it was only by the sense of weight and pressure that I could tell that Queequeg was hugging me

Watched Paterson (2016) yesterday and I absolutely loved it. Such a sweet and careful picture with so much empathy and wisdom in so many small and understated moments. By the end I just felt like I had to get up and do something. I still feel like I do. God I loved it.

The Kongregate page for Don't Shit Your Pants has maybe the funniest game news update of all time

Of course he doesn't have a problem with footage that looks like absolute dogshit, he signed off on Attack of the Clones

The fact that J.K. Rowling successfully bullied Amnesty International into taking down a report that accurately called out her attack on trans people, especially trans women, is so repulsive and such a display of the power of her money, and her choice to put her vast fortune behind persecution.

The great thing about Britain is you're free to think whatever you want to think and say whatever J. K. Rowling's lawyers permit you to say.

Amnesty International put out a major report documenting the influence of UK based anti trans gender critical organizations and their funding. Within hours, GC groups threatened defamation lawsuits and Amnesty was forced to pull it down. Proving the point they're anti rights. Anyways, here it is.

you don't get it. none of you understand

Oh England won... Yay... It's coming home...

Since the spring of 2023, I have been creating a non-violent art museum in Doom. My goal was to find art that engaged with the themes that informed Doom's creation, while also exploring the possibilities of virtual museum spaces. Please enjoy this museum. Download link below

Going to a footie watch party tonight. Excited.

Expansions are kinda weird, right? I spoke with ten game designers and a historian about one of the most unusual elements of modern board games. www.youtube.com/watch?v=v08K...

PR statement vs anonymous responses like this one calling it a "bloodbath" (from Gamesbeat)

id making this post with Microsoft's gun at the back of their heads

good morning

Big news! @apzonerunner.com and I have launched a new video games website. @respec.net is our attempt to create a highly curated multi-format site that has that club feel you used to get from the best magazines (and frankly, my beloved VideoGamer back in the day) www.respec.net/feature/87-w...

Watched 4th Man Out last night. Finally, a coming out movie about the real repressed people of the 21st century. The Allies.

Goddamn, the new Ghost in the Shell is fantastic. Absolutely slick and fun. Going to be looking forward to keeping up with that.

One way you can show Microsoft your concern is here through the XBOX Player Voice feedback platform: feedbackportal.microsoft.com/feedback/ide...

just thankful that double fine no longer has to put up with this

I’m so sorry for everyone at id Software affected by these layoffs. I know what it feels like to leave id while id goes on. It’s a strange and painful thing to step away from a place that holds so much of your work, friendships and history. 1/5

I'm heartbroken to hear about the Microsoft layoffs that have hit id Software. This triology of Doom has been incredible and wouldn't have been possible without these talented people. If you need some incredibly talented folks on your team, I have linked who I can so far below.

If they ended up decimating id Software's tech team then I have no faith in anything they'll ever do again under the current leadership. Between last week and today's news...I just don't know what to say at this point.

Saw someone wearing Star Citizen branded clothing today. I wonder if it was a dev. I hope it was a dev.

"1 billion gamers every day" is private equity talk. It's key jingling for the dragons that want to die on larger heaps of gold. And when there aren't a billion players a day it won't be the promise-makers that pay, but the remainder of the industry.

Studios in the Bethesda organization like id Software (Doom) and ZeniMax Online Studios (Elder Scrolls Online) are not shutting down but are cutting a significant number of staff this morning, per sources.

my brother & his partner are telling me an insane story about this local deity called "st. rat" which is apparently a mosaic relief put up by some queers in seattle. the city kept trying to paint over it, but people would repeatedly just use acetone and remove the paint until the city gave up

Why is it that the simpsons fandom consistently has some of the funniest shit

Sony have also announced closing the PS3 and Vita stores. "players will still be able to download previously purchased content after the closing date *for the foreseeable future*." So reserving the right to take away digital purchases. Welcome to future-hell! blog.playstation.com/2026/07/01/a...

Death of discs on Playstation sucks. The Playstation store sucks. Physical game prices go down over time, but on Sony's own store they just sit at full price. If you don't buy during infrequent sale periods, you're getting ripped off. Now you get less choice and Playstation gets the profits.

the whole Portal franchise is at a good price on Summer Sale

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It's again time for the Steam Summer Sale, so Children of the Sun is 60% off! If that is still too expensive, just pirate it or play the Doom mod "Astral Marksman" made by Scileboi! www.youtube.com/watch?v=BaoO...

Watching this live was a formative experience. It aired super late in the UK live with a normal broadcast later, but I'd been keeping up. There was nothing like seeing those credits at 3am. There was nothing like thinking you were tracking the show and then an explosion that asked if you really were

Microsoft blaming the rising costs of computer components after spending $146 billion dollars on AI investments

New video: an HOA lawsuit update! We helped changed the laws for 2 million people! We got an investigative story in the city's legacy newspaper & the city council! But a new HOA policy disproportionately hurts the elderly & handicapped. More fundraising is still needed: youtu.be/RXdlsHGOpro

Tim Swindle cryarsing about AI disclosure being a scarlet letter lets slip something significant here, because if AI was all that slop jockeys claim it was, then surely such a disclosure would be a mark of pride, even a selling point! Surely people would be clamouring for AI games. But they're not.

The story about the GTA6 physical edition not coming with a disc has clouded the more-important story that the GTA6 physical edition doesn't come with a printed map. The most important part of GTA games is getting a real map out. Not having a real map in the box is criminal.

Humour in Deltarune is like how Roger Ebert describes Zucker brothers comedies, even though the style is so different. You laugh once at the joke, and then laugh at yourself for laughing at something so stupid but wonderful. It's masterful stuff, and I love it.

Final cover (front and back) for the paperback version of my latest book, coming out as soon as it's printed. The hardcover edition will have photos and dev materials. Both can be preordered via Kickstarter at www.kickstarter.com/projects/gab...

Oh, I'm dying from the heat but I want to play a game on my PC. If only there was a cool new game to play that's so low-spec it won't turn my room into a sauna... the funny dog developer:

Keir Starmer Resigns Amid ‘Not Being Very Good Prime Minister’ Scandal

‪30 years to the game that changed my life! Without Quake, BRAZILIAN DRUG DEALER 3:I OPENED A PORTAL TO HELL IN THE FAVELA TRYING TO REVIVE MIT AIA I NEED TO CLOSE IT wouldn't exist! Thanks to all the legends from Id that made this incredible game!!‬ Made this art to comemorate! #games #steam #quake

The UK spins the wheel of Prime Ministers once again. Maybe the next will be less repugnantly ineffective.

Bobby Prince's Doom soundtrack is every bit as important as the artwork, engine and gameplay. Without his music, there is no "Doom." An entire community of musicians got their start when they played E1M1 and heard the first lick of 'At Hell's Gate.' Thank you for the memories.