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We're not laughing out loud about this one. This month's issue of Unwinnable Monthly features @jamestocchio.bsky.social on L.O.L and Ryuichi Sakamoto, plus our regular crew on their areas of expertise.
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"[H]ow and why does someone decide to be and do good?"
Alex J. Tunney explores the moral shifts of Tekken's Lee Chaolan:
Alex J. Tunney explores the moral shifts of Tekken's Lee Chaolan:
Violet Shift, Silver Lining - Unwinnable
In a world of iron fists, it’s easy to see how one could be morally corrupted.
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November 26, 2025 at 1:00 AM
"[H]ow and why does someone decide to be and do good?"
Alex J. Tunney explores the moral shifts of Tekken's Lee Chaolan:
Alex J. Tunney explores the moral shifts of Tekken's Lee Chaolan:
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Unwinnable has posted an excerpt of my writing from the latest issue. Please take a look and consider subscribing to this excellent monthly magazine. unwinnable.com/2025/11/25/r...
Ryuichi Sakamoto and the Heart and Soul of Lack of Love - Unwinnable
Peace and environmentalism in a Dreamcast-exclusive evolutionary life-sim.
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November 25, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Unwinnable has posted an excerpt of my writing from the latest issue. Please take a look and consider subscribing to this excellent monthly magazine. unwinnable.com/2025/11/25/r...
"I’m not sure what I expect from Lack of Love, but what I find is a videogame with an earnest message and uniqueness oozing from every pore."
Unwinnable Monthly Feature Excerpt: @jamestocchio.bsky.social connects L.O.L.: Lack of Love to Ryuichi Sakamoto's activist legacy:
Unwinnable Monthly Feature Excerpt: @jamestocchio.bsky.social connects L.O.L.: Lack of Love to Ryuichi Sakamoto's activist legacy:
Ryuichi Sakamoto and the Heart and Soul of Lack of Love - Unwinnable
Peace and environmentalism in a Dreamcast-exclusive evolutionary life-sim.
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November 26, 2025 at 12:00 AM
"I’m not sure what I expect from Lack of Love, but what I find is a videogame with an earnest message and uniqueness oozing from every pore."
Unwinnable Monthly Feature Excerpt: @jamestocchio.bsky.social connects L.O.L.: Lack of Love to Ryuichi Sakamoto's activist legacy:
Unwinnable Monthly Feature Excerpt: @jamestocchio.bsky.social connects L.O.L.: Lack of Love to Ryuichi Sakamoto's activist legacy:
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ICYM this ICYMI: The unwieldy nature of building my Ball x Pit bass got me thinking about community building in general. Reeeeeead all about it!
ICYMI: "The subtle but incredible thing about this patchwork city is that it’s not about what I want – it’s about the needs of the community forming there."
@exalclaw.bsky.social learns a lot about community building when he creates his Ball x Pit base:
@exalclaw.bsky.social learns a lot about community building when he creates his Ball x Pit base:
The Need To Be Uncomfortably Flexible - Unwinnable
For the sake of New Ballbylon and its residents, I must do the uncomfortable and be flexible.
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November 25, 2025 at 6:11 PM
ICYM this ICYMI: The unwieldy nature of building my Ball x Pit bass got me thinking about community building in general. Reeeeeead all about it!
ICYMI: "The subtle but incredible thing about this patchwork city is that it’s not about what I want – it’s about the needs of the community forming there."
@exalclaw.bsky.social learns a lot about community building when he creates his Ball x Pit base:
@exalclaw.bsky.social learns a lot about community building when he creates his Ball x Pit base:
The Need To Be Uncomfortably Flexible - Unwinnable
For the sake of New Ballbylon and its residents, I must do the uncomfortable and be flexible.
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November 25, 2025 at 6:00 PM
ICYMI: "The subtle but incredible thing about this patchwork city is that it’s not about what I want – it’s about the needs of the community forming there."
@exalclaw.bsky.social learns a lot about community building when he creates his Ball x Pit base:
@exalclaw.bsky.social learns a lot about community building when he creates his Ball x Pit base:
"The subtle but incredible thing about this patchwork city is that it’s not about what I want – it’s about the needs of the community forming there."
@exalclaw.bsky.social learns a lot about community building when he creates his Ball x Pit base:
@exalclaw.bsky.social learns a lot about community building when he creates his Ball x Pit base:
The Need To Be Uncomfortably Flexible - Unwinnable
For the sake of New Ballbylon and its residents, I must do the uncomfortable and be flexible.
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November 25, 2025 at 2:00 AM
"The subtle but incredible thing about this patchwork city is that it’s not about what I want – it’s about the needs of the community forming there."
@exalclaw.bsky.social learns a lot about community building when he creates his Ball x Pit base:
@exalclaw.bsky.social learns a lot about community building when he creates his Ball x Pit base:
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My ugly mess has been a valuable lesson all things considered
November 24, 2025 at 3:42 PM
My ugly mess has been a valuable lesson all things considered
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My Ball x Pit base is an eye sore. Constructing it hasn't felt great either. But, I'd argue that the way Ball x Pit makes you build New Ballbylon is great for developing the flexible mindset that creates communities. Read about it in my latest @unwinnable.com:
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The Need To Be Uncomfortably Flexible - Unwinnable
For the sake of New Ballbylon and its residents, I must do the uncomfortable and be flexible.
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November 24, 2025 at 3:23 PM
My Ball x Pit base is an eye sore. Constructing it hasn't felt great either. But, I'd argue that the way Ball x Pit makes you build New Ballbylon is great for developing the flexible mindset that creates communities. Read about it in my latest @unwinnable.com:
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I finally saw Weapons, and thought about teachers, students, and parents, who should all be looking out for each other, but often surveil instead.
We're not laughing out loud about this one. This month's issue of Unwinnable Monthly features @jamestocchio.bsky.social on L.O.L and Ryuichi Sakamoto, plus our regular crew on their areas of expertise.
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November 21, 2025 at 10:31 PM
I finally saw Weapons, and thought about teachers, students, and parents, who should all be looking out for each other, but often surveil instead.
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Stoked to debut my new comic strip, "Con Artist," a diary comic about my adventures in con-going!
We're not laughing out loud about this one. This month's issue of Unwinnable Monthly features @jamestocchio.bsky.social on L.O.L and Ryuichi Sakamoto, plus our regular crew on their areas of expertise.
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November 21, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Stoked to debut my new comic strip, "Con Artist," a diary comic about my adventures in con-going!
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Lots of super interesting people with the choicest culture for you in this.
We're not laughing out loud about this one. This month's issue of Unwinnable Monthly features @jamestocchio.bsky.social on L.O.L and Ryuichi Sakamoto, plus our regular crew on their areas of expertise.
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November 21, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Lots of super interesting people with the choicest culture for you in this.
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Somehow Unwinnable gave me the cover story. Great art, too!
Loss for words here, but please check out my article on Ryuichi Sakamoto and the call for peace and environmentalism found in the evolutionary life sim game, Lack of Love.
It’s in the latest Unwinnable.
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Loss for words here, but please check out my article on Ryuichi Sakamoto and the call for peace and environmentalism found in the evolutionary life sim game, Lack of Love.
It’s in the latest Unwinnable.
unwinnable.com/2025/11/21/u...
Unwinnable Monthly – November 2025 - Unwinnable
The long dark season is upon us and we've one fewer light.
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November 21, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Somehow Unwinnable gave me the cover story. Great art, too!
Loss for words here, but please check out my article on Ryuichi Sakamoto and the call for peace and environmentalism found in the evolutionary life sim game, Lack of Love.
It’s in the latest Unwinnable.
unwinnable.com/2025/11/21/u...
Loss for words here, but please check out my article on Ryuichi Sakamoto and the call for peace and environmentalism found in the evolutionary life sim game, Lack of Love.
It’s in the latest Unwinnable.
unwinnable.com/2025/11/21/u...
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And if you like when I do aggravated rants about video game stuff, you'll definitely want to check this issue out!
But also it's full of far better stuff written by far cooler people so it's already worth it, honestly.
But also it's full of far better stuff written by far cooler people so it's already worth it, honestly.
November 21, 2025 at 7:03 PM
And if you like when I do aggravated rants about video game stuff, you'll definitely want to check this issue out!
But also it's full of far better stuff written by far cooler people so it's already worth it, honestly.
But also it's full of far better stuff written by far cooler people so it's already worth it, honestly.
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read my beech tree essay that also mentions pokemon sometimes
November 21, 2025 at 6:37 PM
read my beech tree essay that also mentions pokemon sometimes
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November 21, 2025 at 6:36 PM
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We're not laughing out loud about this one. This month's issue of Unwinnable Monthly features @jamestocchio.bsky.social on L.O.L and Ryuichi Sakamoto, plus our regular crew on their areas of expertise.
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November 21, 2025 at 10:14 PM
We're not laughing out loud about this one. This month's issue of Unwinnable Monthly features @jamestocchio.bsky.social on L.O.L and Ryuichi Sakamoto, plus our regular crew on their areas of expertise.
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ICYMI: "[O]ne of them is pretty good, and the other… is not."
@orringrey.com watches a double feature of Outland and Red Planet:
@orringrey.com watches a double feature of Outland and Red Planet:
No Place for Heroes: Surviving in Spaaaaaaace with Outland (1981) and Red Planet (2000) - Unwinnable
Both look and sound probably about as good as their source material would ever allow them to, which honestly isn’t bad in either case.
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November 20, 2025 at 6:00 PM
ICYMI: "[O]ne of them is pretty good, and the other… is not."
@orringrey.com watches a double feature of Outland and Red Planet:
@orringrey.com watches a double feature of Outland and Red Planet:
"[O]ne of them is pretty good, and the other… is not."
@orringrey.com watches a double feature of Outland and Red Planet:
@orringrey.com watches a double feature of Outland and Red Planet:
No Place for Heroes: Surviving in Spaaaaaaace with Outland (1981) and Red Planet (2000) - Unwinnable
Both look and sound probably about as good as their source material would ever allow them to, which honestly isn’t bad in either case.
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November 20, 2025 at 12:00 AM
"[O]ne of them is pretty good, and the other… is not."
@orringrey.com watches a double feature of Outland and Red Planet:
@orringrey.com watches a double feature of Outland and Red Planet:
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Cover art for issue 176 of @unwinnable.com Monthly, step by step.
November 19, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Cover art for issue 176 of @unwinnable.com Monthly, step by step.
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Advance the leftist agenda. Experience a narrative about alienation of self under capitalism. Purchase Henry Halfhead for 25% off. Enjoy a 2 hour game on company time.
Thank you Christopher and @unwinnable.com for the engaging read!!
Thank you Christopher and @unwinnable.com for the engaging read!!
November 18, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Advance the leftist agenda. Experience a narrative about alienation of self under capitalism. Purchase Henry Halfhead for 25% off. Enjoy a 2 hour game on company time.
Thank you Christopher and @unwinnable.com for the engaging read!!
Thank you Christopher and @unwinnable.com for the engaging read!!
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Lovely article @unwinnable.com on Henry Halfhead from Christopher Spina. Some spoilers ahead but also, grab the game on sale right now to support capitalism and then read this after to dismantle it.
Subjectivity and Exploitation: On the "Right Degree" of Alienation in Henry Halfhead - Unwinnable
Henry does not succumb to this vicious cycle forever.
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November 18, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Lovely article @unwinnable.com on Henry Halfhead from Christopher Spina. Some spoilers ahead but also, grab the game on sale right now to support capitalism and then read this after to dismantle it.
ICYMI: "Henry’s experiences exhibited in the game make clear the delineation between the alterity inseparable from personhood and the exploitation that structures capitalist reproduction."
Christopher Spina examines alienation under capitalism in Henry Halfhead:
Christopher Spina examines alienation under capitalism in Henry Halfhead:
Subjectivity and Exploitation: On the "Right Degree" of Alienation in Henry Halfhead - Unwinnable
Henry does not succumb to this vicious cycle forever.
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November 18, 2025 at 6:01 PM
ICYMI: "Henry’s experiences exhibited in the game make clear the delineation between the alterity inseparable from personhood and the exploitation that structures capitalist reproduction."
Christopher Spina examines alienation under capitalism in Henry Halfhead:
Christopher Spina examines alienation under capitalism in Henry Halfhead:
"Henry’s experiences exhibited in the game make clear the delineation between the alterity inseparable from personhood and the exploitation that structures capitalist reproduction."
Christopher Spina examines alienation under capitalism in Henry Halfhead:
Christopher Spina examines alienation under capitalism in Henry Halfhead:
Subjectivity and Exploitation: On the "Right Degree" of Alienation in Henry Halfhead - Unwinnable
Henry does not succumb to this vicious cycle forever.
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November 18, 2025 at 1:00 AM
"Henry’s experiences exhibited in the game make clear the delineation between the alterity inseparable from personhood and the exploitation that structures capitalist reproduction."
Christopher Spina examines alienation under capitalism in Henry Halfhead:
Christopher Spina examines alienation under capitalism in Henry Halfhead:
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the new inazuma eleven game has been getting more buzz than i expected so now i get to plug the unwinnable piece i wrote on it last year again :-)
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Inazuma Eleven Deserves More Triumphs and Trophies - Unwinnable
For everything weird about it, I can’t stop myself from coming back to Inazuma Eleven. In the midst of the absurd is heart – for every weird alien subplot or time travel conspiracy is hundreds of mome...
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November 16, 2025 at 5:24 PM
the new inazuma eleven game has been getting more buzz than i expected so now i get to plug the unwinnable piece i wrote on it last year again :-)
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