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𝔐𝔞𝔡 𝔇𝔬𝔠𝔱𝔬𝔯 𝔅𝔲𝔱𝔩𝔢𝔯 ⬇️↘️➡️➕🦇 @doctorbutler.bsky.social · 3h

"TIME TO MERGE WITHOUT SIGNALING"

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Nikkolas Smith @4nikkolas.bsky.social · 12h

after millions of views and shares of my Portland Frog art. (thank you all🙏🏾) I got requests to highlight priests, and chickens, and Chicagoans, and T-Rexes, and more… all of us who refuse to bend the knee. so this is for US.
𝚂𝚝𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚃𝚊𝚕𝚕.
𝚆𝚎 𝚆𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚆𝚒𝚗.

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BATTLE SUIT ACES OUT NOW 🤖 @team.trinketstudios.com · 16h

The Battle Chef Brigade team made another game! 🚨

get in the mech alongside the crew of the Zephyr, uncover galactic mysteries, and watch their bonds grow in this colorful, dynamic, card-battling narrative RPG right now. 🤖🌈

it's 10% off on Steam, or you can find it on PS5 or Switch!

Save 10% on Battle Suit Aces on Steam

From the creators of Battle Chef Brigade comes Battle Suit Aces, a charming card-battling RPG. You'll recruit, befriend, and upgrade mech pilots on a heartfelt hunt for alien superweapons: the Relic S...

store.steampowered.com

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Jason Schreier @jasonschreier.bsky.social · 16h

On Monday, Yacht Club Games delayed the much-anticipated upcoming game Mina the Hollower.

On Tuesday, I visited their studio and saw the game. It made for a rare glimpse at why a video game gets delayed and what "polish" actually means.

This week's column:
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...

Why 'Mina the Hollower' Was Delayed

Yacht Club Games hasn't given a new release date, but the delay shouldn’t be more than a few months

www.bloomberg.com

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Phil Hornshaw @philhornshaw.com · 1d

Journalists: Save. Your. Work.

I use journoportfolio.com, and I've also liked the Fireshot browser extension, which makes quick PDF snapshots of websites.

Aftermath @aftermath.site · 1d

GameZone, a website dating back to 1994, has had its archives wiped:

aftermath.site/gamezone-video...

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Henry Carnell @hencarnell.bsky.social · 1d

"What they rely on is fear. So by coming out in an absurdist manner, it speaks to them, to some extent, that we’re actually not that afraid."

Willamette Week @wweek.com · 1d

Jack Dickinson, 26, says “we’re winning this.”

An Interview With the Portland Chicken

Rachel Saslow

www.wweek.com

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Jeff VanderMeer @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social · 1d

As the administration goes all in on an alternate reality about portland that bears no resemblance to fact and rule of law, continuing radical (and just plain funny, ridiculing) acts of the imagination along with other ways of getting out the reality on the ground may help curb their momentum.

fake film poster with a sunset and the portland frog protestor with words The Portland War, A Film by Ken Burns

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alessandro fillari @afillari.bsky.social · 1d

Take care, man.

alessandro fillari @afillari.bsky.social · 1d

Yep, it's out right now. I don't know why they didn't want coverage out till launch. The game is good, lol.

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alessandro fillari @afillari.bsky.social · 1d

Don't sleep on Absolum. It's not only my favorite roguelite of the year, it's also one of my top games of 2025. It captures the best of Dragon's Crown and Streets of Rage 4-- every run feels like a real adventure and all the fights are so damn cool. I loved it. Keep the roguelite beat-em-ups coming.

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alessandro fillari @afillari.bsky.social · 2d

This is what bothers me most. There are so many great experiences that are being snuffed out because of the misguided fear of an immature, socially maladjusted lot of terminally online weak men who are incapable of growth and self-reflection. There is no placating this group, they NEED to hate.

Xalavier Nelson Jr. @writnelson.bsky.social · 2d

You would not believe how many stories like this have been popping up over the last ~5 years

Not just full games cancelled—entire characters and plot lines removed or changed, leaving less time for making the *rest of the game better*, to try avoiding a small and malicious contingent of voices.

Stephen Totilo @stephentotilo.bsky.social · 2d

SCOOP: Last year, Ubisoft cancelled an Assassin's Creed game set during Reconstruction. Was to feature a Black Assassin who, among other things, fought the rise of the Klan

Sources: Leadership nixed it over concerns re: U.S. political climate, backlash to Yasuke

www.gamefile.news/p/scoop-ubis...

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Xalavier Nelson Jr. @writnelson.bsky.social · 2d

You would not believe how many stories like this have been popping up over the last ~5 years

Not just full games cancelled—entire characters and plot lines removed or changed, leaving less time for making the *rest of the game better*, to try avoiding a small and malicious contingent of voices.

Stephen Totilo @stephentotilo.bsky.social · 2d

SCOOP: Last year, Ubisoft cancelled an Assassin's Creed game set during Reconstruction. Was to feature a Black Assassin who, among other things, fought the rise of the Klan

Sources: Leadership nixed it over concerns re: U.S. political climate, backlash to Yasuke

www.gamefile.news/p/scoop-ubis...

Scoop: Ubisoft cancelled a post-Civil War Assassin’s Creed last year

Company leadership deemed the project too controversial for the moment, sources tell Game File

www.gamefile.news

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Michael de Adder @deadder.bsky.social · 2d

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alessandro fillari @afillari.bsky.social · 2d

This was the exact worry I had that companies would take away from dealing with anti-‘woke’ chuds. This concept sounds great, and now we won’t get it because these companies want to give into outrage merchants who suck the joy out everything.

Stephen Totilo @stephentotilo.bsky.social · 2d

SCOOP: Last year, Ubisoft cancelled an Assassin's Creed game set during Reconstruction. Was to feature a Black Assassin who, among other things, fought the rise of the Klan

Sources: Leadership nixed it over concerns re: U.S. political climate, backlash to Yasuke

www.gamefile.news/p/scoop-ubis...

Scoop: Ubisoft cancelled a post-Civil War Assassin’s Creed last year

Company leadership deemed the project too controversial for the moment, sources tell Game File

www.gamefile.news

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Anna Megill @annamegill.com · 2d

The OTHER project at CDPR's Boston studio is hiring a Lead Writer. (FT, onsite preferred) Come work with a very chill and creative team on Project Sirius ✨️

jobs.smartrecruiters.com/CDPROJEKTRED...

Lead Writer

Company Description: To create revolutionary, story-driven RPGs which go straight to the hearts of gamers — this is our mission. Want to dive deeper into our company’s culture? Explore our social medi...

jobs.smartrecruiters.com

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alessandro fillari @afillari.bsky.social · 3d

Help! I can't stop taking photos in Ghost of Yotei.

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alessandro fillari @afillari.bsky.social · 3d

This dude has always sucked.

LGBTQ Nation @lgbtqnation.com · 3d

Gavin Newsom vetoes gender education bill, declines to sign other trans protections - buff.ly/MTUAV85

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io9 @io9dotcom.bsky.social · 3d

'The Toxic Avenger' Has Helped Eliminate Over $15 Million in Medical Debt

The ooey-gooey, proudly raunchy horror comedy launched a fundraiser ahead of its theatrical release—and it's still going along with its arrival at home.

gizmodo.com

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alessandro fillari @afillari.bsky.social · 4d

The author is gloating on twitter too, this is such a mess.

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Karl (sad trombone noise enthusiast) @brainnotonyet.bsky.social · 4d

influence economies and algorithmic entertainment markets are sociopathy machines.

kate bush’s husband @airbagged.bsky.social · 4d

This is legit insane btw:

Roach man whose father died has zero self reflection or growth.

Says he will be happy to do it again because he has no actual skills and his audience fucking sucks

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Hayes Madsen @solfleet.bsky.social · 5d

Happy 25th to Skies of Arcadia, one of the best RPGs of all time, a perfect fusion of whimsy and adventure. And a game I can’t believe, in the remake gold rush, hasn’t been revisited. www.inverse.com/gaming/skies...