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Samantha Mackenzie Greer @sammgreer.bsky.social · 19h

New Page day!

A full pager that's red as hell, showing the world outside the prison of Quod-Quell.

What viewers don't see is the many pieces of paper where I've tried to sketch out a rough map of the planet's orbit so these kinda views are (hopefully!) consistent.

🔴 iteatsplanets.com/page/55 🔴

Two prisoners stand at the edge of a metal walkway of a large industrial structure, one over the railing upon the precipice. Beyond them the ocean meets the horizon, stained by a blood red horizon. Behind the clouds, a dark sky is host to the red tinged silhouettes of a nearby gas giant, its rings and a moon with artificial lights upon its surface.

The prisoner on the precipice says "Nobody gets out."

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Mr Luke Kemp esq. @luke-k.bsky.social · 13h

If we're all agreed that skill-based matchmaking is A Bad Thing, then I want to be parachuted into the final of every esport tournament on the planet, regardless of whether or not I've heard of the game.

Mr Luke Kemp esq. @luke-k.bsky.social · 13h

Well, ditching SBMM and shouting about it made XDefiant a roaring success, so why not. www.gamesradar.com/games/call-o...

Activision finally gives in and confirms Call of Duty Black Ops 7 will not use SBMM: "At launch, Open Matchmaking with minimal skill consideration will be the default"

"The beta was a valuable opportunity" to test Treyarch's approach to skill-based matchmaking

www.gamesradar.com

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BDS movement @bdsmovement.bsky.social · 16h

Boycott, Divest, Sanction: A ceasefire today will not stop Israel’s genocide against Palestinians, only meaningful accountability will.

Our work is not done!

Read more: loom.ly/TsJOHwo

Boycott, Divest, Sanction: A ceasefire today will not stop Israel’s genocide against Palestinians, only meaningful accountability will.

Our work is not done! The BDS movement calls on our millions of supporters worldwide to escalate pressure to end Israel’s genocide and its decades-old regime of settler-colonialism, apartheid, and ill...

loom.ly

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Wadjet Eye of Sauron @wadjeteyegames.bsky.social · 18h

I’ve always loved GDC. I went every year for 13 years. I’ve made some of my closest friends at GDC. I met my wife at GDC. I’ve struck life-changing business deals at GDC. I’ve always been inspired, motivated and rejuvenated by GDC.

This AI slop promo video makes me hate GDC.

Game Developers Conference @officialgdc.bsky.social · 1d

A New Era Awaits!

bit.ly/3KKYUIq

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Dave Andress @davidandress.bsky.social · 19h

GB News is not a commercial media company. It is a far-right propaganda outlet that does not even try to operate on profit/loss terms, but is paid for to the tune of tens of millions of pounds a year by its rich extremist backers.

If it wasn't it would have shut down long ago.

Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 22h

GB News pay party political leader Nigel Farage over half a million pounds. The TV channel pays him five times his MP salary - and as much as his other 11 further external jobs put together
www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news...

Nigel Farage earns over £1m from 12 'second jobs' - check how much your MP earns

The Reform UK leader's most lucrative second jobs include hosting on GB News, serving as a brand ambassador for Direct Bullion and recording videos for Cameo

www.mirror.co.uk

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Mr Luke Kemp esq. @luke-k.bsky.social · 19h

Yeah okay, you win, he wouldn't even get close to something that looks like work.

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Mr Luke Kemp esq. @luke-k.bsky.social · 19h

It's his partying nature that makes him vulnerable to such grifts, sadly. He doesn't have time to explore or understand the intricacies of AI. If somebody hands him something that promises to do hard work for him so there's more time for parties and pizza, he's gonna snap that up no questions asked.

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Mr Luke Kemp esq. @luke-k.bsky.social · 22h

Michelangelo would totally use AI, but Donatello? They can fuck right off.

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Mr Luke Kemp esq. @luke-k.bsky.social · 1d

A videogame publisher scared of chasing away the racist dollar, wow, what a surprise. www.gamesradar.com/games/assass...

Wary of US politics, Ubisoft reportedly canceled a Civil War Assassin's Creed where a former slave would become an assassin and fight the Ku Klux Klan: "They are making more and more decisions to main...

"Too political in a country too unstable, to make it short"

www.gamesradar.com

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Mr Luke Kemp esq. @luke-k.bsky.social · 1d

I only just got around to finishing Donkey Kong Bananza. One of the best games of the year, but... those sure are some poorly-judged difficulty spikes in the last hour or two, huh.

Mr Luke Kemp esq. @luke-k.bsky.social · 1d

Shoutout for an indie my son is excited about, and you probably haven't heard of; Habromania has a Steam demo, and the Kickstarter is still live. An Alice in Wonderland-flavoured point and click. store.steampowered.com/app/3682970/...

HABROMANIA Demo on Steam

A dreamy Alice in Wonderland-inspired RPG that follows 19-year-old Alice as she tries to escape the surreal, cozy hellscape that is Wonderland—hopefully with her sanity intact.

store.steampowered.com

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Hell Ray-ser @sireviscerate.myatproto.social · Nov 12

MOVIE TRIVIA: The Land Before Time is actually a prequel that takes place 65 million years before the events of Pulp Fiction.

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Samantha Mackenzie Greer @sammgreer.bsky.social · 1d

International Lesbian Day?

You can celebrate by checking out this dyke's comic, complimenting my new jacket and wishing me well on tonight's date 😌👉👉 iteatsplanets.com

Artwork of a heavily scarred three armed woman in shorts and a torn vest, brandishing a small black handgun in her third hand. Her clothes are black and red, her mullet is dyed a pale blonde and the words "Pride Month" are printed on her vest with the font darkening at the edges on each line until the central letters in red spell out "Demon".

Picture of Samantha in a teal/cyan motorcycle racing jacket with varioys Yamaha patches.

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Mr Luke Kemp esq. @luke-k.bsky.social · 1d

Ooh, date! Hope it goes well (and yes, the jacket is cool).

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Mr Luke Kemp esq. @luke-k.bsky.social · 1d

It's a bad few days for steam.

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Mr Luke Kemp esq. @luke-k.bsky.social · 1d

I have a cameo in the new issue of SFX, in the form of a Hell Is Us review! Always cool to have something I've written in there.

The cover of the latest issue of SFX, featuring Pennywise from IT: Welcome to Derry.

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Mr Luke Kemp esq. @luke-k.bsky.social · 1d

Has anybody used the strap More Like Tron: Arse yet

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Mr Luke Kemp esq. @luke-k.bsky.social · 2d

...they've kicked themselves in the nuts with an underwhelming showing for CoD, and a staggeringly high price rise for Game Pass. These factors, and the embarrassment of riches in terms of upcoming releases, make it easier than ever to spend your money elsewhere. (2/2)

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Mr Luke Kemp esq. @luke-k.bsky.social · 2d

Microsoft remains on the BDS list, and this is simultaneously the most effective and easiest time of year to avoid pouring money into Xbox products. They have tentacles in multiple releases coming up... but so do many other companies. There are so many other games to choose from. Besides.... (1/2)

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Kath @kathyburke.bsky.social · 2d

Yes, yes I know I keep banging on about my fucking book! However, if you want one repost this and I’ll do a random winner pick thing by the end of the week because I’m great like that. ♥️📚
#amindofmyown

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Mr Luke Kemp esq. @luke-k.bsky.social · 2d

This is 100% Pikmin. In fact, one of the replies to this spotted an easily-missed Pikmin in the far background at one point, and provided a clip as evidence. Question is, is this related to a game or a movie?

Wario64 @wario64.bsky.social · 2d

Close to You – Nintendo www.youtube.com/watch?v=rsuf...

Nintendo drops animated video

explains nothing

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Jon Ingold @jon.inkle.co · 2d

The thing about this is, is this is how born-rich people *already* do it - whether it's making art, or starting a business, or whatever they successfully do. They already know it works.

Mike Sowden @mikeachim.bsky.social · 3d

Damn. This is amazing. £325 per week, paid monthly, for 3 years - and the result was a profit for the Irish economy:
www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employmen...

Post from Threads user rodneyowl: "Ireland has declared the Basic Income for Artists scheme permanent. This will be officially announced in tomorrow’s budget. Details to follow. Congratulations to all who fought for it and the present and future artists of all sorts in Ireland. That includes me 👌We’re just comin to the end of a 3 year pilot scheme. It’s been a roaring success. For every €1 paid out to the 2000 participants, the government got €1.46 back. Can’t argue with that. Other countries are already taking note."

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Mr Luke Kemp esq. @luke-k.bsky.social · 2d

Not gonna link it, but I just read my first news piece that spoke about skill-based matchmaking as an objectively bad thing. Not an op-ed, but *a news piece*. Disappointing and infuriating in equal measure.

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Mr Luke Kemp esq. @luke-k.bsky.social · 2d

Oh, the PSVR 2 is waayyy too expensive, I only got it in the end because I knew I could earn back the cost (which I did, and a bit more, shortly before review work dried up). It's a very nice bit of kit that I adore, but I wouldn't recommend anybody buy it without a deep discount.