Rebekah Valentine
@duckvalentine.bsky.social
Multi-award-winning senior reporter at IGN, proudly @ignunion.bsky.social. kansas city kansas city. She/her. Exuberant, always. [email protected], Signal: duckvalentine.47
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please read the words i wrote in my post before replying to it. thank you.
sorry boss I can't work today??? they gave me two new rooms to play with in WoW housing and I gotta decorate em man
December 3, 2025 at 2:02 PM
sorry boss I can't work today??? they gave me two new rooms to play with in WoW housing and I gotta decorate em man
great, neat
the AI journalism revolution continues to go great, thanks for asking
Google is experimentally replacing news headlines with AI clickbait nonsense
“BG3 players exploit children.”
www.theverge.com
December 3, 2025 at 1:40 PM
great, neat
hey whoever composed the WoW housing music, shoutout to you for making it like WoW version of The Sims music, this rules
December 3, 2025 at 4:16 AM
hey whoever composed the WoW housing music, shoutout to you for making it like WoW version of The Sims music, this rules
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I appreciate how many people out here are trying to point the spotlight!
Even if a site only covers indies and has a dedicated following, it can feel like shouting into the void.
If anyone is interested, here is The Indie Informer's 2025 wrap-up: the-indie-in-former.com/2025/12/01/t...
Even if a site only covers indies and has a dedicated following, it can feel like shouting into the void.
If anyone is interested, here is The Indie Informer's 2025 wrap-up: the-indie-in-former.com/2025/12/01/t...
The Indie Informer 2025 Lookback
Happy Holidays!
the-indie-in-former.com
December 3, 2025 at 3:41 AM
I appreciate how many people out here are trying to point the spotlight!
Even if a site only covers indies and has a dedicated following, it can feel like shouting into the void.
If anyone is interested, here is The Indie Informer's 2025 wrap-up: the-indie-in-former.com/2025/12/01/t...
Even if a site only covers indies and has a dedicated following, it can feel like shouting into the void.
If anyone is interested, here is The Indie Informer's 2025 wrap-up: the-indie-in-former.com/2025/12/01/t...
I think I either need about a week to stew on The Chair Company finale or someone very smart to explain it to me but I'm also not unhappy about my own utter bafflement
December 3, 2025 at 3:01 AM
I think I either need about a week to stew on The Chair Company finale or someone very smart to explain it to me but I'm also not unhappy about my own utter bafflement
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Back in the glorious old days, we had magazines. And the front cover would have a popular game on it. People would buy the mag for that, and then hear about all sorts of other stuff the journalists think you should know about. The mags were paid for by the readers... it was a solid model
yeah the harsh reality is that we do take a chance on small games no one's heard of a lot more often than anyone thinks we do. but literally no one reads the articles, which then reinforces to the powers that be that they're not worth doing. I don't know how to solve that problem!
I've been doing this all year but indie journalists have the same issues as indie games. Unless it's a big name, nobody cares.
December 2, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Back in the glorious old days, we had magazines. And the front cover would have a popular game on it. People would buy the mag for that, and then hear about all sorts of other stuff the journalists think you should know about. The mags were paid for by the readers... it was a solid model
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The NPCs in Demonschool are drinking whatever bullshit the people in Lumiose are drinking
December 2, 2025 at 11:10 PM
The NPCs in Demonschool are drinking whatever bullshit the people in Lumiose are drinking
MAN. rest in peace to a true king.
The Academy of Sciences won't be the same without Claude.
December 2, 2025 at 10:21 PM
MAN. rest in peace to a true king.
on top of everything else wrong with this, who gives a shit if kids take extra time to finish tests??? like seriously, who is that hurting?
Even by the standards of The Atlantic, this is an extraordinarily weak evidence base for an article.
Data from a tiny handful of schools that isn't measuring the variable at issue and a few thin, secondhand anecdotes.
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
Data from a tiny handful of schools that isn't measuring the variable at issue and a few thin, secondhand anecdotes.
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
December 2, 2025 at 9:29 PM
on top of everything else wrong with this, who gives a shit if kids take extra time to finish tests??? like seriously, who is that hurting?
wow yeah this was last MINUTE last minute huh
Was able to redeem my EGS code through itch purchase. Game is still installable on EGS???
December 2, 2025 at 5:51 PM
wow yeah this was last MINUTE last minute huh
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www.ign.com/articles/hor...
www.ign.com/articles/hor...
Horses, the Upsetting Horror Game Previously Banned on Steam, Gets Last Minute Ban From Epic Games Store Too - IGN
Last week, we reported that disturbing horror game Horses had been banned from Steam. Now, at the last possible minute before the game was set to release widely across other PC store fronts, Epic Game...
www.ign.com
December 2, 2025 at 5:41 PM
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www.ign.com/articles/hor...
www.ign.com/articles/hor...
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Casual sexual harassment of women and femmes is so common that it’s often difficult to convince people that it even is harassment
Incredibly weird behavior from a man who has previously sexually harassed me. AI makes it even easier to spread low-effort misogyny, so I'm not surprised the online right is using it so much that it's melting their brains.
Exhausting, but expected.
Exhausting, but expected.
December 2, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Casual sexual harassment of women and femmes is so common that it’s often difficult to convince people that it even is harassment
man, I was sort of hoping Metroid Prime 4 would be a good place for me to Get Into Metroid Prime but every single review I've read so far has convinced me it's not. sounds like a game with no clear identity.
December 2, 2025 at 3:55 PM
man, I was sort of hoping Metroid Prime 4 would be a good place for me to Get Into Metroid Prime but every single review I've read so far has convinced me it's not. sounds like a game with no clear identity.
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From the Barnard college newspaper in 1935:
December 2, 2025 at 3:01 PM
From the Barnard college newspaper in 1935:
yeah the harsh reality is that we do take a chance on small games no one's heard of a lot more often than anyone thinks we do. but literally no one reads the articles, which then reinforces to the powers that be that they're not worth doing. I don't know how to solve that problem!
I've been doing this all year but indie journalists have the same issues as indie games. Unless it's a big name, nobody cares.
November 2025 Indie Game Wrap-Up: The Best New Indie Releases and Demos You Can Play Now - MonsterVine
From gothic roguelites to rhythm adventures, November 2025’s indie lineup is packed with creativity. Discover 13 standout indie games and demos releasing this month.
monstervine.com
December 1, 2025 at 8:31 PM
yeah the harsh reality is that we do take a chance on small games no one's heard of a lot more often than anyone thinks we do. but literally no one reads the articles, which then reinforces to the powers that be that they're not worth doing. I don't know how to solve that problem!
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I have nothing against you or your regional culture but there is an unbreakable spiritual bond between anyone who has ever had to scrape ice off a windshield while hungover
the annual snowfall required for me to take your city seriously is like 11” minimum. nobody is using 300 days of sun to serve the lord
November 29, 2025 at 11:47 PM
I have nothing against you or your regional culture but there is an unbreakable spiritual bond between anyone who has ever had to scrape ice off a windshield while hungover
oh no the new knives out is my favorite one so far
November 30, 2025 at 9:54 PM
oh no the new knives out is my favorite one so far
To the porch pirates who stole my shit over Thanksgiving, I hope you enjoy your low carb noodles and the planner and pens my friend helped me pick out and sent to me. It was for therapy, but w/e. Absolutely worthless to you but it meant something to me and it's not really replaceable. Get fucked.
November 30, 2025 at 6:52 PM
To the porch pirates who stole my shit over Thanksgiving, I hope you enjoy your low carb noodles and the planner and pens my friend helped me pick out and sent to me. It was for therapy, but w/e. Absolutely worthless to you but it meant something to me and it's not really replaceable. Get fucked.
My dad had many issues and his situation was quite complex, but I do believe if this country had functional social support systems for the ill and elderly, he would not have died miserable and alone this year.
November 30, 2025 at 3:04 PM
My dad had many issues and his situation was quite complex, but I do believe if this country had functional social support systems for the ill and elderly, he would not have died miserable and alone this year.
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evangelicals have historically not been down with catholics of any stripe and will 100% be modding the choir music out
November 30, 2025 at 12:23 AM
evangelicals have historically not been down with catholics of any stripe and will 100% be modding the choir music out
kansas city kansas city
November 30, 2025 at 12:21 AM
kansas city kansas city
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I cant tell you how much stuff like this means to me. I know how IGN is perceived by a lot of people, and like this person says, how easy it is to say "IGN bad,"
But mannnnn, I really have been working my butt off to be a better, more knowledgeable person in the FGC
But mannnnn, I really have been working my butt off to be a better, more knowledgeable person in the FGC
November 29, 2025 at 1:03 AM
I cant tell you how much stuff like this means to me. I know how IGN is perceived by a lot of people, and like this person says, how easy it is to say "IGN bad,"
But mannnnn, I really have been working my butt off to be a better, more knowledgeable person in the FGC
But mannnnn, I really have been working my butt off to be a better, more knowledgeable person in the FGC