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Chris de Hoog

@hoogathy.bsky.social
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Canadian writer and geek of many passions. RPG Editor @cgmagonline, Features Editor @ffunion. Random opinions are my own. (He/him)

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Chris de Hoog @hoogathy.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
My son's nearing the end of the original Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers run (halfway through season 3, as another OG is about to depart), and it rekindled my hope that @digitaleclipse.bsky.social will, someday soon, announce a follow-up to Rita's Rewind.
Key art from Digital Eclipse's "Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Rita's Rewind." Characters from the show and game are portrayed in a dynamic, movie poster-style collage with the Rangers posing in the foreground, Rita Repulsa gesturing over their heads, and their various Zord robots and antagonists in the background.
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Chris de Hoog @hoogathy.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Welp, guess this is 39.
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Chris de Hoog @hoogathy.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Following the Top 9 bandwagon with a chronological list of first experiences that hooked me on video games as a hobby and a medium. Each of these has a story in my formative years.
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Chris de Hoog @hoogathy.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Officer Boots and Officer Ginger are probably freaking out right now too.
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Chris de Hoog @hoogathy.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Getting back on my WH40K bullshit.
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Chris de Hoog @hoogathy.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
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Chris de Hoog @hoogathy.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
The last two weeks, seeing all the FFVII Revelation reactions but not having experienced it myself:
Bart Simpson sitting by his bedroom window, head propped up on one arm, lamenting - from the episode where he breaks his leg and all the neighborhood kids are using the Simpsons' above-ground pool
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Chris de Hoog @hoogathy.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Hello, Toronto.
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Chris de Hoog @hoogathy.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Enjoying the opportunity to preorder brand new physical games while I still can.
A copy of Marvel’s Wolverine for PS5, sitting on a couch
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Chris de Hoog @hoogathy.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
With the Ocarina remake allowing players to use the microphone and real instruments to perform songs, I would love to see Masayoshi Soken play "Otamatone of Time."
Composer Masayoshi Soken holds up an Otamatone on stage at a live performance - a small white instrument shaped like a musical note.Link plays the Ocarina of Time in the game's remake, blowing into a small yam-shaped instrument.
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Chris de Hoog @hoogathy.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
I’m glad for reprinting as I now have this flawless triumvirate of albums by Moneen on vinyl.
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Chris de Hoog @hoogathy.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Live footage from inside PlayStation HQ:
Comic illustration of a man on a bicycle leaning down to put a stick into the spokes, setting himself up to wipe out hard
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Chris de Hoog @hoogathy.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Someone tell me we can still see the Highwind pilot level up their confidence as Revelation goes on
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Chris de Hoog @hoogathy.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
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Chris de Hoog @hoogathy.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Why yes, I would say physical games still matter. I bought two PlayStation consoles to play various Metal Gear games (and MGS2 later validated me in buying the PS2 a year prior). I’ve had that MGS1 since 1999 when my brother and I traded in our NES and Game Boys for it.
A collection of Metal Gear Solid games, 1-4 on the original PlayStation 1-3 discs, then the modern Master Collection discs on PS5
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Chris de Hoog @hoogathy.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Screencap meme from 30 Rock:

Liz: What a week, huh?
Jack: Lemon, it's Wednesday.
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Chris de Hoog @hoogathy.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
This face really screams "I KNOW ALL THE STRATEGIES YOU DUMMIES HAVE BEEN USING TO CHEESE ME IN THE ORIGINAL GAME FOR 30 YEARS, AND NOW YOU'RE ALLLLLL GONNA PAY"
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Chris de Hoog @hoogathy.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Now would be a great time for Square Enix's store to add Canada as a country on their online merch store.
Screenshot of the Square Enix Store website, showing the dropdown menu of countries which includes the United States, but no separate region for Canada - despite the fact that they ship to Canada through this regional setting.
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Chris de Hoog @hoogathy.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
My body is a machine that turns FFTCG packs into middling pulls. It’s too bad this game doesn’t have a bigger presence - in my neck of the woods it’s hard to find packs, let alone any kind of play scene.
Three booster packs of Final Fantasy TCG’s “Blissful Eternity” set, featuring new artwork of Tidus on the front Trading cards of various art styles showing repurposed and original art from FF games
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Chris de Hoog @hoogathy.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Post your fave Power Rangers/Super Sentai team. Wrong answers only
A press photo of the cast of CLONE HIGH, an animated TV show from the early 2000s, featuring caricature characters based on JFK, Cleopatra, Abe Lincoln, Joan of Arc, and Gandhi, along with the mad scientist who cloned them, Scudworth, and his robot assistant, Mr. Butlertron
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Chris de Hoog @hoogathy.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Yeah, I'm thinking it was him, all of this is bringing up a bunch of things that are just on the verge of that "unlocking a lost, core memory" epiphany. My oldest is really developing as an artist, I'm gonna grab some of these for her.
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Chris de Hoog @hoogathy.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
One of my favourite MBMBAM bits hits a bit differently after the PS5 disc news. Steve Jobs: “What if I said, ‘fuck the disc?’” Sony in 2026: damn, good idea
A cartoon rendition of Apple’s Steve Jobs putting a CD in a trash can, with “Fuck the Disc” written across the background
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Chris de Hoog @hoogathy.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Unironically, I am a thousand times more excited for Warrior Cats: Clans of the Forest than a certain open-world game coming in November.
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Chris de Hoog @hoogathy.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Take-Two boss Strauss Zelnick says video game pricing "has not kept pace with inflation." Are ya sure about that one, super-chief?
Excerpt from Zelnick's interview with IGN:

He added: “The truth is that the real cost of a AAA video game is a whole lot lower today than it was 20 years ago. Pricing has not kept pace with inflation. And our goal is to continue to over-deliver for our consumers, because how you feel about any experience is the intersection of the experience itself and what you pay for it. So to say that we expect that Grand Theft Auto 6 will be an incredible bargain as experiences go is a gross understatement, because Rockstar Games is known for over-delivering.”
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Chris de Hoog @hoogathy.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Finally got my hands on a copy of Legacy! I’ve been wondering about this story since 2019 and can’t wait to see how @authoroux.bsky.social weaves it!
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Chris de Hoog @hoogathy.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Being petty right until the end, are we, Ever Crisis?
The gacha result screen in FFVII Ever Crisis, showing the player got 1 stamp (12 are needed to get the actual prize of the gacha banner)
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Chris de Hoog @hoogathy.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
...and then he never woke up, because there's no way that will happen now. (I'd also take Halo 3)
Meme of Master Chief going to cyro-sleep at the end of Halo 3, but the caption reads "Wake me... when (Reach is on PS5)"
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Chris de Hoog @hoogathy.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
So far Splatoon Raiders feels pretty much like the game I’ve wanted out of the franchise all along.
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Chris de Hoog @hoogathy.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
When two amazing variant editions of Star Wars: Legacy exist and neither is available anywhere near my vicinity:
Anakin Skywalker from Revenge of the Sith, sulking in the Jedi Council chambers, with the caption, “this is outrageous, it’s unfair”
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Chris de Hoog @hoogathy.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
I already felt nothing for the prospect of Star Trek MTG. But this Spock card starts out in "fanmade photoshop proxy card" territory and quickly hurtles toward "so out of touch it's kinda good" territory. (Tbc the art is fine, but something about this style on a MTG card doesn't sit right with me)
A Magic: The Gathering card called "Khan, Engineered Evil," as a reskin of the famous card Sheoldred, the Apocalypse. The artwork features, front-and-center, a near photorealistic art of Benedict Cumberbatch as Khan from the reboot Star Trek movies. Other scenes from the movie appear in the background, as does the Enterprise.
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Chris de Hoog @hoogathy.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
I’m unofficially calling this weather event “Wildfire Dougie” after our “esteemed” premier of Ontario.
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Chris de Hoog @hoogathy.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Soulframe Preludes access is open now until midnight tomorrow, so now’s your chance to get in on the ground floor with this amazing experience!
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Chris de Hoog @hoogathy.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
#TennoCon day 2! Excited to see what’s in store for Warframe and Soulframe!
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Chris de Hoog @hoogathy.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Ready for the TennoConcert!
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Chris de Hoog @hoogathy.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Welp, there goes Ever Crisis. I would’ve bet it was going to be turned off on the same day Revelation dropped, but instead it’ll be just after the third anniversary.
“We regret to inform you that we will be ending service for FINAL FANTASY VII EVER CRISIS on Oct. 6, 2026, at 11:00 PM PDT.
We understand that this news may be disappointing, and we sincerely apologize for the abrupt nature of this announcement.
Since the launch of the App Store and Google Play versions on Sep. 7, 2023, and the Steam version on Dec. 6, 2023, we have worked to provide the best possible experience for our players. After careful consideration, however, we have determined that it will be difficult to continue doing so and have made the decision to end service.”
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Chris de Hoog @hoogathy.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
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Chris de Hoog @hoogathy.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
A "trolley problem" diagram - the trolley is labeled "the repercussions of a decade of bad decisions;" Microsoft is standing at the switch, choosing between "cut a few CEO salaries and have more realistic expectations" and "lay off people and sell off studios repeatedly"
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Chris de Hoog @hoogathy.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Homer Simpson, sitting at the counter in a lesbian bar, alone and out of place, staring into the middle distance
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Chris de Hoog @hoogathy.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Increasingly, my reaction to everything in gaming news:
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Chris de Hoog @hoogathy.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
I hate that it’s a brand account making the statement, but they’re on to something
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Chris de Hoog @hoogathy.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Goddamnit Hasbro, ya got me on this one.
Star Wars Black Series figure 2-pack of Jacen & Jaina Solo from the old Expanded Universe - Jaina wearing pilot fatigues with her purple lightsaber, and Jacen in a green jumpsuit with his green lightsaber
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Chris de Hoog @hoogathy.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Today’s update brought my favorite Warframe some serious drip.
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Chris de Hoog @hoogathy.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Sudden urge rising for an ice cold Yebisu.
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Chris de Hoog @hoogathy.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
Love losing MTG Arena games by watching Bloodthirsty Conquerer cause an infinite loop of me having my life points siphoned point by point, unable to concede.
A MTG Arena screenshot - a stack of triggered effects on the opponent’s side, initiated by the Bloodthirsty Conquerer, is infinitely looping until the player’s life is depleted and the game is lost. The player was using a mono-green landfall focused deck, and the opponent a black/white deck, and before this it was anyone’s game. The player is at 1 life point left, having started at around 11, and the loop has been recurring  thanks to the Conquerer:

“Whenever an opponent loses life, you gain that much life.”
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Chris de Hoog @hoogathy.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
[Bilbo voice] After all, why shouldn't I buy them on a third platform?
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Chris de Hoog @hoogathy.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Blue/red isn’t my usual MTG play style, but in trying to efficiently clear challenges on Arena I made a deck utilizing these two, and damn, it’s nasty.
Prismari, the Inspiration - 5UR
Legendary Creature - Elder Dragon
Flying
Ward-Pay 5 life.
Instant and sorcery spells you cast have storm.
SOS • EN WAYNE REYNOLDS
7/7Improvisation Capstone - 5RR
Sorcery - Lesson
Exile cards from the top of your library until you exile cards with total mana value 4 or greater. You may cast any number of spells from among them without paying their mana costs.
Paradigm (Then exile this spell. After you first resolve a spell with this name, you may cast a copy of it from exile without paying its mana cost at the beginning of each of your first main phases.)
SOS • EN MARTA NAEL
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Chris de Hoog @hoogathy.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
It just occurred to me that at some point in the near future I’ll be playing Sonic Racing with my son and will have to explain the map that has cool giant robots is “actually from something quite grown up and hard to understand and well, boring actually, don’t worry about it” Well-played, Sega.
Sonic races down a freeway against a sprinting Evangelion Unit 01. All the world is mad.
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Chris de Hoog @hoogathy.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
The Ruby freaking Weapon. I can't even imagine what that jerk will be like in this new system.
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Chris de Hoog @hoogathy.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
Look at this king's parachuting technique, I can't wait to have so much more Vincent in the picture this time around
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Chris de Hoog @hoogathy.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
The living legacy continues.
A promo MTG card of FFVII’s Zack Fair on a 3D-printed display stand, with the alternate covers of the Switch 2 physical editions of FFVII Remake and Rebirth in the background
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