Marc Deschamps

In case you missed my written review, my video review for NHL 27 is now live! You might notice this isn’t my voice, but I wrote the script and recorded all the footage, which IGN’s amazing video team then combined into something very cool. Really happy with how this came out! Check it out:

Wow. Honestly, I couldn’t get into Pokémon Unite, but this is still pretty surprising to hear.

Is this the point where I should say Cheesecake Factory is where I told my mom she was going to be a grandma? Lmao

I believe that if your company undergoes layoffs during a set amount of time after a sale or acquisition, there should be some kind of massive financial penalty or forced restitution. You can afford to buy a company, but you can’t afford the staff? Then you can’t afford to buy the company.

Wait, did PlayStation do that thing where they seem to be timing bad news on a day when everyone is going to be paying attention to Microsoft? Because it seems to have happened a lot of times.

Bluesky has four kinds of users.

Horror movies, carving the pumpkin, and roasting up the seeds. One of my favorite traditions in our house.

Deluxe Pack Mega goes away soon in Pokémon TCG Pocket, but I managed to snag a God Pack, beforehand! Pretty nice haul tonight.

It’s the perfect gift for those who have absolutely terrible taste in horror movies.

I love a horror movie that baits the audience in with one subgenre, and then pivots at the midway point. The Circle on Shudder does just that, beginning as a forsenic murder mystery, and then pivoting to… well, that would be telling! And it stars Daredevil’s Deborah Ann Woll! Big recommendation!

Came across this in my Pokémon Crystal replay. It’s super weird that Gen 2 references “Bye Bye Butterfree,” but they didn’t make the pink Butterfree the Shiny version.

OF COURSE it was Alex Tuch that got the overtime game winner. You know, the 30+ goal scorer the Sabres let go without replacing him, because that’s a smart decision.

Three unanswered goals, Sabres? 🤮

This pumpkin spice craze has officially gotten out of hand.

I can't believe he's still at it, it's been days

Finished Crystal Lake. It definitely has its flaws, but it’s easily one of the best things that’s ever been done with Friday the 13th. A low bar, I know, but I had a lot of fun with it.

Whoops! I forgot to post this on the web store, but the latest issue of Pixels and Polygons Quarterly is now available for purchase! This is a rad one, if I say so myself. Includes contributions from @marcdachamp.bsky.social, @mathewkumar.com, @othatsraspberry.com & more!

Date night to see Kevin Nealon! Hands down, one of the best sets I’ve been to. He was on stage for about 100 minutes, most of which was material, but also did a lot of crowd work and opened up the floor to questions, telling stories about Chris Farley, Norm MacDonald, and more.

I really liked Clayface! James Watkins did a great job making this a horror movie first, but also making it feel like a Batman movie (sans Batman). You could really feel the reverence for the Timm/Dini cartoon, yet they never shied away from the elements you’d expect from a true body horror flick.

Seated for Clayface!

Xbox tried this same thing with Ninja Theory, where they tried to sell them with a near finished game. I can see why it didn’t work with Senua (a series that has never sold well), but this is stupid with a near-finished Marvel game. Just let them finish freaking Blade, man.

I’ll see your Supergirl Foreskin Cup and raise you a Clayface “handjob in the popcorn” bucket.

One Crystal Lake episode left to watch, and I don’t mind the new origin they gave Jason. The Stranger Things influence is undeniable, but I think it works because the show is still so rooted in all things Friday the 13th. They definitely didn’t shy away from the violence and gore.

Love when I get to scoop up cheap comedy tickets for a date night! Wife and I just snagged $20 tickets to see Kevin Nealon tomorrow, which will now make two SNL alums we’ve seen live (the other being Tim Meadows).

I’ve heard really great things about pretty much all of these games. This is a solid NSO group right after that good GBA update.

A humble start for what ended up being one of the best things ever done with Transformers as a brand. I liked this first issue, but had hesitations about getting invested in TF comics after Dreamwave fell apart. Not only did they make it work, but it lasted longer than any other TF continuity!

It’s weird that Pokémon GO has made so many changes over the years, but they still haven’t fixed this thing where Pokémon can sit at Gyms indefinitely if no one challenges it. It should just switch back to a neutral Gym at a certain point, or allow the Trainer to eventually call it back.

i am grateful to live in a world without Calvin & Hobbes’ faces being plastered on shitty merchandise, but watterson also lived in a bygone era where there was the slimmest insitutional chance of a cartoonist making enough (or more than enough!) just from a comic strip.

“Is the video game industry headed for a crash?” No, we’re living through the crash right now.

Credits rolled on Splatoon Raiders! Very charming addition to the Splatoon franchise, and the most I’ve gotten into a single-player game in this series. I love how out of control the enemies on screen can get. Really hope some of the game’s ideas influence Splatoon 4.

That retcon in the fifth episode of Crystal Lake is pretty interesting. Totally caught me off guard. I’m really wondering how they wrap all this up in three episodes.

Transformers: The Movie Ghostbusters The Empire Strikes Back National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation Halloween 3

So, this is the last Xbox console. Got it. Also, my theory that they’re sunsetting Game Pass in the near future remains the most likely scenario.

I love Phantom Menace and this is the first time I’m hearing this. I believe it, but this is absolutely wild to me. Turns out the Phantom Menace was George Lucas the whole time.

When you’re the only one that wasn’t told about the Halloween party theme.