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David W. Duffy

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Lv. 42 • He/Him • Resident librarian (Database Editor) @thegamerweb.bsky.social • Geordie in Seaton Canoe • Teacher in another life •

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Josh Coulson @bristolbeadz.bsky.social · 9h
Star Wars: Galactic Racer is incredible If you’d like to know more about it than that, you can read my review: www.thegamer.com/star-wars-ga...
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Star Wars: Galactic Racer Lives Up To The Hype And Speeds Right Past It
This is very much the Star Wars racing game you're looking for.
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Helen Aaarrrrrgggggghhhhhhhh @jetgirl2113.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
This is simple, free and takes two minutes. Regardless of any outcome I will happily sign any petition supporting the trans community. Just let us pee in peace please and stop creating unnecessary issues and division. Trans people are not the enemy ffs. FUCK TERFS. goodlawproject.org/s/d23a8ae
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I stand with trans people | Good Law Project
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David W. Duffy @olucaron.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Okay then, I'll bite.
A grid showing the covers of nine games that shaped me: 

1. The NewZealand Story (Arcade),
2. Tetris (Game Boy),
3. Tecmo World Cup '90 (Arcade),
4. Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles (Arcade),
5. Final Fantasy IV (SNES),
6. Neo Turf Masters (Arcade),
7. Final Fantasy VII (PS1),
8. International Superstar Soccer Pro '98 (PS1),
9. Golden Sun (Game Boy Advance).
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Ben Sledge @bensledge.co.uk · 27/09/2026
Hello, I'm Ben! I'm an award-losing reporter and games consultant. Here's what I do: 🧑‍🎓 Writing and Reporting Lecturer at University of Greater Manchester ✊ Head of Community at Journo Resources 🤔 Consultant for hire at [redacted] 📝 Games industry reporter and critic www.bensledge.co.uk
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Journalist, Narrative Designer, Consultant, Author - Ben Sledge
Ben Sledge's portfolio. Looking for an experienced reporter, narrative designer, or games industry consultant? You've come to the right place.
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David W. Duffy @olucaron.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I'm going to need to buy Ace Combat, aren't I?
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Gepugg @gepugg.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Another awful day in gaming news, so hoping to bring some good to it with an interview I'm really proud of alongside my Rayman Legends Retold preview which is up on the site as well: www.thegamer.com/rayman-legen...
thegamer.com
Rayman Brand Producer On Why Legends Was Remade, Rabbids, And The Future Of The Series
Loic Gounon talks to us about Retold’s recent delay, the possibility of revisiting other games, and much more.
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David W. Duffy @olucaron.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Keeping great people who have done excellent work across multiple games: ❌ Giving Kojima maybe 20-30 times what those workers cost for a pair of Hollywood ego projects half a decade away, that will in all likelihood *not* break even: ✔️ All in the name of 'spreadsheet number go up'. Xbox logic.
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Jade King ✍️ OPEN FOR WORK @konayma6.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
It's my birthday tomorrow so you should definitely add my cool new email to your lists - jadekingfreelance@gmail.com.
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Jordan Oloman @oloman.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Sorry to get real on main, but after losing my hearing, I often end up in negative headspace ruts about my ability to do my job because events and in-person interviews are so much harder and more anxiety-inducing. With that in mind, it means a lot to me to be able to publish something like this!
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David W. Duffy @olucaron.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Sapkowski is a great character. I bumped into him randomly in an Empik when I was living in Poland, back in my teaching days before the games were even a thing. Think he was there to give a talk. He seemed amused when I told him I used Ostatnie Życzenie to help with Polish reading comprehension. 😅
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David W. Duffy @olucaron.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Cue very normal responses from "gamers" angry about something they are never forced to use.
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David W. Duffy @olucaron.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Seeing this in the arcades at Berwick Holiday Centre when I was five or six, where my grandad had a caravan and we'd spend most weekends. A brutal introduction to video games. 🤣 www.youtube.com/watch?v=HY22...
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Arcade Archives THE NEWZEALAND STORY
YouTube video by HAMSTER Corporation
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David W. Duffy @olucaron.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Buzzing, managed to get last-minute family enclosure tickets for me and my nephew for the NUFC v Hull game tomorrow. Feels good to do uncle stuff that also annoys his Man Utd-supporting dad. 🤣
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Josh Coulson @bristolbeadz.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Exciting announcement I've been dying to tell people about for months: I'm in Ninty Media's new Gen 1 Pokebook! Read all about how I accidentally helped Pokemon get permission to start printing Kadabra cards again. The book is out now and you can find it here: www.nintymedia.net/products/pok...
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POKEBOOK GEN I (STANDARD)
Thirty years ago, a pair of role-playing strategy games launched in Japan. Almost identical, save for the selection of creatures available in each, the games tasked you with capturing a myriad of ador...
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David W. Duffy @olucaron.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
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David W. Duffy @olucaron.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
This.
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David W. Duffy @olucaron.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Made an impulse purchase, then walked three miles home along the seafront as punishment. Nothing to do with the fact it was really warm, and the sunset was pretty special along the promenade. 🙄
A PlayStation Portal inside its box, on my windowsill. It is a handheld console that looks like an 8-inch screen with two halves of a DualSense controller welded to it. The one I bought is the Midnight Black model.
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David W. Duffy @olucaron.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Not sure what to make of World of Warcraft: Forever. It's clearly a Multiverse of Madness-style reset of everything, and that could be good after Retail became so bloated and stupid. However, it also feels like it could be a cynical push towards Fortnite-like live-service fare.
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Allyson Cochran @allysoncochran.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
i was at blizzcon this weekend, and had a lot of fun! my first interview piece is up www.thegamer.com/heroes-of-th...
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Heroes Of The Storm’s Comeback Is Official, But Devs Aren’t Done Yet
An interview with a Heroes Of The Storm dev about its comeback, the years of “copium", and what could come next.
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David W. Duffy @olucaron.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Finding keys and opening lockers.
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Jade King ✍️ OPEN FOR WORK @konayma6.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
It's been a couple of weeks now and I've published cool work for VGC, GameSpot, and a couple more bylines to come. While I'm keeping atop of pitching and reaching out to folks I'd love to land at a few more places before the end of 2026. Please hit me up if you're an editor, PR, or wanna chat! 👋
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Ryan Thompson-Bamsey @ryanthompsonbamsey.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Spent the past two days wrangling with this, and it now feels quite cool to say this as a result: I have a website. ryanthompsonbamsey.com/2026/09/13/a...
ryanthompsonbamsey.com
A Place to Put the Words
Reflecting on writing and the dangers of turning a love into the way you pay the bills.
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David W. Duffy @olucaron.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Bruno Fernandes is an embarrassment to football.
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David W. Duffy @olucaron.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Not sure I'm a fan of this Madrid track. It looks cool with its slopes and whatnot, but it just felt like a boring race to watch, another decided by tyres and not much else.
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David W. Duffy @olucaron.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Shocked, I tell ya. DS might have been successful, but I can't imagine DS2 broke even after marketing costs and all that.
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David W. Duffy @olucaron.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Easily the worst thing about living in a post-TIA world is the sheer panic that sets in whenever one side of my face starts to tingle, immediately starting to repeat phrases out loud just to check I'm not slurring words. youtu.be/A2vksba_OOQ?...
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Anchorman - Ron Burgundy Warms Up
YouTube video by E H
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Gepugg @gepugg.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Really proud to have had the chance to review Marvel’s Wolverine. It has some issues, but it’s still a great time, the story especially surprised and stuck with me. My review: www.thegamer.com/marvels-wolv...
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Marvel’s Wolverine Was Worth The Long Wait
Logan’s first triple-A outing has some flaws, but brutal combat and a heartfelt story make it another standout Marvel game.
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David W. Duffy @olucaron.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Finally, Ni No Kuni 3. 😅
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David W. Duffy @olucaron.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Given how much Kojima wanted to 'blur the lines between movie and game' with Physint, perhaps it just became too expensive for Sony to see the return? Especially given it's still like five years away, likely next-gen. Or maybe they just didn't fancy another game with eight hours of cutscenes. 😅
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David W. Duffy @olucaron.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Loaded up NMS for the first time in ages, completely forgot I'd made a suspiciously familiar corvette..
A corvette-class ship in No Man's Sky, built to replicate the Sea Duck, an orange-and-red seaplane, from the classic cartoon TaleSpin.The Sea Duck from classic cartoon TaleSpin. It is an orange-and-red, twin-propeller seaplane.
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David W. Duffy @olucaron.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Just when I think I'm catching up with the 2026 release database, Nintendo throws a 50-game-plus Direct. At least November is quiet, pleeeeenty time to catch up...
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David W. Duffy @olucaron.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
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David W. Duffy @olucaron.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
🍸🍸🍸
The 'distracted boyfriend' meme, where the text on the man says 'Me', the girlfriend holding his hand is 'Nintendo Direct', and the new girl walking past is 'No Man's Sky Cosmos'.
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David W. Duffy @olucaron.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
The lack of Golden Sun achievements in that leak tells me it's going to be Switch 2 exclusive, so I'm glad I bought one... 🙄
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Joe Parlock @joeparlock.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Today is one year since I was laid off by TheGamer. It's been a terrible year, and not having a job has made it so much harder. The games media industry is dead for all but a handful of people at a handful of sites; hundreds of job rejections later, I think I'm screwed. Hire me for anything.
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Jade King ✍️ OPEN FOR WORK @konayma6.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
I’m over at @gamespot.com again, this time writing about GTA 6 and the responsibility of Rockstar to deliver a truly nuanced female protagonist in Lucia Caminos. After a history of male protagonists and bad misogynistic habits, I’m hoping it sticks the landing. www.gamespot.com/articles/aft...
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After Decades Of Making Us Play As Men, GTA 6's Lucia Has A Lot To Prove
Lucia Caminos could change the course of female characters in video games.
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Paul Watson @ghostlycola.com · 08/09/2026
If you own even a single Funko Pop, you have absolutely no business slandering the Ocarina of Time visuals.
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David W. Duffy @olucaron.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
I have no nostalgia for OOT, or any Zelda game other than Minish Cap, so I have no skin in the game, but this looks fine? Not sure how a blocky, polygon-based game could be updated in a way that keeps everyone happy while also appealing to new players, which it's probably meant to do more.
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David W. Duffy @olucaron.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
The last seven games I've played... Xenoblade Chronicles: DE - 195 hrs Final Fantasy XII - 185 hrs Crimson Desert - 275 hrs Octopath Traveler - 180 hrs Octopath Traveler II - 165 hrs Dragon Quest VII Reimagined: 95 hrs Romancing SaGa 2: RotS- 110 hrs I really need to play some shorter ones. 🤣💀
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Jade King ✍️ OPEN FOR WORK @konayma6.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
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David W. Duffy @olucaron.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
I am very glad I chose this year to stop playing games to keep up with the crowd (and to write a year-end list), and just play games I actually have an interest in.
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David W. Duffy @olucaron.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Some drive from Kimi, that. Russell though.. 💀
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David W. Duffy @olucaron.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Golden Sun. As much as I want Camelot to be freed from sports game hell, it feels like it's never going to happen.
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David W. Duffy @olucaron.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Never get tired of this view, whatever the weather. 🖤🤍
A view from the stands of St. James' Park, a 52,000+ seat football stadium in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Players are warming up on the lush, perfectly manicured pitch, while the stands begin to fill with fans. The blue sky above is punctured by fluffy white clouds, and it's a sunny, warm day.
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David W. Duffy @olucaron.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
No Man's Sky, take your pick.
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David W. Duffy @olucaron.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Buzzing. Managed to get a last-minute ticket to today's match, first league game in three years. HWTL! 🖤🤍
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David W. Duffy @olucaron.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Nice of Nintendo to keep Zelda separate so they can dedicate the full 45 minutes to Golden Sun.
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David W. Duffy @olucaron.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
It's not a Final Fantasy game if you don't get utterly obliterated in a scripted battle early doors... Normally I don't play demos of games I'm 100% buying anyway, but curiosity got the better of me. Having so much fun, it's completely my jam.
Lasswell and Rain face off against Umbra in Final Fantasy Resonance. The characters are represented in stunning pixel art. In the background, a castle courtyard burns. Lasswell and Rain get utterly obliterated by one of Umbra's special moves in Final Fantasy Resonance. They take 99999 damage each, with the move represented by an explosion of bright pink light that almost fills the whole screen.
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David W. Duffy @olucaron.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Without saying your age, what is your favorite movie that came out when you were 20 years old? Obvious choice, really. Could have gone with The Room for the memes, honourable mentions to Zatōichi and A Mighty Wind.
Promotional movie poster for The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. A collage of the characters Aragorn, Arwen, Gandalf, Gollum, Sam, and Frodo in various poses.
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David W. Duffy @olucaron.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Must be nice to actually have seven friends to play Mario Kart with. 😅
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