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Elissa

@elissablack.com
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The lesbian roadkill of the information superhighway. Makes games, shoots photos, does indie film. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🧛🏻‍♀️ she/her Currently: Deck & Conn, Death by Scrolling, and Dungeons of Freeport. www.FuntimeElectrics.com www.GoodNameForABlog.com

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Luke Plunkett @lukeplunkett.com · 28/09/2026
Hi, I'm looking to speak to people who have left games journalism in the last few years and have gone onto do something else. DMs are open, or luke@aftermath.site, thanks!
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Wallace @exalclaw.com · 18/09/2026
Finally wrote about it, driving in Mafia III rules hard exalclaw.com/mafia-iii-fa...
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When The Scenic Route Is Worth It
Fast travel isn't the worst feature to include, but Mafia III is a great example of why it can be worth forcing players to spend time traveling.
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Liam Hogan @liamhogan.id.au · 24/09/2026
Your package of F-35 parts could not be delivered and has been taken to the nearest Auspost collection point
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Elissa @elissablack.com · 23/09/2026
Time to re-watch my favourite video essay for the 67,128th time.
The title placard for "Los Angeles Plays Itself", a feature length video essay from 2004 by Thom Andersen.
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Elissa @elissablack.com · 22/09/2026
In the lead-up to GTA VI coming out, I am watching a big 'ole pile of South Florida-set movies, some for the first time, some as I haven't seen them in a while. First up: Body Heat. I'd never seen it before. My review? It's good.
A grimy quad poster for Body Heat, black and white and grainy but for the title which is in red. William Hurt, naked but for a terrible moustache, kisses Kathleen Turner who just about looks like she's ready to climax due to sheer proximity to him.
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Elissa @elissablack.com · 18/09/2026
Deck & Conn v1.2 is out! Lots of new features and fixes in this update, details below!
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Deck & Conn - Moving Fast: Deck & Conn v1.2 is out! - Steam News
Time acceleration, more engine room controls, and more!
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Dave Gilbert @wadjeteyegames.com · 14/09/2026
The "Adults Only" ranking has been removed from Nighthawks! Everything is set for launch on the 22nd! Phew. What a roller coaster. Thank you everyone for your amazing support while we got this sorted. If you weren't able to wishlist before, now you can! store.steampowered.com/app/1221950/...
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Elissa @elissablack.com · 14/09/2026
You know, in retrospect, I really am glad I bought the number of NFTs I did (zero).
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Elissa @elissablack.com · 14/09/2026
I remember, years ago, watching Apple keynotes and, corpo-fap aside, often being excited for some new device or other. Have felt the complete opposite for basically a decade at this point.
The boxes for my XTEiNK Pro
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Elissa @elissablack.com · 12/09/2026
THE UFOs FROM OUTER SPACE! The only science fiction film which DARES ask the question... what if Martians were Aussies? Watch it now! youtu.be/XA_1cjceSDk
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Elissa @elissablack.com · 13/09/2026
Me, watching a Scream movie: "Wow, there's, like, SOOOO many stabbings in this movie."
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Stilgherrian @stilgherrian.com · 12/09/2026
Please be watching this important new short film, THE UFOs FROM OUTER SPACE! The only science fiction film which DARES to ask... what if Martians were Aussies? www.youtube.com/watch?v=XA_1... @elissablack.com explains the background. And I have a small role as the ship’s computer, G’day-GPT.
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The UFOs From Outer Space
YouTube video by Expect Problems
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Stilgherrian @stilgherrian.com · 12/09/2026
Here is me with my alter ego. Photo by @elissablack.com taken on the day of voice recording.
A black and white photo of a round-faced white man with short but unruly hair and spectacles — it's Stilgherrian — cuddling some sort of "electronic equipment" labelled G'DAY-GPT in embossed tape, a switch labelled ON with positions YEAH and NAH, and five big knobs. A couple of random wires stick out of it.
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Hayley G - Good Society 2E on Kickstarter now! @storybrewersroleplaying.com · 09/09/2026
🎩🍰Call for tea and biscuits as Good Society 2nd edition is live upon the Kickstarter! 🍰🎩 We're back with more romance, scandal, and drama than ever. Come visit upon us and take a look at this Jane Austen rpg 💌 www.kickstarter.com/projects/sto...
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Good Society: A Jane Austen RPG – 2nd Edition
Navigate the pitfalls of romance, reputation, manners, and marriage in the sumptuous new edition of this award-winning regency rpg.
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Elissa @elissablack.com · 12/09/2026
THE UFOs FROM OUTER SPACE! The only science fiction film which DARES ask the question... what if Martians were Aussies? Watch it now! youtu.be/XA_1cjceSDk
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Elissa @elissablack.com · 06/09/2026
Someone did a deep dive into Indiana Jones' camera from The Great Circle.
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I Tried Out Indiana Jones' Camera
YouTube video by WatchingtheAerial
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Nick Wheeler @nwheeler.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
@elissablack.com Are the torpedo graphics code generated? I can't seem to find them in the graphics files. Admittedly, they are very small, so I might just be missing them...
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Elissa @elissablack.com · 05/09/2026
Do not talk to me about Internet, sir, I was forged in modem screams.
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Elissa @elissablack.com · 04/09/2026
Deck & Conn v1.1 is now live! This update focuses on save/resume patrols, along with some bug fixes and AI tweaks.
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Deck & Conn - Patrol In Progress - Deck & Conn v1.1 is out! - Steam News
Patrols in campaign mode can now be paused and resumed by quitting the game or back to the main menu. Additionally, more bugs have been fixed and there’s been some AI tweaks. Our next focus is some im...
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Elissa @elissablack.com · 04/09/2026
At a certain point “mid century” is going to mean “right now, around the middle of the 21st century” and that is going to hurt my soul.
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Elissa @elissablack.com · 04/09/2026
Rob Zacny appeared on Adam Conover's podcast talking about the state of the games industry, and it's a very good deep-dive into the state of things. It's... mostly depressing, but still interesting.
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Is The Video Game Industry Collapsing?
YouTube video by Adam Conover
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Elissa @elissablack.com · 03/09/2026
Burning the candle at both ends fucks with your brain. Had a huge work day yesterday, finished at 11pm, tried to relax for an hour, crashed just after midnight and... my brain woke me up at 6:05am. Guess it's a three-coffee day today.
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Elissa @elissablack.com · 03/09/2026
After an 18 hour day... Deck & Conn 1.1.0 is now up on the open_testing branch on Steam. Notably, it contains suspend/resumption of patrols in campaign mode.
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Elissa @elissablack.com · 03/09/2026
Darnit. Got a nice update with lots of tweaks and fixes for Deck & Conn ready and can't upload them until someone in another time zone wakes up! *shakes fist at the tyranny of time zones*
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Elissa @elissablack.com · 02/09/2026
Deck & Conn v1.0.1 is up, and so is Dungeons of Freeport v1.0.14! If you don't have either and want them, you can get both in a bundle here! store.steampowered.com/bundle/85388...
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Save 13% on Deck and Conn x Dungeons of Freeport on Steam
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Elissa @elissablack.com · 01/09/2026
Deck & Conn, my dieselpunk turn-based spaceship command game is OUT NOW on Steam! It's on Linux, macOS and Windows, with a 20% launch discount!
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Deck & Conn on Steam
Take command of a nuclear-powered space corvette in a Cold War-flavored sci-fi campaign. Balance tactics, crew, and limited resources in a dynamic forever-war. Retro pixel art meets deep strategy fift...
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Nick Wheeler @nwheeler.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Shout out to @elissablack.com for the release of #DeckAndConn on Steam. Been waiting for this one for ages. store.steampowered.com/app/3828500/... Not only that, but it looks to be easily moddable... Star Trek conversion, here we come...
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Save 20% on Deck & Conn on Steam
Take command of a nuclear-powered space corvette in a Cold War-flavored sci-fi campaign. Balance tactics, crew, and limited resources in a dynamic forever-war. Retro pixel art meets deep strategy fift...
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lugerron.bsky.social @lugerron.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Let's do this!
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Elissa @elissablack.com · 01/09/2026
Deck & Conn, my dieselpunk turn-based spaceship command game is OUT NOW on Steam! It's on Linux, macOS and Windows, with a 20% launch discount!
store.steampowered.com
Deck & Conn on Steam
Take command of a nuclear-powered space corvette in a Cold War-flavored sci-fi campaign. Balance tactics, crew, and limited resources in a dynamic forever-war. Retro pixel art meets deep strategy fift...
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Tanya X. Short @tanyaxshort.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
god, you guys, just buy the indie game that looks kinda cool. don't play the demo, don't agonize over the reviews or wishlist, JUST BUY THE INDIE GAME!! if you didn't like it, oh well, whatever, maybe next time, meanwhile you supported an artist, thanks for coming to the gig, want a t-shirt?
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Elissa @elissablack.com · 01/09/2026
Final Steam Deck testing for Deck & Conn 1.0. (SteamDeck & Conn, lol). It won't be listed at launch as 'great on deck', but it is certainly playable. Even quite pleasant, given it's turn based. The controller needs to be set to virtual mouse on the trackpad and generic gamepad.
Deck & Conn playing on Steam Deck.
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Alasdair Beckett-King @misterabk.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Maybe Hitler turned out like that because people kept trying to kill him as a baby? Yet you simply cannot get funding to travel back in time and be nice to baby Hitler.
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Elissa @elissablack.com · 31/08/2026
Australian courier tracker: TUESDAY: left warehouse FRIDAY: arrived at your place Chinese courier tracker: TUESDAY 9:04am: left warehouse in a box 99mm x 103mm x 103mm, weather was fine TUESDAY 9:05am: box tilted 23 degrees to one side TUESDAY 9:07am: faint smell of chilli wafted by the box …
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Elissa @elissablack.com · 30/08/2026
A random list of things that are good, actually: - espresso shots - mojitos - Collateral (2004, Michael Mann) - nicely fitted crop tops - listening to music on vinyl - spring weather - swishy dresses - the texture of a well-read book - extracting a game cartridge from its case - cheese
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Elissa @elissablack.com · 30/08/2026
After taking my morning draft of espresso, I wrote a blog post on the death of gaming as we knew it. You know, casual Sunday morning chill thoughts.
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The Quick Death of Video Games
It’s not exactly a contentious thing to say that the video games industry is presently in, generously, a state of flux. It’s not even really contentious to go a step further and say it’s almost in fre...
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Elissa @elissablack.com · 29/08/2026
The "you wouldn't steal" meme, but it reads "You wouldn't steal a Grand Theft Auto"
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videogame history @vghistory.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
police quest II, pause prompt, dos (1988) tcrf.net/Police_Quest...
a cope leaning back on his chair, feet up.
prompt header: game paused
text:
every cop needs a 10-7 (break) now and then. keith will smoke a cigarette until you return.
(button): let's roll.
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Elissa @elissablack.com · 27/08/2026
Interesting. This is an article about GTA VI that just came out - in a fashion magazine. Each image of the characters cites which brands they are wearing, but they are all in-universe fictional brands.
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GTAVI: An exclusive deep dive into the video game of the decade
On par with a wonder of the modern world, the pressure on Grand Theft Auto VI to deliver the holy grail of gaming is enormous – we talk to Rockstar’s epic team of creative talents to uncover its secre...
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Chris Franklin @errant-signal.com · 27/08/2026
This is wild. I've seen a lot of bad AI products, but I've never seen a software company deprecate their entire UI in favor of some sort of MCP
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Jason Song Quinn (Comms Open) @hulkhoquinn.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Think about Miss Piggy. She lost a best friend and now an ex-lover in matter of 24 hours.
Miss Piggy and Dolly Parton in fancy dresses posing together photo of Tim Curry surrounded by muppets, smiling for a photo. A quote from curry is added “it didn’t go very well. It didn’t survive the shoot. She felt I wasn’t being faithful to her” it’s him discussing his ill fated affair with miss piggy
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Elissa @elissablack.com · 26/08/2026
Sometimes I wonder how much the knowledge that we are so far from most of the rest of the human-settled world impacts the Australian psyche.
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priscilla page @priscillapage.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
I wrote about Drive
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Drive (2011) | Priscilla Page
I’ve loved Drive since its release, but it’s really been creeping up on me lately. I caught it last year at the Academy Museum’s David Geffe
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Elissa @elissablack.com · 19/08/2026
STEAMDeck & Conn? Look, it isn't a gamepad game and it's a bit fiddly for touch, but I'm delighted how well it actually plays on Deck.
Deck & Conn, running on a Steamdeck.
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Elissa @elissablack.com · 18/08/2026
Because I'm THAT kind of sicko, I've created an in-game digital checklist set for your WASP-Class corvette in Deck & Conn. Want a startup checklist for your nuclear-powered space corvette? 'Course ya do.
Deck & Conn, with a 'tablet' open on the side showing a digital checklist. It contains the startup procedures for the space craft in question, partly complete.
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Sebastian Fawkes @acefawkes.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Anyway,
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Elissa @elissablack.com · 18/08/2026
Every time I watch Burn Notice I want to eat small little tubs of yogurt.
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Elissa @elissablack.com · 18/08/2026
I would love to see a breakdown of all reviews of Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma, splitting them by gender, cis/trans status, and queer/straight sexuality status. I bet you could predict which combinations of these groups would skew higher.
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Elissa @elissablack.com · 17/08/2026
If you want to know why I've been madly working and barely online for the last month, here's why - Deck & Conn is launching 1st of September. For the Americans in the audience - that's less than 1 football field away! #GameDev #Coffee
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Deck & Conn Launches September 1, 2026 | Release Date Announcement
YouTube video by MicroProse
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Blue sky nice ghost @rajandelman.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Absolutely fucking gutting
Speaking on why she remained closeted until age 36 and whether she has had relationships with women, Panettiere stated, "Yeah, I did. It was scary, though, because there were paparazzi always waiting for me outside, to follow me everywhere. I had very little privacy. I have dated women. I was much more into women even as a child than I was men. I have explored it, but because I hadn't shared this with anybody, I didn't really have the courage to throw myself fully emotionally into it. Because then if I did fall in love, that wasn't something that I wanted to ever have to hide."[83]
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Elissa @elissablack.com · 17/08/2026
Merry Monday. Hot Strong Bad take for the morning: Yes, The System Is Down is great. But counter-point, these two songs are actually better: 🎶 Let's make believe that we're in love, so I can break up with you. 🎵 🎶You've got an ugly butt, and a stupid... butt.🎵
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