Welcome to the great Tech Pause. It could be worse. www.pcgamer.com/gaming-indus...
Embrace the great Tech Pause
It's a great time to enjoy the stuff we already have.
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Nate Shearer
@faultrunner.bsky.social
Award-Winning Writer (was gifted a “World’s Best Dad” mug)
My friend @lexluddy.xyz is struggling right now with the death of her dad. She could use all the hugs you have to spare. 💕🫂 Her dad's request was that folks donate to Médecins Sans Frontières' continued vital work in Gaza, the West Bank, Lebanon, and Egypt She'd really appreciate both. 🩷
Death Notice of Liam Gerard Luddy (Glounthaune, Cork) | rip.ie
The death has occurred of Liam Gerard Luddy of Glounthaune, Cork Ireland, on 01/08/2026. You can view the full death notice and add your condolences here.
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This morning I not only learned that Fire Emblem has glocks but also magic I'm not sure which one I'm more surprised by
seems like a good time to bump this one again (my first ever feature!) www.avclub.com/not-every-co...
Not Every Co-Op Game is "Friendslop"
Just because low-budget games like Lethal Company and Peak are popular and played with friends doesn't mean they're slop,
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My Doctor's slowly becoming Philip DeFranco, always asking me about how *I* feel about my symptoms
This video has exploded over the last few days, as people marvel at its impressive water rendering. Its reappraisal is a direct result of physical media. A licensed sports game that received middling to poor initial reception. Exactly the kind of release that gets delisted a few years after release
Retweeted by Autism Capital 🧩 [UNOFFICIAL]@autismcapital-rtm.selfhosted.social · 4w agoRT @Xbox_Nostalgia: Kelly Slater's Pro Surfer (2002 Video Game)
What a collab!!! Can’t wait to listen to this
Chris Plante@plante.bsky.social · yesterdayNext on Post Games: The Love & Deepspace controversy International romantasy in-fighting! Canceled werewolf sex! The Chinese government! Mass Effect 3 would blush at the scale of this fan revolt Ft. @heartimecia.bsky.social & @adashtra.bsky.social Subscribe for free on your fave podcast app!
Next on Post Games: The Love & Deepspace controversy International romantasy in-fighting! Canceled werewolf sex! The Chinese government! Mass Effect 3 would blush at the scale of this fan revolt Ft. @heartimecia.bsky.social & @adashtra.bsky.social Subscribe for free on your fave podcast app!
This Fortune's Weave art is killing me, dude, she keeps that thang on her
Fortune’s Weave opens with a scripted death followed by a time rewind, right?
I’m really confused as to what Fire Emblem is I think I’m going to buy Fortune’s Weave
I interviewed Ojiro Fumoto about POINPY!! and got great insights like: - Why he made it free (so kids who are used to Fortnite and Roblox would try it. Also, the Netflix money was good enough) - His favourite fruit (strawberries) - The game he wishes he made (Cinco Paus by @smestorp.bsky.social)
Poinpy's Revival Is Free, Because of the Kids
"I'm not fond of taking money from kids," says Ojiro "Moppin" Fumoto.
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There’s a part of me that wants to be able to fully experience every game I play Then a larger part of me takes over and I play every game like Joseph Anderson
Blaming consumer spending for decreasing product quality would be hilarious if it weren’t so damn pathetic
I expect mine to drastically change too. Here’s mine: Marathon Meccha Chameleon Perfect Tides: Station to Station Titanium Court Pokopia
Abram Buehner@abrambuehner.bsky.social · 2d agoI think August forward will mark a real upheaval of my favorite 2026 games list, so in the interest of taking a mid-summer snapshot, my current top 5 is: Marathon Rhythm Heaven Groove Splatoon Raiders Resident Evil 9 Star Fox
i’m never gonna be able to fire a cruise missile yet the question of using my tax dollars for them has never been up for debate
USA TODAY Opinion@usatodayopinion.usatoday.com · 2d agoOpinion: Mamdani's idea may sound appealing, but it's NYC taxpayers who will take the hit, subsidizing discounts they may never even use.
ICYMI new poem about falling into grief holes
Wallace@exalclaw.com · 3d agoThe latest ODSD is out. This week's poem is inspired by the throw yourself into a hole/thinly-veiled metaphor for grief game Idols of Ash, titled "a tool for remembering." Thanks for reading as always: exalclaw.com/idols-of-ash...
Writing a blog post about my good mate’s favourite Pokemon, Lopunny, that he brought from all the way from Pokemon Diamond to Pokemon Scarlett Friend’s Lop
“I hired 5 translators for a game of ultimate telephone, all so I could divorce my wife!” “This video is sponsored by kalshi”
this is the best video game experience i've had all year. i love big walk. ask me about big walk. kotaku.com/big-walk-the...
Big Walk: The Kotaku Review - Kotaku
’Life's like a road that you travel on/When there's one day here and the next day gone’
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Since the Big Walk embargo is up I’ll just remind everyone that I revently wrote about how games like Big Walk are fostering a new digital social gathering space www.superjumpmagazine.com/the-rise-of-...
Digital Third Spaces: How Games Replaced the Café
Late-stage capitalism is eating our Third Spaces. WEBFISHING, Flock Around, and a wave of low-stakes social games are quietly building digital ones to replace them
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To review Big Walk, a terrific multiplayer game all about testing your communication skills, my walkmates and I wrote a co-authored diary chronicling our playthrough from three perspectives. Hopefully it gets across what makes this thing so special. Our review. www.polygon.com/big-walk-rev...
2026’s best multiplayer game, properly reviewed by multiple players
This is Big Walk – it's big... but no simple walk
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