iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 20h

AI is conscious AND it is my girlfriend AND it is my slave. A perfect scenario for me, a normal person. Not gonna think too deeply about this. Now do all other living human people deserve the level of investment devoted to my Tamogotchi slave girlfriend? Not so fast.

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Joe Tilleli @sorrywrongjoe.bsky.social · 17h

redownloaded the epic games launcher yesterday to get some images for an article. when you drag and resize the corners of the window, the whole interface stretches and warps. vibe coding is the future.

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House House @househouse.com · 15/10/2026

An explanation on why Big Walk isn't available on Xbox. bigwalk.game/xbox

Regarding Xbox

In June 2026 we announced that the release of Big Walk would be limited to computers, Switch 2 and PS5. Since then, we have received many messages and comments, asking about a future Xbox release. We would like to address those questions here:

We have made the decision not to release Big Walk on Xbox, in accordance with the Palestinian-led BDS (Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions) movement’s call to boycott Microsoft, and their designation of Microsoft Games (and Xbox) as a priority boycott target. If you need help understanding our motives, we would recommend reading about why Microsoft is a BDS priority target, the successes this kind of pressure has already had on Microsoft, and especially, watching this great introductory piece by People Make Games.

It has always been our intention for Big Walk to be played by groups of friends, and we know that keeping the game off Xbox runs counter to those intentions. This decision means that some people will miss out on playing Big Walk with their friends, and we understand the disappointment we’re causing. We are disappointed too.

We would love for people to be able to play the game on Xbox, but not until Microsoft and/or Xbox have been removed as BDS boycott targets.

We’ve made this decision with the belief that meaningful change can be made in the world, that coordinated collective action can confront even the most powerful interests, and that one day, Palestine will be free.

Thank you for your understanding.

Sincerely,
House House

(see bigwalk.game/xbox for links)

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Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Very important Star Trek image

Shatner
The world of homosexuality I'm not that
familiar with. Are you?

Spiner (Data tha robot)
To a degree…

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Void-BOO!!! GAh!!!! (AKA Jess Voidburger) @voidburger.com · 11/10/2026

Someone should lose their job for this

An eraser with Pikachu that says ELECTRIFYING

An eraser with Squirtle that says MAKING WAVES

An eraser with Charmander that says FIRED UP

An eraser with Bulbasaur that says BULBASAUR ROCKS!

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Hatok @hatok.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

the crazy thing about this trend is how badly this exposes that these people have the same attachment and awareness of video games as scalpers do for pokemon

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Bugs, Yaoist @bugsmaytrix.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

maybe i'm old fashion but the coolest thing about video games is being taken to new worlds that i hadn't thought up and experiencing something exciting that the artists behind the game want to show me

Paul Ifeanyichukwu Gabriel @ @...•2h
Can you explain to me like a 5 yrs old ?

Nikita Bier
@nikitabier • 2h

Every video game -- and every piece of software -- will be personalized exactly to your preferences.

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Kayin @kayin.moe · 09/10/2026

Someone just reblogged this on tumblr with this tag and I just fucking died I've been on this shit for over a decade and it's only getting worse

kayinnasaki

written about this before but whatever.

Videogames as an artform have a problem with nostalgia. Not that people shouldn’t have nostalgia. Or that games shouldn’t draw from the past. But instead the weight we give to nostalgia.

When people go back to enjoy old games, we assume it’s a nostalgia thing. Do people assume that with books? Or movies? Or music? People certainly do go back in time with those mediums for nostalgia! It happens! I know when my sister is listening to certain cheesy old boyband pop or punk she’s often having a musical nostalgia trip! That’s cool! But we still don’t ASSUME, CONSTANTLY thats why people go back to stuff.

People like old stuff because it’s cool and interesting. It’s historic. People go watch Metropolis still, but how many people alive could even be nostalgic for a movie like that?

I almost want to see the word Nostalgia excised from discussions about video games – not because nostalgia is bad but because we over use it to the point where it’s actually harmful I think.

I mean I made IWBTG and am making an NES style game right now and even for me, the obsession with ‘nostalgia’ seems crazy.

Old stuff is cool. I know this because I see a lot of you kids on my tumblr feed talking about games I know you didn’t grow up with. It’s like finding your parents record or CD collection. Thinking the primary greatness of old games is bringing back memories of eating cereal and playing games on a saturday morning is a great injustice, even if those memories for some are perfectly worthwhile things.

#this post is 11 years old and still holds true

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Hourly Videogame Box Art @vgboxart.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

INSPECTOR MINTON'S INVESTIGATION FILES: THE CLOWN MURDER CASE

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Living in a neoliberal dystopian hellscape @breakify.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Politicians are not your friends or your allies. They are vehicles to be used to better the material conditions of the people. When they refuse to do what they promised and do not reflect the will of the people, they must be treated with contempt. If you want to play strategist, stop half assing it.

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Bill Rat @billbeagle.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Ope! Safety first!

Nick now has safety glasses because he is soldering something

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"Above Average" Erik @aboveaverageerik.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Went an saw Zach Cregger's Resident Evil movie, and I had a fun time. I very much enjoyed how much the main character is just kind of a doofus who's been put in the worst scenario possible.

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DOKI DOKI CRT PIXEL @crtpixel.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Soon the only emulation I'll be able to trust is my raspberry pi that I set up back in like 2013 that Ive been afraid to tinker with in fear of ruining all my settings

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"Above Average" Erik @aboveaverageerik.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

"A report suggests that [studio]'s take on [franchise] will be a reboot of the series - one that possibly explores [main character]'s origins." This feels like all of big mainstream culture now.

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Nadia Oxford @nadiaoxford.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I know this is being done with good intentions so I say it with all love: Dudes, when women are expressing fear and disappointment over a predator who was by all outward appearances safe and kind, that’s not the time to, how should I put this, humble-boast about how *you’re* one of the safe ones. ⬇️

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maffew going to MAGFest @maffewgregg.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

During the commercial break on AEW Collision, PAC rolls to the outside to let the commentators know what he thinks about Ace Austin's kicks

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Jessica Cogswell 🌸 @jessicogs.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Exactly. I am tired of seeing the “I always knew”/“their work was actually bad” takes whenever allegations emerge. Sometimes—often, actually!—bad people find their way into good spaces and make good things. And you’re not better than the folks who were taken advantage of for “always knowing”

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Casey S. Pumpkins 🎃 @caseyexplosion.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Genuinely, this is what bothers me the most, it's fundamentally changed my relationship with art where I'm greeting it initially with skepticism and scrutiny, I never want to feel that way about art.

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BearhAHHH!!t @fussybabybit.ch · 28/09/2026

You catch that big video essay last night?

coworkers deviously luring you over to the water cooler

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Sid Menon @beamsplashx.wethoughtaboutgames.com · 01/10/2024

if there's anything i've learned after 15 years in this goddamn city, it's that finding someone who isn't a scumbag or a liar is harder than finding a thimble, a clock, a hula hoop, an hourglass, a picture frame, a duvet cover, a cookie tin, a claw hammer, a basketball, a toothbr

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InnerSpiral (the scary version) @innerspiral.lol · 05/08/2026

All you have to do to get through a hard game is to give yourself the space to adapt and improve. The pushback builds you as a player and makes the payoff so much sweeter, baby. #blog #gaming

innerspiral.lol

Difficulty and Improving

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METAL GEAR SCARERIC @homunculusdick.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Back during their NXT days, Sami Zayn pitched a ska gimmick for him and Neville. Apparently, it was approved by Dusty at the time but for some reason didn't move forward.

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Brian Schmid @schmanthonyp.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I MEAN

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aaron @aaron.mn · 28/09/2026

Insanely shocking news like, 24 hours after he last performed. RIP to one half of the match I always use to introduce skeptical people to professional wrestling. www.youtube.com/watch?v=7W63...

youtube.com

FULL MATCH: PAC vs Orange Cassidy | AEW Revolution 2020

YouTube video by All Elite Wrestling

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Line @linesonwhite.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Something deep inside me told me I should draw Donkey Kong today.

A four panel comic titled "Hours, Bananas, Doors."
Donkey Kong awakens staring at himself in a mirror, then stares down at his hand as he notices a strange watch on his wrist.
Staring at his wrist, the watch turns out to be one of the numbered bracelets from 9 Hours, 9 Persons, 9 Doors from the Zero Escape series. It's Junpei's bracelet. For some reason.
Peach then asks a confused Donkey Kong, "Donkey Kong? Have you ever heard of the Parallel Banana Theory?"

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Kaylyn Saucedo - MarzGhoul @marzgurl.com · 27/09/2026

Hey, y'all. "Innocent until proven guilty" is a term intended for the court system, where a defendant isn't guilty 'til a trial finds them to be so. It doesn't mean that you don't use your own fucking common sense & good judgment to stay away from bad people. You're not imprisoning them. Thanks.

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Wanderjegson @wanderjegson.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Castlevania 3 gang

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mattie lubchansky @mattielubchansky.com · 14/05/2026

saw this on an ACT UP poster from 1988 at the Poster House museum today. the more things change :)

THE REPUBLICANS WANT IS DEAD
THE DEMOCRATS DONT CARE

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Down Here For Your Soul @bombsfall.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

I subscribe to the @alexnavarro.bsky.social position that Microsoft is looking to sell Xbox to Elon Musk. I don't want this but it all checks out. It even already has an X in the name.

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Hayes Madsen @solfleet.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Lovely that the years-long studio buying spree resulted in nearly every studio Xbox bought closing or rolling into another. Just decimating years of history and work in one go.

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Harper Jay @dreamcastaway.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

What is there even to say about this Xbox stuff? Incredibly grim, legendary fumbles all around. A complete untangling of the weave, nothing but tatters and loose thread.. "Activision will also be developing the next Halo title" sounds like a threat. lmao

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dan mentos @danmentos.com · 22/09/2026

[job interview] interviewer: so god killed all your kids? job: that's right

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Minovsky @minovskyarticle.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

The scalper wailing "I've been nothing but loyal to this brand for over eight months and this is how they treat us?" hasn't stopped being funny no matter how many times I read it.

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