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Made a quick teaser trailer for The Final Author, a new episode of Gameservatory dropping in November, where I explore the nature of player agency, the difficulties of game development, and @remedygames.com evolving design approach from Alan Wake to Alan Wake II.

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Final Author Teaser Trailer

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Jason Schreier @jasonschreier.bsky.social · 12d

EA's bombshell deal to go private could be good for investors, but bad for employees. Leveraged buyouts almost always lead to immediate mass layoffs, and more than half of EA's current cash flow will likely go toward servicing the debt.

This week's column: www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...

EA's Deal to Go Private Could Be Good for Investors, Bad for Employees

Leveraged buyouts almost always lead to cost-cutting in the form of big layoffs

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Jason Schreier @jasonschreier.bsky.social · 16d

A lot of people are (understandably) focused on the Saudi Arabia and Kushner part of this, but the far bigger immediate impact will come from the new private EA being on the hook for $20 billion in debt. That could mean mass layoffs, more aggressive monetization, and other big cost-cutting measures

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Freya Holmér @freya.bsky.social · 29d

me: the witchcraft allegations around technical art are kinda overblown

also me: The answer I've been searching for resides in precise constellations of these very circles

a bunch of circles and lines in a diagram

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · Sep 14

this is, hands down, the best video I've seen on men's influencer content and it's not close either

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Gameservatory @gameservatory.bsky.social · Sep 14

From rural US south, we grew up eating pickled sausages. Is that kinda what this is?

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Gameservatory @gameservatory.bsky.social · Sep 14

A dedicated place to eat beer sausages.

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Remedy Entertainment @remedygames.com · Sep 11

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Playable in a VCR and available via @iam8bit.com Get your pre-order in before 22 September at https://bit.ly/8bit-remedy-30th and NO INTERRUPTIONS! #RMD30

Remedy 30th anniversary collection. Threshold Kids VHS tape.

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Gameservatory @gameservatory.bsky.social · Sep 7

Sure glad we have banksy and a certified banksy interpreter to help parse the depths of this!

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Gameservatory @gameservatory.bsky.social · Sep 6

I completely agree; I prefer gameplay limits any day over inventory management. Cool! How does VIIR's hard mode compensate? Like there are no phoenix downs or potions at all? I really need to pick that game back up. Having fun with Clair Obscur at the moment.

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Gameservatory @gameservatory.bsky.social · Sep 6

I'm noticing that too. Just now in the underwater area and found the lanterns a helpful bit for pulling focus to path branches and each area having its own vibe landmarking position. Good point about vertical and distance complicating mini-maps! I didn't realize there was a compass haha.

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Gameservatory @gameservatory.bsky.social · Sep 6

Channel progress update!

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Gameservatory @gameservatory.bsky.social · Aug 31

I’m stealing it and telling everyone I don’t know who said it, but it definitely wasn’t Darkfry.

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Gameservatory @gameservatory.bsky.social · Aug 31

I’m not, but I appreciate your conviction. I’ve misunderstood subtlety for sophistication and those things are definitely not the same; it is for sure overrated.

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Gameservatory @gameservatory.bsky.social · Aug 31

This feels like a set made for a Heretic sequel.

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Gameservatory @gameservatory.bsky.social · Aug 28

Loot, inventory management, selling/scrapping for resources/currency to craft or buy incrementally better gear. I like aspects of this gameplay loop (crafting in particular), but sometimes it feels chucked into games because its such a genre staple and so a bit tedious.

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