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Andrew Groen @andrewgroen.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

Please get in touch!! This is great context, and I'd love to talk sometime. :-) andrew.groen@gmail.com

Andrew Groen @andrewgroen.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

After six years of research THE ARCHIVE is now live on Kickstarter. The history of the virtual realm is disappearing. Build The Archive. www.kickstarter.com/projects/sci...

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THE ARCHIVE: EPICS OF VIRTUAL HISTORY

Preserve gaming history. Build The Archive.

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Andrew Groen @andrewgroen.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

In less than a week. My first Kickstarter in 8 years. Spent six years researching this. THE ARCHIVE: EPICS OF VIRTUAL HISTORY. April 28 Pre-launch page: www.kickstarter.com/projects/sci...

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Coming soon: THE ARCHIVE: EPICS OF VIRTUAL HISTORY

Preserve gaming history. Build The Archive.

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Possible Worlds Games @possibleworlds.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

Realis—the moon-hopping TTRPG by @austinwalker.bsky.social—lands on Kickstarter April 2026! Featuring 55 classes, 150+ NPCs, 100+ illustrations, expanded GM & homebrew guidance, and much more, bookmark the campaign today at: www.kickstarter.com/projects/cru... | teaser art: @decassette.bsky.social

"Realis by Austin Walker on Kickstarter April 2026" is layered over a science-fantasy image of four adventures.

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Razzball @razzball.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

Pope Leo spotted on the 2005 World Series broadcast

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Chris Plante @plante.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

With the little runway I now have, I will attempt to get a new, independent podcast into the air. Original reporting. Every week. Subscribe to the newsletter if you want to watch it being built.

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What's next

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Aerial_Knight @aerialknight.com · 01/05/2025

Everyone around my age came into the games industry wanting to make and cover fun games. All we've been met with is hate, layoffs, and unnecessary struggle. We all deserve better.

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Wes Fenlon @wes.readonlymemo.com · 02/05/2025

I want to publicly thank @mattleone.bsky.social for his time nurturing features at Polygon. Everyone knows the incredible oral histories, but in late 2012 I had a scoop and he gave me the confidence to report it out (and got me paid when, coincidentally, their news team got wind of the same story)!

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Maverick Hunter: The Mega Man first-person shooter that could have been

Your source for the latest in video games, sci-fi, fantasy, tabletop games, anime, horror, books, and comics.

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michelob ultra instinct @taylorcocke.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

cass is, straight up, one of my favorite writers of all time the "hewwo" sea of thieves article is just the best www.polygon.com/2019/6/7/182...

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I’ve found the key to making everyone mad in Sea of Thieves

Please come to my sloop. It will be fine.

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Joseph Bradford - MMORPG's #1 Cowtributor @lotrlore.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

If you were at this battle, I want to talk to you for an upcoming piece! DMs are open!

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Davis Bickford @davis.social · 21/03/2025

It’s a common misconception that ADHD is just an inability to focus. Really, it’s a struggle to control focus. I can hyperfixate for hours on complex but pointless tasks and freeze on simple tasks. Some days, my brain’s a Lamborghini with no brakes. Other days, a rusty bike with a stuck chain.

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michelob ultra instinct @taylorcocke.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

andy is one of the only dudes who understands How My Brain Works when it comes to getting interested in games, and in many way is even more of a sicko than i am

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Andrew Groen @andrewgroen.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

This week classic mmo Urban Dead was shut down after almost 20 years. So I'm sharing a chapter of my book-in-progress about the zombie siege that sparked the most important moment in its history. empiresofeve.substack.com/p/special-th...

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Special: The Siege of Caiger Mall by the Armies of the Dead

Zombies and humans are friends...

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Stars Reach @playstarsreach.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

THE #STARS#REACH #KICKSTARTER IS LIVE! The journey has begun. Stars Reach is now live on Kickstarter. Be part of the adventure and help us reach for the stars. Back us now: www.kickstarter.com/projects/sta...

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Katia Sae @katiasae.bsky.social · 15/03/2025

Here's what I captured of the Lunar Eclipse. Lessons learned with the new telescope. ie. Don't use autoexposure lol. Still not too bad after some cleanup and clouds that rolled by during totality. (Don't worry about my RL name, it's already out there ;) ) youtube.com/shorts/gEb2B...

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Lunar Eclipse 2025

YouTube video by Ethan Richards

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Rob Zacny @robzacny.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

We have to face facts: WW2 combat flight sims disappeared from the mainstream and fascism began making a return. Indeed they were replaced by their Wario / Scratch: the live service combat arcade game, where military hardware was stripped of context and rendered morally neutral and brand safe.

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austin_walker @austinwalker.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

An Ashcan release of Realis, the TTRPG that I've been working on (and off and on) for the last four years is now available for preorder! thecalcutec.itch.io/realis

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Realis (Ashcan Edition) by Austin Walker

A TTRPG of moon-hopping adventure, arcane discovery, fatal conflict, & meditations on the changing nature of the self.

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Andrew Groen @andrewgroen.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

Hey there, yeah this was my fault! I just noticed yesterday that your package hadn’t gone out. I’m shipping out of my living room atm so I’m a bit more error prone than usual. I got your package into the post today tho and you should have tracking in your email. Thanks for your patience!

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Andrew Groen @andrewgroen.bsky.social · 04/01/2025

Hello there my friend, you absolutely can. Vol 1 hardcovers are at empiresofeve.com :)

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Empires of EVE

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Game Developer @gamedeveloper.bsky.social · 24/12/2024

"If game designers are to have any success combating toxicity, we must acknowledge that our own design choices are often the underlying systemic cause. And that it is our responsibility to change them." Read the Featured Blog by Rhys Frampton #GDBestof2024

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Every Game Has The Community It Deserves

If game designers are to have any success combating toxicity, we must acknowledge that our own design choices are often the underlying systemic cause, and that it is our responsibility to change them.

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Charlie Hall @charliehall.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

Nearly 40 hours in to STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl, it's clear that all they needed was a little more time.

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STALKER 2 needed more time

There is a lot of potential here

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Andrew Groen @andrewgroen.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

How do I get on bodega cat bksy?

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Andrew Groen @andrewgroen.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

I keep accidentally logging into twitter, feeling terrible, and then realizing it's because I'm not here.

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Andrew Groen @andrewgroen.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

If you too have been under a cloud for a month, I've been listening to the extremely rad Hulder which is led by a tiny blonde lady who sounds like a demon. www.youtube.com/watch?v=bajK...

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Hulder - Hearken the End (Official Music Video)

YouTube video by Black Metal Promotion

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Andrew Groen @andrewgroen.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

After ten years in the Pacific Northwest I now finally understand that the key to thriving in the northwest winter is death metal.

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Sam ICE.is.scary.enough🎃 Machkovech @samred.com · 10/11/2024

I've dreamed my entire career of writing an article like this. New in today's @nytimes.com: My profile of Tetris creator (and Seattle-area resident) Alexey Pajitnov, on the games, attempts, and failures he's worked on in the 40-year shadow of his most famous game. (Upshot: He's still designing.)

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After the Triumph of Tetris, an Unsolved Puzzle

Alexey Pajitnov, who created the ubiquitous game in 1984, opens up about his failed projects and his desire to design another hit.

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Andrew Groen @andrewgroen.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

I do find myself wondering whether the positivity in bsky can withstand full-scale migration from Twitter. At a certain point the old social hierarchy is simply transposed onto the new space.

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Andrew Groen @andrewgroen.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

I think the internet needs you as long as you’re giving a positive part of yourself into it. Hope u post <3

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Andrew Groen @andrewgroen.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

I don’t know who needs to hear this but you don’t need to justify your post. It isn’t taking up space. The space is infinite. Your post belongs.

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Andrew Groen @andrewgroen.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

I don’t know who needs to hear this but you don’t need to justify your post. It isn’t taking up space. The space is infinite. Your post belongs.

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Andrew Groen @andrewgroen.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

As a former Chicagoan this post has all my favorite words. <3

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Andrew Groen @andrewgroen.bsky.social · 12/11/2024

The best thing I've done for my mental health in years has been to start spending two hours a day working from my local library. Those places have healing energy.

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Andrew Groen @andrewgroen.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

I’m sad that I missed this, but hopeful I’ll catch the next occasion. :-)

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Andrew Groen @andrewgroen.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

I heard about this and it displeases me.

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Andrew Groen @andrewgroen.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

An analogy of surgical, poetic precision.

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Andrew Groen @andrewgroen.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

So like…we’re calling them tweets, right?

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Andrew Groen @andrewgroen.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

My current career goal is to be able to afford a cat again after my lady was called home by the clear ringing of silver trumpets

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Andrew Groen @andrewgroen.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

Yeah, for sure. For me it's the complete absence of any social hierarchy or expectation of commerce.

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Andrew Groen @andrewgroen.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

My feeling exactly. The hostility of twitter pushed that part of me deep down inside and I'm still wondering if I want to open my brain to public internet spaces anymore.

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Andrew Groen @andrewgroen.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

Only you can decide :-D The game has a steep learning curve. Checking out my book is a low-cost way to find out if you're interested.

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Andrew Groen @andrewgroen.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

I feel this so hard. It's nice to enjoy the energy of the space, but hard to forget that this is all a bad idea.

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