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We’re incredibly grateful for your support since the launch of STAR WARS Zero Company. Here’s a message from our CEO:

You don't need Adobe when other great, and more importantly, FREE software does it better. The free version of DaVinci Resolve can handle pretty much anything beginning video editors need. Affinity is also free and can do more than what Photoshop can do since they merged everything into one app.

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Chris Person @papapishu.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Decompiling closed source software using Claude into non-functional open source software is not how this shit works but more to the point if I go to a project’s website that purports to be about this shit and see “Pricing” that’s a huge red flag.

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Xalavier Nelson Jr. @writnelson.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

I'm delighted to announce that I was a lead writer & narrative consultant on Star Wars: Galactic Racer for a year. Super proud of my teammates, honored to be trusted with the opportunity--and so excited that people are already connecting with the game. Jump in today!!

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Nick Baumgardner @nickbaumgardner.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

people can be mad at Kelvin Sheppard but Brad Holmes is responsible for the roster

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Alec Bobko @alecbobko.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Game #15 Onimusha Way of the Sword Play Time: 31 hours Review: bckl.gg/w0Jy

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Alec Bobko @alecbobko.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Just rolled credits on Onimusha Way of the Sword. Beating that final boss is right up there with one of my proudest gaming achievements of beating the final boss in Sifu. It took me over two hours, but we got it done! The final line of the game really hits hard after such a difficult boss fight too!

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Onimusha Way of The Sword Musashi Miyamoto

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Ryan Ritter @ndtex.gamin4aven.org · 02/10/2026

The joys of @pablo.show: click on an episode about the Life Surge investigation and find myself greeted with this not even a minute in

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Knoebel @knoebel.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Short break from the break! The 2nd Interview with the beautiful @grahamoflegend.com about his two games Super Space Club and Ourlands, what inspired him to become a game dev and Dinosaurs is now available on //CounterCulture! counterculture.ghost.io/betting-on-y...

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Betting on yourself, Graham's job as an Indie dev

Hey everyone welcome back to the second Interview on //CounterCulture! This time I talked to GrahamOfLegend about his career, what inspires him, which of his characters should join Smash Bros and dino...

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Dan Stapleton @danstapleton.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

PSA: Gears of War E-Day is out *today.* Anybody with $100 can buy it and play it. It is simply not accurate to say it won't be released until October 6 - that's just the day it's available for $70, without a bunch of extra stuff bundled in. So very tired of this BS.

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Jordan Kurella @jordankurella.com · 01/10/2026

waking up every day in 2026 like:

a construction sign on the side of the highway that says "IT'S COMING IT'S BAD"

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Alec Bobko @alecbobko.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Game #14 Wolverine Play Time: 16 hours Review: bckl.gg/wPOW Finished this about a week ago, but forgot to write and post the review.

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Supergiant Games @supergiantgames.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

📽️To mark the anniversary of Hades II's launch, we've teamed up with @noclipvideo.bsky.social once more to bring you Developing Hell II, a multi-episode documentary about the making of our first-ever sequel! 👀Watch the trailer, and look for Episode 1 real soon! www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8Km...

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Hades Developing Hell II - Teaser Trailer

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Alec Bobko @alecbobko.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Did a double header tonight of Resident Evil and Endgame Encore. RE was awesome and Endgame still hits just as hard on the big screen all these years later! Glad I was able to watch RE first because I definitely needed to destress a bit after how tense it was.

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Nathan Grayson @nathangrayson.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

in a week that saw microsoft give activision the reins to halo and bungie pivot back to destiny, one thing has become abundantly clear: the people in charge do not have a long-term, overriding plan. they’re just reacting. the result, when times are bad, is chaos

"Things are still very chaotic," a current id Software employee who was granted anonymity because they are not authorized to speak publicly told Aftermath. "While there has been an attempt to communicate to the studios, it is still entirely in bullshit corporate speak. I still don't believe they have a clear vision for the future. The only concrete thing they have communicated is they want higher profits, and they want it now. Aggressive goals are being set that would have been unrealistic even before the layoffs. ... To say the workers within Xbox have a dim view of the future is putting it mildly. We keep thinking morale can't sink lower but the obvious incompetence of Xbox management somehow keeps driving it down worse."
This mirrors shifts in strategy that have come to dominate the still-new Sharma era, including others outlined Tuesday. Rare is joining Activision, Turn 10 and Playground are fusing, and—most gallingly, considering their history—Obsidian is being folded into Bethesda to work on Fallout instead of its own original series. As with the previous round of layoffs, details betray Microsoft's haphazard approach: A Halo developer got promoted and laid off in the same week. Gears of War: E-Day's story director is out of a job days after celebrating that the game had gone gold. Hellblade developer Ninja Theory, now without a buyer after a brief glimmer of hope, is once again on the chopping block.
All of this betrays a simplistic mindset that does not accurately reflect the reality of game development: People are disposable, studios are interchangeable, and series can be traded like sports teams. Nothing matters more than franchises and their money-printing prowess. Unless, evidently, you are Hideo Kojima, in which case Microsoft suddenly has money to burn.

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Trevor Starkey @trevorjstarkey.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Maybe next time Xbox tries to hype you up for a new game, we can collectively make the effort to remember that they put a trailer from Ninja Theory for a new game IN THEIR BIGGEST SHOWCASE OF THE YEAR WHILE THEY KNEW THEY WERE ON THE CHOPPING BLOCK AND WE CALL THEM ON THEIR BULLSHIT.

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Tamoor Hussain @tamoorh.com · 22/09/2026

Don’t call layoffs and closures stuff like “reset” or “refresh” or “rejuvenation” or “rejigger” or “reshuffle” unless you’re trying to get clapped.

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Mike Minotti @tolkoto.com · 22/09/2026

Renaming a developer to “Halo Studios” and now being like “btw they aren’t making the next Halo” is just incredible

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Alec Bobko @alecbobko.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

This all sucks... Halo Studios basically being shut down, Rare becoming an Activision studio, multiple studios merging, and Ninja Theory on the verge of closing with Arkane following the same trajectory... Oh, not to mention there will still be another 1300 people laid off by next June too... Wtf

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Alec Bobko @alecbobko.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

I took all of last week off for the same thing and feel the exact same way!

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Gianmarco Soresi @gianmarcosoresi.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

If you’re moved by this guy crying boy oh boy are there some other images and videos you should check out

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Alec Bobko @alecbobko.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

For me it's Twilight Princess. The Wii was my first console I bought on my own, and it made me realize how much more there is to gaming than platformers and cart racers. I played for like 6 hrs straight too which was my first long gaming session. I actually made a video about it a while ago too.

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Origins Episode 1 - Alec Bobko (The Legend of Zelda Twilight Princess & Uncharted 3)

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James Gunn @jamesgunn.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Happy Batman Day! Art from Batman: Ghosts by Sam Kieth (2018)

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Alec Bobko @alecbobko.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Haven't heard of Knuckle Puck before tonight, but I'm a fan after listening to their stuff here!

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Alec Bobko @alecbobko.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

First act is done. They had some tech issues, but they were still pretty good. It was The Novelists.

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Alec Bobko @alecbobko.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Seated and ready for the Bilmuri concert!

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Retro Blast 👻 @retroblastpod.com · 15/09/2026

Happy 25 years to the Nintendo GameCube

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Alec Bobko @alecbobko.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

The rain held off, and it was a great day for golf! Shot a 111 for 18, so not too bad for my 3rd round of the year.

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Alec Bobko @alecbobko.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Game #13 Resonance A Plague Tale Legacy Play Time: 7 hours Review: bckl.gg/wylL

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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Since becoming president again, Trump has promised: -$5000 stimulus checks via "DOGE dividend" -$2000 stimulus checks via "tariff dividend" -$1000+ checks via "savings" from expiring ACA subsidies -$5000 "dividend" if Rs win midterms No checks have been issued www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-magi...

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Alec Bobko @alecbobko.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

As nice as these prices are, I think I'll eventually get an AYN Thor because I'd love to have a pocketable device that can do emulation and some PC gaming. Don't get me wrong, I love my steam deck, but I don't want to be lugging that thing around to play for the little bit I have on my lunch break.

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

We stay hungry, we devour

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Alec Bobko @alecbobko.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Such a dope poster too! I'm going to need a phone wallpaper for this ASAP!!! I'm always a sucker for life steal/vampirism in roguelikes, and adding that to the moveset you get in Dread is going to be so much fun!

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Alec Bobko @alecbobko.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Switch 2 owners are eating good for the next 6-8 months after that Direct! - Ocarina of Time Remake in November - Metroid Ravenous in January (the Thursday before my birthday too) - Kirby and the World Beyond in spring I definitely need to replay Dread because I haven't played since launch.

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