what a year; it's tough
mass effect was a studio at their peak making something great, same with halo 3 plus great multiplayer, portal a delight, the witcher and stalker were innovative and unpredictable
2007? mass effect
now? the witcher has led to higher highs than the others have managed
mass effect was a studio at their peak making something great, same with halo 3 plus great multiplayer, portal a delight, the witcher and stalker were innovative and unpredictable
2007? mass effect
now? the witcher has led to higher highs than the others have managed
...aaaand we're back! It's the Big One
Quote this with your favourite game NOW that was released in 2007, and what your favourite was THEN (if you had one)
Localisations/early access count, remasters/ports don't. Remakes depend.
Two-way ties count.
Refresher list: backloggd.com/games/lib/po...
Quote this with your favourite game NOW that was released in 2007, and what your favourite was THEN (if you had one)
Localisations/early access count, remasters/ports don't. Remakes depend.
Two-way ties count.
Refresher list: backloggd.com/games/lib/po...
December 26, 2025 at 1:31 PM
what a year; it's tough
mass effect was a studio at their peak making something great, same with halo 3 plus great multiplayer, portal a delight, the witcher and stalker were innovative and unpredictable
2007? mass effect
now? the witcher has led to higher highs than the others have managed
mass effect was a studio at their peak making something great, same with halo 3 plus great multiplayer, portal a delight, the witcher and stalker were innovative and unpredictable
2007? mass effect
now? the witcher has led to higher highs than the others have managed
friday night at the local, bought some raffle tickets, meat tray here we come 🤞
November 7, 2025 at 8:09 AM
friday night at the local, bought some raffle tickets, meat tray here we come 🤞
the idea that publisher funding or prior studio owner wealth is somehow more fair than arts department funding for indie creators is indeed a deranged take
Some people are genuinely deranged.
This is a user review of Draugen. Not Dustborn. Draugen: a game set in 1920s Norway with zero "propaganda", unless you count "mountains and fjords are real pretty" as propaganda.
Oh, and play Draugen! It's a neat little mystery, perfect October entertainment.
This is a user review of Draugen. Not Dustborn. Draugen: a game set in 1920s Norway with zero "propaganda", unless you count "mountains and fjords are real pretty" as propaganda.
Oh, and play Draugen! It's a neat little mystery, perfect October entertainment.
October 20, 2025 at 5:27 AM
the idea that publisher funding or prior studio owner wealth is somehow more fair than arts department funding for indie creators is indeed a deranged take
this game predates chatgpt by 20 years
"for each track card all players first execute phase 1 together, then they execute phase 2 together and then phase 3 together for the same track card"
then
"phase 1: player in front executes this phase first - all others follow front to back"
"for each track card all players first execute phase 1 together, then they execute phase 2 together and then phase 3 together for the same track card"
then
"phase 1: player in front executes this phase first - all others follow front to back"
October 10, 2025 at 5:48 AM
this game predates chatgpt by 20 years
"for each track card all players first execute phase 1 together, then they execute phase 2 together and then phase 3 together for the same track card"
then
"phase 1: player in front executes this phase first - all others follow front to back"
"for each track card all players first execute phase 1 together, then they execute phase 2 together and then phase 3 together for the same track card"
then
"phase 1: player in front executes this phase first - all others follow front to back"
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new james bond looks like the planet of the bass guy
Edge 416 is out now, featuring IO Interactive’s 007: First Light. For our 14-page cover story, we visit the studio to discover how its Hitman legacy paved the way, what it’s taking from the rich history of the iconic movie series, and the challenge of creating a new James Bond.
October 2, 2025 at 2:07 PM
new james bond looks like the planet of the bass guy
better to be an unc coded nephew than a neph coded unc
September 22, 2025 at 8:25 AM
better to be an unc coded nephew than a neph coded unc
At my accountant's office for annual tax stuff and there's a slideshow playing of the usual services, tax, debt, small business, etc but it's interspersed with photos of the boss and his wife with Doctor Phil, Charlie Sheen, and Mel Gibson?
September 16, 2025 at 5:07 AM
At my accountant's office for annual tax stuff and there's a slideshow playing of the usual services, tax, debt, small business, etc but it's interspersed with photos of the boss and his wife with Doctor Phil, Charlie Sheen, and Mel Gibson?
this + q cigarette that's good for you would improve my life near infinitely compared to "AI"
Seriously, fuck going to Mars. Why don't we put that money into making a thick crust pizza with pepperoni and onions that is somehow only 50 calories, but just as delicious.
Spend billions on that.
Spend billions on that.
September 14, 2025 at 2:01 PM
this + q cigarette that's good for you would improve my life near infinitely compared to "AI"
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The #HugoAward for Best Game or Interactive Work goes to Caves of Qud.
August 17, 2025 at 4:45 AM
The #HugoAward for Best Game or Interactive Work goes to Caves of Qud.
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Some very cool (introductory) level design advice courtesy of MachineGames' Thomas Carter: www.artstation.com/artwork/4NgGak
August 7, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Some very cool (introductory) level design advice courtesy of MachineGames' Thomas Carter: www.artstation.com/artwork/4NgGak
Probably the scariest thing about genAI is that none of its proponents seem to give a shit about the bald faced plagiarism that fuels it.
I've not even seen funhouse mirror versions of the "information is meant to be free" techno utopian takes that prefaced peer to peer sharing.
Just scaled theft.
I've not even seen funhouse mirror versions of the "information is meant to be free" techno utopian takes that prefaced peer to peer sharing.
Just scaled theft.
August 7, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Probably the scariest thing about genAI is that none of its proponents seem to give a shit about the bald faced plagiarism that fuels it.
I've not even seen funhouse mirror versions of the "information is meant to be free" techno utopian takes that prefaced peer to peer sharing.
Just scaled theft.
I've not even seen funhouse mirror versions of the "information is meant to be free" techno utopian takes that prefaced peer to peer sharing.
Just scaled theft.
New season of It's Always Sunny starts on a mediocre cross over episode but quickly gets back to form after that.
Just caught up on ep 2 and 3 after rewatching The Nightman Cometh and they hold up to the best of them.
Looking forward to the rest of the season now.
Just caught up on ep 2 and 3 after rewatching The Nightman Cometh and they hold up to the best of them.
Looking forward to the rest of the season now.
August 7, 2025 at 12:29 PM
New season of It's Always Sunny starts on a mediocre cross over episode but quickly gets back to form after that.
Just caught up on ep 2 and 3 after rewatching The Nightman Cometh and they hold up to the best of them.
Looking forward to the rest of the season now.
Just caught up on ep 2 and 3 after rewatching The Nightman Cometh and they hold up to the best of them.
Looking forward to the rest of the season now.
Theme for when you have to investigate a carnival, but it's spooky
August 3, 2025 at 7:16 AM
Theme for when you have to investigate a carnival, but it's spooky
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I... never would have expected GOG to do a big porn giveaway to protest censorship, but hey, it's high profile enough to bring the site to its knees so CLEARLY it's spreading awareness.
This is extremely cool. GOG is taking a stand against payment processors caving to fundamentalist religious groups and is offering a bunch of "banned" games for free.
freedomtobuy.games
freedomtobuy.games
Freedom To Buy
Join the 48-hour giveaway and stand for the freedom to buy games.
freedomtobuy.games
August 1, 2025 at 7:34 PM
I... never would have expected GOG to do a big porn giveaway to protest censorship, but hey, it's high profile enough to bring the site to its knees so CLEARLY it's spreading awareness.
I'm more of a Marioism-Third Worldist
Mario, Luigi, Wario, Waluigi, Peach, even Bowser are just aristocrats fighting for different minority rule
the Goomba resents the Koopa, the Koopa feels above the Goomba, they and the Toads war not thinking they are more like each other than like Mario
Mario, Luigi, Wario, Waluigi, Peach, even Bowser are just aristocrats fighting for different minority rule
the Goomba resents the Koopa, the Koopa feels above the Goomba, they and the Toads war not thinking they are more like each other than like Mario
Hegelianism: thesis, antithesis, synthesis
Supremarioism: Mario, Luigi, Wario, Waluigi
Supremarioism: Mario, Luigi, Wario, Waluigi
I think we should replace the friend/enemy distinction with Luigi/Waluigi so as to deflate its mystifying properties with the needle of ridicule
July 23, 2025 at 11:34 AM
I'm more of a Marioism-Third Worldist
Mario, Luigi, Wario, Waluigi, Peach, even Bowser are just aristocrats fighting for different minority rule
the Goomba resents the Koopa, the Koopa feels above the Goomba, they and the Toads war not thinking they are more like each other than like Mario
Mario, Luigi, Wario, Waluigi, Peach, even Bowser are just aristocrats fighting for different minority rule
the Goomba resents the Koopa, the Koopa feels above the Goomba, they and the Toads war not thinking they are more like each other than like Mario
i need this like T Pain needs autotune
July 13, 2025 at 12:20 PM
i need this like T Pain needs autotune
everybody wants to slam in the back of my dragula but nobody wants to dig through the ditches
May 28, 2025 at 11:09 PM
everybody wants to slam in the back of my dragula but nobody wants to dig through the ditches
season 2 of the rehearsal is one of the best things I've ever seen and easily the hardest to explain to people why it's so good
May 26, 2025 at 9:48 AM
season 2 of the rehearsal is one of the best things I've ever seen and easily the hardest to explain to people why it's so good
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The orcas now have the 13th most powerful air force in the world.
Another Navy jet falls into sea, marking fourth major mishap in months
The latest loss of an F/A-18 fighter jet occurred during a failed landing aboard the USS Harry S. Truman, an aircraft carrier in the Red Sea.
www.washingtonpost.com
May 9, 2025 at 2:46 PM
The orcas now have the 13th most powerful air force in the world.
amazing how good - historically unprecedented good - the post-industrial world had it for a handful of decades and incredible how quickly rent seeking in the false guise of invention has corroded it
Feeling increasingly lucky to have (mostly) grown up before social media and especially so before “AI"
May 7, 2025 at 3:09 PM
amazing how good - historically unprecedented good - the post-industrial world had it for a handful of decades and incredible how quickly rent seeking in the false guise of invention has corroded it
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lmao
DOGE demanded root access.
Not auditor access. Not admin.
They were given “tenant owner” privileges in Azure — full control over the NLRB’s cloud, above the CIO himself.
This is never supposed to happen.
Not auditor access. Not admin.
They were given “tenant owner” privileges in Azure — full control over the NLRB’s cloud, above the CIO himself.
This is never supposed to happen.
April 18, 2025 at 2:28 AM
lmao