Kennan Ward🍉
@kennanw.bsky.social
"I wish I was more attractive like Dagless. Still, one can only dream."
Gaming, sociology, & intersectional feminist/labor/human rights issues
https://www.backloggd.com/u/Kennan/
Gaming, sociology, & intersectional feminist/labor/human rights issues
https://www.backloggd.com/u/Kennan/
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Kennan Ward🍉
@kennanw.bsky.social
· Jan 2
62 Games finished in 2024. First completion of 2025
Rewind Or Die: Grindhouse somewhat PS1 visual styled horror that, while ok, isn't as atmospheric or tense as the similar Bloodwash and spends too much time in a dull sewer section. www.backloggd.com/u/Kennan/rev...
Rewind Or Die: Grindhouse somewhat PS1 visual styled horror that, while ok, isn't as atmospheric or tense as the similar Bloodwash and spends too much time in a dull sewer section. www.backloggd.com/u/Kennan/rev...
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If your choice is between an existential risk to your organisation, vs being a fascist collaborator, and you make the difficult choice to be a collaborator...
...then you are still a collaborator.
...then you are still a collaborator.
Like, I'm sorry the fascists are giving you difficult choices. But that's what fascists fucking do. The only legit answer is "fuck you make me". The only answer that shows you have actual fucking principles not preferences is "fuck you make me". And that sucks. But here we are.
December 3, 2025 at 8:55 AM
If your choice is between an existential risk to your organisation, vs being a fascist collaborator, and you make the difficult choice to be a collaborator...
...then you are still a collaborator.
...then you are still a collaborator.
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An insightful look by Fran J Ruiz behind the scenes at the design philosophy of an early 2025 gem, Citizen Sleeper 2.
skyboxcritics.com/2025/08/15/g...
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Gareth Damian Martin interview: Tabletop design ambitions and the importance of clear goals and limitations
An interview with the creator of Citizen Sleeper about their experience designing games.
skyboxcritics.com
December 3, 2025 at 2:48 AM
An insightful look by Fran J Ruiz behind the scenes at the design philosophy of an early 2025 gem, Citizen Sleeper 2.
skyboxcritics.com/2025/08/15/g...
skyboxcritics.com/2025/08/15/g...
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No Players Online - the full version of the viral abandoned online FPS horror game - is back on Steam. 🎉
The game was falsely removed weeks ago, just after launching, which has severely impacted the studio's survivability.
Please spread the word, and support it! ❤️
(No Players Online Steam page)
The game was falsely removed weeks ago, just after launching, which has severely impacted the studio's survivability.
Please spread the word, and support it! ❤️
(No Players Online Steam page)
December 2, 2025 at 2:07 PM
No Players Online - the full version of the viral abandoned online FPS horror game - is back on Steam. 🎉
The game was falsely removed weeks ago, just after launching, which has severely impacted the studio's survivability.
Please spread the word, and support it! ❤️
(No Players Online Steam page)
The game was falsely removed weeks ago, just after launching, which has severely impacted the studio's survivability.
Please spread the word, and support it! ❤️
(No Players Online Steam page)
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yeah the harsh reality is that we do take a chance on small games no one's heard of a lot more often than anyone thinks we do. but literally no one reads the articles, which then reinforces to the powers that be that they're not worth doing. I don't know how to solve that problem!
I've been doing this all year but indie journalists have the same issues as indie games. Unless it's a big name, nobody cares.
November 2025 Indie Game Wrap-Up: The Best New Indie Releases and Demos You Can Play Now - MonsterVine
From gothic roguelites to rhythm adventures, November 2025’s indie lineup is packed with creativity. Discover 13 standout indie games and demos releasing this month.
monstervine.com
December 1, 2025 at 8:31 PM
yeah the harsh reality is that we do take a chance on small games no one's heard of a lot more often than anyone thinks we do. but literally no one reads the articles, which then reinforces to the powers that be that they're not worth doing. I don't know how to solve that problem!
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Signed the petition at nogamesforgenocide.com
Hoping more people question what it means to cover and accept gifts from Xbox right now instead of choosing to comfortably slip into business as usual.
Hoping more people question what it means to cover and accept gifts from Xbox right now instead of choosing to comfortably slip into business as usual.
No Games For Genocide
The games industry is complicit in genocide. It’s time to divest.
nogamesforgenocide.com
December 2, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Signed the petition at nogamesforgenocide.com
Hoping more people question what it means to cover and accept gifts from Xbox right now instead of choosing to comfortably slip into business as usual.
Hoping more people question what it means to cover and accept gifts from Xbox right now instead of choosing to comfortably slip into business as usual.
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god if only we'd had a hillary presidency right
god, if only! everything would be fine! for comfy white liberals!
god, if only! everything would be fine! for comfy white liberals!
Hillary Clinton blames TikTok and “totally made up” videos for young people’s views on Israel and Palestine.
She says social media influenced “not just the usual suspects” but also “young Jewish Americans who don’t know the history and don’t understand.”
She says social media influenced “not just the usual suspects” but also “young Jewish Americans who don’t know the history and don’t understand.”
December 3, 2025 at 1:16 AM
god if only we'd had a hillary presidency right
god, if only! everything would be fine! for comfy white liberals!
god, if only! everything would be fine! for comfy white liberals!
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Fascism doesn't rise to power, power lowers itself to accommodate fascism until its in the gutter
December 2, 2025 at 5:56 AM
Fascism doesn't rise to power, power lowers itself to accommodate fascism until its in the gutter
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Y’all! Ravens can talk!! And they know how context works. Animals are so damn smart!
December 1, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Y’all! Ravens can talk!! And they know how context works. Animals are so damn smart!
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As someone who has graded many, many college essays I regret to inform the timeline that the quality of the writing here does not surprise me.
Even more unfortunately, according to the assignment in the article, I would not give this essay a 0/25 by the rubric.
Even more unfortunately, according to the assignment in the article, I would not give this essay a 0/25 by the rubric.
OU student says essay grade was a violation of her rights. Read the essay
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OU student says essay grade was a violation of her rights. Read the essay
In the essay, she wrote traditional gender roles should not be considered stereotypes. What do you think? Read the full essay and professor responses here.
www.yahoo.com
November 30, 2025 at 8:27 AM
As someone who has graded many, many college essays I regret to inform the timeline that the quality of the writing here does not surprise me.
Even more unfortunately, according to the assignment in the article, I would not give this essay a 0/25 by the rubric.
Even more unfortunately, according to the assignment in the article, I would not give this essay a 0/25 by the rubric.
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I just released my new video: We're talking about
The Trailblazing Panic Horror of Dino Crisis
Been wanting to cover this Mikami-masterpiece for a long time, and now I finally have. Hope you enjoy! \o/
youtu.be/otPE73N_dPA
The Trailblazing Panic Horror of Dino Crisis
Been wanting to cover this Mikami-masterpiece for a long time, and now I finally have. Hope you enjoy! \o/
youtu.be/otPE73N_dPA
The Trailblazing Panic Horror of DINO CRISIS (1999)
YouTube video by RagnarRox
youtu.be
November 30, 2025 at 12:32 PM
I just released my new video: We're talking about
The Trailblazing Panic Horror of Dino Crisis
Been wanting to cover this Mikami-masterpiece for a long time, and now I finally have. Hope you enjoy! \o/
youtu.be/otPE73N_dPA
The Trailblazing Panic Horror of Dino Crisis
Been wanting to cover this Mikami-masterpiece for a long time, and now I finally have. Hope you enjoy! \o/
youtu.be/otPE73N_dPA
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Epic Games sent a DMCA notice to my online stores for my geology-themed design involving a crossed pickaxe and rock hammer that said "PICKS...or it didn't happen" because they asserted that Epic owned all rights to artwork/mention of pickaxes, right before an SVP annual conference. Eric cost me $$$
"Why stop at AI use? We could have mandatory disclosures for what shampoo brand the developer uses" — Epic boss Tim Sweeney says Steam should ditch its AI generated content disclosure. https://bit.ly/4a193vt
November 29, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Epic Games sent a DMCA notice to my online stores for my geology-themed design involving a crossed pickaxe and rock hammer that said "PICKS...or it didn't happen" because they asserted that Epic owned all rights to artwork/mention of pickaxes, right before an SVP annual conference. Eric cost me $$$
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🧵The National are reporting on the terrifying American interference in women’s rights and the huge amounts of American money funding this
“ADF International received more than £1 million in US funding in 2024, representing a nearly 300% increase in two years…
“ADF International received more than £1 million in US funding in 2024, representing a nearly 300% increase in two years…
SPECIAL REPORT: A recent review of Scotland's abortion laws led to widespread right-wing outrage last week. We look at the driving forces behind the outcry
November 30, 2025 at 9:58 AM
🧵The National are reporting on the terrifying American interference in women’s rights and the huge amounts of American money funding this
“ADF International received more than £1 million in US funding in 2024, representing a nearly 300% increase in two years…
“ADF International received more than £1 million in US funding in 2024, representing a nearly 300% increase in two years…
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"This is a little bit of proof, that you shouldn't be afraid to dig deep into your own lived experiences and culture for video games." –– Remy Siu, #1000xRESIST creative director.
In this exclusive Peabody Conversation, Siu and actress Nhi Do reflect on what winning a Peabody means for #gaming.
In this exclusive Peabody Conversation, Siu and actress Nhi Do reflect on what winning a Peabody means for #gaming.
November 29, 2025 at 7:28 PM
"This is a little bit of proof, that you shouldn't be afraid to dig deep into your own lived experiences and culture for video games." –– Remy Siu, #1000xRESIST creative director.
In this exclusive Peabody Conversation, Siu and actress Nhi Do reflect on what winning a Peabody means for #gaming.
In this exclusive Peabody Conversation, Siu and actress Nhi Do reflect on what winning a Peabody means for #gaming.
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The X-Files is genuinely a timelessly good show, because when not focusing on overarching conspiracy plot, they would really just focus on a single concept and quite crucially, it would cast an incredible actor to center the episode around who would be utterly god damn captivating to watch.
November 29, 2025 at 6:19 PM
The X-Files is genuinely a timelessly good show, because when not focusing on overarching conspiracy plot, they would really just focus on a single concept and quite crucially, it would cast an incredible actor to center the episode around who would be utterly god damn captivating to watch.
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Managed call centers for almost a decade now and this is facts!! Keep the pressure up on these companies!!!
Guys, as a ex call center employee, this is fucking DESPERATION BEHAVIOR.
Pizza and ice cream once may be an entire year's planned discretionary budget for a team, they do NOT value them enough to provide common comfort. If their doing this? Their not just scared, their TERRIFIED.
Pizza and ice cream once may be an entire year's planned discretionary budget for a team, they do NOT value them enough to provide common comfort. If their doing this? Their not just scared, their TERRIFIED.
Spoke with a source who told me the call volume is so high, a call center for both Mastercard & Visa is bringing out pizza and ice cream so agents don’t quite amid the rush. Long waits are causing dropped calls.
What you’re doing is working. Call MC & Visa.
What you’re doing is working. Call MC & Visa.
November 27, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Managed call centers for almost a decade now and this is facts!! Keep the pressure up on these companies!!!
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remembered the time I found the font from the final fantasy IX splash screens and went buck wild
November 27, 2025 at 10:59 PM
remembered the time I found the font from the final fantasy IX splash screens and went buck wild
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"i hate writing NPC dialogue i don't wanna do it i need bobot to do it for me buhhhhh" you are like a little baby
November 26, 2025 at 9:26 PM
"i hate writing NPC dialogue i don't wanna do it i need bobot to do it for me buhhhhh" you are like a little baby
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I just simply do not understand how people are like "We've saved so many work hours by getting AI to write incidental dialogue" because if I was offered a 9-5, mon-fri, clocking in to write lines for a series of funny little guys reacting to things, I would work for 20 years and then die happy
The new game "Where the Winds Meet" uses AI chat bots for NPCs. It's really uncomfortable.
www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/wu...
www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/wu...
Wuxia MMO Where Winds Meet is full of AI chatbot NPCs, and people are doing all the standard obscene stuff to them: 'I made him think that my character was pregnant with his child'
Can't we just go back to the Zork school of NPC dialog?
www.pcgamer.com
November 27, 2025 at 5:09 AM
I just simply do not understand how people are like "We've saved so many work hours by getting AI to write incidental dialogue" because if I was offered a 9-5, mon-fri, clocking in to write lines for a series of funny little guys reacting to things, I would work for 20 years and then die happy
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Really wild situation here: a celebrated and well-regarded indie dev and publisher is facing shutdown because Valve banned their game from Steam and won't talk to them about it, at all.
www.ign.com/articles/uns...
www.ign.com/articles/uns...
Unsettling Horror Game Horses Banned From Steam, Leaving Studio With 'High Risk' of Closure - IGN
Indie horror game Horses is preparing to launch on December 2, on the Epic Games Store, GOG, Itch.io, and the Humble Store. But one place it won't be is on Steam, because Steam has banned the game for...
www.ign.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Really wild situation here: a celebrated and well-regarded indie dev and publisher is facing shutdown because Valve banned their game from Steam and won't talk to them about it, at all.
www.ign.com/articles/uns...
www.ign.com/articles/uns...
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Not Gonna Lie, folks. I am incredibly dubious in this day and age of any study that states 'you don't reach adulthood until X' considering how the 'full brain at 25' thing has been weaponized by both young and old to avoid responsibility and deny autonomy
November 25, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Not Gonna Lie, folks. I am incredibly dubious in this day and age of any study that states 'you don't reach adulthood until X' considering how the 'full brain at 25' thing has been weaponized by both young and old to avoid responsibility and deny autonomy
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THREAD. Over many years, we became the national experts in fighting unconstitutional pretrial detention--all the more urgent because authoritarians need detention without process. But something wild just happened in one of our habeas cases: a DA used made up cases and citations.
November 25, 2025 at 9:12 PM
THREAD. Over many years, we became the national experts in fighting unconstitutional pretrial detention--all the more urgent because authoritarians need detention without process. But something wild just happened in one of our habeas cases: a DA used made up cases and citations.
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If you're thinking "I'm never going to play this, so what's the point?" - I want to show you something special, and I want you to enjoy your time reading about it too. Come see my sidequest struggles. Let me tell you why the characters are fun and battles are exciting. Let me share this with you.
"This is not the well-worn path of a hero paved in noble deeds, but an innocent person’s life upended forever for reasons far beyond their control, a peaceful future unfairly stolen."
kimimithegameeatingshemonster.com/2025/06/20/y...
kimimithegameeatingshemonster.com/2025/06/20/y...
You Cheng Huan Jian Lu: Walkthrough with me
I did a bit of research before starting 2001’s You Cheng Huan Jian Lu, the middle release of Dynasty’s Tiandi Jie Xu Zhuan series. This Taiwan-made PC exclusive appears to be famous for…
kimimithegameeatingshemonster.com
November 24, 2025 at 5:45 AM
If you're thinking "I'm never going to play this, so what's the point?" - I want to show you something special, and I want you to enjoy your time reading about it too. Come see my sidequest struggles. Let me tell you why the characters are fun and battles are exciting. Let me share this with you.
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I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
November 25, 2025 at 9:26 AM
I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
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We did something different with the credits for Demonschool. We used this format: name, title, lengthy description of what they did. Often you see credits in games where you don't know what the credited developer was actually responsible for. We wanted to give people proper, actual credit.
November 24, 2025 at 10:23 PM
We did something different with the credits for Demonschool. We used this format: name, title, lengthy description of what they did. Often you see credits in games where you don't know what the credited developer was actually responsible for. We wanted to give people proper, actual credit.