happy 14th anniversary to all who observe

this piece was years in the making, first stemming from conversations i had with fellow Munich fan @jessehawken.bsky.social very happy it landed at @gqmagazine.bsky.social (there were several big outlets i could not have ethically pitched it to), and edited by the great @pappademas.bsky.social

"saved you a click" fuck!!!! not my clicks!!!! i have so few of those and must use them sparingly or i'll be in a click deficit!!!!

I don't think you guys should be bringing up real world events when it comes to Godzilla, it's disrespectful. It's a movie about a big lizard and nothing more.

schoenbrun basically a see-it-day-one forever for me

Every person who goes on a witchhunt to take down a queer artist because they draw taboo subjects is actively participating in fascism and actively sustaining systems of sex trafficking. Censorship has never once helped us survivors or victims. Censorship helps traffickers and abusers.

Sharing “genderless burger experience” here for those who haven’t seen it

Grubb nails it-- we're absolutely heading towards a future where we don't need these companies anymore

I don't think I'll enjoy playing Caves of Qud but I feel like I should try it just for the experience.

MOONROT is OUT NOW! A short horror game about a rover exploring a distant, desolate moon. Take grainy photos, record crackly signals, and keep your battery charged to survive. There may be a chance for mankind just yet. store.steampowered.com/app/3622230/...

SO GOOD! "the idea that my political ideology is synonymous with hating technology is confusing. Every leftist I know has a hard-on for high speed rail or mRNA vaccines. But the “left is missing out” blog positions generative AI as the only technology that matters." -- @xoxogossipgita.bsky.social

made fan art for my favourite horror movie

It is a shame Life is Strange only became about one story the audience just wanted repeated ad nauseam because LiS2 was real good and didn’t deserve the shit it got.

Burnout 3 is underrated as one of the very, very best games of all time because you can show Burnout 3 footage to people two decades later and their reaction will still be "hell yeah, this rules. I wanna play this right now."

good news fellas: the entire original "Jumping Onto White Base" fits into the max video length on here, enjoy it in its original 240p video quality.

also one of my favorite “drop in for one scene and absolutely kill it” performances, as kelso in “heat”

This is dollar Pipi repost dollar Pipi for big money luck this year

I get not liking Suda 51/Grasshopper’s games but it’s hard to play Romeo Is A Dead Man and not feel a little embarrassed by the lack of ambition and creativity in a lot of games just visually.

I watched Is This Thing On? last night and all I could think during the ending was "Aftersun did the Under Pressure moment so much better." www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGy2...

Same Karen... Same.

Hey thereeee. Hope everyone is having a pleasant Friday evening (or Saturday morning)! It's been several months since my GoFundMe stalled at 27% and I still owe thousands of dollars in medical bills related to essential trans healthcare. I'm current unemployed. gofund.me/79ac8e28b

The game you are about to play is a product of its time. It may depict the PS3, which was commonplace in society. These depictions were wrong then and are wrong today.

Okay, real talk for MGS4 for a moment but Otacon saying "Snake's had a hard life...." is maybe of one the things that made me cry the most in a Big Budget Video Game. It's that and Laguna at Raine's grave at the end of FF8.

HELL YEAH

Relooted is not only a neat puzzle game with grand heists and a charming cast, but also a challenge to who owns and tells African history. Plus, it's one of the few games to capture Africa's diversity well, pulling artifacts from all across the continent. My review: www.avclub.com/relooted-gam...

The pronoun labeler, which was by far the most useful labeler on the site, was deleted by its creator. But thanks to @ripperoni.com there’s a new one available. I highly recommend it. It’s a great way to share your pronouns or see someone else’s pronouns at a glance. bsky.app/profile/pron...

'so what if we did ffvii remake but fucking garbage'

“Please enjoy the museum”: Relooted is OUT NOW! Please share!

Metal Garden is on Steam front page as part of today's Daily Deal! It's also at it's lowest price ever! I hope you enjoy it! :) store.steampowered.com/app/3539440/...

Yakuza 3 is a phenomenal game that you should experience in its original form. I’ve reviewed every game in the series since Yakuza 0, until Kiwami 3. Reading reviews - I’d urge you to go buy Yakuza 3 Remastered right now while it’s still available, and I can’t believe that’s a thing I have to say

The No ICE in Minnesota Charity Bundle has officially LAUNCHED! There are 1,439 games to discover for a $10+ donation to Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota! Purchase the bundle here: itch.io/b/3484/no-ic...

I'm kind of in disbelief how fast RGG has tanked all of the good will it built up over 10+ years in just a few months.

playing yakuza kiwami 3 felt like paying a visit to a cemetery. my review for @gamespot.com www.gamespot.com/reviews/yaku...

February 9, 2009 Did you hear about that news reporter who was murdered last night?

yakuza kiwami 3 is an insult to the game rgg has purported to remake, its players, the studio's previous quality output and, bewilderingly, women. oh, and the casting of an admitted sex pest. i'm somewhere between dejection and fury. my review for vgc: www.videogameschronicle.com/review/yakuz...

Ten years ago today we shipped Firewatch. I say this every anniversary but it feels both like a lifetime ago and like it was yesterday. Thank you everyone who played it back then or played it today for the first time. Thank you to everyone on the team, I’m still so proud of what we made.

I really wish we had a well funded, power critical fourth estate interested in investigating the source of this clearly coordinated effort by payment processors. Like, we keep seeing the impact of it, but I really want to know the "who" and the "why" beyond nebulous surveillance/puritanism forces.

Relooted, a game about freeing real African artifacts from Western museums and collections, interrogates history through sharply designed heists. Our review: www.avclub.com/relooted-gam...

Technically poor and hurried, devoid of the original's charm, and full of filler content and baffling changes, Yakuza Kiwami 3 is a 20/100, a 2/10, a one-star game. It's a seismic miss that left me questioning my love for the series. My review: www.gamerguides.com/yakuza-kiwam...

hey i hate this whole thing! www.ign.com/articles/we-...

Kind of an awkward PSA because I've had some artist mutuals recommend these sites/tools, but "ai image detection" tools are snake oil, and I feel like nobody bothered to scrutinize them. So I opened photoshop cs6, drew a smiley face, and uploaded it to the "accurate" detector:

Your mountainish inhumanity

I made a filterlist for uBlock Origin to remove Generative AI features on websites. Includes blocks for * Google AI Summaries * YouTube Ask button & chat summaries * GitHub Copilot * Facebook AI chat * X's Grok buttons * Deviantart DreamUp * Booru AI images * And more github.com/Stevoisiak/S...

Former Texas Lege reporter here. A Dem hasn't held this seat since 1990. Tarrant is the safest of red suburban counties. There is no way the TX and national GOP aren't in panic mode right now.

Hard to believe, but Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector is one year old today! What a year it’s been! Thank you to everyone who’s rolled the dice, made the hard calls, and found their way through the Belt with us The game is now 40% for a limited time - its biggest discount yet! 💫 bit.ly/CS2Steam

People who make games and the people who really love them want to take care of each other. And that extends to our neighbors in Minnesota. So proud of everyone. Thank you for helping us raise $263,660.