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Just a guy that thinks about video games, economics, politics and other interesting things! Formerly of NSPCC, Lionbridge & Fanatical. SavyGamer Founder.

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Adam Baldwin is involved in the Firefly revival?

Don't mind me, I'll just be over here rewatching FarScape again.

06.03.2026 22:09 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

It's easy.

Firefly S2E01
*Jayne gets shot out of an airlock off screen*

06.03.2026 18:20 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I want a weekly podcast where Simon and Trevor just talk about movies.

06.03.2026 09:00 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I don't think flip flopping is very smart. Pick a strategy and commit to it.

If they announce Saros is not coming to PC, I'll buy it on PS5. If they leave me guessing if it'll hit PC or not, I might just wait until it does.

04.03.2026 13:56 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I don't think it's realistic for a new studio make the next Fortnite.

But a new studio can make the next Lethal Company, Phasmophobia, Peak, Repo, Among Us etc.

That's still not *easy*, but you won't burn millions and millions and millions making a game that is shut down in a matter of weeks.

03.03.2026 21:48 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Armchair executive I know but I can't fathom how throwing the kind of money likely thrown at Highguard as a new IP and new studio was a decision anyone could make.

There are dozens of successful new IP multiplayer games from the last few years. They all started small and grew out.

03.03.2026 21:48 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Jim Carrey hasn't been cloned.

Andy Kaufman finally returned.

03.03.2026 19:23 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

But widesceen? I'm open to it. Framerate boost? Not opposed to it, but it's not really necessary.
Some kind of CRT filter options? Would make sense.

02.03.2026 00:39 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I'm very curious what the different approaches might be best for anyone attempting a modern decomp port. So much of that game's appeal is tied to a very specific aesthetic. I wouldn't want to just max out the resolution and framerate, or "fix" all the texture warping.

02.03.2026 00:37 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Silent Hill is 99.74% decompiled. This is one of the most rapid decomps I've seen. It was at like 86% at the start of the year, under 25% 6 months ago, and only started about a year ago.

02.03.2026 00:35 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

When Kier Starmer says "we all remember the mistakes of Iraq." He means in a "Those who can remember the past are well equipped to repeat it" kinda way.

01.03.2026 22:07 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

For most users I'd probably say the cheaper of the two is very capable and more than enough. 5080 is well into "nice to have" category, not essential. Short of the most demanding games at very high resolution and framerate, the 5070 will be plenty. Same applies to the other specs.

01.03.2026 20:18 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Excited for the trailer!

01.03.2026 19:25 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Probably helps that it seems it was a relatively amicable break. I get the impression Amazon is somewhat backing out of publishing games beyond owned studios/IP.

I would hope the original contract allowed Amazon to terminate without leaving Maverick in a seriously difficult financial situation.

01.03.2026 19:25 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Really fascinating to hear a discussion like this about a developer and publisher parting ways, from the developer side. Don't think I've ever heard a conversation dealing with this topic shared so publicly and frankly before.

01.03.2026 19:25 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

My first question is why did no one accuse this (Gujarati?) campaign song of being "sectarian"? But my second question is why is it such a banger?
xcancel.com/ShaileshVara...

28.02.2026 22:23 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Starmer: If you don't like Labour changes leave

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has said Labour has changed permanently under his leadership.

He said "if you don't like that, if you don't like the changes that we've made, I say the door is open, and you can leave".

Starmer: If you don't like Labour changes leave Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has said Labour has changed permanently under his leadership. He said "if you don't like that, if you don't like the changes that we've made, I say the door is open, and you can leave".

27.02.2026 08:34 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

What a result. Big love to Gorton and Denton. Can't remember the last time I felt this positive about UK politics.

27.02.2026 08:31 ๐Ÿ‘ 6 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Metacritic has sent a reminder email to all games site editors/publishers which is pretty strong, and great:

26.02.2026 18:03 ๐Ÿ‘ 2462 ๐Ÿ” 628 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 14 ๐Ÿ“Œ 50

I'm gonna go with: PRs should not be sending review code to VideoGamer, marketing should not be quoting their current reviews anywhere, and the likes of Metacritic and Opencritic should ban them immediately.

26.02.2026 16:44 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This is what is commonly referred to as a smoking gun

26.02.2026 16:40 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Why not both?

25.02.2026 11:14 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
MandelCraft Steam Page

MandelCraft Steam Page

It's not "misconduct in public office", it's

25.02.2026 00:36 ๐Ÿ‘ 6 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I wonder, does anyone just make a dozen Steam pages as "pitches" and actually make the game for whichever sees the most traction?

24.02.2026 23:36 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Planning to watch that next after loving this, actually.

24.02.2026 23:33 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Wow Common Side Effects is incredible. Only just got around to watching it, but it's basically a masterpiece. Never seen animation style quite like that, and it's a super compelling story filled with interesting characters.

When is season 2?

24.02.2026 23:18 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Reform UK by-election campaign boss suspended over tweets Reform UK's Gorton and Denton by-election interim campaign boss Adam Mitula made the posts on X.

Is this that cancel culture I've been hearing about? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

24.02.2026 18:53 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Discord has higher standards than the UK government does for the NHS and DOD.

24.02.2026 17:17 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Hello I would like to opt for the mars bar option.

21.02.2026 13:30 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Steam Machine ain't winning any battles.

Steam is winning the war though.

20.02.2026 21:46 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0