alessandro fillari
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https://afillari.pressfolios.com/ Freelance writer, producer, and consultant -- as seen on IGN, Game Developer, Kotaku, CNET, Engadget, GameSpot, Ars Technica, ScreenHub, PCGamesN, and MMORPG.com. He/Him. Bay Area Millennial. Go read my words.
AIPAC spent over $60 million on this race to sink El-Sayed's campaign, and it failed. This is a great win, I'm so happy.
Sahil Kapur@sahilkapur.bsky.social · 21h ago🚨🚨 Abdul El Sayed wins the Democratic Senate primary in Michigan, NBC News projects. He defeats Haley Stevens.
El-Sayed: We live in an era where we continue to see a few very small people try to define America as being as small as they are. We can't control the past 250 years. What we can do is build the next 250
Congrats to Chris Gilmer-Hill on winning the primary for a seat in the Michigan state house! Chris is a lifelong Detroiter fighting for affordability and environmental justice for all Detroiters. @detroitdsa.bsky.social
Hello. The next The Crawl video premieres tomorrow, August 4, at 7:30 am PT / 10:30 am ET. It features 20 new indie RPGs, dungeon crawlers, adventure games, and more. Hope to see you then! youtu.be/BkGAiIO_lBo
The Future Of Indie Games
YouTube video by The Crawl
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This is Massive Attack's response to what happened in Singapore, posted on their Instagram page. Good on them.
Kirsten Han 韩俐颖@kirstenhan.com · 5d agoMassive Attack has been banned from Singapore after they held up a Palestinian flag during their concert here last week. www.bbc.com/news/article...
🚨ANNOUNCEMENT🚨 The Axe of the Blood God Charity Livestream benefitting Trans Lifeline returns August 15th/16th! We've raised over $50k in the past and with your help we can smash our records! More Nuzlocke, multiplayer mayhem, speedruns, prizes, and fun all for a good cause! Full schedule soon!
I played Silent Hill: Townfall last month and it's got such great ideas on how to get players into the headspace of a protagonist who is not all there. I really like what developer Screen Burn is cooking up. www.gamedeveloper.com/design/how-s...
Silent Hill: Downfall gets deep into its protagonist's headspace
We spoke with Silent Hill series producer Motoi Okamoto and game director Jon McKellan about immersing players in a new perspective.
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Rascal News@rascal.news · 2d agoState of the Rascal: August 2026 www.rascal.news/state-of-the...
Don't quote me on this in like 10 years but I think one of the defining issues of the 2020s is "a better world is actually very easy to achieve, the powers that be are just not interested in achieving it."
wishda@wishda.bsky.social · 5d agoThe DSA in Wilmingotn, N.C. has created a "crisis" by putting benches at city bus stops, after literal decades of the city promising and failing to do so.
if I ever taught film criticism lesson one would be “you being smarter than the movie is not interesting to anyone”
New York, we’re building tenant power across the city. Visit organize.nyc.gov to join a canvass.
If you're looking for a direct way to help laid-off devs, check this out https://kotaku.com/itchio-game-developer-hardship-bundle-necrosoft-games-layoffs-unionization-2000720782
Game Devs Put Together An Itch.io Bundle Of Over 100 Games With Proceeds Going To Help Laid-Off Colleagues - Kotaku
The Game Industry Hardship Fund bundle contains over 100 games and will be on sale for the next two weeks
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However, Luke also thinks "I am quietly and perhaps foolishly optimistic about the future of video games journalism": aftermath.site/video-game-jou...
Nine hours after going live, the itch bundle benefiting our Game Worker Hardship Fund has already raised over $13k! Thank you so much to those who have already purchased. And for those who might be waiting for payday, you’ve still got about two weeks left! Thank you so much 🙏
If you need a writer, editor, voice actor, podcaster, consultant, PR guy, whatever—I’ve got 13 years’ professional experience in the games space. I’ve worked with Star Wars, IGN, Rolling Stone, USA Today. I did the oral history of Morrowind for Polygon once upon a time. Hit me up if you wanna chat!
I still remember when Tony Gilroy asked Douthat if he identified with the Empire during an interview about Andor. 🤣
Oliver Darcy@oliverdarcy.bsky.social · last wk.Scoop: I’m told that Ross Douthat is exiting The NYT and is expected to take a role at “60 Minutes.” News expected to be announced soon.
“Without the nuances of Morton’s performance, the Circe scene as written by Nolan is rooted in men’s questionable fear of being accused of violence against women rather than the tragedy of how women navigate that very real threat to our lives.” My latest. www.vulture.com/article/circ...
The Odyssey’s Circe Is the Best Female Character Nolan Has Ever Written
Nolan’s never been great at writing women, but what doesn’t exist on the page Samantha Morton conjures through a tricksy, powerhouse performance.
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ANNOUNCING Sydney Games Festival! We are community-run game festival, organised by Sydney's various game-making groups. A jam-packed week of events organised a crossed Sydney by local game dev communities in industry, digital and tabletop games. When? 13 Oct - 18 Oct 2026 sydneygamesfestival.org
"Say his name!" - Child takes the charge in leading protests in Wisconsin following the killing of Corey Ruiz by police via @JTCestkowski LIVE NOW ⬇️
David Jonsson is a great addition. He was fantastic in Alien Romulus.
Culture Crave 🍿@culturecrave.co · 2w ago'Black Panther 3' has been officially announced • Ryan Coogler is returning to direct • David Jonsson has been cast as T'Challa's son • Letitia Wright will return as Shuri • Releasing in theaters December 15, 2028
