Comms guy who spent 20 years writing about gaming/tech/esports (fmr. Kotaku Australia editor, ABC Tech + Games columnist, games.on.net, Gizmodo AU, Lifehacker AU, elsewhere).https://bsky.app/profile/alexwalker.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/alexwalker.bsky.social/post/3mfgayfpirc24paint finally getting ahead of the curve22 Feb 2026 04:03 +0000at://did:plc:esiw7znuvl52pk4ffmn4eeme/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfgayfpirc24https://bsky.app/profile/alexwalker.bsky.social/post/3lrem2ydje22wi love that there's a roguelike deckbuilder that's based on AFL https://store.steampowered.com/app/1543960/Squiggle_Football/11 Jun 2025 23:52 +0000at://did:plc:esiw7znuvl52pk4ffmn4eeme/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrem2ydje22whttps://bsky.app/profile/alexwalker.bsky.social/post/3loz6h67ykk2uthe paw patrol/hot wheels monster trucks developers are making a ... formula 1 homage? can see at least abu dhabi, spa, monaco included https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KsLnRG4zLl012 May 2025 23:59 +0000at://did:plc:esiw7znuvl52pk4ffmn4eeme/app.bsky.feed.post/3loz6h67ykk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/alexwalker.bsky.social/post/3lmbrgildas2owho misses covfefe already08 Apr 2025 05:44 +0000at://did:plc:esiw7znuvl52pk4ffmn4eeme/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmbrgildas2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/alexwalker.bsky.social/post/3lld5etwrj22aKiwi humour still top tier. From the NZ Herald.27 Mar 2025 01:25 +0000at://did:plc:esiw7znuvl52pk4ffmn4eeme/app.bsky.feed.post/3lld5etwrj22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/alexwalker.bsky.social/post/3lkk67v4e6k2bsmall PC hack that shouldn't be necessary but sadly is if you're trying to uninstall razer synapse, the uninstaller will routinely bug out every time you try to delete it but if you unplug/disconnect the PC from the internet, the installer will proceed and actually start deleting files17 Mar 2025 03:04 +0000at://did:plc:esiw7znuvl52pk4ffmn4eeme/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkk67v4e6k2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/alexwalker.bsky.social/post/3lkf2th7jcs2xthank god mtg arena is good these days (h/t to the legends at @goodgamesmorley on tk)15 Mar 2025 02:20 +0000at://did:plc:esiw7znuvl52pk4ffmn4eeme/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkf2th7jcs2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/alexwalker.bsky.social/post/3ljtn4iqfoc2sHaving both Split Fiction and Two Point Museum both drop and be outstandingly good in their respective niches is a real treat. they're both so much fun, please play at least one of them08 Mar 2025 03:59 +0000at://did:plc:esiw7znuvl52pk4ffmn4eeme/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljtn4iqfoc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/alexwalker.bsky.social/post/3ljtmpnr5tc2sapparently the xbox game bar now has a meme-making function08 Mar 2025 03:52 +0000at://did:plc:esiw7znuvl52pk4ffmn4eeme/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljtmpnr5tc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/alexwalker.bsky.social/post/3ljrpnekibc23epic (via EGS) are running player surveys upon exit of an application; don't mind this but the scattershot approach sometimes doesn't totally land07 Mar 2025 09:39 +0000at://did:plc:esiw7znuvl52pk4ffmn4eeme/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljrpnekibc23https://bsky.app/profile/alexwalker.bsky.social/post/3ljjkdattrc2jmonster hunter bringing ginger cat energy [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 Mar 2025 03:43 +0000at://did:plc:esiw7znuvl52pk4ffmn4eeme/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljjkdattrc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/alexwalker.bsky.social/post/3lj75wpkelk2lNice Friday W, and from EA of all places: they've uploaded the source code for a stack of old C&C games, including Red Alert, Tiberian Dawn, Generals: Zero Hour, Renegade, AND the Remastered Collection https://github.com/electronicarts/28 Feb 2025 00:34 +0000at://did:plc:esiw7znuvl52pk4ffmn4eeme/app.bsky.feed.post/3lj75wpkelk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/alexwalker.bsky.social/post/3limvxe7kys2mliterally might be the first time I've seen any positive press about Bleeding Edge https://venturebeat.com/ai/microsofts-muse-ai-can-design-video-game-worlds-after-watching-you-play/20 Feb 2025 18:24 +0000at://did:plc:esiw7znuvl52pk4ffmn4eeme/app.bsky.feed.post/3limvxe7kys2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/alexwalker.bsky.social/post/3limvj5fx6k2mleast likely choice, but if the Space Marines 2 devs were working on a Hasbro IP it'd be pretty rad if it was GI-Joe would work with the SM2 style of combat and level design, would be a great shot in the arm for the franchise, lots of cool directions (it's prob d&d though, and that's cool)20 Feb 2025 18:16 +0000at://did:plc:esiw7znuvl52pk4ffmn4eeme/app.bsky.feed.post/3limvj5fx6k2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/alexwalker.bsky.social/post/3lie4zqyklc2othings I don't want in Windows updates: mini-ads for other Microsoft services to juice their user numbers17 Feb 2025 06:36 +0000at://did:plc:esiw7znuvl52pk4ffmn4eeme/app.bsky.feed.post/3lie4zqyklc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/alexwalker.bsky.social/post/3li3ypw622c2lfyi: umurangi generation, one of the cooler games out of ANZ in the last 5 years, is available for $2.15 right now https://store.steampowered.com/app/1223500/Umurangi_Generation/ (if you loved pokemon snap back in the day, this is absolutely your jam)14 Feb 2025 00:58 +0000at://did:plc:esiw7znuvl52pk4ffmn4eeme/app.bsky.feed.post/3li3ypw622c2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/alexwalker.bsky.social/post/3li3y3itgdc2lthis feels like an octodad gag [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 Feb 2025 00:46 +0000at://did:plc:esiw7znuvl52pk4ffmn4eeme/app.bsky.feed.post/3li3y3itgdc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/alexwalker.bsky.social/post/3lhzapxnsuk25these YT chat summaries (on the State of Play video) really aren't it12 Feb 2025 22:43 +0000at://did:plc:esiw7znuvl52pk4ffmn4eeme/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhzapxnsuk25https://bsky.app/profile/alexwalker.bsky.social/post/3lhnb6hlujc26jfc [contains quote post or other embedded content]08 Feb 2025 04:19 +0000at://did:plc:esiw7znuvl52pk4ffmn4eeme/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhnb6hlujc26https://bsky.app/profile/alexwalker.bsky.social/post/3lhmt2h74l22di've never understood how one device can be updated so many times with literally zero noticeable impact to its performance or utility08 Feb 2025 00:06 +0000at://did:plc:esiw7znuvl52pk4ffmn4eeme/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhmt2h74l22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/alexwalker.bsky.social/post/3lhkoayltbs2fRogue Company, the original Smite and Paladins all shuttered development. as a small note of positivity, Smite and Paladins both had an incredible run. Smite surviving in a world where games like Heroes of Newerth died - no small achievement. And Paladins did great for how much it took from OW1 [contains quote post or other embedded content]07 Feb 2025 03:35 +0000at://did:plc:esiw7znuvl52pk4ffmn4eeme/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhkoayltbs2f