Kieron Gillen's New Games Manifesto, as reblogged by Mark Wallace.

(For the afternoon crowd, as they say.)

The Old New Games Journalism Manifesto It's raining outside and so I thought I would try this blogging thing the cool kids are doing these days. I first thought I'd try it in the spring of 2005, a...

I did some internet archeology and unearthed @kierongillen.bsky.social 's New Games Journalism Manifesto as an excuse to start a new blog. I like writing about writing about games, it seems, particularly Gillen's (writing about games). Have a read...
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It's not that you read Playboy for the articles. It's that you picked up Playboy for the photos, but then Hef and Robie Macauley poisoned your mind with good writing.

(Not really, but fun to think about.)

good stuff here

Blades in the Dark is a model imo

This was my life for years.

(Now I just guesstimate.)

actually a very solid lesson

amen

end of a good thread

emailing with important people

You know what doesn't get its support unceremoniously pulled by a tech company? Fuckin' books, brother

playtest to find out

Could not be more proud of four people who are not my children, if that wasn't clear.

America ✊ (and Canada too!)

Awkward scenes aboard Artemis II as Trump stops ranting and none of the astronauts have anything left to say to him, leading to extended dead air

This is me but J. Peterman

Well, they are trained to describe moon rocks. Seems like they are also trained to be poets, from the sound of them. Delightfully articulate people, the lot of them. And always in a such reassuringly measured tones.

Depluralize a movie

Jaw

wait...

@aaronmfking.bsky.social ^^ the universe aligns!

it only works if you call everyone Trevor

had a great time playing this at Breakout Con with @majcher.bsky.social and @nicbennett.bsky.social

Buy this and enjoy TWO tremendous articles by me.

I talk to @johnharper.bsky.social and @caesar-ink.bsky.social about their beautiful games!

But also Wyrd Science is the magazine we need and deserve. Support it!

Have you written a roguelike #ttrpg? Do you know of a roguelike game that you think more people should know about? Please reply or quote this post, I'm on the hunt for more!

guess I need to actually put something in my blog now

Share a magazine cover you love

Must be the champagne. Stay here.

"You're *not* a cutter. I'm a cutter."
💔😭

Jackie Earle Haley, Dennis Quaid, Dennis Christopher (on bicycle), and Daniel Stern all looking so fucking 1979 in Breaking Away, one of the all-time greatest movies ever fight me

one of the all-time greatest movies ever fight me

Taking advantage of the fact that Discord is not currently running on my computer to *not* launch Discord on my computer and perhaps get some work done.

Now about this Bluesky thing...