I reviewed Persona 3 Reload for
@IGN
, I love it dearly.
P3 always hit something deep that's hard to explain at times but playing P3R with everything I've been thru recently, I felt a sense clarity I hadn't before. I'll always cherish the SEES crew. ❤️
📰
Hi! Are you a FFXIV player of Indian descent and who has also finished Endwalker?
I'd like to talk for a story about your perspectives on the cultural aspects of Thavnair and Radz-at-Han!
nah this is WILD. I was on one of the best high school armed drill teams and never in the ~15 years since did I think it’d make for a GameSpot video, let alone on Final Fantasy 7.
EXPERT (ME) REACTS TO (AND PERFORMS) THE JUNON PARADE
FULL VIDEO:
uwu whats this?! the real Xbox Series X?!
I'll be handling
@GameSpot
's preview coverage with hands-on impressions and technical breakdowns of the Xbox Series X!
That's all I can share for now, but I got yall covered in the near future!!
Time to share some news: I was let go from Fanbyte.
Writing was on the wall when the mass layoffs hit in Sept, it is what it is.
4 years in politics, 5 years at GameSpot, 1.5 years at Fanbyte. I'm a free agent and now full-time freelancing, hit me up: mpghigham at gmail dot com
Can't believe this is real, two years after being revealed, we now know Yakuza 7 is
- a turned based RPG
- lead Kasuga Ichiban loves Dragon Quest
- has 8-bit SFX just cuz
- set in Yokohama
- Japan launch on Jan 16, 2020
- later in 2020 for the West
- WILD.
🚨FREE AGENT SIGNING🚨
Next month, I'm joining
@IGN
full-time as their tech reviews editor!
Feels weird having come up thru and dedicated YEARS to GameSpot but I got great friends at IGN who been brilliant peers and helped keep me afloat freelancing, hyped to be colleagues🥹
So long I've waited for Final Fantasy XVI and man...
It's so hard to talk about about cuz it's just full of absolutely stunning moments I couldn't believe were happening. The action combat is damn good but most importantly, FFXVI's got HEART.
MY REVIEW:
Only 17 games have scored a 10/10 in
@GameSpot
’s 24-year history. I’m beyond thrilled to have reviewed the latest. This one comes from the heart.
Persona 5 Royal is unforgettable and empowering. And its new story arc is absolutely incredible.
My review:
in a year full of terrible shit in my life, one more thing before the year ends: my contract with GameSpot as senior editor came to an end.
I’m back on the market as one of the hottest free agents, and currently full time freelancing. HIT ME UP: MPGHIGHAM AT GMAIL DOT COM
I could easily write something 5x the size of this, but it feels great to finally put it out there.
FFXIV is inspiring, comforting, and harrowing all the same. And 5.3 is the deserved close to the best chapter in Final Fantasy's greatest story.
FFXIV UPDATE TIME
- Game sales resume Jan 25
- Oceania data center opens Jan 25
- World transfer returns Jan 26
- Data center travel system coming with a patch 6.1x
- NA+EU server expansions this Summer, more in Spring/Summer 2023 and whenever 7.0 hits
@Xbox
a_sh0pping_cart lol i was 12 and stole it from someone cuz i thought it was funny as hell to get run over by a warthog and have the kill log say you were ran over by a shopping cart lmao
I can’t thank
@gankstrr
and
@GameOverGreggy
enough for having me over for the holidays and cooking up a feast, and
@tamoorh
and
@BlessingJr
for thinking of me!!
Been hella sad about flights back home getting cancelled but just being around people got me in the spirit! 🥹😭
Everyday I turn on my Xbox and browse Game Pass, not cuz I'm looking for something to play, but cuz it makes me feel powerful that I *could* play ANYTHING.
🚨THE DECISION🚨
Starting next week, ima take my talents to
@FanbyteMedia
and join the team as editor + section head for our upcoming Final Fantasy XIV section!
Been a huge fan of the folks there! Now I work w/ them?! Covering the critically acclaimed MMORPG FFXIV w/ a free tri
My mom, Elsa Guarino Higham, passed away. She was the most important person in my life.
She struggled with multiple medical problems and critical conditions for 15 years but always came back strong. But it became too much for her, and after 64 years, she can now rest peacefully.
🚨FREE AGENT SIGNING🚨
To the surprise of absolutely no one, I am officially back at GameSpot as a *Senior Editor*‼️
Ima be doing hardware/tech which is what I did when I started at GS in 2016 but I’m still covering games cuz you can’t hold down one of the GOATs!! (me)
This is real wild to say but uhh I'm leaving GameSpot at the end of the month.
I been a GS fan since 2001, made it my homepage, followed and was inspired by so many folks who worked here (and some that still do). It legit changed my life and was a dream come true to be part of.
During the Persona 5 Royal preview event, I spoke with Yu Namba, senior localization manager who's been with Atlus for 20 years.
He confirmed changes to homophobic scenes and gave a lil insight on how they were changed.
Full interview here:
I was told Final Fantasy 7 Remake had big Yakuza energy. Found out for myself that these are big Facts.
My latest on
#FF7R
for
@gamespot
(with dope side-by-side screenshot comparisons)!
Surprise visit from my man
@PackBenPack
!! I couldn’t be more grateful to have his advice, wisdom, and friendship at time like this. Legit helping me get thru this 🥺🙏🏽
seeing a lotta folks go "no we don't the game has only been out for a week!!! spoilers much!!!" then don't click the fucking article?????????????????? are you dumb??? or are you fucking stupid????
Got my hands on the Xbox Series S and Series X...prototypes! Sent over by Microsoft
These designs are SLICK, especially the Series S!
Did some size comparisons w/ current gen, saw how they fit in my broke boy Ikea setup. Check my breakdown on
@GameSpot
:
I got a call around midnight to find out my dad passed away.
My stepmom came home from work and found him unconscious, paramedics came and pronounced him dead as I was in the phone. 65 years old.
Some may know I had a very complicated relationship with my dad but he was my dad.
I could talk to Naoki Yoshida for hours--the latest interview I got. A few points:
- 5.3 is big/emotional
- Background on Crystal Exarch
- Might be good to get a refresher on HW at some point
- Ambitions for the Trust system
- Butt size slider not likely
Hospital said I might be sent home today but real talk, I hella don’t feel ready. I made good progress, although recovery has been rough, doing normal things is tough even with assistance, ima need to adjust to new meds, etc etc
But aye peep this new scar I got, only half tho 👀
With my mom passing away, my family and I want her to be remembered with the dignity she deserves. Unfortunately this comes at a cost, and we've financially struggled our entire lives.
I never thought I'd have to do this, but anything helps 🙏🏽
cutting a trailer for police brutality is nasty work. NYPD propaganda is insane. all this for unarmed college students protesting. cops are fucking pathetic.
I would normally never tweet out a propaganda video the NYPD made. But you have to see this hype video they created after attacking college students. They live in such a fascist bubble it’s surreal.
A drum I keep banging on is to be critical of the things you love. And listen to criticism of those things too.
Yall know P5R is one of my favorite things ever, in the history of forever. But this is facts (shouts out
@jessacogs
)
@ShannonSharpe
"I never called anybody ugly. Do I think people are ugly? Yeah I think he's ugly, but I NEVER SAID THAT."
"You just did!"
"...HES STARTED IT."
😂😭
Wrote a lil story about Spider-Man Miles Morales, Christmas dinner, my mom, being away from home, culture, and the food Filipinos and Puerto Ricans share.
Featuring
- pernil / lechon
- pasteles / suman
- platanos, turon, leche flan
- arroz con gandules
One thing I wanna say about the changes w/
@giantbomb
is hearing
@_janjerome
as host of the fucking BOMBCAST, which I (and countless others) listened to for over a decade, brings a goddamn tear to my eye
Massive W for our people, especially for my brother from another mother 🥹
EA's laying off 670 employees.
At the cost of $100,000 per person per year it could have kept each one on for five more years at the cost of last quarter's $325 million stock buyback.