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Aaron Potter
@aaronpotter.bsky.social
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Writes + talks about games for @mirror.co.uk | Former freelance writer at EDGE, NME, WIRED and more | Indie game book author | ✉️: [email protected]
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Aaron Potter @aaronpotter.bsky.social · Aug 20
Well, this is it. After two-and-a-half years of work, conducting interviews, playing so many games, and then writing it all up into something legible.

50 Indie Games That Changed the World by me and @bitmapbooks.com is out NOW!

Order your copy here: t.co/MolyUy9L35
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Luke O'Neil @lukeoneil47.bsky.social · 2h
You're writing this down right? Good. As I was saying my car sucked so bad my wife left me. Yes I can spell my name for you.
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Aaron Potter @aaronpotter.bsky.social · 3h
Seriously, Ball x Pit is the 'you're locked in here with me' of roguelite games. So good.
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Aaron Potter @aaronpotter.bsky.social · 11h
BALL x PIT, oh no! Just when Absolum was just about done digging its hooks into me.
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ʙᴜη ₊˚⊹⋆ @bun.is.a.cutie.fyi · 2d
!!!
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Aaron Potter @aaronpotter.bsky.social · 1d
Do it.
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Alex Donaldson @apzonerunner.com · 1d
Videogamer's new logo a screaming exclamation mark on the 'support independent games media' argument. Legitimately thought this was someone taking the piss when it was first posted in a discord, but no, it's on the site. You have to laugh (or else you'll cry)
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Aaron Potter @aaronpotter.bsky.social · 1d
Using AI makes you dumb. How hard is that to understand? Unless you're too dumb to under... Oh wait.
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Athena Kugblenu @athenakugblenu.bsky.social · 1d
I think we have a window of opportunity to stop AI from ruining us that is slowly closing

www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Pupils fear AI is eroding their ability to study, research finds
One in four students say AI ‘makes it too easy’ for them to find answers
www.theguardian.com
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Aaron Potter @aaronpotter.bsky.social · 1d
Always.
a statue of a man with a sword sitting on a throne
ALT: a statue of a man with a sword sitting on a throne
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Aaron Potter @aaronpotter.bsky.social · 1d
My reign of alphabetical terror knows no end.
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Aaron Potter @aaronpotter.bsky.social · 2d
Oh, almost certainly. Being Bristolian, I lean towards the former. ;)
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Aaron Potter @aaronpotter.bsky.social · 2d
I aim to please! 😇
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Aaron Potter @aaronpotter.bsky.social · 2d
Video version:
Does different mean BETTER? – Pokemon Legends: Z-A Review
YouTube video by All Out Gaming
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Matt Leone @mattleone.bsky.social · 2d
Big day! Here's the thing I've been working on for the past few months.
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Design Room @designroom.bsky.social · 2d
🚨🚨🚨

We are live! Welcome to Design Room, a new independent games media site.

• We specialize in oral histories like the Final Fantasy 7 and Street Fighter 2 ones I (@mattleone.bsky.social) did at Polygon
• Our first big story is on Shadow of the Colossus: bit.ly/4hjwz8n
• See more: designroom.site
Design Room
Video game oral histories
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Aaron Potter @aaronpotter.bsky.social · 2d
Pokemon Legends: Z-A is the most fun I've had in a Pokemon game since the 3DS - but the switch to real-time battles isn't perfect.

My full review:
Pokemon Legends: Z-A review – bravely different but not necessarily better
Turn-based tactics is done away with in favour of a more urgent type of battling, which helps set Pokemon Legends: Z-A apart from other games in the franchise.
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Aaron Potter @aaronpotter.bsky.social · 2d
Remember when we got a new Uncharted game two years apart from one another? Damn, we didn't know how good we had it.
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Aaron Potter @aaronpotter.bsky.social · 2d
Been extremely lucky this week to interview a lot of cool developers - it's always my favourite part of the job! Excited to share them with the world *very* soon. 👀
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Aaron Potter @aaronpotter.bsky.social · 3d
"We have Black Myth: Wukong at home"
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The Japan Times @japantimes.co.jp · 3d
In 2020, Ghost of Tsushima gave life to an oft-overlooked slice of Japanese history. But in the new Ghost of Yotei, familiar samurai action-adventure thrills don’t quite live up to its new setting.
Ghost of Yotei’s bloodstained fun sidesteps Ainu identity
Set in Ezo (modern-day Hokkaido), the highly anticipated samurai action-adventure game contains familiar thrills but subpar substance.
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Aaron Potter @aaronpotter.bsky.social · 4d
Not gonna lie, a Switch 2 port of AC: Shadows would go down a treat over the holiday break!
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VGC @videogameschronicle.com · 4d
A Switch 2 version of Assassin's Creed Shadows has appeared on a French retailer's website, further increasing the likelihood of an official announcement.

www.videogameschronicle.com/news/switch-...
Switch 2 version of Assassin’s Creed Shadows appears on French retailer website | VGC
A Switch 2 port has been expected since it appeared on the PEGI site in April…
www.videogameschronicle.com
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Aaron Potter @aaronpotter.bsky.social · 4d
"It's an 8am embargo"
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🏰meg⚔️ @Birthright Audiobook! @impavid.us · 7d
In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand

I'll go first: Six page commercial lease.
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Aaron Potter @aaronpotter.bsky.social · 4d
Subway's been downhill since they stopped doing the Oatmeal Raisin cookie. But I honestly feel like you need an economics degree to work out their meal deal offering these days.
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david goldfarb @locust9.bsky.social · 4d
good summary 😔
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Dominic Tarason @dominictarason.com · 10d
Once again, make a hit game loved by many... and you still get hit by a truck.

The industry is pretty sick right now.
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Aaron Potter @aaronpotter.bsky.social · 4d
The perfect Amazon delivery doesn't exi...
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The Pleasure Vice Principle (he/him/his) @hannibaltabu.bsky.social · 5d
I saw the dot coms crash from a front row seat. AI is running out of money way faster.

The evangelism is insecurity from people who made the wrong bet. I’ve seen it before. futurism.com/future-socie...
AI Data Centers Are an Even Bigger Disaster Than Previously Thought
An investment manager realized he made a crucial mistake — and that his grim prediction about AI investments may not have been cynical enough.
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