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Go on then.
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06.03.2026 22:20 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Ehhhh, that sucks. Especially because you're right, it'll probably become Funko Hellscape.

06.03.2026 21:56 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Ehh, what, did it close? Was planning to pop in when I'm up tomorrow an' all.

06.03.2026 19:13 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

It's not just you, I have no clue what he's saying for most of it.

06.03.2026 17:33 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Mine is celebrating its quarter-century this year. No idea where the time has gone. 😅

06.03.2026 17:13 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

This industry is way too obsessed with Steam concurrents.

05.03.2026 21:46 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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No Man’s Sky Sentinel Drone | LEGO® Ideas When Hello Games released No Man’s Sky, it introduced something truly revolutionary: an entire procedurally generated universe with billions of unique planets t…

I don't really do Lego these days, but I absolutely need this. More votes please!

beta.ideas.lego.com/product-idea...

05.03.2026 17:58 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

In general, or upcoming? Obvious general ones are the derbies:

- Southamption v Portsmouth
- Ipswich v Norwich
- Sheffield Utd v Sheffield Wednesday
- Blackburn v Preston
- Birmingham v West Brom

Could probably add Wrexham v Swansea to that now, with it being Rob & Ryan vs Snoop Dogg 😅

05.03.2026 10:24 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
05.03.2026 00:18 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Absolutely heroic performance vs Manchester PGMOL United. HOWAY THE LADS! ⚫⚪⚫⚪

04.03.2026 22:23 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

We also need to tell Palantir to fuck off back to Mordor.

04.03.2026 19:31 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Planet Of Lana 2: Children Of The Leaf Review - Mui Bien Planet of Lana 2 is yet another touching tale in an unforgettable world.

I really enjoyed Planet of Lana 2, it builds well on what the first established and raises the bar:

www.thegamer.com/planet-of-la...

04.03.2026 17:46 👍 14 🔁 8 💬 0 📌 0

Not surprising given the "new Xbox is just a Windows PC" talk.

Also could loosely be a symptom of the RAM situation, especially if the lifecycle of the PS5 is extended. When everyone is fighting for scraps, why help the opposition?

04.03.2026 14:33 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Ordered mine. Maybe it'll finally give me the kick up the arse I need to properly start work on my RPG Maker project. 🤣

04.03.2026 12:16 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Congrats fella!

04.03.2026 12:02 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

I also think the industry has a problem with hyping up games made by a slice of a team that worked on a previous megahit.

It's like the Hollywood "from the producers of XYZ" thing. If you don't have *all* the ingredients, it's never going to be the same dish.

03.03.2026 23:02 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
a graph from Highguard game director Chad Greiner that shows PS5 was the biggest playerbase for the game by at least 100%, following by Xbox, then Steam.

a graph from Highguard game director Chad Greiner that shows PS5 was the biggest playerbase for the game by at least 100%, following by Xbox, then Steam.

This is from Highguard's game director and more proof that we ~really~ need to stop reporting on Steam's numbers as if they are always the commanding metric. In this case, the Steam playercount was the lowest (ironic, given how many reports and takes and posts were made about its Steam concurrents)

03.03.2026 21:55 👍 53 🔁 8 💬 6 📌 0

I went through a phase at school where I'd only write with a Pilot V5, my teachers hated it because my writing was tiny. 😅

03.03.2026 18:58 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

That article is ridiculous. Are we really meant to feel sorry for Petra "Literal Billions In The Bank" Ecclestone?

03.03.2026 14:45 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Happy birthday!

Cake for breakfast is always a good idea.

03.03.2026 11:34 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Finally, the announcement we all needed.

03.03.2026 11:33 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Yeah, I'm going to have to pick this up. Sounds ideal!

02.03.2026 14:50 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

"Chart the depths of an otherworldly labyrinth" = explore every single inch of a map as a main mechanic? Yep, sounds exactly my jam.

I'm 40 hours into Octopath 2 and my main team are ~Lv. 55 having only finished 6/8 Chapter 1 stories because I've just been exploring the entire map. 😅

02.03.2026 14:00 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Exactly why the recent ones were 'just enjoyable' instead of something outstanding, something that took over my mind and made me unable to focus on anything else.

I don't want HD-2D remakes of the old ones. I want them to give a new mainline game to the Octopath team. It'll never happen though.

02.03.2026 13:42 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Yeah, XII is definitely the start of the more action-oriented form over ATB with the gambit system. I enjoyed it, and the Zodiac Age version is much better, but it's definitely a YMMV situation with that one.

02.03.2026 13:31 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

I've not played XV at all. I keep meaning to but every time I do I think 'there's something else I'll probably enjoy more'.

XII was probably the last one I was super invested in, but that was probably because it was my crutch when I had no work for a whole summer in my Poland teaching days. 😅

02.03.2026 13:06 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

While I enjoyed FFXVI and Rebirth recently, I'm having far more fun going through the Octopath games.

Kinda sad knowing the next mainline FF is probably going to be even more like God of War/Horizon/Any Other AAA than an actual FF game.

02.03.2026 12:34 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Shogun is a must, I also really liked Paradise.

02.03.2026 12:20 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

The Diplomat, Black Doves, The Night Agent, Dead to Me.

01.03.2026 20:40 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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Interview: Angela Sant'Albano Talks Stepping Into The Shoes Of Resident Evil Requiem's Grace Ashcroft And How The Game Made Her A Gamer We got to dive deep into Resident Evil with Grace Ashcroft actress, Angela Sant'Albano.

A couple of weeks ago, I had the honor of interviewing Nick Apostolides (Leon) and Angela Sant’Albano (Grace).

Two very cool humans and two great interviews. Give them a read!

www.thegamer.com/resident-evi...

www.thegamer.com/resident-evi...

01.03.2026 07:49 👍 7 🔁 6 💬 1 📌 0