Finally organized my Spiderman thoughts, with some added thoughts about violence and its relationship to political impotence. youtu.be/sVKOTf6ZbEU?...
The Banal Violence of Brand New Day
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An odd machine that dispenses unsolicited pop culture opinions, illustrations, comics, and various miscellany. Fueled by his wife, movies, single malt scotch, and steak.
With no music yet, no lore to speak of, and no animations, it seems pretty clear that our selling point will be the 'curb appeal' of these designs. Here's hoping and praying that it's enough.
It's been little over a year. It's fun to see how much I've had to get away from the initial idea, and how much I doggedly stuck to the inherent nature of the trash I wanted to make
Been busy working on a joint project with my brothers, a Survivorslike we hope to have a demo for in about a month! Expect some stuff about that going up as I gauge interest, see what kind of response it'll have from a limited public.
Suicide Squad (2016) was the only movie I've ever considered just walking out of, and I grew up with Philippine cinema. The only thing that kept me in my seat was that I was my brother's ride, and it didn't feel fair to let him suffer alone
Thomas Wilde@stolisomancer.bsky.social · 2mo agoIt's technically SHOWGIRLS, but MORTAL KOMBAT: ANNIHILATION was a significantly worse experience. We expected a tight martial-arts fantasy and we got a community theater production.
I've spent much of today on my own entry in this week's hot new viral trend, the "long-time game industry journalist/analyst wants to know what in the inconsolable, wind-swept fuck we're even doing anymore" essay. Take a look:
@geekwire.com · 2mo agoWhy the video game industry may be sliding toward its next big crash https://www.geekwire.com/2026/why-the-video-game-industry-may-be-sliding-toward-its-next-big-crash/
Hey, let's talk about money and @skyboxcritics.com again. Last month, we hit $250 a month! Yay! This month, we're below that again. I'm not shaming anyone; times are hard. But the reality is Skybox operates at a loss that I make up personally, and that's becoming more and more unsustainable. 1/X
I had some time to kill last week, so I used it to do my usual thing: talk about survival horror at tiresome length.
Welcome Back to the World of Survival Horror: ‘Echoes of the Living’
As you may be aware if you follow me on Bluesky, I’ve spent the first half of 2026 in the IGN guide mines, and the newsletter’s suffered as a result. So far this year, I’ve co-written or written the ...
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It'd be interesting if this were to end the HD era. We've been talking in some corners of this space for a hot minute about how graphics have plateaued, but now's a good time for mainstream lo-fi: games with stylized visuals that could run on a toaster. Because that's what your audience can afford.
Kotaku@kotaku.com · 3mo agoSorry, folks, video game industry analysts are telling us that gaming hardware is going to keep getting more expensive, and the price hikes probably aren't going to stop until at least 2028. https://kotaku.com/analysts-gaming-hardware-more-expensive-2028-2000702104
The State of the Art: Celebrating one year of Skybox and reflecting on the business by @edgarallanbro.bsky.social Skybox launched one year ago today. Here are some words from our Editor-in-Chief about the state of the site, the space, and what's next. Thanks for the support so far, and read on:
The State of the Art: Celebrating one year of Skybox and reflecting on the business
Skybox has been around for a year! Here's a word from our EiC on how things have gone and what's next.
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An AI hater’s guide to keeping LLMs as far from your workflow as possible in 2026 https://www.geekwire.com/2026/an-ai-haters-guide-to-keeping-llms-as-far-from-your-workflow-as-possible-in-2026/
Desktop computers that you can still enforce your will on as to what they do and what they are not allowed to do are the only computers that should exist. The black-boxing of computers into unrepairable, un-upgradeable toys like iPads/Chromebooks has harmed our ability to problem-solve for ourselves
The Fig Economy@figgityfigs.bsky.social · 5mo agoWhat’s your most old-coded opinion? Mine is that the Apple Watch is the least value added product* on the market today. It’s like what if you had a Fitbit with a bunch of apps you never used and you have to charge it twice a day? *over something like a basic Fitbit
There’s only one elegant solution to this problem of increasingly stupid audiences, and that’s to mandate that every film ends with a closing rap song that lays out all the moral lessons of the movie. There will be a government office that reviews the songs for aural and pedagogical value.
The real theme of the modern age is "Nobody Wants This". AI, ICE in airports, ICE in general, the Iran War, data centers sending actual cities wiht people into blackouts -- "nobody" wants this. And yet here we are.
I was asked to give my thoughts on generative AI usage in games - here they are!
GamesIndustry.biz@gibiz.bsky.social · 6mo agoWhat place will AI have in game development? Senior figures from across the games industry weigh in on the future of AI use. https://bit.ly/4uB8396
It's been a while (this is entirely our fault) but we have a new Pie in the Skybox comic from @madsmatic.bsky.social Check it out:
“Pie in the Skybox” Comic – The Golden Age
Welcome to Pie in the Skybox, a recurring comic strip by talented cartoonist Amadeo Garcia III. Bonus Bonus Bonus
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Please support @skyboxcritics.com @edgarallanbro.bsky.social @hokutolucas.bsky.social @kriscornelisse.bsky.social and I work SO MANY unpaid hours to make everything Skybox work All because we believe Skybox is what the industry needs Please help us by subscribing on patreon.com/skyboxcritics 💟
Will Borger@edgarallanbro.bsky.social · 6mo agoHey, let's talk about money and @skyboxcritics.com, because unless you're one of the big indie outlets, money's hard: Right now, Skybox makes about $180 a month from our Patreon. That's it. That's not a lot! In fact, it doesn't cover our operating costs! Skybox has never made a profit. Ever. 🧵
Hey, let's talk about money and @skyboxcritics.com, because unless you're one of the big indie outlets, money's hard: Right now, Skybox makes about $180 a month from our Patreon. That's it. That's not a lot! In fact, it doesn't cover our operating costs! Skybox has never made a profit. Ever. 🧵
Beyond the Skybox episode 5 is available on demand! Patreon, Apple, Spotify! We talk about remakes and run the full discourse gamut! What we think is good or not good about remakes, what's the difference between remakes and remasters, so on, so forth! Check it out: www.patreon.com/posts/video-...
Video Game Remakes OR "Tomb Jumper" | Skybox
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I've been meaning to print this out and post it above my writing desk. From Stephen King's DANSE MACABRE: creative talent is a knife. (It's a very Stephen King sort of analogy, and this is from deep within his cocaine years. Even so, this thought has never left me in 30 years.)
being an artist is just decades of going "ugh I wish I knew how to draw" over and over again until you die
A news post from Sunday; can you assist with some word of mouth audience building assistance?
John Allison@badmachinery.com · 7mo agoNew post: "https://badmachinery.com/2026/02/22/solver-on-webtoon-and-tapas/" badmachinery.com/2026/02/22/s...
It is my personal mission to make people put the respect on UNDERWATER's name that it deserves. This should've been a #horror megahit, I deep-dive (heh) into why. @jonathanhatfull.bsky.social @rebecca.ruins.party @emericanjezebel.bsky.social @destinyislands.bsky.social @drspookyer.bsky.social
Underwater (2020)
The Best Thing You've Never Seen
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