Oniyaki

We had a whole story behind this courier, the desert map, and #Timbersaw set. Maybe we'll get to that set in the future... twitter.com/GenevieveTsai/…

@Oniyaki So it’s gamer girl bath water again? What’s next? Kasane armpit water? Neru thigh juice?

Can someone give me the nutritional facts on feet juice? #ParkCon #Fanime #Cosplay #Anime #HatsuneMiku #Feet

I finally made it to WAFFLE HOUSE. The staff are always friendly, and when I asked if they would sell me a menu, they sold me one for $5. Next time, I’ll be back at 3 a.m. for fight time. #WAFFLEHOUSE

Welp, there it is. Tekken fans who wanted Tifa, you may punch the air now. Why Bandai Namco didn't immediately jump on this is beyond me. Or maybe they did and it didn't work out. Either way, it ain't happening.

「ダブルドラゴン」「くにおくん」は大好きな作品で、開発人生においても大きな影響を受けました。今でもテーブル筐体に基板を常駐させて遊んでいます。開発者の方々が逝去されるたび、影響を受けたことや感謝をもっと伝えておけば良かったと強く悔やみます。岸本さん、本当にありがとうございました。

Big studios: "Market risk too high". Indie devs: curling with office chairs it is 🪑🎯 Game: office chair curling #SteamNextFest #indiegame

Happy birthday to the fighting game icon Chun Li! Here's a drawing of my Street Fighter 6 cast in the arcades from 2025 where I drew her #StreetFighter6 #ChunLi

A bride and groom have gone viral after 1v1ing each other in Soul Calibur at their wedding

こちら中野で明日まで販売してます

LOL hahaha. Of course. Here’s the reality: video game nerds like us spent our weekend nights inside games. When we were young, after school or work, we weren’t just “playing” ..we were living in arcades, battling for high scores, dissecting strategies. Every year brought new massive cabinets and motion-based machines, and that raw excitement was irreplaceable. Unlike the normies, gamers like us were grinding gold and coins long before crypto and digital wallets became trendy buzzwords. Back in the early internet days of the 1990s, farming items, gold, and platinum in Diablo, Ultima Online, and EverQuest was busier than our actual day jobs. And the first moment the world truly connected through online games? That was unreal. On Ultima Online’s official launch day, players were introducing themselves by country, saying things like: “My grandfather and yours fought in WWII — and now we’re playing together. How insane is that?” That was the first time the world genuinely felt connected. The virtual world outshined real nightlife districts by a mile. This was the narrowband era. Servers were fragile, and just putting an image on your homepage could get you treated like a criminal. Early Ultima Online? One step could take minutes. No exaggeration. We weren’t using undersea fiber from Japan to North America. Japanese players literally signed contracts with American AT&T providers and dialed by phone line all the way to Lake Superior servers. The lag was borderline unbelievable but no problem at all because fun. Going out to real-world parties? Not even remotely an option. When EverQuest hit its peak, anyone who invited you out on a Friday or Saturday night was friendship-ending. If you had time for nightlife, you clearly weren’t camping rare named spawns. Why go drinking when you could go dragon hunting? And yes.... the excitement was bladder-bursting level. We literally couldn’t leave to use the bathroom. Then PC performance went insane. Overclocking, benchmarking, higher resolutions.. nonstop. Then came story-driven shooter campaigns like Medal of Honor and Call of Duty, plus multiplayer games that simply never ended once you started. At some point, our lives even turned into nightly virtual bank robberies. Gamers were absurdly busy. There was zero time for old men’s social gatherings, elite banquets, or brain-dead club parties. The truth? Video games completely surpassed real-world entertainment. When my wife first came to my place, she was horrified and asked: “Why is there an arcade table cabinet in your living room? Does it cost 100 yen per play?” “Why is the next room filled with towers of empty boxes, CDs, and DVDs?” “Why are there so many screens and PCs ,,,, are you trading stocks?” “Why are hoses filled with green liquid running from all these PCs to giant metal towers on the balcony?” “Why are arcade controllers everywhere?” “Why are PC parts literally covering the walls?” Because at night I was being a blacksmith, a cute elf, a soldier, a bank robber, and a world saver — then going to work to make games, talking games, “researching” games by playing them, rushing home, and staying busy landing headshots. How long do you think it took before that finally made sense to her? I’ve lived a life that was insanely busy! and incredibly fulfilling. I’m proud. I’ve experienced every kind of place, moment, and community in the game world... and traveled the real world too, talking about games with people everywhere. It’s been an overwhelmingly fun life. There was no time wasted in decay. Every second was converted into XP, coins, or skills. And yes,,, even within the same game industry, there are plenty of people who have never written a line of code, drawn a single pixel, composed a bar of music, or written a line of specs.... yet somehow stay busy burning entertainment budgets with outsourcing vendors and license holders. They still love saying “when we made this game,” dropping the word "made", while bragging about nightlife war stories like that’s an achievement. For the record, those fake “industry guys or producers” (and there are a lot of them) live in a completely different world from us.

#ツインテールの日 #ツインテールの日2026

For this week’s BLKOUT Select Spotlight, we’re shining a light on someone who didn’t just exist in (The fight game) gaming culture. He helped steer it for this generation and the ones to come. From the place I still like to call home, the FGC. Let me introduce the man with the love for the craft and the discipline to show up every single day. Maximilian Dood. Max isn’t just a streamer. He’s a historian of the fight game. A dude who carried entire franchises on his back through pure dedication, community energy, and that signature “LET’S GO” chaos we all know too well. From MvC to Guilty Gear to Street Fighter to Tekken, you name a best'em Up, Max made sure fighting games never faded. When publishers went quiet. When trends moved on. When attention spans got shorter. He was still there. Uploading. Breaking down tech. Reacting. Teaching. Keeping the flame alive. He didn’t just play the games. He built culture around them. People love Max because he’s real. He respects the art form. He puts people on without talking down. He makes deep mechanics feel approachable. He celebrates the vets and welcomes the newcomers. And he did all of this long before it was cool to care again. Max is one of those rare creators who didn’t change to fit the industry. The industry changed around him. Whether it’s the hype moments, the netcode blessings, or the way he protects the legacy of the FGC, Max feels like that older brother at the arcade. Hands you a token. Shows you a combo. Then still beats you with a smile. To me, Max is proof of what passion looks like when you stay consistent. The BLKOUT Select Spotlight is for creators who move culture through presence, passion, and consistency. This week, that light belongs to Max.

@kleverART N.E.R.D.

Wolfgang Krauser!! 
Does anyone ever truly die in fighting games? #イラスト #graffiti #cotw #fanart #fightinggames #wolfgang

working on this has brought me indescribable joy. all i can show for now.

@SuperSisi GOD HAND

What is your favorite Capcom game that IS NOT street fighter?

While #Tekken wasn't the absolute biggest fighting game franchise, the #FGC wouldn't be anywhere near what it is today without the legendary @Harada_TEKKEN at it's core.

@heyshipz 😁

your ex is drowning and your third emoji is your reaction

This guy’s the best tekken content creator to me