Quimbles
@quimbles.bsky.social
video essayist, writer, bozo. they/he/she
Writing: https://unwinnable.com/author/quinn-quimby/
Videos: https://youtube.com/quimbles
Writing: https://unwinnable.com/author/quinn-quimby/
Videos: https://youtube.com/quimbles
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New Stop Caring article from yours truly.
@quimbles.bsky.social forced me to play the impressively mediocre videogame The Evil Within, so to """spite""" them I wrote about how the forced stealth section at the beginning reminded me of having sex with men.
Always appreciate a read or a share!
@quimbles.bsky.social forced me to play the impressively mediocre videogame The Evil Within, so to """spite""" them I wrote about how the forced stealth section at the beginning reminded me of having sex with men.
Always appreciate a read or a share!
Sex With a Sadist
The psycho-homosexual drama of The Evil Within's intro.
www.stopcar.ing
EVERYBODY GO READ THE BEST PIECE OF WRITING ON THIS GAME!! artemis is one of the best writers out there right now and i'm always happy to force a peer to play one of my favorite weird mediocre games
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new article from me is live
I wrote about @knifedemonsoftware.bsky.social's Brush Burial: Gutter World, catharsis, power fantasies, and getting socially ostracized after being punched in the face.
I wrote about @knifedemonsoftware.bsky.social's Brush Burial: Gutter World, catharsis, power fantasies, and getting socially ostracized after being punched in the face.
Demon Girl Catharsis
Punched eyes, cracked necks, thick thighs.
www.stopcar.ing
November 26, 2025 at 4:27 PM
new article from me is live
I wrote about @knifedemonsoftware.bsky.social's Brush Burial: Gutter World, catharsis, power fantasies, and getting socially ostracized after being punched in the face.
I wrote about @knifedemonsoftware.bsky.social's Brush Burial: Gutter World, catharsis, power fantasies, and getting socially ostracized after being punched in the face.
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Demonschool doesn't just credit its designers; it explains what their job actually means. Both are rare for a medium that still doesn't always credit its workers. www.avclub.com/demonschool-...
Insert credit: Games still struggle to credit the people who actually make them
Demonschool doesn't just credit its designers; it explains what their job actually means. Both are rare for a medium that still doesn't credit its works.
www.avclub.com
November 26, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Demonschool doesn't just credit its designers; it explains what their job actually means. Both are rare for a medium that still doesn't always credit its workers. www.avclub.com/demonschool-...
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what if i left a 1/2 star review on citizen kane and then never logged back in
November 26, 2025 at 4:08 PM
what if i left a 1/2 star review on citizen kane and then never logged back in
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Aidan Quimby’s profile
Aidan uses Letterboxd to share film reviews and lists.
boxd.it
November 26, 2025 at 4:07 PM
the original inazuma eleven is so funny, sending my child to brainwashing academy hope nothing bad happens
November 24, 2025 at 4:52 AM
the original inazuma eleven is so funny, sending my child to brainwashing academy hope nothing bad happens
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OH I was not aware this piece was coming out today! Yay for Thursday!
Anyway, my first feature at what’s now @theavclubgames.bsky.social is about Spooky Express and how it made me reckon with my feeling about mobile games:
www.avclub.com/spooky-expre...
Anyway, my first feature at what’s now @theavclubgames.bsky.social is about Spooky Express and how it made me reckon with my feeling about mobile games:
www.avclub.com/spooky-expre...
Spooky Express unravels our complicated feelings about mobile games
Spooky Express, a mobile game about driving a train full of adorable monsters, has us rethinking our aversion to phone games.
www.avclub.com
November 20, 2025 at 11:05 PM
OH I was not aware this piece was coming out today! Yay for Thursday!
Anyway, my first feature at what’s now @theavclubgames.bsky.social is about Spooky Express and how it made me reckon with my feeling about mobile games:
www.avclub.com/spooky-expre...
Anyway, my first feature at what’s now @theavclubgames.bsky.social is about Spooky Express and how it made me reckon with my feeling about mobile games:
www.avclub.com/spooky-expre...
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Last week, my former housemate punched me multiple times in the eye, forcing me to break the lease for the beautiful apartment we shared and move in with a trusted friend
As I try to rebuild my life and find more permanent housing, I would greatly appreciate any support you could offer Stop Caring
As I try to rebuild my life and find more permanent housing, I would greatly appreciate any support you could offer Stop Caring
Stop Caring
A publication about video games focused on the ways they evoke unique cultural conversations as well as the personal lessons we can learn from them as artistic media.
www.stopcar.ing
November 17, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Last week, my former housemate punched me multiple times in the eye, forcing me to break the lease for the beautiful apartment we shared and move in with a trusted friend
As I try to rebuild my life and find more permanent housing, I would greatly appreciate any support you could offer Stop Caring
As I try to rebuild my life and find more permanent housing, I would greatly appreciate any support you could offer Stop Caring
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after the hellish week I’ve had, I saw two of my best friends get married in a beautiful ceremony
We don’t have to wait for a new world: love is still possible in this one
We don’t have to wait for a new world: love is still possible in this one
November 17, 2025 at 1:57 AM
after the hellish week I’ve had, I saw two of my best friends get married in a beautiful ceremony
We don’t have to wait for a new world: love is still possible in this one
We don’t have to wait for a new world: love is still possible in this one
the new inazuma eleven game has been getting more buzz than i expected so now i get to plug the unwinnable piece i wrote on it last year again :-)
unwinnable.com/2024/05/07/i...
unwinnable.com/2024/05/07/i...
Inazuma Eleven Deserves More Triumphs and Trophies - Unwinnable
For everything weird about it, I can’t stop myself from coming back to Inazuma Eleven. In the midst of the absurd is heart – for every weird alien subplot or time travel conspiracy is hundreds of mome...
unwinnable.com
November 16, 2025 at 5:24 PM
the new inazuma eleven game has been getting more buzz than i expected so now i get to plug the unwinnable piece i wrote on it last year again :-)
unwinnable.com/2024/05/07/i...
unwinnable.com/2024/05/07/i...
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doing research for my documentary and come to find out, the small local paper redid their website recently making most old links inaccessible
i didn't expect the wayback machine to have archived the article i was looking at, but it did! internet archive fucking rocks
i didn't expect the wayback machine to have archived the article i was looking at, but it did! internet archive fucking rocks
November 14, 2025 at 8:35 PM
doing research for my documentary and come to find out, the small local paper redid their website recently making most old links inaccessible
i didn't expect the wayback machine to have archived the article i was looking at, but it did! internet archive fucking rocks
i didn't expect the wayback machine to have archived the article i was looking at, but it did! internet archive fucking rocks
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happy transgender awareness week 💜
to celebrate, please remain aware of my desire for a job and/or freelance work
to celebrate, please remain aware of my desire for a job and/or freelance work
November 13, 2025 at 4:56 PM
happy transgender awareness week 💜
to celebrate, please remain aware of my desire for a job and/or freelance work
to celebrate, please remain aware of my desire for a job and/or freelance work
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The IWGB has just announced that 220 letters, signed by Rockstar staff, have now been delivered to leadership at the company, demanding the immediate reinstatement of their fired colleagues.
November 13, 2025 at 1:40 PM
The IWGB has just announced that 220 letters, signed by Rockstar staff, have now been delivered to leadership at the company, demanding the immediate reinstatement of their fired colleagues.
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The proliferation of AI is also a bizarre symptom of how non-functional the American government has become.
In a functional system, the Consumer Product Safety Commission is taking action to prevent harm to users.
The Patent and Trademark Office is blocking the theft of work.
In a functional system, the Consumer Product Safety Commission is taking action to prevent harm to users.
The Patent and Trademark Office is blocking the theft of work.
November 12, 2025 at 3:53 PM
The proliferation of AI is also a bizarre symptom of how non-functional the American government has become.
In a functional system, the Consumer Product Safety Commission is taking action to prevent harm to users.
The Patent and Trademark Office is blocking the theft of work.
In a functional system, the Consumer Product Safety Commission is taking action to prevent harm to users.
The Patent and Trademark Office is blocking the theft of work.
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Just want you to know that when I asked Geoff why he gave the silent treatment to an open letter written by his own "future of games" program (& co-signed by 3000+ industry peers), he replied:
"Because that's my show and nobody gets to tell me how I should use my platform". 💀💀💀
"Because that's my show and nobody gets to tell me how I should use my platform". 💀💀💀
“Don’t gather some of the most brilliant activists in the industry, treat us like crap, and then expect us to do nothing about it.” After the Game Awards cancelled its Future Class programme, @alyssamerc.bsky.social talked to its former honorees
www.theguardian.com/games/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/games/2025/n...
“We were effectively props”: young stars of game development feel let down by the ‘gaming Oscars’
Announced in 2020 by the Game Awards as an inclusive programme for the industry’s next generation, the Future Class initiative has now been discontinued. Inductees describe clashes with organisers and...
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Just want you to know that when I asked Geoff why he gave the silent treatment to an open letter written by his own "future of games" program (& co-signed by 3000+ industry peers), he replied:
"Because that's my show and nobody gets to tell me how I should use my platform". 💀💀💀
"Because that's my show and nobody gets to tell me how I should use my platform". 💀💀💀
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We can and should boycott Geoff's show.
Just want you to know that when I asked Geoff why he gave the silent treatment to an open letter written by his own "future of games" program (& co-signed by 3000+ industry peers), he replied:
"Because that's my show and nobody gets to tell me how I should use my platform". 💀💀💀
"Because that's my show and nobody gets to tell me how I should use my platform". 💀💀💀
“Don’t gather some of the most brilliant activists in the industry, treat us like crap, and then expect us to do nothing about it.” After the Game Awards cancelled its Future Class programme, @alyssamerc.bsky.social talked to its former honorees
www.theguardian.com/games/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/games/2025/n...
November 11, 2025 at 9:34 PM
We can and should boycott Geoff's show.
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evil within 1 is the most nothing to ever burger but it’s also very strange
November 11, 2025 at 2:51 AM
evil within 1 is the most nothing to ever burger but it’s also very strange
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i shot a labubu in reno just to watch him die
November 11, 2025 at 2:55 AM
i shot a labubu in reno just to watch him die
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"Steve Mason either learns to be the Reaper or defaults to the reaped."
@jhensliterature.bsky.social draws parallels between Harvester's suburban hellscape and the American suburb's foundation of violence:
@jhensliterature.bsky.social draws parallels between Harvester's suburban hellscape and the American suburb's foundation of violence:
Harvester and the American Reaper - Unwinnable
To be a proud American is to constantly condone the legacies of violence and bloodshed that still haunt us.
unwinnable.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:00 AM
"Steve Mason either learns to be the Reaper or defaults to the reaped."
@jhensliterature.bsky.social draws parallels between Harvester's suburban hellscape and the American suburb's foundation of violence:
@jhensliterature.bsky.social draws parallels between Harvester's suburban hellscape and the American suburb's foundation of violence:
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i think im j too autistic to live in this world
November 11, 2025 at 12:20 AM
i think im j too autistic to live in this world
drop what you're doing and go watch hot fuzz holy shit
November 10, 2025 at 8:51 PM
drop what you're doing and go watch hot fuzz holy shit
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i think im coming down with a cold, so basically, i need to be euthanized
November 10, 2025 at 3:03 AM
i think im coming down with a cold, so basically, i need to be euthanized
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Gaming Alexandria is a huge deal in game culture preservation. Incredible organization. Probably the single most important group this side of the VGHF
I reference their work constantly for @hyruleinterviews.bsky.social!
I reference their work constantly for @hyruleinterviews.bsky.social!
Hard to believe it's already been ten years that Gaming Alexandria has been around. Here's a (late) article about our history, as well as special thanks and small blurbs from others of what Gaming Alexandria has meant to them. Here's to another ten years! www.gamingalexandria.com/wp/2025/11/g...
November 9, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Gaming Alexandria is a huge deal in game culture preservation. Incredible organization. Probably the single most important group this side of the VGHF
I reference their work constantly for @hyruleinterviews.bsky.social!
I reference their work constantly for @hyruleinterviews.bsky.social!