Nick Burnham
@ncburnham.bsky.social
Analyst by day, principal trombonist of Ballet West, degree-holding amateur game dev. Into crosswords, level design, pixel art, and TTRPGs.
https://youtube.com/@nickburnham1?si=YW3qQxHvlYnbtIqt
twitch.tv/nostalgick1
Opinions are, as always, my own.
He/Him
https://youtube.com/@nickburnham1?si=YW3qQxHvlYnbtIqt
twitch.tv/nostalgick1
Opinions are, as always, my own.
He/Him
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when i started writing this i was absolutely convinced it was going to be a joke on the level of the silksong chocolate cake debacle but after researching it they've made a believer out of me i'm sorry to say
www.ign.com/articles/why...
www.ign.com/articles/why...
Why Is Everyone Posting About a Half-Life 3 Announcement Soon? - IGN
Haha. Yeah, I know. "Half-Life 3". The long-fabled, often-rumored, still non-existent third numbered entry in the Half-Life series that fans have craved but never gotten a credible whisper of. It's be...
www.ign.com
November 19, 2025 at 6:38 PM
when i started writing this i was absolutely convinced it was going to be a joke on the level of the silksong chocolate cake debacle but after researching it they've made a believer out of me i'm sorry to say
www.ign.com/articles/why...
www.ign.com/articles/why...
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Between Hit Man and Running Man, Glen Powell has now been in two movies where he gets to put on silly little disguises and goofy voices and I think it’s a niche he should keep doing in all his movies
November 19, 2025 at 5:36 AM
Between Hit Man and Running Man, Glen Powell has now been in two movies where he gets to put on silly little disguises and goofy voices and I think it’s a niche he should keep doing in all his movies
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A plea for help. 🙏
One of the lead playtesters of Blue Prince, Iggy, has polycystic kidney disease and has only a few months to find a living kidney donor.
His story, contact and donor information can all be found on
iggyland.org
Please help us in sharing his story and getting the word out.💙
One of the lead playtesters of Blue Prince, Iggy, has polycystic kidney disease and has only a few months to find a living kidney donor.
His story, contact and donor information can all be found on
iggyland.org
Please help us in sharing his story and getting the word out.💙
November 8, 2025 at 12:42 AM
A plea for help. 🙏
One of the lead playtesters of Blue Prince, Iggy, has polycystic kidney disease and has only a few months to find a living kidney donor.
His story, contact and donor information can all be found on
iggyland.org
Please help us in sharing his story and getting the word out.💙
One of the lead playtesters of Blue Prince, Iggy, has polycystic kidney disease and has only a few months to find a living kidney donor.
His story, contact and donor information can all be found on
iggyland.org
Please help us in sharing his story and getting the word out.💙
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THEY WILL BE PENETRATED 👩🏽⚖️
" For it to be scary, [men] have to be the opposite of what they usually are. So they're not the protector. They're not impenetrable. They will be penetrated! And that's scary for historically male audiences."
@ashleybardhan.bsky.social on horror games
postgame.substack.com/p/why-people...
@ashleybardhan.bsky.social on horror games
postgame.substack.com/p/why-people...
November 3, 2025 at 7:28 PM
THEY WILL BE PENETRATED 👩🏽⚖️
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Complete! The ZSNES creator interview runs > 90 minutes & is full of some very interesting conversation, including how to pronounce ZSNES, the idea behind the snow, the lead programmer's favorite video games of all time, and so much more! Wednesday, 10.22.25, 8:00PM Eastern. 👇
October 21, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Complete! The ZSNES creator interview runs > 90 minutes & is full of some very interesting conversation, including how to pronounce ZSNES, the idea behind the snow, the lead programmer's favorite video games of all time, and so much more! Wednesday, 10.22.25, 8:00PM Eastern. 👇
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For the next 30 days, we're running a series of free mini crosswords created by our puzzle editor @xws.bsky.social to help you become a better crossword solver. Solve the first puzzle here, and check the replies every day for the next one!
👯 Puzzmo Mini Crossword #1: www.puzzmo.com/puzzle/2025-...
👯 Puzzmo Mini Crossword #1: www.puzzmo.com/puzzle/2025-...
October 1, 2025 at 1:15 PM
For the next 30 days, we're running a series of free mini crosswords created by our puzzle editor @xws.bsky.social to help you become a better crossword solver. Solve the first puzzle here, and check the replies every day for the next one!
👯 Puzzmo Mini Crossword #1: www.puzzmo.com/puzzle/2025-...
👯 Puzzmo Mini Crossword #1: www.puzzmo.com/puzzle/2025-...
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AI Slop Is Killing Our Channel
YouTube video by Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell
youtu.be
October 8, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Many thanks to Team Cherry for this very fun and rewarding experience, I got frustrated sometimes but mostly just had a blast with Silksong and am happy I stuck with it through Act 3. It's been like a part time job to me this month lol. Hard to give it anything less than a 9.5 out of 10.
September 30, 2025 at 3:42 AM
Many thanks to Team Cherry for this very fun and rewarding experience, I got frustrated sometimes but mostly just had a blast with Silksong and am happy I stuck with it through Act 3. It's been like a part time job to me this month lol. Hard to give it anything less than a 9.5 out of 10.
Kinda sucks that I don't enjoy the mini games in Act 3 of Silksong. I just want the last mask shard and needle upgrade so I can beat Lace and put the game away, but they're gated behind, uh, juggling fleas and winning a foot race. Really weird pacing to put those at the very end of the game.
September 29, 2025 at 6:56 AM
Kinda sucks that I don't enjoy the mini games in Act 3 of Silksong. I just want the last mask shard and needle upgrade so I can beat Lace and put the game away, but they're gated behind, uh, juggling fleas and winning a foot race. Really weird pacing to put those at the very end of the game.
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Our standalone encore feed of A Year of UFO 50 has begun!
A weekly re-airing from the start, the best way to experience the book club. Tell a pal!
It should be searchable within a few days but links for now:
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...
feeds.libsyn.com/593495/rss
A weekly re-airing from the start, the best way to experience the book club. Tell a pal!
It should be searchable within a few days but links for now:
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...
feeds.libsyn.com/593495/rss
Eggplant Presents: A Year of UFO 50 (encore feed)
Video Games Podcast · Updated Weekly · A full, weekly re-airing of Eggplant: The Secret Lives of Games podcast's A Year of UFO 50 series - a weekly bookclub packed with incredible guests, examining al...
podcasts.apple.com
September 19, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Our standalone encore feed of A Year of UFO 50 has begun!
A weekly re-airing from the start, the best way to experience the book club. Tell a pal!
It should be searchable within a few days but links for now:
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...
feeds.libsyn.com/593495/rss
A weekly re-airing from the start, the best way to experience the book club. Tell a pal!
It should be searchable within a few days but links for now:
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...
feeds.libsyn.com/593495/rss
working on post-credits stuff in Silksong now, still having a blast with it and finding new stuff every time I play. It's a little silly that you basically have to look up a guide to get to Act 3, but it's not too hard to piece together the steps with a few hints.
September 20, 2025 at 9:00 PM
working on post-credits stuff in Silksong now, still having a blast with it and finding new stuff every time I play. It's a little silly that you basically have to look up a guide to get to Act 3, but it's not too hard to piece together the steps with a few hints.
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The UFO 50 Art Collab!!
To celebrate the first anniversary of a game that means a lot to me (and many others), we brought together artists from the UFO 50 Discord to create this grand collage!
#art #artcollab #ufo50 #ufo50artcollab
v More of the collab in the replies below v
To celebrate the first anniversary of a game that means a lot to me (and many others), we brought together artists from the UFO 50 Discord to create this grand collage!
#art #artcollab #ufo50 #ufo50artcollab
v More of the collab in the replies below v
September 18, 2025 at 9:51 PM
The UFO 50 Art Collab!!
To celebrate the first anniversary of a game that means a lot to me (and many others), we brought together artists from the UFO 50 Discord to create this grand collage!
#art #artcollab #ufo50 #ufo50artcollab
v More of the collab in the replies below v
To celebrate the first anniversary of a game that means a lot to me (and many others), we brought together artists from the UFO 50 Discord to create this grand collage!
#art #artcollab #ufo50 #ufo50artcollab
v More of the collab in the replies below v
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First batch of custom cassette tape covers for a bunch loose plus i wanted to make a "physical version" of Quake Arcane Dimensions for myself.
September 18, 2025 at 4:55 PM
First batch of custom cassette tape covers for a bunch loose plus i wanted to make a "physical version" of Quake Arcane Dimensions for myself.
Got to the final boss of Act 2 last night, about 38 hours into Silksong. Probably will take some time to go clear out more of the map before I really try to beat it. I usually come back way stronger when I do that, and the boss doesn't feel nearly as hard. Safe to say I really like this game a lot.
September 17, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Got to the final boss of Act 2 last night, about 38 hours into Silksong. Probably will take some time to go clear out more of the map before I really try to beat it. I usually come back way stronger when I do that, and the boss doesn't feel nearly as hard. Safe to say I really like this game a lot.
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Just got at a local demoscene/tech art meetup event and there’s a bunch of commodores running demos on a table, wow
September 16, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Just got at a local demoscene/tech art meetup event and there’s a bunch of commodores running demos on a table, wow
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Check this out!!
Aaron Trammell is this week's guest on Post Games!
Aaron Trammell is this week's guest on Post Games!
Deeply impressed that the BIPOC Game Studies Conference at The Strong Museum hasn't happened yet--it's in 2 days--but the Proceedings are already available: playstorypress.org/books/procee... (@analoggamestudies.bsky.social has an entry, Aaron Trammell & I have a brief essay...) #playstorypress
Proceedings of the BIPOC Game Studies Conference 2025 – Play Story Press
playstorypress.org
September 10, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Check this out!!
Aaron Trammell is this week's guest on Post Games!
Aaron Trammell is this week's guest on Post Games!
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to my mind the woman who dies of sepsis because of antiabortion laws, or the person who dies because they can't afford insulin -- these are just as much victims of political violence as the man shot through the throat while making a racist speech
September 11, 2025 at 2:20 AM
to my mind the woman who dies of sepsis because of antiabortion laws, or the person who dies because they can't afford insulin -- these are just as much victims of political violence as the man shot through the throat while making a racist speech
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I've released the BTSX E1 and E2 textures for reuse: www.doomworld.com/forum/topic/...
These were mostly made between 2008-2014, with a handful of later additions. It's a pretty sizable collection and I'm excited to see what people will do with them!
These were mostly made between 2008-2014, with a handful of later additions. It's a pretty sizable collection and I'm excited to see what people will do with them!
September 11, 2025 at 4:30 AM
I've released the BTSX E1 and E2 textures for reuse: www.doomworld.com/forum/topic/...
These were mostly made between 2008-2014, with a handful of later additions. It's a pretty sizable collection and I'm excited to see what people will do with them!
These were mostly made between 2008-2014, with a handful of later additions. It's a pretty sizable collection and I'm excited to see what people will do with them!
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they should make silksong harder
September 7, 2025 at 7:21 PM
they should make silksong harder
Got 15 hours into Silksong over the weekend, very hard to put down. Every time the game starts to feel rote it throws in something new and unexpected; it's great.
September 8, 2025 at 4:09 AM
Got 15 hours into Silksong over the weekend, very hard to put down. Every time the game starts to feel rote it throws in something new and unexpected; it's great.
The air dash, run, and glide abilities, combined with the divekick, make getting around the Silksong map way faster and easier than at the start, kinda wish they were placed even earlier. Feels like Super Mario World in some ways. Enjoying it a lot more than the opening of Hollow Knight so far.
September 6, 2025 at 8:08 PM
The air dash, run, and glide abilities, combined with the divekick, make getting around the Silksong map way faster and easier than at the start, kinda wish they were placed even earlier. Feels like Super Mario World in some ways. Enjoying it a lot more than the opening of Hollow Knight so far.
Beat Lace on my second try, so yeah, you could say I'm a gamer
September 6, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Beat Lace on my second try, so yeah, you could say I'm a gamer
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This convo I had highlights the difference in what "respect your time" means in games.
A lot of players want to trade time for in-game progress. It's purely transactional: 1 hour = 1 progress
But I want to feel like my actions matter i.e. what I do with time creates progress, not time itself.
A lot of players want to trade time for in-game progress. It's purely transactional: 1 hour = 1 progress
But I want to feel like my actions matter i.e. what I do with time creates progress, not time itself.
September 5, 2025 at 6:52 PM
This convo I had highlights the difference in what "respect your time" means in games.
A lot of players want to trade time for in-game progress. It's purely transactional: 1 hour = 1 progress
But I want to feel like my actions matter i.e. what I do with time creates progress, not time itself.
A lot of players want to trade time for in-game progress. It's purely transactional: 1 hour = 1 progress
But I want to feel like my actions matter i.e. what I do with time creates progress, not time itself.