I love Nintendo. I love vintage Nintendo ads. I recognize that Nintendo was kinda weird about women until fairly recently.

This story is BONKERS. The audacity of this guy is BONKERS.

say hello to the new thing i'll never shut up about

🚨 BREAKING NEWS: Women play video games too! Despite data showing that men and women play video games in approximately the same numbers, women are often disregarded in the industry. Here are four books we recommend if you want to learn more about the intersection of gender and gaming! 👾

"This isn’t to suggest that the original anime is subpar — but even diehard fans can recognize the shortcomings of the madcap production schedule that endeavored to keep up with the manga." #OnePiece #writing #Medium medium.com/theuglymonst...

Genshin leaks // Nicole's idle animations including the chibi stickers is so smart considering that she's mute! I'm really curious how they'll handle her "speaking" as a playable character. 🤔

Historically, video games have been marketed and advertised for a mostly male audience. However, data shows us that despite video games being largely regarded as a predominately male pastime, women across the globe come out to play in BIG numbers! ⭐️👾

Has anyone else's feed been nothing but Leon thirst traps or am I just telling on myself...?

Still obsessed with Sinners. Forever obsessed with Michael B Jordan. (And his twin, who was oddly absent from the Oscars, Michael A Jordan.)

Heard that Milo Winter cancelled The Age of Scorpius altogether. If he's going to do different stories in the World of Gardian, he will need to go back to worldbuilding basics, imho.

How am I meant to get anything done this week when the Pokémon of the Withered Wasteland need me?? #pokopia

Did you know that all of your nostalgic childhood memories are owed to an engineer named Jerry Lawson? 🤔

I think there's some untapped potential here! Gimme more books that feel like a Pokémon story!

They're playing a TTRPG??? Within my ARPG???

30 years of #pokemon and only about 23 years of my beloved Pokédex. Smartphones replace all gadgets, even inside video game worlds.

I traced the roots of the cozy fantasy tree 🌳✨

Just finished Snake-Eater last night, can confirm this is entirely accurate

Why am I so tired? Why can’t I focus?? Why can’t I just lock in and be productive??? *101 degree fever* Oh… movies on the couch it is, then.

Inspired by Maki's massacre in the new JJK season, I looked into where the iconic samurai blood spray originated and the weird irony of Kurosawa films

Been playing Genshin fairly regularly since 2020, some big breaks here and there, but finally hit AR 59!!!!!!!!

Big appreciation for a publication that welcomes Star Trek stories, Jurassic Park deep dives, fantasy film fun facts, and anime-related rants.

We know that romantasy is here and now and everywhere... but where and when did the genre start? #booksky #romantasy

I'm might be wrong, but I don't think it's standard FBI practice to tenderly kiss your partner on the forehead every half dozen episodes 🤔 #X-Files #XFilesLive

Where the dragon romance writers at??? #dragons #writing #booksky

I really just want to be a bog witch but there wasn't a major for that in college soooo

Proof that I'm a real cool gamer 😎✨🎮

You: “Describe your WIP in the worst way possible.” Me: “A single aunt who works two jobs helps a hoarder with his history homework to get back at her ex. Discovers electricity.” You: “…uh…” Me: “Also she’s a weeb for elves.” 🧝‍♀️

Anne McCaffrey walked so that a whole generation of dragonriding fiction could fly! 🐲✨

Friendly Monday reminder from a criminally underrated Animal Crossing villager, Ursala

Instead of making people better appreciate the show, the "Making of" documentary for Season 5 raised questions about the creators' competency than anything else.

Could I please get sixty more followers on Medium? @/daleywwrites 😆😂

Readers rejoice! Our latest episode is transcribed in this article complete with glimpses inside of museum exhibits, videos of GDC presentations, and the commercial for the Video Gear Command Center Gaming Chair Rocker. 🎮 See it to believe it: substack.com/@arcadeacade...

Oh no, the first Avatar movie predicted the future à la Simpsons

Avatar Fire and Ash was 75% of the previous movie rehashed, 20% fire cult baddie being hot, 5% Stephen Lang sass. 10/10 no notes

Want to dig deep into the current state of video game preservation? 🎮📚 Read the full transcript of our podcast episode on the subject, complete with links, quotes, stats, and all the academic extras we collected for our inaugural episode.✨ open.substack.com/pub/arcadeac...

🚨 Episode 1 of Arcade Academia is now LIVE on Substack, Spotify and Apple Podcasts! 🚨 In our first episode, we interviewed @borman.bsky.social with the Strong National Museum of Play and @philsalv.bsky.social from the Video Game History Foundation about the state of video game preservation.

2,227 words yesterday, 2,628 words today making up for a long weekend without writing session

LONG LIVE EVIL by @sarahreesbrennan.bsky.social follows in the footsteps of isekai and otome stories, bringing villainess tropes to the West medium.com/worldbuildin...

Retconning the idea that dinosaurs would spread over the world has got to be one of the worst retcons, right after "Somehow, Palpatine returned." medium.com/theuglymonst...

Paleo nerd friends, we're eating so good lately ✨ www.youtube.com/watch?v=oygs...

I'm so proud to reveal a secret project I've been working on!!

Ran into this while researching an article... Captain America has always been relevant

Excited to see a new @tkingfisher.com book is available through Kindle First Reads! a.co/d/23vLx9g

✨✨✨1,431 words today✨✨✨

I totally fell for the aestheticization of the genre, forgetting that the “dark” part of dark academia once meant murder 🗡️ medium.com/@daleywwrite...

A hard won 1,678 words today for the Novel November Challenge ✨

1,770 words today in the Novel November Challenge!! 👻✨

1,696 words on day two of the Novel November Challenge ✨

happy nanowrimo [time of year] also fuck nanowrimo [organization]