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IndyCar and @criticdb.bsky.social work this weekend. PUMPED.

The only thing I want to say is: I want to cover more indies, but don't enough money or people to do so. Supporting independent sites, as well as (selfishly) @criticdb.bsky.social - are how you get more indie coverage and visibility. Consume that coverage, and we're incentivized to do more.

Clown Show Country

Nothing like a "light" DDOS against @criticdb.bsky.social to start the day.

Can you hear Paul Stanley's "Live to Win" without thinking about the South Park World of Warcraft episode, or are you normal?

People being upset there's no option to play the two main tanks as a male, and completely discounting the superb gameplay of Fellowship is just mind boggling. Missing out on great titles over bullshit anti-woke nonsense. As someone who led raiding guilds in WoW...this is GREAT.

Played the Fellowship demo. As a former WoW addict, uh.

After some review, we're going to be approving/adding the following outlets to be aggregated CDB: StartMenu Video Chums TheOuterHaven GoNintendo GamingTrend MyNintendoNews UploadVR WayTooManyGames KonsoliFIN Exputer GamerBraves GameSpace PCInvasion (Archive) Gamepur (Archive)

With 37 reviews in so far, the Monster Hunter Wilds CriticDB score is settling in. "A reduced-fat, flavourful, and fantastic realisation of the Monster Hunter formula, if you can stand to chew through some half-baked narrative choices." - VG247 criticdb.com/games/monste...

DOGE is like if Fyre Festival was a government agency.

In the final stages of finalizing a partnership for @criticdb.bsky.social - aiming to get things signed next week. Will give us some operating budget without having any impact on our vision, plans, or user experience. We continue to build. New features & sites soon.

Steam Curator update (@techraptor.net): - Crossed 32,000 followers - Crossed 2,750,000 influenced views (15,000/week) Awesome to see!

Was really vibing with @sandgame.bsky.social until we got killed in our trampler, and got spawn-camped with no way to fight back. Spawning w/ zero weaponry makes that an instant quit for me.

Re-100%'ed Starfield with the DLC. Decent chunk of content, interesting to learn more about House Va'ruun.

As a note: I'm VERY happy to make time for anyone who wants to talk about, or cover what we're building and our vision!

New Features are live! 🎮 Previews now displayed on Author/Outlet Pages, as well as Review/Preview Counts. 📰 Author/Outlet Page Design Tweak, BlueSky Added 🎮 Game Pages now display Review/Preview Counts 🕹️ Homepage Design Improvements ➕ Continuing to aggregate more sites, slow process! criticdb.com

With 26 reviews in so far, Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii has a CriticDB score of 80! Read Reviews: criticdb.com/games/like-a...

Yeah, no shit Google.

Finished Star Trek: Lower Decks last night, really a light-hearted Trek, and something I'd highly recommend people watch. Now...I just wait for Strange New Worlds.

Adding Previews to @criticdb.bsky.social is super manual, but I'm also having a great time reading through peoples' pre-launch thoughts of games that have since released.

Braindead Americans cheering on Fascism is just, insanity to me.

From the New Yorker

100 days to the Indy500. Can't wait!

The last week has been GREAT for gamers. Avowed Reviews Split Fiction Previews Killing Floor 3 Previews Elden Ring: Nightreign Previews South of Midnight Previews Monster Hunter Wilds Previews

Previews have gone live for @hazelightgames.bsky.social' Split Fiction, and they're very positive. "it's clear that Split Fiction is shaping up to be something special" - @eurogamer Read all Previews: criticdb.com/games/split-...

With 25 reviews live, Avowed has a CriticDB Score of 80! Read them here: criticdb.com/games/avowed...

Previews for Elden Ring: Nightreign have dropped this morning and critics are very positive on this spinoff of Elden Ring, citing bite-sized (45m) runs that keep you wanting more. Previews: criticdb.com/games/elden-...

With previews dropping this morning, @killingfloor3.com looks to build on the titles that came before, and offer a gameplay experience that fans of horde shooters may not want to miss. Read Previews: criticdb.com/games/killin...

Now that we're over a week past @criticdb.bsky.social launch - I think all things considered, it was a solid first week! We still have a lot of work to do aggregating new outlets, finalizing PR features, and other tasks - but for an effort this large I'm happy with the initial start.

We ARE also taking applications from Creators (video content) who do Reviews/Previews. The process is more manual, we don't have an easy way to scrape YouTube videos, but we're happy to quickly assess channels and give access to manually add reviews. #gaming #creators

Also, really cool feature from @criticdb.bsky.social My preview is available on site: criticdb.com/games/south-... Just click the tab!

Really like this feature of Critic DB - previews logged for games in a separate tab, so you can track the broad pre-release and then post-release consensus on the same site:

With more @monsterhunter.capcomusa.com Wilds previews dropping today, it's shaping up to look like a game that will very much appeal to both new and returning players of the series. Previews: criticdb.com/games/monste...

Previews for @duneawakening.com have been overwhelmingly positive! Check them out here: criticdb.com/games/dune-a...

This is the first time I've ever cared about the outcome of the Superbowl. If one team wins it will usher America into a dreamlike state (complete with a prince and princess) while this nation gets dismantled. And if the other, our most warlike people (Philadelphians) could usher in sweeping change