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Ben Kuchera

@benkuchera.bsky.social

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I'm pretty sure this isn't Twitter, but let's hang out anyway. I've spent 20 years reporting on games and pop culture for Ars Technica, Penny Arcade, and Polygon. I've set the internet on fire a few times, in fact! Don't worry though, I'm nowhere near done

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Ben Kuchera @benkuchera.bsky.social · 5h

The new Superman movie is so rewatchable because it's a very good movie made up of like a dozen GREAT scenes. You can jump in at just about any point and you're five minutes away from seeing something really cool or interesting or fun. I like it more and more.

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Ben Kuchera @benkuchera.bsky.social · 13h

Time spent listening to music with your eyes closed is the most productive time there is. You exist to feel things and experience it all. Give yourself time to do exactly that. Clear out an hour and listen to an album straight through with headphones on. You're going to love how it makes you feel.

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Ben Kuchera @benkuchera.bsky.social · 13h

My daughter is home sick and she just wants to stay in bed and read books and I'm worried she's bored or unhappy even though when I was a kid and sick all I wanted to do was stay in bed and read books but I'm worried so-

Anyway, that's what parenting is like.

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Rami Ismail (رامي) @ramiismail.com · 22h

When @aceottorney.bsky.social first told me about this I said "this could change people's lives and stop developers from getting exploited" and having seen the final resource, I think I was not wrong. I'd call it a must-bookmark for indie devs.

René Otto @aceottorney.bsky.social · 22h

Proud to announce Deviant Legal’s Game Developer’s Guide to Publishing Agreements: a free resource for developers wanting to learn about publishing deals. Publicly accessible, without requiring to provide your data: deviantlegal.com/guide/game-d...

An image about the game developer's guide to publishing agreements feauturing otto the otter

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Douglas Wilson @doougle.net · 15h

I am hundreds, probably actually thousands, of hours into Slice & Dice and I am *still* encountering totally novel, exciting situations. For sure my all time fav turn-based roguelike.

(My strong rec on how to play: Cursed Hyper mode w/ 20% wild modifiers on)

tann.itch.io/slice-dice

Slice & Dice by tann

Roguelike dice tactics game

tann.itch.io

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Ben Kuchera @benkuchera.bsky.social · 16h

Hades 2 is quite good. I'm currently playing it on PC and I'm surrounded by three napping cats. As days off go, this isn't a bad one.

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Ben Kuchera @benkuchera.bsky.social · 1d

Me, while watching Westworld in 2025 as the world literally burns: Oh no way people probably WOULD be mean to robots this is really dark

Ben Kuchera @benkuchera.bsky.social · 1d

Westworld season 1 looks great, feels 200 years old.

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Ben Kuchera @benkuchera.bsky.social · 1d

This is going to make Salvatore Mundi look affordable

Ben Kuchera @benkuchera.bsky.social · 1d

This goes great with a Nintendo Super Mario Yamauchi Hallmark Keepsake Christmas Ornament.

Wario64 @wario64.bsky.social · 1d

Nintendo Super Mario Bowser Hallmark Keepsake Christmas Ornament is $12.39 on Amazon Prime buff.ly/J7JCTvy #ad

Ben Kuchera @benkuchera.bsky.social · 1d

But after 30 are legally sold, that's all about to change. Now there's a market. There's precedent. And with art prices these days if the plan is to auction these the upper limit on value is WAY higher than most suspect.

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Ben Kuchera @benkuchera.bsky.social · 1d

We have all had the late-night, stoned thought "how much would it cost to buy a Bob Ross original?" and if you've ever answered that question, you know what a huge deal this is.

There isn't a market for Bob Ross originals. They weren't sold. I knew a few exist in private hands, but who would talk?

PBS News @pbsnews.org · 1d

Thirty paintings created by the bushy-haired, soft-spoken Bob Ross will soon be up for auction to defray the costs of programming for small and rural public television stations suffering under cuts in federal funding. https://to.pbs.org/4nEQMrw

Bob Ross paintings to be auctioned to support public TV stations after federal funding cuts

All profits will help public TV stations with licensing fees for popular programs that include "The Best of Joy of Painting" and "America's Test Kitchen."

www.pbs.org

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Ben Kuchera @benkuchera.bsky.social · 1d

All of capitalism is set up to maintain that illusion. Don't fucking let it.

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