austin_walker
@austinwalker.bsky.social
Writer, Podcaster, Game Designer | Friends at the Table | A More Civilized Age | Shelved by Genre | Formerly: Possibility Space, Waypoint, Giant Bomb, Paste Games
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Does anyone want a survivorship bias shortbread
November 29, 2025 at 4:50 AM
Does anyone want a survivorship bias shortbread
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A helpful breakdown of the incident here by Sky:
Video: Sky News via X (@SkyNews)
Video: Sky News via X (@SkyNews)
November 28, 2025 at 5:32 PM
A helpful breakdown of the incident here by Sky:
Video: Sky News via X (@SkyNews)
Video: Sky News via X (@SkyNews)
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I have written this thread up into a blog post, it has more extensive links to sources & previous conversations about fake content & users on the internet. It's easier to share, if you want to make sure your friends don't get caught in that honeypot of a corporate blogpost aramzs.xyz/microblogs/d...
Don't trust the human slop telling you how much of the web is AI slop
Is a lot of the web algorithmically created content? Possibly! But don't share the argument that's trying to sell you on creating more fake content.
aramzs.xyz
November 28, 2025 at 3:48 PM
I have written this thread up into a blog post, it has more extensive links to sources & previous conversations about fake content & users on the internet. It's easier to share, if you want to make sure your friends don't get caught in that honeypot of a corporate blogpost aramzs.xyz/microblogs/d...
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Look, if you're not an expert you wouldn't know, but this chart is bullshit. They could not possibly measure this as 1. How can you tell for sure? There's no reliable automated way. 2. You're not counting the many sites that are blocking crawlers now.
But there's an even more important reason...
But there's an even more important reason...
November 28, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Look, if you're not an expert you wouldn't know, but this chart is bullshit. They could not possibly measure this as 1. How can you tell for sure? There's no reliable automated way. 2. You're not counting the many sites that are blocking crawlers now.
But there's an even more important reason...
But there's an even more important reason...
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every once in a while you are left in awe by a little story that is just so immaculately made and such an apt demonstration of the vast things one can achieve with a simple set of tools and some pointed concerns and i think PENDA'S FEN is one of those things for me
This week's SBG bonus episode is on PENDA'S FEN, a striking BBC teleplay from 1974 wherein an incredibly uptight young man through a series of increasingly anomalous encounters learns to interrogate British identity, personal history, sexuality, religion, and more: www.patreon.com/posts/shelve...
November 28, 2025 at 4:14 PM
every once in a while you are left in awe by a little story that is just so immaculately made and such an apt demonstration of the vast things one can achieve with a simple set of tools and some pointed concerns and i think PENDA'S FEN is one of those things for me
If you read this one sentence summary and think “oh interesting,”watch this movie immediately. It floored me. (And then come listen to us talk about it.)
This week's SBG bonus episode is on PENDA'S FEN, a striking BBC teleplay from 1974 wherein an incredibly uptight young man through a series of increasingly anomalous encounters learns to interrogate British identity, personal history, sexuality, religion, and more: www.patreon.com/posts/shelve...
November 28, 2025 at 4:15 PM
If you read this one sentence summary and think “oh interesting,”watch this movie immediately. It floored me. (And then come listen to us talk about it.)
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music pier, ocean city, new jersey, 1978
November 28, 2025 at 2:36 PM
music pier, ocean city, new jersey, 1978
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Israel still committing genocide in Gaza, Amnesty International says
Israel still committing genocide in Gaza, Amnesty International says
The NGO’s chief says last month’s ceasefire ‘risks creating a dangerous illusion that life in Gaza is returning to normal’
Amnesty International has said Israel is “still committing genocide” against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, despite the ceasefire agreed last month.
The fragile, US-brokered truce between Israel and Hamas came into effect on 10 October, after two years of war. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 27, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Israel still committing genocide in Gaza, Amnesty International says
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Closest thing you'll see from me maybe ever to a personal essay about a video game vgbees.com/im-great-at-...
I'm Great At Baby Steps Because I Walk Like That In Real Life - VGBees
CW: medical talk, surgical talk, bones, car accident In late May, an uninsured Lexus driver ran a yellow light and pulled in front of me...
vgbees.com
November 26, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Closest thing you'll see from me maybe ever to a personal essay about a video game vgbees.com/im-great-at-...
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And get ready for next time!
November 26, 2025 at 8:18 PM
And get ready for next time!
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And just like that, we have reached the end of KOTOR II. Enjoy us discussing one of the most famously rushed (in both production and outcome) endings in video games!
amorecivilizedage.net/website/123-...
amorecivilizedage.net/website/123-...
November 26, 2025 at 8:18 PM
And just like that, we have reached the end of KOTOR II. Enjoy us discussing one of the most famously rushed (in both production and outcome) endings in video games!
amorecivilizedage.net/website/123-...
amorecivilizedage.net/website/123-...
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I'm the English localization editor for HORSES, and if you want to play it, you can't buy it on Steam ❤️
Our upcoming game HORSES was preemptively banned from Steam, with no path to appeal. The game will still launch next week on December 2nd and will be available on EGS, GOG, Humble, and Itch for $4.99. Here is a detailed FAQ covering what happened: horses.wtf/BannedFromSt...
November 25, 2025 at 7:46 PM
I'm the English localization editor for HORSES, and if you want to play it, you can't buy it on Steam ❤️
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Amazing to learn that Isaac Chotiner can apparently just come for you in your replies. Like suddenly realizing you're swimming in open ocean
November 25, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Amazing to learn that Isaac Chotiner can apparently just come for you in your replies. Like suddenly realizing you're swimming in open ocean
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an absurd and destructive move from valve towards one of the most exciting studios out there
Our upcoming game HORSES was preemptively banned from Steam, with no path to appeal. The game will still launch next week on December 2nd and will be available on EGS, GOG, Humble, and Itch for $4.99. Here is a detailed FAQ covering what happened: horses.wtf/BannedFromSt...
November 25, 2025 at 5:28 PM
an absurd and destructive move from valve towards one of the most exciting studios out there
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"...as households' perceived probability of attaining homeownership falls, they systematically shift their behavior: they consume more relative to their wealth, reduce work effort, and take on riskier investments."
This new paper seems very pertinent
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
This new paper seems very pertinent
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
November 24, 2025 at 10:49 PM
"...as households' perceived probability of attaining homeownership falls, they systematically shift their behavior: they consume more relative to their wealth, reduce work effort, and take on riskier investments."
This new paper seems very pertinent
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
This new paper seems very pertinent
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
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I crammed all of your favorite video game podcasts into one Holiday Special!
What are your favorite gamers grateful for?
Hear from @kumail.bsky.social and Emily V. Gordon, @austinwalker.bsky.social @lucyjames.games @blessingjr.bsky.social @chrisbratt.bsky.social @teanah.bsky.social, and more!
What are your favorite gamers grateful for?
Hear from @kumail.bsky.social and Emily V. Gordon, @austinwalker.bsky.social @lucyjames.games @blessingjr.bsky.social @chrisbratt.bsky.social @teanah.bsky.social, and more!
18 reasons to be thankful for video games
According to 19 guests, including members of The Indoor Kids, Kinda Funny, and Triple Click
postgame.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:39 PM
I crammed all of your favorite video game podcasts into one Holiday Special!
What are your favorite gamers grateful for?
Hear from @kumail.bsky.social and Emily V. Gordon, @austinwalker.bsky.social @lucyjames.games @blessingjr.bsky.social @chrisbratt.bsky.social @teanah.bsky.social, and more!
What are your favorite gamers grateful for?
Hear from @kumail.bsky.social and Emily V. Gordon, @austinwalker.bsky.social @lucyjames.games @blessingjr.bsky.social @chrisbratt.bsky.social @teanah.bsky.social, and more!
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Snitching to corporate and getting 30 people fired is not mandatory — rats have to make that choice for themselves.
PMG understands Rockstar became aware of these messages after at least one non-union member of the server raised concerns about these discussions with management and this either kicked off, or contributed to, a wider investigation.
November 24, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Snitching to corporate and getting 30 people fired is not mandatory — rats have to make that choice for themselves.
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Thinking a lot about how when Schreier's exposé on R* working conditions came out, several mid-level devs I used to respect came out with very defensive "well *I've* never worked 90 hour weeks" as though it negated the fact that many contract and QA devs demonstrably were.
PMG understands Rockstar became aware of these messages after at least one non-union member of the server raised concerns about these discussions with management and this either kicked off, or contributed to, a wider investigation.
November 24, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Thinking a lot about how when Schreier's exposé on R* working conditions came out, several mid-level devs I used to respect came out with very defensive "well *I've* never worked 90 hour weeks" as though it negated the fact that many contract and QA devs demonstrably were.
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Having concluded our business with the Blue Prince, it's time for @shirokumahi.me and I to begin a new adventure...
Echo Night!
Come join us as we get sucked into this atmospheric PSX ghost story from From Software!
youtu.be/YahfzrWxnV8
Echo Night!
Come join us as we get sucked into this atmospheric PSX ghost story from From Software!
youtu.be/YahfzrWxnV8
Let's Play Echo Night - Episode 1
YouTube video by Dia Lacina
youtu.be
November 24, 2025 at 3:49 AM
Having concluded our business with the Blue Prince, it's time for @shirokumahi.me and I to begin a new adventure...
Echo Night!
Come join us as we get sucked into this atmospheric PSX ghost story from From Software!
youtu.be/YahfzrWxnV8
Echo Night!
Come join us as we get sucked into this atmospheric PSX ghost story from From Software!
youtu.be/YahfzrWxnV8
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bushido blade / psx
lightweight, 1997
lightweight, 1997
November 27, 2024 at 7:49 AM
bushido blade / psx
lightweight, 1997
lightweight, 1997
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Sunday reading from me over at @inverse.com on the ongoing strength of "friendslop" and the ways in which players continue to expand online spaces beyond developer intentions.
People feel isolated and anxious RN but keep seeking fresh ways to connect online.
www.inverse.com/gaming/frien...
People feel isolated and anxious RN but keep seeking fresh ways to connect online.
www.inverse.com/gaming/frien...
Friendslop Is The Biggest Gaming Trend in 2025 — And It’s Just Getting Started
2025 is the year gaming embraced friendslop. From new games like R.E.P.O and Peak to the friendslop-ification of Fortnite & GTA, it's just getting started.
www.inverse.com
November 23, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Sunday reading from me over at @inverse.com on the ongoing strength of "friendslop" and the ways in which players continue to expand online spaces beyond developer intentions.
People feel isolated and anxious RN but keep seeking fresh ways to connect online.
www.inverse.com/gaming/frien...
People feel isolated and anxious RN but keep seeking fresh ways to connect online.
www.inverse.com/gaming/frien...
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If you’re not watching @austinwalker.bsky.social’s Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords™️ Restored Content Modification v. 1.8.6 Let’s Play, you’re only getting HALF of the story!
November 23, 2025 at 12:28 PM
If you’re not watching @austinwalker.bsky.social’s Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords™️ Restored Content Modification v. 1.8.6 Let’s Play, you’re only getting HALF of the story!
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Look how good this @sifsweetman.bsky.social piece is. One of the many extremely normal moons of Realis, Halfmoon Twaincut.
If you’re at PAX Unplugged, be sure to grab a postcard from the Possible Worlds booth!
If you’re at PAX Unplugged, be sure to grab a postcard from the Possible Worlds booth!
@austinwalker.bsky.social found some fancy swag at unplugged!
November 22, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Look how good this @sifsweetman.bsky.social piece is. One of the many extremely normal moons of Realis, Halfmoon Twaincut.
If you’re at PAX Unplugged, be sure to grab a postcard from the Possible Worlds booth!
If you’re at PAX Unplugged, be sure to grab a postcard from the Possible Worlds booth!