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Jini Maxwell @astroblob.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

My mic cut out during a Big Walk expedition, and when I resurfaced from the audio settings my friends had carried me to the sun altar and raised me up as a god

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Jini Maxwell @astroblob.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

A woman came up to me while I was vaping and loitering and said, “you’re the kind of person who would know this- what direction is the Tiffany co building?” And I was so bamboozled by having given that impression that, trance-like, i immediately gave very confident, completely made up directions

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Jini Maxwell @astroblob.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

So angry about the disallowed Spain goal I had to go for a furious walk at half time

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Josh Sawyer @jesawyer.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

FIFA not beating the “irredeemably corrupt” accusations

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Jini Maxwell @astroblob.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

If thisfinal goes to extra time at nil-all, I fear that the Argentinian defence will start shanking people. Martinez gets subbed back on with a gun

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Jini Maxwell @astroblob.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Fav moment of the World Cup was the commentator announcing Olivia Rodrigo’s presence in the crowd like she was a skillful assist

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Jini Maxwell @astroblob.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

I’m so glad the World Cup decided to do joint winners this year. This match is the finals and everybody won

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Jini Maxwell @astroblob.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

I think about this post approximately once a week

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Jini Maxwell @astroblob.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

I prayed to the blessed silverquill vagina d20 at the strixhaven prerelease, and he blessed me with two planeswalkers 😌💦

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sam 🤦🏼‍♀️ @nintendo-vers.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

not even a month into 𝓳𝓲𝓷𝓲'𝓼 𝔂𝓮𝓪𝓻 𝓸𝓯𝓯 and they're already drawing little critters, wildly overcommitting to bits, nature is healing...

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Jini Maxwell @astroblob.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

I’ve been playing a lot of Commander, mostly with a Chatterfang deck. For the unfamiliar - Chatterfang generates 1/1 squirrel tokens, which can attack, or be sacrificed for useful effects. I’ve been drawing my own squirrels mid-game to reflect the mood of their summoning. This started out normal

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Jini Maxwell @astroblob.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

I will pull a borderless Momo, Friendly Flier when the Avatar The Last Airbender MTG set comes out next week. First pack. It Will happen.

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Jini Maxwell @astroblob.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

Six weeks since Game Worlds opened - a lifetime, a millisecond. For so long, this show only existed to me, Bethan, and a handful of others, - and now it belongs to thousands of you as well. Thank you to everyone who has visited so far - the response has been unfathomable 💘✨ 📸: Matto Lucas

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Jini Maxwell @astroblob.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

This conversation with Maddy and Noel about the making, speedrunning & impact of Celeste was an absolute delight - one of the most interesting conversations about game dev, with genuinely two of the nicest people I've ever met. I'm going to be thinking about this one for ages ❤️

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sam 🤦🏼‍♀️ @nintendo-vers.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

We're screening the softcore t4t masterpiece EVA-MAN at TILDE this year and I'm unbelievably excited

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Jini Maxwell @astroblob.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

you're hearing it more and more

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Jini Maxwell @astroblob.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

Game Worlds opens this Thursday. An insane sentence to type out.

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Jini Maxwell @astroblob.bsky.social · 05/09/2025

Silksong is out today - and I am so excited to share my deep-dive into the game's development. I spoke with Team Cherry about Silksong's design, its origins, and the creative principles that drive their work. I'm thrilled to share it:

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Interview with Team Cherry for Hollow Knight Silkson

From Ludum Dare beginnings to the highly anticipated Hollow Knight: Silksong, explore Team Cherry’s creative journey in this in-depth interview tracing their career.

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Jam Walker @jamwa.bsky.social · 07/09/2025

I miss writing. I've had so damn few opportunities this year. I started a video channel largely to keep momentum going but it quickly became my dominant space for work out of sheer necessity. youtube.com/@jamandalice

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Jam and Alice

Two tech and games journalists reviewing and unboxing games, tech, gadgets and general oddities. Our format is three and one: Three things we like/don’t like and one thing the opposite. Bite sized vid...

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James Burns @kuribojim.bsky.social · 07/09/2025

What you’re describing here is basically @superjumpmagazine.com; I can’t wait to read reflections on this game from our team. There are too few sites focusing on the elements you describe here, IMO. I hope you don’t mind a bit more self-promo! 🙏

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Qualbert.com 🔜 MIGW @qualbert.com · 07/09/2025

Gonna jump in here with some blatant self-promotion, but I'm damn proud of our content this year. We try cover as much as possible among Australian indies - predominantly reviews, but have a great series of interviews and a few event round-ups/opinion pieces.

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Jini Maxwell @astroblob.bsky.social · 07/09/2025

Silksong is really amplifying my sorrow about the death of critical games culture. I’m so desperate for critical writing, personal reflection, cultural analysis, meandering vibe-based takes - anything other than reporting on sales. And I don’t even know where to read it, let alone pitch it myself

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Jini Maxwell @astroblob.bsky.social · 07/09/2025

ICYMI: During Silksong’s development, I spoke to Team Cherry about their creative process, and the worldbuilding of Pharloom 🪡🐞 You can it here now: www.acmi.net.au/stories-and-...

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McNastyPrime @mcnastyprime.bsky.social · 07/09/2025

This would cure me

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Jini Maxwell @astroblob.bsky.social · 05/09/2025

acmi.net.au

Interview with Team Cherry for Hollow Knight Silkson

From Ludum Dare beginnings to the highly anticipated Hollow Knight: Silksong, explore Team Cherry’s creative journey in this in-depth interview tracing their career.

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Jini Maxwell @astroblob.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

Honestly? When Silksong comes out, I'll kinda miss this

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innes mck @innes.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

what use is your moral purity and queer anger if it achieves the exact same outcome our oppressors are gunning for? building things takes work, so much more work than preserving what we already have. if we tear down every imperfect tool we'll have nothing

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innes mck @innes.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

still rattled by the sheer giddy glee with which some queers are coming for itch.io, one of the largest collections of queer games in existence. i know it's scary to accept, but we do actually have good things worth defending. we have things it would damage us to lose

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Jini Maxwell @astroblob.bsky.social · 05/08/2025

Haters: buying a return to ravnica (2012) magic the gathering booster box won’t fix you Me [completely fixed now]:

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Jini Maxwell @astroblob.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

I want this woman to put out a cigarette on me

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Jini Maxwell @astroblob.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

Now Dungeons & Dragons has well and truly entered the cultural zeitgeist, I'm excited to see what niche, nerdy thing hits the mainstream next. I want to see Riverdale doing a Magic: The Gathering episode

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Jini Maxwell @astroblob.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

Instagram close friends lists are so bizarre man. Someone I kind-of know makes me privy to a blow-by-blow of the dramatic breakdown of their most intimate relationship; as a sign of mutual respect I give them access to a sporadic selection of slightly off-putting memes

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Jini Maxwell @astroblob.bsky.social · 08/06/2025

NORCO is one of the best pieces of sci-fi in any medium that I've had the pleasure of experiencing - as well as one of the best indie games of the last few years. It's on sale for $7 right now, you'd be crazy not to buy it: store.steampowered.com/app/1221250/...

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Save 65% on NORCO on Steam

NORCO is a dialogue-focused point & click adventure that immerses the player in the sinking suburbs and industrial swamplands of an increasingly surreal and distorted South Louisiana.

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Jini Maxwell @astroblob.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

You know, I should have made a bigger deal about being the one to share the first new Silksong content in three years. That's actually so crazy. What a privilege.

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Jini Maxwell @astroblob.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

God this rules. The will to resist is in your hands!!

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Jini Maxwell @astroblob.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

some news from me - I just sent my first professional neomail

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Jini Maxwell @astroblob.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

in a just world, i would be able to sleep in this bed every night

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Jini Maxwell @astroblob.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

Watching Angels and Demons (2009 sequel to the Da Vinci Code) and getting heated about Robert Langdon’s poor archival practices

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Jini Maxwell @astroblob.bsky.social · 16/03/2025

🌟 New one from me 🌟 I reviewed museum management sim Two Point Museum by remaking Honk! Untitled Goose Exhibition in-game, and wrote about what the game got right and wrong about the bizarre world of museum work 🪿🏦 www.gameshub.com/news/feature...

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Jini Maxwell @astroblob.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

To celebrate 30 years of the Warcraft series, I am thrilled to share that I am hosting a conversation with World of Warcraft Senior Art Director Ely Cannon, and Associate Technical Director Darren Williams! 🏔️⚔️ 4 April, 6.30pm in ACMI's Cinemas ⚔️🏔️ Tix here ➡️ www.acmi.net.au/whats-on/wor...

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World of Warcraft: In Conversation with Darren Williams and Ely Cannon | Fri 4 Apr 6.30pm

Join Blizzard Entertainment developers Darren Williams and Ely Cannon for a conversation about one of the world's most beloved MMORPGs: World of Warcraft.

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Jini Maxwell @astroblob.bsky.social · 16/03/2025

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Jini Maxwell @astroblob.bsky.social · 16/03/2025

Simant is the game that started it all; at age 6, it’s the first videogame I remember really sparking something in me. Me and T got into a genuine argument last year because I found an emulation online and became uncontactable as a result. It Has The Juice

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Jewish Council of Australia @jewishcouncilau.bsky.social · 18/01/2025

Our EO Max Kaiser spoke to The Guardian on the ceasefire.

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