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I've been waiting almost 25 years for Final Fantasy Everything!

A photo of EGM issue 172 for November 2003 featuring Yuna from Final Fantasy X-2 alongside the text FINAL FANTASY EVERYTHING.

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Nick Suttner @nsuttner.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

I gave Braid an A+ back in my press days. I spent 100s of hours working on The Witness at PlayStation, fighting for it, getting it into conferences, and being Jon's personal wrangler. I even coined "Metroidbrainia" after it. I will not be buying Order of the Sinking Star, and neither should you.

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K. Sully @skullivan.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Wow, didn't expect to see this hit $24.99 before I&II HD-2D.

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K. Sully @skullivan.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Shows up as Free for me on the PS app.

Screenshot of the PlayStation app showing Thomas Was Alone listed for free.

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K. Sully @skullivan.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Just occurred to me it's the 30th Anniversary of SotN next year, gonna pencil in a remake for October 2027.

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K. Sully @skullivan.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Really wish this hadn't used genAI for concept art because it would have been a day one purchase for me.

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K. Sully @skullivan.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Looking at the completed eBay listings so far, the vast majority of them are selling for about $700 with only a couple going for 900+. After sales tax and 10% eBay fees and probably a $20 minimum shipping cost it's not even worth trying to scalp one for $700.

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K. Sully @skullivan.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Wow, I was at both the 9/10 in-store show and the Warsaw taping and I totally forgot that the latter was the month before 9/11, I thought it was a couple years later. I wasn't even aware of the Onion gig until a couple years ago so I don't think that was in the movie either.

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K. Sully @skullivan.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

You're forgetting about Sekiro's grappling hook which was a major part of what makes that game feel so good to play.

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K. Sully @skullivan.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

I'm expecting Big Walk to be topping the most lists.

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K. Sully @skullivan.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Yeah, you've gotta be skeptical about something allegedly "happening all over", but without any video.

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K. Sully @skullivan.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

It definitely didn't show up at 1 but it's up now, and with a free Switch 2 upgrade which is nice!

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K. Sully @skullivan.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

eShop usually updates at 1pm ET, should be up shortly.

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K. Sully @skullivan.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Yeah, there really should be more options for varying hand sizes with first party controllers because it definitely seemed to be loved by people with bigger hands. They made the Series X controller 15% smaller than the XB1 controller and my hands cramp up way more than with the previous design.

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K. Sully @skullivan.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Always gotta laugh at them featuring the original controller too, which was so unpopular they did away with it after less than a year. "Remember Sir Duke, everyone's favorite controller?"

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K. Sully @skullivan.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Achievements can still be cool, RetroAchievements in particular are like a distillation of all the worst achievements ever conceived. ”Defeat every boss in the game with your eyes closed while chugging a Four Loko and playing on the keyboard from beloved Tom Hanks comedy 'Big'."

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James GHOULizio 👻 @theswweet.myatproto.social · 13/08/2026

Scroll to the settings cog, check "Ignore this creator". I feel for those under him but nobody should be supporting a company Matt has control over when he is acting like this. store.steampowered.com/developer/Sa...

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Steam Developer: Saber Interactive

Developer and Publisher known for such games as World War Z, SnowRunner and many more.

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K. Sully @skullivan.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

That's extremely cool, I always assumed the GBC version was a totally different game like the C64 or NES adaptations. Would be awesome to see a Dragon's Lair Gold Master series title from DE with ambitious ports like this as well as the questionable demakes.

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K. Sully @skullivan.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Hold down reset while pressing power or this man may escape his cartridge prison.

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K. Sully @skullivan.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

That makes me wonder how many units those old games are moving per week at this point. If they bought 100-200 copies of their own game at $18 would that let them slip in above a $4 game selling 500-1000? Wouldn't be surprised to see them cut the price once they get higher up the charts.

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K. Sully @skullivan.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

The event doesn't seem to have been activated on the PS4 version of the game. For a second I thought maybe it wasn't Saturday 🤣

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K. Sully @skullivan.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Extra bizarre for anyone to doubt this when Tears of the Kingdom was almost exclusively referred to as "Breath of the Wild 2" for years. See also Xbox 720, PSP2, Banjo Threeie etc. Unnamed followups often just become tagged by whatever the previous thing was called. And PS1 is still PSX dammit!

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K. Sully @skullivan.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

They're more "cosmetically fragile". I got mine on launch day and the plastic around the hinges cracked probably within a year, but 20 years later they still work perfectly fine.

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K. Sully @skullivan.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Oh hell yeah, I just checked a few weeks ago to see if they had ever gotten this back online. Played a bunch in 2020 with my niece and nephew and was hoping to get some matches going again.

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K. Sully @skullivan.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Is this the earliest use of the term rogue-lite as well? The trailer for Rogue Legacy was the first time I remember seeing it used and I've never been able to find any earlier usage.

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K. Sully @skullivan.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Coin toss on whether the price goes up even further or if they announce some Zelda themed Joy-con's once they get around to doing that inevitable Zelda Direct. I'd wait, unless a good deal pops up on the existing cons.

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K. Sully @skullivan.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

The first game I ever heard it used to describe was Outer Wilds, several years ago. Animal Well and Tunic are two of the biggest more recent ones. Here's a list of just the "best", and there's over 30 (although Myst really shouldn't be on there). thinkygames.com/lists/best-m...

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The best metroidbrainia games · Thinky Games

Metroidbrainia games are a genre of video games that combines non-linear exploration with knowledge-gated progression. Instead of obtaining items or upgrades to open up new paths, players acquire know...

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K. Sully @skullivan.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

I'm picturing this as like woodchippers installed at your local Gamestop where you shred your discs and they give you download codes like you're returning empty soda bottles.

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K. Sully @skullivan.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Algorithm-based variable pricing.

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K. Sully @skullivan.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

I bought into it in 2002 and continued on right through the Series X, up until they shuttered Tango for the grievous crime of delivering the most critically acclaimed new IP they had in 2 generations. It was clear to me at that point they were done. Splitting my purchases between PS and Steam now.

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K. Sully @skullivan.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

They do, but only for certain games and at least for now there are no Take Two/Rockstar games supported.

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Stream your own game | Xbox Cloud Gaming on Xbox.com

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K. Sully @skullivan.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

I just came across your review of Dark Savior on Saturn a few hours ago and was wondering why it said it was originally posted in May 2000, which seemed pretty unlikely.

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Dark Savior Review

Prospective buyers will definitely want to rent this one first to see if they can stomach its inadequacies.

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K. Sully @skullivan.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Absolute record scratch moment after that opening which was giving me goosebumps lol

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K. Sully @skullivan.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

9000 people liking and sharing the Tennessee Holler's post with exaggerated AI generated images while people posting the actual (still quite bad, but not dramatic enough apparently!) photos are ignored in the comments is a testament to that. This is exactly why we are where we are.

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K. Sully @skullivan.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

It's very good, the remake originally released as a VR-only game a few years ago. Cool to see they're including it with the non-VR update. It's suitably creepy without being legit terrifying like the Resident Evil games are in VR.

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Jacquelyn Gill @jacquelyngill.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

In the latest play from Project 2025, the Trump Administration has announced plans to dismantle the Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI), a $368 million network of more than 900 instruments that continuously monitor the ocean. This is a deliberate destruction of critical scientific infrastructure.

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K. Sully @skullivan.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Will be interesting to see if it tops last September. This was just the first week, *after* several games delayed because of Silksong. Later in the month were Borderlands 4, Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter, Baby Steps, Consume Me, Hades II, Silent Hill f, and Final Fantasy Tactics. 72 games total.

Game Informer

Metal Eden(PlayStation 5, Series X/S, PC) September 2
Deadzone: Rogue (PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S) September 3
Hirogami (PlayStation 5, PC) - September 3 Adventure of Samsara (PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Switch, PC) September 4 Hell is Us (PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PC) September 4
Hollow Knight: Silksong (PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Switch 2, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch, PC) September 4 - Jetrunner (PC) September 4
Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree (Switch) - September 4
Star Wars Outlaws (Switch 2) - September 4
The King of Fighters AFK (iOS, Android) September 4
Void Crew (PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S) September 4
Cronos: The New Dawn (PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Switch 2, PC) September 5
Daemon X Machina: Titanic Scion (PlayStation Xbox Series X/S, Switch 2, PC) September 5

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K. Sully @skullivan.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

Played the demo in the last Next Fest and really liked it. It also features maybe the most upsetting scream I've ever heard in a video game.

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K. Sully @skullivan.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

To be fair, Kinect was a huge success at this point. I can remember thinking that no one was going to pay $150 for it and they ended up selling 10 million in less than 6 months.

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K. Sully @skullivan.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

I had no idea and I had always wondered why it was that games would routinely get bigger discounts (or just have a lower base price) on Steam when every platform has the same 30% fee. I assumed it was more that consoles had added costs in regards to certification and updates and such.

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K. Sully @skullivan.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

You can't win with game titles. People complain about common words but then a game will come out called Esoteric Ebb and they're like "What kind of name is that??"

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K. Sully @skullivan.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

I actually don't use my debit card that often, but the one thing I had it linked to that I use semi-regularly wouldn't accept it. That was how I first realized it was a Discover card lol

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K. Sully @skullivan.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Yep, I got switched over to a Discover card last October and originally had a MasterCard.

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K. Sully @skullivan.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

Joanna Wang's Hotel La Rut. Her ability to jump around amongst genres is mind blowing. Super fun album.

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Hotel La Rut - YouTube

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K. Sully @skullivan.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

I've been playing Ribbit since they first introduced it as an experimental game last year and for whatever reason this one felt extra hard. I often do them in under 3 minutes, this one took 11+.

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K. Sully @skullivan.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Also: 6/7 PC Gaming Show 3pm EDT 6/7 Frosty Games Fest (Aus/NZ focused indie show) 6PM EDT

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