Notices by Geoff B (dio_senrab@mastodon.social)

I posted on @damagecontrolblog about why it's time for Bandai Namco to bring back the Soulcalibur series, as part of a dual Summer Flame Day and Fighting Games Friday feature. https://www.dcgameblog.com/2025/06/summer-flame-fighting-games-friday-but-the-soul-still-burns/

ICYMI The Quarantine Control series on @damagecontrolblog reached the 272nd entry. @silver_huskey wrote about The Real Villain of The Matrix YouTube video, CWTyger recommended music from Psynwav, and I wrote about rewatching Spaceballs. https://www.dcgameblog.com/2025/06/quarantine-control-272-everybody-get-into-the-musical-matrix/

Listening to the Final Fantasy Tactics soundtrack stream that Square Enix had going briefly was enough for me to reiterate that they should remaster the whole soundtrack for the upcoming release, Tactics Ogre style. It could still use the job despite the music aging well.

The 272nd Quarantine Control entry has been posted on @damagecontrolblog. This week, @silver_huskey wrote about The Real Villain of The Matrix YouTube video essay, CWTyger recommended Psynwav music, and I wrote about rewatching Spaceballs. https://www.dcgameblog.com/2025/06/quarantine-control-272-everybody-get-into-the-musical-matrix/

@silver_huskey Yup. I *guess* it's appealing for some people to have a nice box for the shelf, but the novelty associated with owning the game is gone there.

I'd love to think that Switch 2 sales are below expectations because people want the actual games to be on the cards, which is not the case for most of them. But that's okay; I know better. https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/third-party-switch-2-game-sales-have-started-off-slow-with-one-publisher-selling-below-our-lowest-estimates/

ICYMI I wrote about my small adventure with discovering just what Bloodstained: The Scarlet Engagement is, highlighting its differences compared to the previous game, for a @damagecontrolblog post. https://www.dcgameblog.com/2025/06/were-due-for-a-bloodstained-scarlet-engagement/

It's easy to remember what month of the year it is when you see a terrible Supreme Court decision drop. https://www.npr.org/2025/06/18/nx-s1-5421276/scotus-transgender-kids-decision

I posted on @damagecontrolblog about my quest to discover precisely what Bloodstained: The Scarlet Engagement is. It's going in a slightly different direction compared to the last game. https://www.dcgameblog.com/2025/06/were-due-for-a-bloodstained-scarlet-engagement/

ICYMI I wrote about the roster for Street Fighter 6's third season, and why they're a solid crop of picks despite the choices being more predictable compared to the last season, for a @damagecontrolblog post. https://www.dcgameblog.com/2025/06/lets-talk-about-street-fighter-6s-next-season/

I posted on @damagecontrolblog about the characters coming to Street Fighter 6's next season, a solid lineup despite them all being predictable choices. https://www.dcgameblog.com/2025/06/lets-talk-about-street-fighter-6s-next-season/

ICYMI I wrote about how my predictions about Pragmata stacked up to the real thing, now that Capcom has revealed the game, on @damagecontrolblog. I... didn't do that well. https://www.dcgameblog.com/2025/06/cognition-dissemination-those-pragmata-predictions-were-a-little-off/

I posted on @damagecontrolblog about how accurate I was with my predictions about what Pragmata is, now that Capcom has revealed it. I was a... little off. Just a hair. https://www.dcgameblog.com/2025/06/cognition-dissemination-those-pragmata-predictions-were-a-little-off/

ICYMI I wrote about how other fighting game ideas remain at Capcom's disposal, now that a new Marvel fighter game is coming from Arc System Works and PlayStation Studios, for a @damagecontrolblog post. https://www.dcgameblog.com/2025/06/fighting-games-friday-capcom-vs-someone-else/

ICYMI The Quarantine Control series on @damagecontrolblog reached the 271st entry. This week, @silver_huskey wrote about the Delicious in Dungeon anime, CWTyger wrote about Chrono Trigger the Musical, and I wrote about Twin Peaks: The Return. https://www.dcgameblog.com/2025/06/quarantine-control-271-the-delicious-peak-of-music/

I posted on @damagecontrolblog about other crossover or licensed fighting game options at Capcom's disposal, now that Arc System Works is working on a new Marvel fighting game. https://www.dcgameblog.com/2025/06/fighting-games-friday-capcom-vs-someone-else/

The 271st Quarantine Control entry has been posted on @damagecontrolblog. This week, @silver_huskey wrote about the Delicious in Dungeon anime, CWTyger wrote about Chrono Trigger the Musical, and I wrote about Twin Peaks: The Return. https://www.dcgameblog.com/2025/06/quarantine-control-271-the-delicious-peak-of-music/

@silver_huskey Sorry about Star. All of you are in my thoughts.

ICYMI I wrote about how Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles' feature set could be better than what Square Enix is offering, despite the port itself being neat, for a @damagecontrolblog post. https://www.dcgameblog.com/2025/06/cognition-dissemination-theyve-freed-final-fantasy-tactics/

I posted on @damagecontrolblog about how great it is that Final Fantasy Tactics is getting a new port through The Ivalice Chronicles, though there's room for improvement in its feature set. https://www.dcgameblog.com/2025/06/cognition-dissemination-theyve-freed-final-fantasy-tactics/