Reposted by Tony A. RowePhil Salvador @philsalv.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Surprise, we're doing Japanese magazines now! This has been a big slowly moving project with a bunch of collaborators, and I'm proud of the pilot we're launching today 1018440
Reposted by Tony A. Roweeric wenske @capsulecity.com · 15/09/2026Imagining every game as a Simple 2000 game. 111725578
Reposted by Tony A. RoweOsmose @osmose.bsky.social · 19/09/2026The Tower of Zeldaga is a mashup of the Legend of Zelda and Tower of Druaga. Every room has a secret puzzle and the puzzles get more obtuse as you go on. It's free, runs in your browser (incl mobile), supports controllers, and I'd really love for you to try it out! legitimatebusiness.biz/tower/ 24748349
Reposted by Tony A. RoweChris Kohler @kohler.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Symphony of the Night design documents on display at the Konami booth at TGS. The mock screenshot is incredible 10546218
Tony A. Rowe @bagelpriest.bsky.social · 17/09/2026RPG DESIGNERS! Time to fill out your newly updated character sheet. 000
Reposted by Tony A. RoweAl Yankovic @alyankovic.bsky.social · 03/09/2026The undeniably greatest DC comic of all time, “Batman / Superman / Weird Al: World’s Weirdest #1,” is out NOW - available at finer comic shops everywhere! 724638879
Tony A. Rowe @bagelpriest.bsky.social · 30/08/2026Who was your first anime crush?static.klipy.comSpeed Racer Trixie SingsAlt: Trixie from Speed Racer 120
Tony A. Rowe @bagelpriest.bsky.social · 28/08/2026RIP Dolly Parton, shown here seated with Frogger, Q*bert, Hawkeye, Indy, and The Incredible Hulk. From back 20th Century Fox planned to make a 9-to-5 game for the Atari 2600. Art by Michael Okamoto. From "Going, Going, GONE!" Electronic Fun with Computers and Games, May 1983. 020
Reposted by Tony A. RoweFelipe Pepe @felipepepe.bsky.social · 25/08/2026There's truth to this, as it happens in all media But we're also having a crisis of curation. Games media collapsed, whatever's left can only handle a few big games & non-stop coverage of Xbox (good or bad) There's so many recent, fresh gems with barely any media presence, you have to hunt them :/ 912226
Reposted by Tony A. RoweAdrian Sandoval @adriansandoval.net · 17/08/2026I was interviewed by the local news re: Sony's phasing out of physical discs. Also featuring @bagelpriest.bsky.social and @lakupo.bsky.social www.audacy.com/kywnewsradio...audacy.comSony’s decision to phase out PlayStation disc releases prompts consumer and preservation concernsSony announced this summer it would stop producing physical disc releases for its PlayStation consoles by 2028. Local game industry professionals believe that decision will have a massive impact. | KY... 044
Tony A. Rowe @bagelpriest.bsky.social · 02/08/2026Comix Floppy Disk Kaiju Retro Scots-Irish Wafflestomper 021
Tony A. Rowe @bagelpriest.bsky.social · 29/07/2026I had a great talk about preserving digital game heritage this morning at Save the Games 2.0 this morning. Thanks to everyone who attended and thanks for your feedback! 170
Tony A. Rowe @bagelpriest.bsky.social · 29/07/2026Things are going great at the Save the Games 2.0 symposium at The Strong Museum of Play 0120
Tony A. Rowe @bagelpriest.bsky.social · 29/07/2026Come see my talk on my Charter on the Preservation of Digital Game Heritage at 9:40am at Save the Games 2.0, day one! 020
Reposted by Tony A. RoweTim Eldred @timeldred.bsky.social · 10/07/2026Please add your opinions to our survey and help get this rocket to the launch pad! #anime #documentary #creatorvc 31919
Reposted by Tony A. RoweKevin Bunch (ubersaurus) @atariarchive.org · 07/07/2026I want to echo her sentiment that 70s coin-op (and even home) games operating with TTL logic are extremely cool and among the most endangered for preservation and historical purposes. Anyone doing this kind of work deserves their kudos.news.virginia.eduPress ‘start’ on ’70s arcade historyA UVA graduate student is documenting the overlooked “Bronze Age” of arcade gaming before its stories disappear. 918872
Reposted by Tony A. Rowe🏳️⚧️Jet Set Willært (Critical Kate) @katewillaert.bsky.social · 05/07/2026Are we gaming historians, or ludocumentarians? 6437
Reposted by Tony A. Rowevideogame history @vghistory.bsky.social · 04/07/2026in the eye of the beholder: videogames as art, article, excerpt, videogaming & computergaming illustrated, magazine (1983) archive.org/details/Vide... 05823
Reposted by Tony A. RoweVideo Game History Foundation @gamehistoryorg.bsky.social · 01/07/2026Statement from VGHF director Frank Cifaldi on the discontinuation of physical PlayStation media, and the closure of the PS3 and PSP digital storefronts. 3044091780
Reposted by Tony A. RowePlay History @playhistory.bsky.social · 23/06/2026Pioneering game designer Howell Ivy (Death Race, Circus, Venture) and later Sega executive passed away last month. I had the pleasure of speaking with him about his very early work on microprocessors. Incredibly forthcoming and kind. He will be missed. 16220
Reposted by Tony A. RoweMel Andrews @bayesianboy.bsky.social · 17/06/2026Here is work showing some of this effect. It is important, however, to see the form that this takes ‘in the wild’ in terms of the erasure of actual women-led scholarship in LLMs by multiple modalities, so I intend to run some bibliometrics myself and put the results out. arxiv.org/abs/2508.02740arxiv.orgWho Gets Cited? Gender- and Majority-Bias in LLM-Driven Reference SelectionLarge language models (LLMs) are rapidly being adopted as research assistants, particularly for literature review and reference recommendation, yet little is known about whether they introduce demogra... 5545118
Reposted by Tony A. RoweVlambeer @vlambeer.com · 08/06/2026For centuries philosophers have asked the big question: Nuclear Throne or Enter the Gungeon? Today, we finally have a definitive answer: BOTH. store.steampowered.com/bundle/73003... 528973
Reposted by Tony A. Rowesick public transit, gloria @seung.bsky.social · 07/06/2026new William Gibson book opening line dropped 485381942
Tony A. Rowe @bagelpriest.bsky.social · 05/06/2026There was a lot of arcade game action at tonight’s @phillygamemechs.bsky.social playtest session! Philly Ball and Phillytron 1.0 and 2.0 were on site! @adriansandoval.net 041
Tony A. Rowe @bagelpriest.bsky.social · 28/05/2026I was recently interviewed to give historic context on video game controversies ahead of the upcoming launch of GTA 6. Find out how the GTA series launched with manufactured controversy, but still managed to give the player female protagonist options. www.gamespot.com/articles/our...gamespot.comOur Nightmare Society Isn't Ready For GTA 6's LaunchWhen Grand Theft Auto 6 launches on November 19 this year, it won’t be the most important event happening in the world. Realistically, what will top the front pages is anything involving the dire poli... 011
Reposted by Tony A. RoweEsther Wright @enwright.bsky.social · 28/05/2026It's publication day for Writing Game Histories!! 🥳🎉 Please do recommend it for your library, but it's also out in paperback so not as hideously expensive as academic books can be: www.bloomsbury.com/uk/writing-g... @doktornick.bsky.social @doni.bsky.social @historygamesnet.bsky.social 511259
Reposted by Tony A. RoweChris Plante @plante.bsky.social · 25/05/2026Every Free-to-Play expert at GDC 110911
Tony A. Rowe @bagelpriest.bsky.social · 22/05/2026Still one of my all-time favorite Simpsons quotes. 000
Reposted by Tony A. RoweLee Cronin’s Pablo Hidalgo @infinata.bsky.social · 21/05/2026My time with the online group lasted from 2000-2011, during which it underwent a number of management changes, which usually meant a redesign, and the effort to port over older content was never deemed that huge a priority. Most of my written work from that era is long gone. But, so goes online. 9891
Tony A. Rowe @bagelpriest.bsky.social · 22/05/2026When my kids started playing Roblox, it was an excellent opportunity to teach them how to recognize and avoid dark patterns and exploitive gamification. So far, so good and they have never asked for Robux. 010
Reposted by Tony A. RoweLee Cronin’s Pablo Hidalgo @infinata.bsky.social · 18/04/2026Heh. Found the image I put together to explain the Kessel Run for SOLO. 619426
Reposted by Tony A. RoweCantina Sounds: Star Wars source music @cantinasounds.bsky.social · 14/04/2026In the Vapor Room on Cloud City, an Ugnaught bar, you can hear "Ton'yy Rho's Uglehop", an uglehop (as opposed to an uglejig) by Ugnaught composer Ton'yy Rho. It's basically an Irish reel (reels are 4/4, jigs usually 6/8) with (I think) recorder, guitar, sitar, and didgeridoo. 171
Reposted by Tony A. RoweSean | Zimmerit @sean.zimmerit.moe · 09/04/2026RESIN PUNKS, the latest Zimmerit 'zine, is out and available now from garagekit.club and select brick and mortar shops. 40 pages of '80s garage kit culture including profiles, translated period material, and photos. Grab it here: garagekit.club/products/res... 219494
Reposted by Tony A. RoweLee Cronin’s Pablo Hidalgo @infinata.bsky.social · 22/03/2026For Immediate Release. "STAR WARS" SET TO BEGIN PRODUCTION IN TUNISIA ON MARCH 22. 36904239
Reposted by Tony A. RoweCarl Sciacchitano @csciacchitano.bsky.social · 20/03/2026@clydemandelin.bsky.social Just saw this pop up on Instagram, I'm probably the 100th person to send it to you but thought it was pretty funny 219773
Reposted by Tony A. RoweBrendan Keogh @brkeogh.bsky.social · 16/03/2026This is Brendan Keogh's Putting Challenge on DLSS 5 3576
Tony A. Rowe @bagelpriest.bsky.social · 10/03/2026Happy Mario Day! He lives in the backrooms of the San Francisco Nintendo Store. 030
Tony A. Rowe @bagelpriest.bsky.social · 10/03/2026What color is the Super Mario sky? Well, that depends… 031
Tony A. Rowe @bagelpriest.bsky.social · 10/03/2026Hiroaki Murao spoke on reviving the #Wizardry CRPG franchise. Stating with Digital Eclipse’s fantastic remaster, then multimedia products, 5 Ordeals spinoff, and onto mobile. #ウィザードリィ 000
Reposted by Tony A. RoweChris Totten - Little Nemo and the Nightmare Fiends @totter87.bsky.social · 09/03/2026If you’re at GDC, check out my books in the bookstore! 1295
Tony A. Rowe @bagelpriest.bsky.social · 09/03/202626 years ago, the XBOX was unveiled as this metal monstrosity at GDC by Bill Gates and my Trespasser-boss, Seamus Blackley. This year, Microsoft brought it out of mothballs to celebrate 25 years of the “DirectX Box.” 020
Tony A. Rowe @bagelpriest.bsky.social · 07/03/2026That Space Invaders mystery ship looks awfully familiar. 000
Reposted by Tony A. RoweRami Ismail (رامي) @ramiismail.com · 06/03/2026Listen, I think the games industry would be much better off if GDC stopped existing, except for the awards. Don getting the Lifetime Achievement award is 100% correct, & the Ambassador Award will forever feel more meaningful now I'll be sharing it with Rebecca www.gamesindustry.biz/gdc-awards-2...gamesindustry.bizGDC Awards 2026 to recognise Don Daglow and Rebecca HeinemanDaglow to receive Lifetime Achievement Award as Heineman is posthumously honoured with Ambassador Award 225218
Tony A. Rowe @bagelpriest.bsky.social · 06/03/2026I’ll bite. Here are 9 games that were influential on me. My9games.com 130
Reposted by Tony A. RoweFamiWiki @famiwiki.net · 01/02/2026A feedback form for FamiWiki has been created for users to fill out. It will be open for the entire month of February 2026. forms.gle/o8zeFTpmDoqV...forms.gleFamiWiki - Feedback Form1/30/2026 031
Reposted by Tony A. Rowe🏳️🌈 Ms. Marya E. Gates 🦩 @oldfilmsflicker.bsky.social · 26/02/2026"The 45-second film, made around 1897, was the first appearance on film of what might be called a robot" HELL. YES.blogs.loc.govLost 19th century film by Méliès discovered at the Library | TimelessLibrary conservators recently made a startling discovery in a batch of decaying film reels -- a long-lost 1897 film by early cinema icon George Méliès. The French magician-turned-filmmaker's 31797658
Reposted by Tony A. RoweSean | Zimmerit @sean.zimmerit.moe · 24/02/2026The next Zimmerit 'zine is juuuuuust about ready to be sent off to the printer. Should be out next week. ~40 pages in b&w and color about '80s garage kit culture. 113536
