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Nikhil Murthy @murthynikhil.bsky.social · 1d

If it helps, I did underestimate an old man with a turntable a few months ago

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K. Thor Jensen @kthorjensen.bsky.social · 2d

Oh my god some fucking tech dingdong posted this on Twitter with the caption "AI games are going to be amazing" totally seriously, you have to watch it. You have to. In full screen.

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Nikhil Murthy @murthynikhil.bsky.social · 4d

Someone should remake Dirty Rotten Scoundrels just so Judy Greer can play Janet Colgate.

Nikhil Murthy @murthynikhil.bsky.social · 5d

That first microball game was hilarious. IIRC, the Lakers lost because they spent the whole game just trying to get lobs

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DAERHYK @daerhyk.blacksky.app · 6d

Any indies making kid-friendly games? Would love to grow a wishlist of titles for the little growing gamer we have.

We last beat Kirby and the Forgotten Land together.

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Nikhil Murthy @murthynikhil.bsky.social · 8d

I absolutely love this movie

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Gwen C. Katz @gwenckatz.bsky.social · 8d

I saw a tragically AI-generated version of this poster, so I have recreated a 100% human-made version for all your protest sign needs.

The Obama Hope poster, but it's a frog and it says "Hop"

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boshi's place @boshis.place · 8d

Join us for a night of Zohran themed games as we get hyped to vote! During this happy hour, you can play and win Zohran themed prizes!!

Poster of Zohran with Boshi on his shoulder. The poster reads: “Zohran for New York City at Boshi’s Place. 1002 Metropolitan Ave. Oct 23 6:30 pm. Play Games! Win Prizes! Games Gallery”

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🐔 Brian Bucklew 🐔 ₑͤ＞∿＜ₑͤ ∞🌮 @unormal.bsky.social · 10d

i just make video games man you can just make them you dont have to get up on stage and say dumb shit instead of making a video game

Andy Robinson @andyrobinson.bsky.social · 10d

Dead Space and Call of Duty’s Glen Schofield says he’s been experimenting with generative AI for 2 years and believes it can help ‘fix’ the games industry.

“AI isn’t here to replace us, it’s here to make us better, faster, and more efficient,” he says. “It’s a tool”.

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Aaron Lim 林家丰 @ehronlime.bsky.social · 11d

Hey did you know I have a new game out? I haven't been shouting about it much as I've been busy, but I think it's really good and the physical copies will be out soon, so go check it out! You could be the first to buy one ;)

Aaron Lim 林家丰 @ehronlime.bsky.social · Aug 14

Ithaca in the Cards: Second Expedition is out now on digital release! You can get the PDF at ehronlime.itch.io/ithaca-in-th... for $15. This GM-less blackjack driven storygame has you playing as doomed travelers on a perilous journey home, pitting your hand and hearts against Fate.

Ithaca in the Cards: Second Expedition by ehronlime

A blackjack-driven storygame about doomed travelers on a perilous journey home.

ehronlime.itch.io

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Nikhil Murthy @murthynikhil.bsky.social · 12d

Weakness Behind Cruelty at MNAC, Barcelona

Cartoon of Hitler behind Goring with the legend Weakness Behind Cruelty

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Luke Plunkett @lukeplunkett.com · 13d

happy indigenous people's day to all my american followers

Sid Meier's Colonization Is The American Video Game - Aftermath

No game has told the American story better, whether intentionally or not

aftermath.site

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Nikhil Murthy @murthynikhil.bsky.social · 13d

That’s true. It’s not a feeling that I had with every game

Nikhil Murthy @murthynikhil.bsky.social · 13d

I don’t remember if I broke this down when writing about postcolonialism in 4X games but I think that the issue is more than the encouragement of genocide and the limits of the possibility space. The actor / subject framing can only lead to broken representations. It’s upstream of the issues.

Nikhil Murthy @murthynikhil.bsky.social · 13d

This is very interesting. I kind of had the opposite reaction to the game in that I felt the lack of the spinal cord of the tech tree resulted in parts where the momentum slowed dramatically, which felt very similar to dead turns to me.

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cmrn knzlmn @ckunzelman.bsky.social · 19d

I have a book on Assassin’s Creed coming out and I would like to be on your podcast / show / stream to promote it!

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Nikhil Murthy @murthynikhil.bsky.social · 20d

Is it fair to consider Consume Me as the flow toward the mainstream of the language of Dys4ia like Firewatch did the jumpcuts of 30 Flights?

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Comunidade Cultura e Arte @comculturaearte.bsky.social · 24d

McKenzie Wark, uma das mais inovadoras teóricas dos estudos culturais e dos média, vem a Lisboa e ao Porto apresentar o seu livro Raving. A autora estará em Portugal a convite do Festival MIL e das edições Orfeu Negro.

Sabe mais: comunidadeculturaearte.com/mckenzie-war...

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cmrn knzlmn @ckunzelman.bsky.social · 24d

I think Magic: The Gathering is at an extremely bad place right now, and I think the recent Spider-Man set is a true low point. I went slightly wild in my @endlessmode.bsky.social column this week about it. Tune in for the phrase "suckling hogs" www.endlessmode.com/tabletop/mag...

Marvel’s Spider-Man and Through the Omenpaths Are A Bad Omen For Magic’s Future

Magic: The Gathering fans have been dealt a bad hand with the card game's unexciting, misguided new Spider-Man set.

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Nikhil Murthy @murthynikhil.bsky.social · 24d

Thanks a ton for trying it out and for sending me the bug!

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Nikhil Murthy @murthynikhil.bsky.social · 24d

I’m really sorry, but this issue shows up on Firefox. It will be fixed in the next playtest but in the meantime could you try a different browser?

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Nikhil Murthy @murthynikhil.bsky.social · 24d

Is this on Firefox?

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Nikhil Murthy @murthynikhil.bsky.social · 24d

Oh my goodness, thank you very much. I really appreciate it.

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Nikhil Murthy @murthynikhil.bsky.social · 24d

Thanks for hosting this week's #TurnBasedThursday!

Hoop Dungeon is a basketball turn-based-tactics game that has a playtest live right now!

whynotgames.itch.io/hoop-dungeon...

Hoop Dungeon Prototype by whynotgames

Basketball Tactics

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Songs of Silence @songs-of-silence.com · 24d

Proud to officially host this week's #TurnBasedThursday! ⚔️

#IndieDev and players from all around the world, share your favorite turn-based game below! (And don't forget to add the hashtag to increase your visibility 👀)

Let's make some noise ❤️🔄

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