Joaby

Joaby

@joabyjojo.com

Games critic, author, podcaster. My new book Till The Heavens Burst is out now! https://joabyjojo.com/2024/11/15/till-the-heavens-burst-is-available-now/

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Hey there! Go and buy my new book, Till The Heavens Burst! It's set in Australia and it has cosmic horror entities and magical realism and graphic violence and a lot of swearing and... this pitch isn't going how I first intended. Anyway get it up ya! joabyjojo.com/2024/11/15/t...

joabyjojo.comTill The Heavens Burst Is Available Now!Go and buy my new book, Till The Heavens Burst! It’s available in both ebook and paperback formats via Amazon. I understand that some people don’t like Amazon, and if you fit in that bu…

There's zero chance anyone who scored Castlevania Belmont's Curse 10/10 did the hall of mirrors puzzle. You cannot convince me. There's no way anyone went through that section and thought 'no notes, perfection, it doesn't get any better than that'

and the fact that it's the only way to fully unlock the game's absolutely dogshit fast travel system feels like the universe trying to tell me i died and i am still paying for the sin of getting a tattoo

my fav part of control resonant is when the lady who has the remote that can detonate the bomb attached to the base of your skull starts playing music over her radio and you can't say anything about it or else she might detonate the bomb attached to the base of your skull

'hey dylan i've just been reading about all the crimes you committed when you were controlled by the hiss and i think i hate you, been thinking about pressing that button. Anyway here's some tepid alt-pop-trap song i just found i thought you might like. now be honest, what do you think?'

trying to find something in a store in japan: sumimasen, <don't try to speak more japanese, just gesture-ask for help and receive it quickly> meanwhile in australia: <if i say anything to anyone at all they'll realise i'm an idiot. better spend 30 mins not finding it myself before giving up>

At the climax of Resident Evil (2026) the self-absorbed manchild screams "yeah! video games!" before reneging on his character growth. This is a reference to how video game movies never have anything to say

Watched it to avoid sleeping today (flew back from Japan) and there's no chance I was sleeping through that

Does Steve Coogan have some sort of deal with Qantas? I didn't even know there was new Alan Partridge but I watched all of it on the flight from Tokyo. And then Saipan. Both great. Strong recommend.

People with limited vision right before perverts got hold of the meta glasses

KetAnthropic JoshAI@ketanjoshi.co

Actual technology with deep, generous purpose remains extremely cool and good. I miss feeling good about machines and computers

Another Sony singleplayer game built exclusively for P-Zombies who yearn for the days when disembodied gods would tell them in detail every single little thing they should be doing from moment to moment

Josh W@mariobones.bsky.social

You’d better enjoy Wolverine because at this rate it’s the last singleplayer Sony game you’re going to get

Wild to think the first time anyone at Sony played either of the Death Stranding games was June 2026

This Week in Videogames - TWIV@thisweekinvideogames.com

Xbox has announced a deal with Kojima Productions to publish its in-development action-espionage title Physint. Physint was first announced as a project developed in partnership with PlayStation Studios in 2024. Hideo Kojima has stated that Sony decided to cancel the project in June 2026.

"fuck Zork" certified virtueless chatter

James Wood@omgmorejames.bsky.social

Some quick thoughts on Duskbloods, Marathon, and disposable multiplayer loops! Oh and fuck Zork.

It's gonna be 45 minutes of PlayStation execs spitting at you

PlayStation@playstation.com

State of Play returns on September 3, followed immediately by State of Play Japan! Full details on the back-to-back broadcasts: play.st/4wUjfNR

I remember we were at the lake once and I was on the shore and my wife was a clear 25m away floating on the water and she asked me to chuck her a beer. I cracked out this beautiful high arcing throw over the trees and it zipped down and nailed her right in the face

Everyone was so concerned over the shiner she got that nobody seemed to notice how good a fucking throw it was. Really makes you think

Star Citizen Squadron 42 has been delayed to avoid Grand Theft Auto 6. Chris Roberts popped on Netflix, watched the preview and flat out dookied his dacks when he saw the release date. He wrote the following while still actively shitting his pants robertsspaceindustries.com/en/comm-link...

robertsspaceindustries.comLetter From The ChairmanRoberts Space Industries is the official go-to website for all news about Star Citizen and Squadron 42. It also hosts the online store for game items and merch, as well as all the community tools use...

The weight loss industry is a psy-op from Big Denim because they make pants you only need to buy once unless *big surprise* you wake up one day and your jeans don't fit any more

I suppose I imagined the jank referenced in the title meant it would be deployed deliberately for entertainment, instead of used as a smokescreen to excuse the sloppy gameplay decisions.

Weight plates being stacked out of order has the same effect on me as sprinkling rice in front of a Chinese vampire

I have been clapping cheeks at Fantasy Critic League for years and it has never earned me a single cent, continuing the trend of me using my immense talent for gaming trend analysis to not make any money

Rebekah Valentine@duckvalentine.bsky.social

so for those unfamiliar, fantasy critic is a pretty normal thing a lot of folks do with friends without real money involved, and manage to do it without bothering journalists. no reason to drag fantasy critic itself for this one

Man imagine you're the bloke in charge of the beached boat and Odysseus and his away team lead by his nepo-hire brother-in-law come sprinting back to the boat chased by hordes of who-knows-what for the umpteenth time, I'd welcome Scylla's sweet release

Now that England is out I need a new team to root against. Who is the funnier loser between Spain and Argentina? If it was Rugby it'd be easy, because the Pumas can suck a fuck, but I dunno here.

Pouring one out for Folarin Balogun who made a reckless tackle to give the US team a storybook excuse for why they lost to Belgium only to watch it dissolve before his eyes at the eleventh hour

move over Brutal Doom, the Slop Doom era is coming

John Linneman@dark1x.bsky.social

If they ended up decimating id Software's tech team then I have no faith in anything they'll ever do again under the current leadership. Between last week and today's news...I just don't know what to say at this point.

Tonys are banned from coaching Australian national football teams.

Joaby@joabyjojo.com

Gustavsson 🤝 Popovic Tony's who have made questionable coaching decisions for Australian national football teams