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Mike The Spooky @miketheferret.bsky.social · 4h

Dude I lowkey feel bad for sending media pitches this month, knowing that there are like a bazillion games coming out in October alone...

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Chris Kerr @kerrblimey.bsky.social · 6h

I've been mulling over this for a while, but if you're a game journo who has worked under Valnet and want to confidentially share your views on how the company is managing its publications and treating workers, I am all ears. Signal: kerrblimey.43 Email: chris.kerr@verticalslice.news DMs open

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Mike The Spooky @miketheferret.bsky.social · 21h

"tomorrow, 10/16" Either someone made a typo or someone just tried to pull off the worst hoax in gaming history.

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PNP Games 🇨🇦 @pnpgames.bsky.social · 23h

GIVEAWAY ALERT 🦇 REPOST, LIKE, AND FOLLOW PNP GAMES for your chance to WIN a Castlevania Anniversary Collection Ultimate Edition for Nintendo Switch! Celebrate 40 Years of Castlevania with this Beautiful Collectors Set! 1/2

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Mike The Spooky @miketheferret.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Between The Witcher 3 and the Middle-Earth duology, this past week was great for RPG remasters. Episode 6 of the #SeptOctShuffle is live now! youtu.be/Uiz4Qduoxms?...

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RPG Remaster Resurgence! | SeptOct Shuffle: Week 6

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Mike The Spooky @miketheferret.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Can't believe they're already announcing The Last of Us 1+2 and The Last of Us 1+2 Remastered

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Alex Van Aken @itsvanaken.games · 02/10/2026

this is who owns ModRetro btw

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Mike The Spooky @miketheferret.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Fuckin' hell, man. What do you even say at this point?

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Mike The Spooky @miketheferret.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Much love to the MinnMax crew in these difficult times. I will continue to stand up for my women/femme/enby colleagues; this kind of behavior has been rampant in our industry for far too long. I'm disgusted at how us men have failed the folks in our industry who live in fear of this daily.

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Mike The Spooky @miketheferret.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

1000% this. As someone in PR, journalists are the reason I have a job to even do. Doing anything less than ensuring every journalist I work with feels safe and comfortable doing their job would be beyond irresponsible.

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Mike The Spooky @miketheferret.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

It is disgusting how many men will do these kinds of things and be able to fly under the radar for YEARS. Absolutely horrific. Us men in the industry need to name and shame, this can't keep happening.

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Katherine Clark @whipkclark.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Even Trump’s new AI admits that Republicans are making life more expensive.

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Mike The Spooky @miketheferret.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

"One of the cybertrucks is missing, does anyone know where it went?" Me who ate one of the cybertrucks trying to act nonchalant:

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Mike The Spooky @miketheferret.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Shower thoughts are genuinely next level sometimes. I've for real come up with fire video ideas in the shower, and I am shocked a "shower office" concept doesn't exist yet. ...come to think of it, how am I now thinking of this AFTER taking a shower...? Life is fucking wild sometimes, dude.

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Mike The Spooky @miketheferret.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Oh neat, it even comes with an XBOX controller in case it wasn't clear already why boycotting Microsoft is morally correct.

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Jason Fanhees @jasonfanelli.com · 29/09/2026

Hey look, it’s the best summary of current society you can find. You can switch “We Need The Clicks” to “I Need The Dopamine” and it’s just as true. And, if I’m honest, it depresses the fuck out of me.

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Mike The Spooky @miketheferret.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Yeah this seems about right. Pretty much all of these except the middle one defined a lot of my childhood.

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Mike The Spooky @miketheferret.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

On an unrelated note, if you are over 18 and don't register to vote, I don't want to hear you complain about the state of the world if things get worse. You want to help make things better? Vote. None of that "my vote won't matter" BS. That is a phrase manufactured to dissuade you from voting.

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Mike The Spooky @miketheferret.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

We've had a crowded week between Silent Hill, Well Dweller, and Control, and it ain't slowing down anytime soon. #SeptOctShuffle Week 5 is live now! youtu.be/C1sdQEm2hok

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Silent Hills, Well Dwellers, and Control! | SeptOct Shuffle: Week 5

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Rollin Bishop @rollinbishop.com · 27/09/2026

just for context: doing this will get you fired as a games journalist

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Mike The Spooky @miketheferret.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Just got this in my inbox. What are we fucking doing, man? Genuinely fascinating games are being banned from Steam for light adult themes, but a sexist sim game is fine? Dumbest timeline.

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Mike The Spooky @miketheferret.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Shocker, I talked about Mr. Records in my latest post on Player.gg! I regret not playing this sooner at SGF, but I am glad I got around to trying the demo. It's such a delightful gem of a game! Read my impressions here: player.gg/curators/mik...

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"Mr. Records" Has a Groovy Demo! (Impressions) — Mike The Ferret — player.gg

This demo has me singing its praises!

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Mike The Spooky @miketheferret.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Play Mr. Records! Might make this the indie blindspot for this week's SOS episode, it was that good.

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Mike The Spooky @miketheferret.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Why did none of you tell me Happy Wheels is now suddenly on Steam?

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Mike The Spooky @miketheferret.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Dude fuck Outlook, man. I for the life of me cannot figure out why it is incapable of doing mail merge when each email is 1mb... I'd normally check support pages but somehow I feel like Microsoft does not care that their products suck. -Posted from a Windows 11 PC

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Mike The Spooky @miketheferret.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Another fall from grace by Polygon. Erika Ishii is not controversial, and is a rather talented VO and advocate for trans rights. Do better, Polygon. This is not it.

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Mike The Spooky @miketheferret.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Have they considered that we would be annoyed by in-game ads literally all the time? Like nobody wants this shit, dude

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Mike The Spooky @miketheferret.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Dude I gotta make a video on P5 either this year or next, this game changed my life man. It's the reason I dove into games like Yakuza: LAD and NieR Automata among other JRPG's

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Mike The Spooky @miketheferret.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Managed to find another trailer to fix that issue from earlier, so Episode 4 of the #SeptOctShuffle is live! This has easily been one of the best weeks for JRPG fans between TitS Part 2 and Fire Emblem, plus Another Eden Begins! youtu.be/VPEcZTNHdUg

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The Week of JRPG's! | SeptOct Shuffle: Episode 4

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Mike The Spooky @miketheferret.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Hoping to get today's #SeptOctShuffle out the door soon, but for some reason there is always one JRPG trailer that makes it impossible to render. The past few episodes it was Code Vein 2's trailer, now it's Qliphah's trailer giving me trouble. I am cursed with peak.

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Arielle Danan ⚔️ @huggablehipster.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

This video was so well done! @spectrebull.bsky.social thank you for what you're doing here, along with the many folks were are calling out these grifters! If you have the time watch this video, it's well scripted and thought out! www.youtube.com/watch?v=BKMd...

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The Lies, Hate, & Bigotry Behind Smash JT

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Mike The Spooky @miketheferret.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Just sent an exciting email, can't wait to share more on it in the coming days!

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Mike The Spooky @miketheferret.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Like I said in last week's #SeptOctShuffle episode, reviewers' takes should only be a part of your decision to enjoy a game. Wolverine is an example of a game that didn't hit a home run mechanically, but still sold well because it's a decent video game.

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DeSTABILIZED @destabilized.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Current data for Aptitude Tests is insufficient. GeoDesX encourages all Discovery Team hopefulls to complete our evaluations, immediately. Learn more by clicking on this attachment: 🔗 destabilizedgame.com/SteamB #Indie #CoOp #SciFi #NewDemo

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Mike The Spooky @miketheferret.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

I feel like a lot isn't being covered here that should be highlighted. We're romanticizing Japanese business culture as if they don't have their fair share of labor issues despite stronger labor laws. They still crunch, they still pay their developers relatively low salaries.

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Mike The Spooky @miketheferret.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Lowkey if someone pays for my hotel room, I will go to TGA this year and hold a sign to rep Trails at the show. Ain't no way we can let Geoff sleep on peak 2 years in a row.

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Mike The Spooky @miketheferret.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Me in Civ when trying to maximize my adjacency bonuses

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Mike The Spooky @miketheferret.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

How does every other country do public transport better than us??

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Mike The Spooky @miketheferret.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

I wish all Ziff Davis executives a very "go fuck yourself"

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Mike The Spooky @miketheferret.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

While it's a shame to see the release get pushed out, I'm excited to be sharing my hands-on impressions on @smashpad.com!

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Mike The Spooky @miketheferret.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Lowkey want to go to New York Games Week just so I can ask @mayor.nyc.gov what his favorite video game is. I must know how much elite ball knowledge this man has.

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Mike The Spooky @miketheferret.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Week 3 of the #SeptOctShuffle is live! This week we navigate Halloween's scarily-low reception, Wolverine's response being duller than his claws, and Valheim finally releasing in 1.0! youtu.be/kIQvWX1LILA

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Wolverine, Halloween, & Games Aplenty in Between! | SeptOct Shuffle: Week 3

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Mike The Spooky @miketheferret.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Sorry in advance, but today's #SeptOctShuffle will be late today! Spent yesterday touching grass, so I had to film/edit today! It's gonna be a bit of a longer video this week, so hopefully that makes up for it :D

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Mike The Spooky @miketheferret.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

"Learn how AI being used to games faster than ever" Bro even the description looks like it was written by AI, this is depressing

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