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Nick Fire 🔥 @firequestreviews.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

Save Point Ghost and I worked on this Spooky Season collaboration, and our Top 10 list is packed with plenty of frightening to lighthearted classic games to help you enjoy the most enchanting time of the year! #SpookySeason #VideoGames #Top10 #Halloween #Horror

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Top 10 Spooktober Games To Play! (2026)

A Collaborative Journey Through Gaming’s Most Haunting Worlds

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Nick Fire 🔥 @firequestreviews.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

An Ocarina of Time Remake overview trailer revealed a neat new feature coming to the game: Hall of Fallen Foes. Here, you can unlock biographies on every enemy type you've defeated across Hyrule, along with rematching bosses. #TheLegendofZelda #OcarinaofTime #Nintendo #Switch

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Nick Fire 🔥 @firequestreviews.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

360 Avatars was peak Xbox, and nobody can tell me otherwise. #Xbox #Xbox360 #XboxAvatars #Halo #Gears

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Nick Fire 🔥 @firequestreviews.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Luigi's Mansion is a truly special game that broke the mold and took many risks to develop, and with 25 years’ retrospect, it was the perfect piece to kick off my month of Spooky Season articles! #Nintendo #GameCube #Retro #Spooky #Mario #Luigi

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One Spooktacular Gamble: A Luigi’s Mansion Retrospective

Looking Back 25 Years at the Experimental GameCube Launch Title

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Nick Fire 🔥 @firequestreviews.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

I also want to remind everyone that Pokémon Bank will close on February 26th, 2027, so use these last few months to play and transfer Pokémon from previous-generation games on the GBA/DS/3DS, or they'll be stuck forever.

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Nick Fire 🔥 @firequestreviews.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Pokémon FireRed & LeafGreen Switch ports are now compatible with HOME! It's a one-way transfer, so definitely be careful with what you send over. Plus, they're giving a free Celebi to anyone who has completed their FR/LG Pokédex! #Pokémon #FRLG #GBA #Switch

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Nick Fire 🔥 @firequestreviews.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

I'm nearing the end of Luigi's Mansion 2 HD and will be moving on to playing the third game soon! A #Luigi'sMansion retrospective will be coming to Fire Quest next week as the first installment of my spooky season pieces, along with reviews of 2 and 3 coming later in the month. #Mario #Nintendo

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Nick Fire 🔥 @firequestreviews.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

At some point, I'd really like to do retrospectives/reviews of the ultimate Marvel trilogy. #Marvel #UltimateAlliance #MCU

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Nick Fire 🔥 @firequestreviews.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

#GearsofWar #E-Day is phenomenal. This may be the best Gears since 2, and the greatest third-person shooter of the generation. I'm really looking forward to writing my review of it for Fire Quest after I finish the campaign and play a good amount more of the multiplayer/horde. #Xbox #Gears

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Nick Fire 🔥 @firequestreviews.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

It's honestly messed up that developers who have made what's possibly the best Xbox exclusive in over a decade can be punished for business decisions that are over their heads.

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Nick Fire 🔥 @firequestreviews.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

It's no secret that E-Day cost $400 million to make, and with Xbox eliminating PS5 sales by making it a console exclusive, while also offering the game Day One on Game Pass, they're ultimately setting Gears up to be a financial failure.

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Nick Fire 🔥 @firequestreviews.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

I'm excited for #GearsofWar #E-Day to release tomorrow as it's one of my most anticipated games of the year, but my hype has been dampened since the incredible team at The Coalition cannot celebrate the game's release as they're waiting on pins and needles for the last round of #Xbox layoffs.

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Nick Fire 🔥 @firequestreviews.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

I still think about Poncho Chief…he'll never be forgotten. #Halo #Xbox

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Nick Fire 🔥 @firequestreviews.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

#Marvel #Wolverine has been the most controversial game release of the year, but does it truly deserve all of the criticism, or is there something special underneath its flaws? My comprehensive review answers this question as I give my honest opinion on the polarizing #PlayStation exclusive.

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Claws & Controversy: An Honest Wolverine Review

My Unfiltered Thoughts on the Most Polarizing PS5 Exclusive of the Year

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Nick Fire 🔥 @firequestreviews.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Some heavy rumors are going around that Pokémon Ruby & Sapphire ports are dropping on the Switch October 8th! Like I need more games to play this fall 😮‍💨 #Pokémon #RubyandSapphire #Nintendo #Switch

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Nick Fire 🔥 @firequestreviews.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Metro 2033 & Last Light Redux are getting free next-gen updates on October 22nd for PC and the 29th for consoles! This is pretty awesome news. With these games now running at 4K 60, I'll have to check them out before Metro 2039 releases in February. #Metro #4AGames #Redux

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Nick Fire 🔥 @firequestreviews.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

The Witcher 3 is one of my favorite RPGs of all time, and any excuse to replay it is a welcome one. Unfortunately, with so much releasing soon, I won't have time to get to the remaster, as much as it kills me. December does seem like a perfect time to do some witching, though ⚔️ #Witcher #CDPR

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Nick Fire 🔥 @firequestreviews.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I have the perfect trilogy in mind to aim for earning the new Mythic Achievement… #Xbox #Mythic

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Nick Fire 🔥 @firequestreviews.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

The Xbox disc-to-digital program is now available to everyone, with over 1,500 compatible titles! #Xbox #Microsoft

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Nick Fire 🔥 @firequestreviews.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I really loved my recent time playing Luigi's Mansion, to such a degree that I decided to pick up both Luigi's Mansion 2 & 3 while they were still on sale. I'll be reviewing the entire trilogy on Fire Quest for this year's Spooky Season! #Nintendo #Luigi #Mario #Halloween

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Nick Fire 🔥 @firequestreviews.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

In preparation for my comprehensive Marvel's Wolverine review, I decided to return to the OG X-Men Origins: Wolverine on Xbox 360. Playing it directly after obtaining the platinum trophy in the PS5 game has given me a new appreciation for this classic. #Wolverine #Marvel #PS5 #Xbox

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Nick Fire 🔥 @firequestreviews.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I decided to hop on this 9 Games trend, and looking at my list floods me with a mass amount of nostalgia 😩 #9Games #Nostalgia

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Nick Fire 🔥 @firequestreviews.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

It’s been a wild few months in the gaming industry, with plenty of historic inflection points. After Xbox’s recent corporate shifts, I felt it was time to discuss my thoughts and feelings on the state of PlayStation & Xbox heading into the next generation of consoles. #PlayStation #Xbox

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Console Wars: Sony Alienates Fans While Xbox Rearranges the Board

Inside PlayStation’s Creative Identity Crisis and the Radical Rebirth of the Xbox Ecosystem

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Nick Fire 🔥 @firequestreviews.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Spooky season's close enough, so it's time to start Luigi's Mansion! #Luigi #Mario #Nintendo #Halloween #GameCube

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Nick Fire 🔥 @firequestreviews.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

The start of Fire Quest’s very first series of articles, where I rank every era of Pokémon games, is finally here! In Part 1, I strip away the nostalgia goggles and rank the Game Boy era, which includes Generations 1 & 2, defining which of these classics is the undisputed best. #Pokémon #GameBoy

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The 8-Bit Blueprint: Ranking the Pokémon Eras (Part 1: Game Boy)

Generations 1 & 2 From Worst to Best

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Nick Fire 🔥 @firequestreviews.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

From an update to Xbox PC, it's been revealed that Mythic Achievements will be coming to Xbox to act as a comparison to Platinum Trophies. This is something I've wanted from Xbox forever, and it'll definitely have me revisiting old favorites if they add it to past exclusives! #Xbox #Achievements

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Nick Fire 🔥 @firequestreviews.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

With the recent Xbox news of Halo being taken over by Activision (which I predicted), it's a perfect time for me to share my article on what the Halo franchise should do beyond Campaign Evolved, where I cover: - Halo 2 Evolved Multiplayer - Halo 7 - Beyond the mainline #Xbox #Halo #Activision

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Beyond The Remake: Halo Studios Evolved

How Halo 2 Multiplayer Can Save The Franchise

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Nick Fire 🔥 @firequestreviews.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

With the recent news of Obsidian folding under Bethesda, I figure now's a good time to share my article covering both companies history, along with my speculation on what the next Fallout game could look like. #Fallout #Bethesda #Obsidian #Xbox

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The Outer Wastelands: Obsidian’s Next Fallout

A Corporate Shakeup That Led to the Ultimate Reunion

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Nick Fire 🔥 @firequestreviews.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Finally beat Marvel's Wolverine and boy do I have A LOT of thoughts. I'm pretty close to the platinum trophy too, so I'm going to clean that up so I know the full scope of the game. Look forward to my honest review of it coming soon to Fire Quest! #Wolverine #PlayStation #Marvel

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Nick Fire 🔥 @firequestreviews.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

I don't like that Rare/Obsidian, arguably Xbox's two most creative studios, will have to answer to these corporate giants instead of being independently part of Xbox. I'm sure this is an efficiency play made by Asha, but my fear that creativity at Xbox will die continues to come true. #Rare

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Nick Fire 🔥 @firequestreviews.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

The weirder part, though, is that Rare has been folded into Activision, while Obsidian will fold into Bethesda. I'm not comfortable with this change. #Obsidian #Bethesda

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Nick Fire 🔥 @firequestreviews.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

There is a wild shift at Xbox this morning after 268 layoffs across multiple studios. Activision will now develop Halo, which I honestly think is for the best. Halo Studios has proven time and again that it isn't capable of shepherding this massive franchise. #Xbox #Halo #Activision

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Nick Fire 🔥 @firequestreviews.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

An official Japanese Pokémon X account posted this HD video of Mr. Briney and Peeko running around with the main character on an emulator… Don't do this to me, Pokémon—don't give me hope. #Pokémon #RubyandSapphire

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Nick Fire 🔥 @firequestreviews.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

I’m excited to announce my first multi-part series for Fire Quest, “Ranking the Pokémon Eras,” where I'll analyze each handheld era of games and rank them from worst to best, starting with “Part 1: Game Boy,” coming later this week! #Pokémon #GameBoy #Nintendo

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Nick Fire 🔥 @firequestreviews.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

My October 2026 video game lineup: - Resident Evil Requiem - Luigi's Mansion - Blood of Dawnwalker - Gears of War E-Day - Final Fantasy Resonance These are all the games I plan to play during spooky season and cover here on Fire Quest. #Halloween #ResidentEvil

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Nick Fire 🔥 @firequestreviews.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Pokémon Winds & Waves are on the horizon, and in this article, I dive into my Top 5 hopes & dreams for Generation 10, including: 5. Evil Teams 4. Dynamic Gym Battles 3. Expanded Raids 2. Enhanced Co-op 1. A Living, Breathing World #Pokémon #WindsandWaves

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The Next Evolution: A Pokémon Winds & Waves Top 5 Wishlist

My Hopes & Dreams for Generation 10

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Nick Fire 🔥 @firequestreviews.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Probably just sessions. Like 3 sessions per day, and then after that you can buy more or wait a day for 3 more trials to refresh. That seems like the most realistic way they would do it.

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Nick Fire 🔥 @firequestreviews.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

That's a pretty solid idea! I assume it would work with a few free uses a day? It would let you test a few decks out, then charge after you've used all your sessions. That's because a free unlimited test room could be a feature someone only plays and then never interacts with the rest.

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Nick Fire 🔥 @firequestreviews.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

I would mainly want a story. I enjoy when I have a reason to duel instead of just a card game simulator. Though, I do think TCG Live should be shutdown and a new Pokémon free-to-play simulator should be created cross-platform too. What about you?

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Nick Fire 🔥 @firequestreviews.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

For years I’ve been extremely frustrated with the state of Pokémon TCG video games. In this article, I vent those frustrations and share new ideas based on how Yu-Gi-Oh! handles its Switch releases to help get the Pokémon TCG back on track! #Pokemon #TCG

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The Switch is the Perfect TCG Console—So Why is Pokémon Ignoring It?

A Deeply Frustrated Look at the History of Pokémon TCG & The Pokémon Company’s Baffling Choice

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Nick Fire 🔥 @firequestreviews.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

This is pretty awesome! I prefer reading books, but I want to give this a listen. #Halo #MasterChief

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Nick Fire 🔥 @firequestreviews.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Personally, I think the game will turn a nice profit within the next 2-3 years, but I'm not so sure Marvel/Disney will be keen to greenlight a sequel, though the inevitable Insomniac X-Men game will still be on the way and well worth it.

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Nick Fire 🔥 @firequestreviews.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

It's no secret that the cost to make single-player games is increasing year over year, and it’s exactly why Sony has pushed for more live-service games during the PS5 generation.

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Nick Fire 🔥 @firequestreviews.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

With the upcoming holiday bump and the remaining sales it will generate within its first year, it'll exceed that cost. However, the real question is, will the total cost be worth the profit gained for Marvel/Disney?

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Nick Fire 🔥 @firequestreviews.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

What a surprise, Marvel's #Wolverine has been a success for #PlayStation despite the online chatter. 🙄 It's reported that the game has already made $130 million, and with it costing around $300 million to create, this is good news for Insomniac & Sony.

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Nick Fire 🔥 @firequestreviews.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

#OcarinaOfTime is one of the most influential games in history. However, the reveal of the 2026 #Zelda remake has been shrouded in controversy. In this article, I cover every aspect of the remake compared to the original and whether it has the same magic it once did for gamers of the modern era.

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Navi-gating the Changes: My Likes & Dislikes of the Ocarina of Time Remake

Does the 2026 Return to Hyrule Recapture the Magic, or Lose Its Way in the Modern Era?

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Nick Fire 🔥 @firequestreviews.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

As time passes, these games grow more special. It feels like the generation when Pokémon games peaked, and the last time Game Freak truly respected its millennial audience.

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Nick Fire 🔥 @firequestreviews.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Another thing I respect about Gen 5 is that it forced you to use only Unova Pokémon. As someone who does that on their own, I enjoyed not seeing Pikachu pop up unless transferred in. The seasons changing along with your DS clock was also an incredible addition, and one I wish would return.

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Nick Fire 🔥 @firequestreviews.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Black & White are the most mature Pokémon games in the series. Their philosophical story makes you question whether using Pokémon for battle is right or wrong. It also doesn't forget about its characters, where the gym leaders aid you against Team Plasma throughout the entire journey.

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