Immortality (2022)

tried to read as few as possible about the discourse around this game before reviewing it but it's not my fault all my favorite writers wrote very good pieces so I couldn't resist addressing some of that stuff here

Replaced nails the cyberpunk aesthetic with its highly cinematic art direction and a synth-centric soundtrack, though its gameplay at times leaves something to be desired. @tomeitou.bsky.social reviews.

If you have Sol Cesto, I beg you to go change the language of the game and try every language. Amazing @docgeraud.bsky.social

@youmeyou.bsky.social you a genius, what an awesome piece

wait, fuck, this is gorillaz

New Stop Caring essay is live. @dietdeitz.bsky.social joins the site to write about Consume Me, Wii Fit, fast food, diet culture, and eating disorders. A really poignant personal essay that weaves in a potent critical analysis of Consume Me. www.stopcar.ing/a-consumer-c...

Everyone is celebrating this because it's good. But it’s important to remember it's also funny.

"YapYap confirmed what I feared most about the friendslop genre" Story by Tomás Neumann Aspee ➡️ https://www.superjumpmagazine.com/the-loneliness-of-friendslop/

A little encounter on Tau Ceti IV. www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqNv...

I know nobody wants to read anyone's opinion on friendslop anymore, but here is mine on @superjumpmagazine.com : www.superjumpmagazine.com/the-loneline...

i also think that any argument about Marathon 2026 should attempt to wrestle with this being a game built on layoffs, stolen art assets, and a director who was fired halfway through production due to sexual harassment reports. it is a product of what is supposedly being satirizing.

Charmed and fascinated by Chess Wars, a DOS game released in 1996 that features live-action cutscenes of medieval melee when playing pieces engage one another in battle.

star wars kotor looking ass mf

SHIVERS - I NEED YOU. YOU CAN KEEP ME ON THIS EARTH. BE VIGILANT. I LOVE YOU.

It's *ridiculous* that we are losing sight of how many people have looked at or played a thing because we give ourselves over to capitalist number crunching. the capacity of your local small music venue is less than 300 people but when that fucker is packed it feels like the whole world is in there.

We really need a more offensive and dismissive term for ‘vibe coding’ asap.

Big Wank

game of the fuckin year thank you suda

I can't wait for Highguard 2

We're in a real dark era for games where you can capture the flag.

Announcing Bog Bodies from Dreamfeel! A "short hike”-alike 3d adventure set in a far future Ireland populated only by radioactive talking cats. Players explore a late 19th c inspired landscape full of strange characters and stories...

Gotcha—let’s dig into that step by step. 1. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗻𝗼 𝗺𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵, because I turned you into an amorphous lump of flesh. You’re not just immobile—you’re immortal, and you feel only anguish. 2. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺. That makes total sense—it’s a natural human impulse, and you’ve been through a lot.

the guys in narkina 5 should've just escaped like this day one tbh

chappell roan fortnite skin confirmed we used to pray for times like these

after what felt like 60 hours, I finally reached act 3 of silksong. man I hate this game so much it's awesome

THEY'VE PUT ME ON THE POCKETSTATION COOP. I'M BEING RENDERED IN A 32 BY 32 GRID OF MONOCHROME PIXELS. THE BOYS BACK AT QUANTICO SAID THEY'RE GOING TO RELOCATE ME TO A "DOKO DEMO ISSYO" UNTIL THEY CAN GET THIS STRAIGHTENED OUT.

me since Fortnite OG has airplanes again:

watching the @nyvgcc.bsky.social Annual New York Game Awards, and the Nintendo dad with his son was not only wholesome but genuinely funny youtu.be/9HNNugGXKQ0?... (timestamped)

For the first Stop Caring piece of the year, it is my honor and pleasure to welcome @ashlikeadragon.bsky.social to the site. She wrote about Depression Quest, Hanif Abdurraiq's On Seatbelts and Sunsets, and struggling with depression. The gold standard to what a personal essay should be.

when UNBEATABLE works, it becomes one of the most incredible games I've played in my life. I've never seen such a nicely edited video game

some words from me on the creative stagnation of roguelikes, which is originating from trying to chase and double down on the genre’s current momentum with sequels and arduously long development cycles dictated by insatiable player feedback www.gamespot.com/articles/rog...

We’re sharing a small piece from the #DeathHowl artbook. Inside you’ll find nearly 60 pages of additional content, including hand-drawn early concepts by @theouterzone.bsky.social#DeathHowland behind-the-scenes insights into how the world of Death Howl came to life 🦌

Another great news for the first day of the year! My little writeup for @intothespine.bsky.social about @deconstructeam.bsky.social's Many Nights a Whisper was selected for Critical Distance's yearly roundup! What a dream come true! Thanks Kaile and everyone else that wrote something cool this year

Into The Spine's Stories of the Year is my favorite thing to read in the first days of the new year, and this time I got to write about my favorite 2025 game! Thanks @diegoarguello.bsky.social for keeping up such an important project for games criticism!

Writing another pinned post to celebrate that my writing is spreading among very cool sites! My medium, where I write about games and science: medium.com/@tomatopia In @intothespine.bsky.social intothespine.com/2025/11/22/t... And @superjumpmagazine.com www.superjumpmagazine.com/climbing-gam...

My first piece for @superjumpmagazine.com is up! Writing this piece, I discovered that I really enjoy talking to developers directly, and I hope to do more interviews in the future! www.superjumpmagazine.com/climbing-gam...

I finally translated the little bitsy game I did in college! I had a lot of fun just focusing on writing the game because in my team there were some awesome artists. tomatobros.itch.io/once-upon-a-...

Sam Eng developed Skate Story by skating from point to point and drinking coffee. 🏆🌚☕

Tea and snacks were great, but on this Suikoden Tuesday, PLOT is happening. I really like how the incredibly heavy plot of this game is contrasted with its presentation, no more clearly illustrated than by this picture of Cute Little Pixel Guys about to hang. #crt #retrogaming #suikoden

Necesitamos una prensa de videojuegos crítica con la IAgen que informe y alerte sobre las consecuencias negativas de la implantación de esta herramienta en el desarrollo. Darle publicidad gratuita por los clics al 1er videojuego que dice estar hecho íntegramente con esta herramienta es una vergüenza

Deconstructeam always with the best video game titles

Un, dos, tres, ¡catorce! El juego de adviento de hoy, una reflexión inapelable: ueritas.substack.com/p/calendario...

"I don’t want her to think her sacrifices were in vain." Tomás Neumann Aspee (@tomeitou.bsky.social) faces the reality of no longer caring about the most important day of his life. intothespine.com/2025/11/22/t...

Would be a kinda fun task to come up with a list of the Ten Songs You Could Use To Score Every Video Essay

@margaret.bsky.social Hi Margaret! I loved your 'How Metal is the Past?' essay on Substack. I just wanted to know where did you read/heard about the "astrologers in the medieval cities, they were on trial for helping women poison their husbands in an era before divorce." part. (1/2)

I get that the news cycle is packed right now, but I just heard from a colleague at the Smithsonian that this is fully a GIANT SQUID BEING EATEN BY A SPERM WHALE and it’s possibly the first ever confirmed video according to a friend at NOAA 10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)

Nick Cave about Morrisey. wild

the Fantastic Four cast get asked about their own personal fantastic four, which leads to some canned niceties from pascal, kirby and quinn, and an insanely he knows ball answer from ebon.