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@gracemachine.bsky.social
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· Jul 19
Killing Our Gods: Essays on Religion, Christianity, and Video Games - ebook by graceinthemachine
criticism and rambling on digital media and its divine discontents.
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Hi! you can buy the ebook for Killing Our Gods on itch RIGHT NOW. It's a collection of essays on Christianity, religion, and video games! @dialacina.com wrote a introduction for it! It's good!
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Breaks my heart to share this, but today is my last day at The Verge and I am looking for work! I'd really like to stay in video games, preferably in some kind of journalistic capacity but I can do PR/Marketing and maybe even a lil Narrative Design. Please get in touch!
www.ashparrish.com
www.ashparrish.com
Ash Parrish
www.ashparrish.com
January 16, 2026 at 4:55 PM
Breaks my heart to share this, but today is my last day at The Verge and I am looking for work! I'd really like to stay in video games, preferably in some kind of journalistic capacity but I can do PR/Marketing and maybe even a lil Narrative Design. Please get in touch!
www.ashparrish.com
www.ashparrish.com
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Salem and I could really use some help covering a -$44 overdraft that just went through. The fees for these spiral bad if we don’t get it taken care of quickly. Any amount helps!!
January 15, 2026 at 8:55 PM
Salem and I could really use some help covering a -$44 overdraft that just went through. The fees for these spiral bad if we don’t get it taken care of quickly. Any amount helps!!
Tried to go both broad and dense on Pathologic 3. Making the pitch for why people in general should care about these games at all AND why the nitty gritty details of them matter so much.
In its wedding of mechanical complexity and narrative justification, Pathologic 3 undoes oft-touted binaries of story and play. www.avclub.com/pathologic-3...
Pathologic 3 weaves gameplay and narrative as tightly as blood and bone
In its wedding of mechanical complexity and narrative justification, Pathologic 3 undoes oft-touted binaries of story and play.
www.avclub.com
January 15, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Tried to go both broad and dense on Pathologic 3. Making the pitch for why people in general should care about these games at all AND why the nitty gritty details of them matter so much.
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Hell yeah! @gracemachine.bsky.social covering Pathologic 3! LFG!
These games are literary. They are florid and flowery, twisting their prose between the branches of an ever-growing tree.
Pathologic 3 weaves gameplay and narrative as tightly as blood and bone
In its wedding of mechanical complexity and narrative justification, Pathologic 3 undoes oft-touted binaries of story and play.
www.avclub.com
January 15, 2026 at 4:28 PM
Hell yeah! @gracemachine.bsky.social covering Pathologic 3! LFG!
Having the experience that whenever haters talk about why they don’t like Silent Hill f I like it more…
January 8, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Having the experience that whenever haters talk about why they don’t like Silent Hill f I like it more…
This is, perhaps, too complex a thought for this platform.
Nevertheless, I would hope that we can recognize that transmisogyny is a bigotry anyone of any identity category can wield. The suggestion that some are more prone to it is an evasion of the pervasiveness of the problem.
Nevertheless, I would hope that we can recognize that transmisogyny is a bigotry anyone of any identity category can wield. The suggestion that some are more prone to it is an evasion of the pervasiveness of the problem.
January 2, 2026 at 10:16 PM
This is, perhaps, too complex a thought for this platform.
Nevertheless, I would hope that we can recognize that transmisogyny is a bigotry anyone of any identity category can wield. The suggestion that some are more prone to it is an evasion of the pervasiveness of the problem.
Nevertheless, I would hope that we can recognize that transmisogyny is a bigotry anyone of any identity category can wield. The suggestion that some are more prone to it is an evasion of the pervasiveness of the problem.
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It is time to close out the year with a bang as @benverschoor.bsky.social and I talk about Marty Supreme
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Mise en Screen: Episode 25: Marty Supreme
Marty Supreme is a 2025 sports comedy-drama film directed, written, produced, and edited by Josh Safdie, with Ronald Bronstein co-writer, co-producer- and co-editor. In this film we follow Marty Mause...
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January 2, 2026 at 10:08 PM
It is time to close out the year with a bang as @benverschoor.bsky.social and I talk about Marty Supreme
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I've covered how disabled folks get left behind in climate disasters again and again. It breaks my heart every time. If you can spare something, please help Megan and Robert, a couple who lost their home more than five years ago in Oregon's Almeda Fire and haven't had stable housing since. 💔
Donate to Autistic and disabled wildfire victims need help, organized by Robert Bilodeau
Hi, I’m Robert. I’m autistic and disabled, and my wife Megan and I lo… Robert Bilodeau needs your support for Autistic and disabled wildfire victims need help
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January 2, 2026 at 6:07 PM
I've covered how disabled folks get left behind in climate disasters again and again. It breaks my heart every time. If you can spare something, please help Megan and Robert, a couple who lost their home more than five years ago in Oregon's Almeda Fire and haven't had stable housing since. 💔
This movie really brought out a BIG discussion from us, including what we long for in art and criticism, how to interpret abstraction, and how horror works.
Found Footage Episode 30: Skinamarink www.patreon.com/posts/147167...
Found Footage 30: Skinamarink (2022) | The Safe Room
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January 2, 2026 at 12:08 AM
This movie really brought out a BIG discussion from us, including what we long for in art and criticism, how to interpret abstraction, and how horror works.
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had a good time listening to friends talk about the most "hear me out" horror story of recent times
Episode 41: Slay the Princess www.abnormalmapping.com/the-safe-roo...
Episode 41: Slay the Princess — Abnormal Mapping
Grace and Rose dig into Slay the Princess and discuss its many routes, surprises, and ruminations on narrative storytelling. We also talk about the game’s tone and often grating dialogue between perso...
www.abnormalmapping.com
December 31, 2025 at 3:57 PM
had a good time listening to friends talk about the most "hear me out" horror story of recent times
Really frustrating game because it both constantly evokes worse games than it AND suggests something better than it is… yet… the love story fucking cooks.
Episode 41: Slay the Princess www.abnormalmapping.com/the-safe-roo...
Episode 41: Slay the Princess — Abnormal Mapping
Grace and Rose dig into Slay the Princess and discuss its many routes, surprises, and ruminations on narrative storytelling. We also talk about the game’s tone and often grating dialogue between perso...
www.abnormalmapping.com
December 30, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Really frustrating game because it both constantly evokes worse games than it AND suggests something better than it is… yet… the love story fucking cooks.
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SIGN OUR BOYCOTT XBOX PLEDGE: We are asking gamers, game workers, streamers & journalists to join us in boycotting & divesting from Xbox, to force Microsoft to end its complicity in the genocide of Palestinians.
We’ve provided concrete actions everyone can take. Sign here: nogamesforgenocide.com
We’ve provided concrete actions everyone can take. Sign here: nogamesforgenocide.com
December 2, 2025 at 4:00 PM
SIGN OUR BOYCOTT XBOX PLEDGE: We are asking gamers, game workers, streamers & journalists to join us in boycotting & divesting from Xbox, to force Microsoft to end its complicity in the genocide of Palestinians.
We’ve provided concrete actions everyone can take. Sign here: nogamesforgenocide.com
We’ve provided concrete actions everyone can take. Sign here: nogamesforgenocide.com
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I wrote a little something for @tier-review.com
On 24 Killers and what a home really is
Thank you to @gracemachine.bsky.social and @phoenixsimms.bsky.social for the opportunity and the great edits.
On 24 Killers and what a home really is
Thank you to @gracemachine.bsky.social and @phoenixsimms.bsky.social for the opportunity and the great edits.
THE WORLD IS NOT MY HOME
As someone who has moved around a lot, across different states and even countries, I long for the stability of home, a house to call my own. Political and economic situations have dashed my dreams, or...
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December 18, 2025 at 5:35 PM
I wrote a little something for @tier-review.com
On 24 Killers and what a home really is
Thank you to @gracemachine.bsky.social and @phoenixsimms.bsky.social for the opportunity and the great edits.
On 24 Killers and what a home really is
Thank you to @gracemachine.bsky.social and @phoenixsimms.bsky.social for the opportunity and the great edits.
Just posted a big update on behalf of my collaborator Gina about the physical Killing Our Gods book. It is happening!!!!
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Update 10: EOY 2025 Physical Edition Update · Killing Our Gods
Hi everyone! It’s been a long time since you had an update from me and I want to let you all know where we are currently. The world has obviously changed quite a bit since Grace and I first started ta...
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December 18, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Just posted a big update on behalf of my collaborator Gina about the physical Killing Our Gods book. It is happening!!!!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/gin...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/gin...
Put a good deal more time into this game after writing this and it continues to reveal how special it is... Rare to play something that feel so good as a toy and yet mature.
Sprawling yet intimate, the new RPG Angeline Era offers sharp, personal design in an age of open world excess. Read @gracemachine.bsky.social's review. www.avclub.com/angeline-era...
Angeline Era is a shrewd and poetic examination of the past
Sprawling yet intimate, the new RPG Angeline Era offers sharp, personal design in an age of open world excess.
www.avclub.com
December 15, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Put a good deal more time into this game after writing this and it continues to reveal how special it is... Rare to play something that feel so good as a toy and yet mature.
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Yooooo! My girl @gracemachine.bsky.social got to write about Angeline Era so I'm not even mad I didn't get to!
Go read it! GO READ IT!
Go read it! GO READ IT!
Analgesic's latest RPG is a sharply designed counterpoint to open world excess.
Angeline Era is a shrewd and poetic examination of the past
Sprawling yet intimate, the new RPG Angeline Era offers sharp, personal design in an age of open world excess.
www.avclub.com
December 15, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Yooooo! My girl @gracemachine.bsky.social got to write about Angeline Era so I'm not even mad I didn't get to!
Go read it! GO READ IT!
Go read it! GO READ IT!
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🚨PLEASE BOOST🚨Salem and I got informed by our landlord about their intentions to bring us to court in three days if we don’t have our rent paid by then. We still need $1350. Any boosting would mean the world to two trans disabled lesbians so we can get out of this situation! #MutualAid
December 8, 2025 at 8:05 PM
🚨PLEASE BOOST🚨Salem and I got informed by our landlord about their intentions to bring us to court in three days if we don’t have our rent paid by then. We still need $1350. Any boosting would mean the world to two trans disabled lesbians so we can get out of this situation! #MutualAid
this game was fun :) I like when I’m a girl and have a shotgun.
Episode 40: Silly Polly Beast www.abnormalmapping.com/the-safe-roo...
Episode 40: Silly Polly Beast — Abnormal Mapping
On this episode of The Safe Room, we tackle the new indie horror action game Silly Polly Beast. We praise the game’s art style and presentation, analyze its kinetic and tense combat, and discuss what ...
www.abnormalmapping.com
December 9, 2025 at 1:12 AM
this game was fun :) I like when I’m a girl and have a shotgun.
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Podcast time. You don't want to miss us talk about the Return to Silent Hill trailer!
Episode 40: Silly Polly Beast www.abnormalmapping.com/the-safe-roo...
Episode 40: Silly Polly Beast — Abnormal Mapping
On this episode of The Safe Room, we tackle the new indie horror action game Silly Polly Beast. We praise the game’s art style and presentation, analyze its kinetic and tense combat, and discuss what ...
www.abnormalmapping.com
December 8, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Podcast time. You don't want to miss us talk about the Return to Silent Hill trailer!
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🚨EMERGENCY🚨 We are TWO days late on rent and still need about $1350!! We are desperate for help and would extremely appreciate every repost we can get! Please boost to help out two disabled trans lesbians! #MutualAid #TransCrowdfund
December 7, 2025 at 12:11 PM
🚨EMERGENCY🚨 We are TWO days late on rent and still need about $1350!! We are desperate for help and would extremely appreciate every repost we can get! Please boost to help out two disabled trans lesbians! #MutualAid #TransCrowdfund
You still got a few hours! Send in questions!
We are recording our pod today on SILLY POLLY BEAST ask us anything [email protected]
December 7, 2025 at 8:08 PM
You still got a few hours! Send in questions!
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We are recording our pod today on SILLY POLLY BEAST ask us anything [email protected]
December 7, 2025 at 4:28 PM
We are recording our pod today on SILLY POLLY BEAST ask us anything [email protected]