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Staff Writer at Eurogamer. Figuring this app out. Video games, news, trash posting. MCV 30under30 class of 2024 honourable mention. That counts, right?

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One thing I like about Marathon is if you play like a dog and get tilted, you can mash square super fast and queue up immediately

06.03.2026 00:16 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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04.03.2026 17:06 πŸ‘ 36 πŸ” 32 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1

Spellcaster Chronicles, which launched in Early Access the same day as Marathon's server slam to less than 1,000 concurrent on Steam at peak.

05.03.2026 16:24 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Yeah that's the lawful good one.

04.03.2026 17:32 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Aye that's the question / problem. Has the presence of AAA single player PS5 games on PC for this period won over enough people to get them onto the PS5... We'll have to see! (probably not)

04.03.2026 16:16 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

They can have it though, for the low low price of a PS5 at $529.99 in this economy.

04.03.2026 16:11 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

New God of War, new Naughty Dog game, Next Kojima game, next KOTOR, etc etc. Not saying they're right, that's the mindset though.

04.03.2026 16:03 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

It was done to compete with Xbox, and now Xbox isn't looking so hot they can pull back people to their console ecosystem.

04.03.2026 15:39 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Fantastic news!

04.03.2026 14:49 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

28-years-old today!

04.03.2026 09:31 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 0

Because they love fan service, and the second half is riddled with fan service.

03.03.2026 10:38 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

PIF off is a good pun.

02.03.2026 19:58 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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The secretive company filling video game sites with gambling and AI
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02.03.2026 15:08 πŸ‘ 795 πŸ” 300 πŸ’¬ 11 πŸ“Œ 72

I really, really, like what I've played of Marathon so far.

02.03.2026 15:36 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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PERSONAL NEWS: After 13 years working as a (legendary) video producer for @eurogamer.bsky.social I have been made redundant in the recent Gamer Network cuts. I loved that job so much (probably too much) and I will miss the people and the opportunities it gave me, but I'm not ready to give up yet!

02.03.2026 10:24 πŸ‘ 573 πŸ” 71 πŸ’¬ 73 πŸ“Œ 17

Oi bruv, I'm a very gnarly looking robot bloke. I really liked how you broke those windows.

01.03.2026 18:11 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Hey Runner, we've been contacted by dangerous anarchists. Impress them by breaking 20 windows.

01.03.2026 18:10 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I think it's less the moth itself, which in the pulled-back shot of it wings-spread looks very cool. I think it's specifically that shot of it raw-dogging a cyber worm (?) like some do Subway Meatball subs. Then hard cutting from that to little baby wigglies.

01.03.2026 15:37 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I think Marathon - in terms of its audio / visual presentation - is outstanding. Bold move to put a disgusting moth and larvae in the loading screen lol

01.03.2026 15:05 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Love you too mate, will see you in person down the line I'm sure.

27.02.2026 16:10 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Alex was an invaluable source of knowledge, wisdom, wit, and expertise at Eurogamer. Losing him in these redundancies is a disaster. If there's one silver lining, it's that RPGSite is a pillar of the online media space and will continue to flourish with his full attention.

27.02.2026 16:06 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Ryu walking into the sunset in the ending of Street Fighter II. The caption reads: "Already seeking the next challenge, ceremony means nothing to him."

Ryu walking into the sunset in the ending of Street Fighter II. The caption reads: "Already seeking the next challenge, ceremony means nothing to him."

Personal news: I'm leaving my Editor-at-large role at Eurogamer & Gamer Network as part of new cuts. I last year approached my move to Eurogamer & VG247's skeletonization with reluctance, but I ultimately greatly enjoyed giving EG a go. But now after 10yrs & in difficult conditions, it's time to go.

27.02.2026 15:33 πŸ‘ 463 πŸ” 71 πŸ’¬ 55 πŸ“Œ 11

Tom gave me a chance years ago, and brought me on to VG247 for my first job in games media. Tom means the world to me, and I wouldn't be where I am today without him.

27.02.2026 13:50 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Well then. After 9 years my role of Editorial Director at Eurogamer/IGNE has been made redundant. If you’re reading this and feel I have a lot of valuable experience (I do), I’m keen to explore any opportunities (full time, consulting, other) in the games industry. I am great.

27.02.2026 13:00 πŸ‘ 455 πŸ” 154 πŸ’¬ 38 πŸ“Œ 15
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Check the file name of the image

26.02.2026 16:27 πŸ‘ 183 πŸ” 26 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 12

I would be very interested to see how many of the Brazilian (an example, not pointing them out in particular) people making a fuss went to Battle Colliseum last year.

25.02.2026 16:46 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Mate this sounds like the most fun in the world haha could you imagine.

25.02.2026 15:08 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

That can't possibibly be true I feel like it was a million years ago lololol

25.02.2026 14:53 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I dream of starting a games media Discord where (AFTER EMBARGOES HAVE PASSED) you post your video recordings and other people can pick you apart and make fun of how messy your room is, etc.

Custom emotes making fun of people who didn't ask an obvious follow up question

25.02.2026 14:50 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I was saying to a friend that, genuinely, I have not eaten as well since I moved out. And this was what, 15 years ago?

25.02.2026 14:48 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0