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Dave Jorgenson @davejorgenson.bsky.social · 20h

The Post laid off seemingly the remaining of their liberal-leaning staff members on Opinion last Thursday, when some of them were observing Yom Kippur.

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Chris Schilling @schillingc.bsky.social · 2d

Played Consume Me. Loved Consume Me. www.theguardian.com/games/2025/o...

Consume Me review - anything but empty calories

A teenage slice-of-life tale, an energy-management challenge and a satire of diet culture – this indie award-winner is a flavoursome treat

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Kirk McKeand @mckkirk.bsky.social · 2d

Grats, man

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Tamoor Hussain @tamoorh.com · 2d

Excited to start Just Us, a podcast about the @warriors-nba.bsky.social and the culture it has created in the Bay Area. First episode is live on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. Give a listen, share, and subscribe if you can!

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Kirk McKeand @mckkirk.bsky.social · 2d

I was looking forward to it until I saw the lead dev’s posts in the replies to that EG video

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Joachim Persson @jomperr.bsky.social · 2d

Due to redundancies I am now looking for work!
I have 5 years of experience as a 3d artist. I am primarily looking for full time positions in studio or remote but open to other options.
Any reposts are appreciated! 🙏

Portfolio: www.artstation.com/jomperr
Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/perssonjo...

Joachim Persson

Experienced Hard Surface Artist at Avalanche Studios

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Kirk McKeand @mckkirk.bsky.social · 2d

Sorry, dude

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Kirk McKeand @mckkirk.bsky.social · 3d

I actually got a lot of it at a preview event and the devs were surprised when I was asking about the pills, etc.

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Kirk McKeand @mckkirk.bsky.social · 5d

Genuinely think this game’s gonna be massive for them.

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Dave Breens @baldbreens.bsky.social · 5d

Spent over a week reviewing Baby Steps because at some point I realised it was art. A lot of critics got it wrong with this one, honestly. www.dbltap.com/reviews/baby...

Baby Steps review – Stupid, juvenile, compelling art

I want to begin by saying that, before I’d ever played Baby Steps, I essentially wrote it off as “streamer bait,” frustration for frustration’s sake, and nothin

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Kirk McKeand @mckkirk.bsky.social · 5d

I’m an artist

Dave asks for a tagline suggestion for his Baby Steps review. I reply: Donkey Dong Country

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Kirk McKeand @mckkirk.bsky.social · 7d

Now do it again

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Kirk McKeand @mckkirk.bsky.social · 8d

I mean, come on. www.dbltap.com/features/sil...

The Silent Hill f team talk about the themes of gender inequality and societal pressures on women that they wanted to explore in the game.

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Kirk McKeand @mckkirk.bsky.social · 8d

I literally spoke to the game director who talked heavily about the themes of gender inequality and identity. Wait until they realise it goes even deeper in later playthroughs.

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Kirk McKeand @mckkirk.bsky.social · 8d

Avalanche is closing its Liverpool studio and laying off a portion of its global workforce following Xbox’s cancellation of Contraband. www.dbltap.com/news/avalanc...

Avalanche Studios reports mass layoffs following Xbox cancellation

Following four years of silence on Contraband, the Xbox exclusive game from Just Cause studio Avalanche, announced in 2021, Xbox cancelled the project along wit

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Kirk McKeand @mckkirk.bsky.social · 8d

I actually loved it as a kid. My dad gave me a stack of 2000AD comics from ‘86 when I was like ten so I was fully Dredd pilled.

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Kirk McKeand @mckkirk.bsky.social · 8d

Man, I made so many bangers on both of those.

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Chris Kerr @kerrblimey.bsky.social · 8d

NEW: Roblox has been called out in an open letter published by Women in Games, Out Making Games, and BAME in Games for introducing a new 'Sensitive Issues' content descriptor that treats human rights—such as marriage equality and reproductive rights—as "debatable rather than fundamental."

Game Developer @gamedeveloper.bsky.social · 8d

Roblox criticized for stifling 'creative expression and social justice' with new content descriptor

Advocacy groups have raised concerns about the UGC platform's new 'Sensitive Issues' guidelines in an open letter.

www.gamedeveloper.com

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Kirk McKeand @mckkirk.bsky.social · 8d

Is this Music 2000

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Kirk McKeand @mckkirk.bsky.social · 8d

Sick of the slop slop

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Kirk McKeand @mckkirk.bsky.social · 12d

It’s so good innit

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Kirk McKeand @mckkirk.bsky.social · 13d

They won’t let me use my Hideo Kojima credit card because his name is all over it

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Kirk McKeand @mckkirk.bsky.social · 13d

It’s definitely better. I didn’t get on with Tsushima either. I think they did a much better job of keeping even the repetitive bits interesting this time, and the main character has more range than Jin.

Kirk McKeand @mckkirk.bsky.social · 13d

I wasn’t a huge fan of Tsushima, but Ghost of Yotei is a massive improvement in every area. www.dbltap.com/reviews/ghos...

Ghost of Yotei review: from writing to mission design, a cut above Tsushima

Ghost of Tsushima wanted to say something poignant about how, when faced with an enemy who doesn’t play by the same rules as you, the ends might sometimes justi

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Kirk McKeand @mckkirk.bsky.social · 14d

I spoke to Sucker Punch about inspirations, spending time with Ainu, capturing the majesty of Mount Yotei, and sprinkling more variety and surprises into Ghost of Yotei. www.dbltap.com/features/gho...

Ghost of Yotei interview: how Sucker Punch immersed itself in Hokkaido to create its best world yet

When Sucker Punch creative director Jason Connell went to Hokkaido on a research trip, he saw Mount Yotei reflected in a massive body of water. The beautiful la

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