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Marijam Didžgalvytė

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Materialist Videogames Industry Critic │ Author of "Everything To Play For" (Verso Books) w/ 7 translations Bylines Vice, Guardian, Kotaku etc Bikes, Post-rock, Adorno, Gramsci, Antifascism, Anarcho-Syndicalism, Lust, Negronis 🍸🏴 Email etc: marijamdid.com

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Marijam Didžgalvytė @marijamdid.com · 21d

1 year exactly since the release of my debut book w/ @versobooks.bsky.social.
In February '24 I wrote down in my journal my goals for the release - audiences reached, countries travelled, connections made etc. This 1st year wildly exceeded all my expectations, I am so so grateful.

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Marijam Didžgalvytė @marijamdid.com · Sep 17

📢PUBLICATION DAY📙
"Everything To Play For: How Videogames Are Changing The World" out now w/ @versobooks.bsky.social.🌏
www.versobooks.com/products/308...

The 📕 blends cultural theory & materialist critiques with accessible language and personal stories engaging both novices & seasoned connoisseurs.

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Marijam Didžgalvytė @marijamdid.com · 2d

Absolute fire 🔥🔥🔥💪✊🏻💪🏾
www.bbc.com/news/article...
THIS should be the energy of any progressive political party in 2025 worth its name.

Greens back plan to 'abolish' private landlords

A motion passed at its party conference called for the party "to seek the effective abolition of private landlordism" while backing building more council houses.

www.bbc.com

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Sexy CHOAM Nomsky costume @samthielman.com · Oct 26

Good job everybody

CHOAM Nomsky (frightening) ... • 20h e Fighter
Bouba
Nabokov would have loved Baldur's
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kate conger @kateconger.... • 1d every day, I too grieve the fact that Kurt Cobain never experienced
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Helen Mirren says she feels "sad" that Kurt Cobain is no longer alive because he never got the chance to experience GPS and its
"magical" functionality.
"I always say, it's so sad that Kurt Cobain died when he did, because he never saw GPS," Mirren said. "GPS is the most wonderful thing, to watch my little blue spot walking down the street. I just find it completely magical and unbelievable."
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Macabre McBride @panrec.bs... • 20h
Are there a lot of butterflies in Baldur's Gate Ill?

Eve Forward @eveforward.bsk... • 19h
There's some!
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Then the assertation is accurate.
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He would choose Astarion for his romance option
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Macabre McBride @panrec.bsk... • 9m
I have zero idea who that is.
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He wrote Lolita.
October 25, 2024 at 8:15 PM

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Marijam Didžgalvytė @marijamdid.com · 5d

Similarly "phones" underemphasises the power of this device. They are "boundless multimedia machines" on which you can, yes, also make a phone call. Perhaps if rebranded similarly they'd be less likely to be given to 9yr olds etc.

Paris Marx @parismarx.com · 6d

when do we start using a term other than “social” media?

Josh Nicholas @joshnicholas.com · 6d

This is kinda sad

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Tom Mills @tommills.bsky.social · 6d

It was so clear to so many of us - ignored or ridiculed - the disastrous path we were on since 2008 (at the earliest). And here we are. We've arrived at our destination.

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Fuzk @fuzk.bsky.social · 10d

Mind Diver is such a unique experience, not just with the photogrammetry-style visuals, but also the storytelling and world building, both of which is so expertly crafted.
I recommend checking it out!

Oh and btw, you can follow the game here as well: @minddivergame.bsky.social

Victor Breum (REVIEW MIND DIVER) @breum.bsky.social · 11d

🧠🤿MIND DIVER IS OUT NOW!🧠🤿

“Mind Diver is absolutely captivating”-Lucas Pope

“It's the kind of game that makes you remember why you love games”-heavyeyed

Investigate a broken mind to solve a twisted case. Uncover a story of love and lies.
store.steampowered.com/app/2259330/...
#indiegames #gaming

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Kris Wolfheart @kriswolfhe.art · 8d

Gaming-Only journalists and analysts are pretty accurately calling this EA acquisition what it is: a doomed idea that will cause untold human misery and kill the company and probably bury all its IPs

Tech/Gaming Journalists keep trying to find a silver lining. Huh. Curious. Strange. Odd. Quirky.

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Marijam Didžgalvytė @marijamdid.com · 8d

🙋‍♀️ 2.5 months without a browser on my phone! Apart from an occasional QR code in restaurant faff I had zero needs / wants for it. Big recommend. 💪

Marijam Didžgalvytė @marijamdid.com · Jul 14

Re: digital cleanse - Bluesky is the only social media app left on my phone. And 5 days ago I went one step further - deleted the browser off my phone. We'll see how long this experiment will last, but so far so good!

Marijam Didžgalvytė @marijamdid.com · 8d

Implemented a self-hosted bridge between two programmes (with a lot of pain and swearing) - I might be a Woman in STEM. 💅

Marijam Didžgalvytė @marijamdid.com · 9d

A Comedy Roast of the Crown Prince, but at the end they roast the comedian on an actual grill.

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ghostyTrickstress (june egbert - official) @june-egbert.bsky.social · 9d

"you can't say ANYTHING anymore because of CANCEL culture.

and also the armed guards just off stage waiting to brutally murder me with a hacksaw via apparent suicide."

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Ruth Kapelus @ruthkapelus.bsky.social · 9d

Not a single comedian there could dream of making a joke this good.

Adam Tool @adamtool.itch.io · 9d

Meanwhile at the Riyadh comedy festival

Screenshot of The Princess Bride’s Inigo Montoya with text that says “Hello. My name is Pete Davidson. You killed my father. Prepare to laugh”

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Lewis Gordon @lewisgordon.bsky.social · 9d

Some context for the EA deal, my 2023 piece on Saudi Arabia getting into gaming.

“Anywhere that Saudi Arabia is spending any amount of money lately, there are always strings attached. It’s never just a pure business investment."

www.theverge.com/2023/12/1/23...

Saudi Arabia’s plan to become the crown prince of gaming

With avowed “massive gamer” Mohammed bin Salman at the helm, the kingdom’s insatiable appetite and bottomless riches are already remaking the global video game industry.

www.theverge.com

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Retro Tech Dreams @retrotechdreams.bsky.social · 9d

I'm ready for this Y2K fashion trend to make a comeback

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💚 24 / 7 Luigi Mangione Posts @wereallyloveluigi.bsky.social · 10d

The day Luigi Mangione was found and named the suspect, the Steam Community came together and did this. I know it's small in the grand scheme of things, but it's gestures like this that reaffirm to me how much, even just having possibly done something, that he became an immediate hero to the people.

Luigi Mangione 's Steam account Pep (short for his childhood nickname Pepperoni) received 2,986 awards and became a community contributor with a thank you message that people appreciate him.

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Marijam Didžgalvytė @marijamdid.com · 10d

"Abundance" will mean solving this, and only this.

Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 10d

CEO pay is up 1,094% since 1978, while worker pay is up just 26%.

Why do we always hear "we can't afford to pay our workers more" but never "we can't afford to pay our CEO more"?

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Marijam Didžgalvytė @marijamdid.com · 10d

Huge apols for another one re: Klein. The chat with Ta-Nehisi Coates sadly also felt weak. Ofc the latter technically right, but I wish the jugular had been touched - more universally egalitarian politics will be an opposition to fascism, not succumbing to it. Why is it still a hard point to make.

Ezra Klein @ezrakleinbot.bsky.social · 10d

Today’s episode of The Ezra Klein Show

Ta-Nehisi Coates on Bridging Gaps vs. Drawing Lines

Ta-Nehisi Coates joins the show to discuss how the left should think about the work of politics and persuasion in this moment.
open.spotify.com/episode/4jQE...

youtu.be/UaeoDlLNnok?...

Ta-Nehisi Coates and Ezra Klein Hash Out Their Charlie Kirk Disagreement

YouTube video by The Ezra Klein Show

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Marijam Didžgalvytė @marijamdid.com · 10d

I mean he really is just Nicola Murray from "The Thick of It" incarnated innit.

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Alessandro Rigolon @alerigolon.bsky.social · 11d

Driving didn’t “naturally” become inevitable. We designed a society that make driving inevitable in most places. We can design something different

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Liz Ryerson @ellaguro.bsky.social · 11d

i feel like we really need to appreciate the blindingly, hilariously obvious hypocrisy here. the contradictions are so out in the open now. and i know everyone's internalized that it doesn't seem to matter to the wealthy anymore, but it's also a huge mistake to not keep pointing these things out

The A.V. Club @avclub.com · 11d

Okatsuka posted the censorship rules for the controversial comedy festival, noting how many "You can’t say anything anymore!" comedians have signed on.
www.avclub.com/riyadh-comed...

Comedian Atsuko Okatsuka posts contract after turning down Riyadh Comedy Festival

www.avclub.com

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Marijam Didžgalvytė @marijamdid.com · 11d

"Abundance" except anything actually progressive. Genius, that Klein is.

Susan Rinkunas @susanrinkunas.com · 16d

My professional assessment is that Ezra Klein is a moron @jezebeldotcom.bsky.social

Only an Idiot Would Think We Need Anti-Abortion Democrats

It's beyond time to stop listening to Ezra Klein.

www.jezebel.com

Marijam Didžgalvytė @marijamdid.com · 11d

Ah apols, came in for the gig, since they weren't playing Copenhagen, all happened so fast!

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Susan Rinkunas @susanrinkunas.com · 16d

My professional assessment is that Ezra Klein is a moron @jezebeldotcom.bsky.social

Only an Idiot Would Think We Need Anti-Abortion Democrats

It's beyond time to stop listening to Ezra Klein.

www.jezebel.com

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Marijam Didžgalvytė @marijamdid.com · 11d

Though ngl - was expecting millennial doomers, and it was a bunch of goth zoomers lol
Which would be fine like, but I was the only one around me actually dancing and enjoying and not Snapchatting it all away. The elbows man, come on!

Marijam Didžgalvytė @marijamdid.com · 11d

Went to their gig in Tallinn last night - ah, so powerful and cathartic. 🖤
youtu.be/eTjjj0JN5i4?...

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Marijam Didžgalvytė @marijamdid.com · 12d

I think Netherlands did this too, but still - amazing, and unbelievable it's not more prominent.

Knoebel @knoebel.bsky.social · 12d

Brazilian President Lula bans loot boxes targeted at under 18. This ban goes into effect in March 2026.

www.eurogamer.net/the-campaign...

vin diesel is standing in front of a crowd of people .

ALT: vin diesel is standing in front of a crowd of people .

media.tenor.com