Reposting my #introduction with the hashtag this time! โจ
Like many others, I'm trying this place out given the recent Twitter news!
So, hi! I'm Ryan - better known as Toadsanime on Twitter (RIP my verification badge).
I work in #gaming as marketing director at Super Rare Games, where I also do some biz dev stuff + created the Mixtape, a physical compilation of #indiegames!
I'm previously a games journo, a BAFTA Games judge, and am mostly known on #Twitter for sharing #videogame #news ๐
I have no problem with indie games emulating art styles of games they feel inspired by - there's nothing stolen here.
What I have a problem with is trying to pronounce it as 'misplaced' and not 'MySpace' with an L.
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RT @IGN
Mysplaced is extremely reminiscent of the recent Link's Awakening remake, but there may be a bit more to it than meets the eye.
It's also one of the contenders on this week's Audience Choice episode of Rogue Jam. You cโฆ
https://twitter.com/IGN/status/1526291850214232076
Spirittea is a rural-life RPG, described as 'Stardew Valley x Spirited Away', coming to Steam this year:
I read the right side 3x faster than the left. Would love to see this bionic reading format be implemented in places.
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RT @juanbuis
itโs incredible how reading this feels like finally unlocking 100% of your brain
(via @Christophepas)
https://twitter.com/juanbuis/status/1526900107379105793
Greedfall 2 announced, launching for consoles + PC:
https://wccftech.com/greedfall-2-announced-will-launch-next-year-on-pc-and-consoles/
Final Fantasy VII Remake director Tetsuya Nomura says to expect FF7 news next month:
Classic digital PS3 game Shatter is coming back in remastered form for consoles & PC in late 2022:
https://www.eurogamer.net/playstation_classic_shatter_is_getting_remastered
NieR ice cube trays are now a thing, for if your summer needs a lil more existential dread:
https://www.aitaikuji.com/products/nier-replicant-ver-1-22474487139-silicone-ice-tray-emil
(I've been reminded public companies have no control over who buys their stock, which y'know, fair, but still, boooooooo)
Wonderful that as a gay man and a gamer, I now knowingly have to help fund a state that arrests and kills people for being gay if I want to play video games. Cheers for that, gaming executives.
Saudi Arabia's crown prince, who is responsible for the assassination of a journalist + human rights violations, has acquired a 5% stake in Nintendo (now 5th largest shareholder).
They also own shares in Capcom, Nexon, SNK, EA, Acti-Blizz & Take-Two:
https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/saudi-arabia-has-bought-a-5-stake-in-nintendo/
RT @Toadsanime
By the end of the month, I will have personally signed 180+ games.
(just for Mixtapes, not including my help on our @SuperRareGames Originals publishing label)
That... is some sort of record, surely? ๐
RT @Toadsanime
If you remember the late 90s indie darling Dink Smallwood, we can be friends. โฅ
This game influenced the likes of Baldur's Gate and Borderlands.
Imagine if someone gave the HD version a physical release in, say, an indie game compilation revealed on Friday. That'd be wild.
Unrelated: I'll have some big personal news on Friday, something that means a lot to me that I'll be literally begging you to share when it drops. ๐งก๐๐3๏ธโฃ
PlayStation 5's blue, purple, and pink console covers are available from June 17:
Miasma Chronicles is the next game from the devs behind Mutant Year Zero, coming in 2023. #505GamesShowcase
Stray Blade is an upcoming action-RPG for consoles + PC, coming in 2023. #505GamesShowcase
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Super Rare Games marketing head + creator of Super Rare Mixtape, a physical compilation of cool smaller indie games ๐ผ โข Former games journalist at The Mirror, seen/heard on BBC, etc ๐ฐ โข BAFTA Games 20-22 jury member ๐ โข Indie game & physical game promoter โจ โข he/him, gay af ๐ณ๏ธโ๐