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Francisco Dominguez @dominguezf.bsky.social · 5d

I thought you meant Billy Mitchell of Eastenders fame there, I was dying to know what the hell he was doing at a gaming event!

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Francisco Dominguez @dominguezf.bsky.social · 6d

Silent Hill f contentious soulslike gameplay continues the series' longstanding debate: Can combat be so bad it's good?

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Silent Hill f revives the horror series' 26-year-old debate: can combat be so bad it's good?

Opinion | Silent Hill's combat always had its critics, and series fans always had the perfect response. How does Silent Hill f's Soulslike combat in Ebisugaoka fare?

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Francisco Dominguez @dominguezf.bsky.social · 7d

Thanks to Bruno and Ricardo for their time speaking to me for this piece.

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Francisco Dominguez @dominguezf.bsky.social · 7d

I chatted to the @camel101.com brothers behind F.E.A.R.ful horror-FPS Beneath.

Find out about its claustrophobic, deep-sea firefights and a lifelong obsession with creeping dread.

store.epicgames.com/en-US/news/b...

Beneath interview: Meet the blood brothers behind the subaquatic horror-shooter

We spoke with the Cesteiro brothers about their upcoming shooter, its horror influences, and its unsettling firefights against Cthuluesque forces.

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Francisco Dominguez @dominguezf.bsky.social · 15d

You are not. I'm guilty of the occasional possessive followed by parenthetical explanation, which doesn't feel seamless, but it's rarely felt worth the degree of restructuring it'd take to avoid it.

That or I'm too attached to whichever rhetorical device that made it unavoidable.

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Francisco Dominguez @dominguezf.bsky.social · 20d

2016 Hall of Famers sure didn't age well...

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Francisco Dominguez @dominguezf.bsky.social · 20d

Part of me thinks Javier and Yuuya deserve a spot, but no idea who they'd replace!

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Francisco Dominguez @dominguezf.bsky.social · 21d

I'm still processing that Ezio vs Spider-Man is a rooftop-hopping commander match-up that can happen from next week.

Francisco Dominguez @dominguezf.bsky.social · 21d

Love the comparison between VG remakes and the classics.

The Iliad was constantly changed in performance, sometimes to flatter regional audiences or simply avoid giving mortal offence.

So I'm not sure, given the chance, ancient Greek poets would've been above The Last of Us-style re-remakes!

Marc Normandin @marcnormandin.bsky.social · 22d

My latest for @endlessmode.bsky.social is my entry into the remakes debate. They should have purpose and justification to exist for reasons other than dollar signs, and the literary tradition of revisions and new translations of classics like The Iliad have already shown the industry how to do that.

There's a Right and Wrong Way to Remake A Classic Video Game—And The Iliad Explains How

What justifies a remake? Between Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter and endless translations of Homer and Shakespeare, we've found some answers.

www.endlessmode.com

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🎃 Spooky Fran Ruiz 👻 @radioactivejawa.bsky.social · 29d

Another big one for @space.com involving astrophysicists: I talked to EVE Frontier's Helgi Freyr Rúnarsson and Guðlaugur Jóhannesson about galaxy merger models, black holes, and the thin line between science and fun. Read here: www.space.com/entertainmen...

'EVE Online''s space survival spinoff uses realistic simulations and algorithms to build a whole new universe (exclusive)

'EVE Frontier' developers Helgi Freyr Rúnarsson and Guðlaugur Jóhannesson talk galaxy merger models, black holes, and the thin line between science and fun.

www.space.com

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Francisco Dominguez @dominguezf.bsky.social · Sep 8

In Ambrosia Sky, two things are inevitable: death and fungus.

@joelburgess.bsky.social and @kaittremblay.bsky.social told me how their upcoming sci-fi clean 'em up gives death the attention and dignity it deserves.

store.epicgames.com/en-US/news/a...

Ambrosia Sky: A cosmic chemical-shooter for scientists, not space marines

Forget taxes. In this sci-fi clean ’em up, only two things are inevitable: death and fungus.

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Kait Tremblay (they/them) @kaittremblay.bsky.social · Sep 8

This interview was a really lovely experience!

I talk a little bit about my philosophy on designing interactivity in narrative moments and the relationship of interactivity to responsibility, and how I see Dalia navigating what her responsibility is to those around her, both living and deceased

Ambrosia Sky: A cosmic chemical-shooter for scientists, not space marines

Forget taxes. In this sci-fi clean ’em up, only two things are inevitable: death and fungus.

store.epicgames.com

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Joel Burgess @joelburgess.bsky.social · Sep 8

If you think I can talk your ear off about mycelium, just avoid getting me started on ska!

(thanks for the writeup on Ambrosia Sky, @dominguezf.bsky.social)

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Francisco Dominguez @dominguezf.bsky.social · Sep 8

Thanks to Joel and Kaitlin for a really fascinating discussion, and @elisefavis.bsky.social for arranging the interview.

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Francisco Dominguez @dominguezf.bsky.social · Sep 8

In Ambrosia Sky, two things are inevitable: death and fungus.

@joelburgess.bsky.social and @kaittremblay.bsky.social told me how their upcoming sci-fi clean 'em up gives death the attention and dignity it deserves.

store.epicgames.com/en-US/news/a...

Ambrosia Sky: A cosmic chemical-shooter for scientists, not space marines

Forget taxes. In this sci-fi clean ’em up, only two things are inevitable: death and fungus.

store.epicgames.com

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Francisco Dominguez @dominguezf.bsky.social · Sep 3

In Cronos: The New Dawn, martial law struggled to maintain its grip on a society falling apart.

For many, this would be speculative fiction. For Jacek Zięba and Wojciech Piejko, this was a trip into not-so-distant history.

store.epicgames.com/en-US/news/c...

Cronos: The New Dawn’s fallen Soviet utopia defies physics and history

With a one-of-a-kind setting and terrifying Orphans, Bloober Team’s time-traveling game has the makings of a survival horror classic.

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Francisco Dominguez @dominguezf.bsky.social · Sep 3

Thanks to Jacek Zięba and Wojciech Piejko for their time, and @josephknoop.bsky.social for being an all-star arranging this right after Gamescom.

Francisco Dominguez @dominguezf.bsky.social · Sep 3

In Cronos: The New Dawn, martial law struggled to maintain its grip on a society falling apart.

For many, this would be speculative fiction. For Jacek Zięba and Wojciech Piejko, this was a trip into not-so-distant history.

store.epicgames.com/en-US/news/c...

Cronos: The New Dawn’s fallen Soviet utopia defies physics and history

With a one-of-a-kind setting and terrifying Orphans, Bloober Team’s time-traveling game has the makings of a survival horror classic.

store.epicgames.com

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Rogue @roguesite.bsky.social · Sep 2

Rogue.site is now a reality! Thank you to everyone along the way who helped make it possible.

If you like what you see, and want more of it. Consider pledging your support with a subscription. Your funds will go to support independent games journalism written by humans, for humans.

Rogue

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Jeremy Peel @jeremypeel.bsky.social · Aug 26

Are you a game developer who, when faced with the prospect of making layoffs, found another way forward for their studio instead? If so, I'd love to speak to you for GamesIndustry.Biz. We're working on an article with the working title, 'You don't always have to make people redundant'. Get in touch!

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Francisco Dominguez @dominguezf.bsky.social · Aug 25

100%! That's one downside of the move to Switch hybrid, you need something to achieve in 5 minute bursts and now we have 800 bananas/moons and a billion challenge rooms.

Francisco Dominguez @dominguezf.bsky.social · Aug 25

I'm mostly trucking through to the end of DK because I hear the final stages are fab. I'd probably have dropped it otherwise, my brain isn't built for the collectathon anymore.

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Francisco Dominguez @dominguezf.bsky.social · Aug 20

At great expense. Or raiding the booths that give free drinks.

When I went last year I bought two 2ltr bottles beforehand. With one in each side compartment it made my rucksack look like a jetpack, but no regrets!

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Francisco Dominguez @dominguezf.bsky.social · Aug 19

Good luck to them. The best Sekiro animation already exists, and will take some beating.

youtu.be/-zcOUnXd-HQ?...

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Diego (@ Japan) Argüello @diegoarguello.bsky.social · Aug 15

i’m back on the new york times with a piece about off, its influence on a myriad of surrealist rpgs — including chats with the folks behind oneshot and in stars and time — and what it meant for its designer to revisit the work of his pessimist 21 year old self

www.nytimes.com/2025/08/15/a...

The Surreal Family Tree of a French R.P.G.

www.nytimes.com

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