I'm Derek

Christian – Family Man – Business Owner – Gaming – Mental Health - Founder of AoE Gaming Community:

[I'm Derek @ImDerekFR]

LFG,

I am 38 year old gamer who took a 15 year hiatus from gaming (You think you have a big backlog?😂) because it was frowned upon in my family and career.

I spent the last 20 years pouring concrete (at $6.75/hr minimum wage😱), graduating college (thanks Grandma ❤️), and building my construction company into a multi-million dollar business from only a few thousand dollars at the start. 🧵👇

[XBOX @XBOX]

2001 meets 2026

Introducing the XBOX Series X25 Limited Edition console and Special Edition controller: https://t.co/w9XoIM2LJ0 | #XBOXShowcase

[XBOX @XBOX]

WHAT A LINEUP | #XBOXShowcase

[I'm Derek @ImDerekFR]

@staycationtg 🤣

[PlayStation @PlayStation]

2026 and beyond are looking great on PS5. A sample of what's to come, announced during #SummerGameFest: https://t.co/F8fYzlIJdv

🧟 Resident Evil Veronica
☄️ Final Fantasy VII Revelation
👽 Alien Isolation 2
🏴‍☠️ Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced
🌆 Control Resonant
🎖️ Crossfire
🤖 gen Atlas
🦌 Guild Wars 3
🌌 Gundam Rogue Orbit
☠️ Lords of the Fallen II
🍷 Mafia: The Old Country - Man of Honor
🐉 Monster Hunter Wilds: Ascendance
🐲 RuneScape: Dragonwilds
🏎️ Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds
🚀 Star Wars: Galactic Racer
👊 Stranger Than Heaven
⚔️ Swords of Legends
🧛 The Blood of Dawnwalker

[Marathon @MarathonTheGame]

Marathon's Open Play week continues until June 11. Play now on PlayStation5, Steam, and XBOX Series X|S.

Marathon is also on sale on each platform. Purchase now to keep playing after Open Play ends!

[Summer Game Fest @summergamefest]

"After you, Captain..." Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced is only weeks away, launching this July 9th!

Watch @assassinscreed 's newest trailer from #SummerGameFest with a special track: Leave Her Johnny, Resynced by Woodkid.

[Summer Game Fest @summergamefest]

Here’s a game that reunites one of the best action game developers in the world with a legendary franchise. This is Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles The Last Ronin! #SummerGameFest

[I'm Derek @ImDerekFR]

@Skarrow9 Thanks for sharing 🤩

[Skarrow9 @Skarrow9]

There is an absolutely BUSTED gold weapon/shield/salvage, cryo key, credit, and cradle xp farm in Marathon right now... and it's all PvE????

BUT IT'S ONLY AVAILABLE FOR 4 MORE DAYS!?

Here's my quick guide!! DO THIS ASAP and share with your friends!!

https://t.co/4umRvl5ylZ

[Marathon @MarathonTheGame]

Brave the night.

[Geoff Keighley @geoffkeighley]

The Steam Machine ships this Summer.

No word on price.

[Marathon Development Team @MarathonDevTeam]

We are extending Marathon’s Open Play Week until June 11.

We’ll also be gifting 50 SILK to everyone who logs in during the Open Play Week. We know the downtime interrupted not just your runs but your plans, and we want to recognize that inconvenience. SILK will be delivered via the in-game mailbox and can be claimed any time before Open Play Week ends at 10AM PT on June 11.

Thank you for your patience, and we look forward to hearing your thoughts as you explore Season 2.

[Geoff Keighley @geoffkeighley]

Tomorrow, here are the times for #SummerGameFest

Live 2 hour show followed by 1 hour Day of the Devs.

Watch the livestream at https://t.co/59xiIzf5AN

[MarathonGG @MarathonGG_]

🐱❤️‍🔥FELINI PLUSH GIVEAWAY!!!❤️‍🔥🐱

@HaloRises117 & I are chomping at the bit to get into Season 2 of Marathon and we wanted to bring you a FELINI GIVEAWAY! 🐈

🚨How to enter:
❤️ Like this post
✍️ Comment Your Favorite Faction Below
🔃 Repost &
👥 Follow @MarathonGG_ & @HaloRises117 !

Giveaway ALSO ENDS on June 9th!! So be sure & enter GOODLUCK!!! 🎉

(Winner will receive a FELINI Plush as soon as possible!)

[I'm Derek @ImDerekFR]

@MarathonGG_ @HaloRises117

[Marathon Development Team @MarathonDevTeam]

Marathon servers are back online.

Thank you for your patience while we completed maintenance and issued the patch. If you continue to encounter Anteater, Monkey, or Weasel errors, please restart your game and try again.

We know today's disrupted runs, contracts, and time you planned to spend in Marathon. To help make up for that disruption, we'll be sending anyone who played during the affected times (June 2, 10:00 AM PT to 4:00 PM PT) 7 Sponsored Kits to your in-game mailbox, split into two messages:
➡️ Superior CyberAcme Kit
➡️ Deluxe NuCal Kit
➡️ Deluxe MIDA Kit
➡️ Deluxe Traxus Kit
➡️ Deluxe Arachne Kit
➡️ Deluxe Sekiguchi Kit
➡️ Deluxe UESC Kit

We will continue monitoring and share additional updates if needed.

[Marathon Development Team @MarathonDevTeam]

We need additional time to complete Marathon maintenance and deploy the patch.

We appreciate your patience and will provide additional updates when they are ready.

[Marathon Development Team @MarathonDevTeam]

We have identified the issue that is currently causing elevated Anteater, Monkey, and Weasel errors in Marathon. We are taking servers offline now and are targeting 6PM PT to bring them back online in order to issue a maintenance patch.

We will continue to issue updates as soon as they're available.

[Sony @Sony]

State of Play returns today!
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The over hour-long show includes an extended look at Marvel’s Wolverine, plus news and updates on upcoming PS5 games.⁣

[Marathon Development Team @MarathonDevTeam]

# Marathon Update 1.1.0

The one where shadows move...

https://t.co/2w8ue5c4ow