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Ben Minarelli

@italianplastic.bsky.social

Freelance writer, GM, Walnut's dad

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House House @househouse.com · 2d ago

An explanation on why Big Walk isn't available on Xbox. bigwalk.game/xbox

Regarding Xbox

In June 2026 we announced that the release of Big Walk would be limited to computers, Switch 2 and PS5. Since then, we have received many messages and comments, asking about a future Xbox release. We would like to address those questions here:

We have made the decision not to release Big Walk on Xbox, in accordance with the Palestinian-led BDS (Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions) movement’s call to boycott Microsoft, and their designation of Microsoft Games (and Xbox) as a priority boycott target. If you need help understanding our motives, we would recommend reading about why Microsoft is a BDS priority target, the successes this kind of pressure has already had on Microsoft, and especially, watching this great introductory piece by People Make Games.

It has always been our intention for Big Walk to be played by groups of friends, and we know that keeping the game off Xbox runs counter to those intentions. This decision means that some people will miss out on playing Big Walk with their friends, and we understand the disappointment we’re causing. We are disappointed too.

We would love for people to be able to play the game on Xbox, but not until Microsoft and/or Xbox have been removed as BDS boycott targets.

We’ve made this decision with the belief that meaningful change can be made in the world, that coordinated collective action can confront even the most powerful interests, and that one day, Palestine will be free.

Thank you for your understanding.

Sincerely,
House House

(see bigwalk.game/xbox for links)

Aftermath @aftermath.site · 2d ago

Big Walk isn't on Xbox because of the 'Palestinian-led BDS movement': aftermath.site/big-walk-xbox-...

Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · last wk.

🤷🏿‍♂️

Using AI for just 10 minutes erodes your ability to persist at hard things - Berkeley News

A UC Berkeley researcher co-authored a study that raises profound questions about how we interact with artificial intelligence in education — and daily life.

news.berkeley.edu

pixelatedboat aka “mr bluesky”@pixelatedboat.bsky.social · 2y ago

that canceled tv show you'll never stop thinking about

An advertisement for the cancelled TV show “Drew Carey’s Public Executions”

Jason Schreier @jasonschreier.bsky.social · 2w ago

Kinda fucked up that “Star Wars Zero Company” doesn’t have a colon but “Star Wars: Galactic Racer” does. I won’t even get into “Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order”

Mike.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀@dumbmike.bsky.social · 3w ago

I thought this was just beautiful. Kurt Vonnegut takes a walk to mail a letter:

She calls out, “Where are you going?” And I say, “I am going out to get an envelope.” And she says, “Well, you’re not a poor man. Why don’t you buy a thousand envelopes? They’ll deliver them, and you can put them in a closet.” And I say, “Hush.”

I go next to the postal convenience center down the block at the corner of 47th Street and Second Avenue. The woman behind the counter says, “Thirty-nine cents for a stamp.” I say, “I only brought thirty-seven. When did that change?” She looked at me a long time. “Thirty-seven isn’t enough.” “Well that oughta be enough for one envelope,” I said. The line was getting longer.

The lady moved her hand into her coat. I knew this routine. I backflipped behind the man behind me in line, wrapping my elbow around his throat as I landed. By the time the stamp seller had unloaded her clip, I had full cover. The gentleman’s body dropped to the floor, six holes smoking. The package he was carrying fell to the floor with a heavy clunk. Whatever was in there, it would do.

I rolled my foot over the cardboard and did a “flick up” as they call it in soccer. I bounced the package once or twice on the back of my foot as the mail lady reloaded, then I launched it high and spun 360 to deliver my patented “Rising Phoenix kick”. The package caught fire as it shattered through the protective plexiglass window and struck the woman’s head with all the force and hatred I had learned to channel in my grueling tutelage under five fallen Wudang masters in my youth. The lady’s body exploded off of her bones, leaving just a blackened skeleton spinning in her office chair. “So it goes,” I said, but no one laughed. I guess they weren’t big readers.

And I go home. And I have had one hell of a good time.

We are dancing animals. How beautiful it is to get up and go out and do something. We are here on Earth to fart around. Don’t let anybody tell you any different.

the Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · last mo.

boycotts are easy to understand! when the union says "please boycott this company until they give workers a fair shake," we just don't go there any more! we can stop by the picket line and donate lunches or money, too! solidarity is fuckin awesome! with enough of it we can change the world!

Eric Ravenscraft @lordravenscraft.bsky.social · last mo.

you will never, in your entire life, make as much money as the people who are incapable of coming up with ideas like "Miss Piggy flirts with Ryan Gosling" or "Pedro Pascal tries not to laugh at Fozzy's dumb jokes" make in a year

DiscussingFilm@discussingfilm.net · last mo.

There are currently no active conversations for a full ‘MUPPET SHOW’ series revival. Disney, The Muppets Studio and Point Grey Pictures have had difficulties with deciding on a premise for the series that they can all agree on. (Source: Deadline)

Neph @nephblackburn.bsky.social · last mo.

Me, while running my Fabula Ultima mini-campaign: Gosh I really hope some of the fights I throw at the party make some kind of sense FF8: Here's a random encounter against a bunch of evil demi-human hockey players called Slappers

Ian Rennie @theangelremiel.bsky.social · last mo.

Nathan Fielder and Elizabeth Holmes doing the "we're just normal men" meme

MattTS @mattts.bsky.social · last mo.

Some of those that work forces, are the same that block portses

Mike Bithell @mikebithell.bsky.social · 2mo ago

‘You can’t own a game’ rendered like the old anti piracy ads

@kvconner.bsky.social · 2mo ago

🎁Gift Article Generative AI Is an Engineering Disaster A shockingly inefficient trillion-dollar project By Alex Reisner July 14, 2026 www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...

Generative AI Is an Engineering Disaster

A shockingly inefficient trillion-dollar project

theatlantic.com

Ben Minarelli @italianplastic.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Picked up some hotly anticipated sequels this week. Can't wait to get stuck in! @robertrath.bsky.social

tina @christinag.bsky.social · 2mo ago

I heard one of the questions they ask at the GIC these days is if you've finished painting your Leviathan box set yet or not.

Penny (enjoys autumn)@pabco.uk · 2mo ago

my brother's gotten really into warhammer and...

Screenshot of a text message:

So far practically all of my games have been against either trans women with really well painted teams or men with completely unpainted space marines

Aftermath @aftermath.site · 2mo ago

Saber Interactive's CEO Matt Karch can get in the bin: aftermath.site/saber-interact...

dr. hazel 🕸️🕷️@hazelmonforton.com · 2mo ago

Welcome to Bluesky, here’s your copy of the Communist Manifesto and here’s your first Warhammer 40k box set.

Thomas Spooks 🎃👻💀@thomasfuchs.at · 2mo ago

Periodic reminder that Chrome is bad software. It's a personal data collector cosplaying as a web browser. Use other browsers, my personal recommendations are Safari (if you're on a Mac) and Vivaldi (works anywhere). Orion is worth a look too (no Windows version yet).

Shinra Middle Manager @shinramidmanager.bsky.social · 2mo ago

All the people who are anti-Chadley or want to mute Chadley, I have one question: If Chadley disappeared tomorrow, could you still get through Final Fantasy VII without him or the Chadley menu? Imagine Chadley was suddenly banned. Would you actually be willing to give him up?

Blue sky nice ghost @rajandelman.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Our Age of Bronze is collapsing, Liz Lemon

Richard V. Hirst @richardvhirst.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Unofficial Guardian (UK) Bot@guardian-uk-rss.bsky.social · 3mo ago

I thought Nolan’s Odyssey was an epic bore. If you want Greek myths brought to life, try the thrill of opera!

Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 3mo ago

You may recall the case where Lynne Freeman sued Tracy Wolff for writing a YA set in Alaska where the male lead was hot and broody, just like in Freeman's book. This litigation went on for three years before a judge finally read both books and said there was zero infringement.

Courtney Milan@courtneymilan.com · 4mo ago

So do you all remember Lynne Freeman who sued Tracy Wolff because Freeman wrote a YA paranormal set in Alaska where the hero was hot and the heroine only learned about her paranormal heritage as a teenager, and so did Tracy?