Monster romances have taken the world by storm, but a number of grifters point to them as proof of our society's collapse. Are they right?

Over 1,000 Ubisoft workers around the world have walked off the job. In response to a return-to-office mandate, layoffs, and the cancellation of several games, workers launched a three-day strike. The workers walked out in response to five French unions issuing the strike call.

Gotta give Ad Astra credit for predicting the banality of future capitalism…

Gramsci: now is the time of monsters Al Ewing: we’ve got a Hulk🔥

Edmund McMillen remains one of gaming’s biggest fucking tools

Last year, the U.S. spent more than $200 billion on policing – a 40% increase in less than 10 years. Meanwhile, funding for libraries only increased 22%, which doesn't even keep up with inflation. Reveals a lot about the country's priorities.

Reading the new Tyrant Philosophers by Adrian Tchaikovsky. I love how Yasnic has become the Solid Snake of the series (Maric Jack, then “Happy” Jack, now he’s “Devil” Jack)

Another archival Novel Not New episode is now on our Patreon, under the free tier! We talked about 80 Days with @greatgrebe.bsky.social www.patreon.com/posts/novel-...

For JRPG’s the Trails series is surprisingly cool when it comes to queer and bi representation …now if only they could stop using romance between step-siblings as a plot point in their stories😬

Congratulations to The Bad Game Hall of Fame, celebrating 10 years!! A truly wonderful project that is informative, entertaining, and just as importantly, cares about games, their history, and the people who make them! We urge you to check them out!

@airbagged.bsky.social Pretty sick hiest game about stealing back stolen artifacts, figured it might be of interest. Has a demo too! Also currently getting review/forum bombed by the usual subjects as you'd expect Zzzz. store.steampowered.com/app/3255890/...

Romeo is Too Damn Expensive, Man

Six Palestinians were killed in Israeli attacks across the Gaza Strip over the past 24 hours.

The easiest way I could describe Metal Gear to a colleague was ‘Requiem for a Dream’ as acted by the characters from ‘GI Joe’🤷‍♂️

Laurel has to put up with me listening to podcasts all day 😼

Sabrina Carpenter is the good one, right? Honestly get her mixed up with Sydney Sweeney all the time…

Definitely enjoying this trip down memory lane with Furidashi’s coverage of the core Metal Gear series! If you’re at all interested in game design this is a terrific podcast to follow! 👇👇👇

Halt! This is a book is checkpoint 📚 last: Hell House by Richard Matheson current: Lives of Bitter Rain by Adrian Tchaikovsky next: Cloudsplitter by Russell Banks #booksky

Laurel has to put up with me listening to podcasts all day 😼

On the latest Novel Not New, @aibrahim.bsky.social dropped by to talk about Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker with us! The game is more concerned with being a riff on Monster Hunter’s social multiplayer than a true stealth-action game, and suffers dearly as a result. www.patreon.com/posts/novel-...

We can solve the male loneliness epidemic with copious drugs and sentient weapons.

Definitely enjoying this trip down memory lane with Furidashi’s coverage of the core Metal Gear series! If you’re at all interested in game design this is a terrific podcast to follow! 👇👇👇

“I hate this attitude that characters, protagonists, stories…have to be nice. That if a protagonist is a bad person, which makes you feel uncomfortable then that’s somehow a moral (or artistic) failing of the author” Another great vid from @willowtalksbooks.bsky.social 😼 👇👇👇

NEW LEFT PAGE!! Episode 99 - The First Law Standalones Pt. 2: The Heroes Journey! Second part of our look at Abercrombie's standalone novels in this universe, as we go into what a "Hero" is or can be, alongside the dangerous and cruel "march of progress" Enjoy! shows.acast.com/the-left-pag...

This is an incredible and exciting video essay about Andor, particularly its historical influences and modern day parallels❤️🔥 👇👇👇

Also because one of my favorite podcasts is covering it😼

NEW LEFT PAGE!! Episode 99 - First Law Standalones Pt. 1: Back With a Revengeance We return to the First Law in a 2 part special, going over revenge, violence, war, power, and material conditions! shows.acast.com/the-left-pag...

Gaza is not a breaking news headline, nor just a statistic in the evening bulletin. Gaza is an open window despite the rubble, a voice insisting on life when the world thinks silence is easier. Gaza does not ask for pity, but for recognition: that life here still loves, and is still worth living.

I Shot Andy Warhol

Also because one of my favorite podcasts is covering it😼

NEW HERE BE MEDIA Episode 64 - Hades II: The Pitfalls of Chronic Therapy Big news in this episode! And we're circling our first HBM episode, with its sequel! As we go over the issues of a psychologizing story that sadly misses its existential stakes... Enjoy! shows.acast.com/the-left-pag...

HORSES was nominated for the Grand Prize and Nuovo Award at the 2026 Independent Games Festival! What a great opportunity to give shoutouts to the incredible talent that made this production possible. Check out the following posts to find out who they are, and what else they worked on! Thread:

Study: Some Gifted Dogs Can Pick Up New Words By Eavesdropping https://theonion.com/study-some-gifted-dogs-can-pick-up-new-words-by-eavesdropping/

I truly resent that I have to hear about Rogan at all. LOL

semi-regular reminder that ICE was only created in 2003 when you are asked to imagine a world without ICE, you're basically being asked to remember where you were when Lilo & Stitch came out

This is a vetted fundraiser for the family of Renee Good, the woman who was killed by ICE in Minneapolis. www.gofundme.com/f/support-fo...

Here is the fundraiser for Renee Good’s wife and son, from a very trusted source.

“Stealing from the rich and giving it to the poor is wrong actually” hmmmm😒

He moseyed over, dragging a lawn chair behind him. Unfolding it, he settled in with a contented sigh. He pulled a cigarette out of a crumpled pack and lit it, taking a long, slow drag. Exhaling a stream of blue smoke, the eleventh ant muttered under his breath, “Fuck your rules.”

"it's important we all understand that the main terrorist and the main enemy of the world's people is the U.S. government” -Yuri Kochiyama

You’d have to be next-level brainwashed to support this #IStandwithVenezuela

ABC reporting a “period of rising tension between the United States and Venezuela” Venezuela hasn’t done anything. There is no rising tension, it’s just Trump.

There is no moral, legal, or political justification for the US to attack Caracas. None. Don’t entertain the musings or of those who claim otherwise. This is a city of 3.2 million people, and their lives are not fodder for parlor debates.

People are going to try and lure you into debates about whether Maduro was a good guy or not and the thing is, it doesn’t matter for the purposes of discussing whether violent kidnappings and extrajudicial murders by the US government are ok. No, they aren’t! End of convo.