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Jean-Luc Seipke @jeanluc.bsky.social · 22h

That’s so bizarre. I’m playing on PS5 with zero input lag issues. Did I just get lucky???

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Jean-Luc Seipke @jeanluc.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Also go check out @sporkyreeve.bsky.social’s review, which I edited the video for. youtu.be/aRAhlxrLnAo?...

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Castlevania: Belmont's Curse Is The Series At Its Best | Review

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Jean-Luc Seipke @jeanluc.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Castlevania Belmont’s Curse really clicks with me in every aspect. The combat feels great, the art is gorgeous, the exploration is really fun, and I can’t stop listening to the soundtrack. I don’t think I can put it down until I 100% it, which is a rare urge these days.

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Chris Grant @charstring.com · 09/10/2026

Show opens next week, come enjoy UFO 50 on an LX and experience the rest of the show (including Multibowl by Bennett Foddy and AP Thompson, which you can't really play outside of an event). There's an incredible exhibit on LGBTQ games from the Rainbow Arcade's Adrienne Shaw and Drexel's Ari Gass

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Chris Plante @plante.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Maybe the weirdest thing about Nintendo is that it's selling the cheapest and least powerful hardware (which won't play GTA 6) and yet it's the face of financial and creative stability.

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'Weird Nintendo' Isn't Dead

Video game historian Jeremy Parish explains one of gaming's oddest terms

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Jean-Luc Seipke @jeanluc.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I’m sad Deadlock isn’t my kinda game because everything about their art direction and character design is so freaking good

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lex luddy needs a nap @lexluddy.xyz · 01/10/2026

Having an editorial team of only cis-men in 2026 is a management failure, and we should treat it as such. There's no shortage of highly skilled, overqualified, funny, smart, and direct women, femme, trans, and non-binary people TRYING to work in games media. We just don't get to most of the time.

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Jean-Luc Seipke @jeanluc.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I’m been really excited to jump into the retro emulation handheld scene and now I just find myself questions every GitHub project I see. That community has largely embraced AI and it’s really disappointing.

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John Linneman @dark1x.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I remain pretty bummed out by the state of decompilations, ports, FPGA cores etc these days. The rise of GenAI has really flooded the whole scene with garbage and kinda poisoned the whole concept. Good piece from @pandamonium.bsky.social on it www.segasaturnshiro.com/2026/09/24/c...

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Column: All A.I. Projects Are Digital Asbestos

The views expressed in this article do not necessarily represent the views of all SHIRO! Media Group contributors. The cost of modern day video game consoles and personal computers have skyrocketed…

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Brian Altano @brianaltano.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Still have a few more projects going up before my last day at IGN this Friday. All of them really special to me. One of them a 44 minute long conversation with legendary artist and director @realgdt.bsky.social. Hope you all enjoy this! I'm really proud of it. www.youtube.com/watch?v=GgCM...

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Jean-Luc Seipke @jeanluc.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

✨NEW VIDEO ✨ @jacobdekk.bsky.social and I spend the weekend playing the Witcher 3 remastered on Switch 2 to find out if it’s a good port (spoilers: it mostly is) youtu.be/f6G9thoQiKo?...

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Should You Play The Witcher 3 Remastered On The Switch 2?

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Jean-Luc Seipke @jeanluc.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

ID and Machine Games have been doing this with Quake for years and they rule. Nightdive is working on new content for Thief with their remaster. Letting new folks return to old games and putting their stamp on it can be really cool and fun!

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Jean-Luc Seipke @jeanluc.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

The Samsung Odyssey OLED G8 G81SF. A very nice high end gaming monitor. HDR turned off though because I don't record gameplay in HDR.

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Jean-Luc Seipke @jeanluc.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

This whole thing feels like further proof of the plateau we've hit on graphics. Turns out Witcher 3 still looks great 16 years later, and while the remaster can add some new advancements, its not the obvious improvement remasters like this use to be. More of a side step that just looks different.

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Jean-Luc Seipke @jeanluc.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

credit where credits due, I did find one example where the new version looked better. This sunset is stunning.

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Jean-Luc Seipke @jeanluc.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

and to be clear, while I did use path tracing and ray tracing in the video, and both of them add their own odd visual quirks to the image (Geralt's hair turns cartoonishly white), this visual change is present with both turned off. It's a overall change they made to the game.

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Jean-Luc Seipke @jeanluc.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Put together a video comparing the Witcher 3 Remastered's new visuals to the old ones and uhh... I think the original looks better. 5.0 is overly brightened up and lacks the contrast that makes the original look so painterly at times. It kinda bums me out. www.youtube.com/watch?v=_oEd...

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Jean-Luc Seipke @jeanluc.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

2010's era JRPGs were something else

A screenshot of the three main characters of Resonance of Fate.

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headfallsoff @headfallsoff.com · 22/09/2026

halo and doom should be public domain. the first person shooter belongs to the people

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lookingfor.game @lookingfor.game · 22/09/2026

Sew much fun: This week's LFG pick is Dressmaker! Take measurements, draft patterns, choose fabric and accessories, then sew it all together to make some ✨️fabulous✨️ outfits.

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MICHAEL HIGHAM @brazyazn.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

weird time for media and games but i wanna celebrate a lil W while i can: i’m *reviews editor* at IGN now reviews have long been one of my favorite forms of expression, and i’ve loved helping others fully realize their thoughts/feelings in writing/video, now it’s just fr fr

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headfallsoff @headfallsoff.com · 21/09/2026

damn if only there were 300-500 devs who could help with that

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Jean-Luc Seipke @jeanluc.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Highly recommend @skillup.bsky.social's Control Resonant review. He articulates all the problems the game has while still coming to the conclusion that many of those issues ultimately melt away in the face of the game's incredible highs. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Spde...

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I strongly recommend: Control Resonant (Review)

YouTube video by Skill Up

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Jean-Luc Seipke @jeanluc.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

My notion game tracker can finally rest

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Jeff Bakalar @jerf.xyz · 17/09/2026

it's difficult to put into words how big of a deal and engineering triumph this is. this dude has developed our game tracker essentially by himself, with features that rival other services out there that ONLY specialize in game tracking

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Jake Dekker @jacobdekk.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave (2026)

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Brian Altano @brianaltano.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Hey! So after seventeen and a half years, October 2nd will be my last day at IGN. It was genuinely a dream come true to do this thing for so long alongside some of the most talented people on earth. I got to travel the world, meet my heroes, and make a ton of really fun shows and videos. An honor ♥️

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Max Scoville @maxscoville.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Welp. Starting in November, I will no longer be employed by IGN. It's been a hell of a ride and I cannot understate how much of an honor and a privilege the last 11+ years have been. This was a dream job, but the best part of IGN is, was, and always will be the people.

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Jiikae @jiikae.com · 10/09/2026

The “Big 3” gaming platforms are actually Nintendo, PC and a Chinese emulation device of your choosing.

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Dominic Tarason @dominictarason.com · 14/09/2026

It's TIME! TO! GET! HYPE! Today, I get to proudly unveil Steam Hype, the project I've been working on with the help of @hookshot.media for the past two and a half months. A new PC gaming site which aims to demystify PC gaming, cut through the 100+ daily releases and spotlight indies as much as AAA

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Steam Hype

Steam Hype is your go-to destination for discovering the latest, greatest, and most talked-about games on Steam.

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Jean-Luc Seipke @jeanluc.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Big Walk puzzles are just Destiny raid mechanics but you aren’t being shot at

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Jean-Luc Seipke @jeanluc.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Dawnwalker has taken a very gay turn

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Aura @aurahack.ca · 21/08/2026

MÉTAMORPHOSE (timelapse) 🎵 "Perception Shift" by @lena.fyi

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Jean-Luc Seipke @jeanluc.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

✨ NEW VIDEO ✨ It's all about how The Blood of Dawnwalker's time mechanic made every moment of the game's opening hours feel special, even when I was wasting my time. www.youtube.com/watch?v=sya4...

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The Blood of the Dawnwalker Taught Me the Value of Time

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headfallsoff @headfallsoff.com · 06/09/2026

i need to know what happened behind the scenes. i just do not believe for a second that they truly intended to ‘not change the story’ when they made an entire game about how they will, definitely, 100%, no takebacks, be changing the story

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headfallsoff @headfallsoff.com · 05/09/2026

one of the more embarrassing strangely common video game fandom behaviours is holding onto resentment over specific IGN reviews decades later. you are 29 years old bro you gotta led the sonic unleashed review go

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lex luddy needs a nap @lexluddy.xyz · 04/09/2026

My first piece for @kotaku.com sees me document the rather surreal experience of demoing a game funded by a government that would have me executed for being trans. kotaku.com/the-1001-thr...

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The 1001 Threads Of Mizan Director Avoids Answering A Simple Question At Gamescom - Kotaku

'This is a really decentralized company. We completely decentralized'

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Jean-Luc Seipke @jeanluc.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

literally editing a video about how this game’s time system has lead to unqiue and memerable experiences. Gamers are cowards.

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Brett Codes @brettcodes.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

I wrote an essay about why I'm done using AI for coding, even if it costs me my job and career: brettcodes.com/im-done-usin... The basic gist is: AI made me a worse, apathetic programmer. I think it's bad for humanity, the planet, and the craft of software engineering. And I'm done using it.

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I'm done using AI

Why I'm stopping using AI for coding (and anything else) after using it earnestly for a year and coming to understand the harms it causes on personal, societal, and environmental levels.

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Jean-Luc Seipke @jeanluc.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

i think I’m so excited about GTA 6, not so I can play it, but so Any Austin can play it and make videos about it

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Jesse Boo-rascia 👻 @jesseguarascia.com · 03/03/2025

Man not nearly enough people played Lorelei and the Laser Eyes

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