PALS! we're back for another charity stream, and it is, uh, less than two weeks away! i want to hear from you, mutuals and pals, who want to join us - whether you've guested before, or would be on for the first time. we have open spots! come be on stream and help us raise $$ for Trans Lifeline!

Axe of the Blood God - An RPG Podcast@bloodgodpod.bsky.social · 3d ago

🚨ANNOUNCEMENT🚨 The Axe of the Blood God Charity Livestream benefitting Trans Lifeline returns August 15th/16th! We've raised over $50k in the past and with your help we can smash our records! More Nuzlocke, multiplayer mayhem, speedruns, prizes, and fun all for a good cause! Full schedule soon!

Reggie is a bona fide fashion expert and I had no idea going in how much Final Fantasy played a part in that. Part history lesson, part "how-to" guide; I could not be happier with this episode. Please check out the video version if you can for some extra visual aids.

Axe of the Blood God - An RPG Podcast@bloodgodpod.bsky.social · 2d ago

The boys with a passion for fashion. Victor explores the feedback loop of fashion and Final Fantasy with special guest Reggie Casual (www.youtube.com/@THECASUALco) on this sartorial ep! Video: youtu.be/njAVV9zblc0 Ad-Free Audio: www.patreon.com/bloodgodpod/... Free Audio: pod.link/969659784/ep...

Happy to confirm that I’m back for another year of the big Pokemon Crystal Nuzlocke! Victory Road is next! We’ll be doing sessions on Saturday *and* Sunday on the 14th and 15th this time. And I’ll be joined by my best pal @duckvalentine.bsky.social!

Axe of the Blood God - An RPG Podcast@bloodgodpod.bsky.social · 3d ago

🚨ANNOUNCEMENT🚨 The Axe of the Blood God Charity Livestream benefitting Trans Lifeline returns August 15th/16th! We've raised over $50k in the past and with your help we can smash our records! More Nuzlocke, multiplayer mayhem, speedruns, prizes, and fun all for a good cause! Full schedule soon!

In response to the unprecedented number of game developers laid off this year, we have created a bundle on itch to benefit a Game Industry Hardship Fund, managed by @videogameworkers.bsky.social. More than 100 games for 10+ bucks! Please share widely and donate generously! itch.io/b/3802/game-...

This #MCAmsterdam I'll be raising money for @warchilduk.bsky.social 🥳 If you want to help aid war's young victims AND make ME do SILLY stuff, please click the link (tilt.fyi/Tf7CbcOnqx), scan the QR code, or find me at the con 🤝 Let's gather some funds. Magic The Gather, that is! 🤡

Still rigorously testing the Steam Machine.

Fun fact: There are dueling Shigeru Miyamoto explanations for how Mario became Italian. Per Wired in 2008, the mustache came first. But per Nintendo Dream in 2020, Miyamoto wanted to draw an Italian character; therefore, Mario got a mustache. www.thrillingtalesofoldvideogames.com/blog/mario-1...

Mr. Norrell: Years did I study, reading obsessively and cultivating my great library in the hope that one day I'd rewrite English magic in my own image and on right virtue. Jonathan Strange: So a man under a hedge sold me 3 spells to duck a vagrancy arrest, and I was trying to impress this girl.

Indeed the *worst* Khan

Joseph Bradford is tired@lotrlore.bsky.social · 3w ago

The inclusion of real actor likenesses on the Star Trek MTG cards feels so anachronistic to the game. I would have rather seen Magic's talented roster of artists give us their own vision on these iconic characters. Also, not even the best Khan.

Picked up FTL: Faster Than Light for the first time in 10 years and it’s still so good… and so hard 😭

She is also a traditional painter in oils and acrylics, selling her work and taking pet portrait commissions on Instagram and Facebook. Let's send her some love in this difficult time, and buy a painting if you're able? www.instagram.com/maveriquemorrow www.facebook.com/RavenHawkImages

Immortal life advice

I love reading Steam Summer Sale threads--so I'm gonna do one of my own! Just a grab bag of some games I've loved, admired, or glimpsed with Fear, that happen to be on sale right now, in no particular order.

39 of you have taken advantage of this very good deal... can we get to 50 by the end of the day??? 50% off is hard to beat, you cannot deny

Maddy Myers 🏳️‍🌈@midimyers.com · last mo.

this is the LAST DAY that you can take advantage of a 50% deal on a 3-month subscription bundle to three feminist worker-owned indie poublications: my website @mothership.blog as well as @autonomynews.co & @theflytrapmedia.com. if you already support mothership, you still get 50% off the other two!!

I really enjoy the new Star Fox remake for the most part, but I miss this. I miss this very much.

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I've been watching Babylon 5 (along with @merrittk.com) and it's striking how almost every episode is criticizing a) fascism, b) xenophobia/racism, c) homophobia, d) theocratic conservatism. @straczynski.bsky.social wrote that shit woker than The Pitt S2. No way an exec would greenlight it today.

Ben Collins@bencollins.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Know what TV show actually wouldn’t get made today? The Twilight Zone. Half of these fuckin’ episodes are about fascism.

Big position up for grabs for UK folks - Eurogamer is hiring a News Editor:

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Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve - out Oct 2, 2026

Oh my god. Incredible. Two Ace Combat games and a Star Fox in the same year 😭

Wario64@wario64.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Ace Combat Zero: The Belkan War available as preorder bonus for Ace Combat 8 for digital

Mina the Hollower is one of my favorite games in a while. Absolutely love the mix of Link’s Awakening and Souls. Congratulations @yachtclubgames.bsky.social what a huge accomplishment!

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ALT: a pixel art drawing of a castle with a tower

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let's be clear, let's be very clear, let's be incredibly clear about something: Marcia Lucas is why you love Star Wars. She's why Star Wars worked. She's why it has heart. She's responsible for the in-media-res beginning, she's responsible for basically everything charming and unique about >

San Francisco Chronicle@sfchronicle.com · 2mo ago

Oscar winner and San Francisco resident Marcia Lucas — the former wife of George Lucas who edited the original “Star Wars,” “American Graffiti” and “Taxi Driver” —  has died.

Welp

I was on this one!

Bob Mackey@bobservo.bsky.social · 3mo ago

now's as good a time as ever to plug my two-part @retronauts.bsky.social Star Fox series—at least the part that's not behind a Patreon paywall: audioboom.com/posts/817301...

🥲🥲🥲🥲 crying. Please be good

Wario64@wario64.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Star Fox for Switch 2

Oh my god it’s happening 🥲🥲🥲🥲

Wario64@wario64.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Star Fox releases June 25th

new Blood God is, dare i say, a real good one. huge thanks to Austin for guesting and talking about role-playing, power scaling, and Realis. check it out and catch the Kickstarter while you still can!

Axe of the Blood God - An RPG Podcast@bloodgodpod.bsky.social · 3mo ago

This week Eric is joined by guest @austinwalker.bsky.social to discuss Austin's upcoming TTRPG Realis. Topics include Realis through a Shonen lens/BossBabying Realis, the art of creating a bunch of freaky little guys, and more! 🎧: open.spotify.com/episode/2Ewo... 💸: www.patreon.com/posts/realis...

40 years ago, ZZAP! invited some of the best programmers of the day (Archer Maclean, Jeff Minter, Chris Butler, Tony Crowther, Andrew Braybrook) to play one another in contest using their own games (plus one chosen by the ZZAP team). Minter won, with Braybrook coming a close 2nd.

Yoshihisa Kishimoto, creator of the legendary Kunio-kun and Double Dragon series, passed away on April 2. Initially reported on Twitter, the news has since been confirmed by Famitsu magazine. He was 64. www.famitsu.com/article/2026...