbk4

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No, this ISN'T how The Last of Us Part II "should have been told"

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Phil Dickens 🎮 The Horror Game Awards 🎃 @akblackandred.bsky.social · 06/07/2025

‼️ New YouTube Videos ‼️ I beat #TheLastOfUs Part 1, Left Behind and Part 2 on grounded permadeath as a single, deathless run. Check out the full thing, from beginning to end - including a new speedrun PB for Part 1! #TLOU #TLOU2 #TheLastOfUsPart2 Part 1: youtu.be/0J86XSlamQk

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FULL SERIES Permadeath | Part I Speedrun 3:43:41 (Grounded Difficulty) | The Last of Us Complete

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Phil Dickens 🎮 The Horror Game Awards 🎃 @akblackandred.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

‼️ New #YouTube video ‼️ Every single failure on my journey to Full Series Grounded Permadeath - #TheLastOfUs Part 1, Left Behind and Part 2, back to back, on the hardest difficulty, with no deaths! #TLOU #TLOU2 #TheLastOfUsPartII Watch now: youtu.be/VTcMTOiKbOw

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Grounded Permadeath FAIL COMPILATION

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Phil Dickens 🎮 The Horror Game Awards 🎃 @akblackandred.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

‼️ New #YouTube video ‼️ A brand new PB for #TheLastOfUs remake on grounded permadeath on Steam - 3:51:47. Sum of best is now under 3:40:00 too, so I'm going to start routing for sub-3:30 next week. #TLOU Watch now: youtu.be/vymJjeqxw9Y

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Permadeath Speedrun 3:51:47 (Grounded Difficulty) | The Last of Us Part I [Steam]

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Phil Dickens 🎮 The Horror Game Awards 🎃 @akblackandred.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

‼️ New #YouTube Video ‼️ Not a great time, but a first Abby% grounded permadeath run on the board for #TheLastOfUs2 on PC. I'll start working on faster runs soon enough. #TheLastOfUs #TLOU #TLOU2 Watch now: youtu.be/2O7Q8RmQkwo

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Abby% Permadeath Speedrun 2:34:37 (Grounded Difficulty) | The Last of Us Part II Remastered [Steam]

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Phil Dickens 🎮 The Horror Game Awards 🎃 @akblackandred.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

‼️ New #YouTube video ‼️ Another completion of #TheLastOfUs remake on grounded permadeath on Steam. They're piling up while I work towards completing the full series, back to back, on grounded permadeath! #TLOU Watch now: youtu.be/X9FTeiwD_tg

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Permadeath Speedrun 3:58:50 (Grounded Difficulty) | The Last of Us Part I [Steam]

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Phil Dickens 🎮 The Horror Game Awards 🎃 @akblackandred.bsky.social · 15/06/2025

‼️ GOING LIVE NOW ‼️ Bonus stream cause I need to see how @deadofdarkness.bsky.social ends! ✅ Classic survival horror ✅ Retro pixel art aesthetic ✅ Cosmic horror influences YouTube: youtu.be/o-RhLzfKaA0 Twitch: www.twitch.tv/akblackandred TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@akblackandred/live

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AKblackandred - Twitch

Co-creator of The Horror Game Awards. YouTube partner. The Last of Us permadeath challenge runner. Game development student. He/him.

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Phil Dickens 🎮 The Horror Game Awards 🎃 @akblackandred.bsky.social · 14/06/2025

‼️ GOING LIVE NOW ‼️ Finally checking out @deadofdarkness.bsky.social by Retrofiction Games! ✅ Classic survival horror ✅ Retro pixel art aesthetic ✅ Cosmic horror influences YouTube: youtu.be/6n7yiBwd1wo Twitch: www.twitch.tv/akblackandred TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@akblackandr...

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AKblackandred - Twitch

Co-creator of The Horror Game Awards. YouTube partner. The Last of Us permadeath challenge runner. Game development student. He/him.

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Phil Dickens 🎮 The Horror Game Awards 🎃 @akblackandred.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

🩸TONIGHT AT 5PM BST🩸 I will be checking out the BRAND NEW HOLSTIN DEMO from Sonka Games! 2 HOURS of BRAND NEW GAMEPLAY streaming across @horrorgameawards.bsky.social channels! 👇 YouTube: youtube.com/live/dV75rdR... Twitch: www.twitch.tv/horrorgameaw... TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@horrorgamea...

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HorrorGameAwards - Twitch

The world’s first dedicated horror game awards. Founded 2022.

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Phil Dickens 🎮 The Horror Game Awards 🎃 @akblackandred.bsky.social · 07/06/2025

‼️ GOING LIVE NOW ‼️ Finally playing The Mute House by December Blues Games! ✅ Classic survival horror ✅ Resident Evil Remake vibes ✅ Creepy and atmospheric 👇 Live wherever you prefer to watch! YouTube: youtu.be/We6nacQET98 Twitch: www.twitch.tv/akblackandred TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@akblackandr...

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AKblackandred - Twitch

Co-creator of The Horror Game Awards. YouTube partner. The Last of Us permadeath challenge runner. Game development student. He/him.

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Affinity Rift @affinityrift.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

All caught up on @horrorgameawards.bsky.social Summer Showcase and what a show! So many great games coming soon with loads more on the horizon, us horror fans are eating WELL! Big thanks to @horrorgamecentral.bsky.social and @akblackandred.bsky.social for doing god's work! #TheHorrorGameAwards

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Phil Dickens 🎮 The Horror Game Awards 🎃 @akblackandred.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

‼️ New #YouTube video ‼️ A brand new PB for #TheLastOfUs remake on grounded permadeath on Steam - 3:56:13. Still loads of room for improvement, but good considering I was doing a different challenge, not trying to beat my time. #TLOU Watch now: youtu.be/SdjEl23z3c4

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Permadeath Speedrun 3:56:13 (Grounded Difficulty) | The Last of Us Part I [Steam]

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Phil Dickens 🎮 The Horror Game Awards 🎃 @akblackandred.bsky.social · 31/05/2025

🚨 LIVE NOW 🚨 THE @horrorgameawards.bsky.social SUMMER SHOWCASE ⛱️🩸 INCLUDES OVER 100 TRAILERS! 50 WORLD PREMIERES! 🌍 featuring: - Tenebris Somnia - Blumhouse Games - RetroSpace - and many, MANY MORE! WATCH HERE: www.twitch.tv/horrorgameaw...

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HorrorGameAwards - Twitch

The Horror Game Awards Summer Showcase 2025

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Phil Dickens 🎮 The Horror Game Awards 🎃 @akblackandred.bsky.social · 31/05/2025

‼️ New #YouTube video ‼️ Season 2 of #TheLastOfUs is overall enjoyable, but still something of a mixed bag that doesn't hold up in comparison to the source material. #TheLastOfUsSeason2 #TheLastOfUs2 #TLOU #TLOU2 Watch now: youtu.be/5y9vOqM4SUs

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The Last of Us Season 2 can't quite measure up to its source material (Review)

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Phil Dickens 🎮 The Horror Game Awards 🎃 @akblackandred.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

‼️ New #YouTube video ‼️ A powerful finale, a very odd detour to the Seraphite Island, and a mixed bag of a season. The final #TheLastOfUsSeason2 spoilercast, with @goddessdeeva.bsky.social @bdazzler.bsky.social and wildwood616! #TheLastOfUs #TLOU #TLOUS2 Watch now: youtu.be/_tDNgctA8F4

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Convergence | The Last of Us HBO Spoilercast Season 2

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Phil Dickens 🎮 The Horror Game Awards 🎃 @akblackandred.bsky.social · 26/05/2025

‼️ New #YouTube video ‼️ #TheLastOfUs vaccine would have worked. No, that's not a retcon to vilify Joel: if anything it makes his actions more profound. (Also, let's talk about weird #TLOU conspiracy theories.) #TheLastOfUsSeason2 #TLOUS2 Watch now: youtu.be/KwlUJ30rbqo

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Yes, in-universe, The Last of Us vaccine WOULD have worked

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Phil Dickens 🎮 The Horror Game Awards 🎃 @akblackandred.bsky.social · 25/05/2025

‼️New #YouTube video ‼️ My latest completion of #TheLastOfUs Part 1 and Left Behind on Grounded Whole Game Permadeath - as part of a whole series permadeath attempt which sadly died in Part 2. #TLOU Watch now: youtu.be/gywJYcyGHtU

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Main Game & DLC Permadeath Completion (Grounded Difficulty) | The Last of Us Part I [Steam]

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Phil Dickens 🎮 The Horror Game Awards 🎃 @akblackandred.bsky.social · 24/05/2025

#ad If you're in the UK (or will/can be in August), I've been invited to attend @timelessgc.bsky.social as a content creator by the lovely folks at ‪@thegamerguide.bsky.social! And if you want to come too, you can get 15% off tickets here: timelessgaming.co.uk/discount/bla...

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