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Aaron Potter
@aaronpotter.bsky.social
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Writes + talks about games for @mirror.co.uk | Former freelance writer at EDGE, NME, WIRED and more | Indie game book author | ✉️: [email protected]
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Aaron Potter @aaronpotter.bsky.social · Aug 20
Well, this is it. After two-and-a-half years of work, conducting interviews, playing so many games, and then writing it all up into something legible.

50 Indie Games That Changed the World by me and @bitmapbooks.com is out NOW!

Order your copy here: t.co/MolyUy9L35
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Aaron Potter @aaronpotter.bsky.social · 10h
Some nights you just get a real hankering to start building a LEGO set. Tonight is one of those nights.
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Aaron Potter @aaronpotter.bsky.social · 13h
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Enhanced Remake gets it RIGHT – Yooka-Replaylee review
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Aaron Potter @aaronpotter.bsky.social · 15h
Another one! This time for Yooka-Replaylee, which, certainly looks and plays much better than the original, but still feels like a game out of time.

My review:
Yooka-Replaylee review – old-school tribute gets the remake treatment it needed
Playtonic retools its nostalgia-fuelled 3D platformer with an enhanced camera and visual style, sanding off many of the original's rough edges.
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Aaron Potter @aaronpotter.bsky.social · 16h
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Bite-sized horror IMPROVED by co-op - Little Nightmares 3 Review
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Aaron Potter @aaronpotter.bsky.social · 16h
Little Nightmares 3 is the perfect Halloween treat to either play by yourself or with a partner!

Here's my review:
Little Nightmares 3 review – spooks with co-op only helps enhance the horror
Supermassive Games takes over development duties to offer up a new spin on Bandai Namco's wildly successful darkly gothic puzzle-platformer.
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Aaron Potter @aaronpotter.bsky.social · 21h
4 years ago since I gave birth to a Switch OLED (somehow).

Honestly, still the definitive way to play Astral Chain, Dread, and the Ori games.
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Aaron Potter @aaronpotter.bsky.social · 1d
Oh, Snap! I'll get the marketing boys on the phone.
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Aaron Potter @aaronpotter.bsky.social · 1d
Damn, the physical steelbook edition of the Robocop: Rogue City collection didn't need to go this *harrrrrd* with its cover art and packaging, but I'm glad it did.
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Chibdm @chibdm.bsky.social · 2d
Robin Williams' daughter has some quality thoughts on AI slop
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Graham Smith @grahamsmith.bsky.social · 2d
Split Fiction (2025).
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Ted (& technically Ro) @brandtandstein.com · 2d
Two photos side by side. On the left is Karl Urban as Judge Dredd, labelled “Karl Urban”. On the right is Karl Urban as Eomer, labelled “Karl Rural”.
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Aaron Potter @aaronpotter.bsky.social · 2d
Train staff checking my ticket just referred to my Steam Deck as a "Game Station". Which, all things considered, isn't a bad guess. I respect the attempt.
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Aaron Potter @aaronpotter.bsky.social · 2d
Haha, it's been a delight so far.
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Aaron Potter @aaronpotter.bsky.social · 2d
I remember playing this around a buddy's, and am still bummed it's *never* come to PS (from what I can tell). Maybe in a potential Deluxe Remaster? 👀
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Aaron Potter @aaronpotter.bsky.social · 2d
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Aaron Potter @aaronpotter.bsky.social · 2d
Finally watched KPop Demon Hunters. I get it now.
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Aaron Potter @aaronpotter.bsky.social · 3d
Honestly, with the likes of EA and Xbox continuing to fumble, it's nice to see AA scale projects (like Clair Obscur) capture the cultural zeitgeist a bit more. They can be a gateway to discover more indie treats. 👌
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Aaron Potter @aaronpotter.bsky.social · 3d
I totally agree, and it's interesting that all those choices are less than $60 too. 😎 Just proves you don't need to be AAA to innovate or inspire.
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Aaron Potter @aaronpotter.bsky.social · 3d
Oh yeah, that's the OG. But not on modern platforms, sadly. Boo!
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Dan Johnson @coil.bsky.social · Aug 28
While defending the luddite argument in Discord, I stumbled into this IMO succinct explanation for opposing generative AI:

At every step in the process, it impoverishes us.
AI impoverishes us at every step of the process: - data centers pollute our environment - energy use drives up costs - content theft robs creators of income - the actual output is used to displace workers and depress wages - using it harms our mental health and impairs our competence - the flood of AI slop is damaging our sociopolitical landscape All in service of making a worse product - and world - to enrich a handful of already spectacularly wealthy people
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Aaron Potter @aaronpotter.bsky.social · 3d
I'm sorry but this is actually "the best deal in gaming" (and has been since launch).
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Aaron Potter @aaronpotter.bsky.social · 3d
The best review I can give Nicktoons & The Dice of Destiny is that my kitten *loves* it. Teach em young!
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Aaron Potter @aaronpotter.bsky.social · 4d
Who me!? (That'd be delightful).
a cartoon character with a green hat and beard
ALT: a cartoon character with a green hat and beard
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Aaron Potter @aaronpotter.bsky.social · 4d
Congrats, Keza! Any word on UK copies? 👀
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matt’s slutty lil halloween name @windows98support.bsky.social · 4d
Turns out, 6 months was optimistic
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trick van treat @derek.bike · 5d
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a tweet by Dana Gould @danagould that says: Thinking about Rush Limbaugh and how, now that he's dead, you never, ever hear about him. No one mentions anything he did. Because what he did had no value. It contributed nothing worthwhile to the culture. Nothing of lasting value. He just made anger. Every day. Rising, blooming & fading like a fart. Then he died & was instantly replaced by a fleet of little replicas, farting fake fury five days a week. Creating nothing of interest or artistic value to anyone. Seriously, what an awful way to make a living.
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