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ミルキージェームズ (Remastered) @milkman.bsky.social · 11h

I’ll have more to say on the topic of Itagaki-senpai’s passing soon. But I have been looking at my Team Ninja collection all morning. There’s a bunch still tucked away that I need to dig out. But whenever I ask a creator to sign something, it’s an acknowledgement of their hard work, and memories.

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David Velez @davidbabylon.bsky.social · 19h

Now that’s all I can see.

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Retronauts @retronauts.bsky.social · 1d

according to a notice on his Facebook page, Tomonobu Itagaki has passed away at the age of 58. No details were shared, but the statement expressed his misgivings about “failing to produce a new game for the fans”
www.facebook.com/share/p/17am...

Tomonobu Itagaki (from his final Facebook post)

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ミルキージェームズ (Remastered) @milkman.bsky.social · 1d

Today I lost someone who was truly like a brother to me. I am gutted to the core. I guess I can say so now that it's on his Facebook page. He even listed himself as my actual brother on Facebook. Anyone who knows me knows how close we were. RIP, senpai. You will always be a ninja.

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David Velez @davidbabylon.bsky.social · 23h

I’m sorry for your loss. ❤️

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David Velez @davidbabylon.bsky.social · 23h

I’m still holding out hope we’ll get Street Fighter here. 🙏

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David Velez @davidbabylon.bsky.social · 1d

Dude I would too.

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David Velez @davidbabylon.bsky.social · 1d

The McDonald’s x Street Fighter collab in Japan is incredible. No notes. 🤌

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David Velez @davidbabylon.bsky.social · 2d

Reading this on the Shinkansen from Tokyo to Kyoto. Phenomenal.

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Design Room @designroom.bsky.social · 2d

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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

designroom.site

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Matt Leone @mattleone.bsky.social · 2d

Getting off work? Finally have time to read a 10,000-word story? Or perhaps you live overseas... 👀

Design Room @designroom.bsky.social · 2d

For the Shadow of the Colossus story, we interviewed 14 people including project leads Fumito Ueda and Kenji Kaido, hired Gravity Rush concept artist Takeshi Oga to illustrate the cover, and put together a 10,000-word story with help from @milkman.bsky.social @shmuplations.bsky.social and others.

Shadow of the Colossus: An oral history

Celebrate the 20th anniversary of Team Ico’s masterpiece by looking back with 11 people who worked on it (and three who didn’t).

www.designroom.site

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Dark Horse Comics @darkhorse.com · 7d

Take a chronological journey through gaming’s least linear format: the action RPG with The History of Metroidvania: Decade One—1980-1990, coming next march. Details: bit.ly/3KBaRk9

Dives into the gaming trends of the early 1980s and how those beginnings shaped metroidvania genre.

By Jeremy Parish

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Jeremy Parish, imperial aerosol kid @jparish.bsky.social · 7d

Remember how I kept talking about the Metroidvania book I had in the works, and then it kinda dropped off the radar? I didn't lose interest. I was just working with a Legit Major Publisher (Dark Horse!) on turning it into the pilot release for a Press Run team-up: www.gamespot.com/articles/exp...

Explore The Origins Of Metroidvania In This New Retro Gaming Book

This new book will explore the history of the enduring metroidvania genre in video games.

www.gamespot.com

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OverClocked ReMix (We ♥ video game music!) 🎮🎵 @ocremix.org · Sep 4

HAPPY SILKSONG DAY!
New, FREE EP: A Knight (for a Knight)
knight.ocremix.org

PLEASE TAG fellow Hollow Knight fans!

@damonzmusic.bsky.social's 4-track tribute to @christopherlarkin.bsky.social's amazing score to the first game!

Features his mom, cellist Christine Giguère + art by Annie Doyon!
GET!

A Knight (for a Knight)

OC ReMix presents a free video game ReMix album, A Knight (for a Knight)

knight.ocremix.org

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Des Walsh @deswalsh.bsky.social · Sep 6

Archival footage like this of a place that no longer exists is the kind of ref you should just let wash over you and watch it when it suddenly appears in your recommendation like this just did for me. A Space is not just how it looks but its how its used and the people that do so and their history.

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Diamond Feit 🦇 @feitclub.bsky.social · Jun 1

hand-drawn art in used game shops might be my favorite thing in the world

used copies of Resident Evil 1 & 3 with caricatures of Chris and Jill, respectively, drawn on the side. RE1 also has a decapitated head and “かゆいうま” (Japanese for “Itchy Tasty”)

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TechCrunch @techcrunch.com · May 13

AWS enters into ‘strategic partnership’ with Saudi Arabia-backed Humain

AWS enters into 'strategic partnership' with Saudi Arabia-backed Humain | TechCrunch

Amazon says it'll work with Humain, the AI company recently launched by Saudi Arabia’s ruler, to invest '$5 billion-plus' in a strategic partnership.

techcrunch.com

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goodjobkaren.bsky.social @goodjobkaren.bsky.social · May 7

New season of @goodjobbrain.bsky.social!
(Bear w/ me while I set up socials here)
Ep 286: trivia about secrets — hidden rooms in landmarks quiz, mysterious 0s on your money, spy holes in Gibraltar, investigating an oatmeal’s secret surprise, & Pikachu’s printer scandal
goodjobbrain.com/episodes/286

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David Velez @davidbabylon.bsky.social · May 10

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David Velez @davidbabylon.bsky.social · May 5

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Brandon Sheffield @brandon.insertcredit.com · May 4

It's extremely cool to me that we've reached a point in tool development for older consoles where it's viable for a legend of the original era to make a new hardware-pushing genesis game in 2025.

古代祐三 (Yuzo Koshiro) @yuzokoshiro.bsky.social · May 4

After years of hard work, our retro-inspired shooter Earthion finally has its own home online.
Dive into the world, watch the new trailer, and hear a track made entirely with the Megadrive’s YM2612 sound chip.
Now viewable in English and Portuguese:
earthiongame.com

Earthion - Earthion

Return to the genesis of 16-bit gaming with Ancient's brand new shoot 'em up, Earthion!

earthiongame.com

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Jason K Pargin, author @jasonkpargin.bsky.social · May 2

I miss dvd commentary tracks

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Dan Hipp @danhipp.bsky.social · May 2

Looking forward to Thunderbolts

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