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basically if you're writing internal emails as press releases because part of the plan is also to plant them with pet media you may as well just... release them as press releases

I've been thinking about it. And I think there might only be three types of narrative game 1. Explore the Psyche of Man 2. Stuff Already Happened, And Now You're Here 3. Lesbian Bartender

this is fucking unreal stuff from Noah Wyle on the magic of The Pitt. www.gq.com/story/noah-w...

This is the beginning of the end for Game Pass (remove day-one firstparty games -> drop the price -> let it trundle along for a bit then kill it off) and imo a large part of why they went with a fresh face in Sharma instead of promoting from within. Easier for someone with no baggage to rip stuff up

The game industry worries a lot about where the next generation of gamers is going to come from. Execs point the finger at streaming and social media for growth problems, but @hitpoints.bsky.social reminds us that they've long coached emerging audiences to have different, precarious expectations.

As a child, I thought “even educated fleas do it” seemed like a human acknowledgement of the value of a commonly devalued species Now I see the hidden emphasis on “educated”, implying that fleas live in a society where a libertine educated class live above a peasant class who are not allowed love

your grandparents voting for reagan

404 error, weird www.theguardian.com/society/2026...

A year ago to the day… newsletter.hitpoints.co/306-feel-the...

we've come up with a system where you can demonstrate growth to shareholders by hiring more people than you should, but also you can demonstrate growth by firing more people than you should. we call it the economy and we think it's going to be great

Terrific, this.

You’re sick of DLSS 5 takes aren’t you. Seen too many of them. Well, sorry. Here’s another one newsletter.hitpoints.co/367-from-hell/

I've never seen a cybertruck irl but if I did I would probably react exactly like this:

The Spring Sale is now live on Steam! Earth Must Die is 25% off, making it a VERY generous £8.99. Grab a copy, quick, so I can use the money to make more video games for you. store.steampowered.com/app/3639780/...

Simogo Legacy Collection is 25% off for a week, friends. Please take a look, or spread the word: Switch 2 www.nintendo.com/us/store/pro... Switch www.nintendo.com/us/store/pro... Steam store.steampowered.com/app/3817040/...

I was asked to give my thoughts on generative AI usage in games - here they are!

I'm home and I've written a bit on my blog about post-GDC feelings: meredithgran.com/gdc-thoughts...

fuckin shoutout to @apthomson.bsky.social for using his grand prize speech for this www.twitch.tv/gdcfestivalo...

Haven't mentioned yet that I wrote the cover feature for the current issue of Edge. Pick up a copy while it's still on sale! Did you know that No Law is a proper immersive sim, in the style of Deus Ex and Dishonored? I flew to Sweden in January so that you could read all about it.

I want to introduce you all to something myself and @jacksonwryan.com have been working on. A PRINT MAGAZINE about video games and video game culture. We know things have been bad for games writing recently. We're asking, "do you want to Continue?" www.kickstarter.com/projects/con...

in case you've never seen it, this is Roger Ebert on The Mummy

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hmm I followed the instructions I’m not sure why he looks so different

what the FUCK?? holy shit! this is so extensive!!! the absolute amount of features already is crazy!!

Slay The Spire 2 lands in a few hours so we can probably consider this my final score. Sleep well, my darling. (and I'm afraid the answer is still 'Maybe Later')

OKAY but STOP what's really important about this story is that the name of the PR who was unable to control the impulse to lash out is called Will Powers.

Prediction markets, like crypto, like AI, are simply just another large-scale expression of COVID trauma among the mangerial class and now they're using them to turn a fucking war into a pyramid scheme they can scam each other into investing in. www.garbageday.email/p/sorry-babe...

This bit in the From Russia With Love game made me laugh out loud. You've got a fairly grounded, low key fight based on the one in the movie, then the most video game looking fucker of all time slides into frame.

keystone cops-ass technology

I stand by it @hitpoints.bsky.social

Lmao

Resharing the most recent (to my knowledge) on-the-record comments from Miyazaki on Bloodborne from my 2024 interview. A port and a remake are obviously pretty different propositions and I'm not shocked he was down for one but not the other. www.pcgamer.com/games/action...

fascinating point from today's @hitpoints.bsky.social "I get my games for free" is so entrenched an idea within the Xbox ecosystem, though, I don't know how you turn that ship around without completely torching what little remaining goodwill you have.

Ziff Davis can eat shit. Thoughts with all EG pals

The latest newsletter for Tactical Breach Wizards is good stuff. There's an apology.

When my last publisher went bust I thought this book was destined to be out of print forever, but infinite thanks to the folks at Lost in Cult for bringing it back to life. New chapters! New insights! New full colour illustrations! Lavish production values! Beautiful typesetting!

Some news - today I’m launching One More Catch, an independent publication covering Pokémon Go and the next generation of Pokémon games: @onemorecatch.site

On Phil Spencer newsletter.hitpoints.co/362-dank-spe...

Good god in heaven gamemusic.bn-ent.net/en/news/1259/

Guys being Dudes

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New newsletter! Following up on the hot news that Dolphin can now emulate the Triforce arcade, what about that one pesky game that hasn't been solved yet? Let's take a deeper look at Sega's wild arcade CCG

Also, respectfully, if you're worried about the state of industry ... buy indie games, at full price, on release. That matters more than the CEO musical chairs game.