David Pietrangelo

David Pietrangelo

@davepetro.bsky.social

🇨🇦 Indie and retro game dude | Writer & host at @consolecreatures.com 🎙️ Host of Remember 64 (@remember64show.bsky.social) & Back In My Day | Pretend Grown-Up Find my nerdy goings ons here: https://linktr.ee/davidpietrangelo?utm_source=

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Austin Wintory
@awintory.bsky.social

Mass Effect was my ultimate white whale, my all-time dream project. For the last couple years I'd been in discussion w/ BioWare & EA to take on the project & as part of that I wrote close to 20 minutes of music to explore where the franchise can go next, may as well share it!

David Pietrangelo
@davepetro.bsky.social

A short, creepy game with some truly wild horror ideas wrapped around the mundanity of sorting mail (for the devil). The Mairoom is really cool and it’s out next week. My review: www.consolecreatures.com/the-mailroom...

consolecreatures.comThe Mailroom Review — Scary Work Conditions | Console CreaturesThe Mailroom does a great job of using simpler mechanics to tell a creepy, insane story with vibes perfect for the spooky season.
David Pietrangelo@davepetro.bsky.social

For the first time I'm going to attempt to document all the games I've completed this year (not on the N64, for that you can check out @remember64show.bsky.social) 2026 here we go:

David Pietrangelo
@davepetro.bsky.social

freaking fantastic game! I was worried early on that the sense of speed would be hard to handle, but the game does a great job of easing you into that experience and throws in quite a few great story beats as well. Definitely one of my favs of 2026

David Pietrangelo
@davepetro.bsky.social

We all knew some bullshit was going to happen. And here it is. The beginning of the end of creativity, jobs, and actually caring about your people and the consumers who love(d) the work.

Jason Schreier@jasonschreier.bsky.social

BREAKING: Electronic Arts is cutting 400 jobs and shutting down BioWare, the legendary development studio behind Dragon Age and Mass Effect. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

bloomberg.comElectronic Arts to Cut 400 Jobs, Shut Down BioWareThe next ‘Mass Effect’ will be canceled as part of the layoffs
David Pietrangelo
@davepetro.bsky.social

Nothing against these games specifically (I haven't played them)... but oooof Game Pass is sliding real fast with minimal offerings like this

Lbabinz 🇨🇦@lbabinz.bsky.social

Coming to XBOX Game Pass https://buff.ly/8IbyBN0 Oct 21 - Sandustry Oct 22 - Dodo Duckie Oct 26 - Scramble Knights Online Oct 27 - The Séance of Blake Manor Oct 29 - Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade - Plants vs. Zombies: Replanted - Terrible Lizards Nov 3 - Pit of Goblin

David Pietrangelo
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sooo...ya... bsky.app/profile/wari...

Wario64@wario64.bsky.social

'the price of the [Xbox] Helix console has internally been projected to cost consumers between $1,200 and $1,800, unless Microsoft decides to subsidize the cost' -Game Pass planning major overhaul (a la carte) -next-gen handheld by 2027 holidays, console 2028 holidays fortune.com/2026/10/20/t...

David Pietrangelo
@davepetro.bsky.social

If you want a fresh, wild, and super fun twist on the deck building genre: Hungry Horrors from @clumsybearstudio.com will satisfy that appetite more than most. www.consolecreatures.com/hungry-horro...

consolecreatures.comHungry Horrors Review — Feeding Joy | Console CreaturesHungry Horrors serves up a strategic deck-building dish like I've never seen before. With awesome core mechanics and a fun presentation, it's one of my new favourites in the genre.
David Pietrangelo@davepetro.bsky.social

For the first time I'm going to attempt to document all the games I've completed this year (not on the N64, for that you can check out @remember64show.bsky.social) 2026 here we go:

David Pietrangelo
@davepetro.bsky.social

Just got past ep. 4 of Carrie I’m a massive Flanagan fan and my wife now knows why. I love that she’s into this show as well. Not totally sure where it goes, but I’m enjoying it quite a bit!

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Invertex
@invertex.xyz

PSA: The latest NVIDIA App update adds a Default-ON option that allows AI Agents to control the app... Might want to turn it off.. Even aside from being lame AI features, that feels like making security even worse by defaulting it ON.

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44 - Truckful Despite some of the repetitive moments, Truckful is a really cool world to get to know with some great sim-like mechanics. Plus there's some great dark mystery thrown in as well! @consolecreatures.com: www.consolecreatures.com/truckful-rev...

consolecreatures.comTruckful Review — A Twisted Truck Load of Fun | Console CreaturesThe joy of Truckful comes form its weird and wacky characters and scenarios that are all wrapped within a mysterious world of driving to survive and helping others around you.
David Pietrangelo
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Me as I consider getting Resonant NOW when I'm already playing 2 Zelda games, Onimusha, and RE9.......

Chris Leggett@leggetron.bsky.social

“How many in-progress single-player games at once is *too* many?” he pondered as he contemplated starting Control Resonant while partway through Starfield, Wolverine and Star Wars Zero Company… 🤔

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Riley MacLeod
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Finally got to watch this, and cannot express enough my admiration for Mikhail for so carefully and exhaustively bringing the threads together, and for PMG for publishing a story so many games journalists are familiar with but, as the story explores, might be nervous to talk about publicly

Mikhail Klimentov@leadergrev.bsky.social

For nearly two years, I've been investigating a pattern of ominous legal letters sent to journalists by defamation counsel representing Bobby Kotick. That investigation is finally live. www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKwp...

youtube.comInside Bobby Kotick's Campaign Against the PressYouTube video by People Make Games
David Pietrangelo
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Sure not everyone minds if a story is spoiled. But for me, games/movies/tv shows that have so many wild and original ideas should remain hush-hush for at least a few weeks.

Remedy Entertainment@remedygames.com

We want everyone to be able to enjoy CONTROL Resonant totally fresh, and to help make that a reality we ask you to not share story details on your social media without clear warnings. We can't wait to hear what you all think when the game releases this Thursday! #CONTROLResonant

David Pietrangelo
@davepetro.bsky.social

Recent example is the latest Spidey film. I had NO idea (you know who) was cast. So when they popped up as a key character, I was pleasantly surprised and really excited to see where it went. For me, that paid off and I don't think I would've enjoyed that particular theatre experience otherwise.

David Pietrangelo
@davepetro.bsky.social

Well Dweller is not only an all-timer in its genre, but one of this years very best games. My current GOTY. @tophatstudios.bsky.social My review: www.consolecreatures.com/well-dweller...

consolecreatures.comWell Dweller Review — A Fantastic Dark, Yet Hopeful Adventure | Console CreaturesWell Dweller is a complete package of creativity, rewarding exploration, and an emotionally charged story filled with dozens of fantastic characters. It is an all-time great in the Metroidvania genre.

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Top Hat Studios, Inc.
@tophatstudios.bsky.social

Well Dweller launches very soon on September 22, for Nintendo Switch, PS5, XBOX Game Pass (with Play Anywhere), and Series X|S! Before you set out on your journey, take a moment to brace yourself for what lays across the Queen's lands.