iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

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lex luddy needs a nap @lexluddy.xyz · 04/09/2026

My first piece for @kotaku.com sees me document the rather surreal experience of demoing a game funded by a government that would have me executed for being trans. kotaku.com/the-1001-thr...

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The 1001 Threads Of Mizan Director Avoids Answering A Simple Question At Gamescom - Kotaku

'This is a really decentralized company. We completely decentralized'

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Quinton O'Connor @quinton.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Thank you so much for the donations. Words can scarcely do your kindness justice. I'll post this a second time, and then leave it at that — know that this has already made a large impact on my sustainability during this trying time. And, again, don't feel pressured! www.gofundme.com/f/frankly-i-...

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Donate to Frankly, I wish I never had to do this twice, organized by Quinton O'Connor

Hello. It's Quinton. For the second time. And I am terribly frustrated t… Quinton O'Connor needs your support for Frankly, I wish I never had to do this twice

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Jack Coleman @crustypants.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

They fear he's working on obnoxiously long and detailed video essays.

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Sam Woods @samwoods.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

In light of everything, please have faith that we at TheGamer are still fighting to produce high-quality content.

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Jack Coleman @crustypants.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

DISGRUNTLED LAID-OFF WRITER TELLS ALL, jackcrustycoleman.com/2026/08/14/t...

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The Problem With Games Media in a Corporate World

Number must go up.

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Jack Coleman @crustypants.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Nothing says study at an art college like an AI-genned poster

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Jack Coleman @crustypants.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

It's good I came to that creative epiphany before I got laid off, because I've been having a wonderful time writing over the last 4 days of unemployment - and I'm making mean dinners, too.

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Jade King ✍️ OPEN FOR WORK @konayma6.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

I got laid off! 👋 There was no chance to say goodbye to my colleagues of several years before Valnet deactivated everything so I’ll just say it was a huge pleasure to be part of trying to build something unique within the games media landscape despite going up against so many challenges.

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Jack Coleman @crustypants.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

The 'ol email and deactivate after 5 years was expected, but still sad. Still, I'm proud of what I accomplished during my time at TheGamer (and DualShockers before that). Now I can spend my days writing ponderous blog posts ✍️

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Disco Elysium Quotes @discoelysiumbot.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

No. This is somewhere to be. This is all you have, but it's still something. Streets and sodium lights. The sky, the world. You're still alive.

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Disco Elysium Quotes @discoelysiumbot.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

YOU - “Our lives are very different from each other.” JOYCE MESSIER - “No doubt -- but we share the same time and position on the planet's crust. That counts for more than you'd think.”

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Jack Coleman @crustypants.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Me out front ready to lose to Aurora

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Quinton O'Connor @quinton.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Hey, everybody. I uh. Hate that I have to do this. I'd always hoped I never would. But after what's gone on with work, I'm officially At That Point. So, if you could share this around, I'd be deeply appreciative. Thanks. gofund.me/80ed923c3

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Donate to Help Quentyn (And His Cats!) During A Difficult Time, organized by Quinton O'Connor

Hi there. I'm Quinton. And for the past five years, I've worked … Quinton O'Connor needs your support for Help Quentyn (And His Cats!) During A Difficult Time

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Jack Coleman @crustypants.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

life aint been right since I lost to a Diego Maradona-managed Melbourne City via a Will Grigg penalty in the Asian Champions League semi-finals on Football Manager 2017

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Disco Elysium Quotes @discoelysiumbot.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

KIM KITSURAGI - Well... except that one time when he stopped to sing karaoke. Which, by the way -- I have to disagree with you, Mr. Vicquemare -- was a valiant effort. He really sang his heart out.

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Jack Coleman @crustypants.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

The Paris Major was incredible.

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Jack Coleman @crustypants.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Mechanically, Zero Parades: For Dead Spies doesn't stray too far from Disco Elysium. However, the narrative and characters are engrossing, and it's full of all the cultural commentary and esoteric goodness that helped make its predecessor so great.

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Jack Coleman @crustypants.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

I once spoke to a North Korean dissident who told me that a part of him misses how simple life was there, and how he's never been able to capture that sense of community in a post-escape world (1/2).

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Disco Elysium Quotes @discoelysiumbot.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

Maybe you should *stop* obsessing about your own -- and other people's -- sexuality? Feels like it’s about time to do that. You’ve thought about this for *eight hours*?! Not only should you stop, you should tell Kim you've stopped obsessing about other people's sexuality too.

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Jack Coleman @crustypants.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

some hobbits are trying to cancel the dark lord sauron?

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Disco Elysium Quotes @discoelysiumbot.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

YOU - I can't give up. I have to keep going, for Revachol...

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RJ Palmer 🔜 LBX 637 @rj-palmer.com · 19/04/2026

Its not a hot take but man the way the word "content" is used these days. A vile bit of late stage capitalist propaganda, lumping all forms of human creativity and expression into a single wastebin teaching the public to treat all art as disposable.

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Jack Coleman @crustypants.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

The far right co-opting every protest because their own beliefs are so unpopular is pathetic.

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Jack Coleman @crustypants.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

I spoke with the narrative team of the upcoming action platformer Replaced about the themes underpinning the game's post-apocalyptic alternate history United States.

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Replaced's Narrative Team On Atmosphere, Dehumanisation And Environmental Storytelling

Sad Cat's narrative team spoke with us about the themes that underpin Replaced's world.

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Jack Coleman @crustypants.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

A creative no longer being allowed to tell stories in a world they've been incrementally creating for their entire life is an unbelievable tragedy. Regardless of how the court battles go, ZA/UM should relinquish the rights back to Robert unless they're completely amoral (they are).

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The Making of Disco Elysium: Part Six - Aftermath

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Jack Coleman @crustypants.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

I do think there's something pretty telling in the fact that the average reaction to an AI-generated image is mild disgust, and the reaction to someone's art is "that's awesome." I think it goes as deep as the human spirit.

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Jack Coleman @crustypants.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

If you play the same person over and over again, both of your movements and micro decisions adapt to one another. It's like active storytelling, a fascinating ebb and flow.

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Angelic Princess @angelicimouto.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

I think my biggest gaming hot take Is Mass Effect 3 wasn't nearly as bad as people said it was Sure the final segment could have been far better.. but everything up until the end of the games quarian/geth arc, was pretty decent imo

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Jack Coleman @crustypants.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

Esoteric Ebb centres its entire identity and narrative around an upcoming election and ensures the player is politically informed, whether they like it or not. In a world where political participation is giving way to apathy, that's incredibly refreshing.

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Esoteric Ebb Is One Of The Few Games That Champions Democracy

In a world where political participation is in constant decline, Esoteric Ebb puts the democratic process front and centre.

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Jack Coleman @crustypants.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

I was a little late to the party with Requiem, but I have my gripes with the ending, especially in how the game devalues both of its villains, who had real potential.

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Resident Evil Requiem's Ending Was Too Silly For Its Own Good

Resident Evil Requiem is a fantastic game that doesn't quite stick the landing.

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Jack Coleman @crustypants.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

The narrative that aspiring professional players are troglodytes with zero social skills and zero self-awareness is overblown. It's just using the infantilisation of young men as a vehicle for sexism, plain and simple, and the comments are proof that the spin is working.

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Women players Colomblbl and Caltys share that they were denied spots in ERL teams because of their gender: "I told management I wanted you as adc bc you were the best, simply. Suddenly they told me th...

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Jack Coleman @crustypants.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

I had the privilege of revealing a card from Riftbound's upcoming set. Interesting card, I think it will only see play in combination with Vi's legend that lets her ready units if she deals excess damage. www.thegamer.com/riftbound-un...

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Exclusive Riftbound Unleashed Card Reveal: Vault Breaker

TheGamer reveals a card from Riftbound's upcoming set, Unleashed.

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Jack Coleman @crustypants.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

my esoteric ebb character announces himself as THE cleric, is a womaniser and does believe in class consciousness

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Jack Coleman @crustypants.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

It's almost like everyone on Reddit was being extremely reactionary about First Stand. Wow, shocker.

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Jack Coleman @crustypants.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

NA/EU fans when they do well: great format Riot, kudos to you NA/EU fans when they get stomped: something needs to change Riot!! I don't like seeing my favourites get stomped either but you need to disconnect your feelings about performance from your feelings about League esports in general.

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Sam Woods @samwoods.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

Games media has an attribution problem, and that’s like the one way we can help each other in these shitty google times.

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Jack Coleman @crustypants.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

announce the riftbound gromp card you cowards

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Jack Coleman @crustypants.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

The Ivern stuff is super funny. Not sure how I feel about another 2 mana counterspell for purple. Unleashed is going to develop around the ambush mechanic I reckon. www.thegamer.com/riftbound-un...

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Riftbound's Unleashed Set Introduces New Mechanics: Token Battlefields, Experience And Ambush

Unleashed features a host of new mechanics, including experience, ambush and token battlefields.

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Jack Coleman @crustypants.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

won my summoner skirmish with midrange Draven but the UVS prize support hasn't arrived yet so I'm waiting on the mat 💀

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