Albert Penello

Last night, I got an email that contained something that I have wanted to do my whole life. A "labor of love" project hit it's first milestone - and I couldn't be more excited. This isn't a huge, life-changing deal. But something I've always wanted to do. Stay Tuned!

@NBAKirkland Thanks just followed you back!

@albertpenello Good choice, see ya there!

Well, 2025 is off to a banging start. So let's try a new Social platform. Now I'm on Bluesky. bsky.app/profile/albert… Have some exciting toy-related news coming late this year. Follow me and I'll follow you back!

@DMC_Ryan Was waiting for you to jump on this.

YESSSS! Splinter Cell animated series on Netflix!!! If someone not named Michael Ironside is going to play Sam Fisher, then Liev Schreiber is an AWESOME choice. Ray Donovan without the Boston accent? LFG!

@JamieMoranUK Best console of all time, but I may be biased.

Xbox OneX Years later continues to impress SW Jedi Survivor 1440p 30FPS This also ran RDR2 at Native 4K $500 Mid Gen arrived when 4K TV Adoption was on the rise, at the time felt like a needed one We went from 900p to Native 4 a lot, there’s even 4K 60 games on the thing

@DanAmrich @KatrinAuch That's crazy our household just finished this! It's great!

@The_Katbot Now do Voltron!

@michaelpachter Bless you for knowing Streisand effect. I'm surprised how few people have heard of it.

Streisand effect

@BigActionBill Oh man! No joke my daughter and I had pizza and your video planned for our date night! We were so disappointed this got pulled!!!

Warner brothas can get lawst. I’ll edit and repost the History of Godzilla (2014) later today. I’ll use the opportunity to correct things like the Garry Chalk part. If you noticed any other errors let me know and I’ll try to correct them when I edit.

@Twitchfactor @LoveRetroBTW People don't understand how much cheaper it is to game today.

@LoveRetroBTW Anyone looking at those $29.99 prices, remember that was 1994. That's like $60 in today's money.

Looking back at a 1994 news report on violence in video games, what’s particularly fascinating is hearing the kids’ perspectives from that time. Their insights and the way they contrasted with parents’ concerns offer a unique glimpse into the early dialogue around gaming content.

@BenKuchera A 4K Blu Ray is encoded @ 128 mb/s. The *best* 4K stream is 17mb/s (and real-world is probably 1/2 that). So you're losing about 80% of picture data. Does it matter? That's the same debate for games (native vs. upscaled) which rages hard. Objectively, yes. More with a big TV.

OK, I'm going to ask the question. I have an OLED TV and a good sound system, would I notice a difference watching a movie on physical media vs. streaming? Is there a noticeable bump in audio or video quality vs. streaming on a fast connection?

@TheCraigEvans @IGN Nobody called me. :(

@IGN @albertpenello

The Xbox Controller S remake from Hyperkin is a thing of beauty. #CES

All the great things you’ve heard about #GodzillaMinusOne are true. Do yourself a favor and take the time to see it in theaters with the volume cranked to the max.

@jeffrubenstein You too man!

@albertpenello Miss ya, Albert- hope you’re well

Today is, somehow, my 10th anniversary at Microsoft 🤯 what I looked like when I played GTAV on 360 vs now

@DanAmrich Agree! I like it's a proper sequel. I didn't hate Afterlife so I'm in for this.

@DanAmrich Saw them with Extreme a few months ago and he sounds AMAZING live.

@cstegman @DanFriedman81 Old Pierce Bond coming out of retirement for a down-to-earth spy thriller would be such a huge hit, it's impossible for the machine to consider it. They need a 'franchise' but I guarantee a well crafted movie like this would kill at the box office. Awesome idea.

@MasterDevwi Watching the actual finale was more painful. I LOVE Rebels and was looking forward to this a lot. First half of the season was GOAT. Then it went downhill and never recovered.

The #Ahsoka season finale was simultaneously everything I expected and nothing I expected. Much to process, I have. But I sure hope we’re getting a second season. This show has been so much fun to watch.

@guywelch2000 100%. I loved the first couple episodes. Once they found Thrawn, it went off the rails. Characters just *off* - not reacting to situations in a way that makes sense. I swear Ezra is a plant for Thrawn that's literally the only way anything makes sense. I could write an essay..

Ahsoka Season 1: Impressed by the meticulous color grading and mostly excellent production design. Rosario Dawson remains one of my favorite Star Wars casting decisions. However, most everything else felt off the mark for me. Despite my past praise for Feloni, felt off on a showrunner level.