Ben Kuchera
@benkuchera.bsky.social
I'm pretty sure this isn't Twitter, but let's hang out anyway. I've spent 20 years reporting on games and pop culture for Ars Technica, Penny Arcade, and Polygon. I've set the internet on fire a few times, in fact! Don't worry though, I'm nowhere near done
I am never not thinking about The Chair Company. I'm absolutely at my limit.
December 3, 2025 at 2:26 AM
I am never not thinking about The Chair Company. I'm absolutely at my limit.
I'm online too much
Digital Eclipse 'remastered' Mortal Kombat and they've messed things up so during Johnny Cage's fatality you can now see the crew men with the blood hose on the right
December 3, 2025 at 1:28 AM
I'm online too much
Reposted by Ben Kuchera
I can't emphasize this enough: If you're struggling to find work in games, you're not the only one and please don't blame yourself. The horrible state of the industry is unprecedented. The crash in the 80s and the recession in the late 2000s weren't as rough as this. There are so few opportunities.
December 2, 2025 at 10:18 PM
I can't emphasize this enough: If you're struggling to find work in games, you're not the only one and please don't blame yourself. The horrible state of the industry is unprecedented. The crash in the 80s and the recession in the late 2000s weren't as rough as this. There are so few opportunities.
I have never once consented to hearing anything about Linux in any context but suddenly all the cool kids are experimenting with Linux and I'm not sure what to do.
(Please don't actually talk to me about Linux I buy old Chromebooks so they can't even run Linux. Literally impossible.)
(Please don't actually talk to me about Linux I buy old Chromebooks so they can't even run Linux. Literally impossible.)
December 2, 2025 at 11:52 PM
I have never once consented to hearing anything about Linux in any context but suddenly all the cool kids are experimenting with Linux and I'm not sure what to do.
(Please don't actually talk to me about Linux I buy old Chromebooks so they can't even run Linux. Literally impossible.)
(Please don't actually talk to me about Linux I buy old Chromebooks so they can't even run Linux. Literally impossible.)
Reposted by Ben Kuchera
Going by volume, the New Testament is an epistolary novel about solving admin problems
December 2, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Going by volume, the New Testament is an epistolary novel about solving admin problems
Fun fact: Kpop Demon Hunters was made by Sony, who thought it would flop, so it was sold to Netflix completely for $25 million. No one expected it to do very well.
So no one had a merchandising plan in place, which takes a LONG time to set up.
So no one had a merchandising plan in place, which takes a LONG time to set up.
Who else is half panicking because they had their 5yo write a letter to Santa and, naively, assumed that Huntrix dolls would be widely available? Y'all, none of the name brands will have anything before next year (for Mattel, it looks like at least October 2026).
Im going handmade but wtf?!
Im going handmade but wtf?!
December 2, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Fun fact: Kpop Demon Hunters was made by Sony, who thought it would flop, so it was sold to Netflix completely for $25 million. No one expected it to do very well.
So no one had a merchandising plan in place, which takes a LONG time to set up.
So no one had a merchandising plan in place, which takes a LONG time to set up.
holy shit
December 2, 2025 at 5:03 PM
holy shit
First snow day of the year! This is going to be an adventure to make all the schedules work with the kids and work and I have a poor kitty to try to bury and the ground is now frozen so this is going to be an interesting challenge.
I'm going to have a good December, but rough start so far.
I'm going to have a good December, but rough start so far.
December 2, 2025 at 11:20 AM
First snow day of the year! This is going to be an adventure to make all the schedules work with the kids and work and I have a poor kitty to try to bury and the ground is now frozen so this is going to be an interesting challenge.
I'm going to have a good December, but rough start so far.
I'm going to have a good December, but rough start so far.
The loss feels relentless in the beginning.
I'll go downstairs for a soda and then instinctively look for her in different places but I'm never going to find her again.
I'll go downstairs for a soda and then instinctively look for her in different places but I'm never going to find her again.
Heidi went on to her reward this afternoon, after we rescued her five years ago.
She had a rough early life, lost most of her teeth before we had her, and was already an adult when we took her in. We were warned she just looked grumpy, but all she wanted to do was cuddle.
Our hearts are broken.
She had a rough early life, lost most of her teeth before we had her, and was already an adult when we took her in. We were warned she just looked grumpy, but all she wanted to do was cuddle.
Our hearts are broken.
December 1, 2025 at 10:20 PM
The loss feels relentless in the beginning.
I'll go downstairs for a soda and then instinctively look for her in different places but I'm never going to find her again.
I'll go downstairs for a soda and then instinctively look for her in different places but I'm never going to find her again.
Heidi went on to her reward this afternoon, after we rescued her five years ago.
She had a rough early life, lost most of her teeth before we had her, and was already an adult when we took her in. We were warned she just looked grumpy, but all she wanted to do was cuddle.
Our hearts are broken.
She had a rough early life, lost most of her teeth before we had her, and was already an adult when we took her in. We were warned she just looked grumpy, but all she wanted to do was cuddle.
Our hearts are broken.
December 1, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Heidi went on to her reward this afternoon, after we rescued her five years ago.
She had a rough early life, lost most of her teeth before we had her, and was already an adult when we took her in. We were warned she just looked grumpy, but all she wanted to do was cuddle.
Our hearts are broken.
She had a rough early life, lost most of her teeth before we had her, and was already an adult when we took her in. We were warned she just looked grumpy, but all she wanted to do was cuddle.
Our hearts are broken.
OMG I had forgotten about Meteos, what an absolute treat
in the mid-00s, Testsuya Mizuguchi saw the DS and PSP and said "okay, guess i gotta make one tall puzzle game and one wide puzzle game"
November 30, 2025 at 10:43 PM
OMG I had forgotten about Meteos, what an absolute treat
You don't have to argue with racist relatives, you can just chill out in a fairy village with your kids. It's an option. Don't let anyone tell you it isn't.
November 28, 2025 at 1:34 AM
You don't have to argue with racist relatives, you can just chill out in a fairy village with your kids. It's an option. Don't let anyone tell you it isn't.
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Season 3 of Homeland has the opposite of the Mission: Impossible problem.
Mission: Impossible is based on the idea people in the government will always doubt the best guy they have.
Homeland is the government saying "THIS time, though? These two will do GREAT together, let's risk it all!
Mission: Impossible is based on the idea people in the government will always doubt the best guy they have.
Homeland is the government saying "THIS time, though? These two will do GREAT together, let's risk it all!
November 28, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Season 3 of Homeland has the opposite of the Mission: Impossible problem.
Mission: Impossible is based on the idea people in the government will always doubt the best guy they have.
Homeland is the government saying "THIS time, though? These two will do GREAT together, let's risk it all!
Mission: Impossible is based on the idea people in the government will always doubt the best guy they have.
Homeland is the government saying "THIS time, though? These two will do GREAT together, let's risk it all!
Reposted by Ben Kuchera
If we've learned anything from corporate grifts & failures, it's that the boy who pointed out that the emperor was naked would've been hanged before anyone admitted any wrongdoing.
The emperor would slowly begin wearing clothes again, claiming the old clothes just werent the right market fit.
The emperor would slowly begin wearing clothes again, claiming the old clothes just werent the right market fit.
November 27, 2025 at 7:42 PM
If we've learned anything from corporate grifts & failures, it's that the boy who pointed out that the emperor was naked would've been hanged before anyone admitted any wrongdoing.
The emperor would slowly begin wearing clothes again, claiming the old clothes just werent the right market fit.
The emperor would slowly begin wearing clothes again, claiming the old clothes just werent the right market fit.
Reposted by Ben Kuchera
The face I make when Luthen asks me to remove a listening device from a sculpture while Director Krennec is in the room.
November 27, 2025 at 9:43 PM
The face I make when Luthen asks me to remove a listening device from a sculpture while Director Krennec is in the room.
Since Macy's has everyone talking about Busta again I want to remind everyone of the best use of the Knight Rider sample in the history of the world
Busta Rhymes - Fire It Up (Dirty) (HQ) (Full/No DJ)
YouTube video by Stereo Jones
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November 27, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Since Macy's has everyone talking about Busta again I want to remind everyone of the best use of the Knight Rider sample in the history of the world
Bought the 4k Steelbook of Homeward Bound that finally includes the alternate ending where Chance, Sassy and Shadow come home to discover the family has purchased new pets. "You were gone for months, we thought you were dead, I had to move on!" the dad tearfully says to Sassy, who won't look at him
November 27, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Bought the 4k Steelbook of Homeward Bound that finally includes the alternate ending where Chance, Sassy and Shadow come home to discover the family has purchased new pets. "You were gone for months, we thought you were dead, I had to move on!" the dad tearfully says to Sassy, who won't look at him
My thoughts on the parade have reversed completely now that I know the best character in all of pop culture has its own float
November 27, 2025 at 3:34 PM
My thoughts on the parade have reversed completely now that I know the best character in all of pop culture has its own float
If you're referencing clock tower be sure to stretch in the mornings or your back will hurt by dinner time
i think scissorman in the clock tower video game is just what happens if you get a giant pair of scissors without the regulating power of mayorship, which helps you control and channel the powers of the giant scissors. even with this, many mayors still succumb to the corruption of the scissors
November 27, 2025 at 3:04 PM
If you're referencing clock tower be sure to stretch in the mornings or your back will hurt by dinner time
Holy shit, this is exactly what I need in my life.
Xenopurge by @traptics.bsky.social is now available on Steam.
"A tactical auto-battler where you are a Commander tasked with purging the Xenos threat. Operate from a remote command center, issuing indirect orders via multi-screen interfaces."
It's like Alien's motion tracker: the game.
"A tactical auto-battler where you are a Commander tasked with purging the Xenos threat. Operate from a remote command center, issuing indirect orders via multi-screen interfaces."
It's like Alien's motion tracker: the game.
Xenopurge - 1.0 Full Release trailer
YouTube video by FIRESQUID
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November 27, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Holy shit, this is exactly what I need in my life.
Every episode of Pluribus convinces me of two things:
1) I do not know how long they can keep this going
2) This is one of the most emotionally riveting shows on TV
1) I do not know how long they can keep this going
2) This is one of the most emotionally riveting shows on TV
November 26, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Every episode of Pluribus convinces me of two things:
1) I do not know how long they can keep this going
2) This is one of the most emotionally riveting shows on TV
1) I do not know how long they can keep this going
2) This is one of the most emotionally riveting shows on TV
If Valve doesn't think I should play this I want to find out why IMMEDIATELY
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 26, 2025 at 7:11 PM
If Valve doesn't think I should play this I want to find out why IMMEDIATELY
So you're telling me it's extra forbidden, decadent, and sexy? That should get people to stop, folks sure hate being sinful during their adult times, it doesn't add anything extra thrill at all.
Now tell me snacking is sinful, you dirty pope.
Now tell me snacking is sinful, you dirty pope.
In a new doctrinal note, Pope Leo and the Vatican sharply reject polygamy and growing Western polyamory, praising monogamy as an exclusive union between one man and one woman.
Pope Leo and the Vatican reject polygamy in sweeping doctrinal praise of monogamy
In a new doctrinal note, Pope Leo and the Vatican sharply reject polygamy and growing Western polyamory, praising monogamy as an exclusive union between one man and one woman.
www.sltrib.com
November 26, 2025 at 6:13 PM
So you're telling me it's extra forbidden, decadent, and sexy? That should get people to stop, folks sure hate being sinful during their adult times, it doesn't add anything extra thrill at all.
Now tell me snacking is sinful, you dirty pope.
Now tell me snacking is sinful, you dirty pope.