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Alex Walker @alexwalker.bsky.social · Jul 29

and the glory days of games having exclusivity with certain GPU drivers

Alex Walker @alexwalker.bsky.social · Jul 18

Few hundred bucks on a Herman Miller second hand from Facebook marketplace is the way to go. Might have to pay $100-200 again down the road to have it regassed, but it'll last you a lot longer and your back will absolutely thank you for it

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Alex Walker @alexwalker.bsky.social · Jul 9

here for this reimagining of the top gear universe though

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Alex Walker @alexwalker.bsky.social · Jun 12

*inspired, not necessarily based on, you'll get it when you see it

Alex Walker @alexwalker.bsky.social · Jun 11

it's made by the same aussie author (‪@squiggle.au‬) who created the NationStates browser game, for anyone who remembers that! great one for the stats nerds, there's a demo out now too.

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Alex Walker @alexwalker.bsky.social · Jun 11

i love that there's a roguelike deckbuilder that's based on AFL store.steampowered.com/app/1543960/...

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Alex Walker @alexwalker.bsky.social · May 13

noooooooooooooo :|

Alex Walker @alexwalker.bsky.social · May 12

the paw patrol/hot wheels monster trucks developers are making a ... formula 1 homage? can see at least abu dhabi, spa, monaco included www.youtube.com/watch?v=KsLn...

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Alex Walker @alexwalker.bsky.social · Apr 8

who misses covfefe already

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Heard Island Government @heardislandgov.bsky.social · Apr 3

While we strongly discourage visitors, economic policies, and human interaction at any level, we would be thrilled for you to take a break from world events and learn about various penguin species

wwf.org.au/blogs/protec...

Protecting a Penguin Paradise: Heard Island and McDonald Islands - WWF-Australia | Protecting a Penguin Paradise: Heard Island and McDonald Islands | WWF Australia

In the heart of the Southern Ocean lies a haven for wildlife: Heard Island and McDonald Islands (known as HIMI) - home to some of the most iconic and ecologically significant penguin species on the pl...

wwf.org.au

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The Oldhammer Fiction Podcast @oldhammerpodcast.bsky.social · Apr 3

I've been wondering how tariffs will affect the table top games industry- answer- not good.

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Cult of the Lamb @cultofthelamb.bsky.social · Apr 3

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Alex Walker @alexwalker.bsky.social · Mar 27

Kiwi humour still top tier. From the NZ Herald.

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Alex Walker @alexwalker.bsky.social · Mar 17

small PC hack that shouldn't be necessary but sadly is

if you're trying to uninstall razer synapse, the uninstaller will routinely bug out every time you try to delete it

but if you unplug/disconnect the PC from the internet, the installer will proceed and actually start deleting files

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Alex Walker @alexwalker.bsky.social · Mar 17

YESSSSSS

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Alex Walker @alexwalker.bsky.social · Mar 15

thank god mtg arena is good these days (h/t to the legends at @goodgamesmorley on tk)

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Alex Walker @alexwalker.bsky.social · Mar 8

Having both Split Fiction and Two Point Museum both drop and be outstandingly good in their respective niches is a real treat.

they're both so much fun, please play at least one of them

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Alex Walker @alexwalker.bsky.social · Mar 8

apparently the xbox game bar now has a meme-making function

Alex Walker @alexwalker.bsky.social · Mar 7

epic (via EGS) are running player surveys upon exit of an application; don't mind this but the scattershot approach sometimes doesn't totally land

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Alex Walker @alexwalker.bsky.social · Mar 4

monster hunter bringing ginger cat energy

Sir Thomal @thomal9.bsky.social · Mar 3

Note to self, the cooking cutscene in Wilds does not protect you from aggroing monsters.

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Alex Walker @alexwalker.bsky.social · Feb 28

Nice Friday W, and from EA of all places: they've uploaded the source code for a stack of old C&C games, including Red Alert, Tiberian Dawn, Generals: Zero Hour, Renegade, AND the Remastered Collection

github.com/electronicar...

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Alex Walker @alexwalker.bsky.social · Feb 20

literally might be the first time I've seen any positive press about Bleeding Edge venturebeat.com/ai/microsoft...

Microsoft’s Muse AI can design video game worlds after watching you play

Microsoft new Muse AI system learns to generate interactive 3D game worlds by watching gameplay footage, marking a major advance in artificial intelligence's ability to understand spatial environments...

venturebeat.com

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Alex Walker @alexwalker.bsky.social · Feb 20

least likely choice, but if the Space Marines 2 devs were working on a Hasbro IP it'd be pretty rad if it was GI-Joe

would work with the SM2 style of combat and level design, would be a great shot in the arm for the franchise, lots of cool directions

(it's prob d&d though, and that's cool)

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Fergus Halliday @cvamped.bsky.social · Feb 18

Humble Bundle changed its terms of service back in December.

Unused game codes now expire after 3 years and in cases where the retailer is out of stock and alternate keys are "not available", Humble says that it is "not obligated to provide them."

Seems bad: www.reviews.org/au/games/hum...

Humble Bundle is getting worse (and everybody knows it)

Ever wonder what happened to all those games you picked up over the years through Humble Bundle? You might not like the answer.

www.reviews.org

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Alex Walker @alexwalker.bsky.social · Feb 17

things I don't want in Windows updates: mini-ads for other Microsoft services to juice their user numbers

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