Markullar

Gaming, AI & Technology 🎮

Sharing my thoughts, honest reviews & perspectives on where the digital world is heading.

[Markullar @Markullar]

GUYS, WE OWE EUROGAMER AN APOLOGY

Turns out we've been judging games all wrong.

Their reviews:
60 (User Score: 8.7) Kingdom Come: Deliverance II
60 (User Score: 8.2) Black Myth: Wukong
60 (User Score: 8.8) CONTROL Resonant
100 (User Score: 4.0) Dragon Age: The Veilguard

Veilguard is the REAL masterpiece. My bad, Eurogamer. Clearly we just don't understand what makes a great game.

The critics had their say. Now it's the players' turn

Phantom Blade Zero 8.8+ score loading...

[Markullar @Markullar]

13 YEARS OF WAITING FOR 30 FPS

Rockstar finally revealed GTA VI's performance details:

$600 PS5: 30 FPS
$1000 PS5 Pro: STILL 30 FPS

Apparently, the most powerful PlayStation isn't powerful enough for even 40 FPS. But hey, at least Pro owners get sharper visuals with PSSR and exclusive ray-traced shadows.

✦ BUT IS 30 FPS REALLY THAT BAD? ✦

I recently replayed RDR2, and it reminded me how quickly we adapt. The first few minutes hurt, but once you're immersed, you almost forget about the frame rate.

Sometimes a masterpiece needs a little suffering to make the experience even sweeter.

30 FPS IS TEMPORARY. A MASTERPIECE IS FOREVER.

[Markullar @Markullar]

@Nikitont here we go again brother

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GTA VI IS ALREADY BREAKING GAMING

The game isn't even out yet, and the numbers are absolutely INSANE.

Just look at this:
9.69M pre-orders (estimated)
$942M in pre-order revenue
75% PlayStation / 25% Xbox
Up to 212GB to download

PlayStation users started reporting connection issues and download errors. PSN outage reports jumped from around 11 to 125.

If this is just the pre-load, imagine what happens on November 19.

GOOD LUCK, PLAYSTATION SERVERS

[Markullar @Markullar]

@superhys @alineaanalytics Not surprised by God of War Ragnarok. I even got the platinum.

BUT BRO, GRAN TURISMO IS THAT BIG?! 💀

[Markullar @Markullar]

SONY'S MOST UNDERRATED MONEY PRINTER

Everyone talks about Spider-Man, Wolverine and Helldivers. But look who's quietly sitting in PlayStation's top 3:

$1.4B God of War Ragnarök
$1.3B Spider-Man 2
$842M Gran Turismo 7

AND HERE'S THE CRAZY PART:

GT7 is already over 4 years old, with 12.7M copies sold and 3M monthly active players. Yet it still generated an impressive $74.7M in game sales in 2026 alone.

GT7 sold as many copies THIS YEAR as Forza Motorsport has sold since its launch in 2023.

FORZA MIGHT NEED A PIT STOP

[Markullar @Markullar]

IS THE RAM NIGHTMARE FINALLY ENDING?

The AI boom turned a basic PC upgrade into a luxury. Just look at the damage:

+18% PS5
+11% Nintendo Switch 2
+429% 32GB DDR5-6000

Memory manufacturers are chasing more profitable AI demand. Even Sam Altman argued that RAM sitting in personal computers is inefficient.

BUT HERE'S THE PLOT TWIST:
The DRAM ETF has crashed nearly 50% from its June peak. Memory stocks are getting hammered, while gamers are still paying ridiculous prices.

A stock market crash won't make RAM cheaper overnight. But could this be the beginning of the end?

MAKE RAM AFFORDABLE AGAIN

[Markullar @Markullar]

THE AI BOOM IS STARTING TO CRACK

Wall Street spent years betting trillions on AI. Now the market is getting hammered.

Today's bloodbath:
-3% S&P 500
-5% NASDAQ
-8% NVIDIA
-15% MICRON

Investors are questioning whether massive AI investments will actually pay off. High borrowing costs and fears of tighter regulations on data centers are adding even more pressure.

AI ISN'T THE BUBBLE. THE EXPECTATIONS ARE

[Markullar @Markullar]

@Nikitont @metacritic @GamesRadar @IGN Zelda is absolute cinema bro

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ZELDA VS GTA VI: GOTY 2026

A remake of a 1998 game just became the highest-rated release of 2026.

96 Average Score @metacritic
100/100 @GamesRadar
90/100 @IGN

What critics love:
✓ Gorgeous visuals and orchestral soundtrack
✓ Modernized controls and dungeons
✓ The original magic is still there

What holds it back:
✕ A bit too easy for experienced players
✕ Not enough surprises for longtime fans
✕ No Master Quest

And honestly, the only thing that worries me is Eurogamer giving it a perfect 100. They usually save those scores for generational masterpieces like Dragon Age: The Veilguard.

2026 GOTY IS GONNA BE A BLOODBATH

[Markullar @Markullar]

GAMING IS DYING? THINK AGAIN

2026 has already delivered 62 games with a Metascore of 85+. Thats a 25-year record.

And the sales speak for themselves:
✦ 8.5M Resident Evil Requiem
✦ 4M Phantom Blade Zero
✦ 2.7M PRAGMATA
✦ 1M CONTROL Resonant

And the big holiday sales haven't even started. GTA VI is still on the way.

Studios are closing. Budgets are exploding. Yet millions of players keep showing up for games worth playing.

WE'RE JUST WARMING UP

[Markullar @Markullar]

GTA VI IS FINANCIAL ADVICE

Sounds crazy for an $80 game, right? Hear me out.

Simple math:
✦ 50 hours played = $1.60/hour
✦ 100 hours = $0.80/hour
✦ 200 hours = $0.40/hour

Meanwhile, a $20 movie ticket gets you roughly 2 hours of entertainment. And let's be real, some of us are going to spend WAY more than 200 hours in Vice City.

Gaming isn't necessarily an expensive hobby. A great game can keep you entertained for months without constantly spending more.

YOUR WALLET WILL THANK ROCKSTAR

[Markullar @Markullar]

AAA GAMING HAS A SPENDING PROBLEM

Just look at these budgets:
$200M+ Concord
$300M+ Wolverine

Over half a billion dollars across two Sony games. And what did we really get? One died in two weeks, the other hardly reinvented the wheel.

Meanwhile:
$54M Control Resonant
$55M Phantom Blade Zero

Two great games with strong community support, made for a fraction of the cost. Yet AAA studios keep burning money on bloated projects and recycled ideas instead of making what players actually want.

Money can't fix bad management

[Sandfall Interactive @SandfallGames]

Congratulations to our friends at S-Game Studio for the release of Phantom Blade Zero, THE most anticipated game this year for a lot of our action-loving devs at Sandfall 👀

Now if you'll excuse us, the game has finished preloading, so we're off for the rest of the day 👋🏼

[Lies of P @Liesofp]

Only in action do we discover who we are, what we want, and what we fight for.

Congrats to our friends @pbzero_official on the official launch! From Krat to Pangzhen - a new journey of the heart begins. 🗡️

[Markullar @Markullar]

@iKaito_1 For anyone who platinumed Sekiro, this is just a warm-up 😅

But seriously, try playing more aggressively

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@SpawnYaardReply This is just the beginning

ROAD TO WUKONG'S RECORD

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@Nikitont What a legend in the photo. Let’s connect

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PHANTOM BLADE ZERO: FIRST IMPRESSIONS
// NO SPOILERS //

What's great:
✓ Animations are INSANE
✓ Boss fights are genuinely fun
✓ Combat looks stylish as hell
✓ Weapon variety keeps things fresh

What's not so great (yet):
✗ Exploration is still a mixed bag
✗ Story hasn't really hooked me yet
✗ Controls could feel more responsive
✗ Combat isn't particularly skill-heavy

The character is way more skilled than the person holding the controller. But honestly, I don't think that's necessarily a bad thing.

Games should be FUN. This one gets it

[Markullar @Markullar]

@TCMF2 Looks like someone's coming for Wukong's peak player record this weekend 👀

[Markullar @Markullar]

@ashenone_vi Getting your ass kicked in the tutorial is exactly how a game should start

PEAK LOADING