But they are big things too. Giant things. A game is so much more than its physical index. They stretch deep across time and space, across peoples and cultures. These are hard things to see and appreciate when we think about games. I suppose it doesn't help that we are taught to outgrow play.

No better experience in Marathon than going into a free kit Perimeter run, getting the jump on a purple kitted guy entirely by accident, taking all his stuff, exfilling, and then immediately feeding all his stuff to the worm.

I thought I just needed to watch some Vault Breaker guides so I could get a handle on it and make some progress, but then I watched this and was like, ya no, won't be me (good video though! Cryo sure is neat!) youtu.be/mqubyLJbNEQ

How To Reach COMPILER Solo In Vaultbreaker Mode...

YouTube video by MrMickk

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Ohhhh man, what a cool new surprise from Lost in Cult

Lost In Cult@lostincult.co.uk · 2w ago

From a database to a full-fledged bible! ✨🕺 We've collabed with @eddcoates.bsky.social on the Game UI Bible, a 500+ page hardback adventure through the UI/UX of loads of your favourite games 🎮 Let us entice you with a limited signed bookplate by Edd himself and more below 🔗👇

A side project I've been working on—a curated link page of important essays on video game narrative—is now live. You can read about it on my blog: azhdarchid.com/the-game-nar... Or you can go straight to the dedicated website: www.gamenarrativereader.org

The Game Narrative Reader, Zeroth Edition

Announcing a curated, thematic link page of important essays and articles about video game narrative.

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Months of work, a lifetime of learning, but the Levelling The Playing Field 101 Courses program launches right now. Eight €40 courses launching 10 days apart, I aim to make the critical less-spoken parts of indie gamedev accessible away from expensive visa-locked hotel bars. courses.ramiismail.com

If the ref called that a foul in FC we'd bug it.

Someone check on Geoff Keighley the Muppets are performing at the World Cup final

SEVEN-PART PACT, my fantastical ornate TTRPG about powerful wizards, asymmetrical board games, and the pressures of masculinity is now launching on kickstarter! www.kickstarter.com/projects/sjg...

Seven-Part Pact

A fantastical, ornate TTRPG from Possum Creek about the might and folly of powerful wizards bound by a venerable Pact.

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Major yn Englisshe: • Focused readinge & writinge prepare you for anythinge • Research, communicacioun, creativitye, and interpretacioun will be needed for careers not even inventid yet • Meaningful engagement wyth big ideas and textes that will staye wyth you forevir • It ys awesome • Bookes!

I sadly can't watch the Canada v Morocco game, but know I am watching the score line and VERY STRESSED RN

Wow I hate playing Night Marsh, but also wow Night Marsh, what a work of design. Terrifying, awful, incredible.

Cool to see, and a nice write up on the history of the franchise I work on. FIFA 23 was my first shipped AAA title, the thirtieth FIFA, and the last FIFA, all in one.

ROMchip: A Journal of Game Histories@romchip.bsky.social · last mo.

Late to get this news b/c The Strong isn't on this bird site, but here's their latest inductees into the World Video Game Hall of Fame! Angry Birds 🐦 Dragon Quest 🐉 EA Sports FIFA ⚽ Silent Hill 🏚 www.museumofplay.org/exhibits/wor...

Good Evening, “video games” was a 45 year sociological study conducted by hardware development industries. We are now complete with our study. Thank you for your time.

A shootout with 4 goals, 5 misses and one own goal. This one might have been even more insane than the Paraguay one. This World Cup is haunted.

Canada advancing further than Germany and the Netherlands, just as everyone predicted.

"Marathon is too complicated" "extraction shooters aren't fun" "what about the player count" I give you: Marathon Steve www.reddit.com/r/Marathon/c...

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What a match, fantastic competition from South Africa. That was anyone's game. Well played.

Eustáquio!!!!!!

Davies on the pitch, let's gooooo

Good first half of football, free flowing, back and forth, love to see it, but OOF I am STRESSED

COME! ON! Let's go Canada, let's keep it going

Electric last few minutes, but what a slog of a match. I guess we'll take second in the group!

PROMISE!!!!

Oof, stressful half, but Crépeau strong

Yiiiiiiikes

It's a good night in Vancouver.

THAT'S A THIRD

SALIBAAAAAAA

Oh man, Koné :(