Jeffrey Parkin
@ripefly.bsky.social
he/him. Co-founder of rogue.site. Guides writer, coffee drinker, probably sleepy.
There is nothing the parasite class won't try to exploit. Your joy is a resource to them.
Rogue@rogue.site · yesterdayHow global solidarity defeated an attempt to extract even more wealth from the planet's most popular pastime. www.rogue.site/news/world-c...
Reposting this with the much better headline for the weekend. www.rogue.site/editorials/l...
Helen of Troy hatched from an egg, you chode
Everything is politics
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Rogue@rogue.site · 2w agoThe culture war outrage cycle is just exhausting crybaby shit. Helen of Troy hatched from an egg, so I'm pretty sure she could also have dark skin you chode. www.rogue.site/editorials/l...
Three facts it felt important to write about today: The Odyssey is a myth, not history; Eartha Kitt was the best Catwoman; and existence is political.
Rogue@rogue.site · 2w agoThe culture war outrage cycle is just exhausting crybaby shit. Helen of Troy hatched from an egg, so I'm pretty sure she could also have dark skin you chode. www.rogue.site/editorials/l...
I'm tired and I'm angry and I'm sick of being forced to be complacent and complicit.
Rogue@rogue.site · 4w agoUnpopular decisions make stock prices go up. Successful art leads to firings. AI is in everything and data centers are going up everywhere. Welcome to the Because Fuck You, That's Why economy. www.rogue.site/editorials/f...
You'll pay more, get less, and own nothing. Just to save a faceless corporation a few bucks. www.rogue.site/news/death-o...
The death of physical media only benefits corporations
Sony delivers the latest nail in physical media's coffin.
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I have never been able to write about my fascination with Shark Week before. It just didn't line up with my job at any point, but now that no one can tell me what to do, I wrote 1,500 words about it. Shark Week is absolute trash and I'll watch it forever.
Rogue@rogue.site · last mo.I cannot emphasize enough how terrible Shark Week is or how much I love it. www.rogue.site/editorials/s...
Making art is so much more than creativity- and productivity-multipliers and reducing it to that misses the point entirely.
Rogue@rogue.site · last mo.Getting called out for making soulless AI slop is not the same as The Scarlet Letter, Tim. www.rogue.site/news/epic-ti...
I'm just going to include the link to the fired workers' legal fund every time I have to write up Rockstar news. actionnetwork.org/fundraising/...
Support Rockstar Workers Fighting Unfair Dismissals!
Last week over 30 members of staff at Grand Theft Auto VI developer Rockstar were fired en masse in a “calculated attack on workers”. The IWGB described Rockstar’s actions as ‘the most blatant and rut...
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Rogue@rogue.site · last mo.A secret, third option for GTA 6 is coming. Also, that free month of GTA+ isn't really free. Also also, Rockstar is *still* accused of crunch and union-busting. www.rogue.site/news/gta-6-p...
Ya era caro, pero encima hay una edición de GTA VI para ricos y otra para pobres. Llegado este punto en el que Rockstar no sólo ha explotado a los trabajadores que han creado el juego sino que pretende explotar a los jugadores, boicotear GTA VI ya no es una cuestión de empatía, sino de autodefensa.
Rogue@rogue.site · last mo.Cosmetics, vehicles, story content, and entire shops will only be available in the $100 version. Also, Rockstar is still accused of crunch and union-busting. www.rogue.site/news/gta-6-u...
I still don't think games should cost $80. I really don't think games should cost $100. And I really, really don't think companies should bust unions.
Rogue@rogue.site · last mo.Cosmetics, vehicles, story content, and entire shops will only be available in the $100 version. Also, Rockstar is still accused of crunch and union-busting. www.rogue.site/news/gta-6-u...
Jeff found six more great demos from Next Fest to round out the week. www.rogue.site/editorials/j...
Jeff's end-of-week Next Fest roundup
Six more great demos from this summer's Next Fest
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As reality keeps steamrolling the warnings from cyberpunk media, these articles just keep getting longer and angrier.
Rogue@rogue.site · 2mo agoJeff's latest Cyberpunk 2025 piece is about wooden shoes and data centers. Also Elysium. www.rogue.site/editorials/c...
Jeff took a look at a few more cool demos that came out in the lead up to Steam Next Fest. www.rogue.site/editorials/a...
Another Jeff pre-Next Fest demo roundup
Six more demos for your pre-Next Fest weekend
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"Shouldn’t we get to a point where we’re all just fired and hired by the same guy?” www.rogue.site/news/paramou...
Paramount Games Studio? What could go wrong?
Why are there other media companies?
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Next Fest feels like its starting earlier and earlier every year. www.rogue.site/editorials/j...
Jeff's pre-pre-Next Fest demo roundup
Early bird demos for this summer's Next Fest
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fun fact on why this happens: valve designates a "press preview" start time for next fest (in this case june 4th) where journos can see demos early, but they won't let us hide them from the public. so to be applicable for it you have to release your demo publicly weeks early. it's really annoying!
Rogue@rogue.site · 2mo agoNext Fest feels like its starting earlier and earlier every year. www.rogue.site/editorials/j...
A YouTuber investigated a missing Lego collection held on consignment, and the story escalated with arrests and accusations of a Mormon mafia www.rogue.site/editorials/b...
The Bricks and Minifigs controversy is messy proof we all live in Scam World
A $200,000 Lego collection has gone missing, and it kickstarted a controversy including arrests, police pressure, and accusations of a Mormon mafia.
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Sometimes you're not telling hard truths, you're just parroting the lies you've been sold.
Rogue@rogue.site · 2mo agoYour ability to imagine a better world is one more thing that's been stolen from you. www.rogue.site/editorials/s...
When global corporations gamble with unreasonable amounts of money, it's always the workers who suffer. www.rogue.site/editorials/t...
This was never going to go well for Bungie
Workers will pay the price for a $4 billion gamble
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Come for the angry old man rant, stay for the videos of billionaires getting relentlessly booed.
Rogue@rogue.site · 3mo agoThe internet isn't dying, but the way we interact with it might be. It doesn't have to be this way. www.rogue.site/editorials/a...
This was supposed to be my week to break things, but instead I decided to figure out what The Discourse™ was up to. And it was dumb.
Rogue@rogue.site · 3mo agoMaybe it's not astroturfing, maybe it's just marketing. www.rogue.site/editorials/t...
We made a pretty good coming of age story game but most players won’t even give it a chance because it’s got too much color. We’re not all that different in love, relationships, and generational issues. I promise you can relate to these characters. store.steampowered.com/app/1617220/...
Thirsty Suitors on Steam
Thirsty Suitors is a surreal story-driven game which throws turn-based RPG battles, skating and over-the-top cooking mechanics together in a spicy fusion! This isn't a dating sim - it's a breakup simu...
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I miss the days of weird little desktop software toys, so I made this video about The Simpsons Screen Saver collection from 1994. My favorite is "Homer Eats," where Homer walks around your desktop eating icons. Watch here: youtu.be/yhq2Bym5kTY (If you enjoy it, a like or a share goes a long way!)
The Simpsons After Dark Screen Saver Collection Was Peak '90s
YouTube video by decafjedi
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What if you could keep playing the games you bought even after the publisher decides they don't care anymore? www.rogue.site/news/ca-ab-1...
California's AB 1921 would mean you actually own the games you buy
Stop Killing Games versus the Entertainment Software Association
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Yes, AI voice acting is bad, but the real lesson here is that Ellen McLain should be protected at all costs.
Rogue@rogue.site · 3mo agoPlease don't cheapen the work of the voices that have defined culture. www.rogue.site/editorials/a...
oh hell yeah - this was the perfect thing to read before calling it a day, I love how much this gets Wax Heads. goddamn, it feels so nice to make something that people are clicking with
Rogue@rogue.site · 3mo agoWax Heads by @patattiemurray.bsky.social and @curvegames.com tells its story in the punkest way possible — with hope. @waxheadsgame.bsky.social www.rogue.site/editorials/w...
