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Edmond Tran @edmondtran.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

There was one night this week where I stayed up very late playing hours of Star Wars Galactic Racer then immediately went to bed, and I swear my dreams went by at 300km/h. Incredible videogame! Maybe Star Wars is good again

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Francisco Dominguez @dominguezf.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I chatted to a boss design consultant about a boss archetype staple that everyone recognises but never had a widely-agreed name.

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Edmond Tran @edmondtran.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Today I learned that I am cited at length on the dedicated Wikipedia page for the Mortal Kombat character, Kano.

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This Week in Videogames @thisweekinvideogames.com · 02/10/2026

Devolver Digital is a private company again, following a shareholder vote that saw 90% in favour of delisting from the London Stock Exchange. Devolver proposed the privitisation in August, saying its business was incompatible with the "increased pressure to deliver short-term market expectations."

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Devolver Digital Is a Private Company Again

Devolver became a public company in 2021, attracting investors including NetEase and Sony Interactive Entertainment.

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Sam Barsanti @sambarsanti.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

This is great. I love seeing a trope get defined, much like when I famously tried to get “boggle trophy” going.

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This Week in Videogames @thisweekinvideogames.com · 01/10/2026

The "high chair boss" has been an archetype since the early God of War days. But can an old boss learn new tricks? @dominguezf.bsky.social talks to a boss fight design consultant to find out whether there’s any novelty left in the format (and to see what she thought of Wolverine's Sentinel fight).

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It's Time for High Chair Bosses To Grow Up

The "high chair boss" has served as an archetype from God of War to Marvel’s Wolverine. But can an old boss learn new tricks?

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Seamus Byrne @seamusbyrne.me · 01/10/2026

Narrator voice: the games industry does not value its media.

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Edmond Tran @edmondtran.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

This is my third spaghetti meal in one day

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Edmond Tran @edmondtran.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Needless to say I am very fucking proud that Maddie took this one out! Maddie’s work is tremendous, her writing is sharp and funny. She has big ideas and is willing to reach for the sky. She was still studying when she came on board last year! Remarkable young journalist! So far to go!!

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Edmond Tran @edmondtran.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Naming your Disco Elysium successor 'Red Rooster' is a sure-fire way to get the interest of any Australian but ESPECIALLY those interested in the socioeconomic divisions of Sydney which may or may not be apt for this videogame summereternal.com/redrooster

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RED ROOSTER

SUMMER ETERNAL introduces their incendiary, physics-driven RPG: RED ROOSTER.

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Edmond Tran @edmondtran.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

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Edmond Tran @edmondtran.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I think Keep Driving is gonna be a desert island retirement game for me

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This Week in Videogames @thisweekinvideogames.com · 28/09/2026

TWIV journalist @maddie-b-a.bsky.social has been recognised as the winner of the Journalism Impact category at the 2026 MCV/Develop Women in Games Awards. The award is designed to highlight an individual "using their voice to positively build the industry as well as hold it to account when needed."

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Maddie Agne Wins 'Journalism Impact' Category at 2026 MCV/Develop Women in Games Awards

Agne thanked her team for "betting on me in an industry that affords so few bets to women."

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Mike.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ @dumbmike.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I thought this was just beautiful. Kurt Vonnegut takes a walk to mail a letter:

She calls out, “Where are you going?” And I say, “I am going out to get an envelope.” And she says, “Well, you’re not a poor man. Why don’t you buy a thousand envelopes? They’ll deliver them, and you can put them in a closet.” And I say, “Hush.”

I go next to the postal convenience center down the block at the corner of 47th Street and Second Avenue. The woman behind the counter says, “Thirty-nine cents for a stamp.” I say, “I only brought thirty-seven. When did that change?” She looked at me a long time. “Thirty-seven isn’t enough.” “Well that oughta be enough for one envelope,” I said. The line was getting longer.

The lady moved her hand into her coat. I knew this routine. I backflipped behind the man behind me in line, wrapping my elbow around his throat as I landed. By the time the stamp seller had unloaded her clip, I had full cover. The gentleman’s body dropped to the floor, six holes smoking. The package he was carrying fell to the floor with a heavy clunk. Whatever was in there, it would do.

I rolled my foot over the cardboard and did a “flick up” as they call it in soccer. I bounced the package once or twice on the back of my foot as the mail lady reloaded, then I launched it high and spun 360 to deliver my patented “Rising Phoenix kick”. The package caught fire as it shattered through the protective plexiglass window and struck the woman’s head with all the force and hatred I had learned to channel in my grueling tutelage under five fallen Wudang masters in my youth. The lady’s body exploded off of her bones, leaving just a blackened skeleton spinning in her office chair. “So it goes,” I said, but no one laughed. I guess they weren’t big readers.

And I go home. And I have had one hell of a good time.

We are dancing animals. How beautiful it is to get up and go out and do something. We are here on Earth to fart around. Don’t let anybody tell you any different.

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This Week in Videogames @thisweekinvideogames.com · 28/09/2026

Kojima's split with PlayStation says a lot about the company it is today and the difference in business attitudes between East and West. @nomoredaniels.bsky.social explores Japan's unique tendency to build commercial relationships on trust, for better or worse.

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Trust and Loyalty: The Real Glue Behind Japanese Games - Parallax: Japan

"A deal’s a deal" might not mean much in the US anymore, but in Japan it sure as hell does.

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Edmond Tran @edmondtran.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

This one was real fun to read!! Featuring known fugitives @harris.zone, @hownottodraw.bsky.social, and @hellocakebread.bsky.social among several other mysterious indie dev contributors

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Victoria Tran ✨ @victoriatran.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Maybe my favorite interview series I've done so far for TWIVG?? Thanks to everyone who answered my incredibly suspicious sounding question. 💖

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Edmond Tran @edmondtran.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

So the Department of Education here provides each kid with access to a Canva account. Recently mine have started scheduling sessions with their friends where they all jump in on a shared powerpoint presentation together to goof around with clip art and chat. I think that's kinda sick?

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Edmond Tran @edmondtran.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Only one day until I find out whether the out-of-left field song pick for Steel Ball Run’s ending theme will top Savage Garden’s I Want You (no)

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Edmond Tran @edmondtran.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

is it too late to make a bi visibility day joke

Hideo Kojima and former Sony Interactive Entertainment boss Andrew House shake hands with the biggest fucking smiles you have ever seen in your life

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Edmond Tran @edmondtran.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

when you leave lockdown and see that the city is still covered in a toxic mould and the smart people are saying not to eat the mould but you can't help yourself so you do it and it tastes good but you get a profound sickness deep inside you and then I saw one of the babies and the baby looked at me

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Edmond Tran @edmondtran.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

If you wanted an in-depth look at why the Japanese games industry seems to be doing well amid everything, here's something @dominguezf.bsky.social has been working on for a while. He reached out to many people to try and get some local thoughts. Few wanted to chat, but we did get some great folks.

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Edmond Tran @edmondtran.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Explaining the concept of going outdoors to gamers

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Edmond Tran @edmondtran.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Yeah that's right – 'No Content' is what happens when you cut your editorial budget

An RSS feed for the website GameDeveloper. Several events are listed with the description [no content]

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Edmond Tran @edmondtran.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

My Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave review is that I live here now and I'm not leaving

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Edmond Tran @edmondtran.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Weird situation for console release of Mewgenics in Australia. The game should be out, but it's unavailable on the eShop/PS Store. Ed McMillen says it's on 'hold' due to rating stuff. The Classification Board told me it's been rated M (Violence, Mature Themes, Drug References, Coarse Language). 🤷

Tweet from Edmund MicMillen: "ATTN: ASU and NZ players of Mewgenics! The game is currently on hold due to its "rating", we are obviously pushing for its release but they have rejected games with similar tones in the past (South Park / Hotline Miami / Saints row etc)... stay tuned."

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Imran Khan @imrankhan.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Games writing is all about working hard and getting abused by your audience until one day your boss recognizes that they could be paying freelance rates for your work by abusing the constant churn of new writers.

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Edmond Tran @edmondtran.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Impossible to overemphasise the fact that corporate media doesn’t care about workers *or* readers

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Edmond Tran @edmondtran.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Was out and about, thinking about what to get for lunch. Checked my phone and then speedwalked like crazy into the nearby library to punch this out Thank you local libraries for giving us quiet spaces with public desks

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This Week in Videogames @thisweekinvideogames.com · 09/09/2026

Steam has implemented age verification measures for Australian customers, restricting them from purchasing or even viewing titles that carry a local age rating of R18+. Currently, the one and only method of age verification is linking a supported credit card to a Steam account.

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Steam Implements Age Verification For R18+ Games in Australia, Credit Card Required

The move follows changes to Australia’s online safety code, and similar implementations on the PlayStation and Xbox storefronts.

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Edmond Tran @edmondtran.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

The Legend of Zelda: The Ocarina of Time Remake The Legend of Zelda: The Ocarina of Time Rebirth The Legend of Zelda: The Ocarina of Time ReDead

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Edmond Tran @edmondtran.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Small scoop from the team today. Odd way to go about this.

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Lewis Gordon @lewisgordon.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Capcom is on a generational run. But this is no renaissance: the company has never been greater. I reported on the secret of its success, from "Crapcom" in the early 2010s to its one-banger-after-another present, speaking to many of its most illustrious producers. www.theringer.com/2026/09/03/v...

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How Capcom Cracked the Code of Game Development

The video game industry is in turmoil, but 2026 could be Capcom’s career year. How does the company behind ‘Resident Evil Requiem,’ ‘Pragmata,’ and ‘Onimusha: Way of the Sword’ keep pumping out hits?

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Crushed @silenttakedown.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

yeah sure whatever, let lara croft cook potato stew on her phone for 2m0s of damage resistance who gives a shit anymore

a screenshot from the upcoming remake of Tomb Raider 1. lara croft is looking at her phone in the middle of an ancient ruin, and it's showing her a generic crafting menu, and a png of saucepan of stew that apparently her phone lets her cook for "Damage resistance" if she has 6 potatoes

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Edmond Tran @edmondtran.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

wow they updated local multiplayer splitscreen for the tiktok generation

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.chantal//RYAN @thoughtrise.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

it's a couple o starbucks bro it's a shitty sandwich you'll eat half of and throw away it's a few energy drinks. it's a lip balm. a t-shirt you never wore it's years of a person's life and passions. it's an expression of admiration for the blood and sweat, if nothing else buy the indie game <3

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James Wood @omgmorejames.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Some quick thoughts on Duskbloods, Marathon, and disposable multiplayer loops! Oh and fuck Zork.

But my weary back did immediately arch up at the realisation that to truly get into it, I’d have to learn yet another multiplayer loop. Another set of proper nouns. Another round of wrangling time zones and schedules to gather the lads. Another fifty hours on a game we’d likely forget about in twelve months. Glib thinking? Probably. But this mercenary approach to time management has become an essential defence mechanism in a market openly trying to corral us into forever game experiences.

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Edmond Tran @edmondtran.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

If you and two friends become paid supporters of @thisweekinvideogames.com then I can commission another 1500 word piece on some obscure videogame thing you would probably never read about on a commercial website thisweekinvideogames.com/sign-up/

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Edmond Tran @edmondtran.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Checking out the official Gamescom photo assets to see what the normie convention centre photographers found interesting

A bunch of men playing Bon Jovi pinball machines

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Edmond Tran @edmondtran.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Star wars zero company came out and no-one made a Hawks Tuah joke bluesky sucks

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Edmond Tran @edmondtran.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

not me with my keyboard and mouse plugged into my Steam Deck so i can write my little articles because I can't afford a new computer

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Brendan Keogh @brkeogh.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Couldn’t ask for a better example of how ‘gameplay’ doesn’t actually mean anything and you should never use it in serious writing about games.

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