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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 18h

Relatedly, delete your goddamn Twitter account.

lincoln carpenter @lincolnhello.bsky.social · 18h

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www.pcgamer.com/games/action...

'Scottish dark fantasy Dynasty Warriors' sounds like a game pitch from a fever dream, but this roguelike demo proves it's got juice

A better kind of braveheart.

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GamesIndustry.biz @gibiz.bsky.social · 1d

Owlcat Games has launched a free game development learning resource, featuring over 350 learning resources including software recommendations, tutorials, and online courses

www.gamesindustry.biz/owlcat-games...

Owlcat Games sets up educational resource hub for game devs

Studio partners with Fireshine Games, 11 Bit Studios, Gaijin Entertainment, and Midwest Games to build database of over 350 learning resources

www.gamesindustry.biz

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lincoln carpenter @lincolnhello.bsky.social · 1d

"A firearm can signal character archetype, combat playstyle, cosmetic preference, customizability—but it's rare for one to feel like an existential threat.

Road to Vostok, however, manages to make the sound of a single gunshot feel like a small apocalypse."

www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/ro...

Road to Vostok finally has a playable demo on Steam and it's the most terrified I've ever been of getting shot at in a videogame

I'm just looking for cans of soup, man!

www.pcgamer.com

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lincoln carpenter @lincolnhello.bsky.social · 1d

"A firearm can signal character archetype, combat playstyle, cosmetic preference, customizability—but it's rare for one to feel like an existential threat.

Road to Vostok, however, manages to make the sound of a single gunshot feel like a small apocalypse."

www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/ro...

Road to Vostok finally has a playable demo on Steam and it's the most terrified I've ever been of getting shot at in a videogame

I'm just looking for cans of soup, man!

www.pcgamer.com

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paris martineau @paris.nyc · 1d

my latest investigation for @consumerreports.org is based on months of reporting and 60+ lab tests of leading protein supplements

we found that most protein powders and shakes have more lead in one serving than our experts say is safe to have in a day (🧵)

www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein...

Protein Powders and Shakes Contain High Levels of Lead - Consumer Reports

CR tests of 23 popular protein powders and shakes found that most contain high levels of lead.

www.consumerreports.org

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lincoln carpenter @lincolnhello.bsky.social · 4d

helicopter season gets worse every year

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lincoln carpenter @lincolnhello.bsky.social · 4d

I can't help but feel like this was a form of karmic retribution

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lincoln carpenter @lincolnhello.bsky.social · 4d

which is to say: I would not be a good secretary of defense

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lincoln carpenter @lincolnhello.bsky.social · 5d

I am the .01% of posters who would reorient our national defense around constructing oceanic industrial platforms staffed via Fulton airlift

☀️ Starshine @starshine.bsky.social · 5d

like 99.99% posters on here would get either get rolled by the generals or panic attack quit. Either is infinitely preferable to hegseth

ae @aelkus.bsky.social · 5d

i keep on saying this but a randomly selected follower could almost certainly be a better secdef than hegseth

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lincoln carpenter @lincolnhello.bsky.social · 5d

ill believe it when i see it

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lincoln carpenter @lincolnhello.bsky.social · 6d

"For a worldwide conflict, the Battlefield 6 campaign feels very, very small—and when it tries to go bigger, it can't quite bear the weight."

www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/it...

It's a great year for Battlefield 6 multiplayer, but the campaign's a misfire

If BF6 is 2025's CoD-killer, it won't be because of the singleplayer.

www.pcgamer.com

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lincoln carpenter @lincolnhello.bsky.social · 6d

I feel like I'm losing my mind. This is like reviewing a restaurant's food based on the menu pictures

Morgan Park @morganpark.bsky.social · 6d

I'm a little surprised so many sites are publishing final reviews of Battlefield 6. Unless everybody was finding full lobbies I could not...I'm not sure anyone has *really* played multiplayer yet. It was 90% bots.

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lincoln carpenter @lincolnhello.bsky.social · 6d

It’d be hard not to when every bot has “[Bot]” in its name.

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Juno Rylee Schultz @junoryleejournalism.com · 7d

David Simon, creator of ‘The Wire’, being interviewed by Ari Shapiro (NPR)

SHAPIRO: OK, so you've spent your career creating television without Al, and I could imagine today you thinking, boy, I wish I had had that tool to solve those thorny problems...
SIMON: What?
SHAPIRO: ...Or saying...
SIMON: You imagine that?
SHAPIRO: ...Boy, if that had existed, it would have screwed me over.
SIMON: I don't think Al can remotely challenge what writers do at a fundamentally creative level.
SHAPIRO: But if you're trying to transition from scene five to scene six, and you're stuck with that transition, you could imagine plugging that portion of the script into an Al and say, give me 10 ideas for how to transition this.
SIMON: I'd rather put a gun in my mouth.

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Morgan Park @morganpark.bsky.social · 6d

My review-in-progress of Battlefield 6 is live. www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/ba...

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lincoln carpenter @lincolnhello.bsky.social · 6d

I feel like I'm losing my mind. This is like reviewing a restaurant's food based on the menu pictures

Morgan Park @morganpark.bsky.social · 6d

I'm a little surprised so many sites are publishing final reviews of Battlefield 6. Unless everybody was finding full lobbies I could not...I'm not sure anyone has *really* played multiplayer yet. It was 90% bots.

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Ashley Schofield🐉 @ashlikeadragon.bsky.social · 6d

i'm so fucking tired chat

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lincoln carpenter @lincolnhello.bsky.social · 6d

"For a worldwide conflict, the Battlefield 6 campaign feels very, very small—and when it tries to go bigger, it can't quite bear the weight."

www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/it...

It's a great year for Battlefield 6 multiplayer, but the campaign's a misfire

If BF6 is 2025's CoD-killer, it won't be because of the singleplayer.

www.pcgamer.com

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Morgan Park @morganpark.bsky.social · 6d

I'm a little surprised so many sites are publishing final reviews of Battlefield 6. Unless everybody was finding full lobbies I could not...I'm not sure anyone has *really* played multiplayer yet. It was 90% bots.

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lincoln carpenter @lincolnhello.bsky.social · 6d

the devil offers health insurance

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lincoln carpenter @lincolnhello.bsky.social · 7d

i'm dying squirtle

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Samantha Mackenzie Greer @sammgreer.bsky.social · 7d

Look. I totally get the despair and frustration. But every couple of weeks someone else is asking "where's press coverage for indie games?" and like, have you been under a rock? It's been torn to pieces my dudes! The devastation of games media has been widely talked about!

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lincoln carpenter @lincolnhello.bsky.social · 7d

best suggestion I can offer is to reach out directly to writers already covering games with similar appeal to yours, and as early as is feasible.

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lincoln carpenter @lincolnhello.bsky.social · 7d

the state of games press now is that there are fewer working writers than ever, and their attentions are often occupied weeks or months in advance thanks to release calendars overstuffed by the ~20,000 Steam games launching each year.

Mike Rose @mikerose.bsky.social · 7d

We've been around for ages now, and we have means for getting our games out there into the word without the press

But new teams, teams smaller than ours, teams without the means -- are they just fucked?

Is this really the state of the games press now -- if it ain't AAA, go fuck yourself?

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