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uncle, writer, lower case g gamer EIC at TechRaptor

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Rutledge Daugette @rutledge.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
As we finalize the @criticdb.com Wordpress plugin, I'm starting to look for new sites to add (preferably Wordpress to stress-test the tool) to the site. If you're a site that: - Has > 75,000 views/mo - Has > 10-15 game reviews/mo - English language (see below) criticdb.com/site-applica...
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Apply to be an Outlet - CriticDB
Apply to have your outlet included in CriticDB's review aggregation platform.
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Andrew Otton @andrewotton.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
It is my understanding that consensus among reviewers is how we get better games made
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Andrew Otton @andrewotton.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Remember all those people defending the Xbox acquisitions? What an obvious unnecessary end for so many things
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Austin Suther @platysaur.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
I played Blood Message at #SGF. It honestly blew me away, along with my editor who came along for the ride. It’s incredibly ambitious and brutal. Check out my preview, you won’t regret it! techraptor.net/gaming/previ...
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Blood Message is a Brutal, Cinematic Experience | TechRaptor
Blood Message impresses with its strong visuals and weighty take on combat during China's Tang Dynasty.
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Andrew Otton @andrewotton.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
Thank god the spurs pulled it out. We don't have to suffer through OKC anymore
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TechRaptor @techraptor.net · 29/05/2026
We sat down with the cast of Critical Role and The Legend of Vox Machina ahead of Season 4 to learn where we're picking up the story, how humor balanced grief, and how plot lines are structured.
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We sat down with the cast of Critical Role and The Legend of Vox Machina ahead of Season 4 to learn where we're picking up the story, how humor balanced grief, and how plot lines are structured.
We sat down with the cast of Critical Role and The Legend of Vox Machina ahead of Season 4 to learn where we're picking up the story, how humor balanced grief, and how plot lines are structured. Read this article on TechRaptor
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Lewis Parker @lpcantlose.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
Had to try very, very hard to not lose my shit while writing this, so I'll lose my shit here instead This isn't just scummy and predatory--it's fucking evil. Dozens of people on flimsy contracts woke up on the 21st and found out that their jobs would be become untenably fucked by the 22nd
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lex luddy needs a nap @lexluddy.xyz · 23/05/2026
On Thursday evening Valnet issued new contracts to writers at TheGamer instituting a minimum article viewership threshold for payment. Most writers already have pay tied to article performance, but this new system would mean that if a piece didn't get X number of clicks you wouldn't be paid for it.
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Andrew Otton @andrewotton.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
I just hope Roberts lives long enough to see what his legacy will actually be. It's all people like him care about now. That there will be no doubt about the hypocritical partisan agenda of his court. How he betrayed and enabled others to betray their oaths. How he destroyed the court's legitimacy.
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Andrew Otton @andrewotton.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
Isn't the fact that it is so successful despite the moronic review bombing evidence of the exact opposite? This is more about how ineffectual review bombing on Steam really is. But I'm sure he'd want the loudly powerless to appear impactful. Fuck him
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Niko Stratis @nikostratis.com · 01/05/2026
We are rapidly losing the outlets where new writers can learn to shape a voice, where they can cultivate skills beyond quick news hits and PR with the guidance and mentorship of strong editors and the benefit of a trusted name, and it’s such a loss for writers and readers alike.
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Aftermath @aftermath.site · 31/03/2026
Culture Crave sucks: aftermath.site/culture-crave-...
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Imran Khan @imrankhan.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Hey, so, Guardians of the Galaxy is 75% off on Steam. store.steampowered.com/app/1088850/... Trust me when I say this is actually a really good narrative game that is worth the discounted price several times over.
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Save 85% on Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy on Steam
Fire up a wild ride across the cosmos with a fresh take on Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy. In this action-adventure game, you are Star-Lord leading the unpredictable Guardians from one explosion of ...
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Ed Zitron @edzitron.com · 24/03/2026
Free newsletter: The AI industry is lying to you about progress. Only 5GW of data centers are under construction, it takes 6 months to bring online a single quarter's worth of NVIDIA GPU sales, and LLM code is actively breaking big tech. www.wheresyoured.at/the-ai-industry-is-lying-to-you/
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TechRaptor @techraptor.net · 19/03/2026
TechRaptor is able to exclusively reveal Friendship, a new Riftbound: Unleashed card that's quick to power up a creature depending on how many fuzzy critters are among your units.
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TechRaptor is able to exclusively reveal Friendship, a new Riftbound: Unleashed card that's quick to power up a creature depending on how many fuzzy critters are among your units.
TechRaptor is able to exclusively reveal Friendship, a new Riftbound: Unleashed card that's quick to power up a creature depending on how many fuzzy critters are among your units. Read this article on TechRaptor
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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @ocasio-cortez.house.gov · 28/02/2026
My statement on President Trump’s combat operations in Iran⬇️
OCASIO-CORTEZ STATEMENT ON
TRUMP'S COMBAT OPERATIONS IN IRAN
"The American people are once again dragged into a war they did not want by a president who does not care about the long-term consequences of his actions. This war is unlawful. It is unnecessary. And it will be catastrophic.

"Just this week, Iran and the United States were negotiating key measures that could have staved off war. The President walked away from these discussions and chose war instead.President Trump flippantly acknowledged the possibility of American casualties, stating "that often happens in war.'

"Mr. President: this was not an inevitability. This is a deliberate choice of aggression when diplomacy and security were within reach. Stop lying to the American people.

"Violence begets violence. We learned this lesson in Iraq. We learned this lesson in Afghanistan. And we are about to learn it again in Iran. Bombs have yet to create enduring democracies in the region and this will be no different.

"In moments of war, our Constitution is unambiguous: Congress authorizes war. The President does not. I will do my part to uphold our Constitution by voting YES on Representatives Ro Khanna and Thomas Massie's War Powers Resolution. Every member of Congress must join us in rejecting this aimless war.
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Chris Person @papapishu.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
I’m not privy to Xbox’s internal corporate hierarchy but I don’t implicitly trust a narrative that lays the blame on one person that just so happens to be leaving and doesn’t interrogate the person coming in. Like if you’re Microsoft that is the preferred framing.
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alyssa mercante @alyssamerc.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
Oh they’re dry cleaned bro
New Xbox president replying to Jeff Tarzia who has been racist to Indian people and misogynistic towards HER specifically in the last 24 hours
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Maladroithe @maladroithe.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
Someone a decade+ younger than I asked me if I saw the Matrix in theaters and how cool that must have been

Every day I wake up and deal with people romanticizing the early 2000s and making me feel oldJuicy on the ass
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Andrew Otton @andrewotton.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
Of course, US interests are foreign to a Russian asset
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Stephen Totilo @stephentotilo.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
Recent Sony game studio acquisitions - 2021: Nixxes - 2021: Firesprite (layoffs in 2024) - 2021: Bluepoint (closed in 2026) - 2022: Valkyrie Entertainment - 2022: Haven Studios - 2022: Bungie (layoffs in 2024; new game soon) - 2022: Neon Koi (closed in 2024) - 2023: Firewalk (closed in 2024)
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Andrew Otton @andrewotton.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
It was cool we had GOG when we did. Too bad its days are numbered
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Andrew Otton @andrewotton.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
I give his tweet a 3/10
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Popehat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
The official policy of the government of the United States of America is that they will murder anyone they want, that they will tell any lie necessary to justify that murder, and that no one who resists them has any rights they are bound to respect. /1
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Max Berger @maxberger.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
I wish Democrats would start just speaking the truth: “ICE is killing American citizens in public for exercising their freedom of speech because Donald Trump wants to be a king. This isn’t about immigration—Trump wants to make it illegal to oppose him, and to stay in power until he dies.”
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Andrew Otton @andrewotton.bsky.social · 18/01/2026
Last 5 years of playoff losses for Josh Allen that his defense has allowed: 33 32 27 27 42 38
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John Moe @johnmoe.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
Saint Paul schools will be closed Tuesday and Wednesday to prepare for optional online learning. I’ve seen schools close for snow, for pandemic, for natural disaster. I’ve never seen schools close because of threat from our own government.
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molly conger @socialistdogmom.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
they didn’t leak it to make the shooter look innocent, but to make the victim look guilty. not guilty of a crime. guilty of having a visibly queer wife. guilty of liberalism. guilty of opposing the regime. they don’t seek to exonerate themselves, only to demonstrate who deserves to die.
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Aidan Moher @aidanmoher.com · 28/12/2025
2025 was brutal for games media, but I'm seeing some glimmers of hope as worker-owned sites like @aftermath.site, @rascal.news, and @giantbomb.bsky.social have carved out vital spaces in the games community. Earlier this year, I made a huge Indie Games Media starter pack for y'all. Let's celebrate.
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Andrew Otton @andrewotton.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
All The Escapist nonsense is a good reminder that GAMURS fuckin sucks. Sorry to folks that have to work with them.
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Peter @notalawyer.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
basically every 2024 truism is dead. Trump did not build a lasting multiracial coalition or turn young men into committed Republicans. You don’t need to cave on trans rights to win. The pundits have nothing left to tell you.
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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
Congratulations to all the Democratic candidates who won tonight. It’s a reminder that when we come together around strong, forward-looking leaders who care about the issues that matter, we can win. We’ve still got plenty of work to do, but the future looks a little bit brighter.
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Andrew Otton @andrewotton.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
Not working is not why people go hungry. www.gao.gov/products/gao... "approximately 70 percent of adult wage earners in both programs [SNAP and Medicaid] worked full-time hours (i.e., 35 hours or more) on a weekly basis and about one-half of them worked full-time hours annually"
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Andrew Stretch @andrewstretch.bsky.social · 03/08/2025
Was truly wild to see this #CriticalRole news come across my desk - October 2nd release date - @matthewmercer.bsky.social as a player with returning... and new faces - @brennanleemulligan.bsky.social as the DM for the WHOLE CAMPAIGN No confirmed system yet.. #Critters techraptor.net/tabletop/new...
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Critical Role Announces Brennan Lee Mulligan As Campaign 4 GM, Release Date In October | TechRaptor
The Critical Role Direct not only revealed the release date of Campaign 4, but that Brennan Lee Mulligan will be taking over as GM
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Austin Suther @platysaur.bsky.social · 30/07/2025
I thoroughly enjoyed Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound by @thegamekitchen.com and @dotemu.bsky.social, which is a must-play for fans of 2D platformers. Gotta say, fans of Ninja Gaiden are having a wonderful year, and now it’s even better! Check out my review below! techraptor.net/gaming/revie...
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Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound Review - A Razor-Sharp Retro Platformer | TechRaptor
Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound is a speedy 2D platformer with intense fights, a good bit of challenge, and plenty of blood.
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Andrew Otton @andrewotton.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
Feel like I remember a very vocal, worryingly large, group of people that were pretty happy that Xbox was buying Activision Blizzard. Wonder how they feel now that this inevitable news has finally come.
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Andrew Otton @andrewotton.bsky.social · 29/06/2025
Watching The Bear season 4: hey u ever heard of metaphors?
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Andrew Otton @andrewotton.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
I did the thing. Subject to a lot of change but what quickly came to mind
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TechRaptor @techraptor.net · 07/06/2025
Aether & Iron is a "neo-decopunk" detective game set in a unique 1930s New York in the sky, roll for dialogue, and battle cars
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Aether & Iron is a "neo-decopunk" detective game set in a unique 1930s New York in the sky, roll for dialogue, and battle cars
Aether & Iron is a "neo-decopunk" detective game set in a unique 1930s New York in the sky, roll for dialogue, and battle cars Read this article on TechRaptor
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Giant Bomb @giantbomb.com · 11/05/2025
Giant Bomb lives! Fandom has sold the site to us and it is now fully independent and employee-owned. We'll see you all on Tuesday for the Giant Bombcast. For more info right now, head over to www.giantbomb.com/join
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Luke Plunkett @lukeplunkett.com · 04/05/2025
polygons masthead last week vs today
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woke stifler @yelix.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
i am far too stupid to be weighing in on this but one thing i would stress is that gaming media’s collapse wasn’t an inevitable fact of life. it’s the result of very stupid people making decisions they could have just as easily not made
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TechRaptor @techraptor.net · 07/04/2025
What should be a free tech demo but isn't was announced along with the Nintendo Switch 2 called Welcome Tour. Nintendo's not welcome to my cash for it, though.
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What should be a free tech demo but isn't was announced along with the Nintendo Switch 2 called Welcome Tour. Nintendo's not welcome to my cash for it, though.
What should be a free tech demo but isn't was announced along with the Nintendo Switch 2 called Welcome Tour. Nintendo's not welcome to my cash for it, though. Read this article on TechRaptor
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TechRaptor @techraptor.net · 07/04/2025
The next game from Paradise Killer developer Kaizen Game Works, Promise Mascot Agency, is finally here. Check out our review!
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The next game from Paradise Killer developer Kaizen Game Works, Promise Mascot Agency, is finally here. Check out our review!
Run the Promise Mascot Agency and bring glory to an old town in a fun mishmash of genres. Read this article on TechRaptor
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Andrew Otton @andrewotton.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
What's up with this growing sentiment that people should just shut up and watch a show through before talking about it? Online communities are dumb, etc Isn't the appeal of some shows to sit around with friends and debate all your dumbass ideas every week?
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Tahir Duckett @tahir.bsky.social · 09/03/2025
There is a real, genuine 1st Amendment crisis in the United States right now. The government is openly retaliating against anyone with a viewpoint it doesn't like: Pro-Palestinian protesters, law schools teaching Black History, pro-immigration public service loan forgiveness seekers.
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Ed Burmila @edburmila.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
Exclusive: Inside the Strategic Crypto Reserve
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