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Andrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 8h

every single tech idea is like “soon our robots will be capable of playing catch with your kid, freeing you up to spend more time working on your employers’ spreadsheets”

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Mitch Dyer @mitchyd.bsky.social · 3h

DAY ONE.

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estherp.bsky.social @estherp.bsky.social · 5h

This is an interesting comparison. "The appeal they make to voters, and the way voters respond, is uncannily similar."

Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/o...

Opinion | Voting for Mamdani Taught Me Why Trump Won

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Mitch Dyer @mitchyd.bsky.social · 8h

It’s interesting how much the shift favors the hardware with these latest generations — screen capture, broadcasting, quick resume, cross save/progression, cloud streaming and saves. It changes how we enjoy games more than the games themselves. IMO we need bigger ambitions than graphics for games

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Mira of Kyiv 🇺🇦 @reshetz.bsky.social · 9h

Some kid is doing the standard “ur mom” voice chat trash talk and they got no idea they’re talking to bashar al assad

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Mitch Dyer @mitchyd.bsky.social · 9h

Happy Texas Chainsaw Saw Massacre anniversary — 51 years old and still the best to ever do it.

I fell in love with the multiplayer game and can’t recommend it enough—multiplayer stealth at its absolute best and most stressful. I’ve played nearly 400 hours and will stop when the game deactivates 😎

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Aurumek (Simon Hintermann) @aurumek.bsky.social · 9h

Hi everyone, there is a 5$ flat worldwide shipping event for giclee prints this weekend, just got myself three prints from another artist who I admire. If you're based in Europe, this is the time 🌿 have a good weekend!

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Mitch Dyer @mitchyd.bsky.social · 10h

a close up of a woman 's face with a scar on her nose .

ALT: a close up of a woman 's face with a scar on her nose .

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Mitch Dyer @mitchyd.bsky.social · 11h

Honestly didn’t think we’d get to a game five. What a stunner. What a series.

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Mitch Dyer @mitchyd.bsky.social · 18h

In it for the Tigers and my resting heart rate won’t stop rising

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Mitch Dyer @mitchyd.bsky.social · 19h

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Ryan Nanni @celebrityhottub.bsky.social · 19h

baseball is the best preparation for death because it does not come with a clock that tells you when your suffering will end one way or the other

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Mitch Dyer @mitchyd.bsky.social · 19h

Brian this fucking game

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Mitch Dyer @mitchyd.bsky.social · 19h

I skipped the optional dungeon and played on easy, but HLTB has it at 4-5h on average!

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Mitch Dyer @mitchyd.bsky.social · 20h

He’s unbelievable

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Mitch Dyer @mitchyd.bsky.social · 1d

I was looking for affordable versions of that on PS2 after securing a Demon Siege copy. It’s pricy! I remember it not getting a lot of love at the time but conceptually it seems awesome and ambitious in ways I’m into for sureeee

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Tamoor Hussain @tamoorh.com · 1d

Live now!

Tamoor Hussain @tamoorh.com · 4d

This week I’m going to raise money for @medicalaidpal.bsky.social to help Palestinians in need.

On Fri I'll start & finish Metal Gear Solid, MGS2 on Sat, Delta on Sun. It'll be 9 AM PT each day on www.twitch.tv/tamoorh.

Fundraiser is live on my Twitch. Please share if you can!

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Mitch Dyer @mitchyd.bsky.social · 1d

Yeah the demo for the third game with Jean Reno really made me want to play them all but I was a broke young fella. Correcting this because my excitement for the new one is through the roof.

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Mitch Dyer @mitchyd.bsky.social · 1d

I’ve long admired Onimusha, I played and loved a demo in the 2000s but never got to it until the recent HD release — strong recommend! This is pinnacle PS2 stuff. And a tight 4 hour campaign that feels much longer and more dense than that ♥️

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Mitch Dyer @mitchyd.bsky.social · 1d

Oh I forgot about this! Great check thank you.

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Mitch Dyer @mitchyd.bsky.social · 1d

The cinematic presentation is fantastic throughout. It’s weird as hell. It takes itself just seriously enough. Combat is a great time. Modernizing these controls goes a long way — exploration and puzzle solving are a total joy.

Onward to Onimusha 2

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Mitch Dyer @mitchyd.bsky.social · 1d

Finally played through Onimusha for the first time and this is a stone-cold killer Capcom classic.

I’ve wanted to play these games for ages and the first is a lean, ferocious action RPG that wastes zero time. Really fast progression with enough depth to make you want to keep slaying demons

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Aidan Moher @aidanmoher.com · 4d

Did you know I wrote a book about the origins of Final Fantasy, Dragon Quest, console RPGs, and their rise to success in North America?

Aɴᴅʀᴇᴡ Lɪᴘᴛᴀᴋ @andrewliptak.com · Sep 11

Aidan Moher's Fight, Magic, Items: The History of Final Fantasy, Dragon Quest, and the Rise of Japanese RPGs in the West is an outstanding exploration of the rise of the genre and how it's shaped popular culture.

Here's my review: transfer-orbit.ghost.io/aidan-moher-...

Review: Fight, Magic, Items by Aidan Moher

Aidan Moher's Fight, Magic, Items: The History of Final Fantasy, Dragon Quest, and the Rise of Japanese RPGs in the West is an outstanding exploration of the rise of the genre and how it's shaped popu...

transfer-orbit.ghost.io

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Reverend Jesus "H" Christ @reverendjesus.com · 1d

Blessed are the frogs, for they keep making authoritarians look incredibly stupid

Three persons in inflatable frog costumes. One of them is holding a nicely painted sign with two little cartoon frogs holding hands, below the text "FROGS TOGETHER STRONG"

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Rodger Sherman @rodger.bsky.social · 1d

Lisa wheeling in a lifeless Bart saying MOM, DAD, BART’S DEAD!

BART popping to life and saying DEAD SERIOUS ABOUT GOING TO ITCHY AND SCRATCHYLAND

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