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"In the week I've spent revisiting Star Wars Galaxies, I've seen very little other excitement. I've killed no impressive enemies. I've done barely any quests. It's an MMO that's content to let me log in and do little of note whatsoever—and that's exactly what I've been missing."
I want MMOs to waste our time again
I've accomplished very little on a Star Wars Galaxies private server, and I wouldn't want it any other way.
pcgamer.com
I know that sometimes gamer interest aligns with good taste but it's good to be discerning about who you share and what their motives are
TALES OF THE INSECT ENGINE an ongoing adventure sci-fi series by a queer writer where human pilots use low-tech electric machinery and biological computers to survive in a giant, forested world. 3 of the planned 5 books are out now on avagarde.itch.io for free! #booksky #litfic 💙📚🖋️ #QueerWriters
in this episode cmrn reads a letter tolkien wrote where he talks about how lore is beside the point of storytelling and he doesn't understand all the people asking him fine-grained questions about calendars and stuff and This Is The Truth They Have Hidden From You
Ranged Touch@rangedtouch.bsky.social · 2d agoSHELVED BY GENRE closes out LORD OF THE RINGS by reading the APPENDICES! I hope you like LORE! And CALENDARS! And jokes about THE SHINING, which weirdly enough has a lot of Tolkien influence going on it turns out! rangedtouch.com/2026/08/28/t...
I jumped in without a plan and ended up somewhere I didn't expect
There’s this whole genAI in pre production convo that gets pushed a lot and as someone who has done small jobs with client reference that was genAI, I vastly prefer “bad” sketches. Not even speaking about artistic or enviro/societal harm, but a rough sketch is simply more exciting to expand on
Kotaku@kotaku.com · 4d agoCrazy Taxi: World Tour Is Fun Enough, But Some Fans Are Going To Have To Make A Hard Choice https://kotaku.com/crazy-taxi-world-tour-preview-sega-ai-use-steam-disclaimer-2000728372
In a first, Starbucks Workers United and its 12,000 members are calling for a boycott of the coffee chain, after spending nearly 5 years pressuring the company to negotiate a first contract since the first location unionized in 2021.
In First, Starbucks Workers United and Its 12,000 Members Call for Boycott
“[I]t is no longer possible to be both a Starbucks customer and in support of workers,” the union said.
truthout.org
Flails are cool I always remember this turn based strategy game I used to play a lot when I think about them
ArtificialGrief@artificialgrief.bsky.social · 2w agoWar flail!
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the games of the past deserve to be preserved in all their "shitty to play" glory
Gamescom thing is still going huh? I keep opening this app and it’s just an endless scroll of Wario64 posting 3 images that look like this and a title card
The Library is devastated to learn of the passing of Dolly Parton, a music legend and titan of children's literacy. Her Imagination Library program has earned multiple Library Literacy Awards and, in 2018, she visited us to donate its 100 millionth book to our collection and host a story time. 🦋❤️
back before AI, video game developers had to make every digital woman look the same through hard work and artistry
Video Gamers should instead be now called "Boopers"
