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Vincent Peter @halfbloodvince.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

CONTROL Resonant early access unlocks today. It gives me actual goosebumps to think about everyone who will discover the wonders (and horrors) @remedygames.com have cooked up. Seriously, y'all are not ready! If you're still on the fence, read my review maybe? me.pcmag.com/en/gaming/38...

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CONTROL Resonant Review

Hiss from a rose.

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Hell Frasier: Bloodline @babadooknukem.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

"Modern gamers simply won't play a game without photorealistic graphics" the current most popular genre is called Friendslop, it has seven pixels and costs $4.99

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Vincent Peter @halfbloodvince.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Had a hoot and a half talking about Assassin's Creed and rehashing some old beefs with these lads. Give it a listen if you will.

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Vincent Peter @halfbloodvince.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

there's a training montage near the start of @007game.ioi.dk that combines cinematic editing with real-time gameplay in ways I never expected to see in a AAA game. Genuinely one of the coolest things I've seen this year!

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Vincent Peter @halfbloodvince.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

I'm playing #ForzaHorizon6. I'll be testing it on PC (and maybe Steam Deck just for science). Look for my thoughts in all the usual places next week. Code provided by @xbox.com

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meghna jayanth @meghna.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

my analysis is tilted by my view that video games will stagnate unless we are able to capture new audiences, bc imo there are currently more games than we have players who have the time, inclination and money to play them -- great for current players, but not sustainable for most devs and studios

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Vincent Peter @halfbloodvince.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

remember when Marvel's Avengers had left stage directions in the subtitles? Good times!

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Vincent Peter @halfbloodvince.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

If you love From Software games but have yet to play Armored Core VI, you're doing yourself a disservice.

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Vincent Peter @halfbloodvince.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

incomprehensible behaviour from PlayStation

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Vincent Peter @halfbloodvince.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

And here's #halfbloodplays 2026 edition, starting with #CodeVein2, an astoundingly excellent soulslike that draws inspiration from across the genre but composes them in a way uniquely its own. My review + some #photomode shots: me.pcmag.com/en/gaming/34...

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Jess O'Thomson @jessothomson.co.uk · 04/01/2026

Not every critique is a cancellation or call for censorship.

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Vincent Peter @halfbloodvince.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

every time the #KPOPDEMONHUNTERS soundtrack comes on shuffle it bums me out. Can't remember the last time I saw a film squander its own potential like this.

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Vincent Peter @halfbloodvince.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

if I had a nickel for every time @annapurna.com published a game about a burned out warrior learning to heal and rehabilitate through friendship and cosy gameplay loops, I'd have two nickels. Which isn't a lot but it's weird that it happened twice.

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Vincent Peter @halfbloodvince.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

if you like The Excavation of Hob's Barrow, odds are that I will like you.

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Vincent Peter @halfbloodvince.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

I haven't seen many reviews for Bounty Star (mine's coming real soon, I promise) but for now I want to urge y'all to not sleep on this gem of a game @annapurna.com. It's a classical old western (but with mech battles) with immaculate vibes, evocative imagery, and some utterly gorgeous prose.

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Vincent Peter @halfbloodvince.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

the whole news cycle around Sucker Punch "teasing" their next game being Sly is one of the stupidest, most shamelessly clickbaity things I've seen in years. Even supposedly 'respectable' outlets have been running with it. Really a new low for mainstream games journalism.

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Vincent Peter @halfbloodvince.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

I'm playing #TheOuterWorlds2 on PS5. Look for my thoughts in all the usual places next week.

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Vincent Peter @halfbloodvince.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

The Callisto Protocol. Hated every second of it. Played it a second time JUST because one trophy bugged out and it was the only one stopping the platinum from popping. Not my proudest moment.

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Nathan Grayson @nathangrayson.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

collar gate is the latest instance of a trumped-up non-issue blossoming into a large-scale psychosis event – and possibly the dumbest. it's also the modern internet doing exactly what it was engineered to do

To be honest, I wouldn’t be mentioning this if not for the fact that it’s a microcosm of how online platforms work today: Somebody makes an accusation based on evidence that’s spurious at best, big names with something to gain (viewership or the downfall of a perceived enemy) uncritically boost it, internet sleuths obsessively piece together supporting evidence by amassing context-free clips and ignoring everything that doesn’t match their intended conclusion, and all of the aforementioned parties spread performatively apoplectic videos across Reddit, YouTube, TikTok, Twitter, and wherever else they can sucker in uninitiated normies.

Some version of this happens every week – every day, on a smaller scale – without fail. It accomplishes nothing aside from giving the disaffected masses a brief glimmer of what feels like purpose, but is actually a bloodsucking waste of their precious time on this dying planet. And of course, it provides platforms with sweet, sweet engagement numbers. As a result, platforms will probably never intervene to disrupt this corrosive dynamic, which has broken the general public’s ability to perceive anything resembling objective reality, even as society collapses around them and people like Piker attempt to identify the real reasons why (hint: they don't involve dog collars).

The internet has been like this at least since the Depp v. Heard trial, which wannabe sleuths similarly feasted on in 2022 while getting pretty much every important detail completely wrong. At least back then they were obsessing over something of consequence. Now they’ve taught viewers to regard every trumped-up non-issue they can surface with similar gravity.

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Vincent Peter @halfbloodvince.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

if you're looking for a great horror game to play during spooky season, look no further. play The Excavation of Hob's Barrow.

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Vincent Peter @halfbloodvince.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

90% of when people say stuff like "oh I was into that thing but then I grew out of it", what they really mean to say is being employed in a late capitalist economy has drained them of their desire and ability to enjoy things.

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nat. @natclayton.bsky.social · 28/09/2025

someone JUST has to make Jalopy-but-with-spaceships, man. I want to pick up a shitty hyperdrive from a dude behind a diner. I want a cockpit dashboard cluttered with loose cans and toolboxes.

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Vincent Peter @halfbloodvince.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

so far it's a tie between The Alters and Silent Hill f

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Vincent Peter @halfbloodvince.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

Haven't never played any mainline Silent Hill games or even last year's SH2 remake, I can't tell you how it holds up against them. But as a survival horror game release in 2025, experienced in isolation, #silenthillf is an all-time great. My (spoiler-free) review: me.pcmag.com/en/gaming/32...

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Jason Schreier @jasonschreier.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

A lot of video-game publishers spend hundreds of millions of dollars chasing after "realistic graphics" and "massive open-worlds" when what players really want is just a shitload of weird little guys

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

writing crime haikus to my crime partner which i decorate with a crime drawing for his birthday card

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Vincent Peter @halfbloodvince.bsky.social · 07/09/2025

and that's #HollowKnight done. Holy shit what a game! Many thanks to @elliejoypanic.bsky.social for gently bullying me into finally playing it.

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Vincent Peter @halfbloodvince.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

some more #cyberpunk2077 #photomode brought out my inner tarantino for these

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Vincent Peter @halfbloodvince.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

Potentially controversial take that nobody under 30 would care about: The best Evanescence songs were ones that were just Amy Lee on a piano. She should give up the "rock goddess" act and just write piano ballads. She does that better than anyone else. youtu.be/Kw2Ic_2XdVQ?...

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Evanescence - Good Enough

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Vincent Peter @halfbloodvince.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

about 80% of every Keighley showcase goes like this: "world premiere" [amazing-looking CG trailer] "we're excited to announce Project Eccentric Pendulum is a PvPvEvPEEvEPEE massively multiplayer tactical hero extraction MOBA shooter" [no release date] "wishlist now"

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Jess Zimmerman @jesszimmerman.com · 21/06/2025

Literally begging you to post about Just Some Stuff. We will see the news I absolutely promise. Twenty people will repost the same exact thing about the news. Only you can post about a turtle you saw

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austin_walker @austinwalker.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

hat aside, "i'm sick of playing the same Call of Duty every year" is a real telling on yourself type statement. play something else. there's so much else.

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Vincent Peter @halfbloodvince.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

Y'all won't be seeing many reviews from me for the foreseeable. Going through a bit of a burnout and I need to take time to sort my brain out. Maybe play some older stuff from my backlog. Starting with #FinalFantasyVI. I've heard it's pretty good!

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Adriaan @adriaan.games · 21/05/2025

headline: “how [game] sold [high number] in just one week!” my mind: 20% trying everything, 80% luck article: (lies) 100% intentional and reproducible every fucking time

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Vincent Peter @halfbloodvince.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

I've found myself sucked into #EVERSPACE2 again. My god, what a fantastic game!

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Alex Battaglia @dachsjaeger.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

I really think 90% of Internet connections should have 0 KB/s upload rate

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Vincent Peter @halfbloodvince.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

#DOOMTheDarkAges embargo was a bit too tight for me, so my review will have to wait. But I have played it and my surface level thoughts are - Way better than 2016 - Not as good as Eternal - More accessible than either of those - Very, very good Full review soon

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Vincent Peter @halfbloodvince.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

I'm playing DOOM: The Dark Ages. Look for my thoughts later this week in all the usual places.

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Tamoor Hussain @tamoorh.com · 30/04/2025

Every generative AI image I’ve seen is like when someone you know tells you they had a baby and then holds up the ugliest child you’ve ever seen and is looking at you like “I made this” and that mfer looks old and like a raisin.

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Vincent Peter @halfbloodvince.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

Finally a good PS5 game with "Horizon" in the title. Anyway I'm playing #forzahorizon5 right now, look for my thoughts next week in the usual places. Code provided by @xbox.com

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Vincent Peter @halfbloodvince.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

Haven't beaten #IndianaJones yet but I've played enough to confirm it looks good and runs perfectly on PS5. My review of the port below. I'll post again later once I've played the entire game. me.pcmag.com/en/migrated-...

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Indiana Jones and the Great Circle (PS5) Review

It’s not the years, honey. It’s the mileage!

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Vincent Peter @halfbloodvince.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

I'm playing #DetectiveDotson from @MasalaGames. Look for my thoughts on April 22 in all the usual places.

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Vincent Peter @halfbloodvince.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

I'm playing #IndianaJones on PS5. Look for my thoughts next week in the usual places :)

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Vincent Peter @halfbloodvince.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

Gorgeous video for a gorgeous song for a gorgeous game. Give me tape 2 already!!

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Vincent Peter @halfbloodvince.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

streaming some #SouthOfMidnight for y'all's viewing pleasure. Come hang (or dont. wtvr.) www.twitch.tv/halfbloodvin...

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Twitch

Twitch is the world

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