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Messy Recipe Lands as Fix Gaming Channel’s GOTW #47 DarZal Games’ upcoming hidden-object game brings ingredient hunting, custom recipes, and a shy ghost to Steam on April 9 This week’s Fix Gaming Channel Game of the Week #47 is Messy Recipe: A Hidden Object Game, an upcoming release from DarZal Games with a planned Steam launch set for April 9, 2026. A demo is already available, and the official description centres on searching for ingredients in a cluttered kitchen, customising recipes, and getting to know a shy ghost who hides ingredients every night.

Messy Recipe: A Hidden Object Game is our GOTW #47. DarZal Games’ upcoming hidden-object title launches on Steam April 9, with a demo available now. #IndieGame #IndieGames #Steam #GOTW #HiddenObject #CozyGames

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A wall-mural-sized graffito of a riotous profusion of plants in differing shades of green.

A wall-mural-sized graffito of a riotous profusion of plants in differing shades of green.

Graffito of the Week, No. 035: Garden Plants; Manayunk, Philly, 2016. #GotW

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Black stencil of the word REVOLT spray-painted on a planter wall, 1-2 feet above the sidewalk. The E is backwards, and the O is a red keystone, like the symbol for the state of Pennsylvania.

Black stencil of the word REVOLT spray-painted on a planter wall, 1-2 feet above the sidewalk. The E is backwards, and the O is a red keystone, like the symbol for the state of Pennsylvania.

Graffito of the Week, No. 034: Revolt; Philadelphia, 2016. #GotW

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Graph comparing the levels of Government censorship of the media, Harassment of journalists, and Media self-censorship in Austria for the years 2014 and 2024. While government censorship has stayed more or less the same, harassment of journalists and in particular Media self-censorship are more prevalent in 2024.

Graph comparing the levels of Government censorship of the media, Harassment of journalists, and Media self-censorship in Austria for the years 2014 and 2024. While government censorship has stayed more or less the same, harassment of journalists and in particular Media self-censorship are more prevalent in 2024.

#GotW Media Self-Censorship in Austria 📉
Media self-censorship often goes hand in hand with government censorship efforts. But this week’s graph shows that media self-censorship can rise significantly without an increase in government censorship.
Full text w. references: v-dem.net/weekly_graph...
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Leonardo’s Island Is Fix Gaming Channel’s Game of the Week #43 A solo-built naval sandbox with a clear hook and a demo already live Leonardo’s Island is this week’s Fix Gaming Channel Game of the Week because its concept is immediately easy to understand and easy to like. This upcoming Steam title from Danilec is built around one strong loop: design your own ship, arm it, and take it into regattas and naval battles.

Leonardo’s Island is our Game of the Week #43 — a solo-built naval sandbox with a clear hook: build your ship, take on regattas, and battle at sea. #LeonardosIsland #IndieGame #GameOfTheWeek #NavalCombat #Shipbuilding #GOTW #GOTW43

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Tearscape is GOTW #41 — tough bosses, smart backtracking, and pixel-perfect mood A 2D action-adventure that rewards patience, patterns, and curiosity This week’s Fix Gaming Channel Game of the Week pick is Tearscape — a deceptively clever blend of old-school Zelda structure and Souls-like pressure, wrapped in an 8-bit/pixel-art world that keeps feeding you secrets, shortcuts, and enemies that demand respect. If you’re new to the weekly picks, you can browse the full…

Tearscape is GOTW #41. Smart backtracking, strong atmosphere, and that “learn patterns or get punished” loop in 2D. #Tearscape #IndieGames #Soulslike #GOTW

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Close-up graffiti of a calendar painted on a crumbling white stucco wall. The dates go from right to left; the 11th day has a blue stencil of a pigeon in it, and the 12th has a blue stencil of a tractor in it. All dates include Arabic script in the same blue color.

Close-up graffiti of a calendar painted on a crumbling white stucco wall. The dates go from right to left; the 11th day has a blue stencil of a pigeon in it, and the 12th has a blue stencil of a tractor in it. All dates include Arabic script in the same blue color.

Graffito of the Week, No. 033: Don't Let The Pigeon Drive the Tractor!; Fez, 2012. #GotW

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Game of the Week A colorful survivor-like that becomes an intense bullet hell This week's Fix Gaming Channel Game of the Week pick is Vital Shell, a colorful and spontaneous survivor-like game that brings a fun and fresh way to survive the hordes by turning it into an intense bullet hell. If you’re new to the weekly picks, you can browse the full Game of the Week archive…

Vital Shell is Fix Gaming Channel’s Game of the Week #38 — a colorful survivor-like that becomes an intense bullet hell. #VitalShell #IndieGame #GameOfTheWeek #GOTW #PCGaming #BulletHell

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Graffiti painting in mixed sun and shadow on the wall of a building. It's a cute but much-bigger-than-life-size, geeky-looking baby blue bird with a red beak, with a yellow and green background.

Graffiti painting in mixed sun and shadow on the wall of a building. It's a cute but much-bigger-than-life-size, geeky-looking baby blue bird with a red beak, with a yellow and green background.

Graffito of the Week, No. 036: A Funny Bird; New Orleans, 2011. (returning after a few weeks off) #GotW

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Are you ready?!? Let’s go!!

#GOTW #SEAvCAR #Seahawks #KeepPounding

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Fix Gaming Channel Indie Game Awards 2025: Community Choice GOTY Vote Community Vote — Fix Gaming Channel Game of the Week Awards Voting is open until December 31. The Community Choice winner will be revealed on January 1. Our Game of the Week picks have been building into something special — and now it’s your turn. Vote for your favorite GOTW title from the list below. Vote here: One pick per submission.

Vote for Fix Gaming Channel’s Community Choice GOTY (GOTW #1–#33). Closes December 31 at midnight. Winner revealed January 1. #IndieGames #GOTY #CommunityVote #GOTW #PCGaming #GameofTheYear2025

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A graph showing how often major political parties use hate speech as part of their rhetoric over the past 25 years in the USA, the European Union, and in the world. It shows that the use of hate speech as a party rhetoric has increased drastically in the USA since 2008, and has fallen well below the world average. It is increasing also in the European Union as well, but at a slower pace, and the EU is still above the world average.

A graph showing how often major political parties use hate speech as part of their rhetoric over the past 25 years in the USA, the European Union, and in the world. It shows that the use of hate speech as a party rhetoric has increased drastically in the USA since 2008, and has fallen well below the world average. It is increasing also in the European Union as well, but at a slower pace, and the EU is still above the world average.

#GotW Hate Speech in the 21st Century 📈
Use of hate speech as a political party technique is increasing. This week’s graph shows how often major political parties use hate speech as part of their rhetoric on a scale from 0 (extremely often) to 4 (never/almost never).
v-dem.net/weekly_graph...
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Graph showing three V-Dem indicators for Venezuela between 2013 to 2024: free and fair elections, mobilization for democracy, and opposition parties’ autonomy. The graph shows that while the freedom and fairness of elections and the autonomy of opposition parties has gone down, mobilization for democracy has remained strong during the period, apart from a dip between the years 2019 to 2023.

Graph showing three V-Dem indicators for Venezuela between 2013 to 2024: free and fair elections, mobilization for democracy, and opposition parties’ autonomy. The graph shows that while the freedom and fairness of elections and the autonomy of opposition parties has gone down, mobilization for democracy has remained strong during the period, apart from a dip between the years 2019 to 2023.

#GotW Today the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony takes place, with the award given to María Corina Machado for her efforts to advance democracy in #Venezuela. This week’s graph takes a look at the state of democracy in the country.
Full text with references: v-dem.net/weekly_graph...
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What a game!

FINAL SCORE!

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#CHIvGB #GOTW #DaBears  #GoPackGo

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Two minute warning! The Bears are marching down the field, trying to tie it up! Let’s go!

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#CHIvGB #GOTW #DaBears  #GoPackGo

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Touchdown Packers!

With 3 1/2 mins to play, the Bears have a chance to tie it up.

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#CHIvGB #GOTW #DaBears  #GoPackGo

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It’s all tied up in Green Bay!!

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#CHIvGB #GOTW #DaBears #GoPackGo

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One more to go!

At the beginning if the 4th quarter

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#CHIvGB #GOTW #DaBears #GoPackGo

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That was fast! 😂

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#CHIvGB #GOTW #DaBears #GoPackGo

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Bears are right back in it!

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#CHIvGB #GOTW #DaBears #GoPackGo

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And back for the second half!

#CHIvsGB #OTFB #GOTW #DaBears     #GoPackGo

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What a way to end the half!

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#CHIvsGB #OTFB #GOTW #DaBears    #GoPackGo

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Bears are on the board!

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#CHIvsGB #OTFB #GOTW #DaBears   #GoPackGo

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It took until halfway through the second quarter but we have POINTS ON THE BOARD!

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#CHIvsGB #OTFB #GOTW #DaBears  #GoPackGo

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Points won’t be coming easily in this game.

At the end of the first quarter..

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#CHIvsGB #OTFB #GOTW #DaBears #GoPackGo

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Each coach has used a challenge and it’s only the first quarterback!

#CHIvsGB #OTFB #GOTW #DaBears  #GoPackGo

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Defensive game? Yes please!

#CHIvsGB #OTFB #GOTW #DaBears  #GoPackGo

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It’s about that time…. GAME OF THE WEEK!

#CHIvsGB #GOTW #GoPackGo #DaBears

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A world map showing governments’ cybersecurity capacity across the globe. The scale ranges from no capacity to counter even unsophisticated cybersecurity threats (shown in dark red) to the capacity to combat sophisticated cyberattacks launched by highly skilled actors (shown in dark blue). The nothern hemisphere is largely different shades of blue, while the red countries mainly can be found in north-eastern South America, across Africa, and in Central and South- Eastern Asia.

A world map showing governments’ cybersecurity capacity across the globe. The scale ranges from no capacity to counter even unsophisticated cybersecurity threats (shown in dark red) to the capacity to combat sophisticated cyberattacks launched by highly skilled actors (shown in dark blue). The nothern hemisphere is largely different shades of blue, while the red countries mainly can be found in north-eastern South America, across Africa, and in Central and South- Eastern Asia.

#GotW Cybersecurity and Elections 📉
Cybersecurity has become essential to protect democracy. This week’s graph shows governments’ cybersecurity capacity, i.e. if they have sufficient skills and resources to mitigate harm from cybersecurity threats, across the globe.
v-dem.net/weekly_graph...
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Polygon Bit Battle Royale Review – Chaotic Low-Poly Mayhem (Game of the Week 31) Polygon Bit Battle Royale – Game of the Week 31 For Game of the Week 31 we’re jumping into Polygon Bit Battle Royale, a low-poly multiplayer shooter from Army Troop Studios. If you enjoy our coverage of shooters and strategy games like Men of War II or World War II projects such as Brass Rain, this one sits firmly on the chaotic, arcade side of things.

Polygon Bit Battle Royale is our Game of the Week 31 — a bright, low-poly 50-player battle royale that’s chaotic, scrappy, and more fun than it has any right to be. #PolygonBit #BattleRoyale #GameOfTheWeek31 #indiegames #battleroyale #PCgaming #FixGamingChannel #GOTW

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