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it's steam nextfest! i've played a ton of demos and picked ten i really wanted to shout out and also one that was terrible in a way i almost appreciated??

I am away from my computer and can’t play next fest so I appreciate this service 🫡

don’t make the tap the sign

To say people make a rational assessment of the threat environment around Covid… is just not true.

Most people refuse to talk about or read anything about Covid.

Long Covid has surpassed asthma as the most common childhood illness, and it’s rarely spoken of.

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I would love to read other writers’ pieces about hades 2 and have a critical conversation about it but unfortunately I’m not very good at hades 2

As we hope and dream of an end to the most accute fighting, we dare to turn toward a future of building. Support Alaa as an architect, as an independent woman rebuilding her life against the odds of the occupation and the genocide. Please support her if you can

I have gotten a lot of non targeted pitches recently which doesn’t help anyone, and with stuff I really want to cover I usually have to purchase it myself. Which is bad for the the influencer/journalist erosion as well as like, me personally lol.

I say this as someone who writes essentially a “column about indies” and “really likes indie games” yet still struggles to pitch on them, it’s bad!

yeah, i love to get pitches that show some familiarity with my/an outlet’s taste, and I wish it happened more!

I understand wanting coverage at large sites for indie games, that would be great. But don’t write off small sites because of reach, imo they’re more likely to see and respond well to a (targeted) pitch for something. The struggle to get an indie pitch accepted at a large magazine is real.

sorry! I locked in but on the wrong thing

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This week: Somebody found Polybius! Or maybe not. But hey, it's October:

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For my Edge debut, I reviewed Consume Me!

Great piece!

playing hades 2, let’s see where I paused the game — *halfway through the eris fight with 10 hp left* oh ok...

Hey all, I want to draw your attention to Alaa again. She's been doing everything she can for her family and now is crowdfunding to get some help for herself. I'm going to thread some of her friends' posts about her here.

it’s not my fault that when I finish an olympus run i think oh well i have to do a underworld run today too otherwise it’s silly...

Final Fantasy Tactics The Ivalice Chronicles illustration by Ryoko Kui (Delicious in Dungeon) for Weekly Famitsu No. 1915:

In which I argue trails in the sky meets Anthony Bourdain's premise that “through food we may also love life and, ultimately, the world.”

I think it’s funny that (at the point I’m at) the straight options for melinoë are all ghosts

I am so curious what they meant