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LIFEBAR MAGAZINE

@lifebarmag.com

Independently-owned and operated digital video game magazine with contributions from the internets finest video game over-thinkers. Interviews, Reviews, Op-eds, and more! Edited by @jarrettjawn.bsky.social

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LIFEBAR MAGAZINE @lifebarmag.com · 31/10/2025

"A friend of mine once told me that when a game isn’t clicking for him, he says “I am going to die one day” out loud, and lets his instincts guide whether he turns the game off and moves on. " - @edgarallanbro.bsky.social buff.ly/AROmTbv

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LIFEBAR MAGAZINE @lifebarmag.com · 21/10/2025

Freaky ahhh ghost party?? OFF's got that. Existential dread? OFF's got that. RPG Maker-core? Yep, thats OFF, too. Read @broganchattin.bsky.social's case for it's timeless necessity! lifebarmag.com/how-to-make-...

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LIFEBAR MAGAZINE @lifebarmag.com · 17/10/2025

"The problem isn’t The Island itself per-se, as virulently feculent as it is, it’s in the demonstrable inability 2K Games has shown over the last six months to meaningfully support it..." - @jamwa.bsky.social 🔗 buff.ly/ZgaidOa

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LIFEBAR MAGAZINE @lifebarmag.com · 11/10/2025

"Just like trying to make sure that my best soldiers stay alive and kicking in XCOM, I have to make sure my best wrestlers stay around on my show." As @easbygames.bsky.social points out, WWE 2k25's MyGM is a hidden gem of tactical strategy game. 🔗 buff.ly/Lr7PGj4

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LIFEBAR MAGAZINE @lifebarmag.com · 07/10/2025

Easby, Rhi. "The Assassination of Baron Corbin by the Coward The Undertaker." 2025 (also read @easbygames.bsky.social 's piece on how MyGM rules, actually: buff.ly/Lr7PGj4)

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LIFEBAR MAGAZINE @lifebarmag.com · 29/09/2025

🚨 LIFEBAR ISSUE 005: FALL 2025 IMMINENT🚨 With contributions from: @jamwa.bsky.social @easbygames.bsky.social @broganchattin.bsky.social @imluisgutierrez.bsky.social + MORE STARTING OCTOBER 6th! ko-fi.com/lifebar

LIFEBAR 005 - FALL 2025

IN THIS ISSUE: WWE 2K25 - NO MAN'S SKY - OFF - MADDEN 26 - HELL IS US - EA EVENT FOOD REVIEW

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LIFEBAR MAGAZINE @lifebarmag.com · 07/08/2025

LINKS TO PREVIOUS ISSUES ARE ON THE WAY! This will include last issue's web debut, as well as the first two's pieces reformatted for the new situation we have going on here. More details to come!

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LIFEBAR MAGAZINE @lifebarmag.com · 05/08/2025

If you enjoy LIFEBAR, or just want to support independently run games media, please consider donating! All proceeds go towards paying for the work of LB's fabulous contributors. ko-fi.com/lifebar

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LIFEBAR MAGAZINE @lifebarmag.com · 01/08/2025

⏰ LIFEBAR ISSUE 004 IS LIVE⏰ IN THIS ISSUE: 🤖 TWO (2!) great thought pieces about System Shock 2's relevant and divisive legacy ⚽ Reclaiming online gaming, one Rematch game at a time 🐴 Does "everything is wrestling" apply to anime horsegirls? + MORE lifebarmag.com

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LIFEBAR MAGAZINE @lifebarmag.com · 30/07/2025

🚨 LIFEBAR ISSUE 004: SUMMER 2025 IMMINENT🚨 With contributions from: @tierknee.com @letominor.bsky.social @amisma.bsky.social @jdharlock.bsky.social @dontfeedthecharlie.bsky.social + MORE AUGUST 1ST!

SHODAN watches the announcement of the Issue 004 line up ominously:

LIFEBAR 004 - SUMMER 2025

IN THIS ISSUE: SYSTEM SHOCK 2 - HELL CLOCK - REMATCH - UMAMUSUME PRETTY DERBY - THE FGC - SGF IO INTERACTIVE BAR REVIEW - AND MORE?

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