"why do you have to post and repost messages about the BDS boycott every time there's a new game announcement or set of trailers" because there's this weird phenomenon of active forgetting that Microsoft is a tech partner of one of the most heinous crimes against humanity happening on earth today

I need this to be real

The Dragon has six hit points. So do you. SIX HP DUNGEON, the dungeon where everything has six hit points and every attack does 1d6 damage, demo available now! Learn how your equipment works against different monsters to advance in the dungeon. aryxymaraki.itch.io/six-hp-dungeon

Hm. Okay, maybe I'll skip DQVII Reimagined for now.

People complain about essayists and reviewers placing too much qualifying language in their work not realizing its a product of their own doing. The audience for this is so weak minded it's no wonder EVERY CREATOR has to treat them like babies.

My full review of Dragon Quest VII Reimagined will be in this week’s episode of @pocketoid.bsky.social, but I wanted to share some thoughts here now that embargo is up. Overall, Reimagined is a wonderful, yet still flawed version of DQ7, albeit in new and interesting ways.

Redownloaded Bluesky. Officially birthday on my timezone—January 30. Sole reason I came back for today. Ideally next week I will post detailed video I been working on with what had happened. (Wanted video ready before birthday, but so much to cover.) Q: “How are you doing, Veerender?” A: “…”

today fucking sucks

Happy 25th birthday, PSO! (Again!) 25 years ago, Phantasy Star Online had rolled out across North America following its launch in Japan in Dec 2000. Sega brought an online RPG experience to console players, one still enjoyed through fan servers., Share your PSO series memories and love, peeps. 💜

Tennis ball, throw it against the wall

This is a good discussion (as always). However my biggest takeaway is that it's good I am not the one making videos or writing essays on this stuff bc the headlines would be like "Metacritic, Emptiness, and the Myth of Local Realism" and it would annoy everyone, including myself.

Anyway, if you need me to edit your writing/consult on a script, write for your website, do a lil mock review, edit/mix your audio, make some music for something you're working on, my DMs are open and my rates are good.

It is ridiculous how easily the 15th angel passes as an atmospheric black metal band logo.

Hello hello! For Access Granted, I'm looking to speak with disabled couples on how they play games. How do you and your partner(s) play with your disabilities? What games/accessibility tools are best for you and your partner(s)?

How the deer F.O.E.s move in Etrian Odyssey

Anyway, just like with the whole "it's not for me" discussion, the "let people enjoy things" issue is imo a failure of the audience more than anything else. If someone can't tell the difference between hateslop grifting and nuanced, good faith criticism, then that's their problem.

The massive chances in my day job means I check bsky even less often now, and hot damn, I am more aware than ever that the zeigeist of this website moves fast af

i'm 39, which means in video game years i am 93. you just swap the digits to find out your video game age. this means 21 year olds are actually 12, whereas after 22 you become wise beyond your years until you're 31, at which point you get into childish things again, etc

lotsa Denethors on the timeline the past couple days

felt inspired

LLM writing grates on me, I hate it. but for a lot of people, it's better at outputting a particular academic/workplace-appropriate style than they are. we don't just need to push back on AI, we need to push back on the ideas about what's desirable in text

In solidarity with today's ICE OUT OF MINNESOTA blackout, MinnMax is donating $1 to the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota for every share of this Bluesky post for the next hour.

babies see this when they are born

CC: @theoriginalkep.bsky.social Slam N64 game

I interviewed the game director for Beast of Reincarnation! I think it looks really cool. Reminds me of Nier, vibes-wise. I still have so many unanswered questions about wtf goes on behind the scenes at Game Freak, but am excited to play this. www.ign.com/articles/bea...

whelp youtu.be/TvNRhQj-4So?...

you don't know me, you don't know what this pod is going to do, you don't kno---well okay, yes, this week, yes, but next week, I swear it'll be something unexpected youtu.be/TvNRhQj-4So

[Showing a lady my Gorguts vinyl] "You know I could never do that to you"

It's fun to log into this website and watch the topic of the next Critical Error taking shape in realtime, sometimes even before @jakesteinberg.substack.com or @peterspittech.bsky.social are aware of it

I'm trying to spread the gospel of the PS1 library over on heathen sites like Instagram and I'm doing it the only way I know how. Repurposing my old footage over banging music

oh ok yeah maybe prime 4 was the last prime lol

(scrolling Bluesky) I reject the premise. I reject the premise. Granted. I reject the premise. Not my fetish. Granted. I reject the premise. Funny. I reject the premise.

Gaming doesn’t count as screen time. Gaming is books. Unless it’s on your phone - that is screen time. Movies are books unless they are Marvel, who produce screen time. Television is screen time.

Mr. Fan of Fan Translation is back with his yearly video about PS1 Fan Translations. Please watch it and be marveled at the power of old video games and singing cats. youtu.be/FPN_KUQyPIs

The cure for all your A.I. ills. Like warm sunshine and a soft breeze after you've been sick.

This is as much a story about what it means to grapple with the writing process as it is about Prime 4. In it, I've stitched together three unsuccessful drafts to explore like biomes in my personal Viewros. I hope it encourages others to enjoy their process, even when it results in failure

My kids keep insisting the Slime from Dragon Quest is named "Jeff" and I've never been so angry

I hope this fundraiser not only reaches the target but also greatly exceeds it. gofund.me/3a0104d18

My services are available and affordable, folks. elmore.design

Metroid Prime 4 is uneven, awkward, and extremely hard to nail down a take on. I failed at that 3 times. So please enjoy this uneven, awkward, and extremely hard to nail down chronicle of my attempt to speak on a game that means a lot to me: medium.com/@abrambuehne...

here for all of the sites mentioned, but i would also like to add @stopcar.ing, @unwinnable.com, @startmenu.bsky.social, @intothespine.bsky.social, @noescapevg.com, @bpmonthly.bsky.social, @bloomedwings.bsky.social, @innerspiral.lol, @mads.haus and @deletedsavesmag.bsky.social 💜

NEW VIDEO ALERT: 230 games came out on Steam the first week of 2026. I looked at every page to see what I could learn about the state of Steam. It made me feel like I was dying. youtu.be/Yjf-GPp3n5k

They let me talk about whatever, and I chose Games That Make My Head Hurt because I have a Problem

after flying back from Vegas last week, I was just laid off from Inverse today. I'm open to connecting over email at [email protected] and I'm definitely still in the writing and editing space. Expect a more in-depth explanation coming soon in my Updater newsletter. shannonliao.substack.com

Please also keep in mind @shannonliao.bsky.social @robinbombus.bsky.social and @theloniusly.bsky.social who are all equally incredible writers and creators. It was nothing but a joy to work with them, in every way.

Inverse's Gaming section is being shut down as the company "divests" from gaming content. I'm out of a job along with my wonderful co-writers. I've put my heart and soul into this job for four years. Gonna need to take time to process, but I'm now completely open for work - and boy do I need it.