Justin Keever
@justakeever.bsky.social
Academic, Youtuber, Game Studies/Continental Philosophy Guy
https://www.youtube.com/@justinkeever2524
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And they’ll say they can’t be held accountable because when they pulled the trigger they were afraid for their lives. Their lives which they spent serving an ideology of fear, a machine of fear, a holistic regime of fear. A culture-spanning engine of the ugliest and most dishonest fears there are.
Any one of us could be shot or kidnapped because an ICE agent doesn’t like the look of us. Are you prepared to be murdered in cold blood while “news” sources repeat the claim you were “weaponizing your vehicle” trying to leave your driveway? They want you to accept that. They want to make it normal
January 7, 2026 at 7:40 PM
And they’ll say they can’t be held accountable because when they pulled the trigger they were afraid for their lives. Their lives which they spent serving an ideology of fear, a machine of fear, a holistic regime of fear. A culture-spanning engine of the ugliest and most dishonest fears there are.
Having now played Horses: if I ever teach the videogame version of my animals and media course it's getting added to the syllabus because it is one of the most straightforward, teachable games I've ever played. This is a neutral opinion.
December 7, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Having now played Horses: if I ever teach the videogame version of my animals and media course it's getting added to the syllabus because it is one of the most straightforward, teachable games I've ever played. This is a neutral opinion.
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This sucks!
Today, Paste Magazine shuttered all its non-music verticals, a choice I am both professionally and personally heartbroken about. Sadly, I am once again looking for a place that wants to let me write about Books and TV on the regular, so hit me up if that’s you or anyone you know.
November 17, 2025 at 6:00 PM
This sucks!
How does one market a videogame in 2025. This is a serious question
November 10, 2025 at 6:00 PM
How does one market a videogame in 2025. This is a serious question
Probably gotta sell what remains of my magic collection to pay for yet another car repair. Fortunately, it seems like magic is just gonna get worse
November 4, 2025 at 3:53 AM
Probably gotta sell what remains of my magic collection to pay for yet another car repair. Fortunately, it seems like magic is just gonna get worse
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I do agree that the market for "professional" game's writing is basically non-existent, but there are plenty of blog posts getting posted every week on sites like @critdistance.bsky.social to basically no attention. social media as a way to discourse and share work has become a dead end, imo.
October 27, 2025 at 3:55 PM
I do agree that the market for "professional" game's writing is basically non-existent, but there are plenty of blog posts getting posted every week on sites like @critdistance.bsky.social to basically no attention. social media as a way to discourse and share work has become a dead end, imo.
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my hot take is that the fantasy that’s being catered to with videos like the one going around is of participation in a seamless, infinite, directed loop where the player and computer are constantly updating each other. which is where I think a lot of the satisfaction in systemic video games is. 🧵
this is stupid but at some point i think we have to confront the fact that there appears to be a not insignificant demand for videogames to be the holodeck, an infinite virtual playground you can basically live in. except even holodeck programs were actually written by someone, right?
Oh my god some fucking tech dingdong posted this on Twitter with the caption "AI games are going to be amazing" totally seriously, you have to watch it. You have to. In full screen.
October 24, 2025 at 9:14 PM
my hot take is that the fantasy that’s being catered to with videos like the one going around is of participation in a seamless, infinite, directed loop where the player and computer are constantly updating each other. which is where I think a lot of the satisfaction in systemic video games is. 🧵
Dark Souls II
October 16, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Dark Souls II
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Pathologic 3 launches on January 9, 2026.
A new free demo — an introduction to the full game — is out now on Steam!
We’re also unveiling the first of three trailers, each offering a different perspective on Pathologic 3.
youtu.be/XcgH-s7vgAY
A new free demo — an introduction to the full game — is out now on Steam!
We’re also unveiling the first of three trailers, each offering a different perspective on Pathologic 3.
youtu.be/XcgH-s7vgAY
Pathologic 3: Release Date Announcement
YouTube video by IcePickLodge
youtu.be
October 13, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Pathologic 3 launches on January 9, 2026.
A new free demo — an introduction to the full game — is out now on Steam!
We’re also unveiling the first of three trailers, each offering a different perspective on Pathologic 3.
youtu.be/XcgH-s7vgAY
A new free demo — an introduction to the full game — is out now on Steam!
We’re also unveiling the first of three trailers, each offering a different perspective on Pathologic 3.
youtu.be/XcgH-s7vgAY
100% co-sign. Marx did in fact have AI dialed in, somehow
I know it's a real cliché but I still think Karl Marx is one of the most important theorists to read if you want to understand capital's obsession with generative AI. This is from pg 692-93 of the Grundrisse.
September 30, 2025 at 12:02 PM
100% co-sign. Marx did in fact have AI dialed in, somehow
The only good things that have happened to me have been the result of random chance and unfortunately the precondition to random chance occurring is not throwing in the towel and pushing forward
September 29, 2025 at 3:49 PM
The only good things that have happened to me have been the result of random chance and unfortunately the precondition to random chance occurring is not throwing in the towel and pushing forward
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Yeah I'm in deep for 1,200 dollars just for the tow. Please help
This is not a good look, but: I am out of money and my car has broken down for the third time in a month. I have just moved across the country. I need a little help to make it through September: gofund.me/47e4a1856
Donate to Help me fix my car and afford food, organized by Justin Keever
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September 12, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Yeah I'm in deep for 1,200 dollars just for the tow. Please help
Yeah I'm in deep for 1,200 dollars just for the tow. Please help
This is not a good look, but: I am out of money and my car has broken down for the third time in a month. I have just moved across the country. I need a little help to make it through September: gofund.me/47e4a1856
Donate to Help me fix my car and afford food, organized by Justin Keever
I just moved across the country to a major city for a job that pays 40,000 a year. Th… Justin Keever needs your support for Help me fix my car and afford food
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September 12, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Yeah I'm in deep for 1,200 dollars just for the tow. Please help
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This is not a good look, but: I am out of money and my car has broken down for the third time in a month. I have just moved across the country. I need a little help to make it through September: gofund.me/47e4a1856
Donate to Help me fix my car and afford food, organized by Justin Keever
I just moved across the country to a major city for a job that pays 40,000 a year. Th… Justin Keever needs your support for Help me fix my car and afford food
gofund.me
September 11, 2025 at 7:09 PM
This is not a good look, but: I am out of money and my car has broken down for the third time in a month. I have just moved across the country. I need a little help to make it through September: gofund.me/47e4a1856
This is not a good look, but: I am out of money and my car has broken down for the third time in a month. I have just moved across the country. I need a little help to make it through September: gofund.me/47e4a1856
Donate to Help me fix my car and afford food, organized by Justin Keever
I just moved across the country to a major city for a job that pays 40,000 a year. Th… Justin Keever needs your support for Help me fix my car and afford food
gofund.me
September 11, 2025 at 7:09 PM
This is not a good look, but: I am out of money and my car has broken down for the third time in a month. I have just moved across the country. I need a little help to make it through September: gofund.me/47e4a1856
Lesson learned, and I will commit to asceticism from here on in
August 15, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Lesson learned, and I will commit to asceticism from here on in
Lessons from this cross-country move: I am too poor to have ever thought I should be allowed to own things. Can't afford to move 'em! Can't afford help! No one will buy them!
August 15, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Lessons from this cross-country move: I am too poor to have ever thought I should be allowed to own things. Can't afford to move 'em! Can't afford help! No one will buy them!
So, what are the odds of someone like me, with no online following to really speak of, raising like $1,500 to move across the country?
July 9, 2025 at 10:32 PM
So, what are the odds of someone like me, with no online following to really speak of, raising like $1,500 to move across the country?
McKenzie Wark, "Gamer Theory" (2007)
I have long said that the dream of a huge number of video games is "what if capitalism but it worked"
84% of indie video games are basically like, 'What if you were employed'
July 1, 2025 at 9:18 PM
McKenzie Wark, "Gamer Theory" (2007)
Has a diagram of a concept in a book of critical theory/philosophy ever been helpful? Even once??
July 1, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Has a diagram of a concept in a book of critical theory/philosophy ever been helpful? Even once??
The way the game falls back on the least interesting possible explanation for its metaphysics (i.e. the way that beaches work) was the final nail in the coffin
July 1, 2025 at 7:18 PM
The way the game falls back on the least interesting possible explanation for its metaphysics (i.e. the way that beaches work) was the final nail in the coffin
I've been playing the original Death Stranding and, having now reached chapter 8, I think I've stopped believing this game is going to become good. It's just a slightly slower open world action game! With bad characters!
July 1, 2025 at 7:15 PM
I've been playing the original Death Stranding and, having now reached chapter 8, I think I've stopped believing this game is going to become good. It's just a slightly slower open world action game! With bad characters!
"who cares?" The people seem to say
June 19, 2025 at 11:45 PM
"who cares?" The people seem to say
Tapped out on Clair Obscur right at the end of act 2 because I got bored of the combat. Should I finish it?
June 19, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Tapped out on Clair Obscur right at the end of act 2 because I got bored of the combat. Should I finish it?