Notices by Geoff B (dio_senrab@mastodon.social)

I posted on @damagecontrolblog about how Microsoft is starting to get vaguer about what the next Xbox hardware will be, though signs are still pointing in one direction. https://www.dcgameblog.com/2026/03/cognition-dissemination-what-is-the-next-xbox/

ICYMI I wrote about how pleasant it is that Nintendo is using their penchant for litigiousness for a worthwhile cause by suing Trump and the federal government over the tariffs for a @damagecontrolblog post. https://www.dcgameblog.com/2026/03/nintendos-finally-using-their-litigiousness-for-good/

I posted on @damagecontrolblog about how Nintendo is finally using their penchant for litigation for good by suing the United States federal government for tariff refunds. https://www.dcgameblog.com/2026/03/nintendos-finally-using-their-litigiousness-for-good/

ICYMI I wrote about why Highguard's failure feels really bad all around, even if it might have been doomed from the start based on the initial reactions, for a @damagecontrolblog post. https://www.dcgameblog.com/2026/03/cognition-dissemination-highguards-fall-feels-bad/

I posted on @damagecontrolblog about how the failure of Wildlight Entertainment's Highguard feels very bad all around, from how quickly it occurred to precisely HOW it happened. https://www.dcgameblog.com/2026/03/cognition-dissemination-highguards-fall-feels-bad/

ICYMI The Quarantine Control series on @damagecontrolblog reached the 309th entry. @silver_huskey linked to F.D. Signifier's Tyler Perry video, CWTyger linked to Gorillaz's new video, and I wrote about A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms season 1. https://www.dcgameblog.com/2026/03/quarantine-control-309-a-diary-of-the-seven-gorillas/

It's pretty tough to read this stuff about the new Xbox as being anything but a PC with Xbox branding. If that's the case, just try to imagine how much this will cost with the *current* memory and storage crisis. https://www.theverge.com/games/890194/microsoft-teases-its-next-xbox-says-project-helix-will-play-pc-games-too

The 309th Quarantine Control entry has been posted on @damagecontrolblog. This week, @silver_huskey linked to a F.D. Signifier video, CWTyger linked to the new Gorillaz music video, and I wrote about A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms season 1. https://www.dcgameblog.com/2026/03/quarantine-control-309-a-diary-of-the-seven-gorillas/

I will ask the Important Questions and wonder whether Kristi Noem gets to keep the Fuck Plane.

ICYMI I wrote about yesterday's Nintendo Indie World presentation, which came with a good crop of game announcements and reveals despite not having any big surprises, for a @damagecontrolblog post. https://www.dcgameblog.com/2026/03/its-a-switch-2-indie-world-were-mostly-living-in/

@silver_huskey @chris Sony said "we're not going third-party thank you!"

It's understandable why people thought the next step for Sony's PC ports would involve simultaneous releases of single-player games with the PS5 versions, but them halting the ports entirely was always a possibility. They saw the "PS5 has no games" jokes. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-04/sony-pulls-back-from-playstation-games-on-pc?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc3MjYzMTM4OSwiZXhwIjoxNzczMjM2MTg5LCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUQkRNVTVLR1pBS0owMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiJCMUVBQkI5NjQ2QUM0REZFQTJBRkI4MjI1MzgyQTJFQSJ9.iJ25MhKjr88ECoSb_2cT3JX9MqYduN3JmMm63yusBVE

I posted on @damagecontrolblog about how today's Nintendo Indie World showcase provided looks at plenty of great upcoming indie games, despite (unsurprisingly) not having any internet-shattering announcements. https://www.dcgameblog.com/2026/03/its-a-switch-2-indie-world-were-mostly-living-in/

ICYMI I wrote about how I still can't believe Sony got rid of Bluepoint Games, considering all the jobs they could have handled through remasters and remakes, for a @damagecontrolblog. https://www.dcgameblog.com/2026/03/cognition-dissemination-i-still-cant-believe-sony-closed-bluepoint/

I posted on @damagecontrolblog about how I still can't believe Sony shuttered Bluepoint Games, considering the amount of good work they could have given them for future remasters and remakes. https://www.dcgameblog.com/2026/03/cognition-dissemination-i-still-cant-believe-sony-closed-bluepoint/

Feels like we all really deserve a moratorium on bad news, when even the nerd entertainment world is far too susceptible to it at the moment. https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-03-01/media-do-international-acquires-seven-seas-entertainment/.234798

ICYMI I wrote about how Pokémon Winds and Pokémon Waves could absolutely save the Switch 2 from its current small predicament, though it will take longer than expected, for a @damagecontrolblog post. https://www.dcgameblog.com/2026/02/pokemon-is-coming-to-save-the-day-eventually/

I posted on @damagecontrolblog about how Pokémon Winds and Pokémon Waves could save the Switch 2 from its current minor predicament, but it's clear that will take some time. https://www.dcgameblog.com/2026/02/pokemon-is-coming-to-save-the-day-eventually/

ICYMI I wrote about the plans for Evo's future from Qiddiya/Saudi Arabia amount to taking over a large swatch of the fighting game tournament world for a @damagecontrolblog post. https://www.dcgameblog.com/2026/02/fighting-games-friday-evolution-domination/

I posted on @damagecontrolblog about how the plan for the future of the Evolution Championship Series (aka Evo) from Qiddiya (aka Saudi Arabia) amounts to totally dominating the fighting game tournament sphere. https://www.dcgameblog.com/2026/02/fighting-games-friday-evolution-domination/