A pithy YouTube celebrity’s plea: Buy this video game

In a promotional image, a mysterious blob explores a complex labyrinth in Animal Well. The new game, out on PC, PlayStation 5 and Switch, is the first published by a YouTube personality named Dunkey, whose self-deprecating humor sweetens his critiques of popular video games. — Shared Memory via The New York Times

Freewheeling assessments of the gaming industry have attracted millions of fans to the YouTube reviews of the personality nicknamed Dunkey, whose self-deprecating humour sweetens his critiques of popular video games.

“Kirby is a lot like me,” he said while reviewing the pink puffball’s latest adventure. “He is a big fat guy that sucks up all the food.”