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Mark - LateWander

@latewander.bsky.social
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I like to talk about video games and stories. Maybe wrestling, maybe Linux too. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

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Jason Schreier @jasonschreier.bsky.social · 18h
This sucks for many reasons. But I think it's worth emphasizing how selfish and duplicitous it is to go work with a public-facing, community-focused media org like MinnMax without disclosing this part of your past to them. (MinnMax confirmed to me they were not told.) Please support them if you can
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Nebula @nebula.tv · 19h
Jacob Geller is no longer a part of Nebula. Ongoing projects have been terminated effective immediately, and his content has been removed from our catalog.
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Mark - LateWander @latewander.bsky.social · 20h
This is such a desperately sad situation. Obvs first thoughts are with the victim, having to sit with this for years while your abuser lived his dream and became hugely successful must have been awful. I’m sure a lot of people (including me) who have followed him for years, feel complete betrayed.
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Aftermath @aftermath.site · 21h
Video essayist and YouTuber Jacob Geller removed from MinnMax following sexual assault allegations aftermath.site/jacob-geller-m...
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Mark - LateWander @latewander.bsky.social · 20h
This is such a desperately sad situation. Obvs first thoughts are with the victim, having to sit with this for years while your abuser lived his dream and became hugely successful must have been awful. I’m sure a lot of people (including me) who have followed him for years, feel complete betrayed.
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Mark - LateWander @latewander.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Jesus fucking Christ this is getting seriously dystopian at this point… They are going to enshittify the whole industry into the ground! 😡
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Mark - LateWander @latewander.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Jesus fucking Christ this is getting seriously dystopian at this point… They are going to enshittify the whole industry into the ground! 😡
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Mark - LateWander @latewander.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Jesus fucking Christ this is getting seriously dystopian at this point… They are going to enshittify the whole industry into the ground! 😡
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Mark - LateWander @latewander.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
The industry is fucked…
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Mark - LateWander @latewander.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I’ve done the thing. In no particular order, these are probably the games that shaped me and my taste in games most. #My9Games
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Mark - LateWander @latewander.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I’ve done the thing. In no particular order, these are probably the games that shaped me and my taste in games most. #My9Games
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Mark - LateWander @latewander.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Fuck me… will the enshittification never end! 😡
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Mark - LateWander @latewander.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Fuck me… will the enshittification never end! 😡
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Mark - LateWander @latewander.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
I don’t know if your being facetious, but I think that is genuinely interesting… We have seen similar actions from companies “trimming the fat” for an acquisition, and we all know Xbox is WAAAAYYYY less profitable than many other parts of their business. Xbox just seems to be a headache for MS!
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Mark - LateWander @latewander.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
The industry is fucked…
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Mark - LateWander @latewander.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Killing Ninja Theory and talking about it like they had no choice is shameful. Folding Obsidian into Bethesda is functionally killing them too. And if Activision make a good Halo game I’d be astonished! Never been happier to have recently sold my Series X, I am beyond done with Xbox/Microsoft.
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Mark - LateWander @latewander.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Agree with this 100%. This has been the worst console generation of my lifetime by some margin and probably the worst since the 1983 video game crash. A generation defined by managerial incompetence, greed and total disregard for industry workers and gamers. The generation of enshittification.
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Mark - LateWander @latewander.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Agree with this 100%. This has been the worst console generation of my lifetime by some margin and probably the worst since the 1983 video game crash. A generation defined by managerial incompetence, greed and total disregard for industry workers and gamers. The generation of enshittification.
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Mark - LateWander @latewander.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Killing Ninja Theory and talking about it like they had no choice is shameful. Folding Obsidian into Bethesda is functionally killing them too. And if Activision make a good Halo game I’d be astonished! Never been happier to have recently sold my Series X, I am beyond done with Xbox/Microsoft.
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Mark - LateWander @latewander.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Only makes me want to play it more. “AAA” game seems to equal a bloated, unsustainable, cash pit that inevitably underperforms some absurd internal target which is then used as an excuse to layoff half a dev studio or close it entirely, while the publisher rakes in millions.
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Mark - LateWander @latewander.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Only makes me want to play it more. “AAA” game seems to equal a bloated, unsustainable, cash pit that inevitably underperforms some absurd internal target which is then used as an excuse to layoff half a dev studio or close it entirely, while the publisher rakes in millions.
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Mark - LateWander @latewander.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Two part question: As we continue to see the raise of gen-AI, how does this affect LGBT+ creators and media specifically? Where are the line for AI tools? The general sentiment seem to be that coding=ok, any visuals/sound/writing=bad. Is there any acceptable AI tools in game development?
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Mothership @mothership.blog · 15/09/2026
It's time for our first-ever AMA! Got questions for Mothership's founders Maddy Myers and Zoë Hannah? Drop 'em below and we'll respond (maybe even in video!) throughout this week and next.
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Mark - LateWander @latewander.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Honestly, I’m a big believer in supporting (with our wallets) things that need it - indie studios and small projects deserve your money - and you should be generous to projects you love. But if it’s a mega-corp who has spent the better part of the last decade enshitifying all media - fuck ‘em!
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Mark - LateWander @latewander.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Honestly, I’m a big believer in supporting (with our wallets) things that need it - indie studios and small projects deserve your money - and you should be generous to projects you love. But if it’s a mega-corp who has spent the better part of the last decade enshitifying all media - fuck ‘em!
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Mark - LateWander @latewander.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Game Pass really has gone from the best deal in gaming, to a complete waste of money pretty quickly hasn’t it? 😅
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Mark - LateWander @latewander.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Game Pass really has gone from the best deal in gaming, to a complete waste of money pretty quickly hasn’t it? 😅
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Mark - LateWander @latewander.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Good thing it’s an easy solution that can be achieved in a timeframe that’s actually useful! I thought he was going to say something really stupid, like, “just make more stuff” without considering any of the economic or practical barrier of doing so. Oh, wait... 😑
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Mark - LateWander @latewander.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Game Pass really has gone from the best deal in gaming, to a complete waste of money pretty quickly hasn’t it? 😅
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Chris Plante @plante.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Good Housekeeping let me calm the nerves of anxious parents skeptical of video games
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I'm a Games Journalist and a Dad—Here's What Parents Get Wrong About Educational Video Games
Games don’t need to be full of math problems or vocabulary quizzes to be opportunities for learning.
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Mark - LateWander @latewander.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
“at launch” is hanging in that headline like a wet fart at a dinner party.
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Mark - LateWander @latewander.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Of course it’s fucking plausible! They just don’t want to put the time and effort into making it happen! 😡 Honestly, it’s like these companies think we’re all fools who have never bought anything digitally before ! GoG seem to have been doing this for years without much of an issue!
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Mark - LateWander @latewander.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Of course it’s fucking plausible! They just don’t want to put the time and effort into making it happen! 😡 Honestly, it’s like these companies think we’re all fools who have never bought anything digitally before ! GoG seem to have been doing this for years without much of an issue!
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9to5Linux.com @9to5linux.com · 31/08/2026
California’s Age Attestation Bill to Exclude #Linux and All Open Source OSes 9to5linux.com/californias-... #OpenSource
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California's Age Attestation Bill to Exclude Linux and All Open Source OSes - 9to5Linux
The California Digital Age Assurance Act will exempt open-source operating systems and applications from its age attestation requirements.
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Mark - LateWander @latewander.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
That means nothing… you “literally” play any game “forever” if you want. So long as the bastards keep the game available of course... 😑
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Mark - LateWander @latewander.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Fuck me, are we doing this again… Maybe just focus on making one good, affordable product than spreading your resources over several badly executed ideas this time? 🙄
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Mark - LateWander @latewander.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Almost certainly some AI bullshit. But there is something depressing accurate about seeing Carney winning, but it’s his health bar that goes down and Trumps remains the same. 😑
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Mark - LateWander @latewander.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Almost certainly some AI bullshit. But there is something depressing accurate about seeing Carney winning, but it’s his health bar that goes down and Trumps remains the same. 😑
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Mark - LateWander @latewander.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Almost certainly some AI bullshit. But there is something depressing accurate about seeing Carney winning, but it’s his health bar that goes down and Trumps remains the same. 😑
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Mark - LateWander @latewander.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
In a world of vanishing role models, it is so sad to lose Dolly Parton. What a legend. One of the few celebs with real power, influence and money and genuinely only seemed interested in using it to inject some fucking GOOD into the world! Also Jolene is a banger! open.spotify.com/track/5fdhTh...
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Jolene
Dolly Parton · Jolene (Expanded Edition) · Song · 1974
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Mark - LateWander @latewander.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
In a world of vanishing role models, it is so sad to lose Dolly Parton. What a legend. One of the few celebs with real power, influence and money and genuinely only seemed interested in using it to inject some fucking GOOD into the world! Also Jolene is a banger! open.spotify.com/track/5fdhTh...
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Jolene
Dolly Parton · Jolene (Expanded Edition) · Song · 1974
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Mark - LateWander @latewander.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
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The Simpsons: Stop, Stop! He's Already Dead
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Mark - LateWander @latewander.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Here’s my hot takes: No one should be harassed for their opinion on a video game - don’t be an idiot. People who publish deliberately provocative headlines shouldn’t “woe, is me” when people get provoked. The only correct way to enjoy a video game is by playing it however you damn want!
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Mark - LateWander @latewander.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Bring on the micro e-ink reader revolution! ✊🥳
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Mark - LateWander @latewander.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Bring on the micro e-ink reader revolution! ✊🥳
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Mark - LateWander @latewander.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
The implication that people who play nerdy niche sailing games or nerdy puzzle games or tiny story-driven emotional deckbuilders - like me! - won’t also be playing GTA6 at launch is wild. 😅 It’s going to be all consuming for at least a few weeks, I don’t think there is any getting around that…
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Mark - LateWander @latewander.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Remains one of the best and most unique gaming experiences I’ve had in a very long time. Would 100% recommend!
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Shut Up And Take My Money - Fry Meme
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Mark - LateWander @latewander.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
America… just… 🤦‍♂️
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Mark - LateWander @latewander.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
America… just… 🤦‍♂️
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Chloe: Fille Choque Shocked Reaction
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Mark - LateWander @latewander.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Remains one of the best and most unique gaming experiences I’ve had in a very long time. Would 100% recommend!
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