Games I’ve beaten in 2026, a thread 🧵

loved every second of Bad Bunny. That message of inclusion and a celebration of cultures like Puerto Rico’s is just what America needs right now. Plus, his music just gets you in motion. 10/10

I was one of the other authors whose free games were used as a basis for this (by permission, under contract). Read the thread for details; I agree with every word Alan has written (both the positives about the game, and the negatives about Jonathan Blow).

So, “Order of the Sinking Star” by Thekla was just announced, which takes several small free games (two of which are mine) and gives them a major graphical upgrade and mashes up their rulesets. I haven’t been very involved but it’s a great concept and looks cool.

Congrats to @hellomcdm.bsky.social on an incredibly successful first day of the Draw Steel Year 1 Crowdfunder! Draw Steel is an incredible game, and if you’re looking for something fresh in the TTRPG space, no one’s doing it quite like MCDM. Can’t wait for Crack The Sun!

The seeds are being planted to rig the midterms. It’s becoming more explicit. (Also note the gratuitous shot at the NBA, aka Black athletes who oppose him)

Thank you Sakurai

Hey all! Today preorders for Riftbound product go up on our website, and I wanted to make sure folks had the Proving Grounds decklists before you decided to order (if that mattered to you). We'll get these up on our How to Play article soon!

I don’t think anyone is prepared for what they just did w/ ICE. This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined. It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.

Revoking an artist's visa for their speech, no matter how controversial, doesn't make us safe. The government should not be policing the artistic or political expression of citizens, visitors, or anyone else.

Here's our reporting on the No Kings protest all over the country and beyond including my encounter with Chuck Ayers. Give it a read, and if this reporting is valuable to you, consider a subscription to The Verge www.theverge.com/policy/68719...

New in PN: ABC is too cowed to state the obvious about Stephen Miller "Miller and Trump are hateful bigots. Independent journalists can still say that. Journalists at ABC can’t, because the president gets a veto over their coverage. That’s not democracy and it’s not a free press. It’s fascism."

The president exists in a dystopian fantasy world with no connection to reality

There is no bigger story right now than the White House asserting that California residents are in a state "of rebellion against the authority of the Government of the United States."

I’ll never stop singing this game’s praises. One of the best stories I’ve ever enjoyed, and one that can only be told in an interactive medium like a video game. It’s a unique game that should be experienced by anyone who’s a fan of great stories in video games.

Video of the international student at Tufts being arrested by "federal authorities" in Massachusetts has been released and it's terrifying. They're not even uniformed officers. Just secret police thugs in hoodies and masks. From WCVB: youtu.be/PuFIs7OkzYY

Not to be a wide-eyed naïf about such things but... am I right in thinking that they levelled an entire building to get to one guy and *that* is not controversial to anyone in the American media or political class, only that this information was recklessly shared in an unsecured chat?

Do not let the world look away. Keep fighting, keep telling our stories—until Palestine is free." - For the last time, Hossam Shabat, from northern Gaza. 23 and he knew to leave a death note.

Must read: Mahmoud Khalil speaks out for the first time since his arrest by the Trump administration in an exclusive letter, dictated over the phone to his family, from ICE detention in Louisiana.

Games I’ve beaten in 2025, a thread 🧵

Very glad to have finally gotten the chance to see #TheGameAwards live this year! Lots of great games/devs winning awards and great trailers. Congrats to Team Asobi on the GOTY win and a special shoutout to @amirsatvat.com and Swen Vincke on some fantastic speeches.