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Blackthorn @miasmaofvibes.bsky.social · Oct 31

Happy Halloween, here's maybe the wildest string of credits I've ever seen in a video game's special thanks section

The Mummy: Demastered - Wayforward (2017)

A screenshot of pixelart credits from the video game The Mummy Demastered. It credits: Dr. Disrespect, Grimmz, The 8 Bit Drummer, Gamer Thumb TV, Yoshio Sakamoto, Milton 'Doctor M64" Guasti, Koji Igarashi, Tom Happ, Dan Adelman, Ruben Consuelo, Jeremy Parish, Games Done Quick, and Deer Force

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Wario64 @wario64.bsky.social · 20h

Follow @wario64.bsky.social and repost for a chance to win 1 of 5 Steam codes for Tales of Xillia Remastered courtesy of @gamesplanet.bsky.social. Giveaway closes on Nov 2nd, 6:30 PM PT

Game is $32.97 on Gamesplanet w/ code MILLA buff.ly/t0b4NED

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Blackthorn @miasmaofvibes.bsky.social · 13h

there's a free patch for Switch 1 and 2, and then also a $5 upgrade for things like higher resolution and mouse controls on Switch 2

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Blackthorn @miasmaofvibes.bsky.social · 20h

this is incredibly stupid for all kinds of reasons but besides the obvious "no, there isn't any kind of legal case for that, you paint-eating fucks" ...

they sure are banking a lot on "surely the oldest man to ever be president, who's been in very obvious&steep decline, will just live forever"

The Economist @economist.com · 23h

There is a legal case for a third term—but it is strewn with obstacles

Trump 2028

There is a legal case for a third term—but it is strewn with obstacles

econ.st

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Emily @emilyonhere.gay · 1d

“what radicalized you” idk paying attention

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Jeff Grubb @grubb.wtf · 23h

Nintendo: Y'know what half-decade-old game would really benefit from mouse controls?
Me: Mario Maker
Nintendo: Kill that guy

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Mike Drucker @mikedrucker.bsky.social · 1d

Putting playable Nintendo video games back in Animal Crossing is the greatest announcement of all time, and I'm only a little bit joking. I don't care if they're available in an app right outside the game. This is the world I want.

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Blackthorn @miasmaofvibes.bsky.social · 1d

lmao i did NOT have "animal crossing new horizons update in 2026" on my bingo card for a random thursday

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Patrick Wyman @patrickwyman.bsky.social · 1d

Watching the gigantic corporations that dominate our economy become increasingly disconnected from such basic concepts as "we should make products people want to buy" and "making money is a good idea" is slowly driving me insane

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autumn @waveprism.bsky.social · 1d

i'm getting real fucking exhausted of this absolute *insistence* from every company imaginable to have genAI follow you every single fucking place you turn. it's becoming inescapable and they seem to WANT it to be such.

Portalrealm @portalrealm.bsky.social · 1d

Youtube has announced that all low-res videos (i.e. older ones) are to be automatically AI upscaled to HD.
Creators can opt-out on a per video basis (but the channel may be long abandoned).

When researching props or behind the scenes, old videos are useful, but not if upscaling produces artefacts.

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kelsey lewin @kelslewin.bsky.social · 1d

wait this is fascinating

GSK | ALL CITY SLOP SHOP (ETA SOON) @allcityslopshop.com · 1d

note the legals: LRG's using Japan's arbitration system for orphaned games to reissue Little Samson—if you can demonstrate that you've made a genuine effort to contact/identify a potential rights owner to no avail, you can legally commercialise an old game by paying royalties to the JP govt, which…

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Blackthorn @miasmaofvibes.bsky.social · 1d

imagine telling people a year ago or even like 6 months ago that there'd be an amiibo of the RE9 protag

Wario64 @wario64.bsky.social · 1d

Resident Evil Requiem Switch 2 Pro Controller, amiibo (Grace Ashcroft - Summer 2026), and Fortnite items (Grace outfit with purchase of RE: Requiem on EGS) announced

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TieTuesday @tietuesday.bsky.social · 1d

lmao

"Microsoft is not policing our messages in the game! we understand it looks goofy making an anti monopoly game when we got bought out by monopoly the company"

*next paragraph*

"Microsoft would like you to stop speaking about their involvement with the IDF"

(full text in linked article)

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Blackthorn @miasmaofvibes.bsky.social · 1d

right?!

Blackthorn @miasmaofvibes.bsky.social · 1d

anyway ZA's actual worst side mission is clearly the one where you help a cop fix his marriage

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Blackthorn @miasmaofvibes.bsky.social · 1d

iirc Rotom in DPP had legendary battle theme music, so i guess that and being a one-off encounter gave some people the idea it's a legendary

but like if you're gonna complain about "disrespecting series history" or whatever you should probably get basic details like that straight first

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Blackthorn @miasmaofvibes.bsky.social · 1d

Nothing could prepare you for how Please Get Some Actual Problems this article is

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Mr. Chau @srirachachau.bsky.social · 2d

I do think chatGPT is making at least two generations mentally ill and I don’t say that lightly

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Blackthorn @miasmaofvibes.bsky.social · 2d

so they're pitching Dead Internet Theory but for an entire industry?

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Blackthorn @miasmaofvibes.bsky.social · 2d

anyway they did the thing again so I guess I'm getting back on my bullshit

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Blackthorn @miasmaofvibes.bsky.social · 2d

Vampire Survivors is pretty close to a perfect game with a perfect gameplay loop of "I play it obsessively for like a week or two, put it down for a few months, and then they just keep adding even more stuff to it for free that gets me playing obsessively for another week or two"

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Luke Plunkett @lukeplunkett.com · 3d

your regular reminder that this company can get straight in the fuckin bin

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Blackthorn @miasmaofvibes.bsky.social · 3d

> called One Piece
> broken up into multiple seasons (pieces)

curious

Knoebel @knoebel.bsky.social · 3d

One Piece Season 2 premieres March 10th on Netflix.

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frey (but spooky)🎃 @freydraws.bsky.social · 3d

Hate the argument of "Well you can boycott for now, but soon every game studio is going to use genAI and you won't be able to tell or avoid it anymore!!"

dude there are already more videogames in existence than I'm ever going to be able to play in my lifetime. this boycott shit is easy.

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Blackthorn @miasmaofvibes.bsky.social · 3d

my timeline's really funny right now because it's mostly people complaining a baseball game is going too long i guess?

and as someone who already thinks baseball games are too long and pretty boring by default, I'm trying to imagine a game so long that even baseball sickos are getting bored of it

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