Hey all! The first issue of my comic is now available, and I would greatly appreciate your support! Here's the new social, so you can hear of any upcoming news on it along with promos and merch. bsky.app/profile/maxf...

Uematsu is right frvr.com/blog/iconic-...

“In America, Orwell’s prophecies are of small relevance, but Huxley’s are well under way toward being realized.” The irony here is that Huxley’s vision would lead into Orwell’s, embodied by a TV carnival barker turned authoritative despot. We amused ourselves to tyranny, not death.

My latest newsletter is about how Internet culture died, and why the centralization of the web around a handful of large platforms is responsible for making the web a duller, more boring place. whatwelost.substack.com/p/the-death-...

Earthion is launching September 18! 🎉 Nintendo Switch, PS4/5, and Xbox One/Series X|S, with the Steam version already available. A brand-new side-scrolling shooter that captures the golden age of late-80s to early-90s arcade shmups. Dive in and enjoy!

This explains it better than I can

Anti-Vaxxer Finally Gets Shot thehardtimes.net/culture/anti...

i think often about this discussion between Yoshiyuki Tomino and Hideaki Anno. it's one of the funniest ways anyone has ever talked about restraint vs self indulgence in art.

It’s @bandcamp.com Friday! If you were waiting to grab SIGNS today’s the best day maximumcrash.bandcamp.com/album/s-i-g-...

There is another component to this, which is that by replaying a section of a game you previously failed, you get another chance to appreciate the details, both aesthetic and mechanical. This way of looking at play is crucial to challenging games that are rich and detailed and without padding.

This convo I had highlights the difference in what "respect your time" means in games. A lot of players want to trade time for in-game progress. It's purely transactional: 1 hour = 1 progress But I want to feel like my actions matter i.e. what I do with time creates progress, not time itself.

Computer, register driving school porno title: “Parallel Porking”…Thank you, computer.

increasingly convinced that we need to get back to prioritizing parsing video games through their mechanical components. "a game is the gestalt of its multimedia presentation" is literally true and a crucial lens but "a game is the things the buttons do" feels maybe undervalued in 2025

IF YOU DO NOT OWN THIS, BUY IT RIGHT FUCKIN’ NOW.

I tell my friends I love them all the time and don't guard my emotions, I've teared up recording the show even if it's just about the computer because I give a shit about the work and how people are treated. You don't have to hide how you feel and those who try to make you stop are weak

Whether or not AI can suffer matters less than the suffering its human creators can cause aftermath.site/ai-suffering...

Goodbye Gamepass when I get home.

Recently finished the first issue of my comic book. Have been researching YouTube and the US Copyright Office, but wanted to hear from anyone else who has done this and what steps they would recommend taking

Keeping it real gang, feels unreal

I was told directly by an aide on a call today that when a bill comes before a congressman, they specifically take their data from these calls and say "this is how many/who called in to vote yay/nay for this bill" they actually do factor in how many people call on issues like these. do your calls!

I rly wish players were less intolerant of mechanical limitations but with that being the case I think the goal for devs is to make sure that the answer to the question "why can't [character] do [thing]?" is "are you stupid? Look at them."

circa-1990s reviews asking why Panzer Dragoon can't fly in 360-degrees always stick in my mind as the most heinous example of this

I am deadly serious that the way to actually fix things it to start creating a body of evidence against people like this and making failing upwards a problem, it’ll take time but we can do it

Just gonna throw this out there. Please Call, Mail or spread awareness if at all possible. They really comin' for our throats.

Riot is working with MasterCard directly to help with their censorship campaign. A weird choice from MasterCard if you ask me, but very telling that they're willing to leverage any company they can to suppress discussion of this. Also cool to see where Riot stands. They do not have to do this.

just finished writing 10,000 words, one of the grimmest things I've ever written 👍 coming tomorrow or Thursday, a free newsletter on wheresyoured.at

You're so close

🔊 New club jam for you "THIS IS YOUR LIFE" featuring footage of a new record I set on F-Zero GX :) Full Music Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xhb... Soundcloud: soundcloud.com/maximumcrash...

I’m really excited that you’re all gonna be able to read this soon! Check it out!

I got interviewed by KNPR, the local Vegas NPR affiliate, and they put the interview in their Desert Companion magazine. I'll post the web version when it's out

Earthion is finally out on Steam today! Thank you so much for your support from the very first teaser to this day. We poured our hearts into this game, and we hope you enjoy it. Get ready to fly and fight in Earthion! 🎮 Download now: buff.ly/1DrYi7m

Remember your ABC's when you're talking with these people: Always Be Columbo. Be affable, polite, persistent, draw out the calls, and be observant of anything they might say.

Called with Visa today to express my dissatisfaction with their discriminatory practices. The person at the call center said they're getting a lot of calls, some of which have a harassing tone to them. So I urge to keep calling Visa and the like, but also to stay calm and courteous.

Earthion is finally about to launch! First up, the Steam version will be released tomorrow. We’ve poured our hearts into this side-scrolling shmup — we hope you’ll give it a try and see what it means to us. Please play it and enjoy! Wishlist here: buff.ly/1DrYi7m

I can't express how much I value Electric Underground

Get out of Roku City for a bit and join us tonight at 8pm Eastern for Sketch Hour! www.twitch.tv/circavision . . . #circavision #sketchhour #rokucity #meme #twitch #twitchtv #twitchaffiliate #twitchstream #livestream #artstream #improvart

I think there’s a danger the “Nintendo specialness” erodes the more their games form around the same Ubisoft progression mechanics people come to Nintendo games to avoid, and all that will be left is IP. Will be interesting to see over this gen as the old guard (Tezuka, Miyamoto) retires en masse

this from @citymystic.bsky.social is really great - the death of sincerity and overwhelming irony poisoning in culture is crushing people, an encroaching glibness we must push back on. houseofmirrors.substack.com/p/banish-wit...

Due to the forced diagonal-down perspective in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, a trick is employed whereby Mario actually walks faster towards/away from the camera than alongside the camera to create the illusion of smooth movement from that angle in particular.

Everyone who likes Phantasy Star is cool. When Phantasy Star fans find each other, there is an immediate and silent respect that lasts a lifetime. We don't talk about it much or try to convince other people to play it, because you don't find Phantasy Star, Phantasy Star finds you.

My statement on Donald Trump's threat to deport me and his praise for Eric Adams, who the President "helped out" of legal accountability.

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