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Justin Keverne

@gtelephant.bsky.social

Senior Game Designer, programmer, writer, former indie turned professional, Cat Parent (of 3), Progressive, Tired. (He/Him)

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Justin Keverne@gtelephant.bsky.social · 2d ago

You can tell when a game will be “interesting” when all the reviews are about the same score but with different opinions on the quality of each aspect… Anyway Beast of Reincarnation is out today.

🏳️‍⚧️ TRAPPED IN ABUSIVE HOME 🏳️‍⚧️@rancidreggie.bsky.social · 3d ago

Milo Rossi on YouTube made an excellent video about this woman and the way nazis used her discovery to manufacture consent for the holocaust.

The Skeleton That Rewrote European History - The Bad Dürrenberg Shaman

YouTube video by Miniminuteman

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jordan@jordantyranny.bsky.social · 3d ago

The shaman of Bad Dürrenberg are the remains of a 25-35 year old woman, who was buried 8600 to 9000 year ago in Germany. Around her, were the remains of an extraordinary head-dress, made from the bones and teeth of different animals such as deer, wild boar, crane and turtle.

The Shaman of Bad Dürrenberg is a 9,000-year-old archaeological discovery of a 25-35 year old woman buried in Germany with an extraordinary animal-bone headdress.Headdress Materials: The ritual garment included bones and teeth from various animals, including deer, wild boar, crane, and turtle.Archaeological Status: As one of the oldest burials in Central Germany, her grave goods—including painting implements and clay—indicate she held a special social status, likely as a shaman.Reconstruction: The image on the right is a modern reconstruction based on the remains found on the left.
jordan@jordantyranny.bsky.social · 3d ago

The shaman of Bad Dürrenberg are the remains of a 25-35 year old woman, who was buried 8600 to 9000 year ago in Germany. Around her, were the remains of an extraordinary head-dress, made from the bones and teeth of different animals such as deer, wild boar, crane and turtle.

The Shaman of Bad Dürrenberg is a 9,000-year-old archaeological discovery of a 25-35 year old woman buried in Germany with an extraordinary animal-bone headdress.Headdress Materials: The ritual garment included bones and teeth from various animals, including deer, wild boar, crane, and turtle.Archaeological Status: As one of the oldest burials in Central Germany, her grave goods—including painting implements and clay—indicate she held a special social status, likely as a shaman.Reconstruction: The image on the right is a modern reconstruction based on the remains found on the left.
Dan Jordan@danjordan.bsky.social · 4d ago

Instead of retweeting the same image with alt text, bluesky should let people add alt text to the original if none exist. The result would be so catastrophic that everyone would make sure to include it from the start

Tom Francis@pentadact.com · 5d ago

"We call these boomer shooters." "Right, cos of all the booming." 'Oh, no that's not why." "Then why?" (Deep breath) "So in the aftermath of the second world war..."

Caffeinated Otter@caffeinatedotter.bsky.social · 5d ago

Y'know, every time someone complains about Github, I think pretty much the same thing I do about Discord: that it's a niche tool which ruined a lot of other spaces, simply because it was There and sufficiently VC funded, which it was always fundamentally unsuited to replace & could never improve at

hunter (comms open!)@hrpixelart.com · 6d ago

knowing ahead of time that Reacher is about a really large man who appears to have grown his muscles exclusively for the purposes of respecting women did not even slightly prepare me for how large he is or how much he respects women

Justin Keverne@gtelephant.bsky.social · 5d ago

“Marathon is a dying game…” Marathon community: “All thought is a fleeting mistake of consciousness, we shine brightest in the face of the eternal darkness to come, go now burn in that brief fire of life…”

Justin Keverne@gtelephant.bsky.social · 5d ago

Two things can be true. Marathon doesn’t have a huge player base and those who are playing are highly invested.

This Week in Videogames@thisweekinvideogames.com · 6d ago

Sony has told investors that Marathon has "maintained a high user retention rate while also acquiring new players." The remarks sit in contrast to public data regarding Marathon's concurrent player numbers on Steam, thought to be its primary platform, which have been notably declining since launch.

Justin Keverne@gtelephant.bsky.social · 6d ago

Marathon works surprisingly* well as a rogue-like as evidenced by my RNG-ing into a really good Vault Breaker build and immediately eating shit. *Extraction shooters are essentially push-your-luck rogue-likes already.

Justin Keverne@gtelephant.bsky.social · 6d ago

How do I cope with an extraction shooter like Marathon where I could lose my gear at any moment? Simple. I am a creature of pure zen.* *I accidentally sold my best weapon so now nothing anybody else could take from me could ever do more harm.