In my difficult quest to get any kind of balanced personal opinion on what it's like to play Marathon, I finally found someone willing to talk to me and bring a little nuanced discussion. Ironically, that person was a random stranger who came to my aid in Arc Raiders, and then we got to chatting.

Say what you will, but this is +10 to my faith in humanity.

I don't use the phrase "better than sex" often...

Feng shui

For the first time in roughly 15+ years, I'm rewatching my childhood obsession, Star Trek: The Next Generation, but this time, my partner Jenn is watching it for the first time. Her first note before S1 was even over: "Riker's a slut."

Welp. It's making the rounds again. YOU KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS....!

What did Boimler do to piss off this Orion? How did Jennifer and Mariner find themselves in the middle of a bar brawl?! This and so much more in Star Trek: Celebrations! Pre-order from your LCS today! gizmodo.com/star-trek-ce...

This would be a killer burn in a White Wolf crossover game that included a Glass Walker.

I’ve been trying to push for a ban on CS gas/ other forms of tear gas on and off for a decade and a half. Tonight a comrade is bringing my work forward to support an amendment to the WA State Dems Platform re CS gas, and I will put forward a resolution if this route doesn’t work. Keep going.

Just a little Baldur's Gate 3 playlist for Astarion fans...

Outer Wilds.

First, happy trans day of visibility, second, it's impressive to get a few people together for D&D, let alone a whole underground mafia, so, you know, nice. Third, fuck Nestle, I hope a transgender mafia is somewhere getting sick eating KitKats all day. They earned it.

Just Gale casually stating the thesis for every companion in the game.

Right proper fucked.

If you can't balance a company with something as successful as fucking Fortnite, you suck at a running a business and should be fired.

The only use of GenAI that would actually produce the same level of acumen, creativity, managerial foresight, and business savvy as the human equivalent in that role. Completely replaceable by AI, avoids unpalatable personalities, but probably just as racist. www.the-independent.com/tech/mark-zu...

I have read Shy Girl I can tell you first hand that not only is the prose obviously AI generated, the plot around it is derivative and the original cover art was stolen. like there is not a single unique thought here and it’s ruining the reputation of the Feral Girl genre. it is a Bad, Stolen thing

This is why I can't engage in nuanced discussion about the administration. Because, as much as I don't want it to be, as much as need it to not be true, all nuance ends at this foundational fact and all other discussion is moot. It might sound reductionist, but, sometimes, it is this simple.

I'm glad we're calling out Nazi's, like Sam Altman, the man behind the AI hellscape, who is a Nazi. But if we can ALSO call them Nazis in front of the pretty girl everyone likes, that extra psychic damage is a bonus.

I need this as a plaque in my home.

Still looking for a friendly to give me their take on Marathon. Coverage of it seems biased either towards haters who thought it was dead on arrival, or evangelists who all use weirdly similar vague descriptions. And the only person on my Steam list who owns it, works at Bungie.

The customer is always right, except when they're wrong, and should be grateful for what they're given, and aren't your real customer anyway. www.tomshardware.com/pc-component...

For those experiencing the GDC festival rebrand: How'd they do? Improved? Worse? Basically the same but with different logos?

Thank you to @pcgamer.com for covering All Will Rise and our support of @nogamesforgenocide.com. We refuse the idea that commercial success is worth the price of our consciences. We encourage others in the industry to join us and take a stand. #Activism #IndieGame #GameDev #IndieDev

Wtf

My brain is struggling to come up with an adjective for "inability to read the room." Help? I need something that conveys "oblivious but in an offensive way."

Apparently I need to be more explicit, because as soon as I asked about Marathon and specifically mentioned I could only get haters or Bungie evangelists take on the game, the first reply was a keyword searching evangelist telling me it was "addicting" and "tense" which is unhelpful.

None, not one, will realize they weren't chosen for their skill, knowledge, or their acumen, but for their youth, their naivety, and their ability to the fall guys. American exceptionalism is a trap used at all levels of our society. These men aren't victims, but they fell for it all the same.

Sir Terry Pratchett inspired my desire to write. His work has stood as my unreachable standard of earnestness and craft; persuing it, like a dog chasing a car. Excited to try one more time, content in knowing that catching it is impossible, but that the chase will always be worth it.

Eleven years since you crossed the black sands. I wish I could say that the world is better than you left it (although it will always be better for having had you in it) but at least there is a new Young Sam to help carry on the Pratchett name and ethos. Love you always ❤️

Video games make companies billions in profit yet we are still getting laid off at alarming rates. If this is a reality you know all too well and want to fight against, come find us at GDC!!

I try not to take up space in mediums I'm not active in, or in professional RP chains, but, this ONE time, because I did have some old ghost art... 😅 But active artists should be encouraged to get on the chain if the have specters in their portfolio 😀

But they have to wait so long for healthcare in Canada...

Yay. $100k is bankruptcy for pretty much everyone. But it’s ok cos they made steam $30k before they folded.

This is how I access Bsky

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Big thanks to @alanau.bsky.social for expanding my vocab with "Pablum", cause holy shit that hits hard.

Mood.

The Awakening by Kate Chopin

Is this unprecedented? Has there ever been a product so unpopular, yet whose adoption has been demanded so vigorously? "Friday the cafeteria is serving our popular Shit Sandwiches, which are actually delicious and not "inhumane slop". There will be no other options. 1 sandwich min requirement."

This is amazing. www.getyourfuckingmoneyback.com

Never been one to try hard on MP games. Didn't raid in WoW, or try to break silver in Overwatch, but Arc Raiders scratches some kind of itch and now I want to try. So, this is my second expedition. I change my name each time, since technically my raider isn't coming back. Ciao, Professore.

The film that fried Zach Snyder's brain into what is today.

Oh dear.

... and other conspiracies." my new book coming out this fall.

*Exhales huge cloud of smoke* "You know, man, like, we're all fighting over being different. What if, like, nobody was different."