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Switch 2 Accessory pricing in Canada looking better than expected https://lbabi.nz/KuUntF

'We need more games like Xbox’s South of Midnight' via @mobilesyrup.com mobilesyrup.com/2025/04/03/x...

All three PlayStation Plus tiers just got more expensive in Canada. Paying as much as $224.99 (!) for the highest possible option now. 😬 Shoutout to @gtm618.bsky.social for the tip. Full details:

At long last, we have a Nier concert in Toronto. 🙏 Hyped!

Happy National Canadian Film Day! 🇨🇦📽️ Lots of cool free screenings and other events you can attend today to celebrate great Canadian cinema. Reel Canada also has a handy resource to highlight where to stream Canadian movies. #CanFilmDay

Thanks so much for the fun chat @bradshankar.bsky.social and @mobilesyrup.com :D Really got to dive deep into psycho-analyzing Disney Villains which is our new fractional career.

For my latest Canadian gaming feature, I had a really fun chat with Toronto's @bloomdigital.bsky.social’s Miriam Verburg about Disney Villains Cursed Café. 🇨🇦 🎮 Pretty neat to hear how this small Canadian indie team created unique takes on iconic Disney bad guys! (Shoutout to “Crypto Bro Jafar.”)

Canadian Nintendo Switch 2 pre-orders are rumoured to start next week. I've reached out to see if I can confirm this. But should this indeed happen, I don't want to see *any* Americans trying to get in on this. You messed it up for us on April 9 already!

This weekend members of the Hilltop team were lucky enough to be judges for the Level Up showcase! We were over the moon and honoured to get the chance to check out so many great games made by Ontario's emerging game designers. The future of the Canadian dev scene is looking brighter than ever!

A brilliant idea or a wild mistake? About to find out. #NowWatching

Thank you to Xbox Canada & @compulsiongames.bsky.social for this lovely South of Midnight package! 🇨🇦 It’s a great tribute to a really special game. (Special shoutout to the art book with art director Whitney Clayton’s stunning work & vinyl with Olivier Deriviere & co’s insanely catchy music.)

Borderlands must have really broken her.

Trying to get back into the swing of things after an incredible time in Portugal challenge. (Impossible.)

As we head into #TheLastOfUs Season 2, I’d love to join any podcasts to chat about it! Have seen the entire season and rarely ever get to podcast anymore, so if anyone needs me, I’m there!

Stoked to see this for the first time in a theatre. #NowWatching

As we head into #TheLastOfUs Season 2, I’d love to join any podcasts to chat about it! Have seen the entire season and rarely ever get to podcast anymore, so if anyone needs me, I’m there!

Best way to end this Portugal trip: I got bumped up to the most premium seats for some reason. 😎 LIS ✈️ YYZ

#LetterboxdFriday #LastFourWatched

Olá from Sintra! 🇵🇹 Thankfully, we just missed the rain.

Today’s tech event was in a botanical garden. Great vibes. 10/10 would recommend.

Sony when it’s been 5 minutes since it’s launched something related to The Last of Us.

Bring back proper games journalism.

Great Depression Gets HD Remaster hard-drive.net/hd/video-gam...

🛡️ Two more days, make bosses fall flat ⚔️ Fight alongside Ravenlok, now with improved combat! See the update for yourself - Play the demo and wishlist ✨ store.steampowered.com/app/1072290/... #Ravenlok #gamedev #indiedev

Boa tarde from Lisbon! 🇵🇹

Doing something VERY different this week. YYZ ✈️ LIS

If you see this, quote this post with your 4 favourite Final Fantasy characters. (This is hard.) #gamesky #promosky #gaming #SquareEnix

Because Google is a genius and it picked up my story from yesterday, we've now updated it with the latest pre-order information. You can still read it for more analysis inc. thoughts from Nintendo of America's Doug Bowser: www.cbc.ca/news/enterta...

Hell yeah, we made Wario64. 🫡

BREAKING: Nintendo has officially delayed Switch 2 pre-orders in Canada as well “in order to align with the timing of pre-orders to be determined in the U.S.” Full story on @mobilesyrup.com:

Last week, I had the great privilege of speaking with the key architects behind the Nintendo Switch 2. (The same ones in the #NintendoDirect!) A fascinating dive into the magnetic Joy-Cons, addressing drift, how the software & hardware teams collab, app-based experiences like Zelda Notes & more.

It's been real busy lately, but it's really satisfying to see all of our Nintendo Switch 2 & The Last of Us features finally up on @mobilesyrup.com. 🫡 (Not pictured, my Switch 2 hands-ons from last week.)

I've seen all of #TheLastofUs Season 2 and I really loved it. Some smaller structural issues aside, it's just as impeccably well-made as the first season with some clever tweaks that actually meaningfully improve upon the game. Also: beautiful B.C. scenery. 🇨🇦 Full review on @mobilesyrup.com:

I also had a really fun Switch 2 interview with Nintendo of America’s Nate Bihldorff. He talked about the novelty of GameChat, the innovation of Mario Kart World, GameCube nostalgia, his surprising Canadian connection and iconic Shy Guy performance.