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Disney and Final Fantasy? And it WORKS? Aidan Plays Kingdom Hearts (PS2)!
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FunFactor Podcast@funfactorpod.com · 2d agoHey, hey! @aidanmoher.com is going live for his (new!) regular Thursday stream at 12pm PST to stream Kingdom Hearts on the PS2. Find him on our Twitch channel, and help us reach our goal of 100 subs! twitch.com/funfactorpod
Aidan is live! Drop by and chat about the latest episode of FunFactor, retro gaming mags, and, of course, Kingdom Hearts! twitch.tv/funfactorpod
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Video games media and culture, seen through the lens of what rocked (and what sucked) about the retro game magazines that inspired Ty Schalter & Aidan Moher to become professional journalists, authors...
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FunFactor Podcast@funfactorpod.com · 2d agoHey, hey! @aidanmoher.com is going live for his (new!) regular Thursday stream at 12pm PST to stream Kingdom Hearts on the PS2. Find him on our Twitch channel, and help us reach our goal of 100 subs! twitch.com/funfactorpod
Hey, hey! @aidanmoher.com is going live for his (new!) regular Thursday stream at 12pm PST to stream Kingdom Hearts on the PS2. Find him on our Twitch channel, and help us reach our goal of 100 subs! twitch.com/funfactorpod
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It's FunFactor Fuuuuuuuuuuesday! Kingdom Hearts! Grand Theft Auto! In this episode, @aidanmoher.com and @tyschalter.com dig into two very different keystone retro games that had very, very different expectations and receptions—but mutually enormous commercial and creative legacies.
PSM 63 - Kingdom Hearts [S2E10]
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It's FunFactor Fuuuuuuuuuuesday! Kingdom Hearts! Grand Theft Auto! In this episode, @aidanmoher.com and @tyschalter.com dig into two very different keystone retro games that had very, very different expectations and receptions—but mutually enormous commercial and creative legacies.
PSM 63 - Kingdom Hearts [S2E10]
Podcast Episode · FunFactor · August 25 · 1h 47m
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The first issue of Game Informer was published back in 1991. In 2026, we are celebrating 35 years of Game Informer 🎂🎈 with a special anniversary issue highlighting the best covers, the people behind them, and lots more. gameinformer.com/letter-from-...
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FunFactor Podcast@funfactorpod.com · last wk.Hey, hey! @aidanmoher.com is going live at 12pm PST today to play some Illusion of Gaia retranslated! He's getting super close to the end, so come join the fun! This is also going to be the first of a more regular Thursday @ 12pm PST streaming schedule, so mark those calendars!
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FunFactor Podcast@funfactorpod.com · last wk.Hey, hey! @aidanmoher.com is going live at 12pm PST today to play some Illusion of Gaia retranslated! He's getting super close to the end, so come join the fun! This is also going to be the first of a more regular Thursday @ 12pm PST streaming schedule, so mark those calendars!
Hey, hey! @aidanmoher.com is going live at 12pm PST today to play some Illusion of Gaia retranslated! He's getting super close to the end, so come join the fun! This is also going to be the first of a more regular Thursday @ 12pm PST streaming schedule, so mark those calendars!
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I really want to write a companion book/sequel, so you should ABSOLUTELY check out COCKTAILS AND CONSOLES!! www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/elias...
Cocktails and Consoles
Press start and get ready to craft delicious cocktails. With 75 unique and easy-to-prepare recipes inspired by some of the most popular video games in histor...
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Jen Donohue@authorizedmusings.bsky.social · 2w agoEVERYBODY SHOULD ALWAYS BE MENTIONING THEIR BOOKS
This is such a bummer. Warren was my teacher at the Denius-Sams Gaming Academy at UT Austin for a year. A few months ago I applied to work on an unannounced project at Otherside, and after my first recruiter interview, the entire team was laid off, seemingly sans Warren.
Aftermath@aftermath.site · 2w agoWarren Spector says he's 'retiring from game development': aftermath.site/warren-spector...
Hey I wrote a whole feature about this, and I’d say the devs making turn-based games largely don’t agree gameinformer.com/feature/2026...
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To investigate the renaissance of turn-based systems and what it means for the future of video games at large, we talked to developers behind some of the
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Eurogamer@eurogamer.bsky.social · 2w agoShuhei Yoshida told Expedition 33 studio to avoid terms like 'turn-based RPG' because it may cause people to "overlook" the game www.eurogamer.net/expedition-3...
As someone who worked at Screen Rant and was forced to write probably 100 GTA articles I didn’t want to, yes this is most certainly a mandated thing by Valnet - big brain people who see one article pop off and think they’ve found the recipe for success
i’m just ken@shepardcdr.bsky.social · 2w agoObviously what we’re seeing at Polygon sucks ass but let’s keep it in perspective that this is clearly some kind of Valnet mandate and should not be laid at the feet of the writers who would have never done that shit and are just as annoyed as anyone else.
Delighted to have @jaymcastello.bsky.social on the site today talking to developers who've wrangled with Valve's mysterious content review process
Aftermath@aftermath.site · 2w agoWho's deciding the fate of this game?' The secretive process of getting a game with sexual content on Steam aftermath.site/steam-censorsh...
did i win the final fantasy fantasy draft?? you decide!!
Josh | Still Loading Podcast@stillloadingpodcast.com · 2w agoNEW EPISODE! It's finally here! This year's Final Fantasy Fantasy Draft is out now! Listen in as @georgieboysaxe.bsky.social @drubie.bsky.social @tyschalter.com and @retroblastpod.com compete to see who can draft the best Final Fantasy. Listen here! ⬇️⬇️⬇️ stillloading.libsyn.com/still-loadin...
“Just go freelance,” some people say, and those people have never tried to make a living as a freelancer.
Hayes Madsen@solfleet.bsky.social · 2w agoJust starting to not feel the passion for writing like I used to, honestly. Feel old and tired, and don’t wanna keep fighting for scraps every day.
Games journalism isn't exactly the most lucrative job in the world, especially when you have integrity and write your truths. It's even harder when you write something negative. People don't tend to like negative, especially developers, but it still needs to be written.
AndresPlays@andresplays.bsky.social · 2w agoBeing a games critic is fun, sure. Sometimes, you get to connect with game developers, give and receive feedback, and if all goes well, spark a conversation. But others, your negative opinion may be taken too seriously, inciting backlash. I want to talk about it.
This is sick.
Ash@ashtralfiend.bsky.social · 2w agoAbyssal Apocrypha is out! Abyssal Apocrypha is an MBF21 project inspired by the "Lovecraft Mythos". Explore Jungles, Caves, Temples, Old Cities, Houses, laboratories, and uncover the secrets of the old gods in this 24-map-long adventure. DW Thread: www.doomworld.com/forum/topic/... #DOOM #RETRO
There are so many retro gaming devices not made by evil people!
Sonic Yoda@sonicyoda.neocities.org · 2w agoGame Sack covering the war crimes 64? Ah well it was a good run while it lasted. Unsubbed
Media executives, like most people, are not that good at their jobs.
i’m just ken@shepardcdr.bsky.social · 2w agolol so Restart, after laying off its entire editorial team, is now saying that it's going to be covering GTA6 and then trying to relaunch as a new project, claiming it will be reaching out to laid off staff about coming back, which it has, crucially, not said a word about to any of them.
It's FunFactor Fuuuuuuuuuednesday! What does "ethical horniness" in games look like? Can @tyschalter.com survive his first encounter with Chou Aniki? Can we just WRITE again? All that plus a look at whether movie tie-in games ruined video games in the early 2000s in the latest episode of FunFactor!
Did movie tie-in games ruin video games in the early 2000s? [Edge 113 - King of Fighters EX]
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This one is a CHONK, but I also got to introduce @tyschalter.com to Chou Aniki because he introduced the phrase "ethical horniness" into my life and I couldn't let that stand. Also, we go deep on the state of games journalism and how sometimes we just wanna WRITE about games.
FunFactor Podcast@funfactorpod.com · 2w agoIt's FunFactor Fuuuuuuuuuednesday! What does "ethical horniness" in games look like? Can @tyschalter.com survive his first encounter with Chou Aniki? Can we just WRITE again? All that plus a look at whether movie tie-in games ruined video games in the early 2000s in the latest episode of FunFactor!
It's FunFactor Fuuuuuuuuuednesday! What does "ethical horniness" in games look like? Can @tyschalter.com survive his first encounter with Chou Aniki? Can we just WRITE again? All that plus a look at whether movie tie-in games ruined video games in the early 2000s in the latest episode of FunFactor!
Did movie tie-in games ruin video games in the early 2000s? [Edge 113 - King of Fighters EX]
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