Ains

Ains

@seasonedgaming.com

Editor-in-Chief Seasoned Gaming Positivity in Gaming, FromSoft stanning, Horror, Fitness, Metal, Hockey, Ally, KC Business: abowden@seasonedgaming.com / DMs open.

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New #promosky prior to leaving for SGF 🫡 I run @seasonedgaming.bsky.social and have been gaming…forever. Me: - Gaming (RPGs, Shooters, Adventure, Platformers) - Music - mostly Metal 🤘🏻 - Horror movies - Cars/Racing - Gym/Fitness/Hockey - Animals

Yep Control continues to rock. Loving the stories, the combat, and the exploration loop. Can’t wait to see where it goes! #ControlResonant

Easily one of my top 5 games of all-time and a masterpiece in many ways. IMO - still the greatest video game world ever crafted (though GTA6 will likely top that soon). At some point, I really want to sit down and do a fresh playthrough now that I've forgotten good portions of it.

Culture Crave 🍿@culturecrave.co

'Red Dead Redemption 2' was released 8 years ago today 🎮

Sadly I’m not reviewing Phantom Blade 0 for SG, but with two preview periods I could already see how brilliant it is. It makes you feel like a superhero at nearly all times. The boss design is exceptional. And the team is very passionate. It’s no surprise at all how it’s scoring. Be excited!

Digging the hell out of Control Resonant so far and I’m sure I have a lot more crazy to experience yet. #ControlResonant

Finally going to be my time! I was getting worried that I was going to get screwed on the steelbook edition. Been anxious to play.

Worth the time to understand why they mean/meant so much to so many.

Game Informer@gameinformer.com

In 2016, we published potentially the largest single feature to ever appear in Game Informer magazine with a full oral history of the legendary studio, BioWare. We've made that feature available online following reports of the studio's impending closure. gameinformer.com/feature/2026...

I'm too tired, in general but also due to seeing this continually in the industry we love, to form any well-articulated thoughts. I'm just bummed. I'm exhausted with those in the world who see no true love or value in art but rather as merely a product to dismantle for the greatest possible profit.

Lmao Rob had the correct answer on this. And it's even more difficult the older you get (obviously).

Bill Corbett@billcorbett.bsky.social

[smugly] I am much older than that.

The most anticipated game of all time releases in just one month. Whether you’re hyped as hell or don’t care at all, it’s going to be a spectacle either way. I’m excited to see the cultural phenomenon we’re about to witness as there may not be something like it again for a very long time. #GTA6

Holy shit the soundtrack in Castlevania.

Ains@seasonedgaming.com

As always, physical FTW. 🫡 Disc-to-digital with play anywhere too? 🤌🏻

We're through 5 of the 6 episodes of Below. What started out interesting has lost the plot a bit. It doesn't quite seem to know what it wants to be: Thriller, monster movie, horror show, drama, etc. It's all over the place. Finale tomorrow but sadly not vibing with it as much as I expected.

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The Trophy Room Episode 500 goes LIVE tonight at 8pm ET! We’ll chat… - PS5 Gets Completely Jailbroken - GTA VI PC Early PC Port Effects PS5 Release - God of War Laufey’s Controversial “Collectors Box” and… We want to hear your favorite memories of the show / questions you may have for us!

Wrapped up Carrie last night. Excellent series overall, and as he usually does, Flanagan demonstrated his talents with keeping the audience engaged throughout. The finale didn’t quite hit how I had hoped, but otherwise highly recommended! #Carrie

Only the finale left of Mike Flanagan’s Carrie series. So far it’s excellent. It’s a fresh take on the classic story, and given prior retellings it feels necessary to have a new view. Summer Howell as Carrie is a talent. Absolute fantastic performance and I’m excited for her wrath in the finale.

I hate to ever share anything from Twitter, but...this. It's nothing more than culture war bullshit. Gears has always had representation in all forms. It's part of why I love the franchise. #Xbox #GearsofWar

Don't put the Breechshot in my hands. I was SO close to going 8 for 8 headshots. Got 7 in a row and hit the body on the last one. 🫡 Side note: Gears E-Day multiplayer and Horde Siege is incredibly addicting and fun to play. #Xbox #GearsEDay

Nightmare on Elm Street when I was 5. Seeing Tina get dragged through the school in a bloody body bag was...something. Even better, that Halloween my friends mom had a party and hired a friend to dress up like Freddy and hide in the basement. And then sent us down there. The 80s were something...😂

Sleepy Hollow Reviews 🎃🐎@sleepingvillage.bsky.social

In honor of scary media month: what is the first piece of media you remember truly frightening you as a child?

What I really love about Gears E-Day MP is between the movement, the weaponry, and the map design, it feels extremely well balanced already. All weapons are viable. And you don't have to Gnasher rush. In fact, it often gets you killed. That said...sometimes you need to kill a team in 5 seconds.🤘🏼

This is the truth. In application dev, AI-assisted development, AI-assisted code generation, and Spec Driven Code Development (AI writing all the code) are prevalent everywhere already. Not sharing an opinion. Just confirming it’s the truth regardless of it’s talked about openly or not.

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I LOVE this. I have an extremely busy career and I've been employed without a single gap since I was 14. Bet that I'm going to spend my time relaxing with something like this once I retire. 🫡

Gears of War means a lot to me for a number of reasons (too much to type here). Being able to review Gears E-Day while also being fortunate enough to celebrate it with friends and cool collectibles has been really special. #Xbox #GearsEday

So I sadly see comments on social about the "controversy" that Gears of War E-Day features pride flags. If being inclusive is a "controversy" to you, you need to rethink your priorities. FFS

Had a great time with my friends at @thenerdchatpodcast.bsky.social last night and then, because I'm off of work today, stayed up till nearly 3am playing Gears E-Day multiplayer with some buddies. #Xbox #GearsEDay It's great to have a new Gears game. Like old times!

Even releasing on Game Pass, and having a $30 upgrade path on Xbox PC, Gears E-Day has reached #1 selling on Steam. #Xbox #GearsEDay Love to see it. 👏🏼

I'm not going to share the link as it's not worth it. And I rarely speak on socials about this stuff. But one of the major gaming sites has a headline: "Gears of War E-Day review scores are high, but likely won't stay that way" right at launch. Comon. Gaming coverage can be better than this.

I love E-Day and I can't wait to spend tons of time in multiplayer and Horde. It also has a ton of customization/unlocks at launch which rocks. But perhaps one of the craziest misses I've seen, and people who know Gears will understand, is that they have country flag banners but NO MEXICO. HOW!?

Ains@seasonedgaming.com

Even as a Gears die-hard, E-Day truly impressed me. It's technical brilliance is is matched by strong character development and modernized gameplay, resulting in one of my favorite experiences of the year. My spoiler-free review for @seasonedgaming.bsky.social : www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVmv...

Making sure more people are aware. I’m so, so tired of reading stories like this. I can’t remotely imagine how women feel. And as we all know, the gaming industry has plenty of its own issues in this vein. Guys, we all have a responsibility to be more vocal and present allies.

If this is true, I’ll be so damn happy. I love LA Noire and always felt it was underappreciated.

Idle Sloth@idlesloth.bsky.social

RUMOR | LA Noire will have a sequel after GTA 6 • Set in San Francisco • Focuses on the Zodiac Killer • Reportedly targeting 2030 • Rockstar wants to take the face scanning to the next level

Gears E-Day full written and video review ready to go live on Oct 1st ✅ Hit level 100 in Marathon before season reset ✅ Saved just before attack on Brencis in Dawnwalker. Finish tomorrow and then it's all hands on deck to go hard on Gears multiplayer with a side of Control and Silent Hill.