"A game is more than the keys it asks you to push. It's the way its nouns ping around your skull; the ominous poetry of its lore tabs and weapon names; its ability draw you to a halt halfway down a New Pacific Arcology hallway so you can consider a rusted Golden Age logo."

Introduce yourself with 10 bands you’ve seen live: Thievery Corporation Nine Inch Nails Weird Al Yankovich Wu-Tang Clan Glitch Mob Coheed and Cambria Reel Big Fish Operation Ivy Cake Pink Martini

"A thousand years ago is also right now, and in this infinite heartbeat, his loved ones are dead, and they are also alive. 'Time is not linear,' sing Louis's electrons. 'You will always be with your family on a patio in July.'" www.ishtar-collective.net/entries/thir...

Swear to god I took almost that exact same screenshot in Nov 2020 right before Red War got vaulted. DCV may have been justified technically but it was a goddamned crime is what it was. Such stellar environmental storytelling.

I remain amused that of all the title-worthy shit I did in Destiny 2 -- Godslayer, solo flawless runs of almost every dungeon, every raid full master -- this was always the title that got the most reactions.

MotorSlice (2026, Regular Studio) Think "Mirror's Edge" but with more melee! Parkour traversal of a maze-like megastructure, mixed with dodge-rolling and slashing apart a bunch of construction machines that want to squish you. Lowpoly, gritty NN UV mapping aesthetic + a chill synthwave soundtrack.

The End Of ‘Destiny 2’: All Expansions Canceled, Maintenance Mode Incoming www.forbes.com/sites/paulta...

this is my friend fishtopher, there are many like him but this one is mine

The extent to which launching with "hey creatives, we stole all of your stuff but it's fair use for the good of humanity, now we're going to charge other people to replace you with it" poisoned the well is hard to overstate.

you know how badly you have to fuck up to throw a WORLD CUP and have nobody come?

Bonus: Driver got arrested for not having a valid boat registration

new blog post incoming

lmao, DJ Shadow's October show is $140 for GA floor tickets everyone who grew up listening to Endtroducing is now too damn old to pay that much to stand on a hard floor for multiple hours

Subnautica 2 Early Access (2026, Unknown Worlds) It's more of the same, just with a higher level of polish and decor, and a bit more scrounging. If you liked Subnautica 1, you'll like this. Although, the story is noticeably more dystopian this time around. Also, fuck Kim Chang-han and Krafton.

Reminder: The DS is almost 22 years old. Right now hardware is relatively cheap and plentiful, and good games - especially Japanese imports - are generally reasonably priced. If you ever wanted a spare system, or had your eye on a game, it’s best to grab it now before they become fashionably retro~✨

No shade to OP, but the actual author of this article could use an angry goose chasing him and shouting “what else happened in 2008-2010, motherfucker”

Paging Paul Linnman. Would Paul Linnman please pick up a courtesy phone. (Folks who don’t get this: google “oregon exploding whale”)

What are the Six Genders? Wrong answers only. My standard answer to anything...the cast of the excellent rom-com horror, The Mummy (1999)

Just heard a radio DJ use the phrase “I’m just doing my job” while introing the new drake

Lucy Darling is fantastic live!

oh no Teto turned 32

NEW: Seattle might declare a civil emergency to help LGBTQ (mostly trans) people fleeing red states, so I looked for a Texas angle. An organizer told me that Texas is #1 among trans people looking to relocate: "The baseline hostility to their existence is unbearable." www.chron.com/culture/arti...

The best stock photo sources these days are very specific people who take photos of very specific things. This guy takes pictures of trains. All trains all the time. Only trains. Do I have to worry that one of these photos is AI? Nope. He would never disrespect a real train in that way.

the comedy of the new achewood website. toachor. oBay. Tront Roznor. oh man, that is mega nasty. that is dog shit. (alternately: daaaaamn! that upscaling could use some work!)

laughing my entire ass off (LMEAO)

a glitch led to a very concise thumbnail

Nobody needs to know what an analyst thinks about a singleplayer video game's sales. Nobody! aftermath.site/saros-ps5-sales/

Highlight from sandanme matches last night: An ipponzeoi-nage! One of the rarer kimarite, this makes the 84th instance of it in modern sumo. www.twitch.tv/midnightsumo...

I think CD-i might be the best console

Titanium Court (2026, AP Thompson) This year's IGF Seamus McNally winner: Shakespeare retold through the medium of match-3 and autobattler. It's artsy, comedic, surprisingly addictive, and if I say much more, it'll spoil it. Play this, and do try to go into it blind. Absolutely stellar writing.

Many fall in the face of chaos, but not this one. Not today. #pcgamer #pcgaming #darkestdungeon

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Kickstarter officially banning adult content now. Knew this was coming, but it still sucks to have yet another part of the internet that I've been explicitly evicted from. Digital gentrification is exhausting.

Wireworks (2026, JJJ) An autobattler / tower-defense game where you create defenses by connecting weapons, movement, procs, and passives using cables in a Eurorack. The balance is an ongoing thing as they add new jobs and new mechanics, but it's surprisingly addictive.

I’m sorry, what?!

mmos are catnip for trans women because it lets us play with dolls in peace post skeet

U.V.S. Nirmana (2026, Coincidence) The latest puzzle set from the Artists Formerly Known as Zachtronics, complete with the usual Solitare game. Very light on story, to the extent that it feels a bit like a lost game from Last Call BBS. But the puzzles are solid, and occupied me for a good 8 hours.

Corporate lawyers say AI-transcribed meeting notes may not have attorney-client privilege, making otherwise protected conversations discoverable in lawsuits (Sarah Kessler/New York Times) Main Link | Techmeme Permalink

Well I just found out that the Digital Press forum was deleted last month. So about 24 years worth of online gaming history was destroyed... all to save 40 bucks a month in hosting costs. Thanks for destroying your own legacy.

Vampire Crawlers (2026, Poncle/Nosebleed) It may share theming, but it's a completely different game from their past efforts: a randomized deckbuilder welded to a classic WASD gridded dungeon crawler. Manages to stay fresh and addictive while also hitting a bit of nostalgia.

Here's a super hot take of mine. If you've been in graphics long enough, you know I'm right though.

The Pike’s Peak Humane Society has a social media manager who is very good at their job

Indiana Jones and the Great Circle (2024, MachineGames) It may be a Bethesda collectathon, but it's a surprisingly fun one. Sneak up on Nazis and smash their heads in with a wide variety of melee weapons, recover misplaced artifacts, read comic books to level up, and utterly fumble dangerous women!

lol, they gave Artemis II astronaut (and Philadelphia sports fan) Christina Koch an astronaut Gritty

Watching David Attenborough get highly deserved praised for his century is reminding me: There is no crisis of masculinity, as such. We have plenty of positive male role models in our society. They just aren’t being pushed into young men’s feeds by nihilistic ad networks and social platforms.