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Preloaded Beast of Reincarnation on Xbox — 32gb. The day one patch is also 32gb, for a total 37gb file. Seems to have redownloaded practically the whole thing.
The indie game guide to August is out, including: ✨Politicking and plotting in #SovereignTower ✨The apex of "friendslop" #BigWalk ✨Fascinating vehicular survival game #FrozenShip ✨A new soulslike challenger: #MortalShellII ✨Bonus chat: is gaming headed for a streaming-only future?
The Indie Game Guide To August 2026
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The indie game guide to August is out, including: ✨Politicking and plotting in #SovereignTower ✨The apex of "friendslop" #BigWalk ✨Fascinating vehicular survival game #FrozenShip ✨A new soulslike challenger: #MortalShellII ✨Bonus chat: is gaming headed for a streaming-only future?
The Indie Game Guide To August 2026
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Spent the last couple of nights quietly power washing the Mos Eisley cantina, an X-Wing, an Imperial facility, etc. I know it's like the ultimate in borecore dad-game boomer bait but, hey, whatever makes us happy, right?
PowerWash Simulator 2 - Official Star Wars Pack Launch Trailer
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Capitalism is broken, and has become a machine that chews people up then spits them out. Only vote for socialist candidates who might actually care about/fix blatantly exploitative, wildly abusive, coldly intentional anti-worker shit like this.
After laying off Battlefield 6 developers, EA pays its CEO $38 million because Battlefield 6 did so well
That's an $8 million raise over 2025.
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Steam thinks families all live on the same ashen mining terrace like it's 1950
So is the next Xbox Developer Direct gonna be like. An empty office.
A little later than I'd planned, here's the now-traditional halfway point GOTY checkin video. Indies only, this time. youtube.com/watch?v=g_SIuUpvvN0
14 Best Indies Games Of 2026 (So Far)
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Oh man. I got absorbed in this sci-fi book by Juhea Kim — A Love Story From The End Of The World. Put the book down at the end of chapter one. Was thinking about the ways it could develop all day. Picked it up again... and it's a short story compendium. That was the end of the story.
So is The Odyssey worth going to the cinema with all the coughing, munching people or am I good waiting for it on Apple
In the latest pod: ✨ #SplatoonRaiders is a rare misfire for Nintendo ✨ #ShardsOfOrder makes a physical tarot deck ✨ My take on where the console component crisis might lead us ✨ A big PANIC! code giveaway! Apple: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/g... Elsewhere: gaminginthewild.com
I like doing these. 25 beloved all-timer albums, right off the dome. I forgot Waits, Bowie, Sufjan, Nico Muhly, Ornette Coleman, Kid A, a bunch of other amazing or formative stuff. music.apple.com/gb/playlist/...
Twitter is so broken the Authy integration doesn't work any more. It can't recognise valid login codes. I'm gonna have to find somewhere else to leave pointed comments about Patreon fucking up their UI now.
This is great. You can tell a lot of thought went into making it. It bundles indie games into different buckets and discusses genres and trends thoughtfully before diving into the games. Good shit.
hotcyder@hotcyder.bsky.social · 2w agoNew video! Cool Games(?) you may have missed(?) in 2026(?) so far. A handful of recommendations that somehow turned into extended musings on games as a whole. Featuring STUNTBOOST, Elfie: A Sand Plan, Blood Dungeon, and more 👀 youtu.be/26feHFM0vbA
Turned down $800 worth of sponsored content this month because the games were bad and I don't want to inflict rubbish on people who watch or listen. Uh. Visit Patreon dot com slash gaming in the wild
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What a treat it is to get an actual physical major arcana tarot deck in the mail, as part of a game's welcome pack. Will be checking out #ShardsOfOrder for sure. And the deck joins my Citizen Sleeper 2, Bloodletter, and Sayonara Wild Hearts video game tarot collection.
Video game aiming is a simulation of a physical action, made awkward by the loss of sensory input & tactility. It can be augmented by e.g. aim assist, which makes it feel more like an intuitive action—a replacement for that lost "feel". As such, it's a design choice, not a difficulty concession.
Something that always helps when trying to draw people back to an ailing service is making the service more annoying.
Xbox Is Asking Customers to Volunteer to Test Ad-Supported Game Streaming
Xbox is rolling out a test for ad-supported cloud gaming that will be available for a limited time on a voluntary basis for members of its fan-testing community, Xbox Insiders.
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Splatoon Raiders starts rough. Feel like it's a what-not-to-do guide to dialogue & tutorialisation. Lots of egregious (let's call it) 'story'. Endless tutorials make the management stuff feel burdensome. The shooting is okay. It's the most chaotic/least-slick Nintendo game I've played for a while.
I always find that the hard part of being a writer (or an artist) is maintaining the belief that what you, personally, have to say is worthwhile. Writing about other people (or things) is easier. You apply yourself to them; it's fun. But pure writing? Or creation, really. It takes such strength.
23m signatures and counting after their thuggish, mean-spirited, violent World Cup run. argentina-out.org
If this referee had officiated the England-Argentina game, we'd be in the final.
Argentina are a straight up violent, anti-football team. At least Spain play the game.
This halftime show is a fuckin weird awkward mallcore fever dream. What in the Bieber muppet BTS hell is this shit
I think a good policy on urgent help posts is, just contribute and share when you see one, even if you don't know the person. And hope that if we ever have to make a post like this, others do the same for us.
Obi Wan Kenoblerone@somewelshmook.bsky.social · 2mo agoMy brother died in Thailand and we're too broke to pay for a funeral or get him home, so any help would be deeply appreciated. Thank you
I get promo emails that say things like "because of the detail in which you discuss the systems of turn-based tactics gameplay we think you'd like.." and I'm like. I did? Can't tell if I'm being gaslit, glazed, mailblasted, or complimented for a long forgotten Into The Breach pod from 5 years ago.