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The official 20th Anniversary artwork for the "Ace Attorney" franchise, featuring the main characters from all the games so far.
Merry Christmas! Don't forget DL-6. Happy Holidays from the #AceAttorney Bluesky Feed.
@viridian.bsky.social called the new game "PokémonCraft"; @themarsyorha.com called it "Ditto Dragon Quest Builders"; and I called it "Pokémon Crossing New Horizons".
A screenshot of a Togepi card from "Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket". A cute, flat-design style Togepi, outlined in blue, sits against a backdrop of 90s-style colourful shapes and swirls.
A screen recording of me spelling "Flavouring" on Word Play and scoring 3,990 points, thanks to practically all my tiles being Golden, and a "Special Tiles Boost Multiplier" Modifier in play. The game then ends with the word "Repent". The longest word spelled during the game was "Undergraduates", which scored 6,816 points.
A screen recording of "Persona 5: The Phantom X" running on my retro handheld. It takes about 35 seconds for the battle screen to load.
The P5X title screen. A message reads, "Maintenance is currently underway to prepare for the launch of service. Service is planned to start on June 26, at 3:00 AM UTC. Exact start time may vary. Please chck the notices for more details. Data can be downloaded in advance from the title screens by pressing Download."
A screenshot of my "Two Point Hospital" play time on Steam: 204.9 hours.
A render of the Retroid Dual Screen Add-On. A Retroid Pocket 5 is shown, in a grip accessory, and there's another screen clipped on. It looks like the screen can fold down to create a faux "clamshell" design.
A looping animation of the "Summer Game Fest" logo in a pink bubble, on a backdrop of neon-coloured, churning sludge. It looks nicer than my description makes it sound.
Grizzled detective Kyle Hyde answering the phone in his office, and reacting with a badly-translated "What A?!"
A Tumblr user posted, "Performing the 'U-Turn of blowjobs' because I do a little bit and run away, and also it does Bug-type damage." Another user reblogged the post, pretending to be the Pokémon that got swapped in, and adding, "oh, what the fuck?" The original poster responded: "Take Stealth Rock damage for me, boy."
2025.06.26
A Phantom Thieves calling card, in the familiar Persona 5 style – but with a different cloaked, masked character – and bearing the slogan "Retake Your Desire".
Kyon's little sister letting him know his phone is ringing.
Handsome, brooding Kyle Hyde from "Last Window"
A screenshot of a full-art Wigglytuff card from "Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket". The Wigglytuff has been rendered in a weirdly realistic style placing it squarely in the "uncanny valley". It's staring at the camera with it's enormous blue eyes, as if it knows your deepest, darkest secret.
A Nintendo safety "diagram" showing that you shouldn't insert NES Game Paks into your Nintendo 3DS's Game Card slot
An off-screen recording of a fast-moving YouTube chat. Almost everybody is flooding the chat with the message "DROP THE PRICE". One person chimes in with "ENOUGH IS ENOUGH". At least a couple of people are asking Nintendo to "RAISE THE PRICE", but hey, there's always one.
An Android notification reading: "Nintendo Today! - 15:03 - The Nintendo Direct presentation is about to begin."
A screenshot of my OneDrive, which is experiencing "Sync issues". Text reads: "You may be experiencing a temporary sync delay due to high service activity. We'll try uploading the file again soon."
A cartoon from Allie Brosh's "Hyperbole and a Half" blog post about depression. Allie is grinning manically and riding a bike with no hands. Text reads: "NOTHING CAN DO ANYTHING TO ME."
A mocked-up logo for "Two Point Festival", on top of a vaguely festival-looking screenshot from "Two Point Campus"
A screenshot of a prehistoric-themed museum in "Two Point Museum". An aerial view shows two large museum buildings -- one still quite underdeveloped, the other absolutely crammed with guests and exhibits.
The first opening theme (and accompanying animatin) for the anime "The Melancholoy of Haruhi Suzumiya".
A screenshot of a Reddit survey I just filled in. The question reads, "Which of the following features would be MOST or LEAST valuable to you when deciding whether to purchase a Reddit Premium subscription?" The options given are, "Your account won't be flagged as spam", "Access early or beta features to use & test", "Automatically get the highest Contributor Program payout tier", and "Ad-free browsing".
A screenshot of the "Wonder Pick" feature from "Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket", showing a Wonder Pick that's worth 4 Wonder Stamina. Presumably because of the full-art "Adaman" Trainer card.
A screenshot from the "Claude Plays Pokémon" Twitch stream. An AI, Claude, is describing its surroundings in the Cerulean City Bike Shop.
The "refuses to elaborate further" meme template, showing a muscled, shirtless model in black and white – but with Liko's face haphazardly Photoshopped over the model's. Text reads: "Barges into any discussion or argument. USE LEAFAGE!!! Refuses to elaborate further. Leaves."
The contents of a bag of karintō, a Japanese snack consisting of fried dough and brown sugar
A Pokémon Trainer exploring a house in Alola. The man in the house remarks, "I tried to set that boy of mine straight, but when I did, I was the one who got beat..." The main room of the house includes broken and bent golf clubs, photos of a boy setting out on his Island Challenge, and a photo album that "looks like it hasn't been touched lately". In the boy's bedroom, there are dusty trophies and "the sad, musty odour of an old bed that no one has slept in for a long time..."
The newly-announced Nintendo Switch 2 console, shown alongside its logo.
In a Pokémon anime ending theme, a very panicked-looking Psyduck gradually gives in to despair as the lyrics scream, "Ahhhhhhh! Ahhhhhhh! Ahhhhhhhh! Ah! Ah!"
But, despite the seemingly fever-pitch of viral activity and fears, a representative for the World Health Organization today noted that risk to the general population remains low—as long as one critical factor remains absent: person-to-person spread. "We are concerned, of course, but we look at the risk to the general population and, as I said, it still remains low," WHO spokesperson Margaret Harris told reporters at a Geneva press briefing Tuesday in response to questions related to the US death. In terms of updating risk assessments, you have to look at how the virus behaved in that patient and if it jumped from one person to another person, which it didn't, Harris explained. "At the moment, we're not seeing behavior that's changing our risk assessment," she added. In a statement on the death late Monday, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention emphasized that no human-to-human transmission has been identified in the US. To date, there have been 66 documented human cases of H5N1 infections since the start of 2024. Of those, 40 were linked to exposure to infected dairy cows, 23 were linked to infected poultry, two had no clear source, and one case—the fatal case in Louisiana—was linked to exposure to infected backyard and wild birds. "Additionally, there are no concerning virologic changes actively spreading in wild birds, poultry, or cows that would raise the risk to human health," the CDC said.
A video showing "Ace Attorney: Turnabout Creator" in action. Maya Fey tells Prosecutor Miles Edgeworth that the "Turnabout Creator" Public Beta is now available, and the two agree to meet in court. "Ace Attorney: Turnabout Creator" is out now on itch.io and Game Jolt.
A snippet of a "Pocket Monsters" anime ending theme, which looks very 90s with its bright, primary colours and cel animation. A mother sings to her child: "I want to return to being a kid once again." The child interjects: "Huh? Why?" Mother: "Because I want to!" Child: "Even though it's great being grown-up?" Mother: "I wonder if I can't become one, even for a day?" Child: "No turning back." Mother: "Aw, you're mean..." The mother sings on her own: "Long ago, when I was still a child / I put lots of treasures in my pocket / They still stick their heads out sometimes, even today!" The child interjects again: "Could that be... Pikachu?" The mother replies, "Well, what do you think?" before mother and child sing together: "Children of old, children of today / Inside their pockets at any time... / Whether they be boys or girls... / Inside their pockets they all have... a Fantasy!"
A snippet of the "Get Fired Up, Spiky-eared Pichu!" ending theme from Pocket Monsters Diamond & Pearl. The lyrics say, "It shouldn't forget there's one problem / Ho! Ho! It has no sense of orientation / When it realises, 'Where am I?' / 'I'm lost and look around confusedly!' / And then, little by little, / Tears begin to flow and flow and flow flow flow / That's because, that's because, that little fellow / Is a girl, you know! / Jagged-eared Pichu / Get jaggedly fired up! It's jaggedly cute!"
Bluesky's butterfly logo against a backdrop of clouds. Various prompts from the "30 days of video games" challenge appear, including "favourite series", "underrated game", and "most annoying character"
Concept art from "Portal 2", showing someone (Chell?) standing among the imposing ruins of the Aperture Laboratories.
A zoomed-out overview of my "Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket" collection. Text reads: "1,500 cards collected! The number 1,500 brings to mind Gimmighoul! This Pokémon was born inside a treasure chest about 1,500 years ago. It sucks the life force out of scoundrels who try to steal the treasure."
The "Pokémon Legends: Z-A" trailer, and a screenshot from the game's announcement trailer showing the Prism Tower -- an Eiffel Tower-like structure in the game's largest city.
The Steam Store's "Categories" tab, containing links to various genres including "shmup", "Metroidvania", "JRPG", "dating", "military", and "racing".
Psyduck as seen in "Pokémon Concierge". He's holding a small bowl of ice cream with sprinkles on top.
Official art released for the 20th anniversary of "Ace Attorney", featuring most of the series' main and supporting cast. Protagonists Apollo Justice, Phoenix Wright, Ryunosuke Naruhodo, and Miles Edgeworth are the most prominently featured characters.
Forensic investigator Ema Skye loudly munching "chocolate Snackoos" at the witness bench. Screenshot from "Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Trilogy"
A screenshot from "Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney". Someone points a revolver at us while saying, "...Merry Christmas."
Phoenix Wright addresses Apollo Justice in the Khura'inese courtroom, saying, "Those words are more important to me than you know."
The skin-selection screen from Crash Bandicoot 4. The selected skin gives Crash the appearance of a funfair balloon animal.
Crash Bandicoot spins back a projectile as Dr Neo Cortex grapples with his jammed ray gun. The fight is visually spectacular, taking place on a blimp high in the sky, but it's not much of a challenge.
Detective Fulbright pictured behind a set of "Psyche-Locks" -- dark, metal chains and red, ornamental locks protecting a secret inside a person's heart. One of Fulbright's locks is shattering under the weight of Phoenix Wright's questioning.
A screenshot of the hacking minigame from BioShock, which involves swapping interchangeable pipe segments on a grid to complete an electrical circuit.
Athena Cykes is behind the plexiglass at the Detention Center. Her eyes are blank and she's covering her ears as she says: "N-No..."
Key art for "Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door". A flat, papery version of Mario wields a hammer, surrounded by a colourful cast of other characters.
A screenshot of a red error screen from "Final Cut Pro", that says "Media offline" in various different languages.
Ryuji Sakamoto in the "Skull" costume he wears in the Metaverse. He has bleached-blond hair, yellow gloves, a red muffler, and a very cool black, leather jacket. He's brandishing a metal pipe.
A screenshot from the "Intergalactic" game trailer featuring what I think is a picture of Kumail Nanjiani on a small monitor. A bounty is being offered on him.
Tiny Todd Howard looks like he's about to be eaten at The Game Awards
Split Fiction logo
Jessica Lange's character from "American Horror Story: Murder House", saying, "There's not going to be cheaper groceries, you stupid slut."