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Sysadmin, computer/tech person. Too many interests, too little time.

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CtrlAltWin @ctrlaltwin.bsky.social · 12h
>release an excellent expansion to Warcraft 3 >lots of people playing the campaign >release a forced update that deletes all progress of said campaign >its not a bug but intended behaviour Can’t make this up
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CtrlAltWin @ctrlaltwin.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Mancubus sounds from DOOM
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CtrlAltWin @ctrlaltwin.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Damn, crazy that literacy is dead. Oh well.
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Micaela “grossly unremarkable balls” Deitz @dykedeitz.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
props to the team at LiC for a swift and clear response. one thing to be aware of is they’re losing more than just refunds: there’s kill clauses for contributors, deposits lost on printers, the designers will need pay for the work they’ve already done. this is a big hit, so support them how you can
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Kotaku @kotaku.com · 01/10/2026
Gaming show MinnMax has removed YouTuber Jacob Geller following a recently surfaced allegation of past sexual misconduct. "Jacob Geller is no longer a part of MinnMax," the show announced. "He won't be on conte... kotaku.com/jacob-geller-minnmax-you…
kotaku.com
Gaming Show Minnmax Removes YouTuber Jacob Geller After Recently Surfaced Allegation Of Past Sexual Misconduct
Geller is known for his video game essays on YouTube
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Stop Killing Games @stopkillinggames.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
You know where the power lies Which side are you on?
A comparison of messages between Stop Killing Games and the European Commission: Stop Killing Games wants to play the games they paid for, the Commission wants you to submit your face or ID to play private Minecraft servers with your friends or else you're breaking the law. At the bottom, text reads "Which Message will Resonate with Voters?"
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Chris Plante @plante.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Video games journalism is in the thick of a generational change, and it fucking sucks. Eventually, things will improve, but what comes next won't look like what exists today.
postgame.substack.com
The Nine Lives of Games Journalism
Where video games websites, video channels, and podcasts go from here.
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CtrlAltWin @ctrlaltwin.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Go out there and find the media you like/support them! It took me a while to find the people/styles that resonated with me but it was worth it
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CtrlAltWin @ctrlaltwin.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
In addition, I would also pay for and recommend @friendspersecond.bsky.social @intothecast.bsky.social Some websites I like but haven't read much of yet to form an opinion @crowbar.diy @stopcar.ing @tomasfranzese.bsky.social (cont'd) www.crowbar.diy www.stopcar.ing www.remastered.blog
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Stop Caring
A publication about video games focused on the ways they evoke unique cultural conversations as well as the personal lessons we can learn from them as artistic media.
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CtrlAltWin @ctrlaltwin.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I probably (definitely) spend too much on games media, simply because I love games and everything surrounding it too much. Here is a thread about the specific people/outlets I personally support and why you should check them out.
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Jank @jank.cool · 30/09/2026
Have you considered giving six pounds to Jank dot cool? www.jank.cool
jank.cool
Jank
I guess I could read about PC games.
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Len @len.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I was born just early enough to remember the era when we didn't think we would ever get another Star Wars movie, and that was okay. We now live in the era when there must *always* be another Star Wars movie, and I do not like it.
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Sinnoware 🔶 Immersive Sim @sinnoware.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Core Decay has uploaded some new screenshots to its Steam page, Ivar Hill is still cooking!
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dannyodwyer @dannyodwyer.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
/noclip is 100% Crowdfunded and our work is EXPENSIVE. Support us at our Early Access tier and watch episode one of Developing Hell Season II right now. www.patreon.com/noclip/posts...
patreon.com
[EARLY ACCESS] Why Supergiant Decided to Create Hades II - Developing Hell Season II | /noclip
[EARLY ACCESS] Why Supergiant Decided to Create Hades II - Developing Hell Season II by /noclip on Patreon. Join /noclip's community for exclusive content and updates.
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CtrlAltWin @ctrlaltwin.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
This is such a good article (that's largely not about Halo). Came for Halo, left with existential angst
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Stop Killing Games @stopkillinggames.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Stop Killing the Internet has launched its own European Citizens' Initiative and needs your support! If you are an EU Citizen of voting age, please sign it! Anyone can help by sharing this with your communities, friends, and family! eci.ec.europa.eu/066/public/#... Thank you! #StopKillingInternet
eci.ec.europa.eu
European Citizens' Initiative
Give your support !
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CtrlAltWin @ctrlaltwin.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
God fucking damnit. www.pushsquare.com/news/2026/09...
pushsquare.com
Age of Empires Dev Has Half of Studio Slashed, Project Cancelled Amid Xbox Layoffs
Age of layoffs
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CtrlAltWin @ctrlaltwin.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Magazines from outside the EU now cost 5€ extra per issue because of a new law against low cost chinese goods that was already circumvented… fuck small companies i guess
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Jank @jank.cool · 17/07/2026
Stop calling it a 'reset'. It's an amputation. www.jank.cool/stop-calling...
jank.cool
Stop calling it a 'reset' when it's an amputation
Cut out your corporate tongue
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Gespenst MK-VII @callgespenst.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
The video game company has discontinued their popular product, the video game.
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CtrlAltWin @ctrlaltwin.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Worlds Edge being put under Activision is certainly a choice… Halo is already dead so at least the CoD people can’t make it worse
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CtrlAltWin @ctrlaltwin.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
www.stopkillingtheinternet.com
stopkillingtheinternet.com
Stop Killing the Internet
Big tech and governments are walling off the open internet. We oppose restrictions and advance alternatives that protect people and their rights.
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CtrlAltWin @ctrlaltwin.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
This Blizzcon is like a nuclear missile for old Blizzard fans and I'm here for it
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Warp Door @warpdoor.com · 11/09/2026
Foreborn (Twist And Scream) "In a future of hyper-advanced technology, the unborn can decide whether they should be born by experiencing their future lives in a simulation." PWYC to download on itch.io - Windows: warpdoor.com/2026/09/11/f...
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CtrlAltWin @ctrlaltwin.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Our biggest national newspaper just published an article: "Can your partner really cheat with virtual 'girlfriend' in GTA 6? "There are 3 requirements to speak about disloyalty"" Jesus fucking christ kill me already
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CtrlAltWin @ctrlaltwin.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
This is neat: EU wants to move past cookie banners and into browser automated signals, tracking companies want to keep them killthecookiebanner.eu
killthecookiebanner.eu
Kill the Cookie Banner!
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CtrlAltWin @ctrlaltwin.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Just because it’s “private” doesn’t mean the data should exist. At some point something *will* happen where all of this is vulnerable Less data = less problems
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CtrlAltWin @ctrlaltwin.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
They're doing this because they secretly want to kill the service... right?
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Mike Bithell @mikebithell.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
‘You can’t own a game’ rendered like the old anti piracy ads
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CtrlAltWin @ctrlaltwin.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
www.videogameschronicle.com/news/sony-sa... Sony is making it so easy to hate them
videogameschronicle.com
Sony says ‘reasonable consumers’ know they don’t own the digital games they buy | VGC
It’s “not plausible” to suggest people believe they’re “obtaining ownership”…
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Tuta @tuta.com · 31/08/2026
If you have a Gmail account, you need to read this. Google's AI now scans your emails and attachments, bank statements, tax files, medical letters, all of it. It turned on by default, and there's a class-action lawsuit over how. Here are 5 moves to shut it off, the switch is hidden in two places:
Image of Sundar Pichai and the Gmail logo
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CtrlAltWin @ctrlaltwin.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
"It didn't work out for them, but it might work out for us"
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CtrlAltWin @ctrlaltwin.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Good games with good framerates and artstyle > graphic fidelity
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Alex Donaldson @apzonerunner.com · 28/08/2026
I run a website that from its remit literally can't cover GTA, certainly not in depth, so when I see folk saying it's impossible to not put every resource into it I do roll my eyes a bit. It's possible if your business is built carefully to not be fragile to the whims of the single biggest game
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A Profound Waste of Time @apwot.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
We're approaching that special time of year again. Sign up to the APWOT 7 pre-launch page to be notified when it goes live! 🔥 www.kickstarter.com/projects/caz...
kickstarter.com
Coming soon: A Profound Waste of Time 7
The seventh issue of A Profound Waste of Time
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Game Informer @gameinformer.com · 24/08/2026
International Game Informer print subscriptions are now available! We heard your requests and are delivering magazines to your door across the world. Check the link to see the list of countries now offering print! gameinformer.com/2026/08/21/g...
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dannyodwyer @dannyodwyer.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
/noclip turns 10 on September 12th so with the help of our community I put together a video attempting to sum up the past 10 years. A few tears were shed while editing this. I suspect I'll go back and watch it time and again over our next decade. youtu.be/EY-HmdHrUN8
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Remembering 10 Years of /noclip
YouTube video by /noclip
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Jeroen Baert @jbaert.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Aaron Swartz was prosecuted for scraping, while Meta does it without consequence
blog.curiousquail.com
I'm Upset Again About a Co-Creator of RSS Being Prosecuted For Something Meta Is Doing With Little Consequence
Also here's a cool unrelated photo of a chipmunk because I need some chill
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CtrlAltWin @ctrlaltwin.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Gamers: ”I’m convinced this person didn’t play the game” Also Gamers: “I only read the free headline or intro paragraph of an entire paywalled article” Gamers: “Games criticism is dead/sucks now” Also Gamers: “You can’t critique a game I like rrreeeee”
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Harper Jay @dreamcastaway.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
There's some response to this centered on the idea you should only say nice things about games. Here's the thing: lotta folks lament the loss of criticism ATM. But! You don't get to be sad about a lack of critical writing and also believe the first thing as well. You can't have it both ways.
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sunset visitor 斜陽過客 | Prove You're Human - Wishlist Now! @sunsetvisitor.studio · 17/08/2026
1000xRESIST is coming to Nintendo Switch 2 on August 20, 2026. A huge visual improvement, bringing the experience on par with PC. Hekki grace.
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Simone de Rochefort @doomquasar.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
screaming screaming and screaming into the void! thatshubham.com/blog/news-au...
thatshubham.com
The 49MB Web Page
A look at modern news websites. How programmatic ad-tech, huge payloads and hostile architecture destroyed the reading experience.
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Jon Renish @jonrenish.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Scrolling my socials this week.
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Kotaku @kotaku.com · 12/08/2026
"If it was opt in, nobody would opt in," admitted the streaming site's chief product officer. This happened during a livestream earlier today focused on addressing the controversial decision to force users to opt out of Amazon using Twitch content to train its AI models and tech.
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sai ✦ fefw @radiostarkiller.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
put more boobs in the farming games actually
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Rebekah Valentine @duckvalentine.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
but what do i know kotaku.com/xbox-protest...
kotaku.com
In Protest Of Mass Layoffs, Bethesda Devs Greet Xbox Leadership With A Giant Inflatable Rat - Kotaku
'We heard that Microsoft leadership was coming to our office this week, and decided to make our presence visible'
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/noclip @noclipvideo.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
noclip_2 covers the best indie and underground games out there. Here are some of our favorites from 2026 so far. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifeJ...
youtube.com
the Best Games of 2026 So Far - noclip_2
YouTube video by noclip_2
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Casey S. Pumpkins 🎃 @caseyexplosion.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
"Indies will save us" No! YOU WILL SAVE INDIES! Go leave a review for that neat indie game you like, share the trailer for an upcoming game you're anticipating, tell your fave developer they did a good job, go tell people about such and such game that's just come out, you can make a difference!
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