Or: how a silly little game made by four rats healed my cynical heart.

I knew I remembered Bastion fondly, but I didn't expect it to jump to one of my favorite games of all time when I replayed it.

This week's Freelance Friday is from @starshinescribbles.bsky.social who takes a look at the delightfully weird @chillasart.bsky.social and their unique model for releases.

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I am sick of writing up layoff news and decided to start looking about the people making the terrible decisions that lead to those layoffs.

A driver careens through wild jungle territory in a promotional screenshot from Far Cry 3

New games no longer have a siren song for me thanks to the endless pile of games I haven't yet played www.rogue.site/editorials/b...

I genuinely expected to love it. It just ... didn't land for me.

Seven years later, I finally played Control.

How Dying Light: The Beast acknowledged trauma Kyle Crane showed us it was okay for a horror protagonist to seek help

This week's Freelance Friday is from @candidphotographer.bsky.social who looks at how Dying Light addresses Kyle Crane's (extensive) trauma.

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Epic Games lays off 1,000 people Roughly 25% of the workforce fired

Another day, more layoffs. I'm getting sick of writing these.

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Layoffs at Ubisoft and Crystal Dynamics today The end of an era for Red Storm Entertainment and more reductions at Crystal Dynamics

Game development at Red Storm Entertainment is ending and Crystal Dynamics is hit with the fifth round of layoffs in a year. You know, a normal Friday.

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I absolutely love this Freelance Friday piece. It's always good to have a sweet little story in the face of the unrelenting horrors.

I have tried multiple times over the last year to make sense of the various allegations and accusations around Subnautica 2. I finally just sat down and wrote it all out.

Key Your Debt is a whimsical, painful, indie roguelike Key Your Debt offers you the chance to experience being debt-free ... at a price

This week's Freelance Friday is from @geoffreybunting.bsky.social with a look at your new favorite repetitive strain injury-inducing roguelike, Key Your Debt.

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An annotated map of Resident Evil Requiem.

Oh man, @ripefly.bsky.social's maps remain the best in the business: www.rogue.site/guides/resid...

I do love writing walkthroughs for these games.

One more Next Fest roundup It's time for the end-of-week roundup from Next Fest!

As we close out this week of Next Fest, we gathered one more roundup of recommendations.

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Now is the time to play Citizen Sleeper We're all looking for hope in the ruins of (interplanetary) capitalism

Our next Freelance Friday is a lovely piece from @katyar.bsky.social on finding hope and a cure for despair in Citizen Sleeper.

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I will never miss a chance to badmouth Lovecraft. (But the game really is very promising.)

Jeff sat down with @mikerugnetta.com and @rorycarroll.bsky.social to talk about the far-reach effects of the chip shortage.

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This was a great conversation that really drives home just how far-reaching the effects of AI data centers are. Thanks to @mikerugnetta.com, @neverpo.st, and @rorycj.bsky.social for a fun (and bleak) chipchat.

10 more demos from Steam Next Fest you should check out Our mid-week roundup of Steam Next Fest demos

We've got 10 more demos you should check out from Steam Next Fest!

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Hate Campaigns for Games will Kill Innovation The more we blow up games before they even come out, the less interesting those games are going to become over time

We're joined by @geeky.bsky.social this week to talk about the recent practice of hate campaigning for games long before they release.

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The early bird Steam Next Fest demos you should be playing Devs have been adding demos for weeks ahead of Next Fest, here are some of the best ones you can play to start the week

Today kicks off the February Steam Next Fest, one of our favorite times of year.

We're going to be gathering up demos for you to play all week, but here are 10 early bird demos that we can already confirm are _very cool_

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Welcome to the Rogue Discord - weird timing, we know We've finally started a Discord. Thank god we waited until the worst time possible!

As of today, we officially have a Rogue Discord server.

If you're a paid subscriber, you'll be able to dive in, chat with us, offer direct feedback, and get some sweet recommendations. Join us for Next Fest and help us find some great demos!

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We're having our first big subscription sale Get a Rogue subscription on the cheap until March 9!

Our first big subscription sale is here:

* $10 off for Roguelite
* $15 off for Mini-Boss

Next week, we'll be unveiling some big subscriber benefits to go along with our new Discord. So for the next two weeks, you can get an annual subscription on the cheap!

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Welcome to One More Catch Pokémon Go coverage is evolving...

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

Labyrinth of Touhou Tri is a dungeon crawler for freaks Labyrinth of Touhou Tri asks a lot from a very specific audience

It's Freelance Friday (I'm going to keep calling it that until the others tell me to stop) and we've got a review of @3peso.bsky.social's Labyrinth of Touhou Tri by @wendeego.bsky.social.

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Is there any aspect of daily life that AI can't fuck up?

The uncertainty is because we don't have enough subs to hire lawyers yet. (Sign up today!)

I actually misstated that. I'll fix the wording. k-ID got their funding from Andreessen Horowitz who are friends with Thiel, but they're their own kind of problem.