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Timur222 @timur222.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

December 19, 1995 A PCM&E Magazine Interview with John Romero (id Software)

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Timur222 @timur222.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

The Pandora Directive (1996, Access Software) had a budget of more than $4 million

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Timur222 @timur222.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

The Mac version of Quake (1996) sold 50,000 copies

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Civvie11 @civvie11.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

ON TODAY'S SPOOKY EPISODE: Jerry's curse remains unbroken. youtu.be/MRjz9CXPnj4

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INTRUSIVE THOUGHT EXPERIMENT

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Timur222 @timur222.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

A blast from the past! Old Batman: Dark Tomorrow (2003, Kemco, GameCube&Xbox) Interview from March 19, 2003

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Timur222 @timur222.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

What's everyone 4 picks (film, tv show, etc) that needs a video game? Here are mine

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Timur222 @timur222.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

A blast from the past! Old Arx Fatalis Interview with Raphael Colantonio (from January 28, 2002)

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Timur222 @timur222.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Time to play Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas again

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TrunksWD @trunkswd.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

In this new video I discuss what Xbox CEO Asha Sharma had to say in a new town hall meeting with employees. www.youtube.com/watch?v=6T-u...

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Xbox CEO on Future of Xbox - Helix "Family of Devices," Handhelds, Game Pass, Growth

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Timur222 @timur222.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Old Streak: Hoverboard Racing (1998, PlayStation) coverage

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Timur222 @timur222.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Old Final Fantasy VI (1994, Square) coverage from various years

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Timur222 @timur222.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

A blast from the past! Old Zurk's Rainforest Lab (1994, Soleil Software) Newspaper coverage

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Timur222 @timur222.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas generated over $600 million in revenue (based on 12 million units sold)

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RUBY RANGER : QUAKE DAD @rubyranger.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

NEW VIDEO! Quake's latest expansion is a deeply mechanical, horrific ride through the Dreamlands. But does everything hurt here the way it does in the rest of Quake? If you read the title, you can guess. Let's dive in and see how it gets worse in DAWN OF THE MACHINE. youtu.be/OsgbhrrkW08?...

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QUAKE: DAWN OF THE MACHINE :: IT GETS WORSE

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Timur222 @timur222.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Recreated the Wikipedia article for List of cancelled PC games

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Timur222 @timur222.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

From 2001 Bethesda Softworks was interested in publishing New Legends? Not sure where this rumor came from. #Bethesda

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Timur222 @timur222.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

A blast from the past! Old Dan Houser (Rockstar Games) Interview about Grand Theft Auto 2 #RockstarGames #GrandTheftAuto

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Timur222 @timur222.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Numbers as of 2003 My Little Pony brand generated $1 billion in retail sales Thomas & Friends brand generated more than £2 billion in retail sales in the UK alone Teletubbies over £1 billion Tweenies more than £110 million

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Timur222 @timur222.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

A blast from the past! Old Team Fortress 2 website from May 2000

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Timur222 @timur222.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

ZeniMax Europe's financial statements for 2025 are out The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered was popular enough to boost company revenues (no surprise) The Russian branch was officially closed during 2025 empoyee count dropped from 63 to 55 Wages increased Other info

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Timur222 @timur222.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Top Retail PC Games for September 1996 source: PC Data

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Timur222 @timur222.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Phineas and Ferb was a $1 billion franchise (by 2012)

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RUBY RANGER : QUAKE DAD @rubyranger.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

NEW VIDEO! Phobolis, from @amon26.bsky.social and @infrablack.bsky.social, is finally back using a brand new engine and an official demo. but how did the game get to this point? here is part 1 of an ongoing documentary covering the behind the scenes of the game. youtu.be/_PxlvIDsroA?...

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THE MAKING OF PHOBOLIS :: PART I - THE DEMO

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Timur222 @timur222.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Naughty Dog had 600+ employees (as of 2025)

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Timur222 @timur222.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

I've noticed this a while ago but PC Gamer has been blocking its articles to archived on the Wayback Machine (since early this year)

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They Create Worlds @theycreateworlds.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Hasbro went from toys to a major force in video games. Tom Dusenberry made Win95 Monopoly the foundation of #HasbroInteractive, leading to Frogger #Atari #MicroProse Avalon Hill and #WotC before Hasbro sold the division to Infogrames. www.youtube.com/watch?v=whwe... #VideoGameHistory #RetroGaming

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TCW 265 - Hasbro Interactive

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Timur222 @timur222.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Apologies for the lack of activity folks Been busy at work

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Timur222 @timur222.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Old Tomb Raider stats (as of 2000, per Eidos) 20 million games sold (14 million for PlayStation and 6 million for PC) $800 million game revenue Tomb Raider players are 95 percent male Most are between 12 and 34 years old

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Timur222 @timur222.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Old Zone of the Enders Interview with Hideo Kojima from GamerWeb Sony

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Timur222 @timur222.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Old Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth Interview from Console Gold

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Timur222 @timur222.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Old Seraphim (cancelled game from Septerra Core developer Valkyrie Studios) Interview from PC Zone Benelux

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Timur222 @timur222.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

A blast from the past! PlanetDuke website

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Timur222 @timur222.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

A blast from the past! Old game publications in 1997

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Timur222 @timur222.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

The Garfield franchise was making nearly $1 billion in retail sales annually (as of 2003)

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Timur222 @timur222.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Old Zero-G Marines Interview (cancelled game from Strategy First) from PC Zone Benelux

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Timur222 @timur222.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Halo Infinite generated $300–500 million in gross revenue in its first year

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Timur222 @timur222.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Don't Nod Entertainment employed 204 people in 2025 (per their financial statements for 2025) Was 320 people in 2022

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Timur222 @timur222.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

In honor of Daggerfall's 30th anniversary! Old The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall newspaper coverage

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Timur222 @timur222.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall was released 30 years ago (in September 1996)

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Timur222 @timur222.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Housemarque (Returnal, Saros) latest financial information (last fiscal year 03/2026) Turnover (€) - 25 million Revenue growth (%) - 13.8% Operating profit (€) - 2 million Number of employees - unknown (looks like they stopped disclosing this) #PlayStation

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Timur222 @timur222.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Deathloop (Arkane) reached over 7 million players (by 2025)

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Timur222 @timur222.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

The Getaway (2002, PlayStation 2) cost £5 million to produce

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Timur222 @timur222.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Hogwarts Legacy generated over $2 billion in revenue Sales figures are known

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Timur222 @timur222.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Looks like Terminator: Future Shock may have been moderately successful + Some Skynet (Bethesda, 1996) tidbits from John Pearson, lead artist on Redguard and was also responsible for design and art in Skynet: Most of the people who worked on Redguard worked on Skynet Other stuff