Having lived in gardenless flat buildings for the last nine years, I can't tell you how sick it is to work in my own outdoor space.

no thoughts today just Electabuzz noises

Sharing this posting which could be a dream PhD for many: www.uni.lu/en/jobs/doct...

New Blog: Let Games Die "Let Code Die is rooted in a trust that if we have code that we like and we lose it, we can write it again. What would it mean to trust ourselves as game developers, designers, critics and players in the same way?" www.possibilityspace.org/blog/posts/l...

Finally, some good news www.theguardian.com/music/2026/m...

Happy International Transgender Day of Visibility! We're everywhere and we're cool. Here's the trans pride flag 🏳️‍⚧️ on a mid-90s Pentium running DOS.

It's always great news to have conference and journal papers accepted but also...

There won't be a second season of Scavengers Reign because we don't deserve it 😔

Thing is, not all desktops are made equal. Gaming PC that you built? Not applicable here. That's a piece of engineering: beautiful in its own way but not soulful. School PCs and Library PCs grow old like Labradors and are as reliable for completing administrative tasks as Labradors.

Tengo que ir rápido!

Kind of ancillary to the article's main thrust, but gives a sense of the different ways in which games have been a reference point & resource for the right... www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...

Runnah. UESC doesn't want to read this blog about Marathon being a heist game, Call of Duty Classicists, and why I play shooters out of spite. killjoy.bearblog.dev/getting-away...

Runnah. UESC doesn't want to read this blog about Marathon being a heist game, Call of Duty Classicists, and why I play shooters out of spite. killjoy.bearblog.dev/getting-away...

Link's Crossbow Training sold 6 mill units?! I had it and you could still probably convince me it never existed.

The One Piece live action has the same problems as any anime adaption (wack vfx, dialogue doesn't translate well to human actors) but those early OP arcs are so masterfully plotted that even a sub-par imitation is great stuff.

Two pints of Guinness and a big burger is the strongest sedative I know

Reverse-engineering Marathon's visual mood board magic: www.eurogamer.net/reverse-engi...

I despise the phrase "pay the bills" here. Our bills increasing is indicative of a cost of living crisis, Epic's bills increasing are a result of the same economic shifts but their concern is ensuring stable growth, not keeping a roof above their heads. It's not even vaguely comparable.

Myself and @mtrc.bsky.social are running a workshop on Games and Archaeological Play (GAP) at FDG 2026! Short papers of up to 4 pages are due by April 5th. We are interested in any work that broadly relates to video game archaeology. See the full CFP here: gapworkshop.org/call-for-pap...

Thinking about low res pikachu.

Really its Kentucky Route Zero, Pokemon Silver, Outer Wilds and the other six rotate depending on whether you catch me in critical or nostalgic mood.

Marcus Aurelius famously wrote "What stands in the way becomes the way". But like, don't go that way if it's silly and proven unsuccessful.

We're living in Clown World.

This week: A staggering 30 articles, encompassing queer theory, spectrum games, communities of play, fangames, and a whole lot more. The Game Boy Color comes up more than once: critical-distance.com/2026/03/01/m...

Pombon's final evolution

Happy Capsule Monsters Day. You simply must acquire them all.

New blog from me on Overwatch and being haunted by the ghosts of our 2016 selves. In which I try to untangle what the '2026 Reset' actually is and what it means for us. killjoy.bearblog.dev/we-are-haunt...

Hey folks! Board member Zach has written up a quick update re: how we are doing. Please check it out and share widely: critical-distance.com/2026/02/25/2...

New blog from me on Overwatch and being haunted by the ghosts of our 2016 selves. In which I try to untangle what the '2026 Reset' actually is and what it means for us. killjoy.bearblog.dev/we-are-haunt...

@mtrc.bsky.social Hey Mike, pinged you a DM :)

How it feels to be able to hang washing outside to dry for the first time in five months

A reminder that the Call for Papers for this event is open until Thursday 26th Feb. If you have a games preservation story that needs telling, we want to hear it!

Pushing this again inspired by the Xbox news and a general sense of the game business trading entirely in redundancy.

Give ✌🏻 Rip Chips 🪙 to us 🥺, your digital 🤖 landlords 😅🤘🏻

Slay the Spire 2 has the potential to torpedo my entire life. I beg you, please be mid. I have too much to do this year.

and if it seems opportunistic to use prince andrew's crimes and arrest as fuel for republicanism, i'd instead say: prince andrew and the queen that shielded him are exactly why we cannot have monarchs

its amazing how chatgpt knows everything about subjects I know nothing about, but is wrong like 40% of the time in things im an expert on. not going to think about this any further

Late to the party but rolled credits on 1000xRESIST. The team behind it should 1000xfunding to keep making bangers

Ask and you shall receive

That new John Wick game announcement last night got stuck in my craw. I present some thoughts about redundant games featuring 'films as games', John Wick Hex, transcreation, and 12 Angry Men: The Visual Novel. killjoy.bearblog.dev/john-wick-th...

That new John Wick game announcement last night got stuck in my craw. I present some thoughts about redundant games featuring 'films as games', John Wick Hex, transcreation, and 12 Angry Men: The Visual Novel. killjoy.bearblog.dev/john-wick-th...

Got thoughts on John Wick: The Licensed Videogame. Going to try and get them out on da blogosphere later today.

And if our previous event has inspired you - we have a Call for Papers now open for lightning talks at our upcoming online symposium on games preservation! #gamespreservation #gamesstudies digitalscholarship.web.ox.ac.uk/event/videog...

I'm so proud to show this off... 🥲 We've started receiving stock of our first four physical game EDITIONS! First wave games will start shipping at the end of the month. Just... look at 'em. Best physical games in the world. Absolutely stunning. ❤️ mailchi.mp/lostincult/a...

🇬🇧✊🌀 Ubisoft : enough is enough! Faced with the arbitrary decision of the CEO who doesn’t even dare talking to employees anymore, unions are calling for a strike on February 10th, 11th and 12th.

Ironic, as this was the magazine that referred to Pokémon as a "pestilential Ponzi scheme" in 1999, characterising its creator Satoshi Tajiri as a literal monster "His eyes are bloodshot; dark circles ripple beneath them... His monsters are a child's predelictions." He never gave another interview.

I was very honoured to be asked to speak at University of Oxford's Digital Scholarship Centre about my work on preserving live-service games last year. I was in great company with excellent talks by excellent folk @bishbashbackup.bsky.social and @emarlow.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPEb...

Final push on this blog of mine. I've now played some more Highguard and my feelings on it have not changed. The dread persists, nevertheless.

New blog from me on why I don't get on with modern shooters. Featuring Highguard, @vthewanderer.bsky.social"s wonderful new book on Zen Games, and Star Wars Dark Forces II. killjoy.bearblog.dev/john-highgua...