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Hyper Games | Moomintroll: Winter's Warmth @hypergames.no · 9d

4 screenshots from the cozy, story-driven, puzzle adventure game we’re working on 👀💙🕯❄

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Shaun Aitcheson @shaunaitcheson.bsky.social · 10d

🍂STEAM AUTUMN SALE!🍂

The Excavation of Hob's Barrow is a whopping 50% off on Steam! Tis the perfect time to nab a folk horror bargain as we approach the spooky season! ⛏️💀🪱

store.steampowered.com/app/1182310/...

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Alyssa Butler @crimsonlea.bsky.social · 10d

I've been offline for a bit due to a broken wrist. I'm set to have surgery on Monday. I'll be back to writing and blogging as soon as I can!

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Gamers with Glasses @gamerswithglasses.bsky.social · 22d

@srtrzinski.bsky.social on horror sensation My Friendly Neighborhood and the actual horror of defunding the Corporation for Public Broadcasting:
www.gamerswithglasses.com/features/my-...

My Defunded Friendly Neighborhood — Gamers with Glasses

In the horror game My Friendly Neighborhood , the puppets from a children’s show become monsters after a long period of neglect. Samantha Trzinski explores what we stand to lose, as parents, children...

www.gamerswithglasses.com

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Alyssa Butler @crimsonlea.bsky.social · 22d

It's a CD party kind of night.

An old Magnavox CD/MP3 player with pink headphones attached surrounded by CDs, including Within Temptation's "The Heart of Everything," Epica's "Aspiral," Charlotte Wessels' "The Obsession," and Lacuna Coil's "Comalies XX"

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Deep Hell Skeleton @deephelldotcom.bsky.social · 22d

cancel disney+ and throw bucks at small press. buy an indie game. save your cash to help people in need. i am not asking you, i am telling you to start pirating shit again

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 23d

"I’m not afraid of the fallout of last week’s news because everything bad that might come out of it was already being planned." open.substack.com/pub/margaret...

I Can't Tell You What's Coming

or: how to face the news

open.substack.com

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https://kolektiva.social/@noescape_vg 🏴🏳️‍⚧️🇵🇸 @noescapevg.com · 23d

Fuck it, how about a little self-promo tonight on the last night of the first amendment.

I'm No Escape. I'm writing a book rn and when I'm not doing that I publish pretty good games criticism and commentary. I've been doing this shit since 2019. #supportindiemedia

patreon.com/noescapevg

Get more from No Escape on Patreon

A blog about digital culture and its discontents

patreon.com

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Nathan Grayson @nathangrayson.bsky.social · 23d

I am terrified for the future of this country, but glad that at least we started building @aftermath.site a couple years ago — before shit really hit the fan. we’re beholden to nobody but ourselves. no execs can sacrifice us at the altar of a merger, and no bad faith mobs can get us fired

Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 23d

Becoming increasingly clear we’re gonna have to build a parallel infrastructure for all the media we really love. The reason all of this is happening under the color of law is hyperconsolidation, dissent being traded straight up for merger approval, or fear of harassment.

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Brett White @brettwhite.bsky.social · 23d

Please, support @popheist.com — we are so small and are trying to give writers a place to write about pop culture that isn’t dictated by SEO or dragged through AI slop. Please, check us out. Please share. RT.

Rowan Zeoli @rowanzeoli.bsky.social · 23d

Independent media is the only media we will have that will not be beholden to The State

This means it will not have the same reach, influence, or attention as traditional models developed.

This will like be both very good and extremely difficult to maintain.

Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 23d

Becoming increasingly clear we’re gonna have to build a parallel infrastructure for all the media we really love. The reason all of this is happening under the color of law is hyperconsolidation, dissent being traded straight up for merger approval, or fear of harassment.

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Alyssa Butler @crimsonlea.bsky.social · 26d

Went kayaking yesterday for the first time ever and fell in love! I can't wait to go again!

The front of a kayak heading down a calm river flanked by trees

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Trevor Henderson 🍉(commissions closed) @slimyswampghost.bsky.social · 26d

You should take a minute (or 7) and watch this absolutely beautiful animated adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe's The Tell-Tale Heart from 1953. Unbelievable.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ezuu...

The Tell Tale Heart 1953 (UPA Cartoons Short 37)

YouTube video by Richard

www.youtube.com

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Alyssa Butler @crimsonlea.bsky.social · 28d

Another great piece from one of my favorite writers. Hoping to pick up Cronos soon or at least watch a playthrough of it. I don't always agree with Bloober's choices, but I'm willing to give them a chance, and I did enjoy the SH2 remake.

Endless Mode @endlessmode.bsky.social · 29d

Horror game studio Bloober Team has a spotty record, but its latest, Cronos: The New Dawn, has won over one of its long-term critics. See why @gracemachine.bsky.social likes this one far more than Bloober's Silent Hill remake. www.endlessmode.com/article/how-...

How Cronos: The New Dawn Won Over A Stalwart Bloober Team Hater

Endless Mode explores the infinite possibilities of games and anime, from the excitement of video games, togetherness of board games, and action of pinball, to the adventure of theme parks, exhilaration of sports, and transformational thrill of immersive art.

www.endlessmode.com

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Unwinnable @unwinnable.com · 28d

ICYMI: "[T]his preoccupation with individual agency over interdependent, communal agency is pervasive in a popular genre of games that often claims to center the latter: Wholesome or Cozy games."

@phoenixsimms.bsky.social muses on communal care in videogames:

Co-opting Co-op - Unwinnable

The narratives of care that feel the most impactful are happening in game genres that aren’t explicitly labelling themselves as being “wholesome."

buff.ly

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Alyssa Butler @crimsonlea.bsky.social · Sep 11

My top 5 albums of the year so far:
1. Hayley Williams - "Ego Death at a Bachelorette Party"
2. Cammie Beverly - "House of Grief"
3. Ho99o9 - "Tomorrow We Escape"
4. Heather Maloney - "Exploding Star"
5. Spiritbox - "Tsunami Sea"

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American Fietser @americanfietser.bsky.social · Sep 6

You'll want sound on this one...🔊👈

Just remember, you don't hate cities, you hate the danger and chaos of cars in cities. Design for people and you'll restore life.

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Dorian Dawes @doriandawes.bsky.social · Sep 4

really funny to see posts like "dont read old scifi/fantasy its all gross dudes" which not only erases marginalized authors of that period but then theyre like "read these nonproblematic friends of mine instead like tj klune"

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moralrecordings @moralrecordings.bsky.social · Sep 4

After a year of work I've finally released my adventure game. It's called Maura and Ash, and it's designed for MS-DOS. You can download it or play it in the browser right now!
moralrecordings.itch.io/mauraash
#msdos #pointandclick #adventuregame

Person wearing blue coveralls standing in the cockpit of a spaceship, watching a meteor pass the window. There is a blue inventory bar at the bottom of the screen.

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Mattie Gregory Lewis @devilsdoorbell.bsky.social · Aug 27

It can be all of those things and also be a horror movie.

nai THEE corpse bride 🦋 @astoldbynai.blacksky.app · Aug 26

The reason Sinners is so good is that it’s not a horror movie. It is a film about the Black experience, and the immigrant experience in America. It tells the story of marginalized peoples and uses vampires as allegory to tell that story. It is SO much more than a “vampire movie.”

two men standing in front of a cloudy sky

ALT: two men standing in front of a cloudy sky

media.tenor.com

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Garrett Martin @garrettmartin.bsky.social · Sep 5

a good video essay is its own cool thing and not a replacement for a well-written piece of criticism. lemme see the words dammit.

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nda @ndasfw.bsky.social · Aug 10

Silent Hill 3

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Andrew | BUY INDIEPOCALYPSE ➡️ PRGE @pizzapranks.bsky.social · Sep 5

Dive again into the world of indie games with Indiepocalypse #68!

-10 curated games for $15!
-Zine!
-Newly commissioned game by
olszoj (olszoj.mmm.page)

-Cover by CharleyJadeIllustrations (charleyjadeartistry.com)

pizzapranks.itch.io/indiepocalypse-68

cover for indiepocalypse #68 showing a winged deer surrounded by briars

screen for syf showing a yellow clay being on clay town street

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Alyssa Butler @crimsonlea.bsky.social · Sep 5

Happy birthday to Lauren, Joey, and the gem that is Blackwell Unbound! While I love the entire series, Unbound is my favorite installment. Lauren is a tragic and beautifully written character, and I love the inclusion of Joseph Mitchell as an important part of the story.

Wadjet Eye of Sauron @wadjeteyegames.bsky.social · Sep 5

Oh this passed by without me noticing. Happy 18th Birthday, Blackwell Unbound! I’ll be celebrating by suppressing overwhelming thoughts about the inevitable passing of time.

NoSoloBot - Video Games @nosolobot.bsky.social · Sep 4

Blackwell Unbound was released on this day 18 years ago

🏢 Wadjet Eye Games
📅 04/09/2007
🖥 Android, Linux, Mac, Windows, iOS

#videogames

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Alyssa Butler @crimsonlea.bsky.social · Sep 5

It's this girl's one-year birthday today! She enjoyed some dog-friendly cake and lots of cuddles. I'm so glad she's in my life. 🤎

A German Shepherd mix dog eating a dog-friendly cake out of a green Halloween plate.

A German Shepherd mix dog relaxing on a bed while a person's arm can be seen petting her.