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Design Room @designroom.bsky.social · 19h

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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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Holly Anderson 🍇 @hollyanderson.bsky.social · 5d

Some stories about my friend Kaleb, on the occasion of his funeral:

channel-6.ghost.io/its-just-dif...

IT'S JUST DIFFERENT VALLEYS, THAT'S ALL

Kaleb Horton has departed this life, and for those left behind there is nothing that reconciles any part of what’s happened with what should’ve happened. He had a family, grieving now. He had friends,...

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Hit Points by Nathan Brown @hitpoints.bsky.social · 3d

It’s really good. Not sure I’m sold on the boons just yet but the core combat is absolutely delicious

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Jeremy Peel @jeremypeel.bsky.social · 6d

If you're disgusted by all media outlets redirecting their coverage efforts toward Prime Day, please ask the human race to stop clicking on keyboard deals and start clicking on journalism instead. I promise you everyone wants to be doing the latter.

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dr. hazel 🐝 @hazelmonforton.com · 7d

The King of All Cosmos from the Katamari series, with a speech bubble.

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Aidan Moher @aidanmoher.com · 7d

Did you know I wrote a book about the origins of Final Fantasy, Dragon Quest, console RPGs, and their rise to success in North America?

Aɴᴅʀᴇᴡ Lɪᴘᴛᴀᴋ @andrewliptak.com · Sep 11

Aidan Moher's Fight, Magic, Items: The History of Final Fantasy, Dragon Quest, and the Rise of Japanese RPGs in the West is an outstanding exploration of the rise of the genre and how it's shaped popular culture.

Here's my review: transfer-orbit.ghost.io/aidan-moher-...

Review: Fight, Magic, Items by Aidan Moher

Aidan Moher's Fight, Magic, Items: The History of Final Fantasy, Dragon Quest, and the Rise of Japanese RPGs in the West is an outstanding exploration of the rise of the genre and how it's shaped popu...

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Hit Points by Nathan Brown @hitpoints.bsky.social · 7d

I did not but I do now and have just bought it. HTH

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Simogo @simogo.com · 7d

SIMOGO 15TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL
October 28, 2025
Please join us for a celebration full of news and surprises. See you!

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Hit Points by Nathan Brown @hitpoints.bsky.social · 11d

A rare sojourn outside the paywall to explain why it's okay not to care about the EA buyout. Go! It's free!

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Kiyone @kiyonescarlet.bsky.social · 10d

lol

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Dan Marshall @danthat.bsky.social · 10d

If you enjoy Size Five and want to see it survive what is a very iffy time for the Games Industry, please do three things with your Saturday:

✅ Wishlist EARTH MUST DIE
✅ Buy a game on sale
✅ Share these links where you can

store.steampowered.com/app/3639780/...

store.steampowered.com/dev/sizefive

Earth Must Die on Steam

These moronic Terranoids think they can just roll in here and take over my beautiful Tyrythian kingdom? The kingdom that I built from the ground up with my bare hands, and only sort of inherited from ...

store.steampowered.com

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Hit Points by Nathan Brown @hitpoints.bsky.social · 10d

I wrote about that yesterday too! newsletter.hitpoints.co/339-objection/

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Hit Points by Nathan Brown @hitpoints.bsky.social · 11d

A rare sojourn outside the paywall to explain why it's okay not to care about the EA buyout. Go! It's free!

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Aidan Moher @aidanmoher.com · 13d

If you're cancelling Game Pass today, grab a cheap indie game or two, and then put the rest of the money toward supporting indie games media by subscribing to your favourite podcasts/websites/etc.

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Wario64 @wario64.bsky.social · 13d

the website to cancel Xbox Game Pass subscriptions is overloaded

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Hit Points by Nathan Brown @hitpoints.bsky.social · 13d

Xbox Game Pass is now $29.99 a month. Microsoft is actively trying to shrink a subscription business. Just terrific stuff all round news.xbox.com/en-us/2025/1...

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Andy Kelly @ultrabrilliant.xyz · 14d

This 2002 press release of 'celebrity testimonials' for the PS2 is an absolutely incredible time capsule.

Jason Biggs, actor, American Pie II
“I do play PlayStation. I have a PS2 console and it is awesome... It is amazing. PS one is still great, but the graphics and the concepts on PS2 are incredibly realistic… I had PS2 in my trailer for American Pie II. Me and the rest of the guys would get into some heated games.”

Vin Diesel, actor, The Fast & The Furious
“If I'm not playing Sony PlayStation or rereading a classic or watching a foreign film…my friends and I get on the Internet and find out who I'm dating, and it's always hysterical.”

Jimmy Fallon, actor, Saturday Night Live
“The PlayStation 2 is sweet! The new Madden game sounds insane... I want to play it now. I’m also excited about playing over the Internet. If they make an Olympic game it will be awesome to actually play someone in China. Too much fun.”

Dave Mathews, singer, Dave Mathew’s Band
“The band is so into PlayStation 2. I can’t imagine being on the road without it. Our lounge on the bus is dedicated to PlayStation 2”

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Alex Press @alexnpress.bsky.social · 15d

wrote about a great writer thealexpress.substack.com/p/kaleb-horton

Kaleb Horton

Writing can be beautiful.

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Hit Points by Nathan Brown @hitpoints.bsky.social · 15d

Very good comment that pretty much sums up my thoughts on the matter

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Hit Points by Nathan Brown @hitpoints.bsky.social · 16d

Crikey!

Mike Rose @mikerose.bsky.social · 16d

🌎🌎🌎NEW GAME ANNOUNCEMENT!💀💀💀

Introducing *Earth Must Die* from @danthat.bsky.social

A dark comedy adventure game featuring the voices of Alex Horne, Joel Fry, Martha Howe-Douglas and more

store.steampowered.com/app/3639780/...

RTs extremely appreciated!!!! <3 <3

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Sally McSpooky 👻 @sallymcsurly.bsky.social · 17d

Gutted at the news that Kaleb Horton is gone. Kaleb was a brilliant writer, of course, but he was also a gifted photographer. Years ago I encouraged him to sell his pieces. His work was so good, I told him, and people should see it.

Here are some of his beautiful shots.

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Hit Points by Nathan Brown @hitpoints.bsky.social · 17d

Had no idea about this and am now absolutely devastated. Kaleb was so good, man. Should’ve been a household name. Should at least have been in stable employment. Poor guy. RIP

David_j_roth @davidjroth.bsky.social · 17d

I always admired Kaleb Horton's writing so much and am terribly sorry to hear of his death. It's a long list of singular writers who didn't have the careers they should have because of the people, places, and things that killed online media, but his name is right at the very top. I hate all of it.

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My Perfect Console podcast @myperfectconsole.bsky.social · 21d

Slow Horses is back. To celebrate, listen to our episode with Daniel Pemberton, composer of the show’s theme tune (and many more), who reveals how Rolling Stones’ frontman Mick Jagger recorded the song’s vocals — using a studio on his ‘back-up’ island: www.patreon.com/posts/daniel...

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Duncan Robson @duncanrobson.com · 21d

For sale:

Steam screenshot. Baby Steps, Neva and Sworn at discounted prices.

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