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christa lee @ohpoorpup.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

the best part of Control Resonant is landing a Ninja Gaiden II "Obliteration Technique" (the thing where a staggered enemy can be killed by pressing L3 with a cool anim) and The Board's guttural mumbling booms through my Sennheiser HD650s through a Schiit Hel 2 and I go "FUCK YEAH" every damn time

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Len Maessen @lenmaessen.bsky.social · 15h

Tikte voor NRC over Sam Lake, Remedy Entertainment, en Control Resonant. | Waar blockbustergamestudio’s creatieve risico’s zijn gaan mijden, voert de eigenwijze Finse studio Remedy een eigen koers. De game ‘Control Resonant’ moet de toekomst van het bedrijf veiligstellen. www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2026/...

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Zelfs gamepiraten willen betalen voor de rare games van de Finse studio Remedy

Game: Waar veel blockbustergamestudio’s creatieve risico’s zijn gaan mijden, voert de eigenwijze Finse studio Remedy al 25 jaar een eigen koers. Mede dankzij hun excentrieke boegbeeld Sam Lake. De gam...

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Aftermath @aftermath.site · 30/09/2026

Twitch is using AI to decide which streamers can make money off ads aftermath.site/twitch-ads-ai-...

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Double Fine @doublefine.com · 29/09/2026

Clock in, drive the bus, and get passengers to their stops...but SLAP anyone breaking the rules (or throw 'em out the back if they don't behave)! It's Crazy Taxi meets Papers, Please! Launching October 14~ Wishlist THANK YOU BUS DRIVER:

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Thank You Bus Driver

Take on the role of a town’s rules-driven (and reckless) bus driver in Thank You Bus Driver! Drive fast, slap faster, and toss any rulebreakers out of…

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Remedy Entertainment @remedygames.com · 23/09/2026

Berlin and London have been graced with murals of the Artist, one of the Resonants you will face as Dylan Faden in CONTROL Resonant. Watch how we made her come to life! CONTROL Resonant releases tomorrow, September 24th. #CONTROLResonant

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kate bush’s husband @airbagged.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

CONTROL RESONANT (2026)

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Len Maessen @lenmaessen.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Er zijn slechtere en minder relevante manieren om de releasedag van Control Resonant te vieren.

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martyfive @martyfive.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

< We will be with you soon, Jesse/Dylan Faden > #controlresonant

digital drawing of two characters from Control games, Jesse and Dylan Faden. they’re both wielding their weapons (Jesse with her Service Weapon/Gun, Dylan with his Aberrant/giant hammer), both cool as all hell/gender envy inducing, seemingly in the middle of some battle/fight for control. the background consists of mostly just rectangular/triangular shapes.

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Aftermath @aftermath.site · 23/09/2026

Bethesda president says Obsidian will retain "creative identity" despite becoming part of Bethesda aftermath.site/xbox-bethesda-...

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Len Maessen @lenmaessen.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Het fijne aan Control Resonant is dat alle gamecritici nu gezamenlijk een gedeeld moment van 'uh ben ik ineens slecht geworden in games of klopt de balans in deze boss fight niet' hebben. Een soort Mass Insecurity Event

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Renée @peerebeer24.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Als de zichtbaarheid van lhbti+-ers in de maatschappij zorgt voor extra weerstand en haat, dan waren die weerstand en haat er al, ze waren alleen minder zichtbaar. Je weerstand tegen de zichtbaarheid zegt veel over je stiekeme weerstand tegen lhbti+-ers zelf.

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Jason Schreier @jasonschreier.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

NEW: The hit RPG Blood of Dawnwalker cost $40 million to make — just a fraction of today’s AAA games. It’s already sold more than 1 million copies. I spoke to the Polish studio Rebel Wolves about their development journey: www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...

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The $40 Million Journey Behind ‘The Blood of Dawnwalker’

The makers of the hit game talk about its relatively smooth development

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Len Maessen @lenmaessen.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Mr. Records is echt leuk en de muziek die voor de game werd gecomponeerd is idd zeer goed

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Stella Sacco @antlervel.vet · 15/10/2025

WHEN THERE’S TREASURE BEHIND THE WATERFALL: Oh wow. Yes, very clever! Waterfall treasure! No one’s ever done that before. Lazy jackass WHEN THERE’S NO TREASURE BEHIND THE WATERFALL: Wow. Too stuck-up to put treasure there huh? Too much of a fucking ICONOCLAST for that? Piece of shit. FUCK you

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alex䷰trismegistus @technihilism.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

"we asked a statistical model of the english language whether we should bomb a boat" what the fuck are we even doing here

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Elizabeth DeLoria, Pope of Chili-Town @yourdadloves.me · 18/09/2026

People would be shocked how often a romance mechanic is planned or pitched for a game that could genuinely benefit from it, only to be blocked by a single oldhead dude in leadership despite everyone else being into the idea because he thinks romance game play is "weird" or "cringe."

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Emily Atkin @emorwee.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

A few weekends ago I went to Miami and attended 9 open houses in extremely high-risk flood areas to see what agents are telling prospective buyers about them. Here is my journey

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The open houses at the edge of disaster

What are buyers being told about climate risk in Miami? I posed as one to find out.

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G. Willow Wilson @gwillow.me · 17/09/2026

Absolutely no shade to any of my fellow wordsmiths, but every day I wake up and pray I will not become this writer

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Len Maessen @lenmaessen.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

20-year-old me, her desperate desire for relevance and her even more desperate anxiety-driven inferiority complex would have a literal stroke

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Robinson Meyer @robinsonmeyer.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

one of the absolute and reliable most computationally taxing things you can do on a modern high-end computer, a task that will bring your $1500 laptop with abundant RAM to a crawl, is jiggle the display cord a little bit

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Sally Beaumont | BAFTA Breakthrough | Voice Actor & Writer @sallybeaumont.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

I’ve had a conversation like this at every networking event I’ve been to in the last year:

The umbrella academy driving meme. Chekhov is driving from right to left and making eye contact with Five as he drives left to right.
The captions read:
Top: diversifying into animation because the games industry is a binfire
Bottom: diversifying into games because the animation industry is a binfire.

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RPG Site @rpgsite.net · 17/09/2026

The VA-11 HALL-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action 10th Anniversary Live Concert will take place on December 24 in Tokyo, Japan: www.rpgsite.net/news/21420-va11hall…

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Matt Bors @mattbors.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

It was exactly ten years ago today, on my 33rd birthday, that I posted this comic online.

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Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

There is one NPC in every Soulsborne game that is beloved by the entire playerbase and it’s the “guy who is enthusiastic to be there”

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Mikel Reparaz @wikiparaz.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

PAUL: What’s in the box? REVEREND MOTHER: Pain. [PAUL hesitantly puts his hand in the BOX, then FROWNS IN CONFUSION. He pulls out A BAGUETTE.] REVEREND MOHER: Hōn hōn,

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Len Maessen @lenmaessen.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Vanaf 2004 verschenen er veel bezorgde verhalen in de media over de grip die World of Warcraft op mensen had. Maar uit onderzoek blijkt dat onze sociale levens daar niet gek veel anders zijn dan die in de werkelijkheid, schreef ik voor NEMO Kennislink. www.nemokennislink.nl/publicaties/...

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World of Warcraft is socialer dan je denkt

Wie urenlang World of Warcraft speelt, is niet per se sociaal geïsoleerd. Grote online games kunnen juist een plek zijn voor vriendschap en samenwerking, blijkt uit onderzoek. Al zit daar ook een gren...

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Annie Wu @anniewu.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Reject the 5-day workweek and join me in the self-employed feeling like you probably should be doing something all the time

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Willem Hilhorst @whilhorst.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

I put a lot of effort into my little Ocarina of Time video essay and it completely bombed last month. Seems like a good day to share it once more. youtube.com/watch?v=I8qK...

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How I Learned To Start Randomzing and Love Ocarina of Time (Video Essay)

YouTube video by Nintendo World Report TV

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RPG Site @rpgsite.net · 07/09/2026

If our interview with Drew wasn't enough for you, our sibling site also has a big interview and video on Exodus, the new RPG from BioWare vets looking to scratch that Mass Effect itch: www.respec.net/interview/18...

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Is Exodus about to bring back the sprawling Mass Effect-style sci-fi RPG? | Respec

Archetype Entertainment’s game is eight years in the making and aiming big.

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Len Maessen @lenmaessen.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Ik wil de hele tijd aan guides voor Blood of Dawnwalker schudden en dingen roepen als "er zijn meer plekken waar je dat niet-traditionele einde kan triggeren!!"

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Ashley Lynch ✂️🎞️ @ashleylynch.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Normally I find the "then it's not illegal to pirate it" argument really dumb, but Sony is only emboldening that argument every time they open their mouths about digital non-ownership. www.techpowerup.com/352232/sony-...

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Sony Legally Argues That Digital Game Ownership Is Not Plausible

Sony has filed its response to a proposed class action lawsuit over how the PlayStation Store discloses its digital licensing terms. The company's stance is that no reasonable buyer expects to actuall...

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Len Maessen @lenmaessen.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Blood of Dawnwalker is precies de RPG waar ik al jaren naar snak. Maar al spelende viel me ook op: het is een game over de opofferingen die we doen voor de macht. Over wat een Pools rollenspel te maken heeft met een fietsstraat in Culemborg, en andere dingen. www.unpause.nl/verhalen/ach...

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The Blood of Dawnwalker draait om de offers van de macht - Unpause

Games vermijden graag een duidelijke ethische these - te eng en ingewikkeld. Maar The Blood of Dawnwalker is kraakhelder: de game dwingt ons ideaalbeelden op

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Jeroen Roding @jeroenroding.com · 07/09/2026

What a time to be alive.

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The Blood of Dawnwalker draait om de offers van de macht - Unpause

Games vermijden graag een duidelijke ethische these - te eng en ingewikkeld. Maar The Blood of Dawnwalker is kraakhelder: de game dwingt ons ideaalbeelden op

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PCGamesN @pcgamesn.com · 06/09/2026

"Many a brave knight are going to die, on the Grail quest," Riot Co-founder Marc Merrill says of its plan to build the next great MMO. "But fuck it, it’s The Grail, so let’s go." #RiotGames #MMORPG #GamingNews #RiotMMO www.pcgamesn.com/league-of-le...

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Riot Games knows its MMO is a big risk. "But f*** it, it's The Grail, so let's go."

The Riot MMO is a risk, studio Co-founder Marc Merrill acknowledges at PAX West, but the push to meet expectations is "a worthy quest."

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Aftermath @aftermath.site · 04/09/2026

On this week's Aftermath Hours we talked with Game File's Stephen Totilo about Bit Reactor and Star Wars Zero Company and Sony's confusing claims about game ownership. aftermath.site/star-wars-zero...

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Star Wars Zero Company's Success Is Bittersweet

What should be a victory celebration for a breakout game has been hampered by a messy lawsuit and developers without pay.

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Jason Schreier @jasonschreier.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

I spoke to Double Fine boss Tim Schafer about getting kicked out of Xbox and rediscovering the thrills of being independent. This week's column is a real good one: www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...

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How Double Fine Escaped the Xbox Bloodbath

Facing an existential threat, CEO Tim Schafer took his studio independent again after seven years of Xbox ownership

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🪽 @angelxemoji.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

“video games make you violent” okay explain why i’m too scared to pick the rude dialogue option then

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Len Maessen @lenmaessen.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

The fun thing about reading ending guides to Blood of Dawnwalker this soon after release is realizing how many details of the endings are modular - guides insist you have to do x or y to get an outcome, or some outcome isn't possible after decision z, and yet I got those outcomes another way.

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